Unit 5 Nelson Mandela-a modern hero

重点短语

1. out of work 失业
Jim has been out of work for several months.
吉姆已经失业几个月了。
Mary’s cell phone has been out of work for several days, which brought her a lot of inconvenience.
玛丽的手机坏了好几天了，这给她带来了很多不便。
联想拓展
in work 有工作
out of breath 上气不接下气
out of patience 不耐烦
out of use 没用了
out of date 过时
out of order 次序颠倒；出故障
out of control 失控
out of danger 脱离危险
out of shape 变形
Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见, 心不烦。
2. as a matter of fact  事实上
It was cold. As a matter of fact, it was freezing.
天很冷。事实上，冷得要命。
联想拓展
as a matter of fact=in fact/in actual fact/actually/in
reality/to tell the truth 实际上；事实
to make matters worse 让事情更糟糕的是
it doesn’t matter 没有关系
3. blow up vi.爆炸；突然严峻；大发雷霆 vt. 炸毁；给……充气；放大（照片）
My father blew up when I didn't come home last night.
我昨晚没回家，父亲大发雷霆。
Stop at the gas station and we'll blow up the tyres.
在加油站停一下，我们要给轮胎打气。
联想拓展
blow away 刮走，吹走
blow down (风) 刮倒
blow off 吹掉；将（热水、蒸汽等）放出
blow out 吹熄；（电线）烧断
blow over (暴风雨等)吹散，刮倒；（坏天气）大风平息
4. in trouble 在危险、受罚、痛苦、忧虑等的处境中
Please telephone us when you are in trouble.
遇到困难时就给我们打电话。
联想拓展
have trouble (in) doing sth. 做某事有困难。其中的介词 in 在口语中通常可省略。
take (the) trouble to do sth. 在这一结构中，其中的冠词用不用均可，但含义稍有不同：用冠词，表示不怕费事或不怕麻烦而去做某事；不用冠词，表示尽心尽力或费尽心血而去做某事。
go to (the) trouble to do （of doing） sth.
不辞辛劳做某事/费心做某事
give sb.  trouble/put sb.  to trouble麻烦某人；打扰某人
have trouble with ... 有……病痛；同……闹纠纷
We had no trouble (in) finding his office.
我们没费吹灰之力就找到了他的办公室。
He took the trouble to show me the way to the station.
他不嫌麻烦地为我去火车站而指路。
He went to the trouble of finding out when our train was leaving.
他费心为我们打听到了我们乘坐的火车的开车时间。
I don’t like giving trouble to people I don’t know.
我不愿意给我不认识的人添麻烦。
The man often has trouble with his wife.
这个男人经常与他的妻子闹矛盾。