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5.made every effort, 尽一切努力。(cf.第78课课文详注)

6.Such creatures have rarely been seen aliveby man…人们很少能看到活着的这类动物……

creature指包含人在内的“生物”、“动物”。指人时它可以表示怜爱等感情，多用于指女性：

There are many strange creatures in the sea.

海里有许多奇怪的生物。

The poor creature has suffered a lot during thattime.

这可怜的家伙/人在那段时间里遭了不少罪。

词汇学习 Word study

1.claim

(1)vt. , vi.(对……)提出要求，认领，索取：

Has anyone claimed the child/wallet?

有人来认领这孩子/钱包了吗?

(2)vt. 声称，断言：

They claim to have seen monsters in the sea.

他们声称看到过海里的妖怪。

He claimed that Tom had stolen his wallet.新概念作文

他断言汤姆偷了他的钱包。

2.wash与wash up

(1)wash指“洗”、“洗涤”：

I must get up and wash.

我必须起床洗脸。

She has washed all those clothes.

她把那些衣服都洗了。

Sally can almost wash herself now.

萨莉现在几乎能给自己洗澡了。(wash oneself指洗澡)wash也可以指“冲走”、“卷走”：

Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore.

一些异常的生物偶尔会被冲到岸上来。

The little wooden house was washed away by the floods.

那个小木屋被洪水冲走了。

(2)wash up在英国英语中指“洗餐具”：

When you phoned, she was busy washing up (the dishes).

你打电话时她正忙着洗盘子。

wash up也可以指“把……冲上岸”：

The dead body of a huge fish has been washed up on the shore.

一条巨大的死鱼被冲上了岸。

练习答案 Key to written exercises

1.难点练习答案

1 wash up 2 laugh at 3 washed 4 laughed 5 wash

2.多项选择题答案

1a 2b 3a 4d 5c 6c

7d 8a 9a 10c 11b 12d

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