M1U3重点词汇讲解

1、u3重点词汇讲解一、重点词汇列表动词work, recover, contain, damage, prefer, suffer, affect, skip, count, concentrate, gain名词figure, failure, chemical, pressure, diet, effect, achievement, branch, post, energy,equipment, expert, comfort, system, skin, amount, loss,形容词slim, ashamed, energetic, painful, chemical, attrac

2、tive, embarrassed, overweight, peaceful重点词组work out, go on a diet, side effect, fall out, get into shape, make the most of； in the long term, as a matter of fact二、精选词汇讲解1. be dying for something / to do something渴望； 极想 to want something or want to do something very much:* be dying for something1) he

3、 is dying for a cigarette.他很想要香烟。2) she is dying for a cup of coffee.她很想要一杯咖啡。* be dying to do something1) fm dying to ask where he got the infonnation.我真想问他从哪里得到的消息。2) his friends are dying to see his new girlfriend.他的朋友们争先恐后的想见他的新女朋友。2. work out(1) 锻炼 to make your body fit and strong by doing exer

4、cises:1) he works out at the gym three times a week.他每周去健身房锻炼三次。2) the famous actor keeps fit by working out with weights every day. 这位著名的演员通过每天举重來保持健康。(2) 算出 to calculate an answer, amount, price etc:1) i was born in 1954. can you work out my age?我出生在1954年。你能算出我的年龄吗？2) the poor boy cannot work out

5、the difficult maths problem.这个对怜的孩子不能解决这道数学难题。(3) 想出 to think carefully about how you are going to do something and plan a good way of doing it:1) can you work out what to do next?你能想出下一步该怎么做吗？2) we are trying to work out a way to have a cheaper holiday我们正试图想出过一个更便宜假期的方法。(4) 理解，弄懂 to think about som

6、ething and manage to understand it:1) i can't work out the meaning of the poem.我不理解这首诗的意义。2) he is interesting, but i cartt work him out.他很有趣，但是我不能理解他。3) the smell was wonderful but i cannot work out where it came ftom.味道真香，但是我不明白这是从哪来的。3. figure 名词(1) 体形、the shape of someone5s body, especially

7、a woman's body1) she has a great figure.她身材很好。2) how does she manage to keep her figure without dieting?她是如何不节食而成功保持身材的？3) a lot of women have to watch their figure许多女性关注自己的身材。(2) 数字 numbera four figure number 四位数1) his salaiy is now in six figures.他的薪水现在是六位数。2) the problem is how to keep unempl

8、oyment figure down问题是如何使失业率下降。(3) 大人物，名人 someone who is important or famous in some waya key figurea central figure1) several leading figures will attend tomorrow's party.极为领导人将出席明天的聚会。2) gandhi was a great figure in history.甘地是历史上的一位大人物。(4) 人影，轮廓 someone with a particular type of appearance or

9、character, especiallywhen they are far away or difficult to see:1) a tall figure in a hat came in the doorway.一个戴着帽子的高大身影出现在门口。2) through the window i could see the busy figure of mrs bradshaw.透过窗户我可以看见布拉德肖女士忙碌的身影。4. contain 动词(1) 盛、装 (a container) that has something inside:1) how much water can thi

10、s bottle contain?这个瓶子可以装多少水？2) the assembly hall can contain 1000 people.礼堂可以容纳一千人。(2) 包含，包括 having something as part of it:1) the orange contains a lot of vitamin c.句子富含维他命c。2) this drink does n't contain any alcohol.这种饮料不含任何的酒精。3) the information you need is contained in this article这篇文章屮包括你要的

11、信息。(3) 限制、控制(感情)control or hide an emotion:1) he could no longer contain his an ger.他已经不能控制自己的愤怒。2) jane could hardly contain her laughtcr.简抑制不住自己的笑声。* contain oneself 控制口 q3) he was too excited to contain himself.他太兴奋了，不能控制自己。4) she couldn't contain herself when she saw the accident.她看到这起事故的时候无

