Unit3 The Million Pound Bank Note- Vocabulary and Useful Expressions教案

e.g. he bet me 100 yuan that i wouldn’t be able to pass the exam. but i am sorry i failed once again.
②  vt. = be certain about sth.    絕對確信
      i bet …= i’m certain…我肯定…
e.g. i bet our class will win the race next time.
③ bet    n. =arrangment to risk money    賭博
    make a bet on sth. with sb= bet on sth with sb.
e.g. i made a bet with him on the match between my class and his.
3. permit me to lead the way, sir.
permit  vt. give permission for sth.; allow 許可，允許
   permit sb. to do sth: to allow something to happen, especially by an official order or decision                       
 e.g. : her mother would not permit her to come back late.
  permit sth./doing sth.       
e.g. :we do not permit smoking in the office.
permission   n.  允許,常指口頭上的允許
permit      n. 允許,常指成文的允許;也指許可證、執照、通行證
注意：
(1) i'll see you after the meeting, if time permits.
(=if it finishes early enough)
(2) we'll have a picnic in the woods, weather permitting.
(=if the weather is good enough)
4. i wonder, mr. adams, if you mind us asking a few questions.
(1). wonder     vt.　想知道
 spoken used to ask politely for somethingø
i wonder if/whether
e.g. i wonder if i might have a glass of water.
 to think about something thatø you are not sure about and try to guess what is true, what will happen etc :
wonder who/what/how etc
e.g. i wonder how james is getting on.
          i wonder who is going to give a lecture.
(2). mind  vt.    feel discomfort at sth; object to sth.  介意
do you mind my/me sitting here?
e.g. i don’t mind _____ the decision as long as it is not too late.   (XX高考）
a. you to delay making  　　 b. your delaying making    
c. your delaying to make   　d. you delay to make
注意：-----do you mind my smoking here?
-----yes, you’d better not./ no, just go ahead.
5. i find myself carried out to sea by a strong wind.
 find oneself doingø sth（發現自己不知不覺…)
   to gradually realize that you are doing something, although you had not intended or planned to do it