M8U2重点单词及补充.doc

M8U 2 重点单词用法（一）1. universal adj. 1）全世界的 2）普遍的 a universal rule 普遍规律 3）共同的，通用的 the universal language 通用语言universally adv. universe 宇宙 n. university 大学 n.2. cast vt. 1）投，抛 cast a vote 投票 2）选派演员，分派角色cast sb (as sb), cast sb. (in sth.)挑选某人扮演（戏剧中）的角色3. butterfly have butterflies (in ones stomach ) (做某事以前)心慌，紧张4. condemn condemn sb. for sth. 因为而谴责某人 be condemned /sentenced to death 被判死刑 be accused of= be charged with 被控告5. dare dare not do / dont dare to do sth 不敢做某事 （用法同need ） I dare say 我相信/我敢说 How dare you ? 你怎么敢?6. fall in love with 爱上= lose ones heart to 7. at first sight 乍一看 at the sight of 一看到 catch sight of 看见 lose sight of 看不见8. unwilling adj. be unwilling to do sth不乐意做某事 be willing /ready/ content /pleased to do sth.乐于做某事9. seize power 夺取政权 seize sb.by the arm抓住某人的手臂 be seized with (感情，思想)支配；（疾病等）侵袭 seize control of =exercise control over 占领，控制10. demand v. demand to do sth /demand of sb. to do sth. / demand that sb (should) do 要求某人 做某事 demand sth. of/from sb.需要某人某物 n. in great/ high demand 需求大 ones demand for sth 某人对某物的需求 satisfy /meet ones demands 满足某人的需求11. evident adj. evidence n.12. scold v. scold sb. for sth. 因为某事而责备某人 sb. be to blame 某人该受责备 blame sb. for sth. /blame sth. on sb. 因为某事而责备某人13. merciful adj. mercy n. show mercy to =have mercy on 怜悯某人 at the mercy of =at ones mercy 任由某人摆布14. dawn at dawn 拂晓时 before dawn 天亮前15. deadline meet the deadline 赶上截止日期 16.unite unite in doing sth =unite to do sth. 联合起来做某事 unite against 联合起来反对 unite sb/sth.统一 united adj.17.broken heart 破碎的心 heartbreaking 令人心碎的 18.opportunity have the opportunity /chance to do sth. 有机会做某事 Theres much chance that / chances are that 很有可能19. have a sore throat 嗓子疼 M8U3重点单词用法（二）1. compose be composed of =be made up of= consist of 由组成2. bachelor 学士 master 硕士 doctor 博士3. album family album 家庭相册4. slavery n. 奴隶身份 slave n. 奴隶 be a slave to sb. 受 歧视5. tendency n. have a tendency to do sth. / towards sth 有做某事的趋势tend v. tend to do sth.倾向于做某事6.decline n. on the decline 在衰退中，在减少中 a rapid/sharp decline 急剧降低 v. decline sharply /rapidly 迅速下降 decline sth.谢绝decline to do sth谢绝做7.seek seek sought sought seek help from sb. 向某人求助 seek for/ after 寻求/追求 Seek to do sth.试图做某事8. prejudice prejudice against 对有偏见=have prejudice against = be prejudiced against racial prejudice 种族偏见 without prejudice 无偏见9. discrimination n. racial discrimination 种族偏见 discriminate v. discriminate A from B=tell A from B= tell the differences between A and B 区别A和B10. scream scream at sb. 对大声嚷 scream with excitement 兴奋喊叫11. break up 停课，放假，散会，分开，分手、 Break down 机器坏了/身体垮了/感情控制不住哭了/谈判计划等失败进行不下去/分开 Break out 战争等不好的事情爆发 Break into 突然闯入 Break off折断，中止 Break through 突破M8U3重点词组（一）1. at the end of the 19th century 在十九世纪末期2. be performed in the Forbidden City 在紫禁城被演出3. be cast in this production 在演出中担任主演4. participate in sth. 参加5. toward the end of his life在他的生命快要走向重点之际6. be set in 以为背景7. imagine performing such an opera 想象一下上演这出歌剧8. there could not be a more awesome setting 不可能有比这儿更令人叹为观止的场景了9. feel the history感受到历史10. decorated screens covered with red and gold覆盖着红色和金色的经过装饰的屏风11. the emperor of China中国的皇帝12. promise to do sth许诺做某事13. be condemned to death被处以死刑14. dare to ask for her hand in marriage 敢向她求婚15. fail to do sth. 没能做某事16. find the death disturbing为死人的事感到不安17. break ones promise食言18. do as she wishes 按照她的意愿行事19. shortly afterwards之后不久20. fall in love with sb. at first sight对某人一见钟情21. express ones love for sb.倾述了某人对某人的爱22. take on a classic love triangle between.演绎了发生在与之间发生的经典三角恋情23. become angry at this turn of events对事情的这一转折非常恼火24. be unwilling to get married 不愿意结婚25. by sunrise在太阳升起之前26. have sb. killed杀了某人27. resist doing sth.拒绝做某事28. grab a sword from sb. and kill oneself从某人处多国一把剑并自杀29. it becomes evident what happened 所发生的一切已经显而易见30. scold sb.for sth,/doing srh责备某人某事31. unite in marriage喜结良缘32. die of a heart attack因为心脏病发作去世33. stage the opera in Beijing将这出歌剧搬上了北京的舞台34. a superb conductor一个杰出的指挥家35. be directed by由某人执导36. be accessible to sb.对于来说可以进入37. be transformed into a spot for a beautiful and sad love story被变成了一个美丽而且令人心碎的爱情故事的发生地38. the key components of sth的重要因素39. die of a broken heart 伤心而死40. be parted from与分离41. Theres a story behind的背后有一个故事42. a number one hit on the pop charts流行音乐排行榜上排名第一的金曲43. split up分开分成M8U3重点词组（二）1. take a brief look at sth.简要地回顾2. progress from the blues to pop从蓝调音乐发展到流行音乐3. have its roots in sth.=be rooted in 起源于4. folk songs 民间音乐5. in slavery 在奴隶制时期6. during the early part of在的早期7. a kind of music called blues一种叫蓝调音乐的音乐形式8. have a tendency to do sth有做的倾向9. as a musical format作为一种音乐形式10. dance to the music伴随着音乐跳舞11. spring up涌现出12. one of the fathers of jazz爵士乐的创始人之一13. bring liberty to赋予自由14. go into a gradual decline逐渐走向冷落 on the decline 在衰退中15. be replaced by被所取代16. be thought of被认为是17. combine sth with sth.将与融合起来18. start out doing sth.开始做某事19. the very first rock and roll songs最原始的摇滚乐曲20. become a hit on the R&B charts成了R&B歌曲排行榜的轰动曲目21. be recognized as做为被认可22. make it popular around the world使它在全世界流行23. seek to do sth.试图做某事24. the prejudice and