展望未来2 Unit 12 Peoples lives单元知识要点

1、Unit 12 Peoples livesU12（1）完成；成就；获得（词转）：achieve (v.)-achievement (n.) 一年一次的；每年的（词转）：annual (adj.)-annually (adv.) 年会：an annual meeting 热卖的（词转）：selling (adj.)-sell (v.)-seller (n.) -sale (n.) 过去式/过去分词: sell-sold-sold1）动词短语（同义）：sell sb. sth.= sell sth. to sb. 2）名词短语：on/for sale3）这以43亿美元的年度销售额成为了世上最成功的

2、电子游戏（译）：This became the most successful video game in the world, with annual sales of 4.3 billion dollars. 4.畅销的（词转）：best-selling (adj.) -best-seller (n.) 因为超级玛丽，任天堂游戏系统已经成为史上最畅销的玩具之一（译）：With the help of Super Mario, the Nintendo Entertainment System has become one of the best-selling toys in histor

3、y.5. (飞机、轮船、火车等) 男乘/女乘务员（词转）：steward (n.)-stewardess (n.) 6.网球网： a tennis net 7.迅速的；促使；提示：prompt (adj./v./n.) 8.孤儿（词转）：orphan (n.) -orphanage (n.) 9.马戏；马戏团：circus (n.) 10.勇敢的；英勇的（词转）：brave (adj.)-bravery U 11.金字塔： the Pyramids 12.一个绝望的姑娘（同义）：a girl without hope = a hopeless girl 13.自12岁起的大多数夜晚，他以90公

4、里每小时的速度从空中飞进网里（译）：On most nights since he was 12, he has flown through the air at 90 kilometres an hour into a net.14.做特技： do stunts/do a stunt 15.规律的（词转）：(ir)regular (adj.)-(ir)regularly (adv.) 16.普通的（5同义）：ordinary/average/common/usual/normal (adj.) 17.在国外（辨析词）：abroad (adv.) & overseas (adj./adv.)

5、填空：1）He lives abroad/overseas. (词性：adv.) 2）Hes an overseas student. (词性：adj.)18.ever & never 填空：1）Whats the most embarrassing experience that youve ever had?2）This is the most embarrassing experience that Ive ever had. = Ive never had such an embarrassing experience before. 3）Ive ever been to Egypt.

6、 (Negative) - Ive never been to Egypt.U12（2）惋惜；懊悔；遗憾（词转）：regret (v./n.)-regretful (adj.)-regrettable (adj.) ed/ing：regretted-regretting 1）动词短语：regret sth./ to do sth/doing sth./that 2）名词短语：do sth. with regret 3）形容词短语： a.失望的表情：a regretful look b. 令人遗憾的是: Its regrettable that 道歉；致歉（词转）：apology (n.)-ap

7、ologize (v.) 1）致歉/接受道歉：make(offer)/accept an apology 2）动词短语：apologize to sb. for (doing)sth. 3）名词短语：make/offer an apology to sb. for (doing)sth. 自愿者；自愿做（词转）：volunteer (n./v.)-voluntary (adj.) 1）动词短语：volunteer to do sth./for sth. 2）自发的组织：a voluntary organization.笑话；玩笑（词转）：joke (v./n.)-joker (n.)1）动词短

8、语： joke with sb. about sth. 2）名词短语：play a joke on sb. 3）你是在开玩笑（同义）：Youre joking/kidding.反应；回应（词转）：react (v.)-reaction (n.) 1）名词短语： a reaction to sth./sb. 2）动词3同义短语：react to sb. by (doing) sth. = reply to sb. with (doing)sth. = respond to sb. with sth./by doing sth.打扰；插嘴；使中断（词转）：interrupt (v.)-interr

9、uption (n.) 动词短语：interrupt sb. with sth. 碰；撞：bump (v.) 短语：bump into/against sb./sth.8.组织者；承办单位（词转）：organizer (n.) - organize (v.) -organization (n.) 9.You do finish it, dont you? （Tag）10.Alan has been in the hospital since three years ago.（提问）： How long has Alan been in the hospital?11.填空：1）He was p

10、oor in listening at the beginning of this term. （be）2）He has been poor in listening since the beginning of this term. （be）12.填空： have (no/some) time to do sth.（接动词）/for sth. （接名词） 13.很长时间；长期；多年：for ages14.抱歉的短语：Im awfully sorry to do sth./for (about) sth./that 15.厌烦的（4同义）：be bored with = be sick/tir

