unit2languagepoints

1、Collect relevant material of participation in charity work by Bill Gates and Mother Teresa.Be confronted with a challengeMake a donation of 5,000 yuan to.The kettle is boiling. 水开了。Taboo subjectDeny doing sthThere is no denying the fact thatFill in, fill outFill in the blanks the missing information

2、 until you fill out the form.Age bracket 年龄段Income bracket 收入阶层A passing whim 转瞬即逝的念头Do sth on a whim 心血来潮做。The shoes have been worn out.Poetry poemEconomic development, growthLive an economical life (thrifty)Genuine leather 真皮Be thankful (to sb) for sthIntangiblethat one can live a life full of ric

3、hes without being rich financially.My family used to be poor, but my parents always tried their best to meet our minimal needs.Wealthy, affluentconfront 1. to behave in a threatening way towards someone 出现在面前Formidable tasks now confronted the new government. 艰巨的任务摆在新政府面前。2. to deal with sth ve

4、ry difficult in a brave and determined way 勇敢的面对A soldier often has to confront danger. 士兵常常要身临险境。Be confronted with: be brought face to face 面临，面对，碰上On my first day at work, I was confronted with the task of chairing a meeting. 我上班第一天就面临主持一个会议的任务。EX: 大一新生都面临着适应新生活的任务。Freshmen are mostly confro

5、nted with the task of adapting to new life.SophomoreJuniorSeniorUndergraduate,GraduatePostgraduate DonationThey made a generous donation to charity.他们对慈善事业慷慨捐助。Blood donationWalk up to  要注意的是：介词“down”有时含有“在下游”的意思，介词“up”则含有“在上游”的意思。如：   The house is 300 metres&

6、#160;up/down the river.房子在这条河上游/下游300米处。   down含有离说话人而去的意思，介词up则含朝说话人而来之意，along 不强调方向。试比较：   Whos the man coming up/going down the road?沿着这条路走来/走去的那个人是谁？   另外，介词up有向上之意，介词down则有“往下”之意。如：   The cat is&

7、#160;running up the tree.猫正往树上爬去。   The dogs are running down the hill.狗正从山上跑下来。Searchforsearch， in search of search作动词时，意思是“在搜查”或“搜身”。是个及物动词，后面直接跟“被搜的对象”。如：  Mr. Otis searched every room in the&

8、#160;house 奥蒂斯先生搜查了屋子的每一个房间。 The police searched the prisoner to see if he had a gun 警察对该囚犯搜身，看他身边是否有枪。 如果表示搜查某一对象的目的是要找什么时，要用search for，强调有具体的目标。如：  She searched shop after shop for Jims present 她为了给

9、吉姆买礼物，找遍了所有的商店。 当只有“寻找的目标”而没有“被搜的对象”时，则要用search for短语。  如： All night they searched for Marget通宵他们到处寻找马吉特。 in search of是个固定习语，of后面的名词一定是“寻找的目标”。如： I looked everywhere in search of my glasses我到处寻找我的眼镜。 注意：in sear

10、ch of中的of不能用for代替。Confusion混乱；混淆，困惑Their unexpected arrival threw our plan into confusion.他们的突然到来打乱了我们的计划。大多数人对于新的税收政策感到困惑。There is some confusion among people about the new tax policy.CuriosityShe is dying of curiosity to know what happened. 她急于知道发生了什么事。Driven by sudden curiosit

11、y, I went to Laura's dressing table. （out of curiosity）我一时好奇，走到劳拉的梳妆台前。Curiosity killed a cat.DenyDeny that-从句Deny doing sthDeny sb sth 拒绝给与某人。There is no denying (the fact) that不可否认该公司否认其捐款有商业目的。The company denied that its donation had a commercial purpose.He denied knowing anything about their

