高考复习(一)人教版高一(上)语言点Unit5-8(人教版高三英语上册教案教学设计)
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1 scene n.(戏剧)一场,一景; (电影、广播等)一场;(戏剧)场景,布景(5)
This play is divided into three acts, and each act has three scenes.
这个剧分为三幕,每一幕有三个场景。
景色,风景The scene is a perfect dream when you see the sun rising slowly in the east.
“观看太阳从东方慢慢升起,这种景色确实太美了。”
view scene Sight 辨析 都含“所看到的东西”的意思。
Sight Something worth seeing; a spectacle:值得一看的事物;风景:
the sights of London.伦敦的风光
Something unsightly:不雅观的事物: Your hair is a sight.你的头发很难看
view 系常用词, 指“能看到的或在视野之内的实物”, 如:
The view is cut off by the next building.旁边的楼房挡住了视野。
scene 指 “展现在眼前的风景、景色、景象”, 如:
The boats in the harbor make a beautiful scene.港内的船只构成了美丽的景色。
2 speed n.速度;速率(5)at a speed of eighty miles an hour以每小时80英里的速度
The speed of the car was frightening.这辆小汽车的速度真吓人。
vi. (sped[sped],speeded)迅速前进, 快行(along, down, up, across) [美]超速行驶
加速(up)
speed through wind and waves斩风劈浪向前进
The ambulance sped to the hospital.救护车快速开往医院。
He was arrested for speeding.他因超速行车
常用短语:at full[top] speed用全速, 开足马力尽力地; 尽快地
with all speed用全速, 开足马力 speed up加快速度
3 live with忍受(5)
“I don't enjoy the pain, but I can live with it.”“我虽然不以疼痛为乐,但还可以忍受。”
live up to真正做到,生活得无愧于
We will live up to what our parents expect of us.我们决不辜负父母亲对我们的期望。
Did the TV play live up to your expectations?这部电视剧有你期望的那样好吗?
live for为…而活着
live(与on连用)靠…生活
The minority in the primitive forest used to live on a diet of wild animals.
原始森林里的少数民族过去用野兽作为主食。
adj.活的,有生命的 有电的 炽热的;燃烧的:现场直播的现场直播的;
live coals.炽热的煤炭 a live animal活的动物
The cat was playing with a live mouse.那猫在玩一只活老鼠。
a live television program.现场直播的电视节目
adv.实况转播地 在现场地
The landing on the moon was telecast live.现场转播了登月行动
4 owe vt., vi.owed, owing(5)
(常与for连用)欠, 欠债
I owe you an apology.我该向你道歉。
I owe you for your help.我感谢你的帮助。
对…负有义务;感恩;感激
We owe our parents a lot.我们十分感激父母。
(常与to连用)归功于;由于
She owes her success to good luck.她把成功归功于幸运。
The young writer owed his success to his teacher's encouragement.
年轻作家把自己的成功归于他老师的鼓励。
vi.欠, 有支付[偿还]的义务(for)
He still owes for what he bought last summer.他去年夏天买东西欠的钱还未还呢 !
5 role n.角色任务; 作用(5)
the leading role主角
He played the role of the old king in our school play.
他在我们学校演的剧中扮演老国王的角色。
常用短语:play an important role in在...中起重要作用
play the leading role起主要作用, 起带头作用
play the role of(sb.)(在剧中)扮演(某人)角色
6 take after相似She takes after her mother.她长得像她妈妈。(5)
take back撤销;同意收回;同意回来
take over接任;接管;接收
take to喜欢;沉溺于;养成…习惯
to take to drinking沉溺于饮酒
take up开始从事;专注于;继续;接下去
He took up art while at school.他在学校时开始对艺术感到兴趣。
to take up one's story接着讲故事
take for当作;误认为 Do you take me for a fool?你以为我是个傻瓜吗?
We must not take it for granted that the board of the directors will approve of the investment plan.我们决不可想当然地认为董事会一定会批准这个投资计划的。
take in收留,收容(某人)改短(衣服);缩减尺寸;了解;领悟;欺骗;蒙骗
You can also take in some of the notable architectural monuments.
你也可以将一些著名的纪念性建筑包括在参观的项目中。
to take in a doctrine了解一种主义
take off脱掉(衣服);(飞机)起飞打折;作为折扣而减价:休假暂时不做(自己工作中的)应做的工作:I'm taking off three days during May.五月份我将会休假三天
took 20 percent off.优惠百分之二十
The plane took off at three o'clock.飞机三点钟起飞了。
take on雇用;聘用;开始显现;变得有;承担(工作、责任等)
took on extra responsibilities.担负了额外的责任
took on more workers during the harvest.在收获期间雇了更多的工人
take up 用尽,耗掉或占用:喜欢对…产生了兴趣或钟爱;开始从事(一项职业或行当):
The extra duties took up most of my time.额外工作耗费了我绝大部分时间:
take up mountain climbing.喜欢上登山运动
took up engineering.干起了工程设计这一行
6 turn (时刻)超过, 逾He has turned fifty.他已经五十岁了。
It has just turned half past two.现在刚过两点半。
7 apologize to sb.向某人道歉(6)
apologize to sb. for doing sth.向某人为某事(为做了某事)道歉
apologize for oneself为自已解辩或辩护
例 I apologized to her for stepping on her foot.我因踩了她的脚而向她道歉。
I apologized to the chairman for being late.我因迟到向会议主席道歉。
Apology Offer make an apology to sb. for sth.为某事向某人道歉
8 fault n.过失,过错(6)
Who broke the cup? It's my fault, I dropped it.谁把杯子摔了?这是我的过错,我摔的。
That's no fault of his.这不是他的过错。
“The fault lies with me, not with you.”“这是我的责任,不是你的责任。”
缺点;瑕疵“There seems to be some fault in the computer, and we're just looking into it.”“这台电脑好象有点毛病,我们正在检查原因。”
Your only fault is carelessness.你惟一的缺点是粗心大意。
习惯用语:at fault Deserving of blame; guilty:该受责备的;有罪的; 感到困惑; 不知所措
admitted to being at fault.承认有罪
find fault To seek, find, and complain about faults;挑错,找错寻找、发现和抱怨错处;批评:
found fault with his speech.挑他演讲的错
error mistake辨析
都含“错误”的意思。
error 强调“违反某一既定标准, 不经心而做了错事, 产生偏差、疏忽或行动上的错误”, 如:
an error in judgement 判断上的错误。
mistake 指“由于粗心、不注意或在理解、认识或判断上的不正确而造成行动或看法上的错误, 有时这种错误是无意的”, 如:I used your pen by mistake.我错拿了你的钢笔。
9 manner n.做事的方法;事情发生的方式;态度;举止(6)
Why are you talking in such a strange manner?你为什么用这种奇怪的方式谈话?
a very rude manner很粗鲁的态度
(pl) 礼貌;礼节It's bad manners to talk with a full mouth.嘴里吃着东西说话是不礼貌的。
You should have good manners all the time.任何时候都应该有礼貌。
10 leave alone不打扰防止打搅或干扰(6)
leave off停止;结束;停止做或使用
leave out省去, 遗漏, 不考虑
11 include vt.包括, 包含(7)
Price $14.90, postage included.价格14.90美元,邮资包括在内。
He had included a large number of funny stories in the speech.
他在讲话中加进了许多引人发笑的故事。
include强调“包括作为整体的一部分”, 即“同类包含”
如:The list included his name.这个名单上包括他的名字。
contain着重“其中确实包含有”, 即“不同类包含”
如:The bottle contains water. 这个瓶子里有水。
Pig iron may contain 4%of carbon.生铁可含百分之四的碳。
12 limit n.界限, 限度, 限vt.限制, 限定(7)
The speed limit is the fastest speed you are allowed to drive a car at.
限速是允许驾车的最快速度。
vt.(与to连用)限制;限定
My mother limits the amount of food that I eat.我母亲限制我的饭量。
The Constitution limits the President's term of office to four years. 宪法规定总统的任期四年。
limit the expense to 1,000 dollars把开支限制到1,000美元
习惯用语:within limits适度地, 有限地 without limit无限制地, 无限地
set a limit to限制, 控制 go beyond [over] the limit超过限度
13 restore vt.(使)恢复, (使)复元, 使恢复意识; 使 复职, (使)复辟, 使放回原位(7)
归还, 交还 修复[补]; 重建; 补正, 校补
restore sb. to consciousness使某人恢复知觉
restore sb. to life使某人苏醒过来
restore sb. to his old post使某人复职
restore the book to the shelf把书放回书架
renew restore refresh都含“恢复”、“更新”的意思。
renew 系常用词, 指“使已旧或已失去力气、活力等物变新或复原”, 如:
renew a stock of goods更新库存货物。
restore 指“把用旧、用坏的东西恢复原样”, 如:restore an old castle恢复旧城堡。
refresh 指“使恢复力量、精力”, 如:refresh oneself with a cold shower
14 ruin n衰败;毁灭;瓦解;废墟;破产(7)
We saw the ruins of the church.我们看见了这座教堂的废墟。
the ruin of his hopes他的希望的破灭
The building is in ruins.那建筑物已成断壁残垣。
Gambling was his ruin[the ruin of him].赌博是他堕落的原因。
in ruins成立废墟,遭到严重破坏
ruin vt. 毁坏;毁灭
She poured water all over my painting, and ruined it.她把水全倒在了我的画上,把画毁了。
使破产I was ruined by that law case.我被那场官司搞得倾家荡产。
习惯用语:be the ruin of成为...毁灭[堕落]的原因
bring sb. to ruin使某人失败; 使倾家荡产 go come to ruin毁灭, 灭亡; 崩溃; 破坏掉
in ruins成为废墟 ruin oneself毁掉自己
damage destroy ruin都含“破坏”、“毁坏”的意思。
damage 指“价值、用途降低或外表损坏等, 不一定全部破坏, 损坏了还可以修复”, 如:
The heavy rain damaged many houses.大雨毁坏了许多房子。
destroy 指“彻底毁坏以至不能或很难修复”, 如:
That town was destroyed in a big fire.那个城镇在一场大火中被毁了。
ruin现在多用于借喻中, 泛指一般的“弄坏了”, 如:
He knocked over a bottle of ink and ruined the table cloth.他打翻了一瓶墨水把桌布弄脏了。
15 weight n. 重量 What is your weight?你体重多少?(8)
by weight按重量计算 gain [lose] weight增加[减少]体重
put on weight体重增加, 发胖
16 point n.点, 尖端, 分数, 要点, ;含义vt.弄尖, 指向, 指出, 瞄准, 加标点于(8)
I don't see the point of waiting for her, she is probably not coming.
我不知道等她有什么意义,她可能不来了。
What is the point of discussing this issue further?这件事再讨论下去有什么意义呢?
in point of=With reference to; in the matter of:就…而言;关于…:
In point of fact, I never lived at the address stated on the form.
事实上,我从未在表中所填的那个地址居住过
to the point切题的,切中的有关正在讨论的事件的,或与正在讨论的事件有关的:
remarks that were to the point; rambled and would not speak to the point.
和本题相关的话;随便地乱讲却不讲与本题相关的
on the point of resignation;.正要辞职之时;
用处;用途There's no point in wasting time.耗时间没用。
17 score n.得分,二十, vt.把...记下, 刻划, 获得, 评价vi.记分, 得分(68)
The score in the football game was 4 - 1.足球比赛的比分是四比一。
Will you score for us when we play?我们打球时你给我们记分好吗?
three score of people六十人
scores years ago许多年前
18 no more than adv.只是
not more than n. 至多
than [用于rather, sooner, 之后]与其...(宁愿...)
I'd rather you came tomorrow than today.我宁愿你于明天来而不是今天来。
I would rather die than disgrace myself.我宁死不受辱。
[用于 other, else, anywhere 等之后]除...以外
They were given nothing other than dry bread and water for their evening meal.
他们晚餐仅仅分到干面包和水。
He did nothing else than laugh.他除了笑以外没做别的事。(他只是笑。)
[用于scarcely, hardly之后表示时间](刚刚...)就
Hardly had I finished telling the news than she began to cry.我还没有把消息讲完她就哭了起来。
19 give away背弃;泄露(秘密), 暴露;赠送, 分送;(7)
give in屈服, 投降, 退让(to);交[呈]上
give off(散)发出(蒸气), 发散(光线)
give out用完, 用尽;散[分]发;公布, 发表;精疲力竭
give over交给[付], 移交
give up放弃, 停[中]止;投降, 认输, 泄气
20 stand by在场;靠近;袖手旁观;忠于;信守(8)
to stand by one's promise遵守诺言
stand for代表,表示;意指;象征;容忍;允许;参加...的竞选
We will not stand for impertinent behavior.我们不会容忍不礼貌的行为
stand out明显;醒目;突出;杰出;坚持;支撑
to stand out a crisis挨过危机
stand up耐久;耐用;成立
Will the charge stand up in court?这个指控在法庭上能成立吗?
stand up for维护;拥护;支持
stand off远离;[美]疏开, 避开; 延期
1 argue vt., vi. argued, arguing
辩论argue a case辩论一个案子
They argued their actions had nothing to do with the riot, but I think that's debatable.
他们辩解道,他们的行为与这次骚乱没有关系,但我认为这话未必正确。
列举理由证明;认为
Others argue that more bus routes should be opened up because buses can accommodate more passengers.另外一些人认为应该开辟更多的公交路线,因为公共汽车载客多。
坚持,主张列举证明极力列举理由以证明;坚持或主张:
The speaker argued that more immigrants should be admitted to the country.
讲演者举出理由证明应该允许更多的移民入境
争论;争吵
He argued with Mary about the best place for a holiday.他和玛丽争论度假的最好地方。
说服,劝告说服或影响(他人),如通过提出理由:
argued the clerk into lowering the price.极力说服售货员降低价格
常用短语:argue about on over辩论[争论]某事
argue against反驳 argue sb. down驳倒某人
argue for赞成; 为...而力争 argue sb. into说服某人(做某事或接受某种意见)
argue sb. out of说服某人不做某事, 打消某种念头
2 fond adj.(与of连用)特别喜爱的
“Because she's fond of books and anxious for knowledge, she frequents the library.”
“因为她喜欢读书,渴求知识,所以经常去图书馆。”
“Jack's too fond of fun, so the boss doesn't like him much.”
杰克太喜欢闹着玩了所以老板不太喜欢他。
3 by way of=Through; via:通过;经由:
flew to the Far East by way of the polar route.经由极地航线飞往远东
As a means of:以…的形式:
made no comment by way of apology.以道歉形式末做任何评论
in a way在某种程度上;有保留地:
I like the new styles, in a way.某种程度上我喜欢这些新款式
从某一点上看:In a way, you're right.从某一点上看你是对的
in the way挡道地处在阻碍、阻挡或干涉的位置上
stand in sb. 's way 妨碍某人, 阻挠某人
on the way:在路上在旅程的路途中:
met him on the way to town; ran into them on the way.
去镇子的路上遇到他;在路上跑入他们当中
out of the way=remarkable.不寻常特征的;奇特的
不正确的;错误的:said nothing out of the way.不说任何不妥之辞
by the way顺便说, 附带说说
force one's way挤(出去), 冲(出去)
give way (to)让步; 退让;让位于
make way for为...让路
make one's (own) way前进, 繁荣, 兴隆; 发迹, 飞黄腾达
pave the way for为...铺平道路, 为...做好准备
no way[美口]无论如何不, 决不
under way在进行中, 发生; 在航行中
4 catch fire着火 cease fire停火 make a fire生火
take fire着火燃烧; 激动起来; 对...发生兴趣 play with fire玩火;冒险
under fire在炮火下; 受到攻击[批评, 责怪] fire at对... 开枪, 向... 射击
set fire to放火烧, 使燃烧; 使兴奋, 使激动 set on fire放火烧, 使燃烧; 使兴奋, 使激动
vt., vi射击 解雇You're fired.你被解雇了。
5 care vi. cared, caring喜欢;想
I don't much care about going to the party.我不太想去参加晚会。
My wife doesn't really care for tea; she likes coffee better.
我妻子其实不喜欢喝茶,她喜欢喝咖啡。
Would you care to visit us this weekend?你愿意本周末来我们这儿玩玩吗?
I don't care for him to read this letter.我不愿让他看这封信。
She cares for him very much.她非常喜欢他。
关心;顾虑You say you care about the poor, but you don't help them, you hypocrite!
你说你关心穷人,可你并不帮助他们,你这伪善者。
Can you imagine that the president of a large firm doesn't care much about dress?
你能不能想像一家大公司的总裁居然不太注意衣着?
She didn't care where her son went.她不关心儿子到什么地方去。
I don't care how far I'll have to go.无论走多远,我都不在乎。
We didn't really care whether won or lost the game.对这场比赛我们实际上并不在乎输赢。
照顾His son cared for him when he was ill.当他生病时,他的儿子照顾他。
care for喜欢
I don't care for tea.我不喜欢喝茶。
照顾;照料;抚养
He's good at caring for sick animals.他精心照料生病的牲畜。
Uncle Dick is very good at caring for sick animals.狄克大叔照管生病的动物,很在行。
6 regard n.关心, 致意, 问候, 关系
vt. 看待, 当作, 重视, 尊敬, 关系
I have always regarded him highly.我总把他看得很高。
You can't regard him as a friend but a business associate.
“你不能把他看作朋友,只是个生意合伙人。”
'Titanic' is regarded as his best film so far.
'泰坦尼克号'被认为是到目前为止他拍得最好的影片。
(pl) 致意;问侯
Give my regards to your parents.代我向你父母问好。
常用短语:with regard to [of](=in regard to)关于, 对于
without regard to [for]不顾, 不考虑
regard ...as...把...视为; 认为...是
give my best regards (to sb.)请代问候(某人), 请代向某人致意
7 lie vi. lay, lain, lying
躺,卧He was lying in the shade of the tree.他正躺在树荫下。
处于(某一位置)The factory lies to the west of town.工厂在小镇的西边。
lie vi.lied, lying
说谎I'm sorry I lied to you.我很抱歉向你撒了谎。
lie with=To be decided by, dependent on, or up to:由…决定,取决于,视…而定:
The choice lies with you.你来做出选择
8 share vt., vi.shared, sharing
(常与in连用)共用;分摊;共有
They share their joys and sorrows.他们同甘共苦
share responsibility共同负责 share a room with sb.与某人同居一室
(与in连用)参与
(常与out连用)分配
9 majority n.-ties(常与of连用)多数;半数以上
The majority of children in our class have brown eyes; only three have blue eyes.
我们班大多数孩子是棕色眼睛,只有三个是蓝眼睛。
The minority is subordinate to the majority.少数服从多数。
He was elected by a large majority [by a majority of 3240].
他以大多数票[超过对方3240票]当选。
常用短语:carry [gain] the majority赢得多数票
in the majority占多数, 拥有多数
10 stand by在场;靠近;袖手旁观
忠于;信守to stand by one's promise遵守诺言
stand for代表,表示;意指;象征;
stand in当替身;代替
stand out明显;醒目;突出;杰出;
坚持;支撑to stand out a crisis挨过危机
stand up耐久;耐用;成立
Will the charge stand up in court?这个指控在法庭上能成立吗?
stand up for维护;拥护;支持
We will not stand for impertinent behavior.我们不会容忍不礼貌的行为
11 exchange seats with sb.与某人调换一个座位
exchange experience交流经验 exchange greetings互相问候
exchange foreign money for Renminbi把外币兑成人民币
in exchange for以...换 make an exchange交换
exchange sth. with sb.与某人交换[调换]某种东西 exchange words争吵, 吵架
12 equal adj.(常与to连用)相同的
One li is equal to half a kilometre.一华里等于半公里。
It is equal to me whether he comes or not.他来不来对我都一样。
胜任的;经得起的
John is quite equal to the job of running the office.约翰很能胜任主理这个办事处的工作。
He is equal to this task.; He is equal to doing this task.他能胜任这项任务。
All countries, big and small, should be equal.国家不论大小, 一律平等。
He was equal to the occasion.他能应付这个局势 。
She did not feel equal to receiving visitors.她的身体不适, 不能接见客人。
13 knowledge n.知道;了解
a knowledge of French懂法语
熟悉She has a good knowledge of London.她对伦敦的情形很熟悉。
知识We go to school to get knowledge about many different things.
我们上学是为了得到关于各种事物的知识
14 come across偶遇;碰到 (= come upon)
We've just come across an old friend we haven't seen for ages.
我们刚碰到了一位多年不见的老朋友。
发生效果;受欢迎
Your speech came across very well.你的演说极受欢迎。
come along进展;进步;进行
How's your work coming along?你的工作进展如何?
追随;跟着来(= come on)
These visitors came along with some business men.这些旅客是和一些商人一起来的。
come in流行;时髦;上市
When did the short skirt first come in?短裙是什么时候开始流行的?
进入(比赛)(在比赛中)获得名次come in third
come out(照片上)显露;结果是
My sister came out well in that photograph.那张照片中我妹妹照得很好。
The stars came out as soon as darkness fell.天一黑,星星就出来了。
公开;问世;出版;被刊行
The news came out that king and queen suddenly fell ill.国王和王后突然生病的消息传开了。
The Asian countries along the coast of the Pacific all came out against the US new military base in Japan.太平洋沿岸的亚洲各国都宣布反对美国在日本的新军事基地。
When does John's book come out?约翰的书什么时候出版?
come to涉及;谈及
When it comes to politics I know nothing.谈到政治,我一无所知。
获致;到达;结束They came to the conclusion that they had made an unforgivable mistake.
他们得到的结论是他们犯了一个不可饶恕的错误。
The water came to my waist.水已达我的腰部。
The performance of the opera has come to its climax.歌剧的表演已经到达最高潮了。
总共;共计The bill came to $5.50.账款共计5美元50美分。
突然想起Suddenly the words of the song came to me.我猛然想起了这首歌的歌词。
come up with想出(计划、回答);作出(反应);产生
He couldn't come up with an appropriate answer just at the time.那时他想不出一个合适的答案。
15 difficulty n.-ties困难;艰难
This question is full of difficulties.这个问题困难很多。
Do you have any difficulty with English?你英语上有困难吗?
“At first, the government had great difficulty in persuading people to leave Rio and to settle in Brasilia.”“开始时,政府很难说服人们离开里约热内卢去巴西利亚落户。”
常用短语:be in difficulty有困难have difficulty in对...有困难
make no difficulty[-ties]无异议, 不反对, 不阻挠
with difficulty困难地; 吃力地 without difficulty容易地, 毫不费力地
16 consider vt., vi.
考虑;思考I am considering going abroad.我正在考虑出国。
The court would not even consider his claim for the old man's legacy.
法庭根本不会考虑他所提出的对老人遗产的要求。
认为;以为
I consider it a great honor.我认为这是极大的荣幸。
We consider that the driver is not to blame.我们认为这不是司机的过错
considers waste to be criminal.认为浪费是有罪的
17 separate adj.区别的;不同的;单独的;孤立的;各 自的
They have gone to separate places.他们去了各不相同的地方。
The children sleep in separate beds.孩子们分别睡在各自的床上。
vt., vi.-rated, -rating分开; 离开;脱离;隔开,阻隔
The two children separated at the end of the road.两个孩子在路的尽头分手了。
A fence separated the cows from the pigs.围栏把奶牛和猪分开。
separate the good ones from the bad ones把好的和坏的分开
常用短语:be separated from和...分离开, 和...分散
separate divide都含“分开”的意思。
separate 指“把原来在一起的人或物分开”, 如:
S-those two boys who are fighting, will you?(你)把那两个打架的孩子拉开, 好吗?
divide 指“施加外力或自然地把某人或某物由整体分成若干部分”, 如:
divide the candies among the children给孩子们把糖块分开。
18 on board在船上,在公共交通工具内
We went on board the ship.我们登上了轮船。
Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened.
飞机上的人都很着急,而且我们急于想了解出了什么事。
vt., vi.上船;坐船;搭乘(公共交通工具)
He boarded the bus.他上了公共汽车。
包饭;供膳,供膳宿
She arranged to board some students from the university.她供一些大学生膳宿。
常用短语:above board诚实地, 公开地, 光明正大地
go on board上船; 上飞机, 上火车
go on the boards当演员 go by the board从甲板上落水
19 experience un.经验
gain experience in ...获得...经验
learn by [from, through] experience从经验中学到[懂得]
man of experience有阅历[见识]的
Cn 经历,阅历Please tell us your experiences in America.请你告诉我们你在美洲的经历。
vt. 经历; 感受 experience difficulties [setbacks]遭到困难[挫折]
be thoroughly [poorly] experienced in在...方面十分有[缺乏]经验
20 destroy vt.毁坏, 破坏;打破(希望, 计划), 使失败
The houses were destroyed by a fire [a flood, an earthquake].房屋被火灾[水灾, 地震]所毁。
The heavy rain destroyed all hope of a picnic.大雨打破了野餐的一切希望。
damage destroy ruin都含“破坏”、“毁坏”的意思。
damage 指“价值、用途降低或外表损坏等, 不一定全部破坏, 损坏了还可以修复”, 如:
The heavy rain damaged many houses.大雨毁坏了许多房子。
destroy 指“彻底毁坏以至不能或很难修复”, 如:
That town was destroyed in a big fire.那个城镇在一场大火中被毁了。
ruin现在多用于借喻中, 泛指一般的“弄坏了”, 如:
He knocked over a bottle of ink and ruined the table cloth.他打翻了一瓶墨水把桌布弄脏了。
21 live in fear.生活在忧虑之中 He was shaking with fear.他害怕得直发抖。
担心;顾虑There is no fear of his getting any injury.他不会受伤的。
vt., vi.惧怕,害怕;担忧 Never fear!不用怕!;别担心!
I fear that you'll be late if you don't go now.如果你现在不走的话,我担心你会迟到。
22 get in touch with和...取得联系
in within touch of在...能达到的地方, 在...的附近; 可以接近的, 可以做到的
in touch with同...有联系 lose touch with和...失去联系, 对...变得生疏
out of touch with同...失去联系, 与...没有通信;对...不了解
23 opportunity n.-ties机会;时机
I have been offered a job. It's a great opportunity.我找到了一份工作,这是一个很好的机会。
I'll have another opportunity to visit the exhibition next year.
明年我们还有一次机会参观这个展览会。
have little opportunity to do sth.有[没有, 很少有, 有不多的]做某事的机会
take the opportunity for doing sth.乘机做某事
24 strike vi., vt. struck, striking
打;击He struck me with a stick.他用棍子打我。
使突然成为;使出其不意地成为I was struck all of a heap.我大吃一惊。
打火;划火柴
突然想到; 猛然悟到An idea suddenly struck me.我心中忽然产生一个念头。
罢工The workers were striking because they wanted more money.
工人们在罢工,因为他们要求增加工资。
on strike处于工作停顿状态的:
25 work out算出(总数)to work out a sum算出总数
带来好结果;有预期的结果Things will work themselves out.事情会有好结果的。
运动;锻炼to work out daily with sparring partner每天和拳击陪练员练习
work out a plan.制定计划 out of work没有工作的;未被雇用的
work on继续工作, 设法说服, 影响;从事于, 致力于 work at从事, 致力于, 钻研
Unit 5
1 consideration
n. 重要性
n.考虑[U][(+for/to)]
That matter is under consideration.那件事正在考虑之中。
Before writing your answers please give careful consideration to the questions.
请在回答之前仔细考虑一下问题。
需要考虑的事;动机,原因[C]
Price and quality are the two chief considerations.价格和质量是两个主要考虑的问题。
体贴;关心[U][(+for)]
He showed no consideration for his wife.他不体贴他的妻子。
习惯用语
be under consideration在考虑中
give one's careful consideration加以慎重考虑
in consideration of考虑到, 由于;以作...的谢礼, 酬劳
leave out of consideration没有考虑, 忽略
on no consideration决不
out of consideration for出于对...的考虑; 体谅
take into consideration把...考虑进去
the first consideration第一要件, 头等要事
under no consideration不假思索, 轻率
2 charge vt.索价;对...索费;课(税)[(+for)]
This store often charges only 65 US cents a dozen for large eggs.
一打大鸡蛋在这家店里常常仅卖六十五美分。
把...记入帐册,赊购[(+to)]
Don't forget to charge the money of the shoes to my account.
别忘了把鞋钱记在我帐上。
控告,指控[(+with)]
He was charged with stealing.他被控犯有偷窃行为。
指责;谴责 [+that]
The statement charged that their actions violated the agreement.
声明指责他们的行为违背了协定。
将(电池)充电
The battery needs to be charged.这电池需要充电了。
vi.索价;收费[(+for)]
The store doesn't charge for delivery.该店免费送货。
n.费用,价钱,索价[C][(+for)]
The charge for admission is US$5.入场费五美元。
掌管;照顾;责任[U]
控告,指控[C][(+against/of)]
He was arrested on the charge of robbery.他因被控犯有抢劫罪而被捕。
at one's own charge(s)自费, 用自己的钱
have (the) charge of负责..., 主管...
in charge of 负全责, 经管, 照顾;在...掌管之下, 由...经管
in the charge of sb.由某人负责, 由某人照料[管理]
on the charge of因...罪, 因...嫌疑
3 blame:可以用作动词和名词,主要义项有:归咎于;责怪;责任等。作动词没有用语言责骂的意思。构成短语:blame sb. for…“因某事责备某人”;blame sth. on sb.; put/ lay the blame on sb.“把某事归咎于某人”;be to blame (for…)注意该短语中的不定式to blame为主动形式,但表示被动意思。
Eg. He blamed me for my carelessness.
Comrade Li is not to blame for the accident.
注意:比较scold表示唠唠叨叨地“数说”,而不是用肮脏语言骂人。一般多用于母亲对孩子、妻子对丈夫等情况。
Eg. The mother scolded the boy for not cleaning up his room.
4 loss n.丧失;遗失[U]
He suffered a temporary loss of memory.他暂时丧失了记忆。
损失;亏损(额)[C][U]
It is a great loss to her.这是她的巨大损失。
His death means a great loss to science.他的死是科学的重大损失。
输,失败[U][C]
The loss of the first game did not discourage them.
第一场比赛的失败并没有令他们沮丧。
短语:
at a loss ①低于成本的:sell the merchandise at a loss.赔本卖出货物
②迷惑的;不解的:I am at a loss to understand those remarks. 我不理解那些话
make a loss亏损
stand the loss赔偿损失, 承受损失
suffer losses遭受损失
5 annoy:用作动词,主要表示“打扰;使烦恼”的意思。构成短语:annoy…with sth./by doing sth.; be annoyed with/at…。
Eg. These flies are annoying me.
Don’t annoy your neighbor by singing loudly at night.
She was annoyed with him because he was late.
注意:同义词:trouble。比较:interrupt“打断某人的话”,
6 associate vt.联合, 结交; 加入
由...联想到..., 把...联系起来
associate one thing with another把某一事与另一事联系起来
We associate China with the Greet Wall.我们想起中国, 就联想到长城。
习惯用语
associate oneself with加入; 参与; 与...发生联系
associate with和...来往, 和...共事, 同...联合; (在思想上)同...联系在一起
7 appeal vi.呼吁,恳求[(+to/for)][+to-v]
He appealed to me for help.他向我求援。
He appealed to his friends for support.他请求朋友支持。
诉诸,求助[(+to)]
We will appeal to a great variety of sources of information.我们将求助于多种资料来源。
有吸引力,迎合爱好[W][(+to)]
The idea appealed to Mary.这主意正合玛丽的心意。
【律】上诉[(+to/against)]
He appealed against the five-year sentence he had been given.
他对被判五年徒刑提出上诉。
习惯用语
appeal to向...呼吁[请求];投合...的心意; 引起...的兴趣;诉诸(武力)
appeal to sb. for为...向某人呼吁[请求]
8 profit:可以用作名词和动词。主要义项有:收益;利润;赢利;益处;从……吸取教训;得益于某事物。用作名词构成词组:earn/make a profit“赢利”;gain profit“获益”。用作动词时的结构为profit by/from doing sth.
Eg. They’re only interested in a quick profit.
They make a profit of ten pence on every copy they sell.
He profited greatly from his year abroad.
I have profited from your advice.
We gained a lot of profit from your advice.我们从你的建议中获益匪浅。
注意:用作名词,表示“利润;赢利”时,既可是可数名词也可是不可数名词;表示“益处”时,为不可数名词。
9 attach vt.装上,贴上,系上[(+to)]
He'll attach the label to your luggage.他会把标签系在你的行李上。
使依附;使附属[(+to)]
This hospital is attached to the medical college nearby.这个医院附属附近的那所医学院。
(与oneself连用)使参加;使附着[(+to)]
He attached himself to the expedition.他参加了那个探险队。
把...归于[(+to)]
How can you attach the blame for this accident to the taxi-driver?
你怎么能把这次事故的责任归于出租车司机呢?
注意:在表示“系、拴”的意思时,还可以用fasten和tie。表示“系在……的上面”,可用短语attach/fasten/tie… to…。
attached adj.依恋;爱慕be attached to…;
10 deliver:用作动词,主要义项有:递送;传送;引渡;自首;发表演讲等。常用结构为deliver…to…。
Eg. The mailman delivers the mail twice a day in this area.
He delivered himself to the police.
He delivered a long speech.
