1．tolerate vt.容忍；忍受
[教材原句] At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate.
开始的时候，新的环境让我难以忍受。
(1)tolerate (sb.) doing sth. 容忍/忍受(某人)做某事
(2)tolerance n. 宽容；容忍；忍受
tolerant adj. 宽容的；容忍的
单句语法填空
①I can't tolerate ________(work) with Kate in the same office. She just refuses to stop talking while she works.
②Instead of blaming the child who had broken the vase, she gave him a ________(tolerate) smile and let him go.
③He can't tolerate ________(treat) that way.
[答案] ①working ②tolerant ③being treated
[思维发散] 表示“容忍；忍受”的动词(短语)还有：bear, stand和put up with等。