12、法控制她自己。5. stay联系动词保持，坚持，持续 to be in a particular position, place, state, without changing:1) eat right to stay healthy吃的对保持健康。2) please stay calm when you are under a lot of pressure 当你感到压力很大的时候请保持冷静。3) don't worry. he never stays angry for long别担心。他从不生气太久。6. suffer 动词受苦；遭受(磨难)suffer from受之苦；患(疾

13、病)1) the company suffered huge losses in the last financial year.该公司在上一财政年度蒙受了巨大的损失。2) she often suffers from headaches.她经常头痛。7. try + doing / to do(1) try doing: 试验，尝试 to do or use something for a short while to discover if it is suitable:1) if you feel nervous, try taking deep, slow breaths.2) the

14、y decided they would try living in america for a while(2) try to do:试，试图，努力 to attempt to do or get something:1) you must try to control your temper.你必须试着控制自己的脾气。2) don't blame he匚 she is only trying to help别怪她。她只是想帮忙。8. count 动词(1) 重要的，有价值的 to be very important or valuable:1) first impression r

15、eally counts第一印象很重要。2) it is not how much you read but what you read that counts读了多少不重要，读了什么才重要。(2) 数数 say numbers in the correct order1) shut your eyes, count up to twenty, then come and find us.闭上眼睛，数到二十，然后来找我们。2) most children know how to count by the time they start kindergarten. 大多数孩子开始上幼儿园的时候就

16、知道如何数数。(3) 包括 to include someone or something in a total:1) there are 18 people in the group, counting the teachers.包括老师在内，团队中共有18个人。2) there are five people in my family, if you count my grandparents如果把我的爷爷奶奶算在内，我家共有五个人。(4) 认为,把当成 to consider, to regard:1) she counted julia and jenny as her dearest

17、 friends她把茱莉亚和珍妮看做自己最亲密的朋友。2) i don't count her as a friend anymore我不再把她当朋友看了。3) you should count yourself lucky as you were not hurt.*词组：(1) count on / upon依靠，指望 to depend on someone or something, especially in a difficult situation: count on /upon +somebody / something:1) you can count on me.你

18、可以依靠我。2) if you get into trouble, you can always count on tom如果你遇到麻烦，你总是可以指望汤姆。count on + doing something1) we're all counting on winning this game我们都指望赢得这场比赛。2) you can never count on tom being on time.你永远不能指望汤姆准时。count on somebody/something to do something1) can i count on you to give me a han

19、d?我能指望你帮我忙吗？2) you can count on him to come你可以指望他过来。(2) count somebody incount somebody out* count somebody in把计算在内，考虑在内：1) mark, can we count you in for the game?马克，这场比赛我们可以把你算在内吗？2) if you arc playing football this afternoon, count me in.如果你们今天下午踢足球，算我一个。* count somebody out 不包扌g 不算1) if you are p

20、laying football in this weather, count me out.如果在这种天气你们还踢足球，就别把我算在内了。2) you can count me out if you arc looking for trouble如果你在找麻烦就别把我算在内o9. concentrate 动词集中(注意力)，全神贯注 to think very carefully about something that you are doing:(1) concentrate不及物动词1) now please concentrate现在请集中精神。2) little betty find

21、s it difficult to concentrate in class.小贝蒂发现在课堂上集中精神很困难。(2) concentrate on + 名词1) be quietlet me concentrate on my homework.请安静让我专心写作业。2) if you concentrate on your study, you will make some progress如果你专心学习，你就会取得一些进步。(3) concentrate on ：")give most of your attention or effort to one thing:1) tm

22、 concentrating my efforts on writing my term pape匚我正努力写我的学期论文。2) attention should be concentrated on the prevention of such diseases应该集中精力在疾病的预防方ifii。* concentrate concentration 名 i司集屮(注意力)，全神贯注a process in which you put a lot of attention, energy etc into a particular activity1) the project is so c

23、hallenging that it demands my total concentration.这个项日很有挑战性，需要我全神贯注。2) a good night's sleep will improve your concentration greatly一个良好的睡眠会大大的提高你的注意力。concentration on (doing) something3) i lost my concentration on the lecture and fell asleep.我对讲座失去了兴趣，睡着了。4) you'd better turn off the music,

