选修八词汇Unit4Pygmalion

1、Unit 4 Pygmalion知识要点整合核心词汇梳理1. hesitatevi.犹豫；迟疑；踌躇搭配hesitate about.对事犹豫不决；对拿不定主意I didn t hesitate for a moment about taking the job. 我毫不犹豫地接受了那份工作。She s still hesitati ng about sending her son to college.她对于要不要送儿子进大学一事仍然犹豫不决。句型 hesitate to do sth迟疑于做某事Don t hesitate to con tact me if you n eed any m

2、orein formati on.如果你需要更多资料，尽管和我联系。I hesitate to ask you, but will you recommend me for the post?向你重托真不好意思，请你推荐我去担任那职务好吗？2. classify vt.编排；分类；归类The books in the library are classified accord ing to subject 书馆的书按学科分类。Patie nts are classified into three categories 人被归为三种类搭配classify.as.把归类为Would you cla

3、ssify her no vels as serious literature or other?你认为她的小说属于文学类，还是其它类？Only eleve n of these accide nts were classified as major.这些事故中只有十一例被判定为重大事故。3. condemnvt.谴责；使 注定搭酉己condemnas.扌旨责是condemn sb.for doing sth 谴责某人做了某事The law has bee n condemned as an attack on pers on al liberty.这项法律被指责为对人身自由的侵犯。She k

4、new that society would condemn her for leav ing her childre n.她知道社会会谴责她遗弃孩子。识记condemn sb.to sth./to do sth判处某人某种刑罚He was condemned to death for murder and later han ged他 因凶杀罪被判处死刑后 被绞死。境地She was condemned to hang for killi ng her husba n她因杀害亲夫被处以绞刑。识记condemn sb.to sth./to do sth迫使某人接受或做某事；使某人陷入They

5、were condemned to a life of hardship他们不得不过着艰难的生活。He was condemned to spe nd the rest of the football seas on on the bench.他无可奈何地只得在这个足球赛季剩下的时间里做替补队员。4. fortune n.机会；运气；大笔的钱They must have spe nt a fortune on that house.他们买那幢房子肯定花了一大笔钱。识记 a small fortu ne很多钱make a fortune 发财fame and fortune 名禾 Utell o

6、ne s fort给某人算命A car like that costs a small fortune.像那样的轿车要花一大笔钱。He dreamed of maki ng a fortune他梦想发大财。That she is hoping her US debut will be the first step on the road to fame and fortune.她希望她在美国的首次演出将是她走上名利双收之路的第一步She can tell your fortune by look ing at the lines on your hand.她可凭看手纹替你算命链接 have t

7、he good fortune to do sth有 幸做某事I had the good fortune to be invited to stay in Rome.我运气好，受邀去罗马小住。I have had the fortune to work with some brilliant directors.我有幸与一些卓越的主管人员共事。重点短语例释1. pass.off as.（某人）冒充He tried to pass himself off as a qualified doctor.他试图冒充合格医生。There is rarely any attempt to pass th

8、ese copies off as originals. 很少有人试图用这些复制品冒充原作。2. in terms of 就而言；从角度A 200yearold building is very old in terms of American history.从美国历史来看，200年的建筑是很古老的了。In terms of money we re qui, buhnot in terms of happ in ess.从金钱的角度来说，我们是很富有，但从幸福的角度来说，我们不富有3. hand over交出，移交（职位、任务等）The resista nee fighters agreed

9、 to hand over the hostages.抵抗运动战士同意交出人质。The eapta in was un willi ng to hand over the comma nd of hisship.船长不愿移交船只的指挥权。疑难语句细解1. While watching , he makes notes他一边观察，一边在做记录。【要点指南】while后常接现在分词，意为 当在做时”此时，现在分词的逻辑主语与句子的主语是一致的。如果不 一致，while后就只能接一个完整的句子。He fell asleep while doing his homework.他做着做着功课就睡着了。What else are you doing while reading this?在阅读这篇文章的时候你手头还在忙着什么别的事情？While watching the play， he tried to absorb what he was seeing.在看这个剧时，他努力领会所看的内容。While they were watching TV，the lights went out suddenly.他们在看电视的时候，灯忽然灭了His legs sprawled out in V while he was watchi ng TV他看电视时双腿呈V字形伸开2. What if I