11 make sense, make sense of
make sense讲得通,有道理,有意义,是明智的,是合理的
make sense of搞清...的意思
12 figure, shape
figure n.数字;人像;肖像;图表;人影 v.出现;(out)计算出;理解;推想
shape n.形状;(模糊的)人影=figure v.做成某物的形状
figure as扮演...角色
figure down算出; 弄清, 了解
figure in算进; 参加; 包括进; 参与; 与...有牵连; 在...出现; 在...担任一定角色
figure out算出, 估计, 推测; 解决; 了解, 领会到; 断定
figure out at总共..., 合计...
figure up把...总加起来
13 get across 使通过;讲清楚, 使人了解;触犯; 与...搞坏关系
Get down to开始认真考虑; 着手办理(某事)
get over越[爬]过;克服; 忍受;复原, 痊愈;
get through 完成;及格;通过;用尽[完];打通(电话)
get through to(通过电话、无线电等) 与......联系; 与......通话;使......了解
get through with完成, 干完
Unit 6
1 quit vt.离开;退出He quitted Paris after a week.他一周后离开了巴黎。
放弃[+v-ing] He has quit smoking.他已戒了烟。
解除,免除[(+of)]She finally quit herself of fear.她终于消除了恐惧。
【美】停止[+v-ing]Quit muttering!别嘀咕!
【口】辞职I'm going to quit next week.我将在下周辞职。
a.摆脱了...的,了结的[(+of)]
I gave him money to be quit of him.我给了他钱为的是要摆脱他。
习惯用语
be quit of摆脱, 脱离, 免除
quit it[美俚]死
2 burden n.[C]重负,重担;负担,沉重的责任
The old man bent with a heavy burden on his back.老人因背着重负而弯腰。
vt.加重压于,加负担于,烦扰[(+with)]
The government burdened the nation with heavy taxes.政府使国民负担重税。
加负荷于,使载重[(+with)]
He was burdened with a large bundle of magazines.他吃力地捧着一大捆杂志。
3 desperate a.情急拼命的,铤而走险的
A desperate man will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
一个亡命之徒为了达到自己的目的什么事都做得出来。
His failure made him desperate.他因失败而铤而走险。
危急的;绝望的
He was desperate when he lost all his money.当他丢了所有的钱时,他绝望了。
极度渴望的 [(+for)][+to-v]
He was desperate for work to provide for a large family.
他渴望有个工作,挣钱供养子女众多的家。
4 accustom vt.(常后接oneself或用被动式)使习惯(于)[(+to)]
These people are accustomed to hard work.这些人惯于艰苦的工作。
Adapt to adjust to
5 leave behind:留下, 遗留, 超过
Eg. Wait - don’t leave me behind.
It won’t rain; you can leave your umbrella behind.
相关归纳:(1)leave …alone丢下……不管;不理会
Eg. Leave me alone.
(2)leave off使停止;戒除;省去
Eg. When will the snow leave off?
He left my name off the list.
(3)leave out遗漏;漏掉;删除;忽视
Eg. This word is wrongly spelt; you’ve left out a letter.
Don’t leave me out!
(4)leave over推迟
Eg. These matters will have to be left over until the next meeting.
注意:fall behind“落后”。
6 keep up:不低落, 维持, 继续
Eg. Keep up your courage.
Will the fine weather keep up?
How much does it cost you to keep up your large house and garden?
相关归纳:(1)keep out (of…)不让……进入
Eg. They have shut the door and mean to keep us out.
(2)keep off离开;避开
Eg. Keep off the grass!
I hope you’ll keep out of trouble while I’m away.
(3)keep back阻止;扣留
Eg. She was unable to keep back her tears.
A certain percentage of your salary is kept back by your employer as an insurance payment.
注意:keep up with赶上,不落后。
7 lose one’s way:迷路
相关归纳:(1)find one’s way找到路,设法到达
(2)feel one’s way摸索前进
(3)fight one’s way奋勇前进
(4)make one’s way向前进;成功
(5)force one’s way强行
注意:lose one’s way也可以用get lost表示同样的意思。
8 go about走来走去, 四处走动;着手或忙于(工作)
to go about cultivating the wasteland开始垦荒
go after追求, 设法得到; 追捕
go against 反对, 违背, 不利于
go ahead 先走, 走在前面; 继续前进;进步[展]; 成功;
干吧, 说吧, 开始干
go for 去拿[喊, 找, 请], 尽力得到;拥护, 支持, 赞助
to go for a job求职
She doesn't go for men of this type.她不喜欢他这种类型的男人
go in for 从事于;爱好, 追求, 沉迷于;参加, 加入
Young people should never simply go in for material comforts.年青人永远也不应一味地追求物质享受。
go over 越[渡]过; 走完; 转向(to); 改变立场; 车(翻倒)
复习; (仔细)检查; 审阅; 研究
go through 通过(考试等); 经过;审阅; 检查;经历(困难、痛苦等), 忍受
go without没有...也忍受过去
go off爆炸;(爆竹、铃等)响中断; 熄灭
unit 7
词组
1.care for 关心
2. want all day off 想放一整天假
3. leave…alone 不管,不理会
4 Bring in profits 对某人有益, bring in profits
5. open one's heart freely自由地敞开心扉
6 be in want of 缺乏
7 close up 停歇,关门
8 be concerned with 与…有关
9 display one's sympathy for sb 表现对…的同情
10. have no eye for 对…不感兴趣
11. comment on sth 评论某事
12 read as follows内容如下
13. have an eye for 有眼力,把眼睛盯着,关注; 能判断;能欣24. 赏
14. date back to 追溯到,追忆到
15. get sth wrong 把某事搞错了
16. of late近来,最近
17 on the contrary 相反
18 toast to…为…干杯
19. weigh… by gain 根据利益权衡
20 be well off富裕
21. with confidence自信地
22. do harm to sb 对某人有害
23. be sentenced to 8 years in prison被判8年徒刑
24. be guilty of doing sth有…之罪
25. hand over交出
26. take no notice of不注意
27. attend to照顾,护理
28 at the hands of在…手下
29. do justice 公平对待
30. want revenge for想为…报仇
31. for fear of由于害怕,生怕,以免
32. upon arrival在到达时
33. be on sb's side支持某人
34answer for为…而受责
35. do wrong to sb对某人不公平,冤枉某人
部分知识点讲解
1 conscience n.良心;是非感
have a good/clear conscience问心无愧
have a bad [guilty, an evil] conscience有愧于良心, 内疚
according to one’s conscience = in all conscience凭良心
tell one's conscience说心里话
2. admit (admitted) vt.承认;准许…进入; 容纳=seat/hold/contain vi.容许;承认
admit sb./sth into /to …允许某人进入…获准入学
admit sb./sth. to be adj. 承认。。。是。。
admit sth/ doing 承认…
admit (to sb.) that –clause 向某人承认。
短语admit sb. as的意思为“接纳某人为……”
3. abundant adj.大量的,充足的; 丰富的,富裕的 be abundant in = be rich in= be well supplied with
①There is abundant rainfall in our hometown./ ②Fish are abundant in the lake.
③Iraq is abundant in oil.
4.occupy vt.占(空间/时间), 占用; 使忙碌,使全神贯注;占领,侵占=take/seize;担任(职务)=hold
occupy oneself with / (in) doing sth. be occupied with/ (in) doing sth.
①The table occupies a lot of space.(takes up)
②Is this seat occupied?(taken)
③His lecture occupied two hours.(took)
④The newcomers are occupied in writing letters home.(are busy writing/ are engaged in writing)
⑤the enemy-occupied areas
⑥He occupies an important position in the government.(holds)
occupied adj.在使用中;已占有;不空闲
5.close up (暂时)关闭 down (永久性的或长期的)关闭
6. be badly off穷的,境况不好的;缺少的
cf: be well off= be rich
7 anyhow= anyway:adv. “无论如何;无论怎样”,可以位于句首,也可位于句尾。
Eg. It’s too late now, anyway/anyhow.
Anyway, you can try, even if there’s not much chance of success.
8 care for:关怀, 照顾, 愿意,
相关归纳:care about忧虑;关切;关心;惦念
注意:在表示“喜欢、关心、照顾”时,两个短语意思和用法基本相同。在表示“介意、在乎”时,只用care about,特别在后跟v.-ing时,不用care for。但在表示比较客气、委婉的“要不要……”意思时,用care for。
9 standard, level
standard n. 标准;水准;规格;规范;业务水平
adj. 标准的;符合标准的;公认为权威的
below standard不合格的, 标准以下的
come up to the standard达到标准
double standard双重标准, 不同标准
fall short of the standard不够标准
up to the standard合格, 达到标准
standard of living生活水准
level n.水平线;水平面;级别;水平
adj. 水平的;平坦的;同等标准的
10 in want of:需要;缺少
Eg. The house is in want of repair.
相关归纳:for/from want of由于缺少
In honour of 为向...表示敬意 为庆祝
In memory of纪念
In favor of赞成(支持
In face of面临(不顾,公开反对,在...面前
Unit 8
词组
1. make sense of 弄懂…的意思
2. in other words 换句话说;换言之
3. take risks/a risk 冒险
be at risk=in danger
at the risk of 冒着……的危险
risk doing 冒险做某事
4.experiment with 进行试验;进行实验
5.piles of 一大堆;一大批;一大团
6. knock sb / sth down 撞倒
7.that is to say 也就是说
8. fall behind 落后 fall sick / ill fall down跌倒 fall over 摔交 fall into 陷入; 跌入 fall off 掉下 fall back 后退;退让 fall asleep
9 .communicate with 与…联系;与…交流
10. distinguish…from… 把与区别开来
11. adjust to 调整;调节;使适合;使便于使用
12. in the process 在进行;经过;在…过程中
13 in common (团体)共同的;公有的16.make mistakes 犯错误
14.take patience to 有耐心去做….
15. come across 偶然遇见
16. regardless of…不顾 /不管 /不关心…
17 all of a sudden =suddenly
18. be concerned about
19. be anxious about / to do be eager for / to do be curious about
20. more than + 数词 = over more than + n. =only more than + v. =very,深为
more than can/could = not more than + adj./ adv. = very非常
more than one = many a 不止一个
21. get stuck/burnt/hurt/dressed/separated/
washed/changed/lost/married/drunk
句型以及部分知识点讲解
1 stick:可以用作名词和动词,名词的意思为“棒,棍”。作动词时构成短语stick to多表示“坚持原则、计划、诺言、决定等”,还有“继续做某事”的意思。其宾语多是名词rules, plan, idea, promise, decision等。
Eg. Though we all think the plan should be changed, the manager still sticks to his own idea.
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
You must stick to the task until it is finished.
其短语有:stick out“伸出;突出”;stick up“突出;伸出;竖立”。
注意:insist也可表示“坚持”。其用法为:insist是及物动词,其后常接宾语从句,这时它有两个含义:(1)“坚持认为”,其宾语从句要用陈述语气;(2)“坚持要求”,其宾语从句要作虚拟语气,即“should+动词原形”。insist on则表示“坚持做某事”,某宾语常用动词-ing形式或名词。介词on也可改用upon,意思不变。
无论insist还是stick都不能与动词不定式连用。
【口】(通常用于疑问句和否定句)容忍,忍受[+v-ing]
I can't stick such people.我无法容忍那种人。
【口】被...难住;以...困住
Are you stuck over your algebra?你的代数题做不下去了吧?
习惯用语
at a stick为难, 困惑
be stuck上当, 受骗;被困住
be stuck withover被...缠住无法摆脱, 遇到困难无法进行下去
get stuck in全神贯注吃饭或工作; 使劲干
2 acquire.“取得,获得”指通过漫长的过程逐步获得或学到。
She acquired a knowledge of French.
He has acquired a good knowledge of history in these few years.
Gradually we acquired experience in how to do the work.我们逐步获得了做这工作的经验。
学到;养成
She has mastered English grammar and acquired a large vocabulary without the help of a teacher.她在没有老师指导的情况下,掌握了英语语法,学到了大量词汇。
acquire knowledge of求得...的知识
achieve完成;达到目的,赢得名声
win打败对方;赢得胜利
gain获得(奖项)=win;赢得(财富、经验);增加;改善
3 Regardless of their theories , …(p67.para1)
He says what he thinks, regardless of other people’s feeling. 他想到什么就说什么,毫不考虑别人的感受。
1. knock down:击倒, 拆卸, 拍卖出
Eg. She was knocked down by a bus.
These old houses are going to be knocked down.
The painting was knocked down for $5,000.
相关归纳:(1)knock at敲……
(2)knock against撞击Eg. The pickpocket knocked against me on purpose.
(3)knock into撞到……身上
Eg. He knocked into the teacher when he rushed into the classroom.
(4)knock over推翻 Eg. You’ve knocked over my drink!
4 where引导的地点状语从句
If I hear another word from you,you will go where it is really cold.
要是再听到你说一个冷字,我就叫你到真正冷的地方去。
where在此引导地点状语从句,修饰主句的谓语,表示“在……地方;到……地方;无论什么地方”。要注意和where引导定语从句的区别,引导定语从句时,修饰表示地点的先行词(名词)。
例:He left the key where it lay.他把钥匙放在了原位置。
The official policy encouraged people to stay where they were.
政府的政策鼓励人们待在原处。
Please just sit where you want.你想坐哪里就坐哪里。
链接提示
(1)wherever和everywhere也可以用来引导地点状语从句。如:
He is kindly received wherever he goes.
Everywhere I went,people were very happy.
(2)where和wherever可置于possible或necessary之前,其含义为when或whenever
All the experts agree that,wherever possible,children should learn to read in their own way.
5 adopt用作动词,主要有“收养;采纳;采取;吸收”等
例:Having no children of their own they decided to adopt an orphan.
他们因没有亲生儿女,决定领养一个孤儿。
Paul’s mother had him adopted because she couldn’t look after him.
保罗的母亲因为自己无力抚养他,便把他送给别人收养了。
He is their adopted son.他是他们的养子。
Our school has adopted a new teaching method.我们学校采用了新的教学法。
We’d like to adopt your idea.我们想采纳你的意见。
链接提示
短语adopt sb.as...还有“挑选某人作为……”的意思。名词为adoption。
6 .fall behind该短语既可以是及物动词短语,也可以作不及物动词短语,表示“落后;掉队;推迟(和with连用)”等。
例:Be quick,or you will fall behind.快点,不然就掉队了。
France has fallen behind Germany in coal production.法国在煤炭生产上落后于德国了。
Make sure not to fall behind with your rent,please.请不要拖欠房租。
链接拓展
fall into开始……起来。陷入;如:
They fall into lively discussion of the question.他们热烈地讨论起这个问题。
fall away离弃,脱离。如:
All his old friends fall away from him.他所有的老朋友都远离了他。
fall off跌落,减少。如:
He fell off the horse。他从马背上摔了下来。
fall ill患病。如:
His mother fell seriously ill in hospital.他的母亲在医院里病得很重。
fall back 后退;退让
7 .patience un.耐心;忍耐力
构成短语:be out of patience 对……忍无可忍
例:I haven’t the patience to hear your complaints again.我没有耐心再听你的抱怨。
She has no patience with people who are always grumbling.
她不能容忍那些常常发牢骚的人。
If you don’t stop making that noise,I’m going to lose my patience.
如果你不停止吵闹的话,我将失去耐心。
链接提示
patient adj. 有耐心的。构成短语:be patient with 对……有耐心。
8 consequence n.结果,后果[C][(+of)]
I'm quite willing to accept the consequences.我完全愿意承担后果。
重大,重要(性)[U][(+to)]
He is a man of great consequence.他是一个很重要的人物。
answer for the consequences对后果负责
as a consequence因而, 结果
in consequence因此, 结果
in consequence of...的结果, 因为...的缘故, 由于
of consequence有势力的; 重要的
take the consequences自食其果, 承担责任
1 advantage n.优势, 有利条件, 利益.
(1)优势;长处
Mary speaks good English, but she has an advantage because her mother is English.
玛丽英语说得好,因为她有一个有利条件,她妈妈是英国人。
Many women think this is an advantage for men.许多妇女认为这是男人的优越之处。
(2)利益;便利
Is there any advantage in getting there early?早到那里是否值得?
常用短语:take advantage of利用很好地使用;利用:占…的便宜自私地获利;剥削:
take advantage of all educational opportunities.利用一切教育机会
took advantage of the customer.欺骗消费者
to advantage有利产生良好效果;有利于:
The roses were displayed to advantage in a blue vase.玫瑰插在蓝色的花瓶中,产生了良好的效果。
be of advantage to对...有利 to sb.'s advantage(=to the advantage sb.)
gainhave anthe advantage over胜过, 优于
give sb. an advantage over使某人处于更有利的地位
turn out to sb.'s advantage变得对某人有利
turn sth. to advantage使转化为有利, 利用某事物
with advantage有利地, 有效地
2 disadvantage n.不利;不利条件
His inability to speak English puts him at a disadvantage when he attends international conferences.他不会说英语,这使他在参加国际会议时于不利的地位。
His bad health is a great disadvantage for him to get a good paid job.
他体弱多病对他求得一个薪水很高的工作很不利。
(be) at a disadvantage处于不利地位
put sb. at a disadvantage使某人处于不利地位
to sb.'s disadvantage对某人不利, 使某人吃亏
3 conduct n.行为;举止;举动;品行
His conduct disagrees with his words.他言行不一。
vt., vi.行为;举止;为人;表现;处理; 经营;引导;实施
Your children conduct themselves well.你的孩子们表现甚佳。
My aunt conducts her business very successfully.我的婶婶把企业经营得很成功。
conduct an experiment做实验
conduct a survey进行侦察 conduct an opera指挥乐曲
常用短语:under the conduct of在...指导[管理]下
4 chargevt., vi.要价;索价;要人支付;收费
The fruit seller charged me too much money.这个水果商要了我很多的钱。
How much did he charge you for repairing the bicycle?他修理自行车收了你多少钱?
(与to, up to连用)记账;在帐册等上记入…
Don't forget to charge the money of the shoes to my account.别忘了把鞋钱记在我帐上。
(常与with连用)责令;公开指责;控诉
He was charged with stealing a car.他被指控偷了一辆汽车。
命令;使负责
She charged me to look after her daughter.她要我负责看管她的女儿。
(与with连用) 使负责
装满;充满:
charge a furnace with coal.往壁炉里装炭
(常与up连用)使充电Does your car battery charged easily?你那辆汽车的蓄电池容易充电吗?
常用短语:in charge of负责
The chief engineer was in charge of directing the building of the subway.
主任工程师负责指挥地铁的建造工程。
in the charge of sb.由某人负责, 由某人照料[管理]
at one's own charge(s)自费, 用自己的钱
take charge of负责, 看管
under the charge of在...看管[负责]之下
charge with控告(某人)犯(某罪);[通常用被动态]给(枪、炮等)装上(弹药);使承担
5 prove
vt.证明,证实prove sth.
prove that Facts have proved that the creative power of the people knows no limits.事实证明人民的创造力是无穷的。
prove oneself (to be) +adj./n.
He proved himself to be a great scientist.
link-v. prove (to be)+adjn.
He proved a successful manager
The method / drug proved (to be) highly effective.这个方法/这种药证明是非常有效的。
The article has proved most useful.这篇文章证明非常有用。
He proved (to be) a doctor.他原来是个医生。
6 control
7 pick out挑选,选出:分辨从环境中辩认出;分辨出
picked out the best piece of silk.挑出最好的一匹丝绸
picked out their cousins from the crowd.从人群中认出他们的堂兄弟
pick on选择;(作挨骂或受罚对象)挑中(某人)
Why pick on me?为什么偏偏挑中我?
pick up捡起;获得;收听; 承载(客人,货物等); 学得通过学习或经历获得(知识):购买:染上(病):不经意得到随便或偶然地获得:
pick up speed加速
My radio can pick up France.我的收音机可收听法国广播。
The bus picks up commuters at three stops.公共汽车在三个站载送通勤者
picked up French very quickly.很快地学起法语来
8 sense n.
官能, 感觉, 判断力, 见识, ...感, 意义, 理性
vt.感到, 理解, 认识
He has a good sense of smell.他的嗅觉很灵敏。
A sense of humour is a great asset for a person. (喻)幽默感是一个人的宝贵资产。
He sensed that his proposals were unwelcome.他觉得他的建议不受欢迎。
常用短语:in a sense在某一方面;就某种意义来说
in no sense决不是, 决非
make sense有 意义;意思清楚;有道理
make sense of理解;懂;明白
bring to one's senses使头脑正常[清醒过来], 开导某人, 使醒悟
there is no [some] sense in doing...做...是没有[有一些]道理的[意义的]
9 doubt n.怀疑;疑虑;未确定 [常用复]疑虑, 疑惧
There is no doubt that he is guilty.毫无疑问,他是有罪的。
I have (my) doubts about whether he is the best man for the job.
我怀疑他是否做这项工作的最好人选。
Please dismiss all doubts about it.请打消对此事的一切顾虑。
不信任;不相信We have no doubt of his ability.我们相信他的能力。
vt., vi.不确定;疑惑;不信任;怀疑看来…不会;不相信
I doubt that he'll come.我不相信他会来。
常用短语:beyond doubt[常作插入语]毫无疑问
throw doubt on对...产生怀疑, 使人对...产生怀疑
make no doubt(of) (对...)毫不怀疑;that)一定要设法确定
no doubt无疑地; [口]很可能
without (a) doubt无疑地
Unit 17
1 inspire 鼓励;激励
inspire sb. with hope激起某人的希望
I was inspired to work harder than ever before
.我受激励比以往任何时候都更加努力地工作。
inspire sth. in sb.使某人产生某种感情; 激发某人的某种感情
inspire sb. with sth.使某人产生某种感情; 激发某人的某种感情
inspire sth. into sb.把某种思想灌输给某人
2 mean adj.低劣的, 卑鄙的, 普通的, 吝啬的, 简陋的,不舒服的
vt.意谓, 想要, 预定 vi.用意, 有意义
I meant to give you this book today, but I forgot.
我本来打算今天给你这本书的,可是我忘了。
Peter's father was very mean; he never gave Peter any new clothes.
彼得的父亲很小气,他从不给彼得添新衣服。
He means this house for his daughter.他预定把这栋房子给女儿。
He was meant for [to be] a doctor.本来是准备把他培养成为医生的。
习惯用语:(1)be meant to do照道理[照规矩]应该必须;得要;
(2)Do you mean to say ...?你的意思是说...吗? 难道...吗?
(3)What do you mean by ...?你这是什么意思?
(=What on earth do you mean by ...?) 你怎么胆敢...? 你怎么竟然...?
(4)mean much [a great deal] to sb.对某人很重要; 对某人很可贵
(5)mean sb. for准备让某人干某工作
3 just in the corner
4 threaten vt., vi.恫吓;威胁
His father threatened to beat the boy if he stole again.
男孩的父亲威胁说如果他再偷东西的话,就要揍他。
预示…的恶兆;使有…的危险
The river of liquid rock threatened to surround him completely, but Tazieff managed to escape just in time.这股岩浆威胁着要将他团团围住,但泰哲夫还是设法及时躲开了。
5 die down渐弱,消退没劲了;平静了:
The winds died down.风渐渐平息了
die off相继死亡种群突然急剧的衰减:
Rabbits were dying off in that county.在那个地区的兔子相继死亡了,直至灭绝
die out灭绝完全的灭亡;灭绝:
tribes and tribal customs that died out centuries ago.部落和部落文化在几个世纪前就消灭了
6 regret n.遗憾, 悔恨, 抱歉, 歉意 vt.为...感到遗憾, 后悔, 惋惜, 哀悼, 懊悔 vi.感到抱歉
I regret spending so much money on a car.我后悔在一辆小汽车上花这么多钱。
I regret to say I cannot come.很抱歉,我不能来了。
He told me with regret that he could not come to the party.他很抱歉地对我说他不能来参加这个聚会了。
Much to my regret , I'm unable to accept your kind invitation.我不能接受你盛情的邀请, 非常遗憾。
express regret at [for, over]对...表示可惜[遗憾], 为...表示抱歉
7 value n 价值, 估价, 评价, 价格, [数]值, 确切涵义
vt.估价, 评价, 重视;尊重;珍视
What is the value of your house?你的房子值多少钱?
Your help has been of great value.你的帮助很有价值。
He valued the ring at $80.他估计这枚戒指值80美元。
I value your advice.我尊重你的劝告。
of no value没有价值的
value at估(某物的)价为
8 term n.学期, 期限, 期间, 条款, 条件, 术语
a term of office任期
to get a term of seven years in prison被判7年徒刑
He was made captain of the football team for a term of one year.
他被推选为足球队队长,任期一年。
(pl) 合同或协议书的条件、条款、细则
come to terms with与…达成协议
If you agree to my terms -- free meals and good wages - I will work for you.
如果你同意我的条件,免费用餐并给高薪,我就为你工作。
习惯用语:come to terms屈服; 妥协; 达成协议; 接受条件, 对...采取将就态度
during one's term of office在任职期间
in terms of依..., 据...; 从...方面; 从...角度来讲; 关于, 在...方面, 就...来说
in the long term从长远观点来看
in the short term就眼前来说
keep terms with sb.和...继续谈判, 与某人保持友好关系
9 promise
break [go back] one's [a] promise违背诺言, 违约
give [show] promise有希望, 有前途
keep one's [a] promise遵守诺言, 守约
make [give] a promise答应, 许诺
of great [high] promise大有希望的, 前程远大的
promise well很有希望, 前景很好
10 bear vt., vi.bore, borne, bearing
载运;带走负荷;负重;生(孩子)生产(农作物或水果);忍受
Different trees bear different fruits.什么样的树结什么样的果。
He bears a grudge against me because I took his place in the office.
他对我怀恨在心,因为我取代了他在办公室里的位置。
to bear pain忍痛
bear with容忍;忍耐
We have to bear with his bad temper because he is a bit frustrated these days.
我们不得不容忍他的坏脾气因为这些日子他有点灰心丧气。
11 hang vt., vi.hung; hanging悬挂
to hang a picture on the wall把画挂在墙上
I hung my coat (up) on a hook.我把外套挂在挂钩上。
吊死hanged
12 fame n.名声, 名望 vt.(常用被动语态)使闻名, 使有名望, 盛传
ill fame丑名, 恶名
The city is famed for its scenic spots.该市以风景优美著称。
Famed adj.闻名的, 有名的, 出名的; 负有盛名的
be famed for以...出名
come to fame成名
Unit 18
1 settle vt., vi定居;使定居
My son has settled happily in America.我儿子已在美国愉快地定居了。
安置;安顿We are settled in our new home.我们住入新居。
落下;栖息The insect settled on a leaf.一只昆虫落在一片树叶上。
使平静,使安静,使镇静
Wait until the excitement has settled down.等到兴奋的情绪镇静下来再说。
决定,确定;解决
We have settled who will pay for the meal.我们已经定了由谁来付饭钱。
They settled the dispute among themselves.他们自己把这个争论解决了。
〈法〉和解
偿清,付还Please settle your account immediately.请立刻结清你的欠帐。
常用短语:settle one's affairs最后一次安排好自己的事
settle down安顿下来过稳定有序的生活:
He settled down as a farmer with a family.他与一家人安顿下来务农
平静变得不紧张或安静
settle for勉强接受尽管不完全满意也能接受:
had to settle for a lower wage than the one requested.不得不接受一个比所需低的工资
2 voyage n.航程, 航空, 航海记, 旅行记 vi.航海, 航行 vt.渡过, 飞过
journey trip tour voyage expedition都含“旅行”的意思。
journey 应用范围很广, 指“有预定地点的陆上、水上或空中的单程长、短途旅行”, 一般来说, 它着重指“长距离的陆上的旅行”, 如:
He decided to make a journey to New York by air.他决定乘飞机去纽约。
trip 为一般用语, 指“任何方式的, 从事业务或游览的旅行”, 往往着重于“短途旅行”, 在口语中, 可与journey 互换, 如:
He made a trip to the Great Wall yesterday.昨天他游览了长城。
tour 指“以游览、视察、购物等为目的的旅行”, 常含有“最后回到原出发点”的意思, 如:
He is going to make a round-the-world tour.他要周游全球。
voyage 主要指“乘船作水上旅行”, 也可指”空中旅行”, 如:
He got seasick during the voyage.在航行中他晕船。
excursion 指“娱乐性的短途旅行”, 如:
She went on excursion to the West Lake.她到西湖去游玩了。
expedition指“有特定目的的远征或探险”, 如:
They're going to make an expedition to the South Pole.他们要去南极探险。
3 possession
Un.有, 所有, 拥有; 占有
[pl. ]所有物; 财产, 财富;
a man of great possessions富人
personal possessions个人财产
How did you get possession of it?你是怎样得到它的?
He gave up possession of the house.他放弃了这房子的所有权。
常用短语:in possession of sth.占有某物
in one's [sb.'s] possession (=in the possession of sb.)(某物)为某人所占有[持有]
take possession of获得, 占有; 购得;占据, 占领
3 make up弥补, 虚构, 缝制, 整理, 包装, 和解,化妆;补足;组成
She made up her face to look prettier.她把脸化了妆以便看上去漂亮些。
The boy made up a story; it was not true.男孩编了个故事,这故事不是真的。
make up a bed整理床铺
make up for补偿
How can we make up to you for what you have suffered?我们如何补偿你所遭受的损害?
make up for lost time补回失去的时间
make over更改;修改〈法〉转让财产
Can you make over this old shirt?你能修改这件旧衬衫吗?
His wealth was made over to his children.他的财产已移交他的孩子们了。
make out勉强了解;开出,写(支票、账目等)成功;有(友好)关系;理解, 懂得
辨认出;声称;伪装;把…说成
He immediately sat down and made out a check.他立刻坐下来开了一张支票。
How did you make out with your classmates?你和同班同学关系如何?
He makes out he's younger than me.他声称比我年轻。
make of懂得;了解;解释
I can't make of what he wants.
make it及时到达;成功
make one's way前去;去
make into制成, 做成; 使转变为
make from [make up from]用...制成, 用...做成
4 relation n.关系, 联系, 叙述, 故事, 亲戚
Some of my relations, my mother's aunt and uncle, live in America.我有些亲戚,如我母亲的姑姑和叔叔,住在美国。
关系;联系the relation between wages and prices工资和物价的关系
in [with] relation to关于...,就...而论
have relations with和...有(某种)关系
make relation to提及..., 读到...
relationship n.亲戚关系
‘Do you know her relationship to that girl?’ ‘She's her sister.’
“你知道她和那个女孩有什么亲戚关系吗?”“她是她的妹妹。”
关系;联系The teacher has a very good relationship with her students.
这位老师和学生们关系很好。
5 beyond prep.在(到)...较远的一边, 超过, 那一边 adv.在远处
prep.在(到)…较远的一边
What lies beyond the mountains?山的那一边有什么?
晚于;超过This work is beyond my grasp.这件工作非我力所能及。
Don't stay there beyond midnight.不要过了午夜还留在那儿。
为…所不能及;多于;超出
Understanding this article is beyond my capacity.我看不懂这篇文章。
The fruit is beyond my reach.那个果子我够不着
It is beyond me.[口]我能力所不及; 我不能理解。
beyond sb.为某人所不能理解
6 off adv.离开, 在远方, 离去, 分离, 中断, 完成
prep.从...离开, 脱离
to drive off开走 cut off the gas关上煤气 Turn the light off.把灯关掉。
相距,隔着12 nautical miles off12海里以外 several years off隔好几年
不工作,休息 have Sunday off星期日休息
Keep off the grass.勿践踏草坪。
The ship was blown off course.船被吹离了航道。
We are going off the subject.我们离题了。
在离…海的附近an island off the coast of southeast东南沿海的一个岛屿
7 sign n.标记, 符号, 记号, 征兆, 迹象, 征候
v.签名(于), 署名(于)~, 签署
身势,姿势;信号He made a sign for me to follow him.他向我示意跟着他(走)。
告示;标语; 牌示,牌子The sign by the road said ‘No Parking'.路边的牌子上写着“禁止停车”。
迹象;征兆;征候There are no signs of life about the house.这房子没有有人住的迹象。
Sign mark都含“标记”、“征兆”的意思。
sign 系常用词, 指“具有一定含义的任何有形或无形的符号或标志, 它的表示可以是实物、表情、动作、文字、语言及任何痕迹或征兆”, 如:
There is a stop sign at an intersection .在交叉路口处有停车标志。
mark 指“为某一目的有意作的标记”, 也指“无意留下或自然形成的痕迹”, 如:
Suffering left its mark on his face.苦难的经历在 他脸上留下了痕迹。
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10 recognize:用作动词,有以下义项:认出;承认;分辨出。
Eg. Though she changed so much, I recognized her at first sight.
They recognized him to be a great leader.
Do you recognize (=make out) his handwriting?
注意:recognize, realize和know的区别:recognize=know again; make out“认出;分辨出”;realize=come to know“意识到”;know“认识”
11 comfort:表示“舒适;安慰”时为抽象名词,表示“令人感到安慰的人或事”时为可数名词。Eg. He lives in great comfort. 他生活极为舒适。
It is a comfort to know that she is safe.得知她平安无事,是一个安慰。
comfortable adj. 舒服的。Eg. The chair is comfortable to sit in.
