step 3 分类拓展
1. 地理空间中的任意位置
You can stay at my place.
你可以在我家暂住。
I’m looking for a place to eat / an eating place.
我想找个吃饭的地方。
This would be a good place for a picnic.
这可是个野餐的好地方。
原声片段
Quick, find a place to hide. 快，找个地方躲起来。
原声片段
Good place for an airport. 这是建机场的好地方。
高频搭配
place of birth
出生地
Please state your date and place of birth.
请说明你的出生日期和地点。
place of work
工作单位
You can find him at his place of work.
你能在他的工作单位找到他。
练习
她呆在公共场合 She stayed in public _______.
我想找个地方住 I want to find a _______ to live.
我找不到停车的地方。 I can’t find a parking ________.
这不是个种树的好地方吗？ Isn’t that a ______________ for a tree?
原声片段
she stayed in public places.她呆在公共场所。
原声片段
Isn’t that a good place for a tree? 这不是个种树的好地方吗？
2. 物体上的任意位置
I lost my place in the book.
我不记得我读到哪里了。
Save me a place near the front.
给我占个前排的座位。
seat n. 座位
The waiter showed us to our places
服务员领着我们到了座位上。
练习
你帮我占着排队的位置好吗？
Will you keep my _______ in line?
如果我们走了，我们排队的位置就没了。
If we step away, we’ll lose our ______ in line.
他胳膊上有三处骨折。
He broke his arm in three _______ .
原声片段
if we step away, we'll lose our place in line. 如果我们走了，我们排队的位置就没了。
3. 组织活动中任意位置
She got a place at university.
她在大学里找到一个职位。
She has won a place in the Olympic team.
她已获得奥运代表队的队员资格。
He won the first place in the game.
他在比赛中取得了第一名。
练习
这门课程没几个名额了。
There are very few _______ left in this course.
她已被录取到巴斯大学读商科。
She's been offered a ________ at Bath to study Business.
4. 某人在事件中处于的位置
It's not your place to tell me what to do.
你无权告诉我该怎么做。
What would you do in my place?
你要是处于我的境地会怎么做？
He is sure of his place in history.
他相信自己一定会在历史上占有一席之地。
高频表达
it's not sb's place to do sth 轮不到某人做某事
It's not your place to give me advice.
还轮不到你来给我建议。
It's not his place to tell me how to do my job.
还轮不到他告诉我该怎么工作。
原声片段
It’s not your place to ask questions. 还轮不到你来给我建议。
练习
我们都应该在世界上找到属于我们的一席之地。
We all should __________________ in the world.
他们感觉自己在社会上毫无容身之地。
They felt that they _________________ in society.
5. 放置(实际物体)
He placed his hand on her shoulder.
他把手放到她的肩膀上。
Brand folded it in his handkerchief and placed it in the inside pocket of his jacket.
布兰德把它包在手绢里，放进了他夹克衫的内兜。
A bomb has been placed under the seat.
座位下面放了一枚炸弹。
练习
把信放在我面前 _________ the letter in front of me
我的桌子上放了一张报纸。A newspaper was __________ on my desk.
我想下一个订单 I would like to _______ an order.
原声片段
I would like to place an order. 我想下一个订单
6. 放置(抽象物体)
The crisis has placed our relationship in danger.
这场危机让我们的关系处于岌岌可危的地步。
Great importance is placed on education.
教育十分重要。
The children were placed with foster parents.
这些小孩被安顿好，交给寄养父母了。
练习
太看重金钱
________ too much value on money
我认不出他是谁 I can't __________ him.
她由一位叔父照顾。 She was ________ in the care of an uncle.
高频表达
in the first place 起初，开始
I didn't want to go to the party in the first place.
我一开始就不想去参加派对。
step 4 看对话，记单词
吉姆：你去哪了呀？你错过了我的比赛。我还在最前面给你占了座。
Where were you? You missed my game. I saved you a place at the front.
珍妮：我真的，真的很抱歉。我工作忙得不可开交。
I’m really really sorry. I got caught up in work.
吉姆：没关系。我还是不明白你当初为什么选择这份工作。
It’s okay. I still don’t know why you chose this job in the first place.
珍妮：因为工资很高啊。
Because the pay is good. / it pays well.
吉姆：但是也太累了。对不起，我知道我不该和你说这些。
But it’s very tiring. Sorry, I know it’s not my place to say this.
珍妮：没事，我知道你是好意。比赛怎么样?
It’s fine. I know you meant well. How was your game?
吉姆：我们得了第一名。
We won the first place.
珍妮：太好了。我真为你高兴。
Great! I’m happy for you.
吉姆：谢谢。我饿了，我们能找个地方吃饭吗?
Thanks. I’m hungry. Can we find a place to eat?
珍妮：在我家吃晚饭怎么样？我来做饭。
How about dinner at my place? I’ll cook.
吉姆：听起来不错。
Sounds great.
