Unit 2 Exploring English

I. Chunks

1. have the largest number of native speakers 以(某种语言)为母语的人数最多

2. have trouble learning English 学英语有困难

3. sculpt a sculpture 雕一座雕像

4. paint a painting 画一幅画

5. get me thinking 让我开始思考

6. in our free time 在我们空闲的时候

7. get seasick at sea 在海上的时候晕船

8. get airsick in the air 在坐飞机时晕机

9. get carsick in a car 坐车时晕车

10. get homesick 思乡，想家

11. speaking of home 提/说到家

12. the opposite of "soft" soft的反义词

13. an opposing pair 一组反义词

14. shameless behavior 无耻的行为

15. shameful behavior 可耻的行为

16. look out of the window 往窗外看

17. wonder at the unique madness of a language 对一种语言的独有的疯狂感到诧异/惊讶

18. a house burns up/ down 房子烧毁了

19. fill in/out a form 填写表格

20. an alarm goes off 闹钟/警报器响了

21. reflect the creativity of the human race 反映了人类的创造力

22. the lights are out 灯熄灭了

22. wind up my watch 给我的手表上发条

23. wind up this passage 结束这篇文章

24. develop from a Spanish word 从一个西班牙词汇演变而来

25. give advice on how to learn English 就如何学英语给出建议

26. come across a lot of unfamiliar words 遇到许多不熟悉的单词

27. contact a friend by writing 通过写信和朋友联系

28. have fixed meanings 有固定的意思

29. mean the opposite 意思相反

30. improve a lot/make great improvement 取得很大进步、有了很大的提高

31.the other way round/around （情况）相反

32. calm sb. down 使某人镇静、冷静下来

33. present sb. a gift=give sb. a present 给某人礼物

34. be made up of the first letters of several words 由几个单词的首字母组成

35. be short for "as soon as possible" 是as soon as possible的简称/缩写

36. be referred to as WTO 被称作是WTO