Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank-Note Who is the writer of the original novel? If a rich person gives you a large amount of money to use as you like, what will you do with it? Why? Have you ever made a bet with a friend? If so, what did you bet on? How did you feel about the bet after it was won or lost? 1. do with: 对待；处理；处置e.g. “What have you done with my dog?” “I ate it for lunch.”“你把我的狗怎么了？”“我把它当午餐吃了了。”2. make a bet: 打赌e. g. We made a bet on the outcome of the next examination.我们就下次考试的结果打了个赌。 3. be about to do: 正要（即将）做某事Just as I was about to go to the toilet, the water was cut off.我正要上厕所，停水了。4. be lost: 迷路；倾心于某事He was lost in reading his book that he forget the time of his date.他看书入了神，把约会的时间都忘了。 5. permit…to do: 准许……做某事e.g. She won’t permit her mother to play CS.她不允许她的母亲玩 CS 。6. as a matter of fact = in fact: 事实上；实际上e. g. He says he is full, but as a matter of fact, he usually eats 10 meals per day.他说他吃饱了，但事实上，他通常一天吃 10顿。 7. by accident = by chance = happen to: 偶然地e.g. By accident, he found the place where his dad had hidden the gold.他偶然地发现了他爸爸藏金子的地方。8. stare at: 盯着瞧；凝视e.g. He has been staring at the fly in his soup for a long time.他已经盯着汤里面的那只苍蝇看很久了。 9. Spot: 做动词用有“认出”的意思e.g. He is very tall and ugly, so he can be easily spotted in the crowd.他很高而且很丑，因此在人群中一眼就能看见。 10. earn one’s passage: 挣取旅费e.g. Ivy always earn her passage by doing jobs on the ship for her traveling fare.艾维总是在船上做些零活来挣取旅费。 11. account for: 对……做出解释；说明原因e.g. He can never account for his sudden and mysterious death.他永远也不再能为他的突发离奇之死做出解释了。 e.g. To be honest, I broke with my boyfriend.老实说，我跟我男朋友分手了。12. to be honest: 老实说；说实话 13. take a chance / take (the) chances: 碰运气；冒风险e.g. You’d better not take a chance. She won’t marry such a poor guy as you.你最好别冒险，她是不会嫁给你这样的穷光蛋的。 14. in a … manner: 以……的举止、方式e.g. The dinner was prepared in the Japanese manner.晚宴是日本式的。 15. be in…: 穿着，戴着e.g. Do you know that girl in green?你认识那个穿绿衣服的女孩子吗？
