【知识解析】Unit3VocabularyLearning全国优质课一等奖

VocabularyLearning—convenient【释义】adj.useful

toyoubecauseit

saves

youtime,ordoesnotspoilyourplans

or

cause

youproblems;close

and

easy

to

reach方便的；便利的【例句】Mysecretarywillcallyoutoarrangeaconvenienttimetomeet.我的秘书会打电话给你安排一个方便的见面时间。Thebusstoparoundthecornerisprobablythemostconvenient.公共汽车站位于拐角处大概是最便利的。【常用搭配】[+forsb.]Isthreeo’clockconvenientforyou?

三点这个时间您有空吗?

【反义词】inconvenientadj.不便的【同根词】conveniencen.便利convenient/kənˈviːniənt/VocabularyLearning—decorate【释义】vi.&vt.tomakesomethinglookmoreattractivebyputtingsomethingprettyonit装置，布置，美化【例句】Thefivebedroomsareindividuallydecorated.五间卧室装饰得各具特色。Children’spicturesdecoratedthewallsoftheclassroom.教室的墙上装点着儿童画。【常用搭配】[+sthwithsth.]Theydecoratedtheroomwithflowersandballoons.他们用花和气球装饰了房间。【记忆】decor-装饰+-ate动词结尾→装饰【同根词】decorationn.装饰，装潢；装饰品；奖章decorate

/ˈdekəreɪt/VocabularyLearning—earn【释义】vt.togetsththatyoudeserve,usuallybecauseofsthgoodyouhavedoneorbecauseofthegoodqualitiesyouhave;toreceiveaparticularamountofmoneyfortheworkthatyoudo赢得，搏得；挣（钱）【例句】Asateacher,shehadearnedtherespectofherstudents.作为教师，她赢得了学生的尊敬。Heearnsnearly£20,000ayear.他每年挣近20,000英镑。【常用搭配】[+sbsth]ThatperformanceearnedheranOscarasBestActress.她在那部影片中的演出使她赢得了奥斯卡最佳女演员奖。【词组短语】

earn/makealiving谋生；活命earn

/ɜːn/VocabularyLearning—formal【释义】adj.madeordoneofficiallyorpublicly

官方的，正式的;doneinavery

organized

way正规的【例句】Thereisno

formalstructure

fornegotiatingpayincreases.加薪谈判没有正式的框架可循。Thejobdoesnotrequireanyformaltraining.做这种工作不需要任何正规训练。【常用搭配】[formaleducation/training/qualifications]Tomhadlittleformaleducation.汤姆没怎么受过正规教育。【反义词】informaladj.非正式的；不拘礼节的【同根词】formallyadv.正式地；形式上formal/ˈfɔːməl

/VocabularyLearning—observe【释义】vt.toseeand

notice

something;towatchsomethingorsomeonecarefully观察；注意【例句】Officersobservedhimdrivingat90milesperhour.警察发现他以90英里每小时的时速驾车。Onestudentperformstheexperiment,whilehispartnerobserves.一个学生在做实验时，他的同伴进行观察。【常用搭配】[+that]Itwasobservedthat40percentofpatientshadhighbloodpressure.据观察,有百分之四十的病人患有高血压。【同义词】watchv.观察【同根词】observationn.注意；察觉observern.观察者observe/əbˈzɜːv/VocabularyLearning—occasion【释义】n.

atimewhensomethinghappens;animportantsocialeventor

ceremony时刻；场合【例句】I’veseenJanawiththemonseveraloccasions.我几次看见贾娜和他们在一起。I’msavingthisbottleofchampagneforaspecialoccasion.我要把这瓶香槟酒留到特殊场合用。【常用搭配】[+forsth.]Thiswastheoccasion

forexpressionsoffriendshipbythetwopresidents.这是两位总统表达友谊的时刻。【同根词】occasionaladj.偶然的；偶尔的【近义词】momentn.时刻occasion/əˈkeɪʒn/VocabularyLearning—precious【释义】adj.rareandworthalotofmoney;

valuableorimportantandnottobewasted珍稀的；宝贵的【例句】Thecrownwassetwithpreciousjewels.王冠上镶嵌着稀世珍宝。You’rewastingmyprecioustime!你在浪费我的宝贵的时间！【近义词】valuedadj.重要的；宝贵的；贵重的【词语辨析】precious,valuablevaluable指有相当价值，可高价出售的，或有用、有益的东西。precious指因稀罕、不易得到而很值钱，或因本身的品质而具有极大的价值。precious/ˈpreʃəs/VocabularyLearning—promote【释义】v.toencouragepeopletolike,buy,use,do,orsupportsomething;toraisesomeonetoahigherormoreimportantpositionorrank促进，促销，推销，推广；提升，晋升【例句】Advertisingcompaniesarealwayshavingtothinkupnewwaystopromoteproducts.广告公司总是得想出新办法来促销。She’sjustbeenpromotedtoseniorsalesrep.她刚刚被提升为高级销售代表。【常用搭配】[bepromoted+tosth.]

