I1. curious 【语境展示】1). The man threw a curious look at the fashionable lady. 2). The girl is curious about everything she sees. 3). My father was curious to know what my brother would say. 4). I heard a curious noise last night and it made me very nervous. 【自我归纳】通过以上例句可知：curious 表示 “好奇的，想知道的”，如句 1；可用于be curious about sth. 结构中，如句 2；还可用于 ______ 结构中，如句3，表示 “______ ”；curious 还可表示 “奇怪的，奇特的”，如句 4。【拓展】1. curiosity 好奇心，为不可数名词。如：I ’ m always full of curiosity about foreign cultures. 我对异国文化一直都非常好奇。The news aroused a lot of curiosity among the local people. 这条新闻激起了当地人很大的好奇心。2. curiously 好奇地；奇怪地。如：The little boy was looking at those people curiously.这个小男孩好奇地看着那些人。She was there all day but, curiously, I didn’ t see her.她一整天都在那里，然而奇怪的是，我却没有看见她。2. preserve vt. 1) 保护，保存 (使免受破坏 ) preserve sth. (from)⋯ 保护 ⋯以免 ⋯I pray that fate may preserve you from all harm. 我祈祷上天保佑你平安。You can preserve meat or fish in salt. 你可以用盐保存肉或鱼。2) 维护 , 保持 (状况不变 ), 保养preserve the world peace 维护世界和平巧辩异同protect 强调保护使 ⋯.免受 (伤害 , 损失 ) prevent 阻止 ⋯⋯ 做⋯⋯ ；防止 ⋯⋯ 做He raised his arm to protect his face from the blow. 他举起胳膊以保护脸不受打击。His parents prevented him from chatting online. 他的父母不让他网上聊天。3. breathe vt. /vi. 呼吸 breathe (in) fresh air 呼吸进新鲜的空气举一反三breath n. 呼吸hold one’ s breath屏住气，不呼吸 out of breath 气喘吁吁take a deep breath. = breathe deeply 做深呼吸比较： take breath 休息一下4. present 【语境展示】1. I am just going out to get a birthday present for my mum. 2. Every member of the committe...
