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Unit 5
Words and Expressions
1. devote v. 把……献(给);把……专用于;专心于
__________ n.奉献;忠诚;深爱
核心用法
① devote one’s life/time/money/energy to (doing) sth.
把某人的一生/时间/金钱/精力奉献于(做)某事
devote oneself to (doing) sth. 献身于/致力于/专心于做某事
② devoted adj.忠诚的;深爱的投入的(committed) a devoted father
be devoted to... 对……忠诚;深爱……
devotion
1.He told us that there were nearly three hundred teachers___________ themselves to teaching in the school.他告诉我们学校有将近300名老师致力于教学工作。2.___________ to his scientific research, he has no time to spend a weekend with his family.他致力于他的科研工作,没有时间与家人共度周末。
devoting
Devoted
常考察devoting oneself to...或devoted to...常在句中作状语、补语或定语。
表示“专心于,全神贯注于”的短语还有:
be absorbed in, be lost in, be buried in,focus on ; be occupied in, concentrate on, fix one’s attention on
[即学即练] 单句语法填空①My parents are considering ________ (buy) a computer, which is considered ________ (be) of great help with my work and study.②Charles Chaplin is considered __________ (make) a great contribution to the film industry.③Bill considers ________ harmful to stay up late in the night. 语境助记 I have never __________changing my present job because I like it. What's more, a teacher is __________generally to be a gardener and is respected by others. 我从来没有想过要改变我现在的工作,因为我喜欢这份工作;更重要的是,人们普遍认为老师是园丁,而且(老师)受人尊敬
considered
considered
1. The loss of big trees was greatest in areas where trees had suffered the greatest water shortage. 在树木缺水最严重的地区,大树的损失最大。
2. They were suffering because of a serious shortage of doctors and nurses.
由于医护人员严重短缺,他们备受病痛折磨。
3. The family was short of even the bare necessities of life.
那家人甚至没有最起码的生活所需。
2. shortage n. 不足;缺少;短缺
核心用法
① food/water/housing shortages 食物/用水/住房短缺
a shortage of 缺乏
② short adj.不足的;缺乏的
be short of 缺乏,不足
in short 总之;简言之
①A (short) of funds is preventing the UN from monitoring relief.
② short, I like online reading more than paper reading.
③The going was slow on the project