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Unit 5 Nelson Mandela—a modern hero
主题语境类型:人与社会 话题:对社会有贡献的人 话题涉及教材其他内容:必修4 Unit 1 Women of achievement & Unit 2 Working the land;必修5 Unit 1 Great scientists
1.devote vt.(与to连用)献身;专心于
[经典例句]
All in all,it is high time that we devoted ourselves to protecting oceans.(2022·全国甲)
总而言之,现在是我们致力于保护海洋的时候了。
[语境运用]
单句语法填空
①Neighbours devoted their spare time to (help) others rebuild their houses.
②Only when we realise the importance of helping each other can we (devote) to building a harmonious society.
③Her son, whom she is devoted,went abroad last year,leaving her alone in the small village.
④He recalled her (devote) to her husband during his hour of need.
完成句子
⑤把精力投入教学而不是表演中,她最终成为一个广受欢迎的老师。
,she eventually became a well-accepted teacher.
答案:①helping ②be devoted ③to ④devotion
⑤Devoting herself to teaching instead of performing
[归纳拓展]
(1)devote...to (doing)...
把……用在/献给(做)……
devote oneself to
献身于……;致力于……
(2)be devoted to (doing)...
专心于(做)……;奉献于(做)……
(3)devotion n.忠诚,热爱;献身
[特别提示]
在短语devote...to中to为介词,其后接名词或动词-ing形式,类似短语还包括:
look forward to期盼;get down to开始着手做;be/get used to习惯于;be/get accustomed to习惯于;lead to导致;pay attention to注意;object to反对等。
2.equal adj.相等的;胜任的;平等的 n.同等的人;相等物 v.等于;抵得上
[经典例句]
His views are grounded on the assumption that all people are equal.
他的观点建立在人人平等的假设之上。
[语境运用]
单句语法填空
①Men and women should be treated (equal);if a woman can equal a man doing something,we can say that she is equal the job.
②With his last jump he (equal) the world record.
③Diet and exercise are (equal) important.
翻译句子
④在勇气方面没有人能比得上他。
答案:①equally;in;to ②equalled ③equally
④No one equals him in courage.
[归纳拓展]
(1)be equal to (doing) sth.
等于/胜任(做)某事
be equal in 在……方面比得上
(2)equal sb./sth.in (doing) sth.
在(做)某事上比得过、敌得过某人/某物
(3)equally adv.相等地;同等地;平等地
(4)without equal 无与伦比
[异曲同工]
语境运用④,可以换作:
No one matches him in courage.
No one is equal to him in courage.
He has no equal in courage.
He has the greatest courage without equal.
3.escape vi.& vt