Period Three Using Language1 拓展归纳confuse sb.使某人困惑(糊涂)be confused by sth.被某(事)物搞糊涂了become/get confused 困惑,不知所措confuse...with/and...把……和……混淆confuse black with white 混淆黑白confusable adj.会被混淆的,会被弄糊涂的confused adj.困惑的,不知所措的;混乱的confusing adj.令人困惑的,难以理解的confusion n.[U]混乱,混淆;困惑 完成句子(1)这个难题使他困惑。The difficult question confused_him.(2)人们被大量的信息搞糊涂了。People were_confused_by a lot of information.(3)我把她和她妹妹弄错了,因为她们长得太像了。I confused_her_with_her_sister because they were so alike.2 拓展归纳regret to do sth.遗憾/抱歉要去做……(do 动词一般是 say,tell,inform,announce等这样的词)regret doing sth.后悔曾经做过某事regret not to have done sth.后悔没做过某事regret that...遗憾/后悔……have no regrets 没有遗憾It is a matter for/of regret that...令人遗憾的是……It is to be regretted that...使人遗憾的是……to one’s regret(对某人而言)可惜的是用所给词的适当形式填空(1)He bitterly regretted ever having_mentioned (mention) it.(2)I regret to_say (say) that I’m unable to accept your kind invitation.(3)I have no regrets (regret) about leaving Newcastle.(4)Emma shook her head regretfully (regret) when she heard the result.3 拓展归纳reduce (...)to...(把……)减少到……reduce (...)by...(把……)减少了……reduce sth. to...使……成为(某种状态)reduce sb. to (doing) sth.迫使某人陷入(不佳状态);使某人不得不……reduction n.减少,缩减;折扣,减价reductive adj.减少的;缩减的完成句子(1)商店已经降低了商品的价格,所以现在是买东西的好时候。They’ve reduced_the_prices in the shop,so it’s good time to buy.(2)她的体重减轻了 5 千克。She reduced_her_weight by 5 kilograms.(3)炸弹使该市成为废墟。The bombs reduced the city to_ruins.(4)她见到那情景便哭了起来。She was_reduced_to_tears at the sight.4These chemicals in the food supply build up in peo...