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Unit One 1. inspiration You can’t paint a picture without an inspiration. The artist’s inspiration was from nature. inspire inspired inspiring inspire sb. to do sth. He is inspired by the sweet words. He gives us an inspiring speech. 2. undertake We undertook the task of cleaning the house. He undertook to finish the job by Friday. I can’t undertake that you’ll enjoy the party. 3. obvious Her displeasure was obvious. obviously He obviously enjoyed his work. 3. within The farmhouse is within five miles from here. The task was within the man’s power. He promised that the roof should be prepared within two days. from within --- from under --- from behind --- 4. similar They have similar political views. My wife and I have similar tastes in music. be similar to His views are similar to mine. be the same as --- be different form --- similarity similarly My brother was taught to read by my mother, and similarly, so was I. There’s not much similarity between the two brothers. 5. debate We debated until the bar closed. I debated whether to accept the job. debate with sb. on/upon/about sth. debate sth with sb. have a debate over/against 辩论反对 talk about/discuss 6. genius She has genius. have a genius for --- She has a genius for maths. 7. need The house needs/wants/requires repairing. There is no need (for sb.) to do sth. There is no use doing sth. I need to do the work. *. mind He is the greatest mind of our time. 8. imagination He is a person of great imagination. imaginary imaginative imagine sth./clause imagine(sb.) doing imagine sb. to be --- You can’t imagine how I missed the bird. 8. mind His mind is not entirely on his work. An idea has just come into my mind. out of sight, out of mind keep sth. in mind have sth. in mind change one’s mind (责任编辑：admin) |