Unit 2.单元知识点讲解-【帮课堂】2021-2022学年高一英语同步精品讲义（上教版必修二）

Unit 2 Roads to education 【重点词汇】 1. previous /ˈpriːvɪəs/ adj.先前的；以往的 She has a teenage daughter from a previous marriage. 她有个出自前一次婚姻的十几岁的女儿。 It was a surprisingly dry day after the rain of the previous week. 这是继前一周的降雨之后出奇干燥的一天。 2. effect /ɪˈfɛkt/ n.效应；影响；结果 1）. n. 影响 Parents worry about the effect of music on their adolescent's behaviour. 家长们担心音乐对于其青少年子女行为的影响。 2). n. 印象 * The whole effect is cool, light, and airy. 整体印象是凉爽、明亮和通风。 3）. n. 个人财物 His daughters were collecting his effects. 他的女儿们正在收集他的个人物品。 4). n. 特殊效果 It's got a gripping story, great acting, superb sets, and stunning effects. 电影有扣人心弦的故事情节、精湛的表演、绝妙的布景和惊人的特效。 5). vt 实现 Prospects for effecting real political change seemed to have taken a major step backwards. 实现真正政治变革的前景似乎暗淡了许多。 3. propose /prəˈpəʊz/ v.提议；建议 1). vt 建议 Hamilton proposed a change in the traditional debating format. 汉密尔顿建议对传统的辩论形式作一个改变。 2). vt 打算 It's still far from clear what action the government proposes to take over the affair. 尚不清楚政府打算采取什么行动接手这件事。 3). vt. 提出; 提名 He has proposed a resolution limiting the role of U.S. troops. 他提出了一项限制美军作用的决议。 4). vt/vi 求婚 He proposed to his girlfriend over a public-address system. 他在有线广播系统上向女友求婚。 4. eager /ˈeɪɡə/ adj.热切的；渴望的；渴求的 1). adj 渴望的 Robert was eager to talk about life in the Army. 罗伯特渴望谈论军旅生活。 When my own son was five years old, I became eager for another baby. 当我儿子５岁的时候，我开始渴望要另一个宝宝。 2) adj热切的 Arty sneered at the crowd of eager faces around him. 阿蒂对周围满脸热切的人们报以冷笑。 5. update v.更新 动词读作 ʌpˈdeɪt。名词读作 ˈʌpdeɪt。 1). vt 更新 He was back in the office, updating the work schedule on the computer. 他回到办公室，在计算机上更新了工作日程。 Airlines would prefer to update rather than retrain crews. 航空公司宁愿增添新机组人员而不愿对老的机组人员进行再培训。 2). n 最新消息; 快讯 She had heard the newsflash on a TV channel's news update. 她在电视频道的新闻快讯里听到了这条简短报道。 3).vt. 给…提供最新信息 We'll update you on the day's top news stories. 我们将向你提供当天的头条新闻。 6. motivate /ˈməʊtɪˌveɪt/ v.激励；激发; 激发…的积极性 They are motivated by a need to achieve. 他们被成功的需要激励着。 How do you motivate people