12 pick out:精心挑选;辨别出;
Eg. She picked out the shoes that match the dress.
Can you pick out your brother in the crowd? I managed to pick out the passage.
相关归纳:(1)pick at申诉;指责;吃一点点
Eg. His mother picked at him for being lazy.
The sick woman just picked at the food he brought.
(2)pick on选择某人
Eg. The teacher always picked on me to answer a hard question.
(3)pick up拾起;让乘客上车;驾车接某人;恢复;偶然得到;接收广播
Eg. I picked up the book on the ground.
I’ll pick you up at your home.
After staying in hospital for long, the patient was advised to go to the seaside to pick up his health.
It’s easy for my radio to pick up VOA English.
He picked up some French while he was away on a business trip in Paris.
(4)pick over慎重地调查;仔细地检查
Eg. He picked over a basket of apples.
13 bring out:使显示, 出版, 生产, 说出
Eg. Difficulties can bring out a person’s best qualities.困难可以显现一个人的最佳品质。
She has brought out two new books at the same time.
The company is bringing out a new kind of soap.
相关归纳:(1)bring up抚养;提出;呕吐
Eg. He has brought up five children.
He was ill and brought up his dinner.
(2)bring down使价格降低
Eg. I don’t know what brought down the price of clothing.
(3)bring about引起;导致=cause to happen
Eg. What brought about the forest fire?
(4)bring in引进;赚取
Eg. The new policy brings in a lot of new fashion.
The sale brought us in over $1000.那笔买卖使我们赚了一千多美元。
We have brought in a good grain harvest for three years on end.我们已经连续三年获得了粮食丰收。
(5)bring forward提出;提议;把…提前(= put forward)
We'll bring the party forward.我们要把晚会提前
Eg. Now I’d like to bring forward the question of funds.我现在提出资金的问题。
(6)bring back带回;使忆起
Eg. The landscape brought back my hometown which I had left five years before.
注意:bring out在表示“出版”的意思时,相当于publish,
为及物动词短语。而短语come out表示“出版”的意思时,为不及物动词,不能用于被动语态。Eg. When does John’s new book come out.
bring out生产;制造to bring out a new kind of soap生产一种新肥皂
使显露to bring out the worst in sb.使(某人)显露其最丑恶的一面
(7) bring off办成功
Though it was a very difficult job, Helen was able to bring it off successfully ahead of schedule.
尽管那项工作很艰巨,海伦还是成功地提前完成了任务。
(8) bring up教育;养育;提出;引出;呕吐
to bring up the question提出问题
(9) bring on引起;导致
Working out in the rain for a long time may bring on a fever.
在雨中工作很长时间可能使人发高烧。
The use of natural fertilizer can bring the crops on nicer than the use of chemical fertilizer.
使用天然肥料比使用化肥使庄稼长得更好。
14 “花费”的句型还有:sb. +spend +money/time +on sth./(in) doing sth.; sb. +pay money +for sth.; It takes sb. some time to do sth.; pay money for sth.; buy sth. for money
15 go on doing, go on to do, go on with, continue
go on doing sth.指继续做同一件事。
go on to do sth.指接着做另外一件事。
go on with sth.指继续同一件事,此时with后能接名词、代词,不能跟v.-ing形式。
continue继续同一件事,也可以是另一件事。该词有以下用法:a. continue +n; b. continue doing/to do; c. continue (to be) +adj.
Unit 17--18
13 admire:用作及物动词,主要义项有:赞赏;佩服;称赞等。
Eg. I admire him for his sincerity. 我钦佩他的诚实。
Don’t forget to admire the baby.不要忘了夸奖那婴儿。
其名词为admirer赞美者; admiration感叹;钦佩;赞美
注意:admire和envy的区别:envy的侧重点在于强调“羡慕和嫉妒”
14 turn to:转向, 变成, 求助于
Eg. He turned to me and said hello to me.
If you are in trouble, please turn to me.
相关归纳:(1)turn on/off开/关(电器、煤气等)
(2)turn up开大;调高(音量、煤气等);露面
Eg. He hasn’t turned up yet. Will you turn up the radio?
(3)turn down关小;调低(音量、煤气等);拒绝
Eg. Our request for a pay rise was turned down again.
(4)turn out关掉;熄灭;结果是;证明;生产
Eg. The day turned out fine.
It turned out that he had never been there.
The factory can turn out 1,000 cars a day.
(5)turn over翻地;翻身;翻倒;仔细考虑
Eg. The farmers turned over the soil with a fork to destroy the weeds.
He turned over in the bed and couldn’t fall asleep.
He turned it over in his mind.
(6)turn against背叛;反抗
Eg. For this many of his former friends turned against him.
注意:turn to短语中的to为介词,后面不能使用动词原形。相似的还有:devote…to…;pay attention to;refer to等。但是,He turned to go out.的意思为“他转身走了出去。
15 so far, as far as, so far as
so far“到目前为止”,常跟现在完成时连用。可置于句首,句中或句末。
as far as=so far as“直到;同样运的距离”,as far as既可用于肯定句,亦可用于不定句,而so far as仅用于肯定句,也可表示“就……而言,至于”,两者可互换。
Exercises:
(1). _____ we have learned English for six years.
(2). Your work has been good _____ this year.
(3). We didn’t go _____ the others.
(4). _____ I know he will be away for three months.
(5). He will help you _____ he can.
16 deal with, do with, do without
do with为及物动词短语。用于特殊疑问句时一般用what引导。含有“处理;处置”“对待(不用被动语态)”“以……将就(不用被动语态)”“放置(常用过去时或完成时态,不用被动语态)”“忍受(与cannot连用,不用被动语态)”等意思。
do without的意思为“没有……也行;将就”“用不着”。
deal with为及物动词短语。用于特殊疑问句时一般用how引导。主要义项有:对付;处理;论及……(和do with同义,主要区别在于特殊疑问词);相处;与……交易(不用于被动语态)
Exercises:
(1). Your clothes are worn out. What did you _____ them?
(2). He didn’t know what to _____ the property his father had left.
(3). The new teacher didn’t know what to _____ the class.
(4). Butter was so expensive that we had to _____ margarine(人造奶油) in those days.
(5). What have you _____ papers for the meeting?
(6). I cannot _____ the loud noise.
(7). We cannot _____ a telephone in our business.
(8). There wasn’t any coffee left, so we had to _____.
(9). He knows well how to _____ children.
(10). I think the problem should be _____ quickly.
(11). This book _____ ancient history of China.
Unit 13
1 fever n.发烧;热度;狂热;兴奋
in a fever of excitement大为兴奋
be in a fever在发烧
send sb. into a fever of excitement使某人感到极度兴奋
2 energy n.精力, 活力; [pl. ]干劲, 劲头, 力气, 能力【物】能, 能量
be full of energy精力充沛, 精力旺盛
the sources of energy能源
an energy crisis能源危机
energy budget能源预算
force strength power energy都含“力”的意思。
force强调“力所产生的实际效果”, 如:
The law should remain in force.法律应当有效力。
strength 指“体力”、“力量”、“强度”, 如:
He is a man of great strength。他是 个大力士。
power 指“能力”、“权力”, 着重“行动所根据的能力或职权”, 如:
It's beyond my power.它超出了我的职权。
energy 原是物理学上的术语“能量”, 用于人时则指“精力”, 如:
He worked with great energy.他以巨大的精力工作。
3 choice n.挑选;选择;抉择
She had to make a choice between the two dresses.她得在两件衣服中选择一件。
She is the people's choice for Prime Minister.她是人民选出来的首相。
常用短语:a great choice of大量可供选择的 (物品等)
at one's own choice随意挑选, 自由选择
for choice凭喜爱, 根据选择
have no choice but[后跟动词不定式]非...不可, 除...之外别无他法
make a choice选择
without choice无选择地, 不分好歹地
choose vt., vi.chose, chosen, choosing
挑选;选择
Who did you choose as the new member of the construction committee?
你选谁当建设委员会的新委员?
She chose to study chemistry.她选择了学化学。
choose three from [among, out of] these books从这些书中选三本书
C-me a good hoe.替我选一把好锄头。
决定;拿定主意;愿意, 宁愿 [后跟不定式]
He chose not to go home.他决定不回家了。
His uncle chose to settle in the countryside.他叔父决意在乡下定居。
chose to fly rather than drive.决定乘飞机去而不是开车去
常用短语:as you choose随你喜欢; 听你的便
cannot choose but不得不,只好
4 fit adj.(与for连用)合适的,适宜的
a fit food for men对人合适的食物
This food is not fit for your visitors.这食物对你的客人来说不合适。
“After the interview, the employer concluded that she was fit for the job.”
面试后老板下结论说她能胜任这项工作。
健康的;结实的
Do you feel fit?你觉得身体好吗?
He runs to keep fit.他跑步为了保持健康。
vt., vi.-tt-合适;合身
Her new shoes didn't fit so she took them back to the shop and changed them for another pair.
“她那双新鞋不合穿,所以她去商店换了一双。”
Your clothes fit well.你的衣服很合身。
This coat's a beautiful fit to you.这件外衣对你非常合身。
安装;装备 fit。。。on。。。
to fit new locks on the doors给门装上新锁
使适合
Her height fitted her for basketball.她身材高适合打篮球。
辨析:match 多指大小,色调,形状,性质方面的搭配
fit 多指大小,形状合适
suit 多指合乎需要,口味,性格,条件,地位等
1)We must find carpets that’ll _________the curtains.
2)The new coat ________me well.
3) No one can ________her in knowledge of classical music.
4) He ________his speech to his audience
5 gain vt., vi.获得,得到
He quickly gained experience.他很快就有经验了。
Only after ten years in the country did she gain her citizenship.
她在这个国家住了十年后才取得了公民身份。
(常与in连用)获益,增加
He gained weight after his illness.病后他的体重增加了。
6 painun.痛苦;悲痛
His bad behaviour caused his parents a great deal of pain.
他的不良行为使他的父母感到非常痛苦。
cn痛;疼痛He had a pain in his head.他头疼。
He has pains / a pain / pain in the shoulders.他两肩痛疼。
cn苦恼;烦闷; 讨厌的人;讨厌的物;厌恶(只用单数)
She's a real pain.她真是一个令人讨厌的人。
(pl) 辛苦;努力“No pains, no gains.; No gains without pains.(谚)”不劳则无获。
We must give him sth. for his pains.我们必须给他点什么以便酬报他的辛劳。
常用短语:give sb. a pain[美]令人讨厌, 惹人生气, 使人感到不舒服
No pains, no gains[谚]不劳无获。
spare no pains不遗余力, 不辞劳苦, 全力以赴
take pains费尽力气, 煞费苦心, 尽力设法 with great pain煞费苦心地
7 bit n.小块;少许
There's a little bit of time left.只剩一点儿时间了。
He dug the garden bit by bit.他一点一点地挖园子。
片刻Wait a bit!稍等片刻!
I was just going out for a bit when my uncle came.我正打算出去一会儿,可我舅舅来了。
习惯用语:a bit (of)
有点;稍微The modern opera was a bit of a disappointment; we expected it to be much better.
这部现代歌剧有点令人失望,比我们想象中的差得多。
I'm a little bit tired. Let's take a short rest.我有点累了。让我们休息一会儿。
a bit (of) 一点儿也(不)I'm not a bit tired now.我现在一点儿也不累。
A: Sorry to have bothered you. B: Not a bit (of it).
甲:对不起,打扰你啦。乙:哪儿的话!
Really, David is not a bit like his brother as far as generosity is concerned.
的确,就慷慨大方这一点来说,大卫确实一点也不象他哥哥。
bit by bit一点一点地;逐渐地
8 advise
9 lie
10 base n.
底部, 基础, 根据地, 基地, 本部, 基数, (运动)出发点
vt.以...作基础, 基于...
adj.卑鄙的, 低级的,伪造的 a base coin伪造的硬币
That company has offices all over the world, but their base is in Paris.
这个公司的办事处遍布全世界,但本部在巴黎。
vt.based, basing(与on, upon连用)根据;基于
This news report is based entirely on fact.这篇新闻报导是完全根据实际情况写成的。
11 probable adj.
(常与that连用)很可能的;可能发生的;或然的
A storm is probable today.今天可能会有暴风雨。
It is probable that he has forgotten our appointment.很可能他是忘了我们的约会了。
likely possible probable意思都含“可能的”。
likely 系常用词, 指“从表面迹象来看很有可能”, 如:
a likely young man一个有希望的青年
She is not likely to come next month.她下月很可能不来。
possible 指“由于有适当的条件和方法, 某事可能发生或做到”, 强调“客观上有可能”, 但常含有“实际希望很小”的意思, 如:
It is possible to go to the moon now.现在有可能登上月球。
probable 语气比 possible 强, 指“有根据、合情理、值得相信的事物, 带有‘大概’、‘很可能’”的意思, 如:
l don't think the story is probable.我觉得那故事不大可能。
12 similar adj.相像的,相似的;近似的
My new dress is similar to the one you have.我的新衣服和你的那件相似。
All big cities are quite similar.所有的大城市差不多大同小异。
13 respect n.
(与of, for连用)尊敬;尊重
to show respect to those who are older尊敬长者
The students have great respect for their history teacher.
学生们非常尊敬他们的历史老师。
关心;注意to pay (have) respect to关心
(pl) 敬意;问候
Give my respects to your wife.请代我向你太太问好。
常用短语:in all respects无论从哪方面来看
in respect of关于;就…来说
pay one's respects拜访
without respect to不管;不考虑
with respect to谈到
give one's respects to向...致候
have respect for尊敬[重], 重视
have respect to牵 涉到, 关系到;注意到, 考虑到
out of respect for sb.出于对某人的尊敬
Unit 14
1 custom n.习俗;风俗;习惯
His custom was to get up early and have a cold bath.
他的习惯是早起,然后洗个冷水澡。
(pl)(用作sing.)关税
(pl)(用作sing.)海关
At the airport; the customs officers searched his case.在机场,海关人员检查了他的箱子。
Habit custom都含“习惯”的意思。
habit 指 “个人由于自然条件、社会环境、爱好或经常接触而导致习以为常的行为或特性”, 如:Smoking is a bad habit.抽烟是种坏习惯。
Habit n.(常与of和动名词连用)习惯;习性
to have habit of smoking during meals有吃饭时吸烟的习惯
It is not easy to break off a bad habit.要改掉一个坏习惯不容易。
custom 指“经过一段时期在某人、一国、一地区或一个社会中形成的传统的习惯或风俗”, 如:In China the custom prevails in eating dumplings on New Year's Eve.
在中国, 除夕晚上吃饺子的风俗很盛行。
2 allow vt., vi.允许,准许
Smoking is not allowed here.此处不准吸烟。
Allow me to introduce Miss Mary.请允许我介绍一下玛丽小姐。
The government servants aren't allowed to accept rewards.公务员不得接受酬谢。
给予;使得到
allowed him £1000 for expenses给他每年1000 英镑的开销
We must allow that he is a good teacher. (We must allow him to be a good teacher.)
我们应当承认他是位好老师。
allow for考虑;顾及
We must allow for his inexperience.我们必须考虑到他缺乏经验。
It takes about two hours to get to their office building, allowing for possible traffic delays.
考虑到路上可能遇到的交通耽搁,到他们的办公大楼大约要花费两小时。
allow of容许; 许可
The situations allow of no excuse.形势不容许拖延; 形势刻不容缓。
allow of no excuse不容辩解
3 opinion n.意见;看法
He asked his father's opinion about his plans.他征求爸爸对他的计划的意见。
In my opinion, you're wrong.依我看,你错了。
What's your opinion?你的看法如何?
常用短语:in one's opinion按某人的意见, 据某人看来
in the opinion of照...的意见
4 the common people老百姓 common knowledge常识
common characteristic共同特点 common beam标准天平; 标准
a common saying俗话
in common共同, 共同享有的, 共同使用的
in common with和…一样
out of (the) common不寻常的, 特殊的
common ordinary general都含“普通的”意思。
common强调“常见的”、“ 不足为奇的”, 如:Colds are common in winter.感冒在冬天很常见。ordinary强调“平常的”、“平淡无奇的”, 如:His ordinary supper consists of only bread and milk. 他通常的晚餐不过是面包和牛奶。general意为“普遍的”、“一般的”, 如:This book is intended for the general reader, not for the specialist. 这本书是为一般读者写的, 不是为专家写的。normal指“正常的”、“正规的”、“常态的”,
如:the normal temperature of the human body 人的正常体温
5 alive adj.活的,活着的
The fish we caught is still alive.我们捉的鱼还活着。
In most cases, both parents were still alive and still married to each other.
大多数情况下,他们的父母都还活着,而且仍然保持着婚姻关系。
活跃的
Although old she is still very much alive.她虽已年迈,但仍很活跃。
仍然存在的;仍然进行着的
The argument was kept alive by the politicians.政治家们还在继续争论那件事
alive with充满…的
The dead tree is alive with insects.这棵枯树上爬满了昆虫。
Living alive live意思都含“活的”。
living 用于生物时, 指“活着的”, 如:
Shelly was still living when Keats died.济慈死时, 雪莱还在世。
alive 指“活着的”、“在世的”, 着重于状态, 它用作表语, 或放有名词或代词后作定语, 如:
The spy was caught alive though he died from wounds the next day.
特务被活捉, 不过第二天便因重伤而死。
live 只用于物, 指“活的”, 如:
a live rat一只活鼠。
6 trick n.戏法;把戏;花样
窍门; 诀窍to learn the tricks of the trade
圈套; 诡计He got the money from me by a trick.他用诡计骗走了我的钱。
恶作剧 The children played a trick on their teacher.孩子们捉弄了他们的老师。
vt.(常与into连用)欺骗;坑人
He tricked me into giving him the money.他哄骗我给了他钱。
(常与out of连用)骗走
play a trick on a sb.诈骗某人; 开某人玩笑
trick sb. into [out of]骗人去...[骗取 ...]
7 give away背弃, 出买;泄露(秘密), 暴露; 赠送, 分送; 颁发
give off发出,放出(蒸汽、气味等)
give out分发;用完,用尽;精疲力竭; 公布,宣布;发表
Give the money out to the children.把钱分给孩子们。
Our food supply at last give out.我们的食物终于用完了。
His strength gave out.他已精疲力竭。
It was given out that he was dead.他的死讯已经公布。
give over交给,交付,交出
We gave him over to the police.我们把他交给了警方。
give in屈服, 投降, 退让(to);交[呈]上
give up放弃, 停[中]止;投降, 认输, 泄气
8 take in收留,收容(某人);包括;囊括;包含;改短(衣服);缩减尺寸;了解领悟;欺骗;蒙骗You can also take in some of the notable architectural monuments.
你也可以将一些著名的纪念性建筑包括在参观的项目中。
to take in a doctrine了解一种主义
take after相似She takes after her mother.她长得像她妈妈。
take back撤销;同意收回;同意回来
take for当作;误认为
We must not take it for granted that the board of the directors will approve of the investment plan.我们决不可想当然地认为董事会一定会批准这个投资计划的。
take off脱掉(衣服)
(飞机)起飞
The plane took off at three o'clock.飞机三点钟起飞了。
take on雇用;聘用;开始显现;变得有
Why don't you take on sb. your own size?你怎么不跟和你一样高的人较量?
Unit 15
1 missing adj.失去的, 不见了的, 下落不明的, 失踪的, 错过的
a couple of words missing缺的两三个字
There is a page missing.缺少一页。
2 would rather
3 after all in all above all at all
above all; after all; at all
above all意为“尤其是”、“首先”、“最重要的是”,常位于句首或句中,作插入语,起强调作用。如: But above all tell me quickly what I have to do.可首先快些告诉我该做什么。
A clock must above all keeps good time.时钟最重要的是必须走得准。
after all意为“毕竟”、“终究”、“终归”、“到底”,在句中位置较灵活。可位于句首、句中或句末。如: After all,your birthday is only two weeks away.毕竟,两周后就是你的生日。
He is,after all,a small child.他毕竟还是个小孩子。
He failed after all.他终于失败了。
at all用于否定句时,意为“丝毫;根本”,用于疑问句时意为“究竟;到底”,用于条件句时,常译为“当真;实在”。用于肯定句中,表示说话人的某种情绪或情感(如怀疑或惊奇等),意为“竟然”等。如:
He doesn’t like you at all.他根本不喜欢你。
Are you going to do it at all?你究竟做不做这件事?
If you do it at all,do it well.若你真要做这件事,就得做好。
I was surprised at his coming at all.他竟然来了,我很惊讶。
4 matter n.
事件, 问题, 物质, 内容, 实质, 原因, (印刷或书写的)文件, (文章或讲话等的)素材
vi. 有关系, 要紧
It doesn't matter if you are late.你如果迟到也没关系。
What does it matter ?那有什么关系?
It does not matter (if ...)(即使...也)不要紧
It doesn't matter about the price; buy it, whatever it costs.
价钱没什么关系; 不论多少钱都买。
常用短语:as a matter of fact实际上, 不瞒你说, 确实, 事实是
it is no matter that ...是无关紧要的
no matter不要紧, 没关系
the matter有问题, 有毛病
what matter if即使...又何妨
5 spendcosttake 表“花费”的辨析
6 on one’s /the way to (doing) sth. 正在做某事的过程中
表示时间”临近”的短语: be approaching;be coming;be on the way
be around the corner;be at hand
by the way 顺便问一下 in the way 防碍,挡道 under way在进行中, 发生; 在航行中
in this/that way以这/那种方式 in many ways在许多方面
by way of途经by way of London途经伦敦 out of the way反常的;异常的
all the way一路上, 沿路从远处, 特地;自始至终
feel one's way谨慎小心地进行 fight one's way奋斗前进, 打开一条道路
force one's way挤(出去), 冲(出去) give way (to)让步; 退让;让位于
make one's (own) way前进, 繁荣, 兴隆; 发迹, 飞黄腾达
in a way有几分, 稍微; 在某一方面; 在某种意义上; 在某种程度上
in any way无论如何, 在任何情况下 in no way决不, 无论如何不
7 cost 1) n. 成本,费用
reduce the production cost降低生产成本
the cost of living生活费用
2) n. 代价
at all costs任何代价
at the cost of…不惜以…为代价
3) vt. 使失去(生命,健康等)
His carelessness cost him his life
costly : adj. expensive: 昂贵的
8 for this once (=for once, just for once)就这一次; 破例一回
once again再一次 once and again一再, 再三
once in a while有时, 间或, 偶而
9 call on号召;呼吁;邀请;拜访;请求I'll call on him tomorrow.明天我去拜访他。
call for需要;要求;值得:取; 接;
My chauffeur will call for you at seven.我的汽车司机七点钟会到你那儿去取
The occasion calls for a cool head.这种场合需要冷静的头脑。
call off取消
The meeting has been called off.会议取消了。
call up召集;动员;使人想起 (= call upon)传人到法庭; 应征入伍; 打电话;
call in 回收使退出流通:邀请
calling in silver dollars.回收银币 call in a specialist.邀请一个专家
call out召唤:大声喊叫; 召集; 命令(工人)罢工;
call out the guard.将卫兵集合起来
call by[口]顺便到...去一下; 顺路访问
call over点名
10 pay off还清;偿清;结清工资解雇(某人);成功
Our plan certainly paid off; it was a great idea.
“我们的计划当然成功了,那是个很好的主意。”
pay back报复 (= pay off, pay out, serve out)
I'll certainly pay you back for what you did to me!
“你那样对待我,我一定要回敬你的!”
偿还;偿付
How can I pay you back for all your kindness?你的这番好意我该怎么报答呢?
11 attend vi., vt.注意;留意出席;到场
attend school上学
attend a lecture听讲课
attend church去教堂
attend (at) a wedding出席婚礼
attend on护理, 侍候, 陪伴, 伴随
attend to倾听, 注意, 留心;关心, 照顾, 护理; 办理
Unit 9
1 attend vt.出席参加; 上(学, 教堂)
attend a meeting [lecture]出席会议[听演讲, 听课]
attend a wedding [a funeral]参加婚礼[葬礼]
attend school [church]上学[教堂]
be well attended出席(听...)...人数很多
be attended by由...陪同; 由...照料
I will attend you to the classroom.我将陪你到教室去。
May good luck attend you!祝你幸运!
vi.出席,参加[(+at)] attend (at) a wedding 出席婚礼
照料,处理[(+to)]
I'll attend to the matter.我来处理此事。
护理;侍候[(+on/upon)]
注意,倾听;致力(于)[(+to)]
She didn't attend to what I was saying.她并不注意听我所说的话
【习惯用语】
attend on 服侍, 照料; 陪, 随从
attend upon 服侍, 照料; 陪, 随从
attend to 倾听, 注意, 留心 ;关心, 照顾, 护理; 办理
2 content a.满足的,满意的;甘愿的[F][(+with)][+to-v]
She seems content to live with him.她似乎很满意与他生活在一起。
He was content with his work.他对自己的工作很满意。
vt.使满足[(+with)]
Her answer seemed to content him.她的回答好像令他满意。
【习惯用语】
be content to do sth. 乐于做某事
be content with 沉迷[满足]于
to one's heart's content 心满意足, 尽情地 I ate to my heart’s content. 我尽情地吃。
content oneself with 满足于, 对...感到满足
3 access 接近,进入;接近的机会,进入的权利;使用[U][(+to)]
access broadcasting
向公众开放的节目播送(电台、电视台开放给少数民族或利益团体传递讯息或做宣传的节目播送)
Only a few people have access to the full facts of the case.只有少数几个人能看到有关该案全部事实的材料。
Citizens may have free accessto the library. 市民可以自由使用图书馆。
通道,入口,门路[C][U][(+to)]
The only access to their house is along that narrow road.只有沿着那条狭窄的路走才能到达他们的房子。
【习惯用语】
be easy [hard, difficult] of access 容易[难]接近
give access to 接见; 准许出入
have [gain, get, obtain] access to 得接近; 得会见; 得进入; 得使用
4 stress
n.压力;紧张;压迫[U][C][(+on)]
Susan was completely weighed down by the stress of examinations.苏珊被考试的压力压垮了。
under the stress of poverty 在贫困的压力下
着重;重要性[U][(+on)]
She lay great stress on proper behavior.她很强调行为端正。
time of stress 危难之际, 非常时期
【语】重音;重读[U][C][(+on)]
In the word “mother” the stress is on the first syllable.在“mother”这一字里,重音在第一个音节上。
vt.强调,着重
The English teacher stressed the importance of reading aloud.
英语老师强调了朗读的重要性。
I must stress that we haven't much time. 我必须强调我们没有多少时间了。
用重音读Stress the second syllable.重读第二个音节。
加压力于;使紧张
The weight of snow stressed the roof to the point of collapsing.
雪的重量压得屋顶快要塌了。
【习惯用语】
in the stress of the moment 一时紧张
lay [place, put] stress on 把重点放在...上; 在...上用力
under [driven by] the stress of 为...所迫; 为...所驱使; 处境紧张[困难]
5 responsibility n. 责任, 职责
【习惯用语】
be relieved of one's responsibility [-ties] (被)解除职责
bear responsibility for 对...负有责任
decline all responsibility for 声明对...不负任何责任
on one's own responsibility 自作主张地, 自负全责地
take full responsibility for 对... 负完全 责任
take the responsibility upon oneself 自己承担起责任来
undertake fresh responsibility 担负起新的职责
6 alternative n. 二中择一, 可供选择的办法, 事物抉择;选择余地[the …+of)]
adj. 选择性的, 二中择一的
If you don't like the school lunch, you have the alternative of bringing your own.
要是你不喜欢学校准备的午餐,你可以自己带饭。
What alternatives are there?还有什么可选择的?
选择的自由(或余地)[U]
They had no alternative in the matter.在这件事上,他们没有选择的余地
We have no alternative but to go on. 除了继续下去,我们没有选择的余地。
There was no other alternative but to fight till the victory.
除了战斗直到胜利,别无选择。
【习惯用语】
have no alternative but 除...外别无选择; 只有; 只好
7 affect
vt. 影响, 对...起作用[反应]; 使...感光; 改变; 损[伤]害
The amount of rain affects the growth of crops.雨量影响作物的生长。
感动 ; He was deeply affected by my words. 他听了我的话很受感动。
(病)侵袭;罹患 患(病), 中(暑) be affected by heat [cold] 中暑[着凉]
Her kidneys had become affected.她的肾脏受到了感染。
【参考词汇】
affect effect influence 作为动词, 都含“影响”的意思。
affect 指“产生的影响之大足以引起反应”,着重“影响”的动作, 有时含有“对...产生不利影响”的意思, 如:
This article will affect my thinking. 这篇文章将会影响我的思想。
effect 指“实现”、“达成”,着重“造成”一种特殊的效果, 如:
This book effected a change in my opinion. 这本书使我的看法起了变化。
The reform was effected. 改革实现了。
influence 指“通过说服、举例等对行动、思想、性格等产生不易觉察到的,潜移默化的影响”, 如: Influenced by a high-school biology teacher, he took up the study of medicine.
在一位中学生物教师的影响下, 他从事医学研究。
8 wipe out 扫除;清除掉 ;勾销(债务) ;消灭;毁灭 ;洗雪(耻辱)
to wipe out a whole army 歼灭一个整军
wipe up 揩干(洗净的碟盘) ;揩干
wipe off 勾销(债务
wipe down 把…擦干净
(常与away, off连用)擦干;揩净
wipe your tears away 擦干你的眼泪
9 issue vt.(1)发行;发布
The post office issued the stamps last week.上星期邮局发行了这些邮票。
(2). 发给,配给[O][(+to)],核发
They issued the soldiers with guns. 他们把枪发给士兵。
(3.) 使流出,放出,排出
vi.(1). 出来[(+forth)](2). 流出[(+from)]
Lava issued from the volcano.熔岩从火山口流出来。
(3). 由...得出,由...产生[(+from)]
His difficulties in his work issue from his lack of experience.
他工作中的困难是由于缺乏经验而引起的。
(4). 发行,颁布,出版
A new coinage issued.一种新硬币发行了。
n.(1). 问题;争论;争议[C]
They have published a lot of new books on international issues.
他们已经出版了很多论述国际问题的新书。
(2). 发行(物);一次发行量;(报刊)期号[C]
There's an article about Jamaica in this issue.
在这一期里有一篇关于牙买加的文章。
【习惯用语】
at issue 在争论中; 不一致, 有分歧; 待裁决的
raise a new issue 提出新论点
take issue against 反对
issue sth.to sb. 把某物发给某人 = issue sb. with sth.
issue from 从...流出[冒出、传出]
join issue (=take issue) with sb on sth争论, 进行辨论
make an issue of sth. 使某事成为有争论的问题
10 advise:可用作动词(vt.&vi.)。主要义项有:忠告,劝告,建议,通知,商量。
用作动词时的主要搭配形式为:(1)advise+名词/动名词;
Eg. I advise waiting until tomorrow.我建议等到明天。
(2)+sb. to do sth. Eg. I advise you to start at once. 我劝你立刻出发。
(3)+宾语从句Eg. Can you advise me whether I should go abroad?
你能不能指点我该不该出国?
(4)sb. against doing sth.
Eg. I strongly advise you against going abroad.我力劝你不要出国。
(5)sb. on sth.
Eg. He advises us on economic affairs.他给我们提供有关经济事务的建议。
(6)sb.+疑问词+不定式
Eg. He could not advise me what to do next.他无法教我接下来该做什么。
(7)sb. of sth.Eg. Please advise us of the date. 请将日期通知我们。
注意:advise作“通知”讲后跟宾语从句时,用陈述语气;作“建议”讲后跟宾语从句时,用虚拟语气。
Eg. We were advised that they could not accept our offer.
我们获得通知,说他们不能接受我们的提议。
I advised him that he (should) go at once.我劝他应该马上去。
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Unit 10
1 frighten vt. vi. 使惊吓; 惊恐
习惯用语】
be frightened of [口]害怕, 对...感到恐惧
frighten away 吓跑, 吓走
frighten off 吓跑, 吓走
frighten sb. into doing sth. 用恐吓手段迫使某人做[不做]某事
frighten sb. out of doing sth. 用恐吓手段迫使某人做[不做]某事
He was frightened of the fierce dog. 他让这只凶猛的狗吓怕了。
He was frightened at the thought of his huge debts.
