Unit 14 Lesson 3语言重点.doc

教师备课资料重点词汇和短语详解一、词汇1. overcome原句：Although there were lots of difficulties to overcome, she never let her problems defeat her.解释：to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem that has been preventing you from achieving sth例句：He finally managed to overcome his fear of flying。 Eventually she managed to overcome her shyness in class. to overcome difficulties/obstacles/problems/resistance其他释义：If an emotion overcomes someone, they cannot behave normally because they feel the emotion so strongly例句：Charles was overcome with grief. The night before the test I was overcome by fear and despair.2. grasp原句：She said she chose to be a journalist because it is important that people grasp what is going on around them.解释：to understand sth completely例句：At that time, we did not fully grasp the significance of what had happened.其他释义：to take a firm hold of sb/sth例句：He grasped my hand and shook it warmly. Kay grasped him by the wrist.I grasped the opportunity to work abroad3. inspect原句：and she replied that it was after she was asked to inspect an illegal business. and it also helped the government inspect the company and catch the guilty people.解释：to look closely at sth/sb, especially to check that everything is satisfactory例句：I got out of the car to inspect the damage其他释义：to officially visit a school, factory, etc. in order to check that rules are being obeyed and that standards are acceptable例句：The building is regularly inspected by the fire-safety officer.4. committed原句：I discovered then that as long as I am committed and never give up I will able to produce high quality reports.解释：willing to work hard and give your time and energy to sth 坚定的，尽职的例句：The party has a core of committed supporters.其他释义：commit (vt.)to do sth wrong or illegal:例句：Most crimes are committed by young men. commit murder/ suicide /theft/ a blunder/ an unforgivable error犯凶杀、 自杀、 偷窃、 大错、 不可原谅的错误 If you commit money or resources to something, you decide to use them for a particular purpose.例句：They called on Western nations to commit more money to the poorest nations. If you commit yourself to something, you say that you will definitely do it.例句：He has committed himself to the course of the reform. 他致力于改革。The government has committed itself to improving health education. 政府决心致力于改善健康教育。5. would 原句：We would look in old nests to find birds feathers and we would even turn over stones to look at the little creatures 解释：used to say that something happened often or regularly in the past例句：When we worked in the same office, we would often have coffee together. On summer evenings they would sit out in the garden.二、短语1. believe in原句：she told me that being curious, working hard, and believing in what was true made her the success she is today.解释：to think that something is effective or right例句：If you believe in yourself and work hard, you can achieve great results. 2. turn over原句：We would look in old nests to find birds feathers and we would even turn over stones to look at the little creatures 解释：The waves turned the boat over. 3. pay off原句：This paid off because she won a reward for the report. 解释：If something you do pays off, it is successful or has a good result 取得成功例句：Teamwork paid off.Her plan paid off. Sandra was determined to become a doctor and her persistence paid off.All her hard work paid off in the end, and she finally passed the exam.其他释义：pay sth offto give someone all the money you owe them 付清，还清（债务）Ill pay off all my debts first.He finally paid his overdraft off. It would take him the rest of his life to pay off that loan. pay sb off（BrE）to pay someone their wages and tell them they no longer have a job 付清工资解雇某人Two hundred workers have been paid off. pay sb offto pay someone not to say anything about something illegal or dishonest 用钱封住某人的嘴（使其对非法或不诚实的事情保持沉默）4. so/ as long as 只要 = provided that / only if原句：I discovered then that as long as I am committed and never give up I will able to produce high quality reports.解释：used to say that one thing can happen or be true only if another thing happens or is true.例句：You may go, so long as you return by dinnertime.Well go as long as the weather is good.You can go out to play as long as you stay in the back yard.句型1. because my family didnt have one until I was in junior high schoo