英语:unit13 people学案(北师大版必修5)
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我打电话确认明天下午3点你约定的时间。

I just want to confirm that the arrangements have been made.

我要确认所有计划都安排好了。

30.Sigh叹息,叹气

"I've still got several hours' work to do, "he sighed.

Sight n. 视力,视觉,视野

I'll have my sight tested tomorrow.

Victory is in sight.

Sign标记,符号,手势;vt.签名,签字,做手势

She put her finger to her lips as a sign to be quiet.

31. guilty adj.有罪的,不安的、内疚的

Bob felt guilty that he had not made attempt to save his girlfriend.

I felt guilty about spending so little time with his children.

Guilty of "犯...罪或错"

The court found him guilty of fraud.法庭裁定他的欺诈罪。

Ashamed羞愧的;embarrassed难堪的,尴尬的。

32. can't help doing sth. 禁不住要做某事

When she saw the strange and funny person, she couldn't help laughing.

Can't help (to)do sth.不能帮忙做某事

I'm so busy, so I can't help clean the room today.

33. the last/final straw(经过一些列打击后)最终使人无法忍受的事。

You've recently been late for work too often. This is the last straw. You're fired.

Bill had a bad day in school yesterday. He lost his knife on the way home, then he fell down, and when he found his leg bleeding, that was the last straw and he began to cry.

语法知识:

34. judge vt. 评判;n. 法官;裁判

We shouldn't judge people according to their tastes in clothes.

我们不应该根据人们的穿着爱好好评他们。

Judging by/from根据,由...做出判断

I'd say she's pretty rich, judging from her clothes.

Don't judge a book by its cover.

35.Devote...to...把...献给..., 把...专用于...

He has devoted his whole life to benefiting mankind.

他把一生都献给了造福人类的事业。

36. except for"除了,只是",多表示"除了某个细节",引述一个相反的理由或细节,部分地修饰正句中的意思。

Your composition is very good except for a few spelling mistakes.