他一想到他背负的巨额债务便胆战心惊。
2 urge vt.催促;力劝;激励;怂恿
They urged us to go at once.他们催促我们马上去。
极力主张;强烈要求[(+on)][+that]
urge sth. on [upon] sb. 向某人极力陈述某事
My friends urged that I (should) apply for the job.朋友们力劝我申请那份工作。
The people in that country urged independence.那个国家的人民要求独立。
推进;驱策[ on [onward, forward] 推进; 驱策
We urged the school team on with loud cheers.我们大声助威,激励校队拼搏。
vi. 极力主张;强烈要求
urge against 极力反对
The citizens urged for the construction of a new hospital.市民们强烈要求建造一个新医院。
n.[C]. 强烈的欲望;冲动;迫切的要求
The vacation is coming and I have an urge to travel.假期快到了,我很想外出旅行。
【习惯用语】
urge... into doing [to do] [怂恿]...做
3 board
n. 木板;板,牌子;布告牌;黑板;(棋)盘[C]
He sawed the board in half.他将木板锯成两块。
膳食;伙食[U]We will provide room and board for them.我们将提供他们的食宿。
委员会;理事会;董事会;(政府的)部,局,会
He has recently joined the board of the company.最近加入了该公司的董事会。
舞台;演员的职业[the P]He quit the boards years ago.数年前他就离开了舞台。
vt.. 用木板覆盖(或封闭)[(+up/over)]
He boarded up the windows.他用木板将窗钉上。
上(船、车、飞机等)
The passengers boarded the plane at 9 a.m.旅客们上午九时登上飞机。
包饭;供...膳宿
【习惯用语】
above board 诚实地, 公开地, 光明正大地
All on board! 请大家上车!
go on board 上船; 上飞机, 上火车
go on the boards 当演员
Trade Board 劳资协商会
board in 在寄宿处吃饭
board up 栅木板阻断(道路等) 用木板围住 用木板钉起
across the board 包括所有团体或成员
A wage rise of 10 pounds a week across the board. 全体成员每人每周加薪10镑
go by the board (计划、安排等)失败,落空
sweep the board 赢得一切;几乎全胜
Our team swept the board in the sports games. 我们代表队在运动会中大获全胜。
4 live through:度过, 经受过
Eg. They lived through the Second World War.他们经历过第二次世界大战。
相关归纳:(1)get through 做/办/看完;通过/让通过;接通电话
Eg. I will be with you as soon as I get through this work.我一做好这项工作就到你这儿来。
I got through the book in one evening.我一个晚上就看完了这本书。
(2)go through 审阅;检查;讨论;查看;看一遍;经历(困难、痛苦等),经过(阶段等)Eg. I’d like to have you go through the book.我想让你审阅一下这本书。
Most families went through a lot during the war.大多数家庭在战争期间经历了很多的苦。
5 on end:竖着, 连续地
Eg. He stood the box on end.他把箱子竖立起来。
It snowed for three days on end. 一连下了三天雪。
相关归纳:(1)at the end 结束;尽头
Eg. She was at the end of the patience. 她已忍无可忍。
(2)in the end 最后;终于
Eg. He tired again and again and succeeded in the end.他一试再试,终于成功了。
(3)put an end to 结束;停止
Eg. Let’s put an end to this quarrel. 我们结束这场争吵吧。
(4)come to an end完毕;终止;结束
Eg. The meeting came to an end early. 会议很早结束。
注意:end构成的词组中不定冠词、定冠词、零冠词的使用
6 at hand:在手边, 在附近, 即将到来
Eg. I always keep the handbook at hand.我总是把那本手册放在手边。
Final examinations are at hand. 期末考试快到了。
相关归纳:(1)by hand 用手
She did all the sewing by hand.她用手工做了所有的缝纫工作。
(2)in hand 所有;在控制下;已经着手;正在考虑中
I have only $50 in hand.我手头只有50美元。
Let’s finish the work in hand. 我们把手头的工作完成吧。
(3)on hand 在近处;出席;迫近
They have some new goods on hand.他们有一些新货。
He advised me to be on hand.他劝我出席。
A change may be on hand.一项改变可能已经迫近。
注意:以上由hand构成的词组hand前不用冠词。
Unit 7
1 via prep. 经由,途经
to travel from Beijing to Shanghai via Tianjin 由北京经由天津去上海
通过;凭藉
I sent a message to Mary via her brother. 我托玛丽的兄弟把信带给她。
2 persuade:主要用作及物动词。主要有两个义项:说服;使相信。主要搭配形式为:persuade sb. to do sth.;
Eg. She tried to persuade him to change his mind.她试图劝他改变主意。
persuade sb. into doing sth.;persuade sb. out of doing sth.;
Eg. Can you persuade her into/out of wearing that dress?你能劝她穿(不穿)那件衣服吗?
persuade sb. that-clause。(常与of, that连用)使相信
Eg. I couldn’t persuade him that she was a thief.我无法使他相信她是个小偷。
How can I persuade you of my sincerity?我怎样才能使你相信我的诚意呢?
We worked hard to persuade them that we were genuinely interested in the project.
我们想尽办法以使他们相信我们确实对这一计划感兴趣。
注意:persuade sb. to do sth.意为“说服某人做某事”,强调结果;而advise sb. to do sth.和try to persuade sb. to do sth.意为“劝某人做某事”,强调动作。
3 lack:可用作动词(vi.&vt.)和名词。主要义项有:缺乏,不足;不足之物,欠缺之物。
注意:lack用作名词时常与介词of连用,用作动词常与介词for连用。
Eg. We have no lack of food. 我们不缺乏食物。
It was lack of current capital that defeated their business. “因为缺少流动资本,他们的企业才告失败。”
Owing to lack of time, we cannot do more than what we have done.
由于时间不够,我们只能做到这样。
vt. 缺乏;不足;没有
He lacks courage. 他缺乏勇气。
Their actions lack consistency; they say one thing and do another.
“他们言行不一,说的是一回事,做的又是另一回事。”
短少;不足;需要
Something is lacking. 缺少点什么东西。
Is she lacking in courage? 她缺乏勇气吗?
They did not lack for money.他们并不缺钱。
【习惯用语】
For by from through lack of 因缺乏...; 因无...
supply the lack 补缺
be lacking in 在...缺少[不足]
no lack of 不缺乏, 很多
lack (for)…缺乏
4 infect vt.
传染;使感染Be infected with cholera被传染上霍乱
One of the boys in the class had a fever and he soon infected other children.
班上的一个孩子发烧了,不久他就传染上了其他孩子。
“If your eyes are infected, you must go to an oculist.”
“如果你的眼睛受到感染,就要去看眼科医生。”
感染;影响
Mary's high spirits infected all the girls in the class.玛丽振奋的精神感染了班上所有的女孩子。
be infected with感染, 沾染上
infector n.传播者, 传染者
infectious adj.有传染性的, 易传染的, 有感染力的
“Colds are infectious, and so are some eye diseases.”“感冒是传染的,有些眼病也是传染的。”
an infectious laugh有感染力的笑声
infectious water带菌水
vi.受感染
I didn't pay any attention to it because I never infect.
我对这事毫不注意, 因为我从来 未受感染。
5 deadly adj.-lier, -liest
致命的
Fog is the sailor's deadly enemy.雾是航海者最致命的敌人。
势不两立的, 殊死的
极度的,非常的deadly haste至急
死一般的a dead paleness如死人般的苍白
adv.如死一般地;极度地;非常地
deadly dull极为枯燥无味
6 cheer n. 欢呼,喝彩[C]
A cheer arose from the crowd when the president appeared.
当总统露面时,人群中发出了欢呼声。
振奋,高兴;鼓励,激励[U]
The doctor spoke words of cheer to the sick child.
医生向病孩说了一些鼓励的话。
He's always full of cheer at Christmas.圣诞节他总是兴致勃勃。
vt., vi.欢呼;喝采
The good news of our football team winning the game cheered up everybody who heard it.
我们足球队获胜的喜讯使每一个听到的人都感到高兴。
Cheer up! The news isn't too bad.振作起来吧!消息还不算太坏。
(常与on连用)以欢呼声激励;为…加油
The crowd cheered their favourite team on.观众为自己支持的球队欢呼加油。
Cheer int.干杯
What cheer with you?近况如何?近来心情好否?
with good cheer高高兴兴地; 欢乐地; 心甘情愿地
cheer up(用话)鼓舞(某人);高兴起来, 振奋起来;打起精神来! 别灰心!
7 discourage vt.-aged, -aging
使丧失勇气;使气馁; 使沮丧
Don't let one failure discourage you, try again.不要因为一次失败就气馁,再试一试看。
“If you meet with any difficulty in your study, don't be discouraged.”
“如果你学习中遇到什么困难,不要灰心。”
试图阻止;阻拦;劝阻
The school teachers discourage smoking.学校老师不赞成吸烟。
His parents discouraged him from joining the airforce.他的父母亲劝他不要参加空军。
Inflation discourages saving.通货膨胀阻碍储蓄的积累。
discourage from阻止[妨碍, 不鼓励]做...; 使失信心
encourage vt.鼓励, 激励, 怂恿;赞助, 促进, 助长
encourage sb. to do sth.鼓励某人(做某事)
be encouraged by受...鼓励[鼓舞]
8 identify vt. -fied, -fying
认出;识别;鉴定
I identified the jacket at once; it was my brother's.“我立即认出了那件外套,它是我兄弟的。
identify handwriting鉴定笔迹
(与with连用)认为同一
He identifies beauty with goodness.他认为美与善是一致的。
(与with连用)与…有关系
That politician is too closely identified with the former government to become a minister in ours.”那位政客被认为与上届政府关系过于密切,不能成为本届政府里的部长。“
(常与with连用)同情;理解
She identified with foreign workers.她同情并理解外籍工人。
identify oneself with支持; 参与; 与....密切结合; 和....打成一片
9 for the moment:暂时, 目前
Eg. I have nothing to do for the moment. 我目前没事做。
Stop the discussion for the moment. 请暂停讨论。
at any moment随时; 在任何时候; 马上
at moments时刻, 常常
at the last [critical] moment在最后关头
at the moment此刻; (正当)那时
every moment时时刻刻
for a moment片刻
in a moment一会儿, 不久; 立即, 马上
in one's extreme [last] moment在临终时刻
not [never] for a moment决不; 从来没有
of great moment关系重大的 matter of great moment重大事件
of no moment不重要的, 无足轻重的
the moment立刻, 马上; 刚才
to the (very) moment及时, 准时, 不差片刻
10 contrary adj.(常与to连用)别扭的;格格不入的;固执的; 相反的;相对的
Mrs. Smith is too contrary to make friends easily.史密斯太太过于固执而不易交朋友。
contrary opinions相反的意见
n.-ries(前面与the连用)相反;反面;对立面
‘You must be tired.’ ‘On the contrary, I feel wide awake.’“你一定很累了。”“相反, 我感觉很清醒。”
Contrary adv.(常与to连用) 相反地;相对地
He passed the examination, contrary to what I expected.他考试及格了,和我预料的情况相反。
Contrary to all advice he gave up his job and left for the south.”他不听任何劝告,放弃了工作,去了南方。“
be contrary to与...相反
by -ries相反地; 出乎预料地
Many things in our lives go by contraries.在我们的生活当中,许多事情与预期相反。
on the contrary(与此)相反, (不是...)而是, 反之
quite the contrary恰恰相反
just the contrary恰恰相反
to the contrary反对地, 与此相反地, 有相反情况
He produced no evidence to the contrary.他没有拿出相反的证据。
11 live with忍受
”I don't enjoy the pain, but I can live with it.“”我虽然不以疼痛为乐,但还可以忍受。“
live adj.活的, 生动的, 精力充沛的, 实况转播的, 点燃的
vi.活着, 生活, 居住
vt.过着, 度过, 经历
None of the others have lived my experiences.其他人没有一个经历过我的这些遭遇。
adv.以实况地
live down悔过自新使人忘掉
He was drunk at school--he'll never live it down.”他上学时喝醉过 - 他怎么改,人们也忘不了。“
live for为…而活着
live up to真正做到,生活得无愧于
We will live up to what our parents expect of us.我们决不辜负父母亲对我们的期望。
Did the TV play live up to your expectations?这部电视剧有你期望的那样好吗?
(与on, off连用)靠…生活
The minority in the primitive forest used to live on a diet of wild animals.
原始森林里的少数民族过去用野兽作为主食。
I live off the money from my first book.我靠我第一本书赚的钱生活。
Unit 8
1 aid n.帮助;援助
first aid急救
帮助者;有帮助的事物
An English-Chinese Dictionary is an important aid in learning the English.
一本英汉词典是学习英语的重要工具。
Vtvi .帮助;援助
I aided him with money.我资助了他。
They aided in solving the problem.他们帮忙解决这个问题。
by the aid of借助于, 通过...的帮助
with the aid of借助于, 通过...的帮助
come to sb.'s aid前来[去]援助某人
in aid of用以援助...; 作为援助...之用
2 recommend
vt. 推荐;推举
Can you recommend a good dictionary?你能介绍一本好词典吗?
劝告;忠告 [O2][+v-ing][+that]
I recommend you to comply with safety regulations.我劝你遵守安全规则。
I recommend you to wait.我劝你等一等。
(与to连用)交付;托付
The dying man recommended his soul to God.这垂危病人把灵魂交付上帝。
recommend a child to sb.把小孩子托给某人照管
3 witness cn.(=eyewitness)目击者; (在法庭上经过宣誓的)证人 [(+of/to)]
Un [主要用于give witness, bear witness]证据, 证明; 证词+to)]
a witness of the accident事件的目击者
She gave witness on behalf of the accused person.她替被告作证。
vt., vi.亲眼看见,目睹
He witnessed the accident.他亲眼看见那个意外事故。
(常与for, againt,to连用)作证;连署
None could witness that he was present.没有人能证明他在场。
witness against [for] the accused证明被告有罪[无罪]
He witnessed to the facts.他为事实作证 。
表示;表明
His tears witnessed the shame he felt.他的眼泪说明他感到羞愧。
bear false witness against sb.作对某人不利的伪证
bear witness to构成...的证据;为...作证, 证明
call... to witness请...证明; 传...做证人
give witness on behalf of sb.为某人作证
in witness of作为...的证明, 为...作证
4 silent, quiet, still, calm, noiseless
silent主要指人“沉默的,不出声的”,但不一定无活动。
quiet意为“安静的,宁静的”,指人时表示生性安静,不易激动;用于自然环境时,指没有干扰活动、没有喧闹声的寂静状态。
still意为“安静的,不动的”,不指心理状态,指环境和人“静的,静止的”状态。
calm意为“镇静的,平静的”,主要指人“沉着镇定”,指自然界“无风无浪”。
noiseless意为“声音很轻的,无声的”,常用来形容机器。
Exercises:(1)This is a ______ typewriter.
(2)In order not to lose the job, he kept _____ about the matter.
(3)It is a ______ place;I enjoy living here.
(4)Mary is a ______ girl.
(5)He remained ______ in face of danger.
(6)Stand ______ while I take a photo of you.
(7)We visited Beijing in ______ weather.
答案:(1)noiseless (2)silent (3)quiet (4)quiet (5)calm (6)still (7)calm
5 panic n.恐慌,惊慌[CU]
Rumours of an imminent earthquake started a panic.谣传即将发生地震引起了一阵恐慌。
feel panic感到惊慌
be in a panic在惊慌中
be seized with a panic惊慌失措
cause a panic引起恐慌
a.恐慌的;起于恐慌的 a panic fear莫明其妙的恐慌
vt.使恐慌(常与into连用)
The idea might panic the investors.这个想法可能会使投资者惶恐不安。
The banks were panicked into selling dollars.银行惊恐地抛售美元。
vi.十分惊慌[(+at/over)]
”Don't panic, boys; there's no danger.“”不要慌,孩子们;没有危险。“
6 Respond vi.作答,回答[(+to)]
Has she responded to your letter?她有没有回过你的信?
作出反应;响应[(+to/by/with)]
The government has responded to pressure and dropped the proposal.
政府已在压力下放弃了这一建议。
(对治疗等)有良好反应;(对操纵等)作出灵敏反应[(+to)]
The patient is responding well to treatment.病人对治疗反应良好。
Response n.回答, 响应, 反应
in response to响应, 反应
make no response不回答
7 slight adj.轻微的, 微小的
I have a slight headache.我有点轻微的头疼。
a slight difference微小的区别
vt.轻[蔑]视;玩忽, 怠慢
feel slighted感觉受到轻蔑
slight one's work玩忽职守
make slight of轻视
not in the slightest一点不, 完全不
put a slight on [upon] sb.蔑视某人; 慢待[轻视]某人
slight over轻视; 草率从事
8 match vt.Vi
使较量,使比赛[(+against/with)]
Read will be matched against Stone in the semifinal.里德将在半决赛中与斯通较量。
敌得过,比得上[(+for/in)]
His latest film doesn't match his previous ones.他最新的一部影片比不上他以前的一些影片。
These two are well matched in strength.他们俩势均力敌。
和...相配,和...相称
The color of the shirt does not match that of the tie.衬衫的颜色与领带不相配。
The curtains do not match with the decoration.窗帘与室内装璜不相配。
使比较;使成对,使相配[(+with)]
Can you match this fabric?你能找一块和这相配的布吗?
n.比赛, 竞赛;对手; 相似的人[物], 相配的人[物]
You are no match for him.你不是他的对手。
9 catch fire:着火
Eg. The house caught fire. 房子着火了。
相关归纳:(1)(be) on fire着火
Eg. When he arrived, he found the house was still on fire.他到的时候,发现那幢房子还在烧。
(2)make a fire生火
Eg. They made a fire to keep warm. 他们生火取暖。
(3)start/light a fire点火
Eg. They started a fire to be seen by the rescuing team.他们点火好让援救队看见。
(4)put out the fire扑灭大火
Eg. The fire had been put out before the firemen arrived.
消防队员还未赶到大火就被扑灭了。
(5)set...on fire/set fire to纵火,放火烧
Eg. The Japanese set fire to his house.日本人烧了他的家。
注意:fire所构成的短语中定冠词、不定冠词、零冠词的使用。
play with fire玩火;冒险
under fire受到攻击
10 count vt., vi.
点数;数;算to count from 1 to 100从1数到100
计算;清点;总计达…Count these apples.清点一下这些苹果。
认为;视为;看作[(+as/among)]
count it an honor (to do sth.)(把做某事)引以为荣
You should count yourself fortunate in having good health.
你身体健康,这就算幸运了
有价值;重要;有用Every second counts.每一秒钟都很重要。
In sport what really counts is not the winning but the playing.
就运动而言,重要的不是赢,而是参与。
count down倒数计时
count on依靠;指望;期待 (= count upon) count out 〈拳击〉宣告失败
11 free from
v.解除
ph.没有;免于;无...之忧;无...之搀杂
12 upside down adv.颠倒, 混乱
13 roll over(睡时)翻身, 反侧
Unit 4
1 intention n. 计划;目的 意图 [C][U][(+of)][+to-v]
I began reading with the intention of finishing the book, but I never did.
我开始读这本书时想读完它,可是我从来就没把它读完。
He has no intention of marrying yet. 他还没有要结婚的打算。
What is your intention? 你的意图究竟是什么?
【习惯用语】
by intention 故意
have no intention of doing ... 无意做...
with the intention of 抱有...目的, 打算
with the best of intentions 好心好意, 出于一片好心
without intention 无意中, 不是故意地
2 call up 召集;动员 ;使人想起 (= call upon)
call for 需要;要求;值得: to call for bid 招标
The occasion calls for a cool head. 这种场合需要冷静的头脑。
call back召回; 收回; 取消; 撤销; 回想, 回忆; 回电话
call in收集; 收回(货币)不再流通; 邀请
call off 取消; 叫走; 使转移
call on拜访; 要求, 请求, 招致; 指名
call out大声喊叫; 召集; 命令(工人)罢工; 使跃出; 向...挑战; 要求和...
3 stand out 突出; 出色; 显著 ; 坚持;支撑
to stand out a crisis 挨过危机
stand as 作(侯选人)竞选
stand by 袖手旁观 ;站在一起, 帮助 ;维持, 遵守
stand for代表, 象征, 意味着 ;支持, 主张, 赞成 ;参加...的竞选 ;[口]容忍
stand to 守(约, 条件等); 继续做下去; 准备行动; 坚决主张; 坚持; 进入阵地
stand up against 抵抗, 反对, 同...对抗
stand up for 拥护, 辩护
4 absence n.不在,缺席[U][C][(+from)]
She never speaks ill of anyone in his or her absence.她从不乘人不在时说别人的坏话。
缺少,缺乏[U][(+of)]
The absence of color in that drawing makes it dull.那幅画因没有着色而显得晦暗。
in the absence of 缺乏...时; 当...不在时
leave of absence 请假, 准假
absence of mind 精神不集中; 心不在焉
5 come into being:形成, 产生
相关归纳:(1)come into power 上台、掌权、执政
Eg. This government came to/into power in .本政府于1998 年执掌政权。
(2)come into effect 实行;实施;生效
Eg. The law came into effect on October 15.那项法律于10月15日生效。
(3)come into use 开始被使用
Eg. The telephone first came into use in the 1870s.电话在19世纪70年代开始使用。
(4)come into sight/view 可以望见;出现在眼前
Eg. As we rounded the bend the lake came into view.我们转过弯,那个湖泊就展现在我们眼前了。
come into fashion 开始流行
come to涉及;谈及
When it comes to politics I know nothing. 谈到政治,我一无所知。
获致;到达;结束 They came to the conclusion that they had made an unforgivable mistake. 他们得到的结论是他们犯了一个不可饶恕的错误。
The water came to my waist. 水已达我的腰部。
总共;共计 The bill came to $5.50. 账款共计5美元50美分。
突然想起 Suddenly the words of the song came to me. 我猛然想起了这首歌的歌词。
come to oneself (昏迷后)苏醒过来; 恢复理性, 停止胡闹
to come 未来的, 将要到来的
come across偶然碰见; 无意中找到 ;出现于, 想到
come about发生; (风等)改变方向; 转帆, 转航向
How come? [口]为什么? 怎么会? 怎么搞的?
How comes it that? (=How is it that...?) [口]为什么? 怎么回事?
6 apart adv. 分离, 分成零件, 分别地, 分离着
adj. 分开的
apart from除…外;此外 ; 离开
All the children like music apart from Bobby. 除了博比外所有的孩子都喜欢音乐。
The writer lives apart from his family. 作家不与家人同住。
Apart from being too large, the trousers don't suit me.
这条裤子不但太大,而且我穿着也不合适。
Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all.
除了很少的几句外,我对法语一无所知。
tell ... apart 区分; 分辨(两种事物)
far apart 离得很远
7 send for召唤, 派人去拿
Send someone for a doctor.派人去请医生来。
I send him for some sugar.我派他去买一些糖。
相关归纳(1)send off 送别;发出
go to a station to send a person off 到车站给某人送行
We have sent off all the invitations.我们已经把全部的请帖发出去。
(2)send out 发出,放出;长出
She sent out three hundred invitations.她发出300张请帖。
In spring the trees begin to send out new leaves.春天树木开始长出新叶。
A fire sends out light and warmth.火发出光和热。
(3)send in 叫……进来;提交,递
Send her in.叫她进来。
send in one’s card递名片
He has sent three paintings in for the exhibition.他已送出三幅画参加展览。
8 recommend vt.
推荐,介绍[(+as/for)][O1]
Can you recommend me some new books on this subject?
你能推荐一些有关这个学科的新书给我吗?
Can you recommend a good dictionary? 你能介绍一本好词典吗?
建议,劝告[O2][+v-ing][+that]
recommend to try a new medicine 建议试服一种新药
I recommend you to comply with safety regulations.我劝你遵守安全规则。
使成为可取,使受欢迎[(+to)]
His proposal has much to recommend it.他的建议有不少可取之处。
Your plan has very little to recommend it. 你的计划几乎毫无可取之处。
付托,托付[(+to)]
I recommended my child to her care.我把孩子托付给她照顾。
Unit 5
1 off prep. 在离…海的附近an island off the coast of southeast 东南沿海的一个岛屿
离开 Keep off the grass. 勿践踏草坪。
脱离 Take the curtains off their hooks. 把窗帘从挂钩上取下来。
Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House.
两个男子把这个包裹从飞机上取下,提着进了海关大楼。
从…去掉;从…减少 cut a piece off the loaf 从整个面包上切下一块
距离;离…;与…相隔
The ship was blown off course. 船被吹离了航道。
We are going off the subject. 我们离题了。
adv. 离开, 在远方, 离去, 分离, 中断, 完成
far off 远 a mile off 有一英里远
only three months off 只要再过三个月(只在三个月前)
fly off 飞去 go off 走掉 get off 脱衣; 下马
fall off (从马上)掉下来
take off 脱(衣、帽、鞋等) ;断掉, 休止
turn off the radio 关掉收音机
take a day off 休假一天
drink off 喝完
leave off work 停止工作
pay off 付清
called off. 取消了。
wear off (精力)衰退; (衣服)渐渐破损
ten per cent off 九折
2 make up 和解;和好 Let's make up让我们言归于好吧。
化妆;化装 She made up her face to look prettier. 她把脸化了妆以便看上去漂亮些。
捏造,虚构(故事、诗等) The boy made up a story; it was not true. 男孩编了个故事,这故事不是真的。
补足;凑足 I tried to make up for my loss我力图补偿我的损失。
整理;收拾 make up a bed 整理床铺
make up for 补偿
How can we make up to you for what you have suffered? 我们如何补偿你所遭受的损害?
make for 移向;走向 ;攻击 (= make at) 造成
If the ship encountered wind force eight, it should make for port. 如果船遇到8级大风,就应当返回港口。
make of理解,推断
I can't make of what he wants. 我不了解他要什么。
make out 勉强了解 ;开出,写(支票、账目等);声称;伪装;把…说成
He immediately sat down and made out a check. 他立刻坐下来开了一张支票。
He makes out he's younger than me. 他声称比我年轻。
I could just make out a figure in the darkness我隐约看见黑暗中有个人影
What a strange person she is! I can't make her out at all.她这个人真怪! 我根本无法了解她.
make over 更改;修改 ;〈法〉转让财产
Can you make over this old shirt? 你能修改这件旧衬衫吗?
His wealth was made over to his children. 他的财产已移交他的孩子们了。
make it 及时到达;成功
3 at one point: 一度,在某一时刻
At one point I thought she was going to refuse, but in the end she agreed.
当时我以为她要拒绝,但最後她却同意了。
At the point he got up and left the room. 此时他站起来,离开了屋子。
to point: 中肯,扼要,到一点
on the point of: 即将(正要,接近)
off the point: n. 离题
4 make the most of:尽量利用;充分利用
Eg. We should make the most of our opportunities.我们应该尽量利用我们的机会。
相关归纳:(1)make use of 使用,利用
Any citizen can make use of the public library.任何一位公民都可以使用这家公共图书馆。
(2)take advantage of 利用;欺骗
Eg. He took advantage of my kindness. 他利用我的仁慈。
He took full advantage of the school library.他充分利用学校的图书馆。
注意:在take advantage of 结构中,advantage前无冠词,且其也不用复数。
5 consist vi. (与of 连用) 组成,构成,包括,由…组成
The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
联合王国包括大不列颠与北爱尔兰。
His job consists of helping old people who live alone.
他的工作包括帮助无人照顾的独居老人。
(与in连用)在于 The beauty of the plan consists in its simplicity.
这个计划妙就妙在简明扼要。
(与with连用)一致,符合
Theory should consist with practice. 理论应与实践相一致。
6 consider vt., vi. 考虑;思考
I am considering going abroad. 我正在考虑出国。
The court would not even consider his claim for the old man's legacy.
法庭根本不会考虑他所提出的对老人遗产的要求。
认为;以为 [后接that 引导的从句] 或(as..., of..., to be...)
I consider it a great honor. 我认为这是极大的荣幸。
We consider that the driver is not to blame. 我们认为这不是司机的过错。
considerate adj. 对...关心爱护的, 体贴的; 会照顾的(of) 考虑周到的
You might be a thought more considerate of other people. 你该多想著点儿别人.
considerable adj. 值得考虑的, 不可忽视的, 重要的 ;相当(大, 多)的, 可观的
The TV play received considerable acclaim. 这部电视剧获得很高评价。
7 country, nation, state:这三个词都有“国家”的意思,但用法各异。
country“国家”,“国土”,是不含任何感情色彩或引申意义的普通名词,着重指疆土、国土、家园。
nation着重指人民,可译作“民族,国民(总称)”。例如:the Chinese nation(中华民族)。
state着重指政权、国家机器。
Exercises:(1)The king spoke on TV to the ______.
(2)They set up a ______ of their own where they would be free to keep Negroes as slaves.
(3)How many ______ are there in the world?
答案:(1)nation (2)state (3)countries
8 as many much as 和...一样多
【习惯用语】
as if 好像,好似 (= as though)
She spoke to me as if she knew me. 她和我说话的神情,好像她早就认识我似的。
as long as 只要 (= so long as)
You may borrow this book as long as you promise to give it back.
只要你答应归还,你就可以把这书借走。
as of 自从;自…起 (= as from)
as of today 从今天起
as to 关于;至于 I don't know anything as to the others. 至于其他,我一无所知。
9 namely adv. (=that is to say)即, 就是, 换句话说
The railroad connects two cities, namely, New York and Chicago.
这铁路联接两个城市, 即纽约和芝加哥。
Only one student passed the exam, namely Peter. 只有一个学生通过了考试,就是彼得。
10 spread vt., vi. spread, spreading
(常与out连用)张开;伸展;延长;加宽
The bird spread its wings. 这只鸟展开翅膀。
Father spread the world map out flat on the floor and tried to find out the town where his son was fighting. ”父亲把世界地图平摊在地板上,努力寻找他儿子正在战斗的小镇。“
覆盖;涂敷 spread butter on bread (=spread bread with butter)
She spread the bread with butter. 她把黄油涂在面包上。
分布;分配,分摊 to spread the cost over 3 years 将费用分摊三年
传播,传布
蔓延;扩散
The fire spread from the factory to the houses near by. 火从工厂蔓延到附近的房舍。
The illness spread through the village. 这种病在村里蔓延开了。
The news of victory spread apace. 胜利的消息迅速传开。
spread to 传到, 波及, 蔓延到
spread with 在...上面涂抹[铺盖, 复盖]
11 manner n. 方法; 方式; 样子 ;态度, 举止; [pl. ]礼貌, 规矩
[pl. ]风俗,习惯; 生活方式
(艺术、文学的)风格, 手法; 文体
good manners 有礼貌 bad manners 没礼貌
The manner of presentation is highly important. 介绍的方式很重要。
He had an absent-minded manner. 他表现出心不在焉的样子。
Mind your manners. 注意礼貌。
She has written a book on the manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians.
她写了一本关于古埃及人习俗的书。
It is bad manners to interrupt.打断别人说话是不礼貌的。
I don't like to talk with him; he has a very rude manner.我不喜欢和他说话,他态度粗野。
His success is in a manner of speaking our success, too.他的成功也可以说是我们的成功.
by any manner of means (=by any means) 以任何可能的方法; 无论如何
by no manner of means 决不, 一点也不
in manner of 以...方式
in a manner (=in a way, in some degree) 在某种意义上; 多少, 有点
in the manner of 照...的式样; 做出...的样子
in this manner 如此, 照这样
12 ruin n. 毁灭, 覆灭; 崩溃; 没落, 破产;
[pl. ]废墟, 遗迹; 损失
[只用单]毁灭[败坏]的原因, 祸根
the ruin of his hopes 他的希望的破灭
fall into ruin 破败不堪
The building is in ruins. 那建筑物已成断壁残垣。
Gambling was his ruin[the ruin of him]. 赌博是他堕落的原因。
【习惯用语】
be the ruin of 成为...毁灭[堕落]的原因
bring sb. to ruin 使某人失败; 使倾家荡产
bring ruin upon oneself 自取灭亡
come to ruin 毁灭, 灭亡; 崩溃; 破坏掉
fall to ruin 毁灭, 灭亡; 崩溃; 破坏掉
in ruins 成为废墟
ruin oneself 毁掉自己
vt. 毁坏;毁灭;使破产
She poured water all over my painting, and ruined it.
她把水全倒在了我的画上,把画毁了。
I was ruined by that law case. 我被那场官司搞得倾家荡产。
Unit 6
1 predict vt.,vi. 预言[报, 示]; 常与that连用)
predict rain for tomorrow 预告明天有雨
She predicted that he would marry a doctor. 她预言他将娶一位医生
prediction n. 预言[告] 【气】预测[报]
weather prediction 天气预报
2 trend n.[C] (海岸、河流等的)走向
The mountains have a western trend.群山向西延伸。
趋势,倾向;时尚The current trend is towards informal clothing.
目前的趋势是穿着比较随便。
the trend of modern living 现代生活的趋势
vi.[(+towards)]伸向;折向,转向
The road trends to the north.这条路是向北的。
趋向,倾向Share prices have been trending down.股票价格一直趋向下降。
【习惯用语】 set the trend (在风尚、式样上)开个头, 带个头
3 indicate vt.
指示;指出[+(that)][+wh-]
The light above the elevator indicated that the elevator was then at the fifteenth floor.
电梯上方的灯指示那时电梯在十五楼。
表明;象征;暗示[+(that)][+wh-]
His hesitation indicates unwillingness.他的犹豫表明不愿意。
I indicated that his help was not welcome. 我表示他的帮助不受欢迎。
Indication n. 指出, 指示, 迹象, 暗示
give an indication of 表示, 象征, 用来衬托(...的大小比例)
The indication is that ... (有)迹象表明
There are various indications that ... 种种迹象表明
4 keep in touch with:与...保持联络
相关归纳:(1)get in touch with 和……联络,和……接触
Eg. I got in touch with her. 我跟她联络上了。
(2)lose touch with(与……)失去联系;没有……的消息,不明……的真相
Eg. He has lost touch with reality. 他与现实脱节。
If we don’t write often, we will lose touch.如果我们不经常通信,我们就会失去联系。
(3)be in/out of touch with(与……)联系/失去联络,与……脱节
Eg. I’m still in touch with his old friends.我仍然和他的老朋友保持联系。
I can’t give you advice, because I am out of touch with economic conditions now.
