Ifyoudon'tlearntothinkwhenyouareyoung,youmayneverlearn
(ThomasEdison,Americaninventor)如果你年轻时就没有学会思考,那么就永远学不会思考
(美国发明家爱迪生
)Languagepoints(warmingup/listening/speaking)1
undertake(undertook/undertaken)①Wecanundertaketheworkforthetimebeing
②Heundertooktheleadershipoftheteam
③Heundertooktopaythemoneybackwithinsixmonths
着手做担负起,承担许诺;保证注:undertake作“许诺,保证”讲时,其后不接名词或代词作宾语,而用todo或that从句
undertakesth
todosth
that-clause2
Ittakesaveryunusualmindtoundertaketheanalysisoftheobvious
Ittakes+n
+todosth
做某事需要……e
Itwilltakealotofcouragetotellthetruth
Ittakesaboutthirtyminutestowalkfromheretothestation
Ittookhimalotofmoneytobuyherafurcoat
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Thisgreatmindwasonfirefor…这个伟大的有才智的人热衷于……(be)onfire热衷的;兴奋的(+for)燃烧着的(=burning)e
Asachild,shewasonfirefordrawingsomethingfreely
WhenIsawhewasonfire,