4) Her parents are divorced and her brother is in prison — it is a sad state of affairs , indeed.
5) It is said that in no country other than Britain can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.
6) The moment my father came in I could see from his worried face that his effort to find a job had been in vain once again.
7) Do you think it wise for a person to build his hopes on the economic strength of his country? Or should he base them on his own efforts?
8) He’s disorganized; he’s inefficient; he’s never been there when you want him.
In short , he is hopeless.
9) Seeing his neighbour’s house on fire, he quickly reached for the phone and dialled 110.
10) You can’t always insist on your own way — there has to be some give and take .
Increasing Your Word Power
1 The prefix over- can be added to nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs, meaning “above”, “outside”, “across”, or “too much”. Study
the words given in the box and choose the proper word to fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences. Change the form where necessary.
overcoat n. overconfident a. overcrowded a. overdo v. overdue a. overflow v. overhead a. / ad. overjoyed a. overland a. / ad. overload v. over-rich a. oversleep v. overtime n. / ad. overweight a. overwork n. / v.
1) It’s cold outside. Put on your overcoat .
2) He liked to look at planes flying overhead .
3) We were overjoyed to learn that they were safe.
4) I overslept this morning and was late for work.
5) My luggage was overweight by five kilos. I had to pay extra.
6) These bills are overdue . They should have been paid earlier.
7) They’re working overtime to finish the task ahead of schedule.
8) You’ve been overworking and you look exhausted; why don’t you take a week off?
2 Many words in English can be used both as nouns and as verbs. Listed in the following table are some of these words that you have learned in Unit One and Unit Two. Study them carefully and then complete each of the following sentences with one of them as you see fit. Change the form where necessary. crush
n.
a strong but short-lived feeling of love that a young person has for someone older(对年长者产生的)短暂的迷恋；热恋
v.
press with great force so as to break, damage, etc. 压碎，压坏 fancy
n.
a liking, especially one formed without the help of reason; imagination, esp. in a free and undirected form(尤指一时兴起的) 喜爱；迷恋；胡思乱想
v.
have a liking for; wish for; be sexually attracted to 喜欢，想要；(男女间)爱上 bubble
n.
a hollow ball of air or gas in a liquid (or sometimes in a solid) 泡；气泡；泡沫
v.
form, produce, or rise as bubbles 起泡，冒泡；沸腾 yield
n.
that which is produced or the amount that is produced(生)产量
v.
produce, bear, or provide, esp. as a result of work or effort; give up control (of); surrender 生产；产生(效果等)；放弃；投降，屈服 label
n.
a piece of paper or other material on or beside an object and describing its nature, name, owner, destination, etc. 标签；标记
v.
fix or tie a label on 贴标签于
attribute
n.
a quality forming part of the nature of a person or thing 特性，属性
v.
believe (sth.) to be the result or work of 把(某事)归因于 drizzle
n.
(a) fine misty rain 毛毛雨，细雨
v.
rain in very small drops or very lightly 下毛毛雨 grasp
n.
a firm hold with the hands or arms(用手或臂)紧握；紧抱
v.
take or keep a firm hold of, esp. with the hands 抓牢，抓紧
1) Don’t crush the box, there are eggs inside!
2) She attributes her success to hard work and a bit of luck.
3) Did I really hear someone come in, or was it only a fancy ?
4) The coffeepot bubbled , filling the room with fragrance (香味).
5) Mike took her arm in a firm grasp and led her through the gate.
6) When I left home it was just drizzling , but now it’s pouring down.
7) He was busy labeling all the bottles of wine he’d made the year before.