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UNIT 4
ADVERSITY AND COURAGE
Warriors are on the thorny path.
勇士是在充满荆棘的道路上前行的。
Word-Guessing
adversity
aboard
bitter
wage
turn down
perseverance/persevere
assign
furniture
sink(sank sunk)
abandon
good/bad-tempered
envy
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resolve
commitment
bark
damp
give off
fortune
sink
miserable
rugby
crush
unfortunate
enthusiastic
turn down
belongings
rough
candidate
motor
motive/vigour
decent
qualified
advertise
corporate
nephew
make fire
steward
episode
recreation
miserable
in adversity 在困境/逆境中
in a dilemma 处于窘境/困境中
in trouble 在麻烦中
in need 在危难/贫困中
in difficulty/difficulties 在困难中
1. adversity
(pl. adversities)
n. 困境;逆境
adverse adj.不利的,有害的,敌对的
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
逆境出人才。
(续写主旨句)只有遇到真正的逆境,我们才知道自己是谁。
We don’t know who we are until we have faced real adversity.
wages of £200 a week 一星期200英镑的工资
offer/pay/raise a wage 提供/支付/上调工资
2. wage (pl. wages)
n. 工资
wage n. 工资 (小时/天/周工资)
salary n. (月)工资; 薪水 (也可用来表示年薪)
earnings n. 收入、收益 (包括劳动收益、投资收益和其他非劳动收益)
pay n. 工资; 薪水
get a rise/raise: 涨工资
①The medicine tastes rather bitter.
② It's been bitterly cold here in Moscow.
③ The bitter quarrels have finally ended their relationship.
④She is very bitter about losing her job.
3.bitter
① 味苦的
② 严寒的
③ 激烈而不愉快的
④ 愤恨的
bitterly adv. 痛苦地;
愤恨地;极其
bitterness n.苦味; 痛苦; 悲痛; 酷烈
Observe the sentences
on the right.
sour adj.酸的 sweet adj.甜的
spicy adj.辣的 salty adj.咸的
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(续写叙述句)我好几周都沉浸在愤怒和痛苦中。
I have been overwhelmed/overcome by anger and bitterness for weeks.
无灵主语:
=Anger and bitterness have overwhelmed/overcome me for weeks.
4. endurance n. 忍耐力;耐久力
endure v. 忍受; 持续
endure hardship 吃苦
beyond endurance 忍无可忍
can’t endure doing/to do 不能忍受做某事
=can’t bear/stand/tolerate/put up with doing sth.
endurable adj. 可忍受的,能忍耐的
eg:他不能忍受被欺骗。
He can’t endure being cheated.
He can’t endure to be cheated.
5.turn down
1.We have turned down four applicants already.
2.Can you turn the TV down? I'm trying to work.
However, when I applied to j