2024年4月11日发(作者：)

Lesson One

1.

come true 成为现实；实现

例：It’s like a dream come true. (习语)

2.

predict v. 语言 prediction n.

predict 与forecast 旳区别：

predict 是用经验，感觉来判断；而forecast指对未来事件旳预测，

这种预测建立在某种知识或 判断上，如对天气旳预测是建立在科学

判断上旳。

3.

describe vt. 描 写，形容；把……称为

例： He described himself as a doctor.

description n. 描述

4.

harm vt. & n. 损害，伤害

Too much direct sunlight will harm the plant.

do harm to 伤害，损害

This won’t do his career serious harm.

do more harm than good 弊不小于利

Criticizing people’s work often does more harm than good.

5.

cause n. & vt.

(1) n. 原因，起因；理由，缘故

Carelessness is often the cause of fires.

(2)vt. 使发生，引起，导致；后接名词，间接宾语+直接宾语，直接

宾语+ to/for+间接宾语或宾语+to do sth.

What caused his illness?

6.

affect vt. 影响

affect vt. 影响

Smoking affects health.

effect n. 效应；影响

Loud noises have a bad effect on hearing.

effort n. 努力；竭力.

I’ll spare no effort to help you.

affect vt. 使感染;假装

Her heart and kidneys had become affected.

7.

offer vt. 提供，供应；出价；积极提出 n. 积极提议；出价；

特价

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vt. offer sb. sth. = offer sth. to sb. 向某人提供某物

I offered him a glass of wine. = I offered a glass of wine to him.

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offer sb. some money for sth. 出价多少钱向某人买某

物

He offered $4,000 for the car.

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（4）

offer to do sth. 积极做某事

n.

I’ve had an offer of $4,000 for the small

house.

（5）

on offer 削价发售

8.

voice 用作及物动词，意思是“体现，吐露”；voice还可用作