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Part 2LESSON 2—CHECK YOUR PROGRESS
01/词汇先导区——单元词汇,先读熟再辨清
1.stress n.压力;忧虑;紧张; 重音;强调→stressful adj.充满压力的→stressed adj.感到有压力的;焦虑的,紧张的
①under the stress of... 在……的压力下
②lay/place/put stress on... 强调/重视……
③Due to the fast pace of modern life, more and more people are living under stress.(由于现代生活的快节奏,越来越多的人生活在压力之下。)[佳句背诵·社会问题描写]
2.suffer vi.& vt.遭受(痛苦)→suffering n.痛苦;受难→sufferer n.患者;受害者
①suffer from (身体或精神上)遭受……(痛苦);患病
②suffer loss/pain/damage 遭受损失/痛苦/破坏
3.reduce vt.减少;降低;缩小
①reduce... by 把……减少了……
②It was foggy, so the driver had to reduce the speed to forty kilometers an hour.(当时有雾,所以司机不得不把车速降到每小时40公里。)[佳句背诵·交通情景描写]
4.expert n.专家,行家
①be expert at/in... 擅长……
②Mr.Black, an expert in/at English learning, will give us a lecture next Friday afternoon.(布莱克先生是英语学习方面的专家,下周五下午他将给我们做讲座。)[佳句背诵·通知]
5.frank adj.坦率的,坦诚的→frankly adv.坦率地;坦诚地
①to be frank/frankly speaking坦白说,坦率地说
②be frank with sb 与某人坦诚相待
③He was frank to say that he had not studied the lesson carefully.
他坦率地说他没有认真学习那一课。
6.remove vt.移走;去掉;开除→removal n.移走;去掉
①remove sth from... 从……移走/消除/去掉某物
②remove sb from... 将某人从……开除/免职
③I recognized her after she removed her glasses.(她摘下眼镜后我才认出她。)[佳句背诵·见面情景描写]
7.position n.职位;位置;状态;立场
①in position 处于某种地位,在适当的位置,就位
②out of position 不在适当的位置
③His poor schooling put him in a bad position when looking for a job.(他糟糕的受教育水平使他在找工作时处于不利境地。)[佳句背诵·求职情景描写]
8.due to因为
①be due to sb 应付给某人
②be due for 应得到
③be due to do sth 预计做某事
9.extent n.程度;广度; 宽度; 长度; 大小; 范围
①to an/some extent 在一定程度上;在某种程度上
②the extent of ... ……的程度
10.in other words 换句话说
①keep/break one's word 遵守/违背诺言
②in a/one word 总之
③word came that... 消息说……
11.function n.功能,作用,职责vi.运转,起作用
①function as 起……作用,用作
②perform a variety of functions 履行许多不同的职责
12.seek vt.寻求;请求 (sought;sought)
①seek (for) sth/sb 寻找某物/某人
②seek to do sth (=try to do sth)
试图做某事,设法做某事
③She managed to calm him down and sought help from a neighbour.(她设法使他平静下来,然后向一位邻居求助。)[佳句背诵·求助情景描写]
13.feature n.特征;特色;容貌;特写;故事片vt.以……为特色,是……的特征vi.起重要作用
①feature in (使)在……中担任主角/占重要