10) You can‘t miss him. That haircut makes him stand out in a crowd.
11) I gave up smoking when I got pregnant.
12) The doctor checked her over yesterday. All the tests were OK and she seemed to be fine.
13) She tends to hang back in a crowd because she is so shy.
14) What problems should I watch out for when buying an old house? I don‘t want to be cheated.
15) They offered her the job but she didn‘t like it and turned it down .
16) It‘s hard to comfort Sandra. She doesn‘t seem able to get over her mother‘s death.
2 Study the different meanings of the word than in the following sentences.
Task: Now put the following sentences into English, using than in your translation.
1) 行动比言语更响亮。
Action speaks louder than words.
2) 这儿的生产需要低于摄氏25度的温度。
Production here needs temperatures lower than 25 degrees Celsius.
3) 我喜欢保存东西而不是把它们扔掉。
I like to keep things rather than throw them away.
4) 这里除了我之外没有别人。
There is nobody here other than me.
5) 她宁愿辞职也不愿为那位老板干活。
She‘d rather leave her job than (be forced to) work for that boss.
3 Word Building
Prefixes of Numbers
In English there are some prefixes that quantify(量化) over their base words’ meaning.
Now match each of the English words in Column A with its Chinese meaning in Column B. You may consult a dictionary if necessary.
1)d
2) k