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高中英語《發(fā)明和發(fā)明家 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions (part 2)》（選修8）
Reading:
The problem of the Snakes
Points in paragraph 1
Call up/On the telephone/Upset
Courtyard/Now and then
They seem to have made their home there
Far from/Get rid of/Distinguish myself
Merciful/Living creatures
1.When I called up my mother in the countryside on the telephone,she was very upset.
call up   打電話（ring sb up);
          使...回憶起（recall sth.)
今晚我會(huì)給你打電話。
I'll call you up tonight.
老相片引起了我對(duì)童年的回憶。
The old photo calls up memories of my childhood.
call back    召喚某人回來；再訪；回電話
call for     需要，要求，接（人或物）
call in       邀請(qǐng)；請(qǐng)來
call on       拜訪（人）
call at       拜訪（某地）
-Can I do the job?
-I'm afraid not,because it(D)skill and patience.
A calls on     B calls out    C calls up     D calls for
拜訪某人:
call on/drop in on/pay a visit to/go on a visit to/visit+sb.
拜訪某地
call at/drop in at/pay a visit to/go on a visit to/visit +sp.
2.now and then   時(shí)而；不時(shí)=sometimes
我偶爾看見他，但不常見。
I see him now and then,but not often.
我有時(shí)喜歡去看歌劇。
I like to go to the opera now and then.
from time to time    有時(shí)；不時(shí)
(every)now and again     時(shí)而；不時(shí)
from now on      從現(xiàn)在開始，今后
just now     剛才
since then    從那時(shí)以來
3.Here was a chance for me to distinguish myself by inventing something...
distinguish myself   顯揚(yáng)自己，使自己揚(yáng)名
e.g   The man distinguished himself by his wisdom.
distinguish  vt.&vi.  1)辨別；辨認(rèn)
e.g  我分不清這對(duì)雙胞胎，因?yàn)樗麄兲窳恕?br> I can't distinguish the twins for they are so alike.
從遠(yuǎn)處我能認(rèn)出他們.
I can distinguish them at a distance.
2)(常與from,between連用）區(qū)別；區(qū)分
distinguish A from B     把A與B 加以分開
distinguish between A and B    辨別A 和B
你能區(qū)分那兩個(gè)物體嗎？
Can you distinguish between those two objects?
應(yīng)當(dāng)教育孩子分辨是非。
Children should be taught to (distinguish right from wrong.)
語言把人和動(dòng)物區(qū)別開來。
Speech (distinguishes men from animals).
象因?yàn)橛虚L鼻子而有別于其他動(dòng)物。
Elephants (are distinguished)by their long trunks.
You should be able to (B)right from wrong.
A differ   B distinguish     C determine     D observe
distinction    n.區(qū)別，差異
distinctive    adj.有特色的，與眾不同的
be distinguished from     不同于...與...加以區(qū)別
distinguish....from      辨別，把...和...區(qū)別開
be distinguished by    以...為特征
be distinguish for     因...而著稱
distinguished    adj. 著名的，出名的
distinguishing    adj.  有區(qū)別的
distinguishable     adj.可區(qū)別的
distinct     adj.截然不同的
Points in paragraph 2
The first thing I did was to see...
Product/there only seemed to be
Powders designed to kill snakes
Approach/set about researching
Trap/reptiles
5.I set about researching the habits of snakes so I could trap them in the easiest way.
1)set about=set out:to begin or start  著手；開始
他一到那兒就著手解決問題。
He set about solving the problem as soon as he arrived there.
=He set out to solve the problem as soon as he arrived there.
set out的另一個(gè)意思為“動(dòng)身”，“出發(fā)”，后面常跟介詞for.
他們已出發(fā)到上海去了。
They have set out(=set off)for Shanghai.
set out    出發(fā)，起程
set out to do sth.   開始做某事
set off   出發(fā)，動(dòng)身
set aside    留出，對(duì)....不予考慮
set down    記下，寫下
set up   設(shè)置，造成，產(chǎn)生
Points in garagraph 3
Prepared with...,I decided on 3 possible approaches
Remove their habitat/perfume/was made of stainless
Steel/freeze/when cooled
When (D)help,one often says"thank you"or"it's kind of you".
A offering    B to offer    C to be offered   D offered
Homework
Revise the key sentences.