Unit 4 Adversity and Courage Words and expressions课件 2023-2024学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第三册

Words & Expressions adversity /ədˈvɜːsəti/ n.困境;逆境 wage /weɪdʒ/ n.工资（usu. week） salary 薪金，薪水（usu，month） small wages 微薄的薪水 adj.严寒的;激烈而不愉快的;味苦的 bitter /ˈbɪtə(r)/ Good medicine is bitter in the mouth. a bitter experience bitter tears 痛苦的经历 心酸的眼泪 bitter cold a bitter wind expedition /ˌekspəˈdɪʃn/ n.探险;远征;探险队 endurance /ɪnˈdjʊərəns/ Perce Blackborow joined an expedition with Sir Ernest Shackleton to Antarctica on the ship Endurance in 1914. n.忍耐力;耐久力 endure /ɪnˈdjʊə/ 忍耐；忍受 vigour /ˈvɪɡə(r)/ n.精力;力量;活力 At the age of 19, I am fit and full of vigour. vig·or·ous adj.    /ˈvɪɡərəs/ adj. 充满活力的；果断的；精力充沛的 强壮的；强健的 turn sb. down 拒绝(某人) refuse reject decline Shackleton turned me down because he thought I was too young and wasn't qualified. qualified /ˈkwɒlɪfaɪd/ adj.符合资格;具备...的知识(或技能、学历等) a qualified nurse She's well qualified for the job. This man was not qualified to drive. qualification n. （通过考试或学习课程取得的） 资格；学历 a nursing/teaching, etc. qualification （通过经验或具备技能而取得的）资格；资历 enthusiastic adj.热情的;热心的 enthusiasm 热情；热心；热忱 She was even less enthusiastic about going to Spain. aboard adv.& prep. 上(船、飞机、公共汽车等); 在（船、飞机、公共汽车、火车等）上   He was already aboard the plane. The plane crashed, killing all 157 passengers aboard.  cupboard /ˈkʌbəd/ n. 橱柜;壁橱;衣柜 assign /əˈsaɪn/ vt.分派;布置;分配 as·sign·ment （分派的）工作，任务, 作业 steward /ˈstjuːəd/ n.(轮船、飞机或火车上的)乘务员;服务员 He assigned me to be a steward, and I now serve meals for twenty-eight men, three times a day. envy /ˈenvi/ n.&vt.羡慕;妒忌 I envied him his good luck. I envy you having such a close family. be the envy of sb/sth. 成为羡慕（或忌妒）的对象 She is the envy of the whole village. crush /krʌʃ/ vt.毁坏;压坏;压碎 n.拥挤的人群 sink /sɪŋk / vi.沉没;下沉;下降 vt.使下沉;使沉没 n.（厨房里的）洗涤池，洗碗槽 We saw the ship get crushed by the ice. And when the ship sank, our hearts sank with it. vt. 舍弃;抛弃;放弃 abandon /əˈbændən/ ~ yourself to sth 陷入，沉湎于（某种情感） He abandoned himself to despair. 他陷入绝望。 an abandoned house stove / stəʊv/