24、as it breaks my concentration on the job.你最好关掉音乐，因为他破坏了我对工作的注意力。10. amount 名词 量 a quantity of something such as time, money, or a substance* a large (great/ enormous/ small/ tiny/ certain )amount of 后跟不可数名词a large amount of money 大笔的钱a great amount of time 大量的时间1) she has attracted an enormous amoun

25、t of public attention.她吸引了大量公众的注意力。2) pour a small amount of milk into the mixture把少量牛奶倒入混合物中。* a great (good) deal of大量的，后跟不可数名词3) a great deal of money has been spent on the project.大量的钱被投资在这个项目上。4) she has collected a good deal of in formation for the case 她收集了很多关于此案的消息。* a good (large, small, gr

26、eat, growing) number of 后跟可数名词5) a good number of my workmates agree with me.我的一些同事同意我的看法。6) this program includes a small number of schools only.这个方案只包括一小部分学校。7) a growing number of people in the countryside have access to the internet.在农村越来越多的人访问互联网。三、词汇拓展训练(一) 单项填空：1. the young dancers looked so

27、charming in their beautiful clothes that we tookpictures of them.a. a great number of b. a good many of c. a great deal of d a large amount of2. a newbus service to pudong airport started to operate two months ago.a. normalb usualc regulard common3. he got well-prepared for the job interview, for he

28、 couldn't riskthe good opportunity.a. to loseb. losingc to be lostd. being lost4. the new law will come intoon the day it is passeda. effectb usec serviced. aflect5. you arc always full of. can you tell me the secret?taking plenty of exercise every day.a. effortsb strength c forced energy6. emer

29、gency line operators must alwayscalm and make sure that they get all theinformation they need to send helpa. growb. appearc. becomed stay7. vegetablesa lot of fibers and vitamins, which are very good to our body.a. includeb containc used cover& if youthe correct number of calories and exercise r

30、egularly, you will lose weight.a. take onb take upc take in d. take at9. little jenny has been behaving badly at school recently, which is really a headacheher parents.a. for b. with c. ond. to10. in a fierce competition like this one, every minute.a. countsb works c. does d matters（二）单词拼写：1.1 don&#

31、39;t understand why he is so! he is not even good-looking!（有吸引力的）2. somehow, the alarmstopped working.（系统）3. it's important to have a balanced, healthyand to stay away from junk food,（饮食）4.1 failed my exam. i should haveon my studies.（集中注意力）5. it seems that the manager is under a lot ofrecently（

32、压力）6. standing on the top of the mountain, i cannot help feeling a sense of（成就）7 11 took the old man quite a while tofrom his heart attack（恢复）& donations were rushed to the places which wereby the earthquake（影响）9. the third paragraph was hard to read, so she justit.（略过）10. a box containing most

33、dangerouswent missing, according to the local news.（化学药品）（三）词组填空:ain the long terma good amount ofput on weightgo on a dietbe dying forbe ashamed of1 i think he looks healthier now that he has2. all our hard work will be worth it3. nowadays, in order to look slim，more and more young people.4. it was

34、 too hot for spring and isome watermelon.5. stop behaving so rudely in public! don't make me feelyou!6. they carrywater by lorry every week so that people can have enoughwater;brecover fromas a matter of factconcentrate onfall outwork outcount on1. his hair began tothough he was only in his late

35、 thirties.2. how can youhim to finish the project on time? he never keeps his promises.3. with a proper diet and good rest, hehis illness quickly.4. tom knew the ceo quite well., the two played golf together last saturday.5. i cannotmy work when pm tired.6. i spend at least one hourin the gym every

36、day.（四）综合填空：1. -一 i have been putting on weight!-一-you'd better avoid the foods ca lot of fat.2. i'm terribly sorry for my behavior. well, everyone cries sometimes. it's nothing to be aof.3. - peter seems very upset these daysno wonder he is upset. his plan resulted in f4. -too much tv i

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