我不能给你提供建议,因为我不了解现阶段的经济状况。
注意:在keep in touch with 和get in touch with结构中,要用介词in,而在lose touch with结构中不用介词in。
5 purchase vt.买,购买
He purchased this stamp at an auction.他在拍卖会中购得这枚邮票。
赢得,获得,努力取得
We treasure this dearly purchased victory.我们珍惜这次以惨重的代价换来的胜利。
purchase freedom with blood 以血的代价赢得自由
n.买,购买[U][C]
He worked all summer to save money for the purchase of a piano.
他工作了一整个夏天,为的是存钱买架钢琴。
所购之物[C]
He filled the car with his purchases.他把买的东西装满车子。
6 remain vi.[W]
剩下,余留A few pears remain on the trees.树上尚留有几颗梨子。
继续存在Little of the original architecture remains.
原先的建筑物几乎没有残留。
(人)留下;逗留She remained in her office all afternoon.她整个下午没有离开办公室。
保持,仍是[L]
This room remains cool all summer.这个房间整个夏天保持凉爽。
The death of the innkeeper still remains a mystery. 客栈老板之死仍然是个谜。
留待,尚待[+to-v]
Several problems remain to be solved.有好几个问题尚待解决。
属于,归属[(+with)]
The decision remains with the general manager.还得由总经理作决定。
【习惯用语】
it remains to be seen 尚待分晓
remain in 呆在家里
remain out 呆在外面, 留在户外
remain up 过了就寝时间还不去睡
remain with 在...的权限内, 属
【参考词汇】 remain stay
都指“继续停留”或“继续保持某种状态、关系或行动。”
remain 常可与stay 互换, 但它强调“继续停留于一处或保持原状态、情况性质而不改变”, 如: This place remains cool all summer. 这个地方整个夏天都凉爽。
stay强调“某人[物]继续留在原地而不离开”, 如:
He stayed to see the end of the game. 他一直呆到比赛结束。
7 deal n. 交易, (政治上的)密约, 待遇, 份量, 买卖
vt., vi. dealt, dealing (与with连用)对付;应付
How would you deal with an armed burglar? 遇到持有武器的盗贼,你将如何对付?
(与with连用)与…有贸易往来;与…做买卖
I've dealt with this shop for 20 years. 我同这家商店做生意已经有了。
(常与连用)关于;有关
a book dealing with West Africa 关于西非的一本书
(常与by, with连用)对待(某人)
dealt honorably by them 受到他的真诚对待
(与in连用)买卖;经销 [(+in/with)]
a shop that deals in goods of all kinds 经营各种货物的商店
(常与out, round连用)分配;分发 [(+to/out)]
The Red Cross dealt out food to hungry villagers.红十字会把食品分发给饥饿的村民。
Who dealt the cards? 谁发牌?
击 deal sb. a blow 打击某人
He dealt Jim a blow on the ear.他打了吉姆一记耳光。
【习惯用语】
make a deal with 与...做成一笔交易; 与...达成协议
do a deal with 与...做成一笔交易; 与...达成协议
That's a deal. 就这么办, 一言为定。
It's a deal. 就这么办, 一言为定。
deal in 从事于 ;经营, 做...买卖 ;分给(某人)一份
deal out 分配 ;给予; 执行
deal well with sb. 待某人好
deal with 与...交往(有生意往来) ;应付, 对付; 处理 ;论及, 涉及, 研究
a great deal许多
8【习惯用语】
go on the air 开始广播 on the air 正在广播; 开始播送 ;(电子计算机)在运转中
get off the air [停止]广播
in the air 在空中 ;(消息等)在传播, 在到处流行 ;(计划等)悬而未决 ;(事情)可能发生的
out of thin air 无中生有
up in the air 悬而未决 ;慌乱 ;非常激动; 发怒 非常高兴
9 certain adj. [只作表语]确凿的, 无疑的 ;可靠的
[只作表语, (+of/about)][+(that)][+wh-][+to-v]一定的, 必然的, 有把握的, 确信的; 一定会来到或发生的
[只作定语]某, 某一(些); 相当的, 一定程度的; 一些, 有点儿, 某种
for a certain reason 为了某种理由
a certain Smith 某个叫 史密斯的人
It is certain that two and two makes four. 二加二等于四是确定无疑的。
He is certain to come. 他一定会来的。
There was a certain coldness in her attitude towards me. 她对我的态度有点冷淡。
I'm quite certain of that.对那事我完全可以肯定。
I was certain that he had seen me.我肯定他已看见了我。
A certain person called on you yesterday.昨天有个人来拜访过你。
【习惯用语】
be certain of 确信, 深信
be certain to 必然; 一定
be not certain whether... 不能确定是否...
for certain 肯定地, 确凿地
make certain (of, that) 把...弄清楚, 把...弄确实, 保证
10 cure:可用作动词(vi.&vt.)和名词。主要义项有:治疗,治愈;矫正,革除;治疗法,治疗药;解决方法。
注意:cure不能直接跟双宾语,而应用cure sb. of sth.。
Eg. The doctor cured him of cancer.医生治愈了他的癌症。
What can’t be cured must be endured.[谚]无能为力之事只得忍耐。
a cure for unemployment 解决失业的办法
11 store vt. 贮存[(+up)]
Water is stored against the dry season.蓄水以备旱季使用。
保管,收存[(+away)]
The cabbages were stored in the basement.包心菜储藏在地下室里。
供应;装备[(+with)]
容纳;蓄有The barn will store five tons of grain.这个谷仓能放五吨粮食。
n.[C]贮存,贮藏[(+of)]
The grain here is for store.此处的粮食供储备用。
仓库,货栈【美】店铺,店;【英】大商店
Another auto store was opened in town yesterday.昨天镇上又开了一家汽车商行。
贮存品,备用品[P] They deal in household stores.他们经营家庭用品。
丰富,大量[(+of)]He has a great store of confidence.他信心十足。
【习惯用语】
in store 贮藏着; 备用; 等候着; 必将发生
in store for 就要落到..., 必将发生的, 注定的; 替某人准备着
Who knows what the future has in store for us? 谁知道我们将来会怎么样?
keep a store 开一个店
lay in stores for 贮备...; 为...准备着
out of store 耗尽, 售完
set great [little, no, not much] store by 重视[忽视, 不重视, 不太重视]
12 combine v. (使)联合, (使)结合
combine theory with practice 使理论与实践相结合
combine hydrogen with oxygen 使氢氧化合
Some films combine education with recreation.有些电影把教育与娱乐结合起来。
【习惯用语】
be combined in 化合成
be combined with 与...结合着
combine with... 把...与...结合起来
13 company n. 公司, 陪伴, (一)群, (一)队, (一)伙, 连, 连队
【习惯用语】
bear sb. company 陪伴某人
keep sb. company 陪伴某人
fall into company with 偶然和...结识
for company 陪着
give one's company 陪某人
have company 有客, 招待客人
in company (with)和...在一起
keep company with 和...常来往
know sb. by his company 观其友知其人
part company with 与...告别[有分歧; 绝交]
in the company of 在...陪同下
Unit 1 That must be a record
1. settle
a. make an agreement about sth, deal with sth, arrange sth 解决,安排 vt.
eg: We have settled that we will leave next week
你应把你的事处理好再走。
You should settle your affairs before you leave.
现在你该跟他把问题解决了。
It’s time you settled your problem with him.
什么也没定下来。Nothing is settled yet
b. Make one’s home in place vi. 安家,
我们旅行多年后,决定在此定居。
After years of travel, we decided to settle here.
c. come to rest on sth, vi. 停留
The bird settle on a branch.
d. settle(sb )down : (cause sb to )become calm, less restless
Wait until the children settle down before you start the lesson.
等学生都静下心来才开始上课。
The chairman tried to settle the audience down.
主席尽力让听众安静下来。
2. conclude
a. come to an idea after thinking 下结论, 称…… (不能用进行时)
conclude +that-clause
eg: The police concluded that he was the criminal of the murder.
警察认定他是这件凶杀案件的罪犯.
b. to bring or come to an end vt.& vi 结束,完结;使终止,
conclude ….with…., conclude with
eg: He concluded his speech with some amusing remarks.
他说了一些有趣的话结束他的演讲.
The book concluded with a happy ending.
这本书以大团圆做为结束.
c. conclusion n. 结论, 决定
arrive at/ come to / draw / reach a conclusion获得结论
leap / jump to a conclusion 冒然断定, 过早下结论
n. 结束,结尾
come to a conclusion 结束
bring …to a conclusion 使……结束
in conclusion = lastly, to conclude 最后,总之
In conclusion I’ d like to say that you did it very well.
=To conclude, I’d like to say that you did it very well.
3. send
a. send sth in : send sth by post to a place where it will be dealt with寄送某 地进行处理
eg: Have you send in the application for the job?
Send sb. in: order sb to go to a place in order to deal with a situation 指示某人去某地处理某局面
Eg: Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.
b. send sth out: give sth out from itself 发出(光热等)
eg: The sun sends out light and warmth.
c. send sth off: send sth by post 寄出或发出某物
eg: Have you sent that letter off yet? There’s something I want to add to it.
send sb. off: send a footballer etc off the playing field for breaking the rules of play
d. send for sb/sth : ask or order that sth be brought or delivered or that sb. should come 要求或指示将某物取来或送到,或使某人来到, 派人去拿/请
eg: send for a taxi, send for a doctor
4. set
a. set sth. down =write down , put down 写下来
eg: Why don’t you set your idea down on paper?
set sb. down : 停车让人下车
eg: The bus stopped to set down an old lady.
b. Set sth aside: Place sth to one side ; save or keep (money or time ) for a particular purpose(放在一边)
eg: She set the book aside and lit a cigarette.
She sets aside a bit of money every month.
c. Set off / out: leave a place and begin a journey
Eg: She set out/off at dawn.
d. set sth off: cause ( a bomb, mine etc) to explode使爆炸
eg: A slight touch will set the bomb off.
e. set out to do sth: begin a job, task etc with a particular aim or goal
eg: She set out to break the worldland speed record.
f: set about sth/ doing sth: begin, start doing
eg: The new government must set about finding solutions to the country’s economic problems.
g: set sth up : place sth in position
eg: set up a monument/ statue.
5. keep track of:
a. record sth; write down
b. keep informed of sb./sth.
c. keep in touch with
eg:
1) Don’t feel bad if you make a mistake. Keep track of (i.e. write down) your mistakes and learn from them
2) Her mother used to keep track of (i.e. write down) every penny she spent.
3) Mr. Stevens kept track of (ie:keep informed of) his business by telephone when he was in hospital.
4) It’s hard to keep track of (ie: keep in touch with)all one’s old school friends
6. fade
a. 凋谢, 枯萎
eg: The flowers faded for want of water. 花儿因缺水而凋谢了。
b. (颜色) 褪去
eg: The color fades when exposed to light. 这颜色曝光后会褪色。
c. (声音等) 变微弱;(光等) 变暗淡; 逐渐消失 (+away)
eg: The sound of the footsteps faded away. 脚步声渐渐消失了。
d. 使褪色
eg: Sunshine faded the tapestry. 阳光晒得挂毯褪了色
7. in a row 连续, 一连串
in rows 成行, 成排
eg: Chinese women volleyball team won five champions in a row in the 1980s.
They planted the trees in rows
8. make for意为“向……走(冲)去;有助于造成(某种关系、情况),可成为”。
Eg: The children took their ice skates and made for the frozen pond.
The climate makes for good health
9. apply
a. apply(to sb)(for sth)申请
Eg: You should apply immediately, in person or by letter.
Apply to the publishers for permission to reprint an extract
Apply for a job/post/passport/visa
b. apply sth to sth 运用
eg:The results of the research can be applied to new developments in technology.
c. apply oneself/sth(to sth/doing sth)专心
eg: You will only pass your exams if you really apply yourself to your work.
We must apply our minds to finding a solution. 动脑筋
d. apply to sb/sth 适用
eg: What I have said applies only to some of you.
(江苏省石庄高级中学:秦建华课堂教学用)
Language points
1.outcome .
结果;结局;后果
I think there can be but one outcome to this affair. 我认为这件事只可能有一种结局。
She was satisfied with the outcome of her efforts. 她对自己努力的结果很满意。
2.Pennies saved one or two at a time by bargaining at the grocery,at the bakery and the butcher’s until one’s check burnt.这些前是在杂货店、面包房和肉铺里讨价还价争得面红耳赤从而一分、两分地省出来的。
He often eats two eggs at a time. 他经常是一次吃两个鸡蛋.
注意 at a time和以下这些短语的区别:
at one time: (过去)有个时期,曾经一度 at any time: 无论何时, 随时
at all times 随时,总是 at the time of: 在……的时代
at no time 在任何时候都不 at this time 此时此刻
at the time 在当时
She wanted to leave school for business at one time.
You can come here to ask me at any time /at all timesif you have any questions.
There appeared many famous writers at the time of Renaissance.
At no time will China turn superpower.
I agreed at the time but later changed my mind.
You can guess what he is doing at this time.
(复习第五单元)bargain
n. 交易,买卖合同
We’ve made a bargain that he will do the shopping and I’ll cook.我们讲定了,他买东西我做饭。
They haven’t kept their side of the bargain.他们没有遵守协议。
n.廉价货
These shoes are a real bargain at such a low price.这些鞋价钱这么低,确实便宜。
v. 讨价还价,成交
If you bargain with them,they might reduce the price.如果你和他们讲价钱,他们可能会降价。
The increased demand for their skills has given these workers greater bargaining power.
对这些工人的技能需求在增加,这使他们有更大的讨价还价的本钱。
3.Della wept.德拉哭了起来。
weep (-wept-weeping)(该词还可以做名词用)
哭泣,流泪[(+over/for)]
The girl wept over her sad fate. 那女孩为自己悲惨的命运而哭泣。
Mother wept for joy. 母亲高兴得流眼泪。
悲叹,哀悼[(+over/for)]
We all wept in silence for the deceased. 我们都默默为死者哀悼。
流(泪);哭泣
The little girl wept herself to sleep.
小女孩哭着哭着入睡了。
比较cry,weep
cry和weep都指发出表示悲伤、不高兴或痛苦的口齿不清的声音,并且cry 和weep 都与流眼泪有关。 cry 则更强烈地表示伴随的声音。
When he died ,the little children cried in the streets.当他死时,小孩子们在街上大声哭喊起来。
I weep for what I'm like when I'm alone.我为我孤独时的样子而哭泣。
4.They lived in a furnished flat at $8 per week.他们住在一个提供家具的出租屋里,每星期租金为8美元。
furnish vt.
furnish A with B(=furnish A to B) 为某人提供某物
furnish sth with sth 为某物提供家具
How are you going to furnish the house? 你将如何布置房子?
I’ll furnish you with all you need. 我将提供你所需要的一切。
She rents a furnished flat. 她租了一套备有家具的单元房。
furnish的名词为furniture,意为“家具”,是不可数名词。
a piece of furniture / an article of furniture 一件家具
There is no need to buy so much furniture.没有必要买那么多的家具。
5.The place is shabby.这地方年久失修。
shabby adj.破旧的,寒酸的, 卑劣的
a shabby old hat破旧的帽子
a shabby old man一位衣衫褴褛的老人
What a shabby trick, driving off and leaving me to walk home!
多卑劣的恶作剧,把车开走了让我走路回家!
6.Della finished crying and attended to her cheeks with powder rag. 德拉哭完了,用粉饼脸上抹了一点粉。
attend a meeting参加会议,attend classes听课,attend school上学
Although he was still not well, the boy insisted on attending class.
虽然这男孩身体还没有好,他还是坚持去上课。
I need to dress up a little to attend my friend’s wedding.
我得稍稍打扮一下去出席我朋友的婚礼。
He offered to go out and attend to the matters. 他提出出去处理这些事情。
There was no one to attend to him but his niece. 除了他的侄女没人照顾他。(look after照料 care for.)
If you go out, who will attend to the baby? 假如你出去的话,谁来照看孩子呢?
You must attend to the instructions before you can use the computer.
你必须注意听这些说明才会用这台电脑。
Danger attended everything he did. 他做的一切都有危险。
May good luck attend you! 祝你好运!
attend to one’s work做好自己的工作
attention n. 关心,留心;注意
常见的搭配有:
draw/attract/call one’s attention 引起某人的注意
pay special/no/close/enough attention to sth.特别/不/密切/足够注意某事
bring one’s attention to sth. 叫某人注意某事
be worth one’s attention 值得某人注意
7.She had been saving every penny she could for months,with this result.几个月来,她一直在省下每一分可能节约的钱,而结果就是这样。
复习result
as a result =as a consequence= in consequence
in consequence of =as a result of/because of/due to/owing to
result from 是……的后果,是……的结果
result in(无被动语态)导致,造成
I forget to take my umbrella,as a result,I was wet all over.我忘记带雨伞了,所以全身都湿透了。
As a result of the rain,I was late.雨太大,所以我来晚了。
The terrible accident resulted from his carelessness.这次严重的事故是由他粗心造成的。
His attempt resulted in failure.他的企图以失败告终。
8.Twenty dollars a week doesn’t go far. 每周20美元根本就不够用
go far (钱等)耐花,价值大(常用于否定句);效力大,大有帮助;成功
Although he earns 1000 yuan a month,it doesn’t go far for his family
尽管他每月有1000元的收入,但是不够家里用。
Your suggestion will go far towards solving the problem.你的建议有助于问题的解决。
A man with courage and confidence will go far.有勇气和信心的人是会成功的。
9.Expenses had been greater than she had calculated.开支比计划的要多。
expense: 名词 意思是“开销,费用,花费”
at great /little/ no expense 花费很大/很少/ 没有花费
at the expense of sb/sth “以… 为代价”
He saved the girl at the expense of his life.以他的生命为代价
at one’s (own) expense 由/让某人付费
The dinner was at my own expense.这顿饭我请。
10.Something fine and rare-something worthy of the honor of being owned by Jim.一个既精美有珍稀的东西-一个能配得上Jim的东西。
rare adj. 罕见的;珍奇的;煮得很嫩的
That bird is very rare in this country.
那种鸟在这个国家很稀有。
Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths.
贾斯珀.怀特是那些少有的相信古代神话的人。
rarely .adv. 难得,很少(=hardly)
She is old and rarely goes out. 她年纪大了,很少外出。
He rarely comes here any more. 现在他难得来这儿。
陈述句中含有否定词的反意疑问句构成
He rarely has lunch at school,___________?
A.hasn’t he B.has he C.doesn’t he D.does he
(hardly,never,scarecely, seldom,little,few,nowhere,nothing)
但是:He was unsuccessful,wasn’t he?(否定的前缀)
对比:He was not successful,was he?
Those are little boys,aren’t they?
某些表示否定意义的副词或短语位于句首时如rarely,not ,never, little,seldom, nowhere, hardly, not only , not until, neither---nor , no sooner----than , hardly ---when , in no time, by no means, under no circumstances, 等
Seldom have I read a story so touching.
In no case will they look on with folded arms.
Never shall I forget the day. 我永远都不会忘记那一天。
Not only does he like English, but also he learns it well. 他不仅喜欢英语,而且学得好。
No sooner had I got home than it began to rain.我刚到家,天就下起雨来。
…it was worthy of the watch.
be worthy of sth/ being done/ to be done
worthy adj. (做表语)值得的,配得上的;(做定语)有价值的,可敬的,优秀的
He did a worthy job.=He did an excellent job.
The park is worthy of a visit.
of being visited.
to be visited.
He is worthy of your trust.他值得你的信任
Your advice is worthy of being considered.= Your advice is worthy to be considered.=Your advice is worth considering.你的建议值得考虑
11.There were two possessions of the Jmaes Dillingham Youngs in which they both took great pride……
拥有他俩特别感到自豪的东西。
pride n. 自负;骄傲;自尊(心);自豪
She showed us her new home with great pride.她非常得意地给我们看她的新家。
Pride goes before a fall./Pride will have a fall.(谚).骄者必败。
wound a person's pride.伤害一个人的自尊心
have a pride in one's son .为自己的儿子感到自豪
pride oneself on sth/ doing sth以……自豪;对……感到自豪
take pride in (=be proud of)对……感到自豪,以……为荣,对……感到自豪
He took great pride in being a member of the club.(=He was proud that he was a member of the club.)
他以身为那个俱乐部的会员而深感自豪。
He was proud of his school record.=He took pride in his school record.他以学校的成绩自豪。
be proud to do 因做……而自豪
I’m very proud to call you my friend.能够和你以朋友相称,使我感到自豪。
proud adj.有自尊心的,高傲的
He was too proud to borrow money.他很有自尊心,不会伸手向人借钱。
I got angry at his proud manner.我因他那傲慢的态度而发怒。
12.And then she quickly did it up again. 她很快把头发梳理好。
When Della reached home she quickly sat down to do her hair.德拉回到家,很快就坐下来整理头发。
do up
扣(纽扣)
Do up your coat and hurry.把你的衣服扣上,快点!
This dress does up at the back. 这条连衣裙扣子在后面。
整理(房间)
Let’s do up the room first.我们先整理房间。
包,扎(包裹),捆 (东西)
Please do these things up for me.请帮我把这些东西包扎起来。
修理
The room needs doing up. 这房子需要修缮。
使穿上
She was done up in her Sunday best. 她穿着节日盛装。
使精疲力尽
He was done up /worn out after the long trip. 长途旅行后他精疲力尽。
do away with 摆脱;废除,取消 do for 照料
do out of 抢劫;骗走,骗去 do with (前面与could, can连用)需要;有关系
have sth. to do with 和…有关系 have nothing to do with 和…没有关系
do without 没有某事物也行 do oneself up 梳妆打扮,化妆
13.She hesitated for a minute and stood still while a tear or two fell on the worn rea carpet.她迟疑了一会儿,呆呆地站在那儿,一两滴眼泪溅落在那破旧的地毯上。
worn adj
(经使用或穿戴)破烂的,损坏的
These shoes are looking rather worn.这双鞋子不成样子了。
(指人)看起来精疲力竭的
She came back worn and worried.她回来时既疲惫又忧虑。
wear sth out 消瘦, 穿破, 用坏, 克服/wear sb out 消磨, 疲劳
sth be worn out某东西破了/wear sth away 磨损, 消逝, 衰退, 磨减, 消磨, 虚
wear sb/sth down削弱/wear off 逐渐减弱, 消失, 磨损, 耗损
14.She put on her old brown jacket and her old brown hat,and ran out of the door and down the stairs to the
street……跑出房门,下了楼梯,来到了街上。
The kids ran out to meet their parents.孩子们跑出来迎接他们的父母亲。
复习对比第二单元中所学到的run out of
We are running out of water.我们的水要用尽了。
We ran out of petrol yesterday.昨天我们用光了汽油。
比较:All our supply of food has run out.我们所有的食品供应都用光了。
We decided we had better go home,before our money ran out.我们决定最好在钱用光之前回家。
表示“用光、用尽”的还有:use up,give out
All those I had are used up.我所有的都用光了。
They have used up their money.他们用光了钱。
The fuel gave out.燃料用光了。
You can’t have a hot bath-the water will give out.你不能洗热水澡了。要没水了。
从以上例子可看出,虽然这些词组都表示“用光、用完”,但use up,run out of 为及物动词,而run out,give out为不及物动词。
归纳拓展:run into遇上,偶然遇到;陷于,碰上(困境、麻烦等)
I ran into Emma on my way home.我在回家的路上碰到了Emma。
If you run into difficulties,try to overcome them.如遇困难,要努力去克服。
15.The next two hours she was searching the stores for Jim’s present.接下来的两个小时里,她跑了一家又一家商店为Jim寻找礼物。
in search of 中,不用任何限定词;search前有限定词时,后接介词for:in a/the/one’s search for 寻找
常用词组:
search sb. of sth. 搜查某人找某物 search a place for sth. 搜查某地找某物
search for sb./sth.in some place在某地寻找某人/物 search through one’s pockets仔细搜寻某人的口袋
16.It was really something that had been made for Jim and no one else.
那的确是专为Jim制作的东西,而不是为别人做的。
注意对比Unit 7练习中的词组词组make for的意义:走向,往……走去,有助于……,促进……
We made for home together.我们一起往家走去。
They set off by car and made for the nearest town.他们坐上汽车出发,往最近的城镇开去。
What you’ve said will not make for good relation between our two peoples.
你讲的话无助于发展两国人民的友好关系。
Such collective work makes for speedier improvement of teaching methods.
这样的集体工作有助于较快地改进教学方法。
17.With that chain on his watch Jim might be properly anxious about the time in any company.
这条表链如果能佩在Jim的表上的话,那么他无论在哪家公司上班都会很关注时间常拿出来看看的。
in any company与任何人在一起
in one’s company与某人在一起 be fond of company好交际
be in good/bad company=keep good/bad company与好人/坏人来往
keep sb.company陪伴某人 for company作为陪伴,为应酬
in company with sb.=in one’s company与某人一起
keep company with sb.与某人结交
part company (with sb.)(与某人)分开/断绝关系
.As the journey was a long one, he took a friend with him ________.
A.along B.together C.for company D.as a company
(Integrating skills)
18.Della doubled the watch chain in her hand and sat on the corner of the table near the door.
德拉把表链对折着握在手里……
She got double scholarships 双学位
Double the carpet, and cover it on the baby. 折叠
19.When she heard his steps on the stairs away down on the first flight,she turned pale for just a moment.
苍白的,灰白的
She was pale with fear. 她吓得脸色发白。
(颜色)淡的
Her beauty seemed pale beside Mary’s. 她的美貌与玛丽相比似乎显得黯然失色。
He wore a pale blue tie.他戴一条浅蓝色的领带
20.She had a habit for saying little slient prayers about simplest everyday things,…
她有一个为日常生活默默祈祷的习惯。
make a habit of doing sth (page.90)形成做某事的习惯
be in/fall into/get intothe habit of doing sth有/养成做某事的习惯
He’s not in the habit of drinking a lot.他不习惯于多喝酒。
get out of the habit of doing sth
I’ve got out of the habit of having a cooked brekfast.我已经不再保持早餐吃热食的习惯。
21.Poor fellow,he was only twenty-two-and to be burdened with a family!
and to be burdened with a family → He was to be burdened with a family
to be burden with family承担起养家的重担
burden sb. with sth. 加负担于某人
sb. be burdened with sth.使某人负……重担
I don’t want to burden you with my problems.我不想让我的问题给你增加负担。
The students are burdened with heavy load of study.学生们的学习负担很重。
burden (n.)重担,负担
He,a disabled child,is becoming a burden to his mother.
他,一个残疾儿童,渐渐成了他妈妈的累赘
22.His eyes were fixed upon Della,and there was an expression in them that she could not read.
他的眼睛一直盯着德拉看,他眼睛里的表情德拉琢磨不透。
be fixed upon →stare at in them → in his eyes
She was _____ frightened that she could not _____ her thoughts on anything.
A. so; fix B. so; spend C. such; fix D. such; spend
23.It was not anger,nor surprise,nor a look showing that he did not approve,nor horror,nor any of the feelings that she had been prepared for.那表情不是生气,不是惊讶,也不是不同意,也不是惊恐,更不是她准备承受的任何一种表情。
赞成,同意;赞许
The professor does not approve the government’s foreign policy. 那位教授不赞成政府的外交政策。
批准;认可
The city council has now approved the scheme for the erection of a new public library.
市议会业已核准建造一座新的公共图书馆的计划。
The mayoress approved the new building plans.女市长批准了新建筑计划。
赞成;赞许 [(+of)]
I’m afraid your parents won’t approve of your going there. 我担心你父母不会赞成你到那儿去。
My parents don't approve of me smoking cigarettes.我的父母不准许我吸烟。
I don't approve of wasting time. 我不赞成浪费时间。
I don't approve of smoking. 我不赞成抽烟。
approval n. 【U】 赞成;赞许; 批准
He showed his approval by smiling. 他用微笑表示赞成。
sth on approval 供试用的/包退的(不满意可退货)
24.He simply stared at her with that strange expression on his face.
吉姆脸上带着那种奇怪的神情一个劲儿盯着她看。
stare at盯着某人
Slowly it turned its face and stared straight at Mrs Smith.慢慢地它转过脸来,直盯着史密斯夫人。
at多表示“目标,方向”,如:
shoot at the bird向着鸟射击 shoot the bird击中这只鸟
glare at 盯着(愤怒地) glance at 一瞥
shout at 向……喊 rush at 向……冲去
laugh at 嘲笑 throw at 朝……扔
aim at 瞄准 tear at 撕,扯……
25.I had my hair cut off and sold it because I couldn’t have lived through Christmas without giving you a present.我把头发剪了卖了,因为不送你一件礼物我简直过不了圣诞节。
复习have sth done结构
让别人干某事
I want to have a house built.我要建套房子。
自己干某事,但不情愿
He had his leg broken when he feel off the tree.当他从树上掉下来时,腿摔断了。
比较:have sb. do sth.让某人干某事
The boss had him work for long hours.老板让他长时间地工作。
have sb. doing sth.让某人一直干某事,强调持续一段时间,多与half an hour,throughout the night等一起连用。
Don’t have the water running while you brush your teeth.当你刷牙时,不要让水一直流着。
26.I’m me without my hair,aren’t I?剪掉了头发我还是我啊,难道不是吗?
陈述部分的主语是I,疑问部分要用 aren't I.
I'm as tall as your sister,aren't I?
27.“Don’t make any mistake about me, Della, ”he said.“ I don’t think there ’s anything in the way of a haircut shampoo…德拉,请不要误解我。我并不认为什么发型或洗发水会影响……
make a mistake about →对……误解
in the way of →……这一类东西;在……方面
28. Would you stop loving me if I’d had a shave?如果我刮个胡子,你会不会不爱我了呢?
shave one’s face 刮脸
刮(胡子等)[(+off/away)]
He shaved off his beard. 他剃掉了胡须。
修面,刮脸
He shaves every morning. 他每天早晨刮脸。
挤过,勉强通过
He shaved through the math exam. 他勉强通过了数学考试。
n.剃刀,刮胡刀;刨刀 修面,刮脸
I need a shave. 我需要修面。
29.Beautiful combs,pure tortoiseshell,with jewels on the edges-just the right shade to wear in her beautiful hair.多漂亮的梳子呀,纯玳瑁做的,边上镶着珠宝,恰好能配得上她那美丽的长发。
n.梳子;(羊毛等的)毛刷,马鬃刷,女人头发上梳状的饰物
vt. 用梳子梳理,用梳子)梳理 (指动作)
My hair needs a good comb. 我的头发需要好好梳理一番。
The mother combed the child’s hair. 母亲梳理了孩子的头发。
彻底搜查[(+for)]
We combed the city (to look) for our lost dog. 我们搜遍了全城寻找我们走失了的狗。
30.However,she hugged them to her breast,and at length she was able to look up and smile and say,…
at length 最后,终于
At length, we began to understand what she wanted. 最后,我们总算弄清楚她到底要什么。
详细地 长时间,彻底地
He talked at length about his work. 他详细地谈了他的工作。
At length,the bus arrived,forty minutes late.公共汽车终于来了,晚了四十分钟。
speak at length长时间地演说
treat a subject at length详细处理一问题
31.The dull precious metal seemed to flash,as if reflecting her bright spirit
v.使闪光;使闪烁[(+at)]
Why is that driver flashing his lights at me? 那个司机为何用灯照我?
(向...)闪现出[(+at)]
I flashed a warning glance at them. 我向他们投去警告性的一瞥。
(火速地)发出(电报,电讯等);使迅速传遍
The news was flashed around the world. 这一消息迅速传遍世界各地。
闪光,闪烁
The stars flashed in the night sky. 夜空中群星闪烁。
(想法等)掠过,闪现
A thought flashed through my mind. 我脑子里闪过一个想法。
飞驰,掠过
A car flashed by. 一辆汽车疾驰而过。
n. 闪烁,闪光[C]
There was a flash of lightning a moment ago. 刚才有一道闪电。
(其它)
32.One year,as the deadline for the Christmas edition was approaching,his editor got anxious fearing that O Henry would let him down.(page86)
let down使某人失望,不帮助
Tom will never let you down,you can always depend on him to help you.
汤姆将永不会置你与不顾,你永远可以依赖他的帮助。
let down 扫(某人的)兴;失约/let in 让…进来,放…进来
let off 放(炮),投放(炸弹);(与with连用)宽恕;赦免;从宽处理
let on 泄漏(秘密)/let out 加宽,放宽(衣服);放出
let up 放松; 减弱,停止
33.Look for simplified…(page 90)
simplify vt. 使简易;使易做;简化
The English in this story has been simplified to make it easier to understand.
这个故事里的英语被简写了,可更容易理解。
The subject is immensely complex, and hard to simplify. 这个题目非常复杂,并且很难简化
simple adj. 朴素的;朴实的;简单的,不复杂的;单纯的;绝对的;正直 的
simple clothes 朴素的衣服
The little boy can already do simple problems in arithmetic.
那小男孩已经能做简单的算术题。
a woman of simple goodness .纯真善良的女人。
simply adv简单地;容易地;朴素地;清楚地;自然地;仅,只;真地
He is simply a workman.他只是一名工人罢了。
She looks simply lovely.她看起来的确可爱。
That basketball game we watch last night on television was simply divine!
