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新课标高中英语选修6 Unit 3 核心词汇
选修6 Unit 3 A healthy life
核心词汇
1. stress
n. 压力;重音
vt. 加压力于;使紧张
Too much work and stress does damage to your health.
过量的工作和压力会对你的健康有害。
In the word “mother” the stress is on the first syllable.
在“mother”这个单词中,重音在第一个音节上。
常用结构:
under stress 在压力之下
under the stress of 在……的压力下
stress sth.或lay/place/put stress on sth. 强调某事物;给某物压力
The weight of snow stressed the roof to the point of collapsing. 雪的重量压得屋顶快要塌了。
联想拓展
stressed adj. 焦虑不安的;心力交瘁的
stressful adj. 压力大的;紧张的高手过招
2. accustom
vt. 使习惯于
常用结构:
accustom oneself to
=be accustomed to (其中to为介词)习惯于……
These people accustomed themselves to hard work.
这些人习惯于艰苦的工作。
I am not accustomed to being interrupted.
我不习惯被别人打扰。
He is accustomed to loneliness.
他对孤独已经习以为常。
联想拓展
表示“习惯于……”的短语还有:
be/get used to doing
adapt oneself to doing
adjust oneself to doing
3. quit
vt. 停止(做某事);离开
常用结构:
quit something 离开……
quit doing something 停止做某事
He got his present job when he quitted the school.
他退学后得到现在这份工作。
Quit talking rubbish. 别胡说八道了。
4. ashamed
adj.感到羞耻的;感到惭愧的(常作表语)
常用结构:
be/feel ashamed of (doing) sth./sb./oneself
为做某事/某人/某人自己而感到惭愧
be ashamed to be/to do sth. 因难为情而不愿意做……
be ashamed that ... 为……而感到惭愧或羞耻
be ashamed for sb. 替某人感到惭愧
I behaved badly yesterday and I am ashamed (of myself) now.
我昨天表现得不好,现在感到很惭愧。
She was ashamed to ask such a simple question.
她不好意思提这么简单的问题。
易混辨析:ashamed/shameful/shameless
ashamed 指事情使人感到羞耻,惭愧,难为情等。
shameful 指事情或行为本身不道德。
Shameless 指某人或行为是可耻的。高手过招
5. effect
n. 结果,效力;作用;影响(后接on/upon)
I tried to persuade him, but with little effect.
我尽力劝他,但他根本不听。
An effect presupposes a cause.
有果必有因。
常用结构:
have an effect on=have an influence on=have an impact on 对……有影响
put/bring/carry ...into effect 付诸实施
in effect 事实上;实际上
take effect 生效;奏效
come into effect 开始实施;开始生效
This had a great effect upon the future of both mother and son.这对母子俩的将来影响很大。
The medicine began to take effect.药力开始生效了。
6. risk
n. 冒险;风险
vt. 冒……风险; 冒……的风险
常用结构:
at risk 处于危险之中
at all risks=at any risk 无论冒什么险;无论如何
at one’s own risk 由自己负责,