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Passage B Wish for Freshman Year
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1,cherish:
? The old man cherished the girl as if she were his
daughter.
to care for tenderly; love; to keep a feeling
deeply and firmly in mind
? The child has been away for more than three
years and his parents always cherish the hope
that he will come back soon.
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Passage B Wish for Freshman Year
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2,commitment:
? Come and look round our shop without a
commitment to buy anything.
a responsibility or promise to follow certain
beliefs or a certain course of action
? I don’t want to get married because I don’t
want any commitments.
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Passage B Wish for Freshman Year
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3,contemplate:
? The doctor contemplated the difficult
operation he had to perform.
to think (about) deeply and thoughtfully
? The possibility of war is too horrifying to
contemplate.
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Passage B Wish for Freshman Year
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? He was filled with envy at my success.
? His new car was the envy of all his friends.
1) n,a feeling you have towards someone that
you wish you could have the same thing or
quality they have
2) v,to feel envy of (sb.) or at (sth.)
4,envy:
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to have as a part or result
? Taking the job would involve living abroad.
5,involve:
? Listening to radio programs is a good pastime
because it involves the listener’s imagination.
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Passage B Wish for Freshman Year
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to capture again; to get into one’s power again;
cause to be experienced again
? The police recaptured the escaped prisoner.
6,recapture:
? During the party with some young people,the
parents found themselves recapturing the joys
of their youth.
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Passage B Wish for Freshman Year
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? She is remarkable for her sweet temper.
7,remarkable:
worth mentioning; unusual
? When we went swimming last summer,we saw
a most remarkable sunset at the beach.
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Passage B Wish for Freshman Year
to talk or think about past experiences,esp.
pleasant ones
? The two friends were reminiscing about their
youth.
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8,reminisce:
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9,at the idea of:
? Having never lived away from her parents,Jane
began to panic at the idea of living on campus on
her own.
at the thought of
? Smiles broadened my mother’s face,she just
couldn’t help it at the idea of the family reunion.
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Passage B Wish for Freshman Year
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10,come to:
? He had come to like the city better after living
there for three years.
(used with an infinitive ) to learn to,to grow to
? I have come to realize how important it is to
learn to use a computer.
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Passage B Wish for Freshman Year
(informal) to have a wish for; want,It is often
followed by a noun or a gerund.
? Do you feel like a cup of coffee?
? It is such a fine day,I feel like going out for a picnic.
c.f,feel,to give or produce the stated sensation
?,What is this in my pocket? It feels like a nut.”
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11,feel like:
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12,look back:
Examples,
? Looking back on the past,I can now see that I
wasted so much of my precious time.
to review the past; think of what has happened
? He looks back at the four years of his college
days with satisfaction.
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Passage B Wish for Freshman Year
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? We’d better turn back,It is getting dark.
to (cause to) return
13,turn back:
? So much for the new words,Now,please turn
back to page 105,Let’s read the text.