Unit 1 Nothing ventured, nothing gained
核心单词用法例析
1. venture vt. & vi. 冒险;敢于去。。。。。。 n. 冒险行动;商业冒险,投机
Don’t venture too near the edge of the well; you might fall in.别冒险太靠近水井,那样你会掉进去的。
He failed in his ventures.他投机失败了。
2. strengthen vt. & vi. 加强、巩固;变强
The wind strengthened during the night.夜晚,风吹得更大了。
3. bear n.熊、粗鲁的人、笨拙的人;vt. & vi. 负担、忍受、佩带、经得起、生育
She is nice but her husband is such a bear that nobody likes him.她很好,可是她丈夫非常粗鲁,没有人喜欢他。
The sound of music was borne on the wind.音乐声随风飘扬。
She bore (has borne) her husband 5 children.她给她丈夫生了5个孩子。
注:bear过去分词是borne和born,born只有在were/was born短语中。比如:
I was born in Beijing in May.