6. The band broke up about 1970, but happily they reunited in the mid-1980s.
break up 分开,分散,拆散
break down:试解释该短语在下列句子的意思。
The car broke down halfway. (机器等)出故障,失效
His plan broke down when it was put into practice(实践).
(计划、谈判)失败、破裂
break into突然闯入,强行进入
His house was broken into by strangers last week.
break out(战争,灾难)突然爆发
men-doctors women-servants
5. play jokes on sb. 戏弄;开玩笑
➢He is a serious man, don’t play jokes on him. 他是一个严肃的人,不要跟他开玩笑。
play tricks on 捉弄某人
➢We should never play tricks on the others. 我们绝对不应该捉弄其他人。
break in 闯入,打断,插嘴
Exercises (1)I dreamed of ______ home . A. to go B. going C. gone D. had gone
(2)I was telling them about my exciting travels
when he
with a story of his own.
Language points
1. dream of sth./doing sth.梦想…… dream of a better future dream of becoming famous