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3．curious adj. 好奇的 归纳拓展 be curious about ... 对……好奇 be curious to do sth.很想做……；急于做…… It is curious that ... 奇怪的是…… out of curiosity出于好奇 satisfy/meet one's curiosity 满足某人的好奇心 in/with curiosity(＝curiously)好奇地 curiously adv.好奇地；奇怪地是 (2)用curious的相关词语完成下列小片段。 John ①________________(很好奇看到) his uncle digging a hole under the bed and he asked him about it. But the answer could not ②________________(满足好奇心). Then, ③________________(出于好奇), John walked into his uncle's room to find the answer when his uncle was away. It ④________________(真奇怪) he found his uncle buried a dead bird in the hole. 答案：(1)①curiosity ②Curiously (2)①was curious to see ②satisfy his curiosity ③out of curiosity ④was curious that 4．defend vt. 保卫；保护 归纳拓展 defend sb./sth. against/from ... 保护某人/某物免受……伤害 defend oneself against sth.为自己辩护 defence n．防御；保卫 in defence of保卫；捍卫 legal defence正当自卫 ③All the people, men and women, young and old, were fighting against the flood in ________(defend) of their own homes. 所有的人，无论男女老少，都在与洪水作斗争，保卫自己的家园。 答案：①defend himself ②against/from ③defence 5．likely adj. 很可能的 归纳拓展 be likely to do sth.可能做…… It is likely to do sth. 做……是可能的 It is likely that ... ……是可能的 Not likely！绝不可能！ 辨析 likely/probable/possible 词汇 含义 句式 likely 侧重“表面上看来颇有可能”，暗示从表面迹象判断，可能性小于probable sb./sth. be likely to do sth. It is likely to do sth. It is likely that ... probable 指有根据、合情理、值得相信，意为“很有可能”，语气较强 It is probable that ... possible 强调客观上的可能性，可能性小于likely It is possible for sb. to do sth. It is possible that ... | 
