=Large_amounts_of money were spent on the bridge.
这座桥花了很多钱。
2. figure n.数字,数目;图形;人物,身材,人影
v.计算;估计;推测;认为
(教材P42)Here are some figures...
这儿有些数据......
(1)keep one's figure 保持体形
(2)figure in 算进去
figure on 估计,指望
figure up 计算,结账
figure out 推测;算出;弄清楚
助
记
①The figures on the wall of the cave are strange.
山洞墙壁上的这些图形很奇特。
②Since I was seated near the middle of about 35 students, it was easy to figure_out which questions I might have to answer.
既然我坐在靠近大约35名学生的中央,很容易弄明白我可能不得不回答哪些问题。
【活用】--选用上述词汇完成句子
(1)She does exercise every morning to _____________________.
她每天早上做运动以保持体形。
(2)________________ he was drunk and shouldn't be allowed to drive.
我认为他喝醉了,不应该让他开车。
(3)This doesn't mean trying to ____________ what's wrong with the other person.
这并不意味着尽力弄清楚别人之间出了什么问题。
答案:(1)keep her figure (2)I figured that
(3)figure out
3. admit v.承认;准许进入,容许
(教材P43)I admit:I'm addicted to my car.
我承认:我沉溺于汽车难以自拔。
承认......
(2)admit sb. to/into 允许某人进入......,接受某人为......
be admitted to 被允许进入