Looking good feeling good
a. on; on b. out; out c. on; out d. out; on
6. we didn’t plan our art exhibition like that but it _______ very well. ( 全國)
a. worked out b. tried out c. went on d. carried on
7. the bank manager asked his assistant if it was possible for him to _______ the investment plan within a week.
a. work out b. put out c. make out d. set out
8. i used to exercise more, but now i seldom work ______.
a. well b. out c. in d. up
2. i’m trying to lose weight because i’m so ashamed of my body. (page 42, line 6)
1) the phrase lose weight means ‘to get thinner’ 減肥；減輕體重. the phrase with the opposite meaning is put on weight or gain weight發(fā)福；體重增加
don’t eat too much fat, or you’ll put on weight. 不要吃太多的脂肪，否則你會發(fā)胖的。
she looks a bit thinner. is she losing weight?
吃太多的肉會使你發(fā)福。
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為了減肥，他每天都做早操。
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2) the phrase be/feel ashamed of is a set phrase meaning ‘feel shame, guilty or uncomfortable because of something one has done’. 感到難為情的，感到羞恥的
being unable to answer a teacher’s questions in class is nothing to be ashanmed of. 上課回答不了老師的提問沒什么難為情的。
you should be thoroughly ashamed of yourself for talking so rudely to an old man.
3) the word ashamed can also be used in the patterns to be/feel ashamed to do sth. and to be ashamed that …
i’m quite ashamed to have troubled you so many times.
he felt ashamed that he had done so little in comparison with others in the same group.
3. i regret taking those weight-loss pills. (page 42, lines 18 – 19)
regret to do sth. / doing sth.
two structures, two different meanings
verb when followed by a gerund（動名詞） when followed by an infinitive（不定式）
regret to feel sorry about a sad fact or event and wish it had not happened or was not true 對做過的事情感到懊悔/遺憾 i regret to say/to tell you/to inform you …are often used, especially in a formal or polite way, when bad news is to follow對將要說、做的事感到抱歉、遺憾。
i regretted having mentioned the bad news to my elderly neighbour because it made her so sad.