高中英语：12.1 Culture Shock 学案 北师大版必修4

Lesson One Visiting BritainLanguage Points1.owe v. 欠债; 归于 owe sb sth. = owe sth to sb. 欠某人某物；把…归于He owed his teachers his success.= He owed his success to his teachers.他把他的成功归功于他的老师们。The man owed me 30 yuan for my work.那个人欠我工作的三十元。He got a full mark in English competition yesterday, which he owes to his hard work.由于努力学习的结果，昨天的英语竞赛他得了满分。owe it to …that clause / to do it 作形式主语，that 从句或不定式作真正主语。The boy owed it to the doctors that he was still alive.他至今还活着，这要归功于那些医生。She owes it to herself to develop her skills.她靠自己发展了她的技能。owing to 因为（常作状语）Owing to the rain they could not come.因为下雨,他们不能来.Several ships were lost at sea owing to the hurricane.由于飓风，好几艘船在海上失踪。2.apology n.C 道歉 make an apology to sb for sth = apologize to sb for sth / doing sth =offer sb an apology = offer an apology to sbThe young man at last offered the lady an apology for knocking her down. = The young man at last offered an apology to the lady for knocking her down.= The young man at last made an apology to the lady for knocking her down.= The young man at last apologized to the lady for knocking her down.那个年轻人因为撞到那位女士最终向她道歉。She owed her friend an apology. = She owed an apology to her friend.她得向她的朋友道歉。3.absorb vt. 吸收 be absorbed in 致力于=work hard at = be devoted to = be buried inWe must absorb whatever experience is useful to us.我们必须吸取对我们有用的一切经验。He was too absorbed in the newspaper to hear the bell.他专心读报, 连门铃也没听见。I was absorbed in a book and didn't hear you call.我专心看书来着，没听见你喊。4.brief n. 简明新闻 adj. 简短的，简要的in brief = briefly 简单的...