我们昨天晚上电视里看的那场蓝球比赛真是好极了!
simplicity n. 简单;简易;朴素;朴实;单纯
Unit 17
1 guidance n. 指导,指引
He did the work with his teacher's guidance. 他在老师的指导下做了这件工作。
under sb.'s guidance 在某人指导下
traffic guidance 交通管理
【习惯用语】
take sb. under one's guidance 置某人于自己的庇护之下
2 gift n.
天赋;才能[C][(+for)]
He is a man of gifts.他是个多才多艺的人。
The boy has a gift for music.这男孩有音乐天赋。
礼品[C]
She has got lots of birthday gifts.她得到了许多生日礼物。
【英】【口】极便宜的东西;极容易做的事[S]
At five dollars, it is a gift!只卖五美元,那真是便宜。
vt.赋予[(+with)]
He was gifted with a good voice.他天生一个好嗓子。
【习惯用语】
have a gift for 对...有天赋
in sb.'s gift 有赠与权; 为某人所赠与; 由某人安排处理
in the gift of sb. 有赠与权; 为某人所赠与; 由某人安排处理
3 assist vt.帮助,协助[(+with/in)][O]
We asked him to assist us in designing a new bridge.
我们请他帮助我们设计一座新桥
assist sb. to his feet 搀扶某人站起来
vi.帮助,协助[(+with/in)]
He assisted in designing the new bridge.他协助设计那条新桥。
习惯用语】
assist sb. with sth. 帮助某人[做某事]
assist sb. to do sth. 帮助某人[做某事]
assist sb. in doing sth. 帮助某人[做某事]
用法归纳
*assist有如下用法:(1)+宾语;(2)+宾语+介词+(代)名词;(3)+宾语+副词(短语);(4)+宾语+to do。
特别提示用作不及物动词时常与介词in和with搭配。
4 sympathy n.
同情,同情心[U][(+for/with)]
I have no sympathy for beggars.我不同情乞丐。
一致,同感;赞同[U][(+with)]
Many people are in sympathy with your views.许多人赞同你的看法。
I have no sympathy with your silly ideas.我不赞成你那愚蠢的主意。
怜悯,慰问
a letter of sympathy 慰问信
【习惯用语】
express sympathy for (对...表示)慰问
feel sympathy for (=have sympathy for) 同情
in sympathy with 同情; 赞成; 和...一致
out of sympathy with 对...不同情; 不赞成; 对...没有同感, 和...不一致
win sympathy of 博得...的同情
5 adjust vt.
调节;改变...以适应[(+to)]
She must learn to adjust herself to English life.她必须学会适应英国的生活。
校正;校准;调整
I must adjust my watch, it's fast.我的表快了,我得把它校准。
adjust the errors 校正误差
vi.调整;校准;适应[(+to)]
Astronauts in flight must adjust to weightlessness.宇航员在飞行中得适应失重状态。
【习惯用语】
adjust to... 使自己适应于
adjust oneself to... 使自己适应于
6 victory n.
胜利;战胜;成功[C][U][(+in/over)]
The basketball team had a string of victories last season.这个篮球队在上一个赛季中赢得了一连串的胜利。
a major victory 大捷
narrow victory 很勉强的胜利, 险胜
【习惯用语】
gain [have, obtain, win] a (the) victory over 战胜...; 击败...
【参考词汇】
victory conquest 都含“取胜”、“胜利”的意思。
victory 指“在战争、竞赛、斗争中获胜”, 并有“击败对方或敌人”的含义, 如:
They won a victory in battle. 他们在战斗中获胜。
conquest 指“征服某国或某民族, 从而使之处于被支配地位的胜利或战胜”, 如:
They succeeded in the conquest of that city. 他们夺取了那城市。
7 sense
8 participate vi.
. 参加,参与[(+in)]
No professionals participated in the contest.没有职业选手参加这一比赛。
Everyone can participate in this game.每个人都能参加这游戏。
分享,分担[(+in/with)]
participate in profits 分享利润
含有,带有[(+of)]
His poems participate of the nature of satire.他的诗带有讽刺性。
9 role n.[C]角色
She played the leading role in the school play.她在学校的戏里扮演主角。
the leading role 主角
作用,任务
He denied any role in the robbery.他否认曾参与这起抢劫案。
【习惯用语】
fill the role of 担负...的任务
play an important role in 在...中起重要作用
play the leading role 起主要作用, 起带头作用
play the role of(sb.) (在剧中)扮演(某人)角色
10 impair vt.削弱;减少
Fatigue impaired their judgment.疲劳削弱了他们的判断力。
损害,损伤
Poor food impaired her health.粗劣的食物损害了她的健康。
adj. impaired 受损的;变差的
TV reception may be impaired in some areas.某些地区电视的接收效果可能会受到影响。
Unit 18
1 reject vt. 拒绝;不接受
He rejected their invitation point-blank. 他直截了当地拒绝了他们 的邀请。
We rejected his idea for a music club, and decided to have an art club instead.
我们没有采纳他关于成立音乐俱乐部的想法,而是决定成立艺术俱乐部。
丢弃
驳回;否决
The prisoner's plea for pardon was rejected.该犯的赦免请求被驳回了。
reject an offer of help 拒绝别人提供的帮助
reject an appeal 驳回上诉
a rejected suitor 未被接受的求婚者
2 possibility
n.可能性[U][(+of)][+that]
There is a good possibility of rain tonight.今晚很可能要下雨。
可能的事,可能发生的事[C]
Life on other planets is a possibility.其他行星上有生命是可能的。
发展前途,潜在价值c
He is a man of possibilities.他是一个有发展前途的人。
be within [out of] the range of possibility ... 是可能[不可能]的
by any possibility 万一, 也许
by some possibility 或许
What are the -ties? 有哪些可能发生的情况?
Is it a possibility that you will work abroad? 你有可能去国外工作吗?
There is no possibility of his coming. 他不可能来。
3 otherwise ad.
用别的方法;不同样地
We'll get there somehow, by boat or otherwise.我们总要设法去那里的,乘船也好,用其他办法也好。
We were going to play football, but it was so hot that we decided to do otherwise.
我们原打算踢足球,可是天很热,我们就决定干别的了。
在其他方面;除此以外
The rent is a bit high, but otherwise the house is satisfactory.这所房子租金贵了点,但在其他方面倒是令人满意的。
否则,不然
I'm not feeling very well today -- otherwise I would do it myself.
今天我身体不太舒服,否则这事我就亲自去做了。
【习惯用语】
and otherwise 等等, 及其他
but otherwise 然而在别的方面却
or otherwise 或相反
otherwise from 不同于
otherwise than 与...不同的; 除...之外
4 attempt vt.
试图;企图;试图做[+to-v][+v-ing]
They attempted to finish the task before July.他们试图在七月以前完成这项任务。
试图攻占
They attempted the life of the dictator.他们试图杀死这个独裁者。
n.[C]企图,尝试[(+at/on)][+to-v]
He made an attempt on the world record.他试图打破世界纪录。
Her attempt at poetry was a failure.她尝试写诗失败了。
Zhang Jian made an attempt to swim across the English Channel.
张健试图游过英吉利海峡。
They decreased their production in an attempt to push the prices.
他们减少生产量,以试图抬高价格。
攻击[(+on)]
Several attempts have been made on the president's life.已经有人三番五次试图谋杀总统。
【习惯用语】
make an attempt at 打算; 试图
make an attempt at to do 打算; 试图
make an attempt on 试图夺取
make an attempt on sb.'s life 试图杀害某人
in an attempt to 力图, 试图
用法归纳
*attempt 可用作名词和及物动词,意为:努力、尝试、企图、未遂行为; 尝试;试图;试图征服(危险的山、海等)。
特别提示
attempt 用作及物动词表示“试图;企图”时,常含结果失败之意。
5 allow for考虑[(+for)]
In working with this cloth, be sure to allow for shrinking.用这种布缝衣,务必考虑到洗后会缩水。
Allowing for inflation, the cost of the project is $2 million.考虑到通货膨胀的因素,这个项目的费用为200万美元。
注:allow vt. 允许,准许[O][+v-ing]
Swimming is not allowed at this beach.这片海滩禁止游泳。
She allowed us to smoke.她允许我们抽烟。
准...进;准...出[O]
He doesn't allow cats in the room.他不允许猫进入房内。
【书】承认[+that]
He allowed that they were right.他承认他们是对的。
vi.容许[(+of)]
The situation allows of no delay.情况不容许有任何延误。
相关归纳
considering(介词)考虑到;鉴于
Considering the strength of the opposition,we did very well to score two goals.
考虑到对方实力强大,我们进了两个球就很不错了。
John did quite well considering how little he studied.考虑到约翰才学了那么一点点,他考得已算很不错了。
特别提示 allow for 为动词词组,而considering词性为介词。
6 be aware of
I’m well(quite)aware of the risk.我深知那项风险。
She was/became aware of the danger.她(终于)觉察到危险。
He was aware that he had drunk too much.他晓得他喝了太多(酒)。
Few of them were aware(of)what a hypocrite he really was.
他们之中很少人知道他实际上是个什么样的伪君子。
Are you aware(of)how much this means to me?你晓得这对我有多大意义吗?
特别提示
作介词“of”宾语的可数名词、that从句及wh-从句,在接从句时,of常可省略。
【参考词汇】
aware conscious sensible 都含有“意识到的”意思。
aware 侧重“感官所意识到的外界事物”, 如:
Everybody is aware of the importance of the Four Modernizations.
每个人都意识到了四化的重要性。
conscious 侧重“心理感知”, 如:
He is conscious of a sense of quilt. 他感到内疚。
sensible 指“可用感官察觉到的(较复杂或抽象的事物的)”, 如:
I was sensible of her solemn grief. 我知道她很悲哀。
7 more than “与其说……倒不如……;不只是”的表示法
教材原句
They need recognition, more than sympathy and help.
与其说他们需要同情与帮助,倒不如说他们需要承认。
补充例句
(1)It’s her manner I dislike, more than what she actually says.
我讨厌的倒不是她实际上说些什么,而是她的态度。
(2)She cares far more for her dogs than she does for me.
她关心狗远远胜过关心我。
(3)Chinese is more than a language.中文不仅仅是一种语言。
*rather than也表此意
(1)He is a politician rather than a statesman.说他是政治家,不如说他是政客。
(2)It is hot rather than warm.与其说天气暖和,不如说是热。
(3)I would prefer to stay home rather than go out.
我宁愿留在家里也不愿出去。
Unit 19
1 argue vi.争论,辩论;争吵[(+with/over/about)]
I'm not going to argue with you tonight.我今晚不想与你争辩。
提出理由[(+for/against)]
He argued against the plan.他据理反对这个计划。
Vt .辩论;议论
We argued the matter over for hours.我们为这事辩论了几小时。
主张,认为[+that]
Columbus argued that the world was round.哥伦布认为地球是圆形的。
说服[(+into/out of)]
We argued her out of going on such a dangerous journey.我们说服她不要去作这样危险的旅行。
【习惯用语】
argue about on over辩论[争论]某事
argue against 反驳 ;显示出与...相反的结论, 证明...是站不住脚的
argue down 驳倒某人
argue sb. down 驳倒某人
argue for 赞成; 为...而力争
argue sb. into 说服某人(做某事或接受某种意见)
argue sb. out of 说服某人不做某事, 打消某种念头
2 desire vt. 渴望;要求[+to-v][+that][O]
He desired us to leave soon.他希望我们尽快离开。
She desired to marry a rich man.她很想嫁个富翁。
People desire peace.人们渴望和平。
She desires that you (should) see her at once. 她要你立即见她。
n.欲望,渴望[C][U][(+for)]
I have no desire to discuss the question.我不想讨论这个问题。
. 渴望的东西;渴望的人
He brought me my heart's desire.他给我带来了我心里渴望的东西。
【习惯用语】
at sb.'s desire 应某人的要求
by desire 应邀
have a strong desire to do sth. 迫切想做某事
satisfy one’s desire 满足某人的愿望
【参考词汇】
desire wish want 都含“需要或希望得到”的意思。
desire属正式用语, 可代替wish 和want, 强调“主观愿望的热切性”, 含有“强烈希望做某事”的意思, 如:
He got the book he desired. 他得到了他渴望得到的那本书。
wish语气比desire弱, 一般用于“难以实现或不可能实现的愿望”, 强调“主语的主观愿望”, 指“希望”、“愿”、“想”, 如:
I wish I could have a new car.
我多么希望有一辆新车(我要是有一辆新车就好了)。
want 多用于口语式普通场合, 指“想”、“要”或“需要”, 表示“较弱的偏爱、选择”或“强烈的需要、热爱”, 如:
I want a book. 我要一本书。
3 envy n.妒忌;羡慕[U][(+at/of/towards)]
She said it out of envy.她出于嫉妒说了这话。
Feel envy at…对…感到嫉妒
妒忌的对象;羡慕的目标[(+of)]
His talent is the envy of his colleagues.他的同事都羡慕他的才能。
vt.妒忌;羡慕[O]
I envy you your good luck.我羡慕你的好运。
【习惯用语】
green with envy 妒忌得面色发青, 非常妒忌
lost in envy 非常嫉妒
4 swear vi.发誓;宣誓
They refused to swear on a Bible.他们拒绝手按《圣经》发誓。
诅咒;骂脏话[(+at)]
What is the woman swearing at?那女人在咒骂什么?
vt.发(誓);宣(誓)
Before giving evidence you have to swear an oath.在作证之前你得先发誓。
发誓要;起誓保证[+to-v][+(that)]
The witness swore to tell the truth.证人起誓保证讲真话。
【口】断言;保证说[+(that)]
He swore that he had never talked with the girl.他发誓说,他从未与那个姑娘说过话。
使宣誓[(+to)]
You must swear him to silence.你一定要他发誓保持沉默。
使宣誓就任[(+in)]
The new president will be sworn in January.
新总统将在一月份宣誓就职。
【习惯用语】
be sworn in (to office) 宣誓就职
swear against 指控(某人)并起誓所控属实
swear at 咒骂; [俚](颜色)和...完全不调和
swear by 以(...名义)起誓, 以(人格)担保; [口]非常信赖; 肯定, 确定
swear sb. to sth. 使某人发誓做某事
swear to sth. 保证某事; 肯定某事
5 declare vt.宣布,宣告;声明[O][+(that)]
The new Congress declared a state of war with Germany.新的国会向德国宣战了。
宣称;断言[+(that)]
The accused man declared himself innocent.被告声称他是无罪的。
She declared that she didn't want to see him again.她宣称再也不愿见他了。
She declared herself(to be)innocent.她声称自己是清白的。
申报(纳税品等)I have nothing to declare.我没什么要申报的。
vi.声明,表示[(+for/against)]
We declared for their proposal.我们声明赞成他们的建议。
Declare… off取消
declare war on/against...对……宣战
Terrorists declared war on the United States,and war is what they got.
(布什总统高论)恐怖分子向美国宣战,而他们得到的就是战争。
用法归纳
declare用作及物动词和不及物动词。含义为:宣布,宣告,声称。用作及物动词时的主要用法为:+名词/从句/复合宾语。
6 .immediately
adv. We must act immediately.我们必须立即行动。
conj. You may leave immediately he comes.他一来你就可以离开了。
用法归纳
immediately可用作副词和连词。主要有两个义项:立即、马上(=at once,without delay);一……就……(=as soon as)。
特别提示
immediately用作连词时后接从句,另外,表示“一……就……”的句型还有:
the moment/the minute/the instant+ 从句
directly/instantly+ 从句 as soon as+ 从句
on/upon+n./v.-ing No sooner had+ 主语+过去分词+than-从句
Hardly had+ 主语+过去分词+when-从句
7 order
n. 次序, 顺序, 正常(工作)状态, 秩序, 命令, 定购
vt. 命令, 定购, 定制
keep order 维持秩序
give orders 下命令
take orders 接受命令
n.顺序,次序[U] ;状况;良好的状况[U]
The names are in alphabetical order.名字按字母顺序排列。
Things were in terrible order.情况一团糟。
The young teacher can't keep order in her classroom.那位年轻教师无法维持课堂秩序。
命令,指示[+to-v][+(that)]
He gave orders that the job be done in three days.他指示三天内完成这项工作。
订购;订货[C][(+for)]
The company received a large order for computers.这家公司接到一份要求大量供应电脑的订单。
【习惯用语】
in good order 有条不紊, 整齐; 情况正常
in order 按照顺序; 挨次 ;整齐; 整洁
in order that ... 为了..., 目的在于...
in order to 为了(做某事), 以便(做某事)
keep in order 使遵守秩序; 维持秩序
on order 定购中(发货而尚未交货)
out of order 次序紊乱 ;(机器等)失灵; 出故障
under the orders of 受...的指挥, 在...指挥下
用法归纳
order 可用作名词和动词,主要义项有:命令,订购,订做,点菜;次序,顺序。用作动词时主要用法为:+名词/ sb.to do sth./sth.to be done/sb.+adv./sb.+斜.prep.斜./that从句
特别提示 order后that从句中的谓语动词形式为“(should)+动词原形”。类似的词还有:demand,desire,insist,propose,request,require,suggest等。
8 mercy
n. -cies 宽大;宽恕 ;仁慈;慈悲
show mercy to sb. 对某人起了怜悯之心
幸运
It's a mercy that the explosion happened after the theatre.
”爆炸发生在散戏以后,真是不幸中之大幸。“
【习惯用语】
at the mercy of 任…处置;无能为力
beg for mercy 乞求宽大, 讨饶, 乞怜
for mercy(=for mercy's sake) 请大发慈悲, 请可怜可怜
have mercy on [upon] 对...有怜悯心
have sb. at one's mercy 使某人任凭自己摆布
in one's mercy 出于恻隐之心
It is a mercy. 真幸运。
M-on me! 哎呀! 我的天哪!
show mercy to sb. 对某人表示宽大[仁慈]
take sb. to mercy 饶某人的命, 免某人一死
take mercy on 对...表示怜悯
without mercy 残忍地, 毫不留情地
9倍数表达法
教材原句
If you offered me six times what you have just offered,I would still take my pound of flesh.
即使你愿意给我六倍于你刚才提出的钱数,我也要得到我应得的一磅肉。
特别提示 英语中表示倍数的句式有:
倍数+as+形容词(副词)原级+as
倍数+形容词(副词)比较级+than
倍数+the+名词(size, weight, height, depth, length, width等)+of...
形容词的比较级+than...+by+倍数
倍数+what从句
用times表示倍数时,一般是限于表示三倍或三倍以上的数,表示两倍用twice或double,一倍则用once。
补充例句
(1)This square is three times as big as that one.=This square is twice bigger than that one.=This square is three times the size of that one.=This square is bigger than that one by twice.这个方块是那个的三倍大(大两倍)。
(2)He offered me six times what you have just offered.他愿意给我六倍于你所提供的钱。
(3)Asia is four times as large as Europe.亚洲是欧洲的四倍大。
(4)The tower is twice the height of the building.这塔是那栋楼房的两倍高。
(5)The earth is 49 times the size of the moon.地球的体积是月球的49倍。
10 so+adj.+ a/an+n.句型
教材原句 He is young,but I never knew so young a body with so wise a head.
他很年轻但是我过去从来不知道有这么年轻又如此聪明的人。
如果形容词前有as,so,too,how时,a/an就放在形容词之后,其结构是:as/too/so/how+ adj. +a/an + n.。
11 .flesh, meat
flesh通常指人或动物身上的肉或果肉。
meat供食用的兽类的肉(区别于鱼或禽类的肉)。
注意:猪肉pork;牛肉beef;羊肉mutton;鹿肉venison;马肉horse meat;鸡肉chicken;鸭肉duck;鹅肉goose等。
12 .offer up 贡献
She offered up a prayer to God for her husband’s safe return.她向上帝祷告,保佑她丈夫平安回来。
offer up a sacrifice作出牺牲;献祭
相关归纳
(1)offer sb.sth.=offer sth.to sb.给某人提供某物
He offered me his seat.他主动让座给我。
(2)offer to do sth.主动干某事
The boys offered to help the old woman.孩子们要帮助那位老妇人。
(3)offer some money for sth.出价多少买某物
We offered 1 000 dollars for the computer.我们出价1 000美圆买这台电脑。
(4)offer sth.for some money出价多少卖某物
I offered him the house for thirty thousand yuan.我以三万元的价格卖给他这所房子。
(5)offer/give sb.a lift让某人搭便车;帮助
He gave me a lift by lending me 100 dollars.他借给我100美圆来帮助我。
unit 20
1 curiosity
n. 好奇心[U][(+about)][+to-v]
We burned with curiosity over what was in the box.我们急切地想知道箱子里是什么东西。
He is full of curiosity. 他充满了好奇心。
奇品;珍品,古玩[C]
The old wooden skis are a curiosity.那副木制旧滑雪板是珍奇之物。
【习惯用语】
from curiosity (=out of curiosity) 在好奇心驱使下
set sb.'s curiosity 引起某人的好奇心
satisfy one’s curiosity满足…的好奇心
curious 稀奇的, 奇异的;好奇的
【习惯用语】
be curious about sth. 对(某事物)感到好奇
be curious to (do) 很想(做); 渴望(做)
2 .decorate v. 装饰,修饰[(+with)]
We decorated the Christmas tree with glass balls.我们用玻璃球装饰圣诞树。
授勋(章)给[(+for)]
The general was decorated for winning the battle.将军因赢得这一战役而被授勋。
特别提示
decorate不接双宾语,而采用decorate...with sth.结构。
[误]Some pictures of pop stars were decorated on the wall.
[正]The wall was decorated with some pictures of pop stars.
decoration装饰,装潢[U]; 装饰物,装饰品[C]
They are putting up decorations for the festival.他们在为节日布置装饰品。
勋章;奖章[C] award a decoration授予勋章
3【常用词组】
die away 逐渐停止,逐渐消失
The noise of the motorcar died away. 摩托车的噪声消失了。
die down 逐渐减弱,逐渐模糊
”After the excitement of the audience died down, the speaker restarted his speech.“
”等听众激动的情绪平息后,演讲人又重新开始演讲。“
die off 相继死去
”As the window was still middle-aged, her relatives all died off.“
”这个寡妇还在中年时,她的亲属就先后离开了人世。“
die out 灭绝
4 serve
vt. 为...服务;为...服役
Children must be educated to serve their country when they grow up.
必须教育孩子长大后为国家服务。
供应[(+with)] a pipeline serving the house with water 给房子供水的水管
侍候(顾客等);供应(饭菜);端上[(+to/with)]
She served me a cup of coffee.她给我端上一杯咖啡。
任(职);服(刑);当(学徒)[(+as/for/in)]
He served eight years in prison.他坐过八年牢。
适合(特定用途或目的);对...有用;供...使用[+to-v]
My old car has served me well.我那辆旧汽车对我很有用。
vi.服务;服役;供职;帮佣[(+in/on/under)]
My father served in the navy during the Second World War.
我父亲在第二次世界大战期间在海军服役。
招待,侍候;上酒,端菜
Pearl is serving at the table.珀尔在侍候进餐。
适用;有用;足够[(+for/as)][+to-v]
A simple example will serve to illustrate the point.一个简单的例子可以说明这一点。
This box will serve for a seat. 这箱子可当作座椅。
This platform would serve as a port and a railway station. 这个平台将用作港口和火车站。
【习惯用语】
serve as [for] 作为...用; 担任; 起...作用
serve on 担任...的职; 成为...中的一员
serve out 发给, 分配 ;做到期满, 学到期满
serve sb. out 使自食其果, 给予报复, 使吃苦头
serve up 端出(饭菜等); 提出, 提供
serve with 向... 提供; 把(传票)交给
5 spare vt.
分出,腾出(时间,人手);分让(多余的东西)[(+for)]
Can you spare me a few minutes?你能为我挪出几分钟时间吗?
(常用于否定句或疑问句)节约,省用;吝惜
He spared no expense in building a villa for himself.他不惜工本为自己造了一幢别墅。
spare no efforts [pains] 不遗余力
spare no expense 不惜工本 =spare sb. his life)饶某人一命
使免遭;免去;解除
I want to spare him the trouble of seeing me off at the airport.
我不想麻烦他去机场为我送行。
饶恕,赦免;不伤害
They took his money but spared his life.他们拿走了他的钱但饶了他一命。
a.多余的,剩下的;空闲的
He has nothing to do in his spare time.他休闲时间无事可做。
备用的
Every car should carry a spare tire.每辆车子应带一个备用轮胎。
节约的;少量的;贫乏的[(+of)]
He is spare of speech.他很少说话。
n.[C]备用品;备用轮胎
This tire is damaged. Do you have a spare?这个轮胎坏了,你有备用轮胎吗?
【习惯用语】
to spare 剩余;多余
6 cover vt. 遮盖;覆盖[(+with)]
Mary covered her face with her hands.玛丽用双手捂住脸。
The highway was covered with snow.公路被雪覆盖着。
掩饰;隐匿
She laughed to cover her anxiety.她试图以笑来掩饰她的焦虑。
Lies cannot cover up facts. 谎言掩盖不住事实。
包含;适用于
These regulations cover such cases.这些规定适用于这类情况。
His reading covers a wide range of subjects.他阅读的书籍涉及多种学科。
. (不用被动态)行过(路程)
We covered about 30 miles a day.我们每天大约走三十英里。
采访,报导
Jack covered the Gulf War for CNN then.杰克当时替美国有线新闻电视网报导海湾战争。
(钱)足够付;负担支付
Is the money sufficient to cover the tuition?这笔钱付学费够吗?
These expenses are covered by the state. 这些费用都由国家负担。
占(时间或空间)
The town covers 5 square miles. 小镇占地5平方英里。
为...进行保险; 抵偿;使免受损失[(+against)]
Are the goods covered against fire damage?这批货物保了火险吗?
7 .date back to, date from
The Great Wall dates back to the Spring and Autumn Period.长城始建于春秋时代。
In China,the needle treatment dates from ancient times.在中国,针灸疗法起源于古代。
特别提示
date back to 也可写作date from,后常接过去时间,动词date用一般现在时,而且不用被动语态。
相关归纳
(1)bring...up to date 使……赶上时代;使……成为最新之物;给予(某人有关……的)最新消息/资料(on,about)
All the equipment has to be brought up to date.所有装备必须予以更新。
Please bring me up to date on the fuel requirement.请将最新燃料需求的资料提供给我。
(2)out of date过时的,旧式的
This encyclopedia has gone out of date.这部百科全书已过时了。
(3)up to date迄今,直到现在;最新的,现代的
Our computer is up to date.我们的电脑是最新式的。
(4)without date没有日期的;(美)无期限的
a letter without date一封没有日期的信
8 lie, lay
原 形 过去式 过去分词 现在分词 词 义 用 法 搭 配
lie lied lied lying 说谎 vi./n. 说谎
lie lay lain lying 躺,位于 vi. 在于
lay laid laid laying 放置,下(蛋) vt. 放下,放弃
Success lies in hard work.成功在于勤奋。
Lies have short legs.谎言总是站不住脚的。
Lu Xun laid down medicine and took up writing.鲁迅弃医从文。
Many people laid down their lives for our country.许多人为祖国献出了生命。
She laid herself down.=She lay down. 她躺下了
Lie vi.(人、动物)躺,卧;(东西)被平放
His hat and gloves were lying on the table.他的帽子和手套都放在桌上。
He lay down for a rest.他躺下休息一会。
呈...状态,置于[L]
The whole city lay in ruins after the earthquake.地震之后整个城市成了一片废墟。
I have lain awake all night thinking of them.我心里想着他们,彻夜未眠。
(事情)在于
The remedy lies in education.补救的办法在于教育。
位于Japan lies to the east of China.日本在中国的东面。
9 certain, sure 确信,有把握
相同点:① 都可接about/of,意思是“确信,对……有把握”,只能用人作主语。
Are you sure/certain of that?你对那件事有把握吗?
②都可接不定式,意思是“一定会……”,人或物均可作主语。
He is certain/sure to succeed.他一定会成功。
The project is sure/certain to be a success.这个计划一定会成功。
③后面跟连接词(疑问词,连词whether)+不定式结构,意思是“确定……”,只能用人作主语。
I’m not sure/certain what to do.我不知道怎么办。
④都可跟从句,意思是“肯定……,确定……”,只能用人作主语。
I’m not sure/certain whether I’ve met him before.我不能确定以前是否见过他。
不同点:sure不能用于“It is certain that...”句型。
It is certain that your team will win.你们队肯定会赢。
应用
It’s quite ______that Dr Smith will be present at the meeting.
A.certain B.sure C.certainly D.surely
答案:A
典例剖析
【例1】 (上海高考题)Why?I have nothing to confess.______you want me to say?
A.What is it that B.What it is that C.How is it that D.How it is that
剖析:考查强调句。
答案:A
【例2】 (20全国卷Ⅰ,27)I like ______in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright.
A.this B.that C.it D.one
剖析:“it”是代词,作宾语,代替后面的句子“when the weather is clear and bright”。
答案:C
【例3】 (年北京,24)The Foreign Ministersaid, “______our hope that the two sides will work towards peace.”
A.This is B.There is C.That is D.It is
剖析:考查的是“It is+n.+ that从句”
答案:D
【例4】(2004年湖北,24)It was ______back home after the experiment.
A.not until midnight did he go
B.until midnight that he didn’t go
C.not until midnight that he went
D.until midnight when he didn’t go
剖析:这是一个强调句,对not until midnight进行强调,要用that连接。
答案:C
【例5】(2004年福建,26)I’d like to buy a house
-modern,comfortable,and ______in a quiet neighbour-hood.
A.in all B.above all C.after all D.at all
剖析:above all首要,最重要的是;in all总计;after all毕竟;at all根本,全然。
答案:B
【例6】(2004年上海,52)In dealing with public relations,we should make every effort to prevent the ______in personality.
A.contact B.contrast C.connection D.conflict
剖析:contact 和connection是同义词,“联系”;contrast “对比”;conflict “冲突”。
答案:D
1 conclude
vt.结束[(+by/with)]We concluded our meeting at 9 o'clock.我们九点钟结束了会议。
推断出,断定[+that]
What can you conclude from these observations?你从这些观察中能得出什么结论?
The judge concluded that the accused was guilty. 法官判定被告有罪。
(最后)决定(为)[+to-v][+that]
He concluded that he would wait a little longer.他决定再等一会儿。
He concluded to quit on pay day.他决定在发薪水这天辞职。
vi.结束,终了[(+with)]The meeting concluded after two hours.两小时后会议结束了。
【习惯用语】 to be concludeed (连载的文章)下期[次]登完
to conclude 最后(一句话)
”To conclude, I wish you all good health and a long life.“ ”最后,祝大家健康长寿。“
conclusion n. 结束, 缔结, 结论
【习惯用语】
arrive at come to draw reach a conclusion
得出结论, 告一段落
at the conclusion of 当...完结时
come to the conclusion that... 所得结论是..., 断定
in conclusion 最后, 总之
bring sth. to a conclusion “使……结束”。
2 account n.
帐,帐目,帐单[C]
The accounts show we have spent more than we received.帐目显示我们已经入不敷出了。
帐户;客户[C]
The company is our best account.这家公司是我们的最佳客户。
记述,描述;报导[C][(+of)]
The policeman gave an account of the traffic accident.警察叙述了交通事故的经过。
解释,说明[C][(+of)]
John gave us a detailed account of his plan.关于他的计划,约翰给我们作了详尽的说明。
根据,理由[U]
He got angry on this account.由于这个缘故他生气了。
重要性[U]; 利益,好处[U]
vt.把...视为
He accounted himself lucky.他自认为很走运。
He was accounted a first-rate actor.他被认为是一流演员。
vi.报帐
解释,说明;对...负责[(+for)]
He could not account for his absence from school.他无法说清楚为什么旷课。
【习惯用语】
according to all accounts (=from all accounts) 根据各方面所说
account for 说明原因, 解释 说出(钱等的)用途, 交待(资产)下落
close an account with 与 ...结清帐目
give an account of 报告, 叙述, 说明
have an account to settle with sb. 与某人有旧帐要清算; 与某人有争执待解决
hold ... in great account 极重视
keep an account of 记录, 记载
leave sth. out of account 不予考虑, 不予重视, 置之度外
make (much)account of 重视, 看重
make littleno account of 轻视, 看轻
of (much) account 重要的(man of account 要人)
of no account 不重要的, 无价值的
on account of 因为, 由于; 为了
on all accounts (=on every account) 无论如何, 总之, 从各方面考虑
on any account 无论如何
on no account (=not on any account) 决不可以, 切莫
on sb.'s account 为了某人的缘故
on this account 由于这个[那个]缘故
on that account 由于这个[那个]缘故
open an account with 与...开一往来户头; 开了...的头
pay ... on account 把...付作定钱
settle accounts with 与...结算, 清算; 向...报仇
take account of (=take into account) 考虑, 斟酌, 计及
take an account of 把...列表, 把...登帐
take no account of 对...不予考虑; 对...不予重视
3 confirm vt. 证实;确定[+(that)][+wh-]
His letter confirmed everything.他的信证实了一切。
坚定;加强
The latest developments confirmed me in my belief.最新的发展使我坚信我的信仰。
批准,确认
The queen confirmed the treaty.女王批准了此项条约。
4 delight
n. 欣喜,愉快[U]
To our delight, our football team won.令我们高兴的是,我们的足球队赢了。
She ran back home with delight.她兴高采烈地跑回家。
乐事,乐趣[C]
He enjoyed the delights of New York's night life.他喜欢纽约夜生活的乐趣。
vt.使高兴I'm delighted that you are back.你回来了,我很高兴。
We were delighted to read your novel.我们很高兴拜读你的小说。
The clown delighted the audience.小丑逗乐了观众。
vi.高兴;喜爱;取乐[(+in)]
She delights in her work.她喜爱她的工作。
【习惯用语】
Takefind have delight in 喜爱, 以...为乐
take a delight in 喜爱, 以...为乐
to sb.'s delight 令人高兴的是...
delight in 喜爱, 以...为乐
注意:delightful adj. “令人愉快的”。
Eg. No news could be more delightful to me.
delighted adj. “愉快的”。
Eg. I’m delighted at your success/ to hear of your success/ that you succeeded.对你的成功我感到高兴。
5 cautious a.十分小心的,谨慎的[(+about/of/with)]
The old lady is very cautious with money.那位老太太用钱很谨慎。
My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
The boss is cautious about making promises.老板对承诺持谨慎态度。
The schoolboys are more cautious not to make any mistakes in spelling than ever before.
