1、Lesson 39Nothing to worry about 不必担心 by KittyReview the words calendar historian unique steadily solely video CD-ROM bewilder deduce scanty clue insignificant shed advent agriculture Review the words assumption dot symbol engrave ivory mammoth phase tusk primitive nomad depict correlate Review the s
2、entences-This is a historic speech.-We have to choose between leaving early and paying for taxi.-Ill let you choose where we should go to eat.Fast reading use the papersNew words rough adj.崎岖不平的 boulder n.大石块 pit v.使得坑坑洼洼 perturb v.使不安 underestimate v.低估 swerve v.争转变 scoop v.挖出 hammer v.（用锤）击打，锤打New
3、 words ominously adv.有预兆的，不祥的 rip v.划破，撕，扯 petrol n.汽油 stretch n.一大片（平地或水）obstacle n.障碍 clump n.丛，簇 fissure n.（石、地的）深缝 renew v.重复New words pleading n.恳求 gear n.（汽车）排档 astride prep.骑，跨 crack n.缝隙 zigzag n.“之”字形 shallow adj.浅的 grind(ground,ground)v.磨擦 halt n.停 dashboard n.（汽车上的）仪表盘Text The rough road
4、across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from.rough adj.崎岖不平的-Wed better not take the rough road.Textbe rough on sb.对某人苛刻，无礼-Dont be rough on your friends.cut up rough 发脾气Text get sb.to do sth.=persuade/advise sb.to do 劝说，建议某人做某事-Please
5、get them to finish the work as quickly as possible.-Please get him to give up smoking.Text Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes,Bruce was not in the least perturbed.be littered with=be pitted with 布满（本课意思）Text not in the least=not at all/not a bit/not the least bit 一
6、点也不not a little=very much Text perturb v.verp upset 使不安be perturbed about sth 为而心神不安-His threats didnt perturb her in the least区分1.disturb vt.打扰，妨碍；使骚动(并非用心去扰乱)-It is disturbing to think that a wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.Text2.plague plevt.使染瘟疫；使痛苦(因病痛和类似的折磨而使人苦恼)-The ter
7、rible disease plagued him.3.trouble vt.麻烦；使烦恼；折磨-Sorry to give you trouble./Sorry to trouble you.Text4.worry v.担心，焦虑-He is worried about his sons safety.5.fret frtv.磨损，腐蚀；焦急；使烦恼；-He freted himself all the time for news of her.Text6.upset vt.打乱，搅乱；推翻，弄翻；使心烦意乱；使翻倒-I feel upset now because I am afraid
8、I hurt you.7.dismay vt.使惊愕，使焦虑，使气馁Text The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car.scoop v.挖出 n.铲，勺-She sccped out some sugar.make a scoop 走运-That guy made a scoop.Text ominously adv.有预兆的，不祥的ominous adj.mns 不祥的，坏兆头的-Look at those ominous black clouds.omen n.omn 前兆；征兆-This is
9、a good/bad omen.-The clouds omen rain.Text We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine.rip v.=tear划破，撕，扯rip ones mask away 撕下某人的假面具let things tip=let things be 听其自然Textrip into 猛攻，抨击rip off 偷窃rip up the back 背后说坏话Text Because of this,we kept loo
10、king back,wondering if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us.look back 回头看Text What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared,giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes.give way to 为所代替-The great clouds gradually broke up and give way t
11、o blue sky.-He has no intention of giving way to your demands.Text stretch n.一大片（平地或水）at a stretch 连续的，一口气的，不停顿的a stretch of landa stretch of water-He worked for hours at a stretch.Text-We drove fast on a stretch of open field.-He is unable to work for long stretches.a stretch of hill 连绵不断的群山Textvt.
12、-He stretched out his hand to get the apple.-There are forests stretching for hundreds of miles.-Transport was rather stretched in the Spring Festival.Text obstacle n.障碍-Lack of education is an obstacle to success.constitue an obstacle to 构成的障碍Textremove/overcome an obstacle 克服困难put obstacle in sbs
13、way 妨碍某人的发展obstacle to 介词to Text注：要英语中有好多动词要与介词to搭配key;answer;shred;advantage;disadvantage;admission;damage toText In response to renewed pleadings,Bruce stopped.in response to:in reaction toText Bruce charged at it,but in the middle,the car came to a grinding halt.grind(ground,ground)v.磨擦grind whea
14、t into flourgrind sth to pieces 把弄成碎片grind ones teeth in anger 气得咬牙切齿Text halt n.=stop停-They halt for a few minutes.对比：（1）stop;halt;cease sis停止，终止，结束-The heart will cease to beat when life ceases.Text（2）pause vi.pz暂时的停顿；犹豫-He paused for a breath.（3）halt n.hlt停止，中止；暂停-They halted for a few minutes.THE END
