Teaching Supplementary for SBIII Module IX Unit 3 Witnessing Time Words and Expressions1. thread n 线，纱；纤维 线索；脉络；思路a thread of water 细细的一条流水pass a thread through the eye of a needle 把线穿过针眼to lose the thread of one's argument 论点有失条理vt 纫针，把线穿过（针孔）thread a film 把胶片装入放映机thread one's way through 穿过（街道、人群、森林等）2. conclusion n.结束, 缔结, 结论arrive at a conclusion 得出结论， 告一段落come to a conclusion 得出结论， 告一段落draw a conclusion 得出结论， 告一段落reach a conclusion 得出结论， 告一段落at the conclusion of 当...完结时bring to a conclusion 使结束； 谈定（买卖等）come to the conclusion that...所得结论是..., 断定draw the conclusion 得出结论， 推断in conclusion 最后， 总之Leap/ jump to a conclusion 冒然断定， 过早下结论try conclusions with 和...决最后胜负， 争（最后）优劣； 试验， 验证3. justice n 公平；合理；公正 a sense of justice 正义感treat sb. [sth.] with justice 秉公对待某人[某事]Everyone should be treated with justice. 每个人都应受到公正的对待。 bring sb. to justice 使某人受到法律制裁do justice to 公平对待, 说句公道话 in justice to 公道地对待Justice has long arms. [谚]天网恢恢, 疏而不漏。4. principle n.法则, 原则, 原理on principle 按照原则（或道德标准）；根据原则（或道德标准）against one's principle 违反自己的原则 on the principle of 根据...原则by principle 按照原则, 根据原则 of principle 有原则的They agree to the plan in principle. 他们原则上同意这个计划。5. rid vt rid 或 ridded, rid, ridding （与 of 连用）摆脱；除去to rid the town of rats 消灭城里的老鼠 rid oneself of debt 还清债务get [be] rid of 摆脱; 除掉, 拨除(眼中钉)He is rid of fever. 他的烧退了。用心 爱心 专心6. elect vt（常与 to 连用）选举，推选Reagan was elected as the thirty-second President of the United States.里根被选为美国...
