内容正文:
Book 1 Unit 5 Nelson Mandela—a modern hero
知识点梳理
1.devote vt.献身;专心于
教材原句:A great person is someone who devotes his/her life to helping (help) others.
【点拨】
(1)devote...to...把……奉献于…… devote oneself to献身于……;致力于……
(2)devoted adj.忠实的;挚爱的 be devoted to...专心于……;奉献于……
(3)devotion n.关爱;关照;奉献;忠诚
[联想]
含有介词to的动词短语:
look forward to doing sth.盼望做某事 object to doing sth.反对做某
get down to doing sth.开始做某事 be/get accustomed to doing sth.习惯于做某事
◆单句填空
1 The dog had such (devote)to its master that it would not leave him, even when he was dead.
2 He was a (devote)father because he was strict with his daughter and encouraged her when she was in trouble. (2017天津)
◆句型升级
He devoted himself to community activities and was praised by the people around him.
, he was praised by the people around him.(用现在分词改写)
, he was praised by the people around him.(用过去分词改写)
答案: devotion ;devoted ; Devoting himself to community activities ; Devoted to community activities
2.equal adj.相等的;平等的;能胜任的 vt.等于n.同等的人;相等物
教材原句:But I was happy to help because I knew it would help us achieve our dream of making black and white people equal (平等).
【点拨】
(1) be equal to sth.等于/胜任某事 without equal无与伦比
A equals B in...A在……方面比得上B
(2)equality n.平等
(3)equally adv.相等地;同等地;均等地
[扩展]
“胜任”的其他表达形式:be up to;be fit for;be qualified for;be qualified to do sth.。
◆单句填空
1 Any man will be equal the task, as long as he is careful. You should give it a try.
2 None of us can equal her, either beauty or as a dancer.
3 Men and women must be treated (equal)in education and employment.
答案: to in equally
3.escape v.& n.逃脱;逃生
教材原句:It was a prison from which no one escaped.那是一座任何人都逃不出的监狱。
【点拨】
escape doing sth.避免做某事
escape from 从……逃脱;逃避
sth. escapes sb. 某物被某人遗忘
escape sb.'s attention/notice逃过某人的注意;被某人忽视
fire escape 太平梯;安全梯;安全出口
a narrow escape 九死一生;死里逃生
◆写出下列句子中escape的含义
1 I'm