2017--2018学年译林版必修三Unit 2 Language language points学案(1)
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Unit 2 Language language points学案

1. confusing (adj.) (=unclear and difficult to understand)

We often say 'very confusing'

 e.g. The instructions were really confusing.

   Cricket can be a pretty confusing game for non-players.

Life's confusing sometimes, you know.

*同义词

1)(= not clear)不清楚的,含糊的

unclear/not clear • ambiguous • vague • confusing • unintelligible

2)(=something that makes you feel confused)令人困惑的

confusing • puzzling • bewildering

adj. confused adv. confusingly

vt. confuse

1)(=to make someone feel that they cannot think clearly or do not understand)

e.g. I understand the text but the diagrams are confusing me.

2)(= to think wrongly that a person or thing is someone or something else)

confuse sb with sth

  e.g. People might well confuse the two products.

I always confuse you with your sister - you look so alike.

3) confuse the issue/matter/argument etc(=to make it even more difficult to think clearly about a situation or problem or to deal with it)

  e.g. He kept asking unnecessary questions which only confused the issue.

2.invade vi/vt. (=to enter a country, town, or area using military force, in order to take control of it)

e.g.The Romans invaded Britain 2000 years ago.

  A virus has invaded most of their computers already.er.

 Sicily was invaded by the Normans, and later by the Saracens.

*搭配NOUNS: army, body, country, home, island, privacy, territory, world

*同义词 attack a place or country

n. invasion [C.U] e.g. the invasion of Normandy

3. create v.

1)引起,造成(=to make something exist that did not exist before)

e.g. Some people believe the universe was created by a big explosion.

Her behaviour is creating a lot of problems.

The new factory is expected to create more than 400 new jobs.

Some believe the universe was created by a big explosion.

2)创造,创作(=to invent or design something)

e.g. This dish was created by our chef Jean Richard.

Philip Glass created a new kind of music.

Picasso created a completely new style of painting.

She wanted to create a garden to complement her beautiful home.

*搭配 NOUNS: atmosphere, environment, file, illusion, image, impression, job, market, opportunity, problem, system, wealth, world

VERBS: help, try