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Unit 5
Words and Expressions
Made by James
① Attempt
(n.): an act of trying to do sth, especially sth difficult, often with no success 尝试,企图...
(v.) to make an effort or try to do sth 努力/尝试做...
attempted : an attempted crime or unlawful action is an unsuccessful effort to commit the crime. (犯罪或违法行为)未遂的
(an attempted murder 谋杀未遂 )
(an attempted suicide 自杀未遂)
e.g. Two factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs.
为了削减费用,关闭了两个工厂。
The prisoner made an attempt to escape, but failed.
那个囚犯尝试着越狱,但是失败了。
Useful expressions
1. make an attempt to do / at doing 试图做.../ 尝试做...
2. attempt to do 企图做...
3. in an attempt to do 为了做....
Pracitce
1. They were stopped in their attempt ____________ smuggle (走私) the paintings.
2. 他没有尝试着隐藏自己的感受
① Attempt
to
He made no attempt to hide his true feelings.
= He didn’t attempt to hide his true feelings.
② unaware
1. aware (adj.) 有意识的/ 意识到
be aware of...
(be mindful of / be conscious of )
be unaware of ...
as far as i’m aware 据我所知
2. awareness (n.)
raise / develop people’s awareness of ....
提高/ 培养人们....的意识
没意识到,不知道
e.g. Many people are unware of how much food and drink they consume.
大多数人都不知道自己到底消耗掉了多少食物和饮料。
it’s vital for our students to develop an awareness of how the Internet can be used.
重要的是学生逐渐懂得如何使用互联网。
Practice
1. The meeting aimed at strengthening safety _______________(aware) of employees.
2. It was several minutes before I was aware ___________ what was happening.
3. Tony seemed very shallow and he didn’t become aware _____________ there were many potential dangers.
4. 我们希望这个活动能激发学生们对水资源的危机意识。
② unaware
awareness
of
that
1. We hope this activity can stimulate students’ awareness of water resource cirsis
2. We hope this activity can make students be aware of the water resource crisis
③ alcohol
alcoholic : (adj.) connected with or containing alcohol 含酒精的
(alcoholic drinks 含酒精的饮料)
(n.) a person who regularly drinks too mu