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U2 Words & Phrases
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1 abuse n. & vt.
(1)/əˈbjuːs/ n. 滥用;虐待;辱骂
abuse of power 滥用职权
alcohol/drug abuse 酗酒 / 嗜毒
(2)/əˈbjuːz/ vt. 滥用;虐待;辱骂
He abused his power to help his son become qualified.
他滥用职权帮助儿子取得资格。
Little John’s stepmother was unkind to him. Furthermore,she abused him.
小约翰的继母对他不好,而且虐待他。
完成句子
(1)His political reputation was ruined by his (滥用职权).
(2)To our sorrow,it was (酗酒) that ruined his fitness and his life.
(3)Williams (滥用职务)as mayor to give jobs to his friends.
(4)He was accused of (虐待妻子) last week.
abuse of power
alcohol abuse
abused his position
abusing his wife
2 prevent...(from) doing sth.
阻止……做某事(from 可省略)
His back injury may prevent him(from)participating in tomorrow’s activity.
他的背伤可能使他不能参加明天的活动。
【归纳拓展】
stop sb./sth.(from)doing sth. 阻止某人/ 某物做某事
keep sb./sth. from doing sth. 阻止某人/ 某物做某事
【误区警示】
( 1)prevent/stop... from doing sth. 用于主动句时,from 可以省略, 但是变为被动语态时 from 不可省略。
Her parents prevented/stopped her(from)subscribing to such a magazine.
她的父母不让她订阅这样一本杂志。
→ She was prevented/stopped from subscribing to such a magazine.
(2)keep... from doing sth. 阻止……做某事(from 不可省略)
keep... doing sth. 让……一直做某事
The judges kept the applicants waiting outside for a long time before announcing the result.
评委们让申请人在外面等了很长时间才宣布结果。
单句语法填空
(1)Generally,parents don’t permit their kids to do dangerous things,and thus prevent them ____________(take)a chance.
(2)The government has to close those factories to prevent the water of the river from ________ (pollute).
(3)We (prevent) by the frightening sandstorm from going to school yesterday.
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(4)I’m sorry to have (让你等) for such a long time.
taking
being polluted
were prevented
kept you waiting
3 in response to 回答;答复
In response to the residents’ great demand,the initiative will be launched in our community.
应广大居民的要求,我们将在社区内发起这一倡议。
【词语积累】
respond vi. 回答;做出反应
respond to 回复,回答;对……做出回应/ 反应(= make a