1. People transmit HIV by having unprotected sex... (Reading)
transmit... by doing sth.表“通過……傳播疾病”。
People may transmit SARS by staying close to each other.
人們之間的密切接觸可能會傳播非典型性肺炎。
2. The disease is not the only thing that AIDS patients suffer from. (Reading)
suffer from表示“患有某種疾病;為……所苦;受……的折磨”,尤其指長期或習慣性地。如:
He suffers from several diseases at present.
目前他身患幾種疾病。
Our business has suffered from lack of investment.
我們的企業因缺乏投資而日子不好過。
注意: suffer也可用作及物動詞,表示“遭受;承受;蒙受”,多接pain, loss, defeat, punishment 等表示痛苦、不愉快的事。如:
He suffered the loss of a leg during the war.
在戰爭中,他失去了一條腿。
3. Living with cancer has... for us to take every chance to live life to the fullest. (Integrating skills)
take chance的熱點用法有:
1. 利用機會
Please take every chance to improve your English.
請利用一切機會來提高你的英語成績。
2. 碰運氣
We can’t take chances; we should be well prepared.
我們不能碰運氣,我們應做好充分準備。
to the fullest表示“達到最大程度”。
I should help her to the fullest.
我應盡最大能力幫助她。