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Unit 2 Be sporty, be healthy
Welcome to the unit & Reading
Vocabulary
1. performance
give performances 表演;演出
put on a performance 上演
perform v.表演;履行,执行;工作
perormer n.表演者,演出者,演员
练习:His poor ____________ in school made his parents very worried.
performance
2. deserve
deserve doing/to be done 值得……(主语通常为sth.)
deserve + n. /pron. 值得……,应得……
deserve to do sth. 应该做某事(主语通常为sb.)
练习:He said I must have done something bad to ________ it.
deserve
3. separate
separate from...和……分开
separate A from B把A和B分开
练习:The police tried to __________ the two men who were fighting.
separate
4. whisper
whisper about sth. 低声说……
whisper sth.in sb.'s car在某人耳边低声说……
whisper sth.to sb. 对某人低声说某事
whisper (to sb.) that… 低声(对某人)说……
in a whisper/in whispers 小声地,低声地
练习:Her voice fell to a ________.
whisper
5. overcome
be overcome by/with. . . 被……(某种情绪)控制;受到……的极大影响
overcome problems/difficulties 解决问题/克服困难
overcome one's shyness/fear(s) 克服某人的羞怯/恐惧
overcome the enemy/opponent战胜敌人/对手
练习:The workers __________ all the difficulties and completed the project two months ahead of time, which was something we had not expected.
overcame
6. rely on
rely on/upon sb.to do sth. 指望/依靠某人做某事;相信某人会做某事
rely on/upon sb. for. . . 依靠某人获得……
rely on/upon sb. doing sth. 指望/依靠某人做某事
rely on/upon it that. . . 相信/指望……(it为形式宾语,真正的宾语为that引导的从句)
reliable adj. 可信赖的,可依靠的;真实可信的,可靠的
练习:Can I ________ on you to keep this secret?
rely
7. guarantee
guarantee sb. sth. 向某人保证某事
guarantee to do sth. 保证做某事
be guaranteed to do sth. 肯定/必定会做某事
guarantee that… 保证……
under guarantee 在保修期内
a guarantee of… ……的保障/保证
练习:The television comes with a year's _______.
guarantee
Reading
The universal language
Music is the utmost pleasure in life; music is the clear spring of life; music is the furnace of temperamental refinement.
-Xian Xinghai
Is music universal?
The universal language
Read the two posters and fill in the table.
Er Hu Piano
Invention Time
Name
Masterpiece(s)
Nationalit