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Words and Expressions
Unit 2 Morals and Virtues
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1. moral adj.道德的;道义上的 n.品行;道德;寓意
morally adv.道德上;有道德地;确实地
immoral adj.不道德的;邪恶的
moral dilemma 道德困境
Others saw them as politically correct and morally appropriate.其他人则认为它们在政治上是正确的,在道德上是恰当的。
There’s nothing immoral about wanting to earn more money. 想多赚点钱没什么不道德。
She describes her own moral dilemma in making the film. 她描述了自己拍摄这部电影时面临的道德困境。
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in a dilemma 进退两难;左右为难
place sb in a dilemma 使某人处于进退两难的境地
例:They try to find a way out of their dilemma.
他们试图摆脱困境。
We are in a dilemma of whether to move or not.
搬家还是不搬,我们左右为难。
2. dilemma n.困境;进退两难的境地
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a precious gift 珍贵的礼物
a precious moment/memory 珍贵的时刻/记忆
3. precious adj. 珍稀的;宝贵的 /ˈpreʃəs/
e.g. Her family’s support is particularly precious to Josie.
家人的支持对乔茜尤为珍贵。
I couldn’t bear to miss one precious moment of her presence by leaving the classroom.
有她在教室,一时一刻都很宝贵,我舍不得出去。
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carry him through the hardships 帮助他渡过难关
有关“carry”的高频搭配:
carry out 实施;履行;执行
carry on 继续;参与
carry through sth 成功完成,顺利实现
❶Her encouragement and support helped carry me through.
她的鼓励和支持帮助我渡过了难关。
❷She needed a clear head to carry out her instructions.
她需要一个清醒的头脑来执行命令。
4. carry sb through sth 帮助某人渡过难关
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5. marriage n. 结婚;婚姻
归纳拓展:
marry v. (和某人) 结婚;娶;嫁 marry sb
married adj. 已婚的;结婚的
be married (to sb) (与……结婚)【表状态】
get married (to sb) (与……结婚) 【表动作】
单句语法填空:
It’s been done for athletes during big events and for women who are getting _________ (marry).
married
例:Many people have unreal expectations of what marriage will be like.
许多人对婚姻生活抱有不切实际的憧憬。
(1)the majority of... 大多数…(谓语动词的单复数取决于介词of后的名词)
例句:The majority of people around here are decent people.
这儿的大多数人都是正派人。
(2)major adj. 主要的,重要的,大的 n. 专业 vi. 主修
major in 主修……
例句:他的专业是物理。
反义词:minority n. 少数
minor adj. 次要的;较少的;轻微的
6. majority n. 大部分;大多数
His major is physics.
He majors in physics.
The ________ (major) of the people in that region have been affected by severe flood.
An agreement (协议) seems to