Unit 8 First Aid
1.witness
v. 目击，亲眼看到或为…(鉴名)作证
Did anyone witness the robbery?__________________________________
He witnessed her will.______________________________________
witness to 为…..作证，出庭证明，证实
She witnessed to seeing that man take the money. _______________________
n. (Cn) 目击者或（出庭的）证人，见证人
(Cn,Un) 证明，见证
I am afraid there is no witness of the accident._________________________________
My clothes are a witness of my proverty. ________________________________________
2.respond
vi.(1) 回答，答复, 比answer更为正式
He responded with a smile.___________________________
她已经答复了问题。___________________________________
(2) 响应，起反应（to）
我们必须响应学校的号召。_______________________________
The illness quickly responded to proper treatment. ____________________________
n. response 回答；回应；响应
adj. responsible 有责任的
be responsible for 为…负责
n. responsibility 负责
a sense of responsibility 责任感
take the responsibility for 负起…的责任
3.in honour of 为纪念，为向…表示敬意
父母为庆祝我的生日举办了一次晚会._______________________________
It is a great a honor to do sth.________________________
have the honor of …. 有幸，荣幸地…..

in praise of ____________ in memory of ________________ in favor of ___________
in place of ____________ in celebration of ____________ in charge of ____________
in possession of ___________ in search of _________
4.on the way
on one’s /the way 即将到来
on one’s /the way in /out/ home to sp. 在…的路上
be (well) on the way to doing sth. 就要（完成）
in a way 在某点上，在某种程度上； 有些，有点点
make one’s way 进行；努力上进；成功
make way 前进；进行； 让路
feel one’s way 摸索着前进 fight one’s way 打出道路
eg. 1.他快成为工程师了。_______________________________
2. A warning is being broadcast by radio that a typhoon is ___________.
A. in the way B. out of the way C. across the way D. on the way
3. His brother is always ________. No one likes him.
A. in the way B. on the way C. by the way D. in this way
5．catch fire 着火，开始燃烧 be on fire for 对…充满（激情），有热情
sth. be on fire 起火 / 兴奋的，热衷的　　　　 play with fire 玩火
set fire to sth….= set sth. on fire 放火烧．．　　 make a fire 生火
light a fire 点火　　　　　　　　　　　　 put out the fire 扑灭火　
　6. call for an ambulance 叫救护车
call for ① need, 需要 ②ask for 要求 ③come and pick up 去叫, 去接某人
The problem calls for close attention and careful thought.
_________________________________________________
He entered the restaurant and called for a glass of beer.
______________________________________________________.
I’ll call for you at 8 o’clock and then we’ll go to the museum together.
_____________________________________________________
拓展 call on sb. at sp. 到…拜访… call off the meeting 取消会议
call in a doctor 请医生 call out for help 大声呼救
call sb. up 打电话给… call on sb. to do sth 号召…做…
call a person names 辱骂某人 call a person by name 直呼其名
call attention to… 引起对…注意
7.common adj. （1）普通的，到处可见的，常常听到的
The word is in common use.__________________________________
(2) 共有的，公用的
英语是他们共同的语言。_________________________________
拓展：
common knowledge _______________ common sense _____________
common practice _________________ the common good ________________
the common man _________________ have sth. in common with sb. _______________
in common with _________________ out of the common ____________________
拓展. usual (反义 unusual ) adj. 通常的, 惯常的.
They decided to meet at the usual place that evening.
_______________________________________________.
( 他们决定在往常的那个地方见面. )
* It’s usual for sb. to do 某人做…是常有的事.
as usual 照例, 仍然 … than usual 较平常…
ordinary 普通的, 通常的(反义 special); 平凡的, 不稀奇的 (extraordinary )
an ordinary person 一个普通人
8.aid v. 援助、帮助 n. 帮助、援助；补助器具
come to one’s aid 来
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