Grammar：Turn
【明報專訊】Pat: Did the school magazine team invite you to join?
Bill: Yeah, they did but I think I'm going to turn it down. Writing isn't really my thing.
Pat: That's okay! What other extracurricular activities are you thinking of?
Bill: Well, I'm thinking of turning back to my love for painting and joining the art club.
Pat: That's fantastic! When do you plan to turn in your application form?
Bill: I'll turn it in tomorrow and start exploring my creativity with the art club. Can't wait to turn my imagination into beautiful artworks!
■English highway﹕
Turn (smth/smone) down
To refuse an offer or request
E.g. She turned down the opportunity to work in Singapore. ●
Turn back
To return in the direction you have come from, or to make someone do this
E.g. We have to turn back, or else we will face danger. ●
Turn in
To go to bed
E.g. I usually turn in at about midnight. ●
Turn in [smth]
To return something to an organization or a person in authority
E.g. Please turn in your completed forms next week. ●
Turn in (smone)
To take a criminal to the police, or to go to them yourself to admit a crime
E.g. The hit-and-run driver turned himself in to the police the day after the accident. ●
Turn (smth/smone) into (smth/smone)
To change and become someone or something different, or to make someone or something do this
E.g. The Incredible Hulk is a character in a comic who turns from a scientist into a two-metre-tall monster.
■Gear up
1. My mum always _____ the most ordinary of ingredients _____ the most delicious of dishes.
2. The weather became so bad that they had to __________________.
3. The official showed up to tell her to _________________ her library books.
4. Given her qualifications, it is unlikely that her medical school application will be__________________.
(Answers on next text)
■Glossary
invite (v) 邀請
fantastic (adj) 非常好的
creativity (n) 創意
ordinary (adj) 普通的
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[Smarties' Power English 第411期]
