【拓展】eagerness n. 热切,渴望　 　eagerly adv. 热切地，渴望地

　　如：I couldn't hide my eagerness to get back home.

　　　　He eagerly accepted my invitation to the party.

　　【随时练】

　　He wasn't _______ with what he had gained and wanted to get more.

　　A. proud 　　　B. content 　　　C. eager 　　　D. anxious

　4. assist

　　【原句回放】You'll find your colleagues very eager to assist you, so ... (P26)

　　【点拨】assist vt., vi. to help someone or sth. 表示"帮助；支援"。

　　常用短语：

　　assist in sth. /（sb.）in doing sth. 或 assist sb. to do sth.

　　assist (sb.) with sth.

We all assisted in mending the roof.

　　These measures are taken to assist the people with disabilities.

　　This programme assists the young to find a job easily.

　　【拓展】assistant n. 表示"助手，助理"；　assistance n. 表示"协助，援助"，

　　常用短语：be of assistance= help sb. 帮助某人

　如：He became an assistant cook after he graduated from the technological school.

　　　Can I be of any assistance to you?

　　【随时练】

　　Here are some good sources of information to ____ you in making the best choice.

　　A. provide　　 B. supply 　　C. assist 　　D. support

5. acquire

　　【原句回放】 Only if you ask many different questions will you acquire all the information you need to know. (P26)

　　【点拨】acquire vt. to get sth. by your own efforts, ability or behavior；to get sth. by buying it or being given it. 表示"获得，取得；学得"。

　　如：She acquired a knowledge of the English by careful study.

　　　　Some smoking and alcoholic drinks are an acquired taste and are not in born.

　　【拓展】acquisition n. 获得；（语言）习得；获得物

　　The teacher is interested in theories of child language acquisition.

　　【随时练】

　　Some people go back for their education to _______ another degree to impress the society.

　　A． require 　　B. acquire　　 C. accept 　　D. present

6. inform

　　【原句回放】They must use research to inform themselves of the missing parts of the story. (P27)

　　【点拨】inform v. 通知，告知；告发，告密

　　常用短语：

　　　　　　　 inform against/ on sb. 告发某人，检举某人