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Unit 2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
Words and Expressions
persuasion n.说服;说服力
persuade sb. to do sth.=persuade sb. into doing sth.
劝某人做某事
persuade sb. not to do sth.=persuade sb. out of doing sth.
劝某人不做某事
persuade sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事
persuade sb. that... 使某人相信……
1. persuade vt. 劝说;说服;
练一练
1) We __________him __________________(take) the job.
我们说服了他接受这份工作。
2) My mother finally __________ me ____________________ (go) to the party.妈妈最终说服我不参加这次聚会。
3) How can I _________you _____my sincerity?
我如何能让你相信我是真诚的?
persuaded
to take / into taking
not to go / out of going
persuaded
persuade
of
2. switch vt. 转换
vi.&vt. (使)改变; 转变
n. 开关
switch/turn on/off 打开/关上(电器等)
make a switch in 在……方面做出转变
switch from … to … 由……转变为……
switch sth. with sb. 和某人交换某物
练一练
1) Ladies and gentlemen,please___________________________(关闭手机)! The meeting is about to begin.
2) She _____________(做出改变) in our plan to go swimming when it started to rain.
switch off your mobile phones
made a switch
3. distant adj. 遥远的,远处的;
distantly adv. 远离地,遥远地;疏远地,
distance n. 距离; 远处
in the distance 在远处
keep sb. at a distance 与某人保持一定距离,对某人冷淡
4. secure adj. 安全的; 安心的;可靠的; 牢固的
vt. 获得; 拴牢; 保护
insecure adj. 不安全的,不可靠的
security n. 安全; 平安; 保护措施; 安全工作securely adv. 安全地,安心地
be secure about 对…有把握
secure sth. against/from sth. 保护某物免遭…
secure sth. to sth. 把…栓牢在…
5. automatic adj. 自动的
automatically adv. 自动地,无意识地
6. efficient adj. 效率高的; 有功效的
inefficient adj. 效率低的
efficiently adv. 有效地; 效率高地
efficiency n.效率;功效
7. preference n. 爱好; 偏爱
prefer v. (更) 喜欢;愿意;宁愿
have a preference for...
express/show preference for...
give( a) preference to 给......以优惠/优待; 优先考虑
偏爱
e.g. I have a strong_____________(prefer) for sweet food over spicy.
preference
prefer (doing) sth.
prefer