1. 1. impress Vt. be impressed with/by; impression _______________________________ was its vivid language. ( 关于这本书给我们印象最深的是 ) What impressed most about the book Steve borrowed his father’s sports car in order to __________________. ( 给他女朋友留下好的印象 ) impress his girlfriend. ________________________ the standard of the children’s work. ( 给我们留下深刻印象 ) We were very impressed with -Father impressed the value of hard work on me./ impress on me the value of hard work. -What is your impression of Frank as a boss? first impression create a good/bad impression

2. 2. take up -Glenn has taken up pottery. -She took up her first teaching post in 1950. -The runners took up their positions on the starting line. -Writing the paper took up most of the weekend. 接管, 接替 -Who will take over now since Ewing has resigned. 呈现, 承担 -His face took on a worried look. -The insect can take on the color of their surroundings. -I am worried about Dan. He is taking on too much work. take off: 脱衣服,( 飞机 ) 起飞, 模仿 ( 某人 ); 休假 ; 成功 ; 突然离 去 -I am taking Thursday off to do some Christmas shopping. -His business is really taking off. -Clare just took off without saying goodbye.

3. take in: 理解, 明白 ; 改小 ( 衣服 ) take down: 记下 take back: 收回所说的话 take away form: 拿走 take apart: 拆开, 谴责 长得像 -Jenny really takes after her mother. 3. remind Vt. remind somebody about something; remind somebody of something; remind somebody to do something; remind somebody that/ what/ how etc. Will you ______________________________. ( 提醒我 那个约会 ) remind me about that appointment ___________________________. ( 提醒我买些邮票 ) Remind me to buy some stamps.

4. -I will call Tom to remind him that we are meeting at 8. -Remind me what to do, for I haven’t used this machine for ages. Hearing that song ____________________________. ( 让我想起大学里的那个晚上 ) remind me of that night at University -The view reminds her of Scotland. 4. lack U -Lack of vitamin B can produce a variety of symptoms. -Rosie was showing a marked/(complete/total) lack of interest in her school work. for/ through lack of -There was no lack of willing helpers.

5. Lack. Vt. Vi. -Alex’s real problem is that he lacks confidence. -She seems to be sadly lacking in tact ( 机智, 老练 ). 5. bend V. 1) To move the top half of your body forwards or downwards +towards/ across/ over etc. -She bent towards me and whispered in my ear. -She was bending over the basin, washing her hair. 2) ( 使 ) 弯曲 -I will bend the branch back so that you can get through.

6. 6. press 1) U 新闻 the freedom of the press -Judging from the press, the concert was a success. Get/ be given a bad/ good press 2) C 报业 the Clarendon Press 3) 按, 压 press V. 按 ; 使 … 紧贴 ; 熨烫 ; 说服 ; 榨汁 ; 压平 -The little boys pressed their noses on the glass. -Press the button. -Kate pressed me to stay a little longer. pressing flowers -The firm is pressing me for a decision on their offer. -We must continue to press for full equality.

7. 7. sight U 1)lose your sight ? (=become blind) 2)at the sight of 一看到 3)catch sight of 忽然看到 4)at first sight 第一眼 sight C something you can see, especially something unusual, beautiful etc. -Tourists are a familiar sight in this part of the city. a sad sight 让人伤心的景象 the sights 风景 within sight out of sight lose sight of Out of sight, out of mind.

8. 8. flash I, T -Why is that guy flashing his headlights on me. -A couple of police cars flashed past. -The possibility that Frank was lying flashed through my mind. -Our vacation seemed to just flash by. -Janet’s eyes flashed with anger. flash C U flashes of lightning -Just wait here. I will be back in a flash. (like a flash/ quick as a flash) (=very quickly)

9. 9. speed up ____________________ if we want to be on time. We had better speed up speed by pick up/ gather speed a speed of 60 mph at top/ full speed at high/ low speed with speed 10. assist I, T assist somebody with/ in -I was employed to assist the manager with his duties. -They had no map to assists them. assist C / assistance with the assistance of/ come to somebody’s assistance

10. 11. require Vt. requirement -You are required by law to wear the seat belts. -Regulations require that student attend at least 90% of the lectures. -You have not yet reached the required standard to pass grade 3.