Looking good feeling good
當她躺在醫(yī)院里的時候，她后悔沒有聽從媽媽的勸告。
_______________________________________________________. ––– why is tom absent?
––– i regret to say that he is ill.
we regret to inform you that the library will be closed next wednesday, thursday and friday.
很遺憾地告訴你，你考試沒及格。
__________________________________________________________.
ex.
1. ––– robert is indeed a wise man.
––– oh, yes. how often i have regretted ______ his advice! （ 安徽）
a. to take b. taking c. not to take d. not taking
2. ––– i regret ______ you that you have failed in the exam.
––– oh, how i regret ______ so much precious time!
a. to inform; having wasted b. informing; to waste
c. informing; wasting d. to inform; to waste
3. i regretted ______ the days when i _______ hard at school
a. wasting; must have worked b. having wasted; should have worked
c. to waste; could work d. to have wasted; would work
4. they contained a harmful chemical that caused my liver to fail. (page 42, lines 19 – 20)
1) here the word contain (vt.) means ‘to have something inside or as part of itself’ 包含，含有
container n. 容器，集裝箱
each box contains 24 tins. 每箱裝有24罐。
––– how about this kind of fruit?
––– oh, this kind of fruit contains lots of vitamin b and c.
to keep fit, we should always avoid food containing too much fat. 為了保持健康，我們應(yīng)盡量避免含有太多脂肪的食品。
辨析：contain or include?
we use contain to talk about objects which have other things inside them: contain用于內(nèi)里有其他東西的物件
this film contains violent scenes. 這部影片里有暴力場面。
we use include to show that sb./sth forms part of a whole or belongs to something. include用于若干東西構(gòu)成一個整體或?qū)儆谀澄铩?br>the price of the holiday includes accommodation. 度假的費用包括住宿。
the tour included a visit to the science museum. 這次游覽包括參觀科學博物館。
ex.
1. this book ______ altogether 100 short stories, ______ some by mark twain.
a. contains; including b. includes; containing
c. contains; containing d. includes; including
2. the teacher took with a few of his students, ________ li ming.
a. included b. include c. including d. to include