Out of the darkness
Pepper
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Daily Proverb
A common danger causes common action.
同舟共济
New Words
Part 01
darkness
构词法
adj. + ness = n.
n. 黑暗
good + ness = goodness 善良,美德,仁慈
careful + ness = carefulness 仔细,慎重
happy + ness = happiness 幸福
在黑暗中我们什么都看不清。
We could not see anything in the darkness.
out of the darkness 冲出黑暗
explain vt. & vi. 说明,阐明;解释,辩解
请你向我解释一下这个!
Please explain it to me!
请你给我一个解释!
explanation n.
Please give me an explanation!
That explains it!
explain away 为…辩解
explain away mistake/failure/absence
请向我解释一下你为什么迟到。
Please explain to me why you are late.
请不要再为你们的缺席辩解了。
Don’t explain away your absence.
coast n. 海岸
海滨城市
a town on the coast
coast
shore
beach
bank
临近海或洋的较宽阔或狭长的地域(海岸,海滨)
湖或海的边缘或水边的狭长陆地(海岸,海滩)
常指沙地或卵石的海边
(江河,溪流的)河岸,常指与河水相接的地面
towards prep. 向,朝;接近
下了公车,他向着他的公司走去。
After getting off the bus, he walked towards his company.
你应该知道你对我的态度是错误的。
You should know that your attitude
towards me is incorrect.
ahead adv. 在前面;向前;提前
前方的灯光
There is a light ahead.
放在被修饰词的后面作定语, 定语后置
ahead of… 在……前面
He went ahead of me.
go ahead 朝前走;请随便(回答请求时用)
---Can I smoke here?
---Go ahead. /Sorry, you’d better not.
ahead of time 提前
Luckily, she finished her homework ahead of time.
struggle vi. 挣扎,斗争
In America, the black people are always struggling for their equal rights as a human.
In this film, human struggled against the extra-terrestrial to protect the earth.
struggle for … (=fight for) 为…而斗争
struggle against (with) … 向/与…作斗争/同…搏斗
Game Time
Part 02
Grammar
Part 03
小品词
Text
Part 04
Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her.
It will be months before he can come back.
He ran off before his mother could stop him.
He could walk forty miles a day in the past.
He was able to walk forty miles a day last year.
One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm.
set out to do 开始,着手做某事
be caught in 表示某人“(突然)遇到/上(风暴等)”
他在回家途中遇到了大雨。
He was caught in a heavy rain on the way home.
set
out / off出发
down放下,记下
up 建立
about开始,着手于
set to 动手干, 认真开始干
free 释放,使获得自由
Then she swam to the shore after spending the
whole night in the water.
During that time she covered a distance of eight miles.
这只鸟用3分钟飞完了全程。
The bird covered the distance in three minutes.
Early next morning, she saw a light ahead. She knew she
was near the shore because the light was high up on the
cliffs.
On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen.
他一到机场就被警察逮捕了。
On reaching the airport, he was arrested by the police.
When she arrived home,it began to rain.
On arriving home, it began to rain.
如果是两个不同的主语,则不能使用“on + 动名词”的结构 !!
That was all she remembered.
ThankS!