Words and Phrases
argue v．争论，争辩
(教材原句P6)Argue about the week's hottest topics with the school's sharpest minds!
与学校最敏锐的头脑讨论本周最热门的话题！
[例] They both agreed to see a film but they argued with each other about/over which film to see.
他们俩都同意看电影，但却为看哪部电影而彼此争论。
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(1)argue for/against 赞成/反对
argue sb.into/out of doing sth. 说服某人做/不做某事
argue with sb.about/over sth. 与某人争辩某事
(2)argument n. 争论
beyond argument 无可争辩
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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.
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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．申请；适用于/运用于(与to连用)
(教材原句P7)Afterschool activities also play a part when students apply to college.
学生申请大学时，课外活动也起到一定的作用。
[例] She applied to the international school for a job as an English teacher.
她向这所国际学校申请英语教师的职位。
[知识拓展]
application n. 请求；申请；申请表；应用
applicant n. 申请人(尤指求职、进高等学校等)
apply (to sb.)for sth. (向某人)申请某事
apply to do sth. 申请做某事
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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 占用时间(空间)；拿起；接受；开始；继续
(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，它们占据了大量的时间，因此学生不得不学会安排自己繁忙的日程。
[例] Meetings and phone calls take up a large part of the day.
开会和接电话占用了一天中的大部分时间。
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take in 吸收；领会；收留；欺骗
take off 起飞；脱掉；开始成功
take on 呈现；开始雇用
take over 接收；接管
take out 拿出；获得
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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．
