15) tie sb down to sth: restrict sb to certain conditions Children do tie you down, don t they? tie sb up: ---bind sb with rope, etc so that he cannot move or escape --(use passive)occupy sb so that he has no time for other things I'm tied up in a meeting until 3 p.m 16) pass sth on to sb: hand or give sth to sb else, esp after receiving or using it oneself I passed her message on to her mother Pass the book on to me when you' ve finished with it pass sth down:(esp passive) pass sth from one generation to the next We gained much knowled ge which has been passed down over centuries pass sth up: (infml) refuse to accept a chance an opportunity, etc Imagine passing up an offer like that! Ill. Language skills Practice H afford, now and then, mind, bleed, barter, replace, litter, fashion, spring(v ) ocur, pass sth. on to sb., tie sb.down及相关短语编写/讲述一个小故事。 Sentence Paraphrase 1. My husband moved into our house as is the way with us in esarn (When we got married)my husband came to live in our house. It was the tradition here in Esarn that the bridegroom should come to live with the bride's family 2.... and tell us that they are doing well. I know this is not always true although they always tell us that everything is fine with them. i know they also have difficulties and problems. They just do not tell us because they don t want us to 3. It's easier for my husband. He has ears which dont hear, a mouth which doesnt speak, and eyes that dont see News about my childrens problems doesnt make my husband as sad. He doesnt bother about what is happening around us and to our children. He never says anything about them 4. All of them remain my children in spite of their long absence Although they are often away for a long time, I love and care about them as always because they are my children 5. In my day, if I were to put on a pair of trousers like they do now, lightning would strike me When I was young, I surely would be punished by God if I ever wore the kind of trousers they wear today 6. My eyes do see--- they see more than they should. My ears do hear---they hear more than is good for me Im not what my wife says I am. I do see and hear---I see and hear too much evil, too many ugly and terrible things, things that I wish i did not have to see and hear And this is not good for me 7. Still the land could not tie them down or call them back4 15）tie sb down to sth: restrict sb to certain conditions Children do tie you down, don’t they? tie sb up: ---bind sb with rope, etc so that he cannot move or escape --- (use passive) occupy sb so that he has no time for other things I’m tied up in a meeting until 3 p.m.. 16）pass sth on to sb: hand or give sth to sb else, esp after receiving or using it oneself I passed her message on to her mother. Pass the book on to me when you’ve finished with it. pass sth down: (esp passive) pass sth from one generation to the next We gained much knowledge which has been passed down over centuries. pass sth up: (infml) refuse to accept a chance, an opportunity, etc. Imagine passing up an offer like that! III．Language Skills Practice 用 afford, now and then, mind, bleed, barter, replace, litter, fashion, spring(v.), occur, pass sth. on to sb.，tie sb. down 及相关短语编写／讲述一个小故事。 IV． Sentence Paraphrase 1.My husband moved into our house as is the way with us in Esarn. (When we got married) my husband came to live in our house. It was the tradition here in Esarn that the bridegroom should come to live with the bride’s family. 2.… and tell us that they are doing well. I know this is not always true. … although they always tell us that everything is fine with them. I know they also have difficulties and problems. They just do not tell us because they don’t want us to worry. 3. It’s easier for my husband . He has ears which don’t hear, a mouth which doesn’t speak, and eyes that don’t see. News about my children’s problems doesn’t make my husband as sad. He doesn’t bother about what is happening around us and to our children. He never says anything about them. 4. All of them remain my children in spite of their long absence. Although they are often away for a long time, I love and care about them as always because they are my children. 5. In my day, if I were to put on a pair of trousers like they do now, lightning would strike me. When I was young, I surely would be punished by God if I ever wore the kind of trousers they wear today. 6. My eyes do see--- they see more than they should. My ears do hear---they hear more than is good for me. ---I’m not what my wife says I am. I do see and hear--- I see and hear too much evil, too many ugly and terrible things, things that I wish I did not have to see and hear. And this is not good for me. 7.Still the land could not tie them down or call them back