Iwaspromotedtoeditorandtheneditorialdirector.我晋升为编辑，之后又晋升为编辑部主任。【反义词】demotev.使降职，使降级【同根词】promotionn.推销，宣传promote/prəˈməʊt/VocabularyLearning—settle【释义】v.toendanargumentorsolveadisagreement;

tomakeaplaceyourpermanenthome和解；解决（分歧）；定居【例句】It’stimeyousettledyourdifferenceswithyourfather.现在你该解决同你父亲之间的分歧了。ShesettledinViennaafterherfather'sdeath.父亲死后，她就在维也纳定居了。【常用搭配】[+down]Whenareyougoingtosettledown?你打算什么时候安定下来？[+on/uponsb./sth.]Theyhaven’tsettledonanameforthebabyyet.他们尚未决定给宝宝取什么名字。【同根词】settlementn.解决，处理；结算；沉降；殖民settle/ˈsetl/VocabularyLearning—fallon【释义】phr.Ifacelebration

fallson

aparticularday,ithappenstobeonthatday.适逢；正当Ifa

duty

fallsonsomeone,theyareresponsible

fordoingit由……负担【例句】HisbirthdayfallsonSunday.他的生日恰逢星期日。Easter

fallson

thefirstSundayafterthefirst

full

moon

on.复活节是在满月后的第一个周日那天。Theresponsibilityusuallyfallsonthemother.责任通常落在母亲身上。【常用搭配】[fallonhard/badtimes]Theaimistoraisemoneyforworkerswhohavefallenonhardtimes.其目的是为陷入困境的工人筹集资金。fallonVocabularyLearning—fortune【释义】n.chanceorluck机会；运气alargeamountofmoney巨款aperson‘sfateorfuture命运【例句】Ihavehadthegoodfortunetoworkwithsomebrilliantdirectors.我有幸与一些卓越的主管人员共事。

Hemadeafortuneinrealestate.他在房地产上发了财。

Shecantellyourfortunebylookingatthelinesonyourhand.她可凭看手纹替你算命。【语境活用】____________,whenhewentabroadtotryhis_________,hegainedgreatwealth.(fortune)Hewantedtomakea_________,but______________,hefailedagainandagain,sohethoughthewasn’t____________.(fortune)【同根词】fortunateadj.幸运的fortune/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/fortunefortuneFortunatelyunfortunatelyfortunateVocabularyLearning—generation【释义】n.allthepeoplebornataboutthesametime一代人theaveragetimethatchildrengrowup一代；一辈theproductionofsth产生【例句】Mygenerationhavegrownupwithouttheexperienceofaworldwar.我这一代人在成长过程中没有经历过世界大战。

Myfamilyhavelivedinthishouseforgenerations.我家祖祖辈辈都住在这房子里。

Japanhasannouncedplansforasharpriseinitsnuclearpowergeneration.日本宣布了大幅增加核能发电的计划。【语境活用】Theoldstoryhasbeenpassedalongtousbyone__________(generate)afteranother.【同根词】generatev.形成；造成；引起generation/ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/generationVocabularyLearning—impression【释义】n.anideathatyougetaboutsb/sth,orthatsb/sthgivesyou印象；感想theeffectthatanexperiencehasonsb/sth影响；效果【例句】Myfirstimpressionofhimwasfavourable.他给我的第一印象不错。

Ididnotgettheimpressionthattheywereunhappyaboutthesituation.我并不觉得他们不满于当时的状况。

Mywordsmadenoimpressiononher.我的话丝毫没有对她起作用。【语境活用】SocharmingarethesightsofJiuzhaigouthattheyleaveadeep____________onvisitorsfromhomeandabroad.Totellyouthetruth,Iamdeeply___________byitsbeauti