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Unit 4 Behind beliefs 1、 strike (struck, struck/stricken)vt. & vi. 打，击；敲响； 报时，攻击，袭击； 侵袭；(突然)出现于(某人的)脑海中；给……以(深刻)印象 vi. 罢工 n. 罢工/课/市 ◆Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁。 ◆The clock struck twelve. 钟敲12点。 ◆A hurricane struck the city. 飓风袭击了该城市。 ◆It struck /occurred to me that we could make a new plan. 我突然想到可以制订一个新的方案。 ◆I was deeply struck by your beauty at first sight. 我第一眼就被你的美丽深深地吸引/打动。 ◆The workers are striking/are on strike. 工人们正在罢工。 Quite a few people used to believe that disaster ______ if a mirror was broken. A. was sure of striking B. was sure of having stuck C. was sure to be struck D. was sure to strike D 过去很多人认为如果打破镜子了， 灾祸就一定会发生。 2、 penny n. 便士；一分钱；少量的钱 ◆The trip won't cost you a penny if you go with us. 如果你与我们一起去，这趟旅行就不会花你一分钱。 ◆He spends every penny he earns. 他赚一分，花一分。 ◆Every penny counts. 每一分钱都有用/很重要。 【注意】 ①复数 pence 强调便士面值、金额，用于数字后构成复合词，如： fivepence, twentypence，常用于价格中，如：fourpence [4p] nails 4便士的钉子 ◆It will only cost a few pence. 它只值几个便士。 | 
