1.It’s an appointment made twenty years ago.(教材P2)
appointment n．约定，约会；任命，委托；职务
(1)make an appointment with sb.与某人约会
(2)appoint vt. 约定；指定(时间、地点等)，任命；委任
appoint sb.as/to be...任命某人为…… appoint sb.to do sth. 委派某人做某事
(3)appointed adj.约定的；指定的
①Thank you for your letter conveying congratulations on my (appoint)．
②I regret to tell you that I can’t go for a walk in Haidian Park together with you
this weekend.(2021·北京，应用文写作)
我很遗憾地告诉你，这个周末我不能在约定的时间和你一起去海淀公园散步了。
2.But I know Jimmy will meet me here if he’s alive，for he always was the truest and most reliable fellow in the world.(教材P2)
reliable adj.可信赖的，可依靠的；真实可信的，可靠的
rely vi.依靠；依赖r
ely on...to do/doing...依赖……做…… rely on it that...指望……；相信……
①Being efficient and (rely)，he is offered a very good salary.
②You may rely on him to act like a decent guy.
→You may he may act like a decent guy.(用it作形式宾语改写)
