6. It's raining cats and dogs. I think we have to ____________(延迟) our picnic.

　　7. Wires ____________(传送) electricity from power stations to the users.

8. I managed to ____________(哽咽，忍住) back my tears.

9. I think oil prices are ____________(令人难以置信地) expensive today.

Step2 Language points

1. Important words:

1.Horse­drawn buses，trams，cabs and carriages were used to convey people to and around the city centre.马拉汽车、有轨电车、出租车和四轮马车把人送到市中心或市中心周围地区。

convey vt.运送，输送；表达

convey to someplace把......运送到某地

convey one's appreciation表达某人的感激之情

(1)Words can't _______________________ (表达我的感受)．

(2)The results will enable us at least to _________ a sense of progress.

A．consult B．convey C．convince D．convert

2. ...so the digging was postponed until 1860.

......因此挖掘工作延期至1860年。

postpone vt.延迟，延期

postpone sth.to/until sometime推迟某事至某时

postpone doing sth.推迟做某事

put off推迟