Unit 2 Growing pains1．explain v．解释；说明____________ n．解释，说明归纳拓展explain sth.to sb.＝explain to sb.sth.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。(2)She loves me in spite of all my faults.我虽然有种种缺点，但是她依然爱我。活学活用(1)The police said that the other driver was ________—he should have slowed down.警方说错在另一位司机——他本来应该减速。(2)They are always ________________ (找毛病) my work.(3)用 fault，shortcoming 的适当形式填空In spite of all my friend’s ____________，I still like him because I don’t like finding a ________.(4)“I don’t think it’s my________ that the TV blew up.I just turned it on，that is all，” said the boy.A．error B．mistake C．fault D．duty3．scene n．(戏剧)一场；现象；场面；景色归纳拓展(1)Firefighters were on the scene immediately.消防队员立即赶到了现场。(2)The police present at the scene had only scratched the surface of the accident.在场的警察对事故只做了简单的处理。活学活用(1)用 scene，scenery，sight，view 填空The Great Wall whose ...
