詞匯學習 Word study
lose, loose與miss
(1)lose通常為及物動詞，可以表示"失去"、"喪失"、"遺失"、"丟失"等含義：
Roy has lost his job again. 羅伊又失業(yè)了。
Try not to lose your ticket. 別丟了你的票。
A large sum of money has been lost. 有一大筆錢丟失了。
She lost her parents when she was sixteen. 她16歲時便失去了雙親。
(2)loose雖然詞形與lose比較相似，意義與用法卻有很大區(qū)別。它主要作形容詞，表示"松的"、"松動的"、"松開的"：
The handle of this suitcase is very/ has come loose. 這個手提箱的把手非常松/松了。
(3)miss通常作及物動詞，可以表示"錯過"、"未能……"、"缺(課等)"、"惦念"、"想念"等多種含義：
Hurry or you'll miss the train. 動作快點，否則你要趕不上火車了。
I missed my English lesson. 我英語課缺課了。
The Turners left the district last year and we really miss them. 特納一家去年離開了這個地區(qū)，我們真的很想念他們。
expect與wait for
(1)expect可以表示"預計……可能發(fā)生(或來到)"、"等待"、"期盼"等。它表示等待時往往側(cè)重人的心理而不是具體在某個地方等：
I expect/ I'm expecting to hear from you. 我等著你的來信。
I'm expecting the bus to arrive in the next ten minutes. 我想10分鐘之內(nèi)公共汽車就會到。
(2)wait for主要指"等待"這個動作本身：
I'm waiting for the next bus. 我在等下一班公共汽車。
I'll wait for you outside the post office. 我將在郵局外面等你。
練習答案 Key to written exercises
1.關(guān)鍵句型練習答案
A love travelling(1.1); don't like losing(1.1); don't know where it is(1.5); This is as far as we go (1.10)
B 'Let's eat here,'I said to my wife.
'I(would) prefer to have a drink first,'she answered.
'That's a good idea,'I said. I picked up the menu.'I don't understand a thing.'I said.'It's all in Spanish.'
'It doesn't matter,'said my wife.
'What does that word mean?'I asked.
'I don't know,'she answered.
We called the waiter and pointed to the word on the menu.'Two,'I said, holding up two fingers.
After some time, my wife said suddenly,'Look! He's bringing us two boiled eggs!'
2.難點練習答案
a/ b 1 miss 2 loose 3 expect 4 lose 5 waited
c 1 It takes me an hour to get to my office.
2 It took me fifteen hours to reach Tokyo.
3 It took him six months to write the book.
3.多項選擇題答案
1 b 2 d 3a 4c 5c 6a
7 a 8 d 9 b 10 b 11 c 12 d
