Unit 2 Growing pains1.explain v.解释;说明____________ n.解释,说明归纳拓展explain sth
=explain to sb
对某人解释某事make an explanation 作说明,进行解释in explanation of 作为……的说明/辩解I was used to the familiar bilingual dictionaries , in which the words are explained both in English and Chinese
(2010·辽宁,完形填空)过去我习惯了用熟悉的英汉双解词典,里面的单词都是用英汉两种语言解释的
活学活用(1)He ____________ us that he was late because of the traffic
他向我们说明了他迟到是因为交通拥挤
(2)He was late
We asked him to ①____________ (向我解释) why
But his ②________________ (……的解释) being late didn’t sound reasonable
(3)“What will you say in________ of your frequent lateness this time
” asked the teacher
A.doubt B.wonderC.expectation D.explanation2.fault n.过错,错误;缺点,毛病;责任归纳拓展(1)However,they can hardly blame me;it is largely their own fault
(2009·重庆,完形填空)但是他们并不能责怪我;在很大程度上是他们自己的错