Words and Phrases
argue v．爭論，爭辯
(教材原句P6)Argue about the week's hottest topics with the school's sharpest minds!
與學(xué)校最敏銳的頭腦討論本周最熱門的話題！
[例] They both agreed to see a film but they argued with each other about/over which film to see.
他們倆都同意看電影，但卻為看哪部電影而彼此爭論。
[知識拓展]
(1)argue for/against 贊成/反對
argue sb.into/out of doing sth. 說服某人做/不做某事
argue with sb.about/over sth. 與某人爭辯某事
(2)argument n. 爭論
beyond argument 無可爭辯
[即學(xué)即練] 單句語法填空
①It's no use arguing about/over the question with him for he won't change his opinion.
②It is beyond argument that Hong Kong is an indivisible part of China.
③We tried many ways to argue him into accepting our advice，but in vain.
[小片段填空]
They had argued with each other for about one hour when a newcomer brought up a new argument(argue)，which surprised everyone present.And he tried to argue everyone into agreeing with him.
apply v．申請；適用于/運用于(與to連用)
(教材原句P7)Afterschool activities also play a part when students apply to college.
學(xué)生申請大學(xué)時，課外活動也起到一定的作用。
[例] She applied to the international school for a job as an English teacher.
她向這所國際學(xué)校申請英語教師的職位。
[知識拓展]
application n. 請求；申請；申請表；應(yīng)用
applicant n. 申請人(尤指求職、進(jìn)高等學(xué)校等)
apply (to sb.)for sth. (向某人)申請某事
apply to do sth. 申請做某事
[即學(xué)即練] 單句語法填空
①He has applied to join(join)the army.
②This rule cannot apply to children under the age of 5.
③I'd like to apply for the position you advertised in China Daily.
④After graduation from university，I'll apply what I have learned to my future job.
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In order to apply for the scholarship，I apply myself to writing the application(apply).But I am only one of the applicants(apply)，so I don't know whether I can get it or not.
take up 占用時間(空間)；拿起；接受；開始；繼續(xù)
(教材原句P7)However，they can take up a lot of time，so students have to learn to organise their busy schedules.
然而，它們占據(jù)了大量的時間，因此學(xué)生不得不學(xué)會安排自己繁忙的日程。
[例] Meetings and phone calls take up a large part of the day.
開會和接電話占用了一天中的大部分時間。
[知識拓展]
take in 吸收；領(lǐng)會；收留；欺騙
take off 起飛；脫掉；開始成功
take on 呈現(xiàn)；開始雇用
take over 接收；接管
take out 拿出；獲得
[即學(xué)即練] 單句語法填空
①The plane took off on time yesterday.
②Peter will take up his post as the head of the travel agency at the end of next month.
③Briggs will take over as general manager when Mitchell retires.
④Some insects take on the color of their surroundings to protect themselves.
⑤We tried to find a table for seven，but they were all taken up．
