4. Do heredity and environment determine one's character?

5. The age of a wine is a determining factor as to how it tastes.

6. We determined to leave at once.

Adj. determined

1. She was determined to win.

2. She was making a determined effort to give up smoking.

dream

【原句回放】Have you ever dreamed of playing in front of thousands of people at a concert，at which everyone is clapping and appreciating your music?

你曾梦想过在音乐会上面对成千上万的观众演唱，而且音乐会上的每个人都欣赏你的歌唱并为你鼓掌吗?

【点拨】dream n. ＆ v.

(1)n. [C]梦，睡梦(常与about或of连用)

I have a vivid dream about my old school．

我做了一个逼真的梦，梦见了我的母校。

(2)n. [C]梦想，理想，愿望

Her lifelong dream was to be a famous writer．

她的毕生愿望是成为一名著名的作家。

(3)饥做梦

I dreamt you last night．昨晚我梦到你了。

(4)v. 想象，梦想

　　[搭配]

　　dream of / about sth.

　　dream of / about doing sth．梦想......

　　dream that...

　　She dreams of running her own business．

　　她梦想自己开业做生意。

　　I wouldn't dream of going without you．你不去，我绝对不会去。

　　I never dreamt that I'd actually get the job．

　　我做梦也没想到会真的得到这份工作。

【拓展】dream多用作不及物动词，后接of或about．再跟宾语，也可直接跟从句。

I dreamt that I could fly．我梦想我能飞。

但dream后可跟同源宾语。即以与动词同词根的名词作宾语。如dream a good dream做个好梦。

dream的过去式、过去分词有两种形式：dreamed，dreamed；dreamt，dreamt。

pretend

【原句回放】Do you sing karaoke and pretend you are a famous singer like Song Zuying or Liu Huan? 你唱卡拉OK时是否假装自己就是像宋祖英或刘欢一样的著名歌星?

【点拨】 ▲pretend v. 假装，佯装；(在游戏中)装扮，扮作，模拟；(与to连用)自称，自诩

He does not pretend to be a physicist．

他并不自诩为物理学家。