1．(教材P42)The city was founded in the 8th century BC.

　　这座城市兴建于公元前8世纪。

　　found vt.兴建，创建；建立，创立

　　(1)found ...on/upon ...　　 建设在......基础上

　　　be founded on/upon ... 根据......创作/建设

　　(2)foundation n. 创建，设立，基础

　　①The People's Republic of China was founded in 1949.

　　中华人民共和国成立于1949年。

　　②The castle is founded on/upon solid rock.

　　这座城堡建在坚固的岩石上。

　　③Law was an order of peace founded (found) on fairness.

　　法律乃是建立在公平基础上的一种治安秩序。

　　[名师点津]　found 的过去式和过去分词都是 founded; 而find 的过去式和过去分词都是found。

　　2．(教材P42)In 89 BC, the Romans took over Pompeii.

　　公元前89年，罗马人占领了庞贝。

　　take over夺取；接管；控制，管理；继承

　　take over sth.　　 　 接收/接管/夺取/占领某物

　　take over from ... 从......接管/夺取

　　①The doctor wanted his son to take over his career when he retired.

　　这位医生希望自己退休后，儿子能够子承父业。

　　②Our manager told me that I would take_over_the_job as branch manager next month.

　　我们经理告诉我下个月我将接管部门经理的工作。

　　③It has been suggested that mammals took over from dinosaurs 65 million years ago.

　　有人提出哺乳动物是在6 500万年前取代恐龙的。

　　[名师点津]　take 的常见短语：

①take out 　　　　　 带......出去；取出，拿出