第 四 课 时 Using Language 1.instant 1)adj. 立即的,立刻的;速食的,速溶的 The show was an instant success. 演出一炮打响。 instant noodle 速食面,方便面 instant coffee 速溶咖啡 2)n. 瞬间,片刻 ①I'll be back in an instant. 我马上就回来。 ②Just for an instant I thought he was going to refuse. 刹那间我以为他会拒绝。 知识拓展 the instant=as soon as 一……就…… I recognized her the instant I saw her. 我一眼就认出她了。 用于表达“一……就……”含义的词或短语还有: immediately/directly/instantly 作连词时引导的时间状语从句 the moment/the second/the year/the hour...等引导的时间状语从句 “Hardly+过去完成时+when+一般过去时”的结构 “No sooner+过去完成时+than+一般过去时”的结构 “at+名词”,“on+(动)名词”,表示“一听/看/想到……就……” 活学活用 单句改错 I knew it was the right house for us in the instant I saw the place. ______________________________________________ 答案:去掉 in 2.swallow v. 1)吞下,咽下;做吞咽动作 ①Always chew food well before swallowing it. 什么食物都要先嚼碎了再吞咽。 ②He swallowed his ice tea hurriedly. 他匆忙地喝下冰茶。 ③She swallowed hard and told him the bad news. 她硬下心把坏消息告诉了他。 2)吞没,淹没,侵吞 ①I watched her walk down the road until she was swallowed by the darkness. 我看着她沿着公路越走越远,直至消失在黑暗中。 ②Large areas of countryside have been swallowed up by towns. 大片大片的乡村地区被城镇吞噬。 3)不流露,掩饰 ①You're going to have to swallow your pride and ask for your job back. 你得放下架子,去求人家恢复你的工作。 ②He'll have to swallow his pride and apologize. 他将不得不放下架子去道歉。 帮学助记 swallow 及其关联词 Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.(Bacon) (书籍好比食品)有些书浅尝辄止,有些书可以囫囵吞枣,少数则须咀嚼消化。(培根) 活学活用 完成句子 这些...