男学生们在拼写时比以前更加小心,以避免发生错误。
6 skillful adj. (常与at, in连用)有技巧的;熟练的
a skillful piece of work 一件有技术的工作
He is a skilful and effortless mechanic.
他是一位很有技巧、驾轻就熟的机械修理工。
skilled adj. (=skillful)熟练的; 有技能的
7 burst vt., vi. burst, bursting
突然发生, 突然发作; 闯入
She burst through the door. 她突然闯进门。
burst with anger 勃然大怒
burst into tears 放声大哭
burst into the room 闯入房间
充满;满盈 I am bursting with joy. 我高兴得不得了。
n. 突发;猝起 a burst of laughter 突发的笑声
【习惯用语】
be bursting to do sth. 渴望, 急着要做(某事)
in sudden bursts 忽冷忽热地工作 一阵一阵地
burst away 急速四散
burst forth 突然爆发出; 喷出 ;突然出现
burst in 闯入; 突然出现; 突然...起来; 突然发作
burst into 闯入; 突然出现; 突然...起来; 突然发作
burst out 大呼; 惊叫; 冲出; 突然发作
They burst out laughing. 他们突然大笑起来。
burst with 显示富足 几乎装不下, 充满
8 record n.记录,记载[C][U][(+of)]
My wife keeps a record of our daily expenses.我太太将日常开销都记录下来。
最高纪录,最佳成绩[C][(+for)]
He broke the record for the one-hundred meter dash.他打破了百米赛跑纪录。
唱片[C][(+of)]
vt. 记录;记载;录制;录音;录像
to record past events 记录过去的事
The songs were recorded by the radio company. 这些歌曲是由广播公司录下的。
【习惯用语】
beat [break, cut] the [a] record 打破记录
hold record 保持记录
set (up) a new record 创新纪录
keep a record (of) 记下来, 记录
off the record [美]不得发表的; 不得引用的; 非正式的
in record 有记录在案
(go )on record 公开发表见解; 被记录下来
the coldest winter on record 有记录以来最冷的冬天
9 enthusiastic adj. 热心的, 热情的; 热烈的
be enthusiastic for [about] sth. 对某事热心
become enthusiastic over a research project 热衷于某个研究项目
10 concentrate on:集中, 全神贯注于
Eg. I can’t concentrate on my studies with all that noise going on.
Having failed my French exams, I decided to concentrate on science subjects.
相关归纳:(1)fix one’s … on sth.全神惯注于……;集中精力于……
Eg. He fixed his attention on what he was doing.
(2)be absorbed in全神惯注于
Eg. She was absorbed in her book while her parents were watching TV.
(3)devote … to …献身于……;全身心地投入……
Eg. He devoted all his efforts to the experiment.
Unit 2
1 puzzle vt. 使迷惑;使为难,使窘困
What puzzles me is why they didn't show up.令我百思不解的是他们为什么没有出现。
He looked a little puzzled.他看上去有点困惑。
苦思而得出[(+out)] I could not puzzle out her intentions.我猜不出她的意图。
vi.感到迷惑[(+at)]
I have been puzzling about this question for weeks now.
我对这个问题已冥思苦想了好几个星期。
苦思,冥思苦想[(+about/over/as to)]
n.(游戏的)猜谜,智力竞赛[C]; 难题,谜,难以理解之事;困惑,迷惑
Her decision was a puzzle to him.她的决定对他来说是个谜。
I'm in a puzzle as to how to cope with the new situation.我不知道该如何应付这新局面。
构成短语动词puzzle over“对某事苦苦思索”;puzzle out“开动脑筋找到解决的办法”。
Eg. She’s been puzzling over his strange letter for weeks.
The teacher left the students to puzzle out the answer to the problem themselves.
注意:puzzled adj. “无法了解的;困惑的”。
Eg. She listened with a puzzled expression on her face.
I was puzzled how to handle the situation.
puzzling adj. 表示某事“令人困惑的;莫名其妙的”。
习惯用语】
be in a puzzle 不知如何是好
cross-word puzzle 纵横填字游戏
puzzle about 苦思苦想
puzzle out 仔细考虑, 设法想出
puzzle over 苦苦思考
2 arise vi. 产生,出现,形成[(+from/out of)]
Unexpected difficulties arose in the course of their experiment.
在他们进行实验的过程中,出现了意想不到的困难。
Between the copartners serious disagreements arose.合伙人之间产生了严重分歧。
arise, rise, raise
arise:(1)vi.发生;出现;呈现(2)短语:arise out of/ from因某事而产生、造成、引起
rise:vi.主要义项有:上升;起立;起床;升起;起义等。使用关键在于其不及物动词的性质,不能跟宾语,不能用于被动语态。使用时不要受汉语意思的影响。
raise vt. 主要义项有:提升;提高;举起;增加;筹措;提出;养育;饲养等。
Exercises:
(1) Use this money when the need ____.
(2) Are there any matters ____ the minutes of the last meeting?
(3) He ____ his voice in order to be heard.
(4) Her voice ____ in anger.
(5) He ____ to welcome me.
(6) The wind ____ - I think there is a storm coming.
(7) The river ____ by several meters.
(8) The book ____ many important points for our consideration.
(9) I ____ by my aunt on the farm.
(10) He ____ a lot of money with the help of the painter.
答案:(1)arises (2)arising from (3)raised (4)rose (5)rose
(6)is rising (7)has risen (8)raises (9)was raised
(10)has raised
3 abandon vt. 丢弃;抛弃,遗弃
The crew abandoned the burning ship.水手们离弃了燃烧中的船。
The broken bike was found abandoned by the river side.
人们发现那辆损坏的自行车被扔在河边。
放弃,中止 abandon doing
He finally abandoned his reformist ideas.他终于放弃了自己的改良主义思想。
(与oneself连用)使放纵;使听任[(+to)]
She abandoned herself to despair.她陷入绝望之中。
They abandon themselves to drinking. 他们沉湎于饮酒。
4【习惯用语】
in the name of 以…的名义;为了…的缘故;凭…的权威
in the name of the law 凭藉法律的权威
He attended the party in the name of his father. 以他父亲的名义参加聚会。
make a name for oneself 出名,成名
He made a name for himself as a concert pianist.
他以交响乐钢琴演奏家成名。
name sb. for 提名某人担任(某职务) ;[美](为纪念某人)以其名字为...命名
name after 以...名字命名 ; 与(另一人)同名:
John was named after his uncle. 约翰与他叔父同名
be true to one's name 名副其实
5 push on:推动, 推进, 努力向前; 赶快;尽快
Eg. They’ve pushed all the work on me again.
We’re late; we must push on. 我们晚了,必须赶快点。
相关归纳:(1)push off:离开(不客气用语)
Eg. What are you doing in this garden? Push off at once!
(2)push one’s way挤过去
Eg. He pushed his way to the platform through the crowd.
(3)push alone继续前进;离去
Eg. It’s getting late; we must be pushing along.
push around 随意使唤;摆布;粗鲁地对待
push in 鲁莽地插话;插手
6 dismiss vt. 让...离开;把...打发走[(+from)]
He was dismissed from the hospital a week later.他一周之后出了医院。
解散,遣散The teacher dismissed the class on time.教师按时下课。
免...的职;解雇;开除[(+from)]
He was dismissed from his job.他被开除了。
If you're late again you'll be dismissed. ”你如果再次迟到,就将被解雇。"
(从头脑中)去除,不考虑,抛弃[(+from)]
She dismissed the idea of going to Paris.她打消了去巴黎的念头。
【律】驳回,不受理
The judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence.法官因缺乏证据而拒不受理这宗案件。
Unit 3
1 claim n. (根据权利而提出的)要求[C][U][(+for/on/to)]
Mary made a claim to the pencil.玛丽认为她应得到这枝铅笔。
(对某事物的)权利;要求权;所有权[C][U][(+on/to)]
What claim does he have to the property?他有何权利要求得到这笔财产?
主张,断言,声称[C][+to-v][+that]
. (对保险公司的)索赔[C][(+for)]
vt.(根据权利)要求;认领;索取
The old man claimed the land.老人要求得到这块土地。
自称,声称;主张[+to-v][+(that)]
She claimed that the ring was stolen, not lost.她声言那只戒指是被偷的,而不是遗失的。
She claims to be a good pianist.她声称是位优秀的钢琴家。
值得,需要
The trend claims our attention.这一趋势需要我们予以注意。
vi.提出要求[(+on/for)]
【习惯用语】
have no claim on 没有对...要求的权利; 无资格得到
have no claim to 没有对...要求的权利; 无资格得到
make a claim for 对(赔偿等)提出要求...
注意:词语搭配:enter/ file/ make/ put in a claim提出主张(要求);give up a claim放弃要求;lay claim to宣称
2 differ
vi. 不同,相异[(+from)]
Our tastes differ from each other.我们的嗜好不同。
Japanese differs greatly from French in pronunciation. 日语发音和法语大不相同。
She differs from me in many ways. 她在许多方面都和我不一样。
意见不同[(+from/with)]
That's where we differ.那是我们有分歧的地方。
【习惯用语】
differ from 不同于; 和...不同; 和...意见不一致
differ in 在...方面不同
differ with sb. 与某人意见不同
3 resemble vt. 像,类似[(+in)]
She was not beautiful; she did not resemble her mother.她不漂亮;她不像她的母亲。
He strongly resembles his father. 他酷似他的父亲。
Be alike to…像,类似
4 vt. 喂(养);饲(养)[(+on/with)]
We feed the birds every day.我们每天给鸟喂食。
They fed him on biscuits.他们用饼干喂他。
;投入;供给;提供[(+with)]
This moving belt feeds the machine with raw material.这条传送带供给机器所需之原料。
【口】向...提供[O]
They fed him information.他们向他提供信息。
抚养(家庭)
He has a large family to feed.他有一个大家庭要抚养。
满足(欲望等);加深(恶感等)
He did it to feed her vanity.他那么做是为了满足她的虚荣心。
vi.吃;以...为食物;以...为能源[(+on)] feed … on
Sheep feed on grass.羊吃的是草。
相关归纳:(1)feed … to… 给……作为食物
Eg. Please feed some more stewed apple to the baby.
(2)feed … with… / feed … into…提供原料
Eg. The moving belt feeds the machine with raw material/ feeds raw material into the machine.
【习惯用语】
be fed up with 吃得过饱 ;(对...)极其厌倦
be well poorly fed 吃得好[不好]
feed on 吃...过日子;从...中得到满足[供养]
feed up 供给食物[营养]; 养肥; 使吃饱
Unit 4
1 classify vt. 把...分类, 分为同一等级
classify books by subjects 按学科将图书分类
be -fied as 分成[为]...类
People who work in libraries spend a lot of time classifying books.
在图书馆工作的人花大量的时间为书籍分类。
Eggs are classified according to size.鸡蛋按大小分等级。
2 promote vt.晋升[(+to)]
Our teacher has been promoted to headmaster. 我们的老师已被提升为校长了。
The young army officer was promoted (to the rank of) captain. 那个年轻的陆军军官已被提升为上尉。
促进;发扬;引起
The Prime Minister's visit will promote the cooperation between the two countries.
首相的访问将促进两国间的合作。
promote growth [prosperity, understanding] 促进增长[繁荣, 了解]
促使(法律等)通过
Promote a bill in Parliament.促使议案在议会获得通过。
发起,创立
Several bankers promoted the new company.好几个银行家联手创立了这个新公司。
【美】宣传,推销(商品等)
Your job is to promote the new product.你的工作是促销这一新产品。
3 appoint vt. 任命,指派[(+as/to)]
They appointed him (to be) manager.他们任命他为经理。
He appointed Williams as his deputy in the city of York.
他任命威廉斯作为他在约克市的代理人。
appoint sb. to a post 派某人任某职
约定,指定;安排常与for连用)
to appoint a time for the meeting 指定开会时间
Our visitors arrived at the appointed time.我们的来宾在约定的时间到达了。
appoint a time for the meeting 约定开会时间
给...提供装备
His house is well appointed. 他的房子设备齐全。
vi. 委派职务
4 expense, cost
expense n. 花费;代价;费用,表示“花费的钱”时为可数名词。短语at sb.’s expense“由某人付钱”;at great/little/no expense“花费很大/很小/没有花费”;at the expense of“在损失……的情况下”。expensive adj. 昂贵的
cost n.价钱;价格;费用,这时和expense通常可以互换使用,cost还可以表示“代价、损失”的意思。短语at the cost of = at the expense of; at cost的意思为“按成本价格”;at all costs不惜一切代价。
Exercises:
(1) Most children in Britain are educated at the public ____.
(2) I want the best you can supply; you need spare no ____.
(3) He finished the job at the ____ of his health.
(4) He had his book printed at his own ____.
(5) House repairs, holiday and other ____ reduced her bank balance to almost nothing.
(6) The goods are sold at ____.
(7) We must at all ____ prevent them finding out about the plan.
答案:(1)expense (2)expense (3)cost/expense (4)expense
(5)expense (6)cost (7)costs
【习惯用语】
spare no expense 不惜代价
at sb.'s expense 由某人付钱
5 reward:用作名词和动词。主要义项有:报答;报偿;报酬;酬金;给某人以报酬、奖赏。用于reward sb. for (doing) sth.结构。
Eg. He worked hard without any hope of reward.
He was given a medal as a reward for his service.
Is that how you reward me for my help?
Rather than being punished, he should be rewarded.
注意:比较award v.颁发;授予;赏给。用法为:award sth. to sb./ award sb. sth. n.奖金
6 involve vt. involved, involving (常与in连用)牵涉;拖累
Don't involve other people in your trouble. 别把别人牵涉进你的麻烦中去。
(常与in连用)使陷入
be involved in disaster 陷入不幸
包括,涉及
All the children were involved in the school play. 所有的孩子都参加了学校排练的剧。
This lesson involves a lot of work. 这一课需要做的工作有很多。
使专注;使忙于[(+in)]
He was involved in working out a plan. 他专心致志地制订计划。
需要,包含,意味着[(+in)][+v-ing]
His work involves occasional journeys.他的工作偶尔需要出差旅行。
7 relate vt. 讲,叙述[(+to)]
To him we related our troubles, asking his advice.我们向他讲述了我们的困难,请他指导。
使有联系[(+to/with)]
Can you relate what happened in your childhood to your present state of mind?
你能否把你童年时的遭遇同目前的心境相联起来?
vi. 有关,涉及[(+to)]
I don't know to what this relates.我不知道这与什么有关。
符合[(+with)]
Your statement does not relate well with the facts.你的说法与事实不太符合。
相处[(+to)]
She doesn't relate well to her peers.她和同辈处不来。
She doesn't relate well to her mother.她与她母亲相处不很和睦。
8 pass away:去世
Eg. His mother passed away last year.
相关归纳:(1)pass down把……传给后代
Eg. The custom has been passed down from generation to generation.
(2)pass on将某物传交给某人;继续前进
Eg. Pass the book on to me when you’ve finished with it.
I passed her message on to her mother.
注意:英语和汉语一样,表达死亡根据不同的情况有不同的用词。普通用词为die, pass away为委婉的说法。murder为“暗杀”,kill为“杀死”,hang为“绞死”。
(江苏省石庄高级中学:秦建华课堂教学用)
1.Attempt had been made by others to classfy plant species into groups,but the breakthrough came with the work of Carl Linnaeus.另一些人尝试按植物种类分类,但是突破性进展却来自Carl Linnaeus.
attempt to do sth=make an attempt to do sth = make an attempt at doing sth =try to do sth
make an attempt on/upon试图夺取(在第一单元中讲过)
classify vt.编排;分类to arrange or organize according to class or category classify sb./ sth.(as sth.)将某人/某物归类
We usually classify types of character as good or bad.我们通常把 (人的) 性格之类型分为善与恶。
The books in the library are classified by subject.图书馆的书是按照科目分类的。
Would you classify her novels as serious literature or as mere entertainment?
你认为她的小说属于文学类呢,还是属于通俗读物类?
classified(常作定语)分类的 a classified directory分类电话簿 classified advertisements分类广告
classification n. the act or result of classifying; a category or class分类;类别
2. Showing how plants were related was a complex and strange thing before Linnaeus developed his system.
在林尼厄斯确立这个系统之前,要说明植物之间的关系是一个复杂而陌生的事情。
3.But Linnaeus’ idea of grouping plants in families was unique.而Linnaeus把植物按家族来分类的想法却很特别。
group v.集合,使成群;类集
The children grouped round the piano.孩子们集合在钢琴周围。
We can group animals into several types.我们可以把动物分成好几类。(We can classify animals as several types.)
noun(1)群;组;类
(family,team,audience,enemy,group,class等集合名词作主语时,若看作一个整体,谓语动词用单数形式;若强调各个成员,谓语动词用复数形式。)
Our group is going to climb a mountain tomorrow.我们组明天要去爬山。
The group are having dinner now.组员们正在吃晚饭。
What blood group are you?你是什么血型?
[作定语] a group activity 集体活动
(2)(公司联营的)集团:a newspaper group报业集团
▲identification (学案上没有) n. the state of being identified 鉴别;验明
the identification of high yielding seeds 高产量种子的鉴别
n. proof or evidence of identity 身份证明(缩写 ID)
His only means of identification was his passport. 他唯一证明身份的证件就是他的护照。
4.As a result,fruits such as peaches and pears are in fact related,although they are different at first sight.
因此(结果),尽管桃子和梨子乍看起来是不同的,但事实上它们是有关联的。
at first sight/glance
At first sight/glance the problem seemed easy. 乍一看这个问题似乎很容易。
They felt in love at first sight.他们一见钟情。
He could tell at a(single) glance what was wrong with the car.他一眼就能看出汽车有什么毛病。
5.develop a lifelong frienship with… 与……结成为终身好友
make a lifelong friend with sb.
6.Born into a life of privilege,Joseph Banks was the son of a wealthy family. Joseph Banks是一个富裕家庭的孩子,生来就享有特殊权利
privilege n. a special advantage, permission, right, or benefit granted to or enjoyed by an individual, a class 特权;优惠
Our members have the privilege of using the lending service of the library.
我们的会员有享受图书馆借书服务的特权。
7.lead/live a cosy life过着安逸的生活
live/lead a happy life/a bitter life 过着幸福/痛苦生活
cosy :comfortable; easy
8.but young Banks had an appetite for knowledge但是小班克斯却有渴求知识的欲望
n. a desire for food 食欲;胃口
Exercises give one a good appetite. 运动增进食欲。
n. a strong wish or liking 爱好;欲望
He has an appetite for writing. 他好从事写书。(be fond of,go in for)
9.Despite his wealth,he worked to make a career in science. 尽管他很富有,但他谋求在科学上有一番成就。
in spite of his wealth/although he was wealthy/rich….
Some were owners of great wealth and property. 有些人拥有万贯家财。
10. In 1768,the Royal Navy appointed James Cook as the commander of the Endeavour to take members of the Royal Society on
an expedition to Tahiti.1768年英国皇家海军任命James Cook为“奋力”号船长,带领皇家学会成员远征塔希提岛。
appoint sb.(to.);appoint sb.(as.)
挑选(某人)做某工作或任某职位;任命;委派
He was appointed to the vacant post.他被委派填补那空缺。
We must appoint a new teacher at once to the mountain school.
我们必须立即委派一名新教师到那山村小学去。
They have appointed a new manager.他们已经任用了一位新经理。
Who shall we appoint (as) chairperson?我们选派谁担任主席呢?
appoint sth.(for sth.) 确定或决定某事物
They have appointed a date for the meeting.他们已经约定了开会的日期。
They appointed a place to exchange stamps. 他们约定一个地方交换邮票。
11.This would give astronomers a chance to calculate the distance between the earth and the sun.
这样天文学家就有机会去测量地球和太阳之间的距离。
They use a computer to calculate the cost of a journey.他们用电脑算出旅行的费用。
I calculate that we will reach London at about 3 p.m.估计我们大约在下午3点到达伦敦。
be calculated to do sth.旨在,打算或计划做某事
His speech was calculated to stir up the crowd.他讲的话有意鼓动/煽动人群。
n. calculation计算,推算
12 …it was the government that paid for all the equipment and expenses for that part of the expedition.
英国政府赞助了这次考察中天文学部分所需的设备和经费。
expense n.花费,费用,经费
It’s too much of an expense to own a car.拥有一辆汽车的花费太大。
at one’s expense由某人负担费用
He had his book printed at his own expense.他自己出钱印了书。
at the expense of sth.在损失或损坏某事物的情况下
He built up a successful business but it was all done at the expense of his health.
他创建的企业很成功,但这一切都损害了他的健康。
13.had to supply about £10,000 of his own money to equip the expedition……不得不把自己的钱(大约一万英镑)拿出来为这次远征提供设备。
supply当“提供;供应”讲,近义词为provide/offer。
(1)supply sb.with sth./ supply sth.to sb.向某人提供某物
They supplied food aids to the people in the flood-stricken area.
=They supplied the people in the flood-stricken area with food aids.
他们向受灾地区的人们提供了食品援助。
(2)offer sb.sth./offer sth.to sb.向某人提供某物
He offered me a cup of tea.=He offered a cup of tea to me.
(3)provide sb.with sth./ provide sth.for sb.向某人提供某物,供应
The firm has provided me with a car.=The firm has provided a car for me.公司提供给我一辆汽车。
在涉及到钱时,supply则不明确,一般讲来要给钱,provide往往则意味着免费提供
The school provides the students with lesson-sheets.学校免费给学生提供讲义。
We can supply you with some rare Ming editions. 我们可以给你提供一些稀有的明版书。
14.He also look out for new economic species; plants that could be grown in England or other parts of the world to produce crops that could be sold . 而且他还调查了一些新的经济物种,在英国和世界其他地区生长其谷物能够被卖的植物。
look our for to be careful of 当心;注意;警惕
Look out (for the car)! 留神(汽车)!
15. Banks was the first to move crops from one continent to anther on a large scale, helping to develop local economic with these new imports. 约瑟夫。班克斯是第一位大规摸把植物从一个大陆移到另一个大陆的人,用这些进口的东西来帮助发展当地的经济。
16.some plants that were spread over the globe in this way include cococa,hemp and tea.用这种方式发展起来的植物有可可,大麻和茶叶。
17.The voyage had been a great success.这次航海取得了巨大的成功。
18.Wonderful discoveries had been of strange new lands,cultures,animals and plants.
绝妙的发现还包括新奇的大陆、文化和动植物。
19.From behind his desk, however, he was involved in enterprises such as the exploration of Africa and the settlement of Australia.然而他却在幕后卷入了诸如探索非洲和开拓澳洲之类的航行。
involve
(1)需要The job involved me in London.工作需要我住在伦敦。
(2)牵涉,牵连;包括
The strike involved many people.许多人参加了罢工。
involve sb./sth.in sth./doing sth.使某人/某事物陷入或参与某活动
in solving your problems!你解决你的问题,不要把我拉进去。
He was involved in a heated argument.他参与了一场激烈的争论。
All the children were involved in the school play. 所有的孩子都参加了学校排练的剧。
20.He accumulated a great deal of knowledge about plants and agriculture.他积累了大量的有关植物和农业方面的知识。
accumulated
(1)vt.积累;聚集
By investing wisely she accumulated a fortune.她由于投资精明而积蓄了一笔财产。
My savings are accumulating interest.我的储蓄不断生息。
He accumulated a fortune by hard work. 他靠努力工作积蓄了一笔财富。
(2)vi. 增加
Dust and dirt soon accumulate if a house is not cleaned regularly.房间不经常打扫,尘土很快就越积越多。
Snow accumulated to a depth of 10 feet. 雪已积到十尺深。
n. accumulation 金钱、知识、经验的积累
21. In growing strawberries Banks went back to the abandoned practice of spreading straw under the fruit to reduce the necessary amount of watering.在种植草莓时Banks采用早已废弃的在果实下铺稻草的方法来降低用水量。
The driver abandoned his car in the snow. 司机把汽车抛在雪地里。
He found a baby abandoned by its parents.他发现了一个被父母遗弃的婴儿。
The match was abandoned because of bad weather.比赛因天气恶劣而取消。
(please look up the word:desert)
供阅读的其它知识点
▲Darwin’s observations on that voyage led him to write his famous book on the Origin of species.…
达尔文在那次环球旅行中的观察使他写出了著名的《物种起源》
▲deserve
The article deserves careful study=The article is worth studying.
She deserves a reward for her effort.她积极努力,应该得到奖赏。
They deserve to be sent to prison.他们应该入狱。
▲It was Darwin’s visit on the Beagle to the Galapagos Isles that gave him the key to his new theory.
达尔文乘“小猎犬号”去加拉 戈斯群岛的活动使他获得了新创建理论的钥匙。
▲habitat(动物或植物的)栖息地/自然环境
This creature’s natural habitat is the jungle. 这种动物的天然栖息地是丛林。
▲pass sth.down from one generation to the next(常用于被动语态)一代一代传下去
pass away 去世,逝世(die) pass by走过;经过;忽视 pass sth.on (to sb.)将某物传交给(某人)
pass through sth.经历(一段时间) pass on (to sth.)从一阶段进入另一阶段
▲.As a result of Darwin and Mendel s research, scientists of the nineteenth century formed the belief that the influence of the environment was behind the development of new species. 达尔文和门德尔的研究结果,使得19世纪的科学家闷形成这样的一种理念:环境的影响导致了新物种的发展。
▲It would take a next generation of scientists to bring the importance of the environment on species back in view.
要重新认识环境对物种的重要性环需要下一代科学家的努力。
▲In 1922,Gte Turesson found evdence for the existence of stable varieties within species in nature.
1922年Gte Turesson发现了自然界物种稳定多样性存在的证据。
▲grow to bush长成灌木,grow close to the ground长得贴近地面
▲adapt 适应,改编,改写
I don’t think I shall ever adapt myself to this hot weather.
They are adapted to various climates,soil and other natural conditions.
He is adapting the novel fortelevision.他在把这部小说改编成电视剧。
▲However, Turesson’s findings show that habitat,such as soil conditions,is of equal importance to the output of crops.
然而Turesson的调查研究结果却表明,生长地的情况,如生长地的土壤条件,对粮食农作物的产量也具有同样重要的意义。
output n. amount of things that you have made 产量;产品
We must increase our output to meet people's needs. 我们必须增加产量来满足人们的需要。
请不要跟adopt(采取、采用,通过、收养)相混
▲procedure n.程序(尤指工商、法律、政治等事务的)
Stop arguing about (questions of) procedure and let’s get down to business.
别再为程序(问题)争辩了,咱们着手议正事吧。
procedure (for sth.)手续;步骤
What’s the procedure for opening a bank account?在银行开个账户要办什么手续?
▲promote v.(1)提升,晋升
My daughter’s just been promoted!我的女儿刚被提升了!
promote sb.to sth.提升,擢升某人
The football team was promoted to the first division.该足球队已晋升为甲级队。
Our teacher has been promoted to headmaster. 我们的老师已被提升为校长了。
(2)促进;鼓励,推动
The organization works to promote friendship between nations.该组织旨在促进各国之间的友谊。
Kindness promotes peace. 亲切的行为可以促进和睦。
▲rose n. a beautiful flower, which is red, white or yellow 玫瑰(花);蔷薇(花)
Father planted roses along one side of the garden. 父亲沿着花园的一边种了玫瑰。
You lie upon roses when young, you'll lie upon thorns when old. 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
▲peony n. 牡丹;芍药
She blushed like a peony. 她脸红得像一朵牡丹花。
▲bunch n. a number of things of the same kind fastened or growing together 串;束
a bunch of flowers 一束花 a bunch of grapes/keys 一串葡萄/一串钥匙
▲merely adv. only仅仅;只不过
I didn't stop to speak to him--I merely smiled. 我没有停下来和他说话--我只是微微一笑。
▲enterprise n. an undertaking, especially one of some scope, complication, and risk; a business organization事业;企业
government enterprise 公/国营企业 private enterprise 私/民营企业 small-to-medium-sized enterprises中小企业
▲settlement n. group of homes in a place where no people have lived before 拓居地;定居点
The first settlements were on the east coast of America. 最初的殖民地是在美洲的东海岸。
n. agreeing about something after discussing it 解决(方案)
After long talks about pay, the managers and workers reached a settlement.
就工资进行长期谈判后,劳资双方达成一项解决办法。
▲straw n. dry, cut stalks of wheat, etc. 稻草;麦秆
Everyone of us had a straw hat on. 我们人人都戴草帽。
n. thin tube of paper or plastic for drinking a cold drink 麦管;吸管
He sucked Coke through a straw. 他用吸管吸可口可乐。
▲year after year adv. 年年;一年又一年(= year in year out) 对比year by year
▲tone n. a sound; the quality of a sound; the voice, as expressing feeling音调;语调
She spoke in an angry tone. 她用恼怒的口气说话。
▲reward n. present or money that you give to thank someone for something 报酬;报答
He was given a reward for passing the examination. 他因考试及格而得到奖品。
He worked hard all his life but without much reward. 他辛勤一生,但得到的报酬却很少。
vt. give something in return for 酬谢;奖赏
He was well rewarded by the kind things people said about him. 人们表扬了他,这就是对他很好的奖励。
▲nowhere adv. at, in, or to no place; not anywhere 任何地方都不;什么地方也没有
He was nowhere to be found. 什么地方也找不到他。
n. an unknown place 不知道的地方:a cabin in the middle of nowhere 不知在什么中心的小屋
▲altogether adv. on the whole; all things considered 总共;总而言之
There were five of us altogether. 我们共有五人。
Altogether, the book is quite interesting. 总的说来,这本书相当有趣。
adv. totally; completely 完全;全部地
Some of what you say is true, but I don't altogether agree. 你说的有些是真的,但我不能全都同意。
▲appearance n. what someone or something looks like 外貌;外表
Do not judge by appearances. 别从外貌判断事物。
n. being seen; coming 显露;出现
At the sight of his appearance on the stage, the hall rang with thunderous applause. 他一出场,礼堂里就掌声雷动。
▲latter adj. 后者
Of the two, the former is better than the latter. 两者之中前者较后者为佳。
▲distinguish vt.& vi. show the difference in; show the difference; make a distinction 区别;辨别
He could not distinguish cotton from wool. 他不能辨认是棉花还是羊毛。(tell…from)
You are confusing things, let me distinguish. 你把事情越弄越糟,让我来把它区分出来。
▲in detail with all the facts 详细地 The teacher explained the text in detail. 老师详细地解释了课文。
(江苏省石庄高级中学:秦建华课堂教学用)
▲take possession of占领,占有/get possession of拿到,得到
The capitalist is in possession of a large fortune.那个资本家拥有大宗财产。
A large fortune is in the possession of the capitalist. 大宗财产掌握在那个资本家手中。
▲in the name of以……的名义,代表
I arrest you in the name of the law.我以法律的名义逮捕你。
The prime minister spoke in the name of the King.部长代表国王讲话。
I opened an account in the bank in your name.我以你的名义在银行开了一个账号。
He escaped under the name of Tom.他化名为Tom逃跑了
name构成的短语:
by name用(靠、按)名字,名叫;by the name of名叫……;name after以……命名
▲masses of/a mass of+countable noun(pl form)/+uncountable noun
in the mass总体上,总的说来/the mass of大多数的/mass education群众教育/a mass meeting群众会议
The young dancers worked so hard so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took masses of pictures of them.(许多)
▲be rich in/be poor in
Oranges are rich in Vitamin C含有丰富的维生素
a TV play rich in humour 富有幽默的电视剧
▲do research on a state key project就国家重点工程进行研究
▲lose the lives of many people/risk their lives
▲alternative
Have you got an alternative=another suggestion?你有没有其它建议?
Caught in the act,he had no alternative/choice but to confess/did nothing but confess.
