6. as a result of: because of As many as 2, 500 people died as a result of the earthquake and the ensuing tidal waves As a result of the pilots' strike, all flights have had to be cancelled. 7. spin: v. to make(thread) by twisting(cotton, wool, etc. ) produce in a threadlike form They spun a coin to decide who should start 标志牌在风中打着旋儿。 (The sign was spinning round and round in the wind Collocations somebody' s head is spinning 头昏脑胀 I was pouring with sweat, and my head was spinning 我汗流浃背,头昏脑胀。 spin a tale/storylyarn 编故事 The old sailor loves to spin yarns about his life at sea. 那老水手爱信口开河地讲他的航海生涯 spin off (从旋转体中)甩出;派生出 The wheel spun off and the car crashed into a tree. 车轮甩了出去,汽车撞到一棵树上。 spin out 拉长;拖延;使(金钱)尽可能多维持些日子 He spun out his speech for an extra five minutes 他把发言延长了5分钟 We were able to spin our money out until the end of our holiday 我们能使钱维持到假期结束。 CF: spin, rotate, revolve& roll 这些动词均有“转动”、“旋转”之意。 spin指沿内轴迅速而连续旋转,或沿外部一个点作快速圆周运转。 rotate强调指物体围绕自己的轴或中心旋转,即自转。 revoⅣve强调指物体围绕本身以外的中心旋转,即公转。 ro指某物在平面上滚动或翻滚 (Directions: )Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. 1)The ballinto the street. rolled) (2) The Earth on its axis once every 24 hours. rotates (3) The boy was around in his father's desk chair spinning) (4)The Earth round the sun. revolves) 8. coordinate: V. to make(people or things) work together, especially so4 6. as a result of: because of *As many as 2,500 people died as a result of the earthquake and the ensuing tidal waves. (=As a result of the pilots' strike, all flights have had to be cancelled.) 7. spin: v. to make (thread) by twisting (cotton, wool, etc.); produce in a threadlike form *They spun a coin to decide who should start. 标志牌在风中打着旋儿。 (=The sign was spinning round and round in the wind.) Collocations: somebody's head is spinning 头昏脑胀 *I was pouring with sweat, and my head was spinning. 我汗流浃背，头昏脑胀。 spin a tale/story/yarn 编故事 *The old sailor loves to spin yarns about his life at sea. 那老水手爱信口开河地讲他的航海生涯。 spin off （从旋转体中）甩出；派生出 *The wheel spun off and the car crashed into a tree. 车轮甩了出去，汽车撞到一棵树上。 spin out 拉长；拖延；使（金钱）尽可能多维持些日子 *He spun out his speech for an extra five minutes. 他把发言延长了 5 分钟。 *We were able to spin our money out until the end of our holidays. 我们能使钱维持到假期结束。 CF: spin, rotate, revolve & roll 这些动词均有“转动”、“旋转”之意。 spin 指沿内轴迅速而连续旋转，或沿外部一个点作快速圆周运转。 rotate 强调指物体围绕自己的轴或中心旋转，即自转。 revolve 强调指物体围绕本身以外的中心旋转，即公转。 roll 指某物在平面上滚动或翻滚。 (Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. (1) The ball ___into the street.(= rolled) (2) The Earth _____on its axis once every 24 hours. (= rotates) (3) The boy was _____ around in his father's desk chair. (= spinning) (4) The Earth ____round the sun. (= revolves) 8. coordinate: v. to make (people or things) work together, especially so