1．(教材P33)It digests your food and sends vitamins and minerals into the blood.

它消化你的食物，将维生素和矿物质送入血液中。

digest vt.& vi.消化vt.理解，领悟n.摘要，文摘

写出下列句中digest的词性及含义

①You shoul d allow a little time after a meal for the food to digest.vt.消化

②I have digested most of the important points in the book.vt.理解

③The digest of the novel includes the most exciting scenes.n.摘要

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2．(教材P34)The sports world does not tolerate doping as it is a fundamental form of cheating.

由于它是欺骗的基本形式，体育界是不会容忍运动员服用兴奋剂的。

tolerate vt.容忍；忍受；容许

(1)tolerate doing sth.　　　　 容忍/容许做某事

tolerate sb./sb.'s doing sth. 容许/忍受某人做某事

(2)tolerant adj. 宽容的；容忍的

be tolerant of 对......宽容

(3)tolerance n. 宽容；忍耐力

①I must remind you that at no time will the school tolerate chea ting in the exam.

我必须提醒你，学校绝不会容忍考试作弊。

我无法想象像他这样顽固的人会容忍不同的观点。

③Try to show some tolerance (tolerant) towards children.

努力表现得对孩子宽容些。

[名师点津]　tolerate/stand"忍受"，后只接动词­ing形式作宾语；bear/endure可接动词­ing和动词不定式两种形式作宾语。

④She can't tolerate/stand/bear/endure being called a liar.

＝She can't bear/endure to_be_called a liar.

她无法忍受被称作撒谎者。

3．(教材P34)Doping is not only a problem in athletics, it is part of every sport where athletes seek to achieve beyond their natural limits and are prepared to cheat to do so.

服用兴奋剂不仅仅是田径运动中存在的问题，每个运动项目都存在这个问题，运动员想取得超常体育成绩而准备作弊。

seek vt.(sought, sought)寻找

seek to do sth.　　　　 设法、企图做某事

seek after/for 追求，探索

seek out 搜寻出；挑选出；找到

seek one's fortune 外出寻找发财机会，外出闯荡

seek sth.from sb. 向某人请求/寻求某物