L15/16 Don't rely on luck

 【积累】

1. 算命者  fortuneteller

2. 幸运符  lucky charm

3. 舒缓某人的情绪 ease one's minds

4. vi/vt 考试不及格   flunk

5. 不期而遇   bump into / run into / come across

6. 还是……  or what?

【语法 | 句子 | 仿写】

》》不定式（to+动词原形）做副词 修饰全句。

1. 置于句首时，其后常加，；置于句尾时，前无需逗号。

To realize their dreams, many students try anything.

2. 表目的的不定式短语可用下列短语代替。

   to do

= in order to do                ///    In order to buy a house, Ron is saving money.

= so as to to （只能置于句尾）

= with a view to + 动名词    ///    With a view to buying a house, Ron is saving money.

= with an eye to + 动名词

》》whether引导的定从，若句尾有or not，可以将or not移至whether后

1. Whether it works or not, nobody really knows.

2. Whether or not it works, nobody really knows.

【Simin 的转述】

As students, we are dying to pass exams and failing them is our nightmare with no doubt. To realize our dream, we can do nothing but study hard. However, many students rely on luck. 

How do they rely on luck? Well, there are many interesting ways. For example, many youngsters will go to the fortunetellers, buy some lucky charms and follow some old customs. In Korea, some students even bury their something personal in the university they want to enter. They believe that these things act as magnets and pull them into the school. Whether it works or not, Nobody really knows. But at least it dose ease the students' minds about passing exams.

1. ……是无法取代的

There is no substitute for hard work.

【复习】

4. 在外头用餐   eat out

5. turn + 表情绪/颜色的词    turn pale  / turn gray 

3. 最棒/糟的是， to top it off

5. 白痴  idiot

7. go （for） one block and……   理论上go不及物，后应有for，但是习惯省略。类似run，walk