unit1book2詞匯講解.ppt

1、Unit 1 The Dinner Party,Language points,Heated: lively; spirited,A heated discussion is settled A spirited discussion springs up between a young girl and a major. People turn to this section for lively discussions on lifestyle choices.,heated的名詞形式為heat意為“激烈, 激動(dòng)”。例如: In the heat of the argument, I be

2、came so excited that I shouted very loudly. 在激烈辯論中，我變得如此激動(dòng)以至于大聲叫了起來(lái)。 此外，還可以用在詞組take the heat out of the situation中，意為“讓局面緩和下 來(lái)”。,track down: find or discover (sb./sth.) by hunting or searching,（根據(jù)所留下的線索，通過(guò)尋蹤查找）找到，查到，搜尋捕獲 The hunter managed to track down the wounded deer. It was almost two weeks befo

3、re they tracked down the facts they needed. The police need your help to track down the murderer. 警察需要你來(lái)幫助追捕殺人犯。 She spent weeks in the library tracking the reference down in all their books on the subject.,bare: adj.,not covered; with no plants growing on it 光禿禿的, 無(wú)遮蔽的; 赤裸的 If my memory serves me,

4、there was a bare hill near your hometown. 如果我記得不錯(cuò)的話， 在你家鄉(xiāng)附近有座光禿禿的小山。 2) no more than; mere 剛好夠的, 勉強(qiáng)的 He earns a bare living by his work. His income can only buy the bare necessities of life.,CF bare, 光禿的（強(qiáng)調(diào)表層的）， empty 空的（強(qiáng)調(diào)空間的，立體的，精神的） a bare hill a bare-foot doctor He felt empty.,spring up: begin s

5、uddenly, increase or grow quickly and as if from nowhere,Many buildings have sprung up in what was a desert. 許多樓房已在原是一片沙漠的地帶涌現(xiàn)出來(lái)。 A strange idea sprang up in her mind. It was rather warm all day. But towards evening a cold wind sprang up.,outgrown: vt.,1) grow more than He has outgrown his elder bro

6、ther. 他長(zhǎng)得比他哥哥還高。 2) grow too large for The boy has outgrown this suit. 3) lose or discard in the course of maturation She outgrew her youthful idealism. 她長(zhǎng)大成熟后不再擁有年輕時(shí)代的幻想。 Johnny has outgrown the fear of staying at home alone.,major,adj. 較大的; 主要的; 嚴(yán)重的 n. 少校;專業(yè); 主修科目 vi.美主修, 專攻,crisis: n. time of dif

7、ficulty, danger, etc.,Many American people lost their jobs in the economic crisis of 1929. We hope we can survive this time of crisis. 但愿我們能度過(guò)這一危機(jī)時(shí)刻。,CF crisis want (sth./ to do sth.)愿意，想要（做某事），仿佛是，好像是，摸起來(lái)像,What lovely weather! I do feel like a swim.多么好的天氣啊！我真想去游泳。 Mary doesnt feel like playing tenn

8、is today because she feels tired. He is so sick today that he doesnt feel like having anything to eat. I was so angry that I felt like throwing something at him. It feels like rain (snow). Today feels like Spring. I felt like a fool. Im holding something that feels like a potato.,count: vi.,1) be im

9、portant or valuable 起作用，重要，有價(jià)值 It is not how much you read but what you read that really counts. 你讀了多少書(shū)并不重要,而你讀了什么書(shū)才是真正重要的。 Every minute / moment / penny counts But here its my word that counts. (在這兒我的話算數(shù)) That one doesnt count. （那個(gè)不重要） Everything we do counts. （我們所做的每一件事都重要） White lies dont count.（

10、為了不使人難過(guò)而撒謊不要緊） 2) say or name the numbers in order 數(shù)數(shù) We counted the books and found there were 50. The shopkeeper was counting (his) money. Count 3 before jumping.,join in: take part in (an activity); add oneself to sth. taking place,I was invited to join in the exciting game. We are going to sing

