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Unit One
Teenage Life
Words and Phrases
Listening & Speaking
1. volunteer
n. 志愿者,医务工作者;自告奋勇者
vi&vt. 自愿做,义务做;主动建议(或告诉);自愿参军
volunteer to do sth. 自愿/主动提出做某事
= offer to do sth. 主动提出做某事
= be willing /ready to do sth. 愿意做某事
volunteer for... 自愿……;自愿为……服务
他自愿服兵役。
He volunteered for the army.
voluntary adj. 自愿的,主动的,志愿的
voluntarily adv. 自愿地,主动地
1. -- Mr. Robert, I’d like to take a gap year to volunteer ________ the famous activity.
-- That’s great, if you can afford the time.
2. ________________(作为志愿者之一), I have taught English in a small mountain village for three years.
in; As one of the volunteers
2. debate
n. 辩论,争论,讨论
under debate 正在讨论中 / 正在辩论中
a heated / lively debate 一场激烈 / 热烈的争论
vi&vt.(尤指正式)辩论,讨论
debate (with sb.) about / over / on sth.
(与某人)辩论 / 讨论某事
debate + 特殊疑问词+ to do 讨论
wh-从句
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1. 我们就这个问题和他们辩论到深夜。
2. 在这个城市建设一座新的图书馆仍在讨论中。
3. 没有必要因为这事与他争论。
4. 专家们正在讨论如何解开这个谜团。
We debated with them about the issue till the night.
Whether a new library will be built in this city is still under discussion.
There is no need of discussing this matter with him.
Experts are discussing how to work out the mystery/puzzle.
3. prefer
v. 更喜欢;宁愿
prefer doing sth. / to do sth. 更喜欢做某事
prefer sb. to do sth. 宁愿某人做某事
prefer A to B 与B相比更喜欢A
prefer doing to doing sth. 宁愿做某事而不愿做某事
prefer to do rather than do sth. 宁愿做某事而不愿做某事
= would rather do sth. than do sth.
= would do sth. rather than do sth.
我宁愿步行去那儿而不愿开车去。(三种表达)
preferable
adj. 更可取的,较合适的
prefer
vt. 更喜欢;宁愿
preference
n. 偏好,喜爱
have a preference for sth.
偏爱某物
in preference to...
而不是
4. predict
vt. 预言,预告,预测
predict + wh-从句 预言……
predict (that) ... 预测……
It’s predicted that ... 据预报 / 据预测
predictable adj. 可预见的,可预料的
unpredictable adj. 不可预测的
prediction n. 预言,预测
make a prediction
5. content
n. 内容;
[pl.]目录;(书、讲话、节目等的)主题;
[U]满足,满意
with content 满意地,满足地
adj. 满足的,满意的
be content with... 对……满足/满意
= be satisfied / pleased with
be content to do sth. 愿意做某事
vt.(使) 满足,满意
content oneself with...
满足于