英语外研版第八册第四单元

英语外研版第八册第四单元

Module 8.4 Which English?

单词知识点

1 instantly = immediately

He left the classroom instantly .

He left the classroom instantly he finished his assignment .

instance for instance , = for example,

instant instant noodle ( coffee )

2 recognizable / recognize 认出/听出…的声音

Sorry I didn’t recognize you.

recognize … as / be recognized as 认为…是

3 tell…apart = tell … from …

Tell the difference between A and B

4 matter

Matter has three states: solid, liquid and gas . ________

I don’t know what is the matter. ________

This is a matter we should pay special attention to . _______

as a matter of fact = in fact

What matters is not where you come from , but who are you .

The thing that matters is not where you come from but who you are .

It doesn’t matter .

5 as long as

The bridge is three times as long as that one .

As long as I know the money is safe , I don’t worry.

6 count

Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched . _______

It’s the thought of a man that counts . _______

counter

I asked the woman behind the counter if they had postcards .

7 lie in

8 hold a debate

debate with sb. about sth.

9 complain to sb. about / of sth. complaint

We complained to the manager of the bad service in his restaurant .

10 the Industrial Revolution

11 investigate / investigation

12 acquire

He has acquired a good knowledge of English .