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牛津译林版高中英语必修二课件
Unit 4 Exploring literature
Words
1. devote[dɪˈvəʊt; 美 dɪˈvoʊt] yourself to sb/sth献身;致力;专心
She devoted herself to her career.
她全力倾注于自己的事业。
devote sth to sth把…用于
I could only devote two hours a day to the work.
我一天只能在这个工作上花两个小时。
2. earnest|ˈɜ:nɪst; 美 ˈɜ:rn-| adj.
非常认真的;诚实的;真诚的
an earnest young man非常认真的年轻人
Despite her earnest efforts, she could not find a job.
尽管她已尽心竭力,但是仍然找不到工作。
earnestly adv.
earnestness [U]
in earnest
A. (更加)严肃地,认真地,坚定地
The work on the house will begin in earnest on Monday. 这栋房子的修建工作将在星期一正式开始。
B. 郑重其事;当真
You may laugh but I'm in deadly earnest .
你可以笑,不过我可是正经八百的。
I could tell she spoke in earnest.
我看得出她是郑重其事地说的。
3. butterfly|ˈbʌtəflaɪ; 美 -tərf-| (pl. -ies) n.
A. [C] 蝴蝶
She's like a butterfly. She flits in and out of people's lives.她像一只蝴蝶,每天在人前人后飞来飞去。
B. [U] 蝶泳
She was third in the 200m butterfly .
她获得200米蝶泳比赛的第三名。
have butterflies (in your stomach)
(informal) (做某事前)心慌,紧张
4. literature|ˈlɪtrətʃə(r); North American English also -tʃʊr| [U]
A. 文学;文学作品
great works of literature文学巨著
B. ~ (on sth) (某学科的)文献,著作,资料
I've read all the available literature on keeping rabbits.
我阅读了我能找到的养兔的全部资料。
literary|ˈlɪtərəri; 美 -reri|adj.文学的;文学上的;适于文学作品的;有典型文学作品特征的;爱好文学的;从事文学研究(或写作)的
5. shell |ʃel|
1)n.
A. (蛋、坚果、某些种子和某些动物的)壳
We collected shells on the beach.
我们在海滩拾贝壳。
B. [C] 壳状物
pasta shells贝壳形通心粉
C. [C] (房屋或船舶等的)骨架,框架,壳体
(figurative)My life has been an empty shell since he died. 他死后,我的生活就成了一个徒有其表的空壳子。
D. [C] (任何物体的)外壳,壳体
the body shell of a car车身外壳
E. [单数] (人的)表面性格,表面人格,表面感情,外表
She had developed a shell of indifference.
她养成一副冷漠的外表。
come out of your shell(和人交谈时)放大胆子,不缩手缩脚
to go/retreat etc. into your shell
变得羞怯(或内向、孤僻)
2)v.
A. 炮击
They shelled the city all night.
他们整夜炮轰那座城市。
Just as they were leaving the rebels started shelling.
他们正撤离时,叛军开始炮击。
B. vt. 给…去壳
shell out (for sth) | shell sth↔out (for sth) (informal) 付(一大笔钱)
The band shelled out $100 000 for a mobile recording studio. 乐队花了10万元购置一间移动录音室。
6. in store (for sb) 即将发生(在某人身上);等待着(某人)
We d