Step 3 Language study

1. Words and phrases （PTT 10-22）

1) in need of 需要......

• He expressed sincerely in his letter that he was in great need of my assistance.

• 那些玫瑰急需浇水。

• 我们急需更多的钱资助我们的计划。

2) turn to sb./sth. 求助于，转向

―go to sb./sth. for help, advice, etc.

• Paul turn to drink (= drinking alcohol) to try to forget his problems at work.

• The boy turned to his mother for comfort.

> 她求助无门

　　3）be skeptical of/about 怀疑......

• Many scientists _____________________ (仍然怀疑) the value of this research program.

• They say salt can clean your teeth, but _____________________（我对此抱有怀疑）.

• He listened to me _____________________（带着怀疑的表情）.

4）rather than 倒不如说；是......而不

― in preference to (sb./sth.); instead of

• I'd prefer to read ______________________________________ (在图书馆而不是在家).

• We would like to ______________________________________ (去野餐而不是呆在家里) on such a sunny day.

• 我想喝冷饮，不想喝咖啡。

5）address v.

（1） 演说，致辞

• He will address you on the subject of war and peace.

（2）写地址

• The envelope is addressed to Jack Johnson.

（3）向......提出 address sth. to sb.

• Who should I address my request to?

• Please address all complaints to the manager.

address n.

（1） 对公众的讲话

• The President gave an address to the nation over the radio.

• a graduation address (毕业演说)

（2） 地址

• Please ask him to leave his home address.

6）occur vi.

　（1）发生 happen

• I am so awfully sorry that this has occurred.

• 许多的交通事故发生在高峰时间。

（2） 出现，存在 exist, appear

• E occurs in print more often than any other letter.

• Such plants don't occur on the island.

（3） (某想法) 出现在脑中，被想到