11、the song again. Would you like to join in? Note: We can say “ join in a game” or “join a game”, but we can only say “join the Party / a club / the Army / the police, etc”.,argument: n.,1) discussion by persons who disagree; dispute The two teams were having an argument over the score. The two countr

12、ies held a lengthy argument about / over the control of a tiny island. 2) reason given to support or disapprove sth. There are many arguments against smoking. His argument, however, does not hold water. 然而,他的論點(diǎn)是站不住腳的。,contract: vi.,1) make or become tighter or narrower （使某物）緊縮或收縮 Her stomach contrac

13、ted at the sight of a cobra. 2) make or become smaller or shorter (使) 縮小，縮短，縮約 Metal contracts as it cools.金屬遇冷收縮。 “I am” is usually contracted to “Im” in oral speech.,3) settle or arrange by formal arrangement 與某人簽訂（合同或契約） Their firm has contracted to build a double-purpose bridge across the river.

14、 Our shop contracted with a local clothing firm for 100 coats a week.,motion:,v. give a signal by moving the hand or head; signal to sb. Tom stood up, motioning to the bar tender to bring him another drink. The nurse motioned with her finger for me to come. 護(hù)士用手指示意叫我過(guò)來(lái)。 Seeing Diana in the doorway,

15、I motioned her to the room.,n. 1) signal by hand or head He made a motion with his hand, as if to tell me to keep back. 2) moving Never get on or off a bus while it is in motion. 千萬(wàn)不要在公共汽車(chē)還在動(dòng)的時(shí)候上下車(chē)。,Collocation: make a motion 用手示意; 提議, 動(dòng)議 put / set sth. in motion 使某物開(kāi)始運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)（或工作） in motion 在開(kāi)動(dòng)中, 在運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)中; 處

16、于興奮狀態(tài),come to:,1) be aware of, regain consciousness 蘇醒 2) occur to sb. （指看法）被某人想出 3) amount to sth, be equal to sth 共計(jì)為某數(shù)，等于某數(shù) The old lady fainted on the street and found herself in the first aid room when she came to. Jims rent comes to thirty per cent of his salary. The doctor applied some medici

17、ne and the driver began to come to. It suddenly came to her that she had been wrong all along.,likely: adj. 推動(dòng), 沖力, 刺激, 推動(dòng)力,Dont act on impulse. You will regret it later. The plan will give an impulse to industrial expansion. 這個(gè)計(jì)劃將促進(jìn)工業(yè)的擴(kuò)展。 Collocation: a man of impulse 易沖動(dòng)的人 act on impulse 意氣用事，憑沖動(dòng)行

18、事 feel an impulse to do sth. 有做某事的沖動(dòng),warn: vt. give notice of possible danger to; inform in advance of what may happen,Pattern: warn sb. of sth.; warn sb. not to do sth.; warn sb. that-clause,tone: n.腔調(diào),語(yǔ)氣;音,音調(diào);風(fēng)格;氣度,Dont speak to me in that tone. Mandarin Chinese has four tones. We usually end a qu

19、estion with a rising tone. The lady has real tone.這位女士氣度非凡。,emerge: vi. come or appear (from somewhere),CF emerge indistinct,He felt faint for lack of food. 他因饑餓而暈倒了。 There is a faint hope that she may be cured. The sounds of the music grew fainter in the distance. There is a faint resemblance betwe

20、en the two sisters. He called for help in a faint voice.,light up:,1) cause to be bright with light or colour; give light to The sun rose and began to light up the sky. The burning building lit up the whole area. A smile of triumph lit up his face. 他的臉上露出了勝利的微笑。,2) (cause to) become bright with pleasure or excitement Her face lighted / lit up when she heard the good news. The sky lights up at sunset. 日落時(shí)天空一片霞光。 Her face lit up with joy when she heard the good news. (內(nèi)因，主動(dòng)) Her face was lit up with sudden excitement. (外因， 被動(dòng)),crawl: vi. move forward on ones ha