文档介绍：Unit 8: Coping with an Educational Problem Language Study Warm up …. ? Fable 寓言 chill 不寒而粟? Folder 文件夹 indiffference 漠不关心? Drugstore 药房 accumulate 积累? Modestly 适中 ancestor 祖先? Ignorant 无知的 idle 懒散的? Slice 薄片 humble 谦卑的? Portable 便携式的 leisure 空闲? Mill 工厂 slum 贫民窟? Trash 垃圾 decline 衰败? Astonish 使惊讶 acquire 获得 1. run out of (): use up or finish a supply of …? Examples: ? To our disappointment, our car ran out of gas half way home. ? When they ran out of food, the soldiers set about hunting for more. 2. handful (): a small number (used as a singular noun followed by of) ? Examples: ? You ’ d better hurry up. A handful of people are already waiting in the hall. ? I have to give up the plan because only a handful of students are willing to spend the New Year ’ s Eve on campus. 3. in amazement (): with a feeling of great surprise or disbelief ? Examples: ? Aunt Sophia gazed at her picture in amazement: she looked like a teenage girl in it.? All the people in the lecture hall stared at him in amazement when he talked loudly with his friend. 4. upset (): make ( sb .) worry or feel unhappy (usu. used in the pattern: be upset by/about ) ? Examples: ? They are terribly upset by the break-up of their parents ’ marriage. ? He was upset about the quarrel he had with his wife. 5. ignorant (): knowing little or nothing (often used in the phrase: be ignorant of/about ? Examples: ? Some people are ignorant of the facts about global warming. ? She was ignorant of her husband ’ s illegal activities. Otherwise she would have done everything possible to stop him. 6. slice (): a thin flat piece cut from sth . (often used with of) ? Examples: ? Try to eat at least four slices of bread a day. ? Cut the pork into thin slices. 7. sum up (): give a brief summery (of sth .) ? Examples: ? Alice summed up her Christmas holiday in one word: “ Terrible. ”? My teacher would sum up the main points of the lesson before he ended t