bent adj. 弯曲的
(教材P35)My glasses are bent because I left them on my bed and then sat on them.
我的眼镜弯了，因为我把它放在床上，坐在上面了。
Just as the twig is bent, the tree is inclined.
弯曲的树苗长成弯曲的树。
bend v． 弯曲；使弯曲；屈服；屈从；集中于
n. 弯曲；弯道
bend over 弯腰；俯身
bend to... 向……屈服
bend one's mind to... 把心思集中到……上
be bent on/upon 一心想；热衷于
He bent the wire into the shape of a square.
他把铁丝折成正方形。
The branch bent but didn't break when the boy climbed along it.那男孩爬上树枝时，树枝弯曲了，但是没有折断。
Joyce is bent on buying a new house.
乔伊斯一心想买一套新住房。
完成句子
①母亲不得不俯身抱起小孩。
Mother had to ________ to pick up the child.
②他们拒绝屈从于劫机者的要求。
They refused to ________ the hijackers' demands.
③我一心一意想遨游世界。
My thoughts were ________ seeing the world.
④他全力以赴地做这个研究课题。
He ________ the research project.
【答案】 ①bend over ②bend to ③bent on ④bent his mind to
acquisition n. 获得；习得
(教材P35)Some three hundred educators attended a seminar on second language acquisition.大约300名教育者参加了一个关于第二语言学习的研讨会。
Life is a process about the acquisition of knowledge, wealth and happiness.
生命就是一个获得知识、财富和幸福的过程。
