unit1book2词汇讲解.ppt

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的名词形式为heat意为“激烈, 激动”。例如: In the heat of the argument, I became so excited that I shouted very loudly. 在激烈辩论中，我变得如此激动以至于大声叫了起来。 此外，还可以用在词组take the heat out of the situation中，意为“让局面缓和下 来”。,track down: find or discover (sb./sth.) by hunting or searching,（根据所留下的线索，通过寻踪查找）找到，查到，搜寻捕获 The hunter managed to track down the wounded deer. It was almost two weeks before they tracked down the facts they needed. The police need your help to track down the murderer. 警察需要你来帮助追捕杀人犯。 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 光秃秃的, 无遮蔽的; 赤裸的 If my memory serves me, there was a bare hill near your hometown. 如果我记得不错的话， 在你家乡附近有座光秃秃的小山。 2) no more than; mere 刚好够的, 勉强的 He earns a bare living by his work His income can only buy the bare necessities of life.,CF bare, 光秃的（强调表层的）， empty 空的（强调空间的，立体的，精神的） a bare hill a bare-foot doctor He felt empty.,spring up: begin suddenly, increase or grow quickly and as if from nowhere,Many buildings have sprung up in what was a desert. 许多楼房已在原是一片沙漠的地带涌现出来。 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 brother. 他长得比他哥哥还高。 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. 她长大成熟后不再拥有年轻时代的幻想。 Johnny has outgrown the fear of staying at home alone.,major,adj. 较大的; 主要的; 严重的 n. 少校;专业; 主修科目 vi.美主修, 专攻,crisis: n. time of difficulty, danger, etc.,Many American people lost their jobs in the economic crisis of 1929. We hope we can survive this time of crisis. 但愿我们能度过这一危机时刻。,CF crisis & emergency 这两个名词都有“危急”之意。 crisis 含义广泛，可指国家存亡、历史、经济或人的生命、疾病等面临危急关头；也可指好的或恶化的转折点。 emergency 多指突然发生的出乎意料的紧急情况或事故。,Fill in the blanks with the words- emergency or crisis. Change the form where necessary.,1. A fire started in the cargo area, and the pilot was forced to make a(n)_ landing. 2. In a(n)_ , dial 911 for police, the fire department or an ambulance. 3. The country now faces an economic _ . 4. The President announced his resignation, sparking a(n) _in the government.,emergency,emergency,crisis,crisis,Collocation: at a crisis 在紧急关头 bring to a crisis 使陷入危机 come to a crisis 陷入危机 face a crisis 面临危机 pass a crisis 渡过危机, 脱离危险期,feel like (sth or doing sth): have a liking for, wish for; want (sth./ to do sth.)愿意，想要（做某事），仿佛是，好像是，摸起来像,What lovely weather! I do feel like a swim.多么好的天气啊！我真想去游泳。 Mary doesnt feel like playing tennis 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 important or valuable 起作用，重要，有价值 It is not how much you read but what you read that really counts. 你读了多少书并不重要,而你读了什么书才是真正重要的。 Every minute / moment / penny counts But here its my word that counts. (在这儿我的话算数) That one doesnt count. （那个不重要） Everything we do counts. （我们所做的每一件事都重要） White lies dont count.（为了不使人难过而撒谎不要紧） 2) say or name the numbers in order 数数 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 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 countries 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,他的论点是站不住脚的。,contract: vi.,1) make or become tighter or narrower （使某物）紧缩或收缩 Her stomach contracted at the sight of a cobra. 2) make or become smaller or shorter (使) 缩小，缩短，缩约 Metal contracts as it cools.金属遇冷收缩。 “I am” is usually contracted to “Im” in oral speech.,3) settle or arrange by formal arrangement 与某人签订（合同或契约） Their firm has contracted to build a double-purpose bridge across the river. 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. 护士用手指示意叫我过来。 Seeing Diana in the doorway, 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. 千万不要在公共汽车还在动的时候上下车。,Collocation: make a motion 用手示意; 提议, 动议 put / set sth. in motion 使某物开始运转（或工作） in motion 在开动中, 在运转中; 处于兴奋状态,come to:,1) be aware of, regain consciousness 苏醒 2) occur to sb. （指看法）被某人想出 3) amount to sth, be equal to sth 共计为某数，等于某数 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 medicine and the driver began to come to. It suddenly came to her that she had been wrong all along.,likely: adj. & adv. probable & probably,It is likely to rain. Ms. Whites is a likely candidate for the job. Very likely he will forget all about it. The weather will very likely change.,impulse: n.凭冲动行事, 突如其来的念头;推动, 冲力, 刺激, 推动力,Dont act on impulse. You will regret it later. The plan will give an impulse to industrial expansion. 这个计划将促进工业的扩展。 Collocation: a man of impulse 易冲动的人 act on impulse 意气用事，凭冲动行事 feel an impulse to do sth. 有做某事的冲动,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.腔调,语气;音,音调;风格;气度,Dont speak to me in that tone. Mandarin Chinese has four tones. We usually end a question with a rising tone. The lady has real tone.这位女士气度非凡。,emerge: vi. come or appear (from somewhere),CF emerge & appear 这两个动词均有“出现”之意。 emerge 强调缓缓出现的过程。 appear 强调公开露面 The sun emerged from behind the clouds. The famous pop singer is unable to appear tonight because of illness.,make for: move or go (esp. quickly) towards,When the class was over, everyone made for the dining room. It was getting dark, they turned and made for home. I thought it would be wise to make for the South.,ring out: (of a voice, bell, etc.) sound loudly and clearly,A shot rang out, and then there was silence. 突然一声枪响，紧接着是一片寂静。 A sunny laughter that rang out from the kitchen. (从)厨房响起了一阵快活的笑声。,slam: v. shut noisily and with great force,He slammed the door so hard that the glass crashed. The door suddenly slammed. Tom slammed the window. 汤姆使劲关上窗户。,faint: adj. weak or slight; indistinct,He felt faint for lack of food. 他因饥饿而晕倒了。 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 between 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. 他的脸上露出了胜利的微笑。,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