Lesson 70 Red for danger

【New words and expressions】(16)

★sensitive adj. 敏感的，神经过敏的，易生气的，介意的(常与to+名词连用)

Mary is sensitive to smells.

★charge ① vt. &vi. 要价，收费

They charged us too much for repairs.

② vt. 指控，指责He charged Gary with speeding.

③ vt. &vt. 猛攻，冲向，冲锋，向前冲

The bull charged at the drunk.

★bow ① vt. &vt. 鞠躬，欠身，低下(头等)

As she couldn’t answer the question, she bowed her head.② vi. 让步，屈服，服从

Why did you bow to their decision?

③ vt. 压弯，压倒My mother is bowed with age. 我母亲因年老而腰弯背驼。

【课文讲解】

1、The crowd began to shout, but the drunk was unaware of the danger.

be unaware of… 不知道，没有觉察……

I was unaware that you were coming. 我不知道你要来。

2、The bull was busy with the matador at the time, but it suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap.

catch sight of… 突然看到……

3、The drunk, however, seemed quite sure of himself.

be/feel sure of oneself 有自信心

4、Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk.

sensitive to criticism 对挑衅/批评敏感

charge at … 向……攻击

5、The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed.

break into cheers 突然喝起彩来

break into… 突然发出，突然……起来

On hearing the news, she broke into tears.

6、Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on sympathetically until the drunk was out of the way before once more turning its attention to the matador. look on 旁观，观看

out of the way 不碍事，不挡路While making meat pies, I always order the children to keep out of the way.在做肉馅饼时，总是命令孩子们不要碍事。

【Letter Writing】

常用开头语：

I have not forgotten that…/I am afraid I…

You will find it hard to believe, but…

【Key structures】　

与for，with，of，to，at，from，in，on和about连用的形容词

与for连用的形容词：eager for(渴望)，enough for(足够)，famous for(以……而闻名)，fit for(合适)，grateful for/to(因……而感激)，qualified for/in(能胜任)，ready for/to(准备好)，responsible for(对……负责)，sorry for(对……感到遗憾)，sufficient for(充足的)，thankful for/to(感谢)，valid for(有效期为……)

They were eager for the performance to begin.

与with连用的形容词：angry with sb./at sth.(因某人或某事生气)，busy with/at(忙于……)，consistent with(与……一致)，content with(对……满足)，familiar with/to(与……熟悉)，patient with(有耐心)，popular with(为……所喜爱)

She wasn’t content with her life.

与of连用的形容词：afraid of(害怕)，ahead of(在……前面)，aware of(知道)，capable of(能够)，careful of/with(小心)，certain of(确信)，conscious of(意识到)，envious of(妒忌)，fond of(爱好)，guilty of(有……罪的)，ignorant of(不了解)，independent of(独立于)，jealous of(妒忌)，kind of/to(对……和蔼)，north/south/east/west of(在……的北/南/东/西面)，short of(缺乏)，shy of(顾虑)，sure of(肯定)，worthy of(值得)

I was short of money at that time.

与to连用的形容词：close to(接近于)，contrary to(与……相反)，cruel to(对……残忍)，dear to(对……很重要)，equal to(与……相等)，faithful to(忠于……)，fatal to(对……是致命的)，harmful to(对……有害的)，identical to(与……相同的)，indifferent to(对……不关心)，inferior to(劣于……)，liable to(对……有义务的)，new to(对……没有经验)，obedient to(对……服从)，obvious to(对……清楚的)，polite to(对……有礼貌)，previous to(先于)，rude to(对……粗暴无礼)，sensitive to(对……敏感)，similar to(与……相似)，useful to(对……有用)

Though the bicycle is old, it is very dear to me.

与at连用的形容词：bad at(不善于…)，clever (擅长)，efficient at(能胜任的)，expert at/in(能熟练做…)，good at(善于)，indignant at(对……感到愤慨)，quick at(很快)，sad at/about(因……而悲伤)，slow at(对…迟钝)，skillful at/in(熟练)

与from连用的形容词：away from(距……远的)，different from(与……不同的)，far from(远离)，safe from(无危险的)The man was far from comfortable while being confined to the wooden box.

那人被闷在木箱里时一点儿也不舒服。

与in连用的形容词：deficient in(缺少)，fortunate from(在.很幸运)，honest from(对……很诚实)，weak from(在…薄弱的)Frank is honest in business.

与on连用的形容词：dependent on(依赖于……)，intent on(专心于……)，keen on(热心于……)

与about连用的形容词：curious about(对……好奇的)，doubtful about/of(对……有疑问)，enthusiastic about(对……热心)，reluctant about/to(勉强)，right about/in(在……是正确的)，uneasy about(对……感到不安)She is uneasy about her future.