12、 plans.She was angry at being denied the opportunity to see me. 因不准她见我, 她非常生气.There is no denying the fact that Japan began to invade China as early as the early 1930s.Fill outIt took me quite a while to fill out the questionnaire. 填写那份问卷花了我好长一段时间。EX: 报名参赛需要填表。To enter for the contest

13、, first you need to fill out a form.Fall into 分为，属于This word falls into the class of verbs.理事会成员们意见相左，分成自由和保守两个阵营。The council members disagreed, falling into liberal and conservative camps.Old civilization may fall into decay. 陷入古老的文化可能会渐渐衰落下去。A fall into a pit, a gain in yo

14、ur wit.吃一堑，长一智。I am agreed with the former view.（x）I disagree people who study in university taking part-time jobs. （x）I agree to do a part-time job. （x）P.s agree 用法小结 意思是“同意，取得一致意见”，作及物动词时，后面通常跟名词、不定式或that引起的从句作宾语。比如说你认为别人的建议很好就可以对他说：I agree that your suggestion is quite good.与 agree 有关的短语如下：agree

15、on sth.表示“（就事情某一方面）大家达成一致意见”；agree with sb/sth.表示“同意某人（的话，观点，想法，意见等）”；agree to sth 表示“同意（赞成）提议、办法、计划等”。agree to do sth. 表示“同意做某事”。如：I really can't agree with you.我实在不能同意你的意见。Do you think he will agree to our plan?你认为他会同意我们的计划吗？They agreed on a date for the next meeting. 他们就下次会议的日期达成了协议。They agre

16、ed to come on Monday.他们同意(答应)星期一来。注意：agree with 还有“与.一致”，“(气候、事物等)适合”的意思。如：His words do not agree with his action.他言行不一致。The climate here doesn't agree with him.他不适应这里的气候。写作中常用的表示赞同的句型：1. According to my understanding, I would prefer . rather than.2. Personally, I side with the opinion that.3. A

17、s far as I am concerned, I am inclined to hold that4. Personally, I am in favor of the view that5. Taking into consideration both sides of the issue, I tend to favor the latter view thatNothing more than: only, justHappiness is nothing more than good health and a poor memory.Haagen-Dazs represents a

18、 lofty living standard in China while it is nothing more than a common dessert in its country of origin.他只不过想得到你的尊重而已。He asked for nothing more than your respect.Attain: achieve, obtainsucceed in achieving, esp. after a lot of effort.China has attained double-digit economic growth for the

19、past decade. 实现了两位数的经济增长The country attained its independence in 1972. 获得了独立I'm determined to attain my purpose/goal/ the end at any cost.我决心不惜任何代价达到目的。Ex: 她实现了成为一个飞行员的志向。She attained her ambition of becoming a pilot. achieve主要指取得成功、成就或实现预期目的; attain主要指达到重要目标或获得珍贵的东西acquire主要指逐渐获得知识、能力

20、、荣誉等students can acquire some working experienceMinimal：最小的，最低限度的; 起码的The work was carried out at minimal cost.这项工作是以最少的开销完成的。Fortunately, the storm only did minimal damage to the farmer's crops.很幸运, 暴风雨只使农民的庄稼受到轻微的损害。EX： 与我们的富裕邻居相比，我们的父母就相当穷了，但是他们总是努力满足我们最起码的要求。(affluent, mi

21、nimal)In contrast to our affluent neighbors, our parents are rather poor, but they have always tried to meet our minimal needs.Minor 轻微的 次要的The young actor was given a minor part in the new play. 年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。She had a minor operation the day before yesterday. 前天她做了一次小手

22、术In spite ofIn spite of the bad weather, we went fishing.我们不顾恶劣的天气而去钓鱼尽管遇到很多挫折，他仍坚持做实验。He persisted in carrying on the experiment in spite of all kinds of setbacks.In spite of/Despite mounting public discontent, the government is determined