11、ed of = be fed up with 16.突然地（同义）： suddenly = all of a sudden 17.确信的；确定的（词转）：(un)certain (adj.)-certainly (adv.) 1）当然（6同义）：for certain/sure = certainly/sure(ly) = of course = definitely2）短语：be certain of (about )sth./be certain to do sth./be certain that.3）你一定会赢（同义句）： Youre certain to win. = Its cer

12、tain that you will win. 18.失败的短语： fail in sth. (fail the exam)/to do sth/fail in doing sth. 19.成功的短语：succeed in (doing) sth. 20.决定做某事（3同义）：make up ones mind to do sth. = make a decision to do sth. = decide to do sth. 21.填空：1）She changed her work clothes into a clean dress. 2）Could I change this blou

13、se for a larger size?22.你这样说话没有礼貌（同义）：Its impolite of you to say so. = Youre impolite to say so. 23.要解决这个问题对我们来说很困难（同义）：Its difficult for us to solve this problem.= Solving/To solve this problem is difficult for us.24.要解决这个问题对我们来说很重要（同义）：Its important for us to solve this problem. = Solving/To solve

14、 this problem is important to us.U12（3）1.主要的；首要的；优质的；上等的；最具代表性的；最典型的：prime (adj.) 首相；总理：Prime Minister 2.乘四轮马车（同义）：by horse-drawn carriage = in a horse-drawn carriage 3.画；拉（词转）：draw (v.)-drawing (n.) 过去式/分词：draw-drew-drawn 1）擅长画画： be good at drawing U 2）画画：do some drawings C4.测验；化验；测试；考验：test (v./n.

15、) 通过/没有通过测试：pass/fail a test 5.填空：1）do/take a course in/on sth. 2）a book on/about sth. 6.诚实的（词转）：(dis)honest (adj.)-(dis)honestly (adv.)-(dis)honesty U 1）开诚布公地讲：to be honest 2）同义短语：Its honest of sb. to do sth. = sb. is honest to do sth. 3）就某事上（对某人）很坦诚：be honest about sth. (with sb.) 7.护理专业；护理工作（词转）：

16、nursing U-nurse (n.)-nursery (n.) 私人疗养院；敬老院： the nursing home 8.短暂的/片刻的；经过/过去/流逝：passing (adj./U) 9.一包香烟：a packet of cigarettes 10.船长；机长；队长；首领；陆军上尉；海军上校：captain (n.) 一名陆军上尉：an army captain 11.道德上的；有道德的；品行端正的；品格高尚的（词转）：moral (adj.)-morality U 1）传统的道德观：traditional moral values 2）坚定的道德准则：the strong mor

17、al code 12.预料；期望：anticipate (v.) 期待（做）某事（同义）：anticipate (doing) sth. = look forward to (doing) sth.13.生物学家（词转）：biologist (n.)-biology U 14.化学（词转）：chemistry U-chemist (n.)-chemical (adj./n.)-chemically (adv.) 在药房： at/in the chemists 15.野生生物：wildlife U 野生动物：wild animals 16.缘由；因素：factor (n.) 17.长寿的原因（同

18、义）：reasons for having a long life = reasons for living for a long time 18.普通护理：general care 19.1）与.有关（同义）：have something to do with = be connected with 2）其它：have something/ a little/nothing/ a lot to do with 20.她直到63岁才结婚（同义）：She didnt marry until 63.= She married when 63. (填空：not.until = after/when)

19、 21.不打算做某事（同义）： have no intention to do sth./of doing sth. = dont intend to do sth. 22.她被认为是世上第二长寿的人（同义）：She is believed to be the second oldest person in the world. = Its believed that she is the second oldest person in the world.23.体格检查（同义）：medical examination = physical examination24.然而，它的确不是我想做的

20、事：It wasnt really what I wanted to do, though.25.自那时起，我一直待在那家医院（工作）： Ive been at the hospital since then. 26.你任何时候都方便出国吗：Are you free to go overseas at any time? 27.提前一个月告知医院（同义）：give a months notice to the hospital = tell the hospital one month in advance 28.提前（同义）：in advance/ahead of schedule(time

21、)/before the event/beforehand29.业余爱好（同义）：leisure interests = hobbies 30.注册普通护士RGN: Registered General Nurse 31.我们已经提及过（同义）：Weve covered/talked about/mentioned that. 32.1）（表面）覆盖上某物：be covered with sth. 2） 在某物的封面上：on the cover of sth. 3）（空间）挤满：be crowded with33.在我的有生之年：in ones lifetime34.围绕（词转）：surround (v.) -surroundings (pl.)-surrounding (adj.) 被环绕：be sur