Lesson 21 ★New words and expressions ☆mad adj
发疯be mad/crazy about:为⋯⋯ 而疯狂go+adj:变得go mad/crazy/insane/bananas ☆reason n
原因for this reason: 由于这个原因☆sum n
量大量: a great many/a great number of+ 可数名词复数plenty of (注意:前面没有a)足够的a sum of:一笔a large sum of:大量的,喜欢跟钱连用a large sum of money an amount of+ 不可数名词:一笔a large amount of:许多☆determined adj
坚定的,下决心的下定决心:v
determine to do decide to do n
make a decision to do be determined to do make up one's mind to do ★Text Mad or not
Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad
I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day
The airport was built years ago,but for some reason it could not be used then
Last year,however,it came into use
Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise
I am one of the few people left