课程内容
高中英语《发明和发明家 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions (part 2)》（选修8）
Reading:
The problem of the Snakes
Points in paragraph 1
Call up/On the telephone/Upset
Courtyard/Now and then
They seem to have made their home there
Far from/Get rid of/Distinguish myself
Merciful/Living creatures
1.When I called up my mother in the countryside on the telephone,she was very upset.
call up   打电话（ring sb up);
          使...回忆起（recall sth.)
今晚我会给你打电话。
I'll call you up tonight.
老相片引起了我对童年的回忆。
The old photo calls up memories of my childhood.
call back    召唤某人回来；再访；回电话
call for     需要，要求，接（人或物）
call in       邀请；请来
call on       拜访（人）
call at       拜访（某地）
-Can I do the job?
-I'm afraid not,because it(D)skill and patience.
A calls on     B calls out    C calls up     D calls for
拜访某人:
call on/drop in on/pay a visit to/go on a visit to/visit+sb.
拜访某地
call at/drop in at/pay a visit to/go on a visit to/visit +sp.
2.now and then   时而；不时=sometimes
我偶尔看见他，但不常见。
I see him now and then,but not often.
我有时喜欢去看歌剧。
I like to go to the opera now and then.
from time to time    有时；不时
(every)now and again     时而；不时
from now on      从现在开始，今后
just now     刚才
since then    从那时以来
3.Here was a chance for me to distinguish myself by inventing something...
distinguish myself   显扬自己，使自己扬名
e.g   The man distinguished himself by his wisdom.
distinguish  vt.&vi.  1)辨别；辨认
e.g  我分不清这对双胞胎，因为他们太像了。
I can't distinguish the twins for they are so alike.
从远处我能认出他们.
I can distinguish them at a distance.
2)(常与from,between连用）区别；区分
distinguish A from B     把A与B 加以分开
distinguish between A and B    辨别A 和B
你能区分那两个物体吗？
Can you distinguish between those two objects?
应当教育孩子分辨是非。
Children should be taught to (distinguish right from wrong.)
语言把人和动物区别开来。
Speech (distinguishes men from animals).
象因为有长鼻子而有别于其他动物。
Elephants (are distinguished)by their long trunks.
You should be able to (B)right from wrong.
A differ   B distinguish     C determine     D observe
distinction    n.区别，差异
distinctive    adj.有特色的，与众不同的
be distinguished from     不同于...与...加以区别
distinguish....from      辨别，把...和...区别开
be distinguished by    以...为特征
be distinguish for     因...而著称
distinguished    adj. 著名的，出名的
distinguishing    adj.  有区别的
distinguishable     adj.可区别的
distinct     adj.截然不同的
Points in paragraph 2
The first thing I did was to see...
Product/there only seemed to be
Powders designed to kill snakes
Approach/set about researching
Trap/reptiles
5.I set about researching the habits of snakes so I could trap them in the easiest way.
1)set about=set out:to begin or start  着手；开始
他一到那儿就着手解决问题。
He set about solving the problem as soon as he arrived there.
=He set out to solve the problem as soon as he arrived there.
set out的另一个意思为“动身”，“出发”，后面常跟介词for.
他们已出发到上海去了。
They have set out(=set off)for Shanghai.
set out    出发，起程
set out to do sth.   开始做某事
set off   出发，动身
set aside    留出，对....不予考虑
set down    记下，写下
set up   设置，造成，产生
Points in garagraph 3
Prepared with...,I decided on 3 possible approaches
Remove their habitat/perfume/was made of stainless
Steel/freeze/when cooled
When (D)help,one often says"thank you"or"it's kind of you".
A offering    B to offer    C to be offered   D offered
Homework
Revise the key sentences.