2. reject vt. 拒绝,抵制
The plan was rejected. 该计划遭拒绝。
1. allow vt. 允许,准许(常用搭配：allow doing sth, allow sb to do sth)
Swimming is not allowed at this beach. 这片海滩禁止游泳。
She allowed us to smoke. 她允许我们抽烟。
Allow for 顾及，为。。。做准备
We'd better start earlier. We should allow for traffic delays.
我们还是早些动身为好。我们要考虑到路上交通会有耽搁。
7. potential adj. 潜在的,可能的
The dispute has scared away potential investors. 这一争端吓走了潜在的投资者。
n.可能性;潜力,潜能
She has acting potential, but she needs training. 她有表演潜力,但需要训练。
复习直接宾语和间接宾语
有些及物动词可以有两个宾语，如：give给，pass递，bring带，show显示。这两个宾语通常一个指人，为间接宾语；一个指物，为直接宾语。间接宾语一般位于直接宾语之前。
一般的顺序为：动词 + 间接宾语 + 直接宾语。如：Give me a cup of tea, please. 强调间接宾语顺序为：动词 + 直接宾语 + to + 间接宾语。如：Show this house to Mr. Smith. 若直接宾语为人称代词：动词+ 代词直接宾语 + to + 间接宾语。如：Bring it to me, please.
在间接宾语的前面，不同的动词用不同的介词，有的用to , 有的用for.常用to 的动词是：bring, give, hand, lend, mail pass, read, tell, send, show, sell, throw, write, teach 等。而常用for 的动词有：buy, cook, do, find, get, make等。
如：Hand the salt to me, please. 请把盐递给我。
She teaches English to advanced students. 她教高水平学生的英语。
She promised to lend some books to me. 她承诺要借我一些书。
Remember to write letters to me. 记得给我写信。
Unit 18 Inventions
Teaching aims: Vocabulary revision
Grammar revision
Teaching main-points: Vocabulary and grammar revision in the process of the integration between the teacher and the ss
Teaching Crux: 1) SS’ explanation about the vocabulary and grammar
2) Teacher’s further explanation and supplement
Teaching materials & focuses:
6. participate vi.参加,参与(常用搭配：participate in)
No professionals participated in the contest. 没有职业选手参加这一比赛。
5. sense 意识，观念，感官，官能
She has no sense of time. 她没有时间观念。
Your brother has a good sense of humor. 你兄弟很有幽默感。
4. get used to 习惯于
She is used to hard work.
她习惯于艰苦工作。
注意：在be/get used to 句型中，to 是介词，所以后面一定要用名词或动词的-ing 形式。
3. adjust to vt. 调节;改变...以适应 ,校准;调整
She must learn to adjust herself to English life. 她必须学会适应英国的生活。
vi. 适应(常用搭配：adjust to sth)
Astronauts in flight must adjust to weightlessness. 宇航员在飞行中得适应失重状态。
2. gifted a.有天资的,有天赋的
He is a gifted athlete.他是个有天赋的运动员。
1. ability n. 能力;才能(常用搭配：ability to do sth)
She did the work to the best of her ability. 她已尽了力去做那件工作了。
4. clothing n. (总称)衣服,衣着
Our clothing protects us from the cold. 衣服帮我们御寒。
Clothing, clothes, cloth，dress的区别：
cloth是物质名词，意为"布"，没有复数形式，而clothing是指衣物的总称，也没有复数形式。clothes是指衣服，但没有单数形式，如：
This clothing is needed in warm countries.在温暖的国家需要这种服装。
Her clothes are made of fine cloth. 他的衣服是由高质量的布制成。
英文中的dress则指较正规的服装，如：a school dress 校服，an evening dress晚礼服。
5 in turn 转而，反过来，轮流
The girls called out their names in turn. 女孩们逐个报出自己的名字。
Listening to English as much as possible can improve one’s hearing, which in turn can improve his speaking. 尽可能多听英语可以提高听力能力，转而提高口语能力。
6 have an effect on 对。。。有影响
As is known to all, pollution has a bad effect on the city. 众所周知，污染对城市有坏影响。
Unit 17 Disabilities