Team-work (20min)
某人放弃希望: Your son is the despair of all his teachers, ie They no longer expect to be able to teach him anything. 你 的儿子在所有教师的心目中已毫无希望了. 6. case n. [C] instance or example of the occurrence of sth 事例; 实 例; 情形: The company only dismisses its employees in cases of gross misconduct. 公司仅在雇员严重失职的情形 下才予以解雇. * It's a clear case of blackmail! 这显然是敲 诈! the case [sing] actual state of affairs; situation 实情; 情况: Is it the case (ie Is it true) that the company's sales have dropped? 公司销售额下降一事属实吗? * If that is the case (ie If the situation is as stated), you will have to work much harder. 果真如此(情况一如所述), 你就得更加努力了. [C usu sing 通 常 作 单 数 ] circumstances or special conditions relating to a person or thing 与某人或某事物有 关的环境或特殊情况: In your case, we are prepared to be lenient. 根据你的情况 , 我们拟予从宽处理 . * I cannot make an exception in your case, ie for you and not for others. 我不能为你破例. [C] instance of a disease or an injury; person suffering from this 病例 ; 病症 ; 患者 : a case of typhoid 伤寒患者 * Cases of smallpox are becoming rare. 天花病例日益罕见. [C] person having medical, psychiatric, etc treatment 接受 内科﹑ 精神科等治疗的病人: This boy is a sad case. His parents are divorced and he himself is severely handicapped. 这个男孩儿是个可怜的病儿 , 父母离婚 , 本人又严重残 废. Topic : Do you often get sick? What should we do if we want to stay healthy? Hints: To stay healthy, we should (1) wash our hands before meals; (2) do some physical exercises every day; (3) not stay up too late; (4) not eat too much meat, etc. Topic 2: Review the usage of the past participle in English Finish all the exercises after Text A
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