Part1 M4.Unit12Unit12 Culture ShockModule41 、 owe vt. ① 欠某人某物 owe sth. to sb./owe sb. sth. You owe me a favour! 你还欠我一个人情呢！ We owe $5, 000 to the bank. ＝ We owe the bank $5, 000. 我们欠银行 5, 000 美元。② 归功于， 归因于 I owe my success to hard work. 我把成功归功于勤奋工作。③ 应当给予I think we're owed an apology. 我认为得有人向我们道歉。④ 感激 I owe you a lot for all you did for me when I was young. 我十分感激你在我年幼时为我做的一切。owing to (doing) sth. “ 由于”；在句中作状语。Owing to the shower, the baseball game was broken off. 由于骤雨突至， 那场棒球赛被迫中止了。完成句子。1. 买这些杂货我得给你多少钱？How much do I owe you for the groceries? 2. 与下属坦诚相待，这是你对他们应有的态度。You owe it to your staff to be honest with them. 3. 我的一切都归功于他。I owe everything to him. 2 、 absorb vt. ① 吸收 ( 液体， 气体等 )Plants absorb carbon dioxide. 植物吸收二氧化碳。② 吸取， 掌握 ( 知识等 ) I haven't really had time to absorb everything that he said. 事实上我还没有时间弄懂他说的一切。③ 吸引 ( 注意力等 )absorb one's attention 吸引某人的注意力be absorbed in 专心于， 全神贯注于 完成句子。1. 作家全神贯注地写作， 以至于忘了弹去雪茄的烟灰。 The writer was so absorbed in his writing that he forgot to flick the ashes from his cigar. 2. 这项工作已使他沉迷了好几年。 This work has absorbed him for several years. 3 、 afford v. ① 买得起；承担得起 ( 后果 ) ，有能力做，搭配： afford to do sth.Can we afford a new car? 我们买得起一辆新车吗？He says he really can't afford to wait another day. 他说他确实一天也等不了啦。② 给予， 使得到The tree afforded us shelter from the rain. 树给我们遮雨。完成句子。1. 我倒想去度假， 可是抽不出时间来。I'd love to go on a holiday but I can't afford the time. 2. 与你共餐将是...
