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Unit7 Art
1. 核心词精讲
1. a thin figure
figure n. 人像,人形;
(尤指官方公布的)数字
体形,身材,身段 e.g keep one’s figure 保持身材
(重要的或有名的)人物,人士
figure vt. (经过考虑后) 认为,以为
计算
【归纳】
figure in 算进去
figure out 理解,弄明白;计算出
2.His unusual use of colour has led experts to think that Van Gogh’s mental illness may have affected his sense of sight.
affect vt.
影响The change in climate may affect your health.
(感情上)深深打动,使悲伤(或怜悯等)We were deeply affected by the news of her death.
(疾病)侵袭,使感染It’s a disease which affects mainly older people.
【链接】
effect n. 结果;效力, 作用, 影响;
(艺术家或作家所要创造的特定)外观, 声响,效果
e.g. The effect of the wind was to overturn several boats.影响
I tried to persuade him, but with little or no effect.作用
The movie used many special effects with sounds and pictures to make the scenes appear real.效果
【拓展】
have a(n) ... effect on 对……有……影响
e.g. My parents’ encouragement had a big effect on me.
in effect 实际上,事实上
e.g. His wife had, in effect, run the company for the past six months.
come into effect 生效,开始实施
e.g. When do the new traffic laws come into effect?
take effect 开始起作用,见效;生效,开始实施
e.g. Try to relax for a couple of hours until the pills take effect.
bring / put sth. into effect 使某物开始使用
e.g. It won’t be easy to bring / put the plans into effect.
3.He also took a drug that can make people see yellow spots, just like the star in The Starry Night.
spot n. (圆)点,斑点
(尤指休闲的)地点,处所
(尤指由液体留下的)污渍
spot vt. 发现; 注意到; 看出, 认出
e.g. If you spot any mistakes in the article, just mark them with a pencil.
4.Inspired by his struggles with deafness, the composer produced some amazing pieces including nine symphonies, five piano pieces, and an opera!
struggle n. 奋斗
eg a struggle for survival 为生存而奋斗
struggle v.奋斗,拼搏
打斗,争斗
斗争,抗争
struggle with sb. 与某人打斗eg The boy struggled with the thief.
struggle against / with 和..斗争e.g John struggled against / with cancer for two years.
struggle for 为……而斗争/奋斗e.g The poor ha