Language points

1. terminal

n. [C]

1)末端;终点;极限 a computer ~

2) (火车,巴士等的)总站,终站 a railway/bus/ferry ~

a.

1)末期的,晚期的

He is suffering from terminal cancer.

2)末端的;终点的;极限的

We got off at the terminal station.

3)不可救药的；无可挽回的

The industry is in terminal decline(衰退).

2. comb

n. [C]

1)梳子;(羊毛等的)毛刷,马鬃刷

2)(用梳子)梳理 My hair needs a good comb.

vt.

1)The mother _______the child's hair.

2)We combed (through) the city for our lost dog.

3. relevant adj. relevance n.

(常用短语： (be) relevant to sth/sb)

a. 紧密相关的;切题的；

Do you have the ____________ experience?

Colour and sex are hardly relevant when appointing somebody to a job.

b. 有价值的，有意义的

Her novel is still relevant today.

4. bother vi/vt

1)烦扰,打搅

e.g.: I can't _______ him with my little affairs.

-- Do you want me to wait for you?

-- Don't bother.

2) 花费时间、精力（做某事）

e.g.: He didn't even bother to say thank you.

Don't bother making the bed --- I'll do it later.

常见用法：

bother sb. (to do sth.) (麻烦，打搅；使烦恼）

bother about... （为...操心）

(not) bother_____/ to do sth. （费心某事）

e.g.:

1）The problem has been bothering me for weeks.

2）---Shall I help you with the washing up?

---- Don't bother; I'll do it later.

3)Don't bother your father (about it) now; he's very tired.

4)He could produce excellent work but usually he can't be bothered.

5)----Where shall we eat?

----I'm not bothered.

5. acknowledge vt.

"承认，认可" 后接名词、从句、复合结构、代词

acknowledge sb. as/to be

e.g.: They refused to acknowledge defeat.

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