be pressed for time/money缺少时间/金钱

　　press on/upon努力继续或前进

　　佳句背诵

　　(1)She pressed the button to start the engine.

　　她按按钮来发动引擎。

　　(2)Don't press him to do what he doesn't like to do.

　　不要逼迫他做他不喜欢做的事。

　　5

　　Just as I tried to make the necessary adjustment to this new situation，Wang Ping appeared.正当我要为了适应新环境而做一些必要的调整时，王平出现了。(回归课本)

　　用法点拨

　　I have made a few adjustments to the plan.

　　我对计划做了些小小的调整。

　　She made a quick adjustment to her new job.

　　她很快就适应了新的工作。

　　Some adjustments may be necessary.

　　可能有必要做些调整。

　　归纳拓展

　　adjust...to...使......适应......

　　adjust to适应

　　adjustable adj.可调整的

　　翻译句子

　　(1)She adjusted the seat to the height of her child.

　　她调整座椅以适合她孩子的身高。

　　(2)He soon adjusted to school life.

　　他不久就适应了学校的生活。

　　(3)You must adjust yourself to new circumstances.

　　你必须使自己适应新环境。

　　6

　　Then Wang Ping flashed a switch on a computer screen，and a table and some chairs rose from under the floor as if by magic.然后王平把电脑荧屏上的开关闪了一下，于是一张桌子和几把椅子就像变魔术般地从地板下面升了起来。(回归课本)

　　用法点拨

　　There is a switch on the wall for turning on the lights.

　　墙上有一个开电灯的开关。

　　He switched the conversation from one subject to another.

　　他转变话题。

　　归纳拓展

　　switch around(使)经常更换工作；使变换位置

　　switch from (to)变换；转移

　　switch to转(换)到

　　switch off切断(电流)；不收听(某一广播)；不关注

switch on 接上(电流)；收听；(使)兴致勃勃