Unit3

Wordpower

Englishwordsborrowedfromotherlanguages

EnglishbelongstoIndo-European

languages.Itcontainsthelanguagesfrom

Hindu,WestAsia,andEurope,whicharecalled

borrowedlanguages.印歐語系外來語languagecategoriesofwordsFrenchGermanItalianArabicfood/eating,entertainment,jobstools,machines,snacks,geologicaltermsmusic,thearts,themilitaryspices,chemicals,animals,food,mathematicsReadpartAandfinishthefollowingtablePartA:PartC:usethewordsinpartAandB1.G5.Italian6.music7.clock8.rocket9.hamburger10.zero中國功夫太極豆腐臺風大亨，大款叩頭，磕頭孔夫子Q:CouldyouthinkanyborrowedwordsinChinese?PartDInterestingandusefulidiomsIdidn’thearthetelephoneringing.I_____________.WassleepinglikealogEmilynevergetstooexcitedaboutanything.Sheisalways__________________.ascoolasacucumberPoorRichardspenthislastpennyonabowlofnoodles.Nowheis_____________________.aspoorasachurchmouseDon’tworry.Johnwillcarrytheboxforyou.Heis________________.asstrongasahorseSheneverstopsforasecond.Sheisalways________________.asbusyasabeeasblackascoalasblindasabat

asbrightasabuttonasslyasafoxaslikeastwopeasasproudasapeacockasbraveasalion

.Guessthemeaningsandusethemtomakesentences極黑鼠目寸光聰明伶俐狡猾一模一樣非常高傲勇猛如獅

Guessthemeaningsofthefollowingidiomsseetheelephantwhiteelephanttalkhorsebroadenhorizon大開眼界沉重的負擔，無用而累贅的東西

吹牛boost

Everydoghashisday．Teachfishtoswim.

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