Unit 3 The Internet Language Points2知识点讲义-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

B2U3Language Points 2 Period 5 Discovering Useful Structures & Listening and Talking 1. function (n.)功能；作用；技能 (vi.)起作用；正常工作；运转 2. confirm (vt.)确认；使确信 Have you confirmed the Wi-Fi password? 你确认Wi-Fi密码了吗？ confirm a reservation/one’s identity 确认预订/某人的身份 It has been confirmed that the conference will be held next week.已经确定会议将于下个星期举行。 The latest evidence confirmed me in his honesty. 最新的证据让我坚信他是诚实的。 (confirm sth/sb in sth确信某事/使某人确信某事 ) a written confirmation 书面确认书 (n.证实；确认书；证明书) 词义关联：confirm与prove均可作及物动词，后接宾语。prove还可作连系动词用，意为“证明是；被发现是”，后接形容词或名词作表语，常用搭配是prove (to be)+ adj./n.。 You needn’t prove/confirm the truth of the news, which has proved true. 你不需要确认新闻的真相，事实证明这是真的。 3. press (vt.)按；压；敦促 Have you pressed the button yet to copy the file? 你按下按钮复印文件了吗？ He pressed his face against the wall. 他把脸贴在墙上。 The shoes press my toes. 这双鞋挤脚。 Time presses!时间紧迫！ They are pressing me for a quick decision/to make a quick decision/into making a quick decision. 他们正催促我尽快做决定。 (press sb for sth/press sb to do sth/press sb into (doing) sth催促/敦促某人做某事) = push sb into (doing) sth/push sb to do敦劝某人做某事 urge sb to do sth敦促某人做某事 hurry sb into doing sth 催促某人做某事 (hurry (vt.) to make sh do sth more quickly催促) at the press conference在记者招待会/新闻发布会上 the local/national/foreign press 地方/全国/外国报刊 We are under pressure.我们承受着压力。 4. shape(n.)形状，外形，样子；状况，情况 in shape(the physical condition of sb/sth)状况良好 Xiao Bo is looking for an exercise app to help him get in shape. 肖波正在寻找一款锻炼应用软件来帮助他保持体型。 stay/keep in shape 保持体型；保持健康 (be) in good/poor shape 处于良好/糟糕状态 (be) out of shape 状况不佳，身体不适；变形的，走样的 in the shape of呈...的形状；以...的形式 take shape 成型；有了模样 His characters had been shaped by his experiences during the war. 他的性格深受战时经历的影响。 (shape sb/sth (vt.) 决定...的形成；影响...的发展) 5. account (n.)账户；描述 Laura needs an app that will add money to her bank account. 劳拉需要一款应用软件，用这个软件可以把钱添加到她的银行账户里。 open/close a bank account开通/注销银行账户 savings account储蓄账户 an Internet/email account互联网/电子邮件账户（号） He gave the police a full account of the inc