第14讲 选择性必修二U5 Education词句文精讲精练-2023高三英语一轮复习精品课程（北师大2019）

U5 Education 一．核心词精讲 1. She’d had eyesight problems early in life as well so she could relate to Helen’s difficulties. relate vi. to feel that you understand someone’s problem, situation etc 理解；相联系 eg Laurie finds it difficult to relate to children. 劳里觉得很难理解小孩子的想法。 【拓展】 related adj. 与某人（某物）有关的，相联系的 relation n. 关联，关系；亲戚，亲属relationship n. 关系 relative n. 亲属，亲戚；adj. 相关的，两相比较的 2. Now that Helen grasped the key to language, … grasp vt. to completely understand a fact or an idea, especially a complicated one 理解，领会 eg Some people find the idea of relativity difficult to grasp. 有些人觉得相对论的概念很难理解。 3. As Helen’s knowledge and vocabulary expanded… expand vi. & vt. to become larger in size, number, or amount, or to make something become larger（使）扩大; 增加 【辨析】 expand 展开, 扩大, 不仅指尺寸的增加, 还可指范围和体积的扩大。 extend 伸出, 延伸, 指空间范围的扩大, 以及长度、宽度的向外延伸, 也可指时间的延长。 spread 伸开, 传播, 一般指向四面八方扩大传播的范围, 如传播(疾病)、散布(信息)等。 stretch 伸展, 拉长, 一般指由曲变直、由短变长的伸展, 不是加长。 4. Although the meaning of love was still not apparent to Helen… apparent adj. easy to notice 显而易见的；明白的 eg Her unhappiness was apparent to everyone. 谁都看得出她很不开心。 【拓展】 It’s apparent that …. 显然…… It is apparent to sb. that … 某人明白…… apparently adv. 显然地，显而易见地 5. … she was confused and disappointed. disappointed adj. unhappy because something you hoped for did not happen, or because someone or something was not as good as you expected 失望的，沮丧的 be disappointed at / about / with sth.对某事/某方面感到失望 be disappointed in / with sb. 对某人感到失望 be disappointed that / to do sth.因做某事而感到失望 【拓展】 disappoint v. 使失望 disappointing adj. 令人失望的，令人沮丧的 disappointment n. 失望, 沮丧, 扫兴; 令人失望的人或事 to one’s disappointment使某人失望的是…… 6. At first, people approved of his studies and urged him to continue, but later when he proved Aristotle wrong, they grew angry and put him in prison. approve vt. 赞成；赞许；批准 to think that someone or something is good, right, or suitable; to accept, allow or officially agree to something approve of