words and expressions
Unit 2
set off
1) being a journey;startI will set off early to avoid the traffic.2) cause(sth.) to explodeIt's the custom for Chinese people to set off fireworks during the Spring Festival.Collocation:set off for holidays               出发去度假set off for a place (eg.Shanghai)    动身去某地
in spite of
in spite of :regardless of Jack went to school in spite of the heavy snow.In spite of 和 despite二者意义相同，后面均跟名词，能够交换。不过，despite 本身是介词，不能与of 连用。We had a wonderful holiday in spite of /d ...