他被当场抓获,除了招供别无选择。
▲available
This was the only available room.这是唯一可以利用的房间。
You will be informed when the book becomes available.这本书有货时就通知你。
Tickets are available at the box office.票房有票。
▲equip…with
You’d better equip your bike with a head light.你最好在自行车装个前灯。
They have equipped the army with modern weapons. 他们已经为部队装备了现代化的武器。
The army has been equipped with modern weapons. (被动语态)
▲accurate adj.精确的,准确的,正确无误的
His information was accurate.他的信息很准确。
accurate强调“精确无误”。an accurate calculation精确的计算
correct按一定标准没有差错。a correct answer正确的答案
right很多情况下可与correct互换,但常有道德上认可的含义.the right course of action正确的行动方针
▲search for
他们正在村里搜查那个强盗。
They are searching for the robber in the village.
They are searching the village for the robber.
Cf:The policeman is searching the robber.
▲have contacts with/contact to有接触/联系
▲find one’s way
feel one’s way摸索着走/fight one’s way奋勇前进/force one’s way挤着向前走/wind one’s way曲折前进/make one’s way去……途中/lose one’s way迷路
▲in exchange for交换,互换
He gave me an apple in exchange for a cake.他给我一个苹果,换一块蛋糕。
They were given food and shelter in exchange for work.他们用劳动换取食物和栖身之处。
▲take sb prisoner逮捕/capture sb 俘获,捉拿
put sb in prison,take sb to prison,send sb to prison把……关进监狱/throw sb into prison把……投进监狱
▲wander through Arabic countries穿过许多阿拉伯国家
The children wandered around the town with nothing to do.那些孩子无所事事,在街上闲逛。
The boy wandered the neighbourhood,looking for the dog.那孩子走遍了邻里街坊,找他那条狗。
▲reach out to sp./reach sp./come to sp.arrive at(in) sp.
▲date from/back to
The castle dates back to/dates from the 14th century.这座城堡建于14世纪。
▲ripe
By the beginning of the 15th century the time was ripe for a grand meeting.到15世纪初大型聚会的时机成熟了。
Was the peach ripe or green?那桃子是熟的还是生的?
▲prosper under a new dynasty在新的朝代下繁荣昌盛(prosperity)
The business is prospering.生意兴隆。
He wished the young couple a life of happiness and prosperity.他祝这对新人生活幸福,万事如意。
▲renew relations with恢复同…..的关系
▲excite one’s curiosity激起……的好奇心
▲send a message to sb向……发出邀请/信息
▲response非洲统治者的反应非常慷慨The response of African rulers are very generous.
▲challenge/at home
明朝朝廷认识到最大的挑战和机遇是在国内。
Ming court belied that its greatest challenges and opportunities were at home.
国内外 at home and abroad
▲.various adj. 各种各样的,不同的
He analysed the various factors.他分析了各种不同因素。
Of all the various ways of cooking an egg,I like boiling best.
在所有做鸡蛋的各种方法中,我最喜欢煮的方法。
various,varied都可作“各种各样的”解,大部分情况下可通用,但varied可表示“正在变化之中的”,a varied life。
▲.suggest vt.
(1)提议,建议。后跟动名词、that从句(从句中谓语动词用should do,should可省略)
suggest sth.to sb.
He suggested the idea to me.他向我提出那种想法。
I suggest going there at once.我建议立刻去那里。
The teacher suggested that we do our homework now.老师建议我们现在就做作业。
(2)使人想起,暗示
His pale face suggests that he is ill.他的苍白的脸色表明他病了。
▲.accomplish vt.达到(目的),完成(任务),实现(计划)
This task is accomplished by great effort.完成这项任务花了很大力气。
He accomplished a great deal during his first year.第一年他就取得了很多成绩。
It is the workers who will accomplish this task.就是工人们将完成这项任务。
accomplish指做到底,实现一个计划,如:to accomplish a trip完成一次旅行
finish指完成日常的事,如:He finished the homework.他完成了作业。
complete指加上缺少的部分,如:to complete the sentence把句子补充完整
▲.apart from 除……外
He works until nine o’clock every evening,and that’s quite apart from the work he does over the weekend.
他每天晚上工作到9点,这还不算他周末加班。
Apart from the salary,it’s not a bad job.除工资(偏低)外,这工作不错。
Apart from you and me,I don’t think there was anyone there under thirty.除你我之外,我认为没有人在30岁以下。
There can be no knowledge apart from practice.不可能有脱离实践的知识。
归纳拓展:apart from,in addition(to),besides ,as well(as),except for,except,but
(1)apart from这个复合介词兼有“除外”和“包括”的双重意义。
(2)以下短语或单词意义相近,均表示“除……之外还有……”这一“附加”意义。
in addition(to) besides,as well (as)
(3)以下短语或单词均表示“除……之外没有……”这一“排除”意义。except for except but
▲.arise vi.出现,发生;由……引起,由……发生
A difficulty arose right here.困难就在这里。
How did the quarrel arise?这次争吵是怎么引起的?
Originally,organic compounds were thought to arise from life processes.最初有机化合物是由生命过程产生的。
rise vi.升起,上涨;raise vt.举起,提高,提升,提出;饲养(羊、鸡等),抚养(子女等),招募(军队等),募捐(钱等)。
▲.bring up教育;养育;提出;引出;呕吐;to bring up the question提出问题
She was brought up by her grandparents.她是由爷爷奶奶带大的。
He brought up all the food he had eaten.他把吃下的食物都呕吐出来了。
归纳拓展:bring in获利;赚;bring about带来,引起;bring down使……降低
The boys bring in £60 a week.这些男孩子每周赚60镑。
How much did the sideline bring the farmer family in last year?去年副业使这家农户增加了多少收入?
The Internet has brought about big changes in the way we work.因特网使我们的工作方式发生了很大变化。
We’d better wait till they bring down their prices.我们最好等他们降价。
▲.run out of 用光,用尽
We are running out of water.我们的水要用尽了。
We ran out of petrol yesterday.昨天我们用光了汽油。
比较:All our supply of food has run out.我们所有的食品供应都用光了。
We decided we had better go home,before our money ran out.我们决定最好在钱用光之前回家。
表示“用光、用尽”的还有:use up,give out
All those I had are used up.我所有的都用光了。
They have used up their money.他们用光了钱。
The fuel gave out.燃料用光了。
You can’t have a hot bath-the water will give out.你不能洗热水澡了。要没水了。
从以上例子可看出,虽然这些词组都表示“用光、用完”,但use up,run out of 为及物动词,而run out,give out为不及物动词。
归纳拓展:run into遇上,偶然遇到;陷于,碰上(困境、麻烦等)
I ran into Emma on my way home.我在回家的路上碰到了Emma。
If you run into difficulties,try to overcome them.如遇困难,要努力去克服。
(江苏省石庄高级中学:秦建华课堂教学用)
Ⅰ. Words and Expressions(课文前面部分出现的)
1.convey ---- to take or carry from one place to another; transport. 运送;运输
----to communicate or make known; impart通知;通报;传达
The truck conveyed machinery across the country. 这辆卡车把机器运往全国各地。
Wires convey electricity.金属线导电。
I will convey the information to him.我将把这消息通知他。
2.advertise ---- to make public announcement of, especially to proclaim th equalities or advantages of (a product or business) so
as to increase sales. 做广告;---- to warn or notify告诫,告知
advertise sth做广告(宣传),使……尽人皆知,put an advertisement做广告
Why not advertise your secondhand car in the local newspaper?为什么不在本地报纸上为你的二手车做个广告呢?
If you want to sell your secondhand car,why not put an advertisement in the local newspaper?
你如果想卖掉你的二手车,为什么不在本地报纸上做个广告呢?
advertise for sb/sth登广告招聘/欲购
The company advertised for a new secretary.公司登了广告招聘一名新秘书。
We should advertise for someone to look after our children.我们该登个广告聘人来照管孩子们。
advertiser 广告商
The report gives advertisers a new picture of women today.这份报告使广告商对今日妇女有了新的认识。
4.brand ---- A trademark identifying a product or a manufacturer
商标;牌子;烙印
What brand of soap do you like?你喜欢什么牌子的肥皂?
These cattle have my brand on them. 这些牛身上都有我打的烙印。
(常与of连用)特殊类型
his own brand of humor 他独特的幽默感
5.consideration ---- careful thought
Please give the problem your careful consideration. 请你仔细考虑这个问题。
短语:in consideration of 报答;由于under consideration 在考虑中,在研究中
take … into consideration 顾及,考虑到
Your teacher will take your recent illness into consideration when he marks your exams.
你的老师评定考试成绩时,会考虑到你最近生病的情况。
Taking everything into consideration,the result is better than I expected.
从各方面考虑,结果比我预料的好。
复习以前学过的词组
We must take local conditions into account.我们必须把当地的条件考虑进去。
We must take account of the interests of the State.我们必须考虑到国家的利益。
In the first place ,you must think over this plan.首先你必须考虑这个计划。
6.charge ---- expense; cost 费用;花费 ---- the price asked for something 价格,收费
a charge for the use of the telephone 使用电话的费用
The charge for a front-row seat is $3. 前排座位票价每张三美元。
----management 监督;管理
---- a claim of wrongdoing 指控;控告
a charge of stealing 对偷窃罪的指控
The charge carries a possible sentence of three years.这项控告可能要判三年徒刑。
短语:
in charge of 负责
The chief engineer was in charge of directing the building of the subway.主任工程师负责指挥地铁的建造工程。
I was in charge of my sister. 我在照看我妹妹。
in the charge of / in one’s charge 归某人负责;由某人监管
The factory is in the charge of a special committee. 这家工厂现在由一个特别委员会监管。
7.loss ---- The act or an instance of losing; something that is lost; people lost in wartime or an accident.损失;丧失;遗失。
The loss of my watch meant that I had to buy a new one.我的手表丢了就意味着我得买只新的。
Have you reported the loss of the technical papers about the new product to the police?
你们把丢失新产品技术文件的事向警方报告了吗?
His unfortunate death was a great loss to the firm.他的不幸去世对他的商行来说是个重大损失。
The losses are computed at $1000. 估计损失1000美元。
短语:
at a loss ①低于成本的:sell the merchandise at a loss.赔本卖出货物
②迷惑的;不解的:I am at a loss to understand those remarks. 我不理解那些话
8.blame ----to hold responsible. 负责
---- To place responsibility for (something) 归咎:把(某事)责任归于…
Blame it!(美) 该死!
Don't blame it on him, but on me. 别怪他,该怪我。
They blamed the failure on George. 他们把失败归咎于乔治。
Blame me if I don't. 我要是不这样做,随你怎么办好了。
They blamed the secretary for the delay of the plan. 他们怪罪秘书造成计划延误。
If he fails the exam he’s only got himself to blame.如果他考试不及格,那只能怪他自己。
短语:be to blame 应受谴责
The children were not to blame. 孩子们不应受到谴责。
The driver was not to blame for the traffic accident.那次交通事故不应该责怪司机。
n. 责怪,(对坏事所应付的)责任
We were ready to take the blame for what had happened.我们准备对所发生的事承担责任。
The judge put the blame for the accident on the driver of the car.法官把事故的责任归咎于汽车司机。
ⅠI. Words and Expressions(课文部分出现的)
1…they are broadcast on TV and over the radio,posted the Internet and printed in newspapers and on posters in our cities.
电视机和收音机播放广告,因特网上登载广告,报纸上印制广告,广告牌上贴广告。
broadcast -- to transmit (a radio or television program) for public or general use.传播,传播(电台电视节目),供大众使用
--to send out or communicate, especially by radio or television. 播放:尤指通过电台、电视,播出,发送:
The agency broadcast an urgent appeal for medical supplies.代理商通过电台紧急呼吁要求药品供应
to broadcast the gossip 传播流言蜚语
The BBC broadcasts every day. 英国广播公司每天广播。
Radio Beijing broadcasts on a dozen different frequencies.北京电台以十几种不同的频率进行广播。
作名词用:
The news broadcast will be at 7.00. 新闻广播将在7点开始。
post ---- to display (an announcement) in a place of public view. 贴布告:在公共场所贴(布告)
----to cover (a wall, for example) with posters. 贴海报:用海报张贴
The names of the members of the team will be posted up today. 队员名单将于今天张榜公布。
The ship was posted missing. 该船宣告失踪。
2.The development of radio,television and other media has gone hand in hand with the development of advertising.
广播、电视和其它媒体与广告业同步发展。
hand in hand 手拉手,密切关系的
They went home hand in hand.他们手拉手回家了。
The development of agriculture should go hand in hand with that of industry. 工业和农业应共同发展。
Dirt and disease go hand in hand.肮脏与疾病是分不开的。
3.People react to advertisements in different ways.人们对广告的反应是不同的。
(1)vi. 反应,反抗
How did he react to your suggestion?他对你的建议有什么反应?
Children tend to react against their parents by going against their wishes.孩子往往故意不听父母的话来表示抗拒。
How did your mother react to the news? She reacted by getting very angry.
你妈妈对这个消息的反应怎样?她的反应是非常生气。
(2)vt. (指物质)起化学反应
An acid can react with a base to form a salt.酸可与碱起化学反应形成盐。
4.Some people find ads useful and entertaining;others think that they are annoying.有些人认为广告有用而且有趣,有些人认为它讨厌。
These flies are annoying me.这些苍蝇真使我心烦。
I was annoyed with him because he kept interrupting.我对他烦透了,因为他不停地打断我的话。
be annoyed with sb for/at sth 讨厌某事为某事对某人生气
复习:be angry at/about sth
be angry with/at sb for doing sth
5.Defenders of ads say that ads help us make informed choices as consumers by introducing good quality products.为广告辩护者说,广告介绍了质地优良的产品,帮助消费者作出了明智的选择。
Can you inform where he lives?你能告诉我他住在哪儿?
He informed them of his arrival.他通知他们说他到了。
He is a well-informed man.他是个消息灵通人士。
inform against/on/upon sb告发/控告
informer告发者,检举者
6.On the other hand,critics sometimes accuse companies of using ads and misleading us by making us believe that a certain product is better than it really is or that we will be happier if we buy it.另一方面,批评者有时指责公司滥用广告误导我们,让我们相信某种产品比它的实际情况要好,或者购买某种产品会令人更加愉快。
to charge with a shortcoming or an error. 指责:因缺点或错误而指控
to charge formally with a wrongdoing. 指控:正式指控某一错误行径
The police accused him of murder. 警方指控他谋杀。
The police accused him of stealing. 警方控告他犯有盗窃罪。
accuse 与charge
The police ______ him with murder. (1) charged
Tom _____ his boss of having broken his word. (2) accused
The police ______the driver with careless driving. (3) charged
His neighbour ______him of playing the musical instrument too loudly. (4) accused
7.By introducing a brand name to potential customers,and by associating the product with the customers’needs,companies are able to influence the choices customers.把一个商品品牌的名字告诉潜在的消费者,并把这种产品同消费者的需要联系起来,公司就可能影响消费者作出选择。
associate vt.把――和――联系起来
He associated himself with this campaign. 他把他自己与这次战役联系起来。
I didn’t want to be associated with it at all. 我根本不想参与这件事。
What do you associate with such a heavy snow? 这样一场大雪你有什么联想?
associate 还可以作不及物动词使用,“和……来往,和……共事(与with连用)解。
There he associated with working people. 在那里他与劳动人民来往。
8. Customers see so many ads every day that advertisers must work hard to get their message across.消费者每天看到大量的广告,因此广告商必须使出浑身的解数使消费者明白他们的意图。
get sth. across 使某事被理解(领会)
Our teacher is clever,but not very good at getting his ideas across to us.我们的老师很聪明,但他不善于把他的观点讲清楚。
The message got across at last.这信息终于被理解了。
9.The best chance to reach customers is to appeal to their emotions.接近消费者的最好机会是迎合消费者的情感。
appeal呼吁,恳求:热切或急切的要求、请求或恳求
Does the idea of working abroad appeal to you? 你有没有兴趣出国工作?
She appeals to me. 我对她感兴趣。
appeal (to sb) for sth. 请求某人某事;呼吁。。。,请求给与make an appeal
警方呼吁公众提供有关被害者的情况。
The police are appealing to the public for any information about the murder victim.
appeals to sb to do sth. 呼吁某人干. make an appeal for sb to do sth
The government is appealing to everyone to save water. 政府呼吁每个人节约用水。
The victims' families of the murder have appealed to the Supreme Court to have a definitive answer.
谋杀案的被害家属已经请求最高法院作确切的答复。
上诉:appeal a decision to a higher court 不服判决提出上诉
He appealed against the judge's decision. 他不服法官判决而上诉。
作名词用:an appeal for aid 恳求援助 an appeal for forgiveness 恳求原谅
The teacher listened to his appeal. 老师倾听了他的要求。
10.It has been proven again and again that frequent advertising increases product sales.经常做广告会增加产品的销售额,这是一再证明了的事。
frequent:时常发生的, 频繁的
I enjoyed his frequent visits. 我喜欢他经常来访。
Frequent failures did not affect his morale. 屡次失败都没有使他泄气。
Rains are frequent here in early summer. 这儿在初夏季节常下雨。
She is a frequent visitor to our house.她是我们家的常客。
v.常去,时常出入于,与……经常往来
Police visited all the bars that the suspect frequented.警察视察了嫌疑犯时常出没的所有酒吧。
These woods are frequented by all kinds of birds.这些森林里经常栖息着各种鸟类。
注意:frequent的反义词是 infrequent, frequent的副词是 frequently
11.Advertisements also help consumers choose among all the available products.广告还可以帮助消费者在所有能够找到的产品中进行选择。available(在第二单元中已经讲过,再复习一下)
This was the only available room.这是唯一可以利用的房间。
You will be informed when the book becomes available.这本书有货时就通知你。
Tickets are available at the box office.票房有票。
12. Armed with facts and figures,customers are better able to deal with the often powerful arguments by a salesman or saleswoman.掌握了一些事实和数据之后,顾客就能更好地应付销售人员强有力的说服。
figure:符号,数字 ,图表, 价格:用数来表示的价值
That car of his has been sold for a large figure 以高价出售
a figure of speech. 形象化的说法
She has a five-figure income. 她有五位数的收入。
figure in 包括:包括:figured in travel expenses 包含在旅行费用当中
figure on ①依靠We figured on your support. 我们就指望你的支持了
②把…估计在内;期望:I figured on an hour's delay. 我估计要延迟一小时
③计划We figure on leaving at noon. 我们计划中午走
figure out ①发现或决定:Let's figure out a way to help. 让我们来找出帮助的办法吧
②解决或破译:Can you figure out this puzzle? 你能找到谜底吗?
We must figure out how to solve the problem.我们必须想出解决这个问题的办法。
I couldn't figure out who the lady with the sunglasses was.我想不出那位戴墨镜的夫人是谁。
13.Not all ads are used to promote a product or to increase a company’s profits.并不是所有的广告都用来促销商品或为公司增加利润。
该句为不完全否定。相当于All ads are not used to promote a product or to increase a company’s profits.
类似句型还有:Not every…=Every…not…Not both… =Both…not…
profit(1)n. 利润,赢利,利益
There are very little profits in selling newspapers at present.现在卖报纸利润很小。
We sold our house at a profit.我们出售房屋获得了利润。
This new invention will bring you great profits like a goldmine.
这项新发明会像一座金矿一样会给你们带来丰厚的利润。
I have read the book to my profit. 我读了这本书大有收益。
make a penny profit on each orange 要每只橘子盈利一便士
non-profit organisations非赢利组织(本课中出现的)
(2)v.有益于,对(某人)有好处
It will profit you nothing to do that.你做那件事没有好处。
She has certainly profited from spending a year in England.在英国度过的一年确实对她是有益的。
The students do hope to profit by / from the teacher's comments on their compositions.
学生们真心希望从老师对他们的作文的评语中获得益处。
对比:benefit/benefit from
14. Many governments used ad campaigns to make people aware of social problems and government policies.
许多政府部门也采用广告作宣传,以使人民了解社会问题和政府的政策。
campaign 战役;计划
a campaign to stop people smoking 一项阻止人们吸烟的运动
Did you take part in either of my last two campaigns? 你有没有参加我(指挥)的上两次战役?
a fund-raising campaign 一项筹措资金的计划;
make… aware of 使……意识到
15.These”bad ads”use illegal ways to mislead consumers.这些“坏广告”采用不法手段来误导消费者。
an illegal immigrant. 非法移民 It is illegal to steal things. 偷东西是违法的
16.It is not always easy to spot a bad ad there are a few things we can look out for.First of all,we should always keep an eye out for “hidden information”.要看出坏广告并不是容易的,但也有写情况是我们可以提防的。首先,我们要警惕“隐藏的信息”。
供阅读的其它知识点
1. policy ---- A plan or course of action, as of a government, political party, or business, intended to influence and determine decisions, actions, and other matters 政策:一个计划或行动路线,如政府、政党或企业的计划或行动路线,意在影响和确定决定、行动和其它事情
It is the policy of the government to improve education. 改进教育是政府的政策。
It's bad policy to smoke too much. 吸烟太多并非明智之举。
2. target ---- Something aimed or fired at. 目标
- An object, such as a padded disk with a marked surface, that is shot at to test accuracy in rifle or archery practice. 靶子
The hunter's target was a wild animal. 这个猎人的目标是一只野兽。
A target market 目标市场
3. nowadays ---- During the present time; now 现在,当今
Nowadays people travel by plane. 如今人们乘飞机旅行。
Nowadays, advertisements can be found everywhere in any big city.
现在,在任何一个大城市里,到处都可以看到广告。
4. attach ---- To fasten, secure, or join. 系,贴或连接
attach label to parcel 给包裹贴标签
attachment附件
短语:attach to
① 加入,参加
Pro. Smith was attached to the medical college as a guest professor for two years.
史密斯教授在医学院当了两年的客座教授。
② 加于…之上
No blame attaches to him for the accident. 这个事故他没有受到责备。
We should attach primary importance to the development of economy.
我们要把发展经济的工作放在第一位。
be attached to
认为重要;特别喜爱
Mary was attached to her brother. 玛丽很喜爱她的弟弟。
I am very attached to that old picture. 我很喜欢那幅旧画。
be attached to连在...上;附属于
The hospital is attached to that university.这医院附属于那所大学
5. point out 指出
Point out the man who beat you yesterday. 把昨天打你的人指出来。
He pointed out that we might have made great mistakes.他指出我们或许已经犯了很大的错误。
6. discount ---- To deduct or subtract from a cost or price.减少;打折
The old model worker's rich experience is not to be discounted.老劳动模范的丰富经验不可小看。
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at a discount 打折扣;不值钱的;不受重视的
7. make sense 有意义的;有道理的
It doesn’t make any sense to grow economic plants in such a poor country.
在如此贫困的国家种植经济作物是毫无道理的。
8. bonus ---- A sum of money given to an employee in addition to the employee's usual compensation. 奖金;分红,意外的好处
The workers got a Christmas bonus. 工人得到圣诞节奖金。
The win on the pools was a real bonus.
We like our new house and it's a real bonus that there is a swimming pool nearby.
我们很喜欢自己的新房子,加上附近有座游
9.bargain
(1)n. 交易,买卖合同
We’ve made a bargain that he will do the shopping and I’ll cook.我们讲定了,他买东西我做饭。
They haven’t kept their side of the bargain.他们没有遵守协议。
(2)n. 廉价货
These shoes are a real bargain at such a low price.这些鞋价钱这么低,确实便宜。
(3)v. 讨价还价,成交
If you bargain with them,they might reduce the price.如果你和他们讲价钱,他们可能会降价。
The increased demand for their skills has given these workers greater bargaining power.
对这些工人的技能需求在增加,这使他们有更大的讨价还价的本钱。
8.make sense 有意义,有道理,讲得通
No matter how I tried to read it,the sentence didn’t make sense.不管我怎么念,我还是不懂这个句子的意思。
It makes sense to take care of your health.注意身体健康是明智的。
Can you make sense of what this writer is saying?你能理解这位作家在说什么吗?
(江苏省石庄高级中学:秦建华课堂教学用)
▲argument
settle an argument about sth解决关于……的争论/争端
start/put forward an argument for against就赞成/反对……展开辩论
argue v.
argue with sb about /over sth
Do what you are told to and don’t argue with me.
argue for/against为(支持)……辩护/反驳
argue a matter out把某事辩个水落石出
argue sb into/out of doing sth=advise sb(not)to do sth
▲conclude vt.推断(推论)出(后跟that-从句)缔结,议定;vi.come to an end结束,终止
The talks were expected to conclude on Sunday.会谈预计星期天结束。
What do you conclude from the facts?从这些事实中你得出了什么结论?
Transactions were concluded on a wide variety of light industrial goods.
多种多样的轻工业产品已经成交。
conclusion n.
come to/draw/reach/arrive at a conclusion得出结论(from the facts)
jump to conclusion匆忙地/草率地下结论
bring sth to conclusion使……结束
in conclusion总之、总而言之、最后
▲popular
There was a time when this song was very popular. 曾经一度时间这首歌很流行。
She is very popular with her students.
He told him to listen to young people’s music and to watch the most popular television shows
---This reference book is no more popular with the students than that one.
---You mean they are both little thought of ?
There is a new problem involved in the popularity of private cars that road conditions need to be improved.
And the growing popularity51 of shopping centres led 52 in turn to the building of bigger and better stocked stores.
这些购物中心越来越大的名气反过来导致了更大,设备更好的商店的建成。
name姓名;fame卓越,好名声;popularity名气很大,知名度很高
▲hire
hire/employ sb=take on sb.→fire/dismiss sb=give sb.the snack
hire 日常用语,指按工作量计酬来雇佣人手employ指商店或公司长期雇佣人手
rent一般指租住/借房屋,地产租借等
He fired these four workers and he hired ten more workers,because he thinks the four workers are not fit for thei posts.
hire out a bike(to sb)租出
rent a farm/house from an owner
▲fade vt.(使)褪色,(使)凋落;vi.逐渐消失,变微弱,变暗淡
The strong sunlight had faded the curtains.强烈的阳光使窗帘变色。
All memory of his childhood faded from his mind.
他所有的童年记忆逐渐从脑海中消失了。
fade next to逊色于
Successful as he is,he fades next to his brother.
尽管他很成功,但和他兄弟相比还是稍显逊色。
▲diagnose诊断
He was diagnosed with cancer.他被诊断患了癌症。
The book diagnoses our present economic ills.这本书切中了我们现在经济的时弊。
▲curiosity
Curiosity is part of child’s nature好奇是儿童的天性.
Part of the reason for our interest is probably the same curiosity that led Sir Hugh to
write the Guinness Book of World Records……(p.4)
a curiosity shop古玩店
curious感兴趣的,好奇,奇怪
I’m curious to know what she said.我非常想知道她说了什么
She’s always so curious about my work.她总爱打听我的工作。
It’s curious that he didn’t tell you.他没有告诉你实在反常。
▲contact
contact sb和……联系
be in/out of contact with和……保持/失去联系
get in touch with/keep in touch with
make contact with the ship by radio用无线电与船联系
keep track of/lose track of与……保持联系/失去联系
keep track of还有:记录,掌握……的线索,了解……的动态,看清,听清等意思
He could not escape because the police kept track of him.
他逃不了的,警察在注意他的行动
To a scientist,the most important thing is knowing he does not lose track of what he is
doing.对于一个科学家来说,最重要的是他清楚自己在做什么。
Please keep track of every cent you spend.请记录你花掉的每一份钱。
keep an eye on照看;keep faith with对……守信用;keep in mind记住,放在心上
▲account n.账户;解释,说明;vi.说明……的原因
I bought the bike on account.我赊账买了这辆自行车。
We could not go on account of the rain.因为下雨我们不能去。
On no account are visitors allowed to feed the animals.
不论什么原因游客都不允许用东西喂动物。
It is a matter of great account.这是一件重要的事情。
We must take local conditions into account.我们必须把当地的条件考虑进去。
We must take account of the interests of the State.我们必须考虑到国家的利益。
No one could account for the disappearance of the money.
谁也说不清楚这些钱丢失的原因。
Smokers account for 20 percent of the whole population in the world.
烟民占世界总人口的20%。
▲attempt
attempt to do sth=make an attempt to do sth = make an attempt at doing sth =try to do sth
make an attempt on/upon试图夺取
▲inspect检查,视察/检阅
The customs officer inspected my passport.海关官员检查了我的护照。
inspect sb/sb’s head for lice检查某人头部有无头虱
The visiting president inspected the troops.来访总统检阅了部队。
examine/investigate/look into
▲confirm vt.证实,确定;确认,批准
What you say confirms my opinion.你的话证实了我的看法。
The King confirmed me in my possession of the land.国王批准我拥有这片土地。
▲set down 放下;写下,记下;规定
Set down your heavy bags and have a rest.
放下你的重包休息一下。
The bus driver set the passengers down here.
公共汽车司机让旅客在此下车。
I will set down the story as it was told to me.
我将按告诉我的把这个故事记下来。
The price limits were set down by the government.
价格限度由政府规定。
set about sth/doing sth开始做/着手做;set aside拔出,把……置于一旁;
set back退步,挫折,阻碍,妨碍,使……倒退;set off出发,启程,引爆,燃放;
set out出发,,着手/开始(to do),栽(幼苗);set up建立,开办
▲stand out杰出、突出,显眼、醒目,坚持、不屈服
The road sign is easy to read because the words stand out.
路标容易认,因为上面的字很醒目。
The students agreed that they must stand out against the decision to cut down the trees.
学生门一致同意坚决反对砍伐树木的决定。
stand by在场、支持,stand down退出(竞选)、(士兵)撤下岗,
stand for代表、表示、主张,stand up站起、经久、耐用
▲achieve one’s goal实现目标
I’ll try to achieve my goal of becoming a scientist.实现做科学家的目标
▲in the first place首先、原本、第一
In the first place ,you must think over this plan.首先你必须考虑这个计划。
▲in a row
Please stand in a row.请站成一排。
This is the third Sunday in a row that it’s rained.这是接连着的第三个星期天下雨了。
▲apply for
About 100 people have applied for the position.大约有100人申请了这一职务。
其它词组
1.一本畅销书 答案:a best-seller 2.从那以来 答案:ever since
3.被分类 答案:be put into categories 4.面积达…… 答案:with an area of
5.导致 答案:lead to 6..创一项新纪录 答案:set a new record
▲burst vi. 爆裂,突然发作
It was so cold yesterday that my water-pipes froze and burst.
昨天太冷了,我家的水管都冻裂了。
A rat burst into my room last night.昨天一只耗子窜进了我的房间。
He put too much air into the balloon and it burst.他往气球中充得气太多,结果爆了。
The funny story made the children burst their sides with laughter.
这个有趣的故事使孩子们捧腹大笑。
On hearing the sad news,she burst into tears.一听到那个悲惨的消息,她就大哭起来。
相关短语:burst into tears/laughter突然大哭/大笑; burst into song 突然唱起歌来;burst into angry speech大发雷霆; burst into bloom开花; burst into view/sight景象/奇观突然出现; burst into the room突然闯入房间; burst out/forth laughing/crying大笑/哭
▲head down to the park (补充)
head for=move toward:He headed straight for the bar.他径直朝酒吧走去。
head sb/sth off:get in front of sb/sth so as to turn him/it back or aside拦阻
head off a flock of sheep:prevent them from going in the wrong way拦住
▲familiar adj.熟悉的,通晓的,随便的,非正式的
French was as familiar to him as English.他通晓法语就像通晓英语一样。
I’m very familiar with your name.我很熟悉你的名字。
sth./sb.be familiar to sb.某物/某人为某人所熟悉;
sb.be familiar with sth./sb.某人熟悉某人/某物
分析课文中的句子(补充):The X Games are like Olypic Games for sports that are less familiar to us than sports like fottball and basketball.极限游戏比赛就像奥林匹克运动会上有些不如足球和篮球那样为我们所熟悉的比赛项目一样。
▲delight vt. (使)高兴,(使)欣喜;n. 快乐,高兴
The circus delighted the children.马戏团使孩子们欣喜。
I have read your letter with delight.我高兴地读了你的信。
He takes great delight in teaching his students.他以教他的学生为乐。
Your visit last week delighted us.上星期你的来访使我们很高兴。
The news delighted the whole nation.这个消息使全国一片沸腾。
I delighted to read novels.我高兴地读小说。
The old man delighted in doing little things for others.那位老人高兴为别人做些小事。
To his great delight,his novel was accepted for publication.使他高兴的是,他的小说得到了公众的认可。
delighted adj.高兴的,快乐的
相关短语:be delighted at 因……而高兴;be delighted by/with sth.(sb.)喜欢某物(人);
be delighted to do因做……而高兴; be delighted that...很高兴……
▲center on将某人(某物)当作中心或重点
concentrate on专心致志于
类似短语:
attend on侍候……,看护……,照料; call on访问(某人),号召(to do);
count on依靠……,期待……(sb.to do);depend on取决于……,依靠……,依……而定;
feed on 以……为食,用……喂养;fix one’s eyes on 盯住……,凝视……;
go on继续,上台演出(the stage), keep on(doing) 坚持……;
live on靠……生活,以……为食; look on看待(sb.as...),观察……,面朝……;
wait on 服侍……,招待……
The patient has three nurses attending on him.那位病人有三位护士看护他。
I tried to concentrate my attention on my chemical research.我试图专心于化学研究。
She centered her attention on the problem.她把注意力集中在这个问题上。
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