Unit 2 Working the land.doc

II 词语辨析 1. expand / extend / spread / stretch expand指向四面八方的扩大扩张 extend 强调向某一方向的延长 spread 指消息，疾病，瘟疫等的传播、蔓延，也指把某物铺开，把胳膊张开 stretch 指手掌，手臂，腰，腿，颈由曲变直，由短变长的伸展或伸出，多与out连用 2. occupation / job / work / employment / career / profession occupation指一个人经常担任的工作，不论是否领取工资。 job非正式用语，指一份固定的赚钱工作，不论是否需要技术和特殊训练。 work多用来指工作本身，平常我们每做一件事无论大小，都可以称为work。 employment 指受雇于他人，领取工资谋生计，并且比较固定的工作。 career 指职业、事业；指某种经过特殊训练而又为之献身的终身事业，带有崇高色彩。 profession 指那些必须受到特殊教育及训练才可胜任，带有专业性质的工作，多为创造性的脑力劳动。 III 词性变化 3. hunger n.u 饥饿；欲望 hungry adj. 饥饿的 4. expand v.使变大；伸展 expansion n.u,c扩大；扩展 5. satisfy vt. 使某人满意 达到要求；满足需要 satisfied adj. 对表示满意 satisfactory/sarisfying adj. 令人满意的 satisfaction n. 满意 6. free adj.&adv.自由的(地) 免费的(地) vt. 解放 freedom n.自由 7. equip vt.&vi. 配备；装备 equipment n.u 装备；设备 8. discover vt.发现，找到 discovery n.被发现的事物，发现 discoverer n. 发现者 IV 重点词汇 9. struggle vi.&n.斗争；拼搏；努力 1). They were struggling to get out the burning car. 他们挣扎着从烧着的车里往外爬。 2). The book is about their struggle for liberation. 这本书写的是他们为解放而作的斗争。 struggle for 为而斗争 struggle with / against与作斗争 struggle to do sth.努力做某事 straggle to one s feet挣扎着站起来 a life-and-death struggle生死搏斗 10. equip vt.&vi. 配备；装备 equipment n.u 装备；设备 1). They equipped themselves for the expedition. 他们为远征治装。 2). A good education should equip you for life. 有良好的教育能受用终生。 重点用法 equip sb./sth. with 用武装某人；用装备某物 equip sb./sth. for 为而武装某人；为而装备某物 a piece of office equipment 一件办公设备 11. regret (regretted) vt. (对)遗憾；惋惜 n.c,u 遗憾；惋惜 1). If you go now, you ll regret it. 假若你现在就走, 一定得後悔。 2). I regret to say the job has been filled. 十分抱歉, 那个工作已经有人做了。 regret to say/tell/announce/inform 遗憾地说/告诉/宣布/通知 regret doing / having done sth. 后悔已做了某事 regret that 遗憾/后悔 12. reduce vt.&vi. 减少；减缩 reduction n.缩减，减少，降低 1). He reduced his weight from 98 to 92 kilos/by 6 kilos. 他把体重从98公斤减少到92公斤。 2). The reform has reduced us to servants of the State. 这一改革把我们都降为公务员了。 reduce sth (from.) to. 把某物从减少到 reduce sth. by. 减少多少 13. focus vt.&vi. 集中(注意力)；聚焦 n. c,u 焦点；中心点 1). Focus your camera. 把照相机的焦距调准。 2). Her beauty makes her the focus of attention. 她长得漂亮, 很惹人注目。 focus on集中于 focus (one s attention/mind/efforts) on集中(注意力/心思/精力)于 14.comment vi.&vt. 表达意见；作出评论 n. c, u 评论；议论 1). The scandal caused a lot of comment. 这件丑闻遭到很多议论。 2). “Will you resign, Minister?” “No comment!”“部长，你是要辞职吗?”“无可奉告。” comment on/about sth./sb. 对某事/某人评论 make comments/no comment on sth./sb. 对某事/某人评论/不进行评论 V 重点词组 15. thanks to 幸亏；由于；因为 (有时作反语) 1). Thanks to your help, much trouble was saved. 多亏你的帮助, 减少了许多麻烦。 2). Thanks to the bad weather, the match had been cancelled. 多亏这个倒霉天气, 比赛取消了。 thanks to 相当于because of /owing to /due to /thanks to /on account of /as a result of 如： 1). He was injured due to /owing to a car accident. 2). His failure is due to the fact that he lacks experience. 3). The train arrived late on account of /as a result of a heavy snow. 4). Thanks to him, I m getting better and better . 5). It was thanks to your stupidity that we lost the game . 16. rid sb./sth. of. 使某人/某物摆脱 1). Many people are working hard to rid the world of famine. 很多人在努力使世界不再有饥荒。2). The dentist rid him of the pain by taking out his bad tooth. 牙科医生把他的坏牙拔掉，使他 免除痛苦。 be rid of 摆脱 get rid of 摆脱；除掉；去掉 rid a house of mice 清除室内老鼠 rid oneself of debt 还清债务 inform/ warn/ cure sb. of 通知/警告/治愈某人 17. be satisfied with = be content with 对表示满足或满意 1). I was not satisfied with the result. 我对那个结果感到不满意。 2). Youve done well at school. Im very satisfied with you. 你在学校干得不错，我对你很满意。 sth. satisfy sb. 某事使某人满意 sb. is satisfied sth. 对表示满足或满意 be satisfied to do 对做感到满意 be satisfied that clause 对做感到满意 a satisfied smile 满意的微笑 a satisfied customer 感到满意的顾客 feel a sense of satisfaction感到满足感 to sb s / sth s satisfaction 使某人满意的是 far from satisfactory 远远不能令人满足 it is satisfying (to do sth) 做某事是令人满意的 a satisfactory explanation / performance令人满意的解释/演出 get/obtain/derive satisfaction from one s work 从自己的工作中得到满足 18. would rather 宁愿 1). I d rather walk than take a bus. 我愿意走路而不愿意坐公共汽车。 2). “Some more wine?” “Thank you, I d rather not. I have to drive home.”“再来一点酒好吗?”“不要了，我不能再喝了。 我还得开车回家呢。” would rather do A (than do B) = would (prefer to) do A (rather than do B) 宁愿做甲事(而不做乙事) would rather sb. did sth.宁愿某人做某事 5. build up 逐渐建立；逐渐增强体质；积累；开发 1). You need more protein to build you up. 你需要增加蛋白质以增强体质。 2). He is now trying to build up a fine reputation. 他正在努力逐步赢得好的声誉。 19. lead to 导致；造成（后果）；通往 1). This misprint led to great confusion. 这个印刷错误造成很大的混淆。 2). His actions could lead to him losing his job. 他的行为有可能会导致他丢了工作。 lead sb. to 把某人带到 lead sb. to do sth. 导致某人做某事 lead sb. in doing sth. 领导/