内容正文:
U2 success
一.核心词精讲
1. However, there are people who have turned their backs on their millions ...
然而有些人却放弃了他们的百万财富
turn one’s back on 不理睬;拒绝;转身背对(某人)
How can you turn your back on your own mother?
你怎么可以对自己的母亲不闻不问呢?
Angrily, she turned her back on him.
她生气地转过身背对着他。
2. But Jason appreciates this change.
但是詹森喜欢这种变化。
appreciate vt. 欣赏;赏识
You cannot appreciate English literature unless you understand the language.
拓展appreciate vt.
感谢,感激。如:
I appreciate your concern, but honestly, I’m fine.
Thanks ever so much for your help, I really appreciate it.
I appreciate what you’ve done for me.
理解,意识到。如:
I appreciate your problem, but I don’t think I can help you.
Doctors are only now beginning to appreciate how dangerous this drug can be.
appreciation n.
①欣赏;②感谢;③理解,体谅;④评论。如:
It helps children to develop an appreciation of poetry and literature.
The chairman asked me to express our appreciation of all your hard work.
I had no appreciation of the problems they faced.
John wrote an appreciation of my poetry.
3. They didn’t have the chance to learn and get on in life.
他们没有接受教育和开启新生活的机会。
get on 发迹;取得成功;出人头地
Politics is seen as a man's world. It is very difficult for women to get on.
政治被视为男人的领域,女人很难出头。
4. Therefore he gave away all his money to charities.
give away 赠送; 分发(奖品); 泄露; 出卖
【拓展】
give back 归还; 恢复
give in 屈服; 让步
give off 散发; 放出
give out 分发; 用完; 耗尽; 发出
give way to 给……让路; 被……代替
give up 放弃
5. Jason Harley decided to drop out of this kind of lifestyle…
詹森•哈利决定放弃这种生活方式……
drop out 退出,脱离;辍学
He'd dropped out of high school at the age of 16.
She was injured in the first round and had to drop out.
6. Why do Olympic athletes push themselves to the limits?
push sb to the limit: make sb to get to his / her greatest possible amount of sth 把某人推到极限
eg She pushed me to the limit of my abilities.
他逼着我把自己的能力发挥到了极限。
7. I miss birthday parties, ruin family holidays and skip nights out.
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