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Unit 4 Problems and advice
课时1 Reading
一、重点词
Key word 1:It was awful of them to laugh at her,and I regret not saying anything.
•用法:作动词和名词
vt. regret—regretted—regretted
1.感到遗憾;惋惜
If you don’t do it now,you’ll only regret it.你如果现在不做,以后一定会后悔的。
He regretted ever having mentioned it.他后悔提起那件事。
I regret what I said.我后悔说了那些话。
2.(有礼貌地或正式地)表示抱歉、痛惜或悲伤
The restaurant regrets any bad service.这家餐厅为发生的任何糟糕服务表示歉意。
We regret to tell you that you are not accepted.我们很遗憾地通知您,您没有被录取。
I regret that I am unable to accept your kind invitation.我很遗憾没能接受你善意的邀请。
n. 痛惜;懊悔;遗憾;失望
What is your greatest regret in your whole life? 你一生中最遗憾的是什么?
•巩固练习
请翻译下列句子
1.她曾表示很后悔年轻时没有珍惜宝贵的时间。
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2.我们总能从遗憾中收获成长。
She once said she regretted not having cherished valuable
time when (she was) young.
We can always grow from regrets.
Key word 2:I don’t see any advantage in wearing them.
•知识拓展:反义词为disadvantage。英语中dis-是否定前缀,主要加在名词、形容词,动词之前。
下表是一些常见的加dis-否定前缀的词,请写出其词性和中文意思:
单词 词性及中文 单词 词性及中文
disagree disagreement
dislike discourage .
discover dishonest
disappear disorder
v.不同意
v./n.不喜欢
v.发现
v.消失
n.分歧
v.使泄气、灰心
adj.不诚实的
n.混乱
•用法:作名词,表示“优势;有利条件;优点”
She had the advantage of a good education.她具有受过良好教育的条件。
Being tall gave him an advantage over other players.他个子 高,比其他运动员有利。
He took advantage of the good weather to go for a walk.他趁着天气好,出去散散步。
短语:weigh up the advantages and disadvantages权衡利弊
•巩固练习
请根据所学内容完成以下句子
1.Don’t be (courage) by the first failure—try
again!
2.He is always not telling the truth.We all think he is an
(honest) man.
3.我比其他应聘者的优势在于我富有同情心。
My is that I
am compassionate.
discouraged
dishonest
advantage
over
other
applicants
Key word 3:What do you suggest?
•知识拓展:词形变化
英语中有些动词是通过直接加后缀-ion转换为名词,还有些是经过一些变形再加-ion。请你试一试应用这一知识填写下表,找到其中的变