SectionⅡ　Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary-Language Points

　　 lose vt.丢失；失去

　　(1) lose face/ heart/weight 丢面子/灰心/减肥

　　lose one's job/ balance/ sight/way 失业/失去平衡/失明/迷路

　　(2) lost adj. 失去的；丢失的；迷路的

　　lose oneself in sth./be lost in... 专心致志于某事

　　(be)lost in thought/ lose oneself in thought 陷入沉思

　　(3) loss n. 丧失，遗失；损失；失败

　　at a loss 不知所措；困惑

　　①Yesterday I lost my way/got lost/was lost in the forest.

　　昨天我在森林里迷路了。

　　②Don't lose heart. Keep up and you'll succeed in time.

　　不要灰心，坚持下去，迟早你会成功的。

　　③ (lose) in thought, he almost ran into a car in front of him.

　　＝ (lose) himself in thought, he almost ran into a car in front of him.

　　由于陷入沉思，他差点儿撞到前面的汽车上。

　　④I am at a (lose) how to deal with the awful thing.

　　我不知道如何处理这件棘手的事。

　　【答案】　③Lost ；Losing　④loss

　　 talent n．天分；天赋；才华

　　(教材P22)Wolfgang had musical talent from a very early age.

沃尔夫冈很小的时候就显示出了音乐天赋。