(1)argue vi.& vt.争论；辩论；讨论；说服

　　argue with sb.about/over sth.

　　　　　　　　　　　 与某人争论某事

　　argue for... 为......而争论； 为......而辩护

　　argue against 争辩(反对......)

　　argue sb.into/out of doing sth.

　　 说服某人做某事/不做某事

　　argument n. 争论，辩论；论据，论点

　　①Do you ever argue with your family about which TV programme to watch?

　　你曾经和你的家人就看什么电视节目发生过争论吗？

　　②We tried many ways to argue him into following our advice，but in vain.

　　我们尝试了多种方法去说服他听从我们的建议，但都是白费力气。

　　③It's no use arguing(argue) with him about the question for he won't change his mind.

　　和他争论这个问题是没有用的，因为他不会改变主意。

　　④When this happens，the important thing is to try not to let a calm discussion turn into a heated argument(argue)．

　　发生这件事的时候，重要的是不要让一次冷静的讨论变成激烈的争论。

　　[语境助记]　

　　The workers，who argued for their own rights，argued with the boss for a few days，but failed to argue him into giving them a rise in wages because the boss argued against it and insisted that it was all right that their pay had already been OK.为他们自己的权利而辩的工人们和老板辩论了几天了，但还是没能说服老板为他们涨工资，因为老板反对并且坚持认为给工人们的工资已经不错了。

　　(2)sharp adj.(人或人的头脑、眼睛等)敏锐的；聪明的；急转的；急剧的；锋利的；剧烈的；敏捷的；严厉的

　　　写出下列各句中sharp的含义

　　⑤Make sure you use a good sharp knife.锋利的

　　⑥We came to a sharp bend in the road.急转的

⑦There is a sharp fall in unemployment.急剧的