第18讲 选择性必修一 Unit 5 Reading and Thinking-【暑假辅导班】2021年新高二英语暑假精品课程（人教版2019）

【暑假辅导班】 2021年新高二英语暑假精品课程（人教版2019） 第18讲 选择性必修一 Unit 5 Reading and Thinking 【核心知识点讲解】 1. devote vt. 把……献(给); 把……专用于; 专心于 *Indeed, his slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he has devoted his life. 事实上, 他瘦削但结实的身躯看起来和他为之奉献了一生的千千万万的中国农民一样。 *(2020·全国Ⅰ卷)Regardless of the risk of getting infected, Uncle Li is responsible and devoted to his job. 尽管有感染的风险, 李叔叔对工作很负责任和投入。 *I feel that I’ve been given a second life to devote to something that is meaningful and enormous. 我觉得我被赋予了第二次生命, 去致力于一些有意义和伟大的事情。 【词块记忆】 (1)devote. . . to (doing) sth. 把(时间、精力或注意力)投入、用于(做)某事 devote oneself to 献身于; 致力于; 专心于(to是介词) (2)devoted adj. 热爱的, 忠诚的 (3)devotion n. 献身, 忠诚, 热爱, 专心 【知识延伸】表达“献身于……, 专心于……”的常用短语还有: give one’s life to. . . commit oneself to. . . apply oneself to. . . dedicate. . . to. . . 2. shortage n. 不足; 缺少; 短缺 *However, what concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat. 然而, 他最担心的是农民往往收成不好, 有时甚至严重缺粮。 *(2019·浙江高考)The loss of big trees was greatest in areas where trees had suffered the greatest water shortage. 在树木缺水最严重的地区, 大树的损失最大。 【词块记忆】 (1)food/water/housing shortages　 食物/用水/住房短缺 shortage of 缺乏 (2)short adj. 不足的; 缺乏的 be short of 缺乏, 不足 3. convince vt. 使相信; 使确信; 说服 *Yuan was convinced that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice. 袁隆平相信在杂交水稻的培育中可以找到答案。 *(2020·全国Ⅱ卷) He says it’s not easy to convince people that nutria fur is green, but he has no doubt about it. 他说, 虽然说服人们相信海狸鼠皮毛环保是不容易的, 但是他对此毫不怀疑。 *(2020·天津高考) He convinced the police department to allow him to set up a couple of “chat benches” in two of their local parks. 他说服警察局允许他在当地的两个公园里设置几张“聊天椅”。 *You’ll need to convince them of your enthusiasm for the job. 你要使他们相信你殷切希望得到这份工作。 【词块记忆】 (1)convince sb. of sth. 　　　 使某人相信某事 convince sb. + that从句 使某人相信 co