23、 to push the bill through.（虽然公众不满愈来愈强烈，政府还是执意要通过议案。）” Cherish 珍爱; 怀有（某种看法，感激，偏见等）Most Americans cherish freedom and independence.大多数美国人都钟爱自由和独立I don't cherish much hope for the new plan.我对新的计划不抱多大希望。Cherished 常用作形容词，意为：心爱的，珍贵的,重视的Riding horses with my

24、 mother when I was a kid has become a cherished memory. 珍贵的回忆EX：教育是我们家庭最看重的传统。这就是为什么我父母从不带我到昂贵的饭店吃饭，却送我到最好的私立学校上学。Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. Thats why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school.The gift of creativ

25、itygift作“天赋,才能”解时,指在某一方面或领域天生具有的一种才能,是可数名词,其后可接forof短语作定语。He has a gift for music.他有音乐天赋。You have a marvelous gift for science.你有科学方面的非凡天赋。Vital: very important, necessary, essentialBe vital toOxygen is vital to life. 氧是生命所必不可少的。Perseverance is vital to succes

26、s. 毅力是成功的至关重要条件It is vital that children receive good education. 重要的是孩子们要受到良好的教育。(虚拟语气should+v原形)vital 充满活力的vital youth朝气蓬勃的孩子Out of place: uncomfortable; or not suitable (in a particular situation) 不自在;不相称，不合适 The old farmer felt out of place at the luxury hotel.Your jokes are out of plac

27、e on such a solemn occasion.Nothing was out of place in my house. (Everything is in place.)In place of sb= in sbs place 代替Jane was ill, so I went to the conference in her place.Take the place ofTake placeShortly after。后不久（时间状语从句的引导词）Shortly after he graduated from college, he went abroad. (他一毕业就出国了)

28、shortly afterwards是表示时间的副词短语，在句子里做状语，意为：很快，例如：He became a lawyer shortly afterwards. （他很快成了一位律师）EX：手术康复后不久，他失业了，因此经历了人生的又一个困难阶段。(shortly after, go through)Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and therefore had to go through another difficult phase of his life.In contrast to/w

29、ithIn contrast to American approach to education, Chinese attach more importance to acquiring basic skills.Compared with/ compared toFocusFocus onThe noise made it hard for me to focus on work.Concentrate on实现目标的唯一办法就是专心致志的学习。The only way to attain your goals is to focus on study.Focus att

30、ention/mind on sthThe recent bombing has focused the public attention on this region. (bringinto focus)最近的爆炸案把公众的注意力集中到了该地区。The focus is on 重点是。，焦点是。The focus of the conference is on environment protection.英语学习的重点是要实现有效的交际。The focus of English learning is on achieving effective communication.Bring s

31、th into focus 使受到关注The case has brought the problem of child abuse into focus.The focus of attention 关注的焦点他总想成为人们关注的焦点。Genuine1. 真正的，非伪造的This is not a genuine diamond. Its a fake.2. (感情，欲望等)真实的，真诚的He has a genuine desire to help us.他真心诚意地愿意帮助我们。A genuine friend will not desert yo

32、u in time of adversity. (loyal)真正的朋友不会在患难时弃你而去Synonym: authentic 原汁原味的Linger 1. take a long to leave 磨蹭，拖延She lingered after the concert, hoping to meet the star.音乐会后她徘徊不去，希望能遇见明星。We can't linger any more, because we have so many works unfinished.我们有这么作业还没完成,不能在拖延了。2. last or

33、 continue for a long time 长时间持续This virus can linger for months in warm conditions.美妙的音乐在我心中回荡。The beautiful melody is lingering in my mind.Join, join in, take part in, attendJoin the army, the Young Pioneers, the students unionJoin sb. in (doing) sthWill you join us in the discussion?Join in 参加小规模的活动（游戏，球赛）He joined in the ball game last week.Take part in 参加会议或者群众性的活动Attend 去听，去看 （在场，不一定发挥积极作用）Attend the meetin