人教 必修3 unit 3 language points

I don’t mind _____ the decision as long as it is not to late. (2000高考） 高考） 高考 A.you to delay making B. your delaying making C. your delaying to make D. you delay to make keep … in mind have …in mind change one’s mind never mind make up one’s mind
•account for sth to be the reason why something happens Recent pressure at work may account for his behavior. to give a satisfactory explanation of why something has happened or why you did something How do you account for the sudden disappearance of the murder weapon.
on one’s way 准备 离开； 离开；准备走了 on one’s way to sp. 在去某地的路上
We are on our way to success. lead the way make one’s way to make way for sb. make one’s way in life by the way in the way out of the way
We'll have a picnic in the woods, weather permitting. (=if the weather is good enough) permit sth./doing sth. We don’t permit using mobile phone in our campus. 我们不允许在办公室吸烟. 我们不允许在办公室吸烟 We don’t permit smoking in the office. permission n. 允许
not be about to do sth informal used to emphasize that you have no intention of doing something I've never smoked in my life and I'm not about to start now.
permit sb to do sth to allow something to happen, especially by an official order or decision I am afraid I cannot permit my daughter to marry you. I'll see you after the meeting, if time permits. (=if it finishes early enough)
mind vt. feel discomfort at sth; object to sth. 介意 Do you mind my smoking here? Yes, you’d better not. 你介u mind my sitting here?
wonder who/what/how etc I wonder how James is getting on. What are they going to do now, I wonder? stare at = to look at something or someone for a long time without moving your eyes What are you staring at? glare at = look at fixedly and angrily 瞪眼
I wonder if/whether spoken used to ask politely for something I wonder if I might have a glass of water? •to think about something that you are not sure about and try to guess what is true, what will happen etc :
1. bet vt. = risk on a race or some other event of which the result is not sure 打赌 赌博 打赌; He bet me 100 yuan that I wouldn’t be able to pass the exam. But I am sorry I failed once again. vt. = be certain about sth. 绝对确信
show sb. out show sb. in show sb. around sp. show off be on show show sb. sth.
Goodbye!
Language points
Unit 3
amount to = add up to 总计;共达 总计 共达 His debts amount to 5 million yuan. amount n. = total; whole; quantity 总数;总额 总额; 总数 总额 数量 A large amount of money is spent on education every year. a large amount of, a great deal of, many, a little 之后跟不可数名词 a large number of, a great many, many, a few 之后跟可数名词
find yourself doing sth to gradually realize that you are doing something, although you had not intended or planned to do it •Peter, who was usually shy, found himself talking to the girls. •find yourself in/at etc a) to realize that you are in a particular situation, especially a bad one, that you did not expect
I bet our class will win the race next time.
bet
n.
赌博
I made a bet with him on the match between my class and his. be about to do sth if someone is about to do something or if something is about to happen, they will do it or it will happen very soon Sit down everyone. The film's about to start.
If you find yourself worrying about things, call me. They suddenly found themselves without a goalkeeper. b) to realize that you have arrived somewhere without intending to •After wandering around, we found ourselves back at the hotel.
to make up a particular amount or part of something Imports from Japan accounted for 40% of the total. to say where all the members of a group of people or things are, especially because you are worried that some of them may be lost Is everyone accounted for?