1、Lesson 39Nothing to worry about 不必擔心 by KittyReview the words calendar historian unique steadily solely video CD-ROM bewilder deduce scanty clue insignificant shed advent agriculture Review the words assumption dot symbol engrave ivory mammoth phase tusk primitive nomad depict correlate Review the s

2、entences -This is a historic speech. -We have to choose between leaving early and paying for taxi. -Ill let you choose where we should go to eat.Fast reading use the papersNew words rough adj. 崎嶇不平的 boulder n. 大石塊 pit v. 使得坑坑洼洼 perturb v. 使不安 underestimate v. 低估 swerve v. 爭轉變 scoop v. 挖出 hammer v. （

3、用錘）擊打，錘打New words ominously adv. 有預兆的，不祥的 rip v. 劃破，撕，扯 petrol n. 汽油 stretch n. 一大片（平地或水） obstacle n. 障礙 clump n. 叢，簇 fissure n. （石、地的）深縫 renew v. 重復New words pleading n. 懇求 gear n. （汽車）排檔 astride prep. 騎，跨 crack n. 縫隙 zigzag n. “之”字形 shallow adj. 淺的 grind (ground, ground ) v. 磨擦 halt n. 停 dashboard

4、 n. （汽車上的）儀表盤Text The rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from. rough adj. 崎嶇不平的-Wed better not take the rough road.Textbe rough on sb. 對某人苛刻，無禮-Dont be rough on your friends.cut up rough 發脾氣Text get sb. to do sth.=persua

5、de / advise sb. to do 勸說，建議某人做某事-Please get them to finish the work as quickly as possible.-Please get him to give up smoking.Text Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed. be littered with=be pitted with 布滿（本課意思）Text not in the leas

6、t= not at all / not a bit/ not the least bit 一點也不not a little = very much Text perturb v. verp upset 使不安be perturbed about sth 為而心神不安-His threats didnt perturb her in the least區分1.disturb vt.打擾，妨礙； 使騷動(并非用心去擾亂)-It is disturbing to think that a wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.T

7、ext2.plague plevt.使染瘟疫； 使痛苦(因病痛和類似的折磨而使人苦惱)-The terrible disease plagued him.3.trouble vt.麻煩； 使煩惱； 折磨-Sorry to give you trouble. / Sorry to trouble you.Text4.worry v.擔心，焦慮-He is worried about his sons safety.5.fret frtv.磨損，腐蝕； 焦急； 使煩惱；-He freted himself all the time for news of her.Text6.upset vt.打亂

8、，攪亂； 推翻，弄翻； 使心煩意亂； 使翻倒-I feel upset now because I am afraid I hurt you.7.dismay vt.使驚愕，使焦慮，使氣餒Text The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. scoop v. 挖出 n.鏟，勺-She sccped out some sugar.make a scoop 走運-That guy made a scoop.Text ominously adv. 有預兆的，不祥的ominous adj. mns 不祥的，壞

9、兆頭的-Look at those ominous black clouds.omen n. omn 前兆； 征兆-This is a good / bad omen.-The clouds omen rain.Text We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine. rip v. =tear劃破，撕，扯rip ones mask away 撕下某人的假面具let things tip=let things be 聽其自然Textrip int

10、o 猛攻，抨擊rip off 偷竊rip up the back 背后說壞話Text Because of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us. look back 回頭看Text What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of

11、bushes. give way to 為所代替-The great clouds gradually broke up and give way to blue sky.-He has no intention of giving way to your demands.Text stretch n. 一大片（平地或水）at a stretch 連續的，一口氣的，不停頓的a stretch of landa stretch of water-He worked for hours at a stretch.Text-We drove fast on a stretch of open fie

12、ld.-He is unable to work for long stretches.a stretch of hill 連綿不斷的群山Textvt. -He stretched out his hand to get the apple.-There are forests stretching for hundreds of miles.-Transport was rather stretched in the Spring Festival.Text obstacle n. 障礙-Lack of education is an obstacle to success.constitu

13、e an obstacle to 構成的障礙Textremove/ overcome an obstacle 克服困難put obstacle in sbs way 妨礙某人的發展obstacle to 介詞to Text注：要英語中有好多動詞要與介詞to搭配key; answer; shred; advantage; disadvantage; admission; damage toText In response to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped. in response to : in reaction toText Bruce charged at it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding halt. grind (ground, ground )v. 磨擦grind wheat into flourgrind sth to pieces 把弄成碎片grind ones teeth in anger 氣得咬牙切齒Text halt n. =stop停-They ha