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Unit 2 高频单词精讲
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用法归纳
①prefer sth.更喜欢做某事
②prefer sb. sth.宁愿/希望某人做某事
③prefer (doing) A (doing) B 比起(做)B更喜欢(做)A
④prefer to do A do B (=would rather do A than do B=would do A rather than do
B)宁愿做A也不愿做B
to do/doing
to do
to
rather than
prefer vt.更喜欢
I prefer to play sports with friends rather than exercise by myself, so football is perfect for
me! 我更喜欢和朋友一起做运动而不是自己锻炼,所以足球对我来说正合适!
词汇1
特别提醒
①prefer的过去式和过去分词需要先双写r,再加-ed,即preferred, preferred。
②prefer本身就含有“更喜欢”的意思,相当于like...better,一般不再与比较级连用。
词汇拓展
preference n.偏爱,喜爱
have a preference for...偏爱……
give (a) preference to sb./sth.优待某人/某物;优先考虑某人/某物
•Research has shown that having a preference for junk food can result in obesity.研究表明,偏
爱垃圾食品会导致肥胖。
•I hope you can give preference to my application and give me a chance to prove my ability.
我希望您能优先考虑我的申请,给我一个证明我的能力的机会。
balanced adj.均衡的
have a healthy and balanced diet拥有健康且均衡的饮食 (教材P28)
词汇2
情景导学
It’s very important for teenagers to take exercise regularly and have a balanced diet.对青
少年来说,经常锻炼和有均衡的饮食是非常重要的。 (写作—保持身体健康)
用法归纳
均衡的饮食
a balanced diet
词汇拓展
balance v.(使)保持平衡;权衡;同等重视n.平衡,均衡;平衡能力
balance A and/with B使A和B平衡;同等重视A和B
balance A against B权衡A和B
keep/lose ones balance保持/失去平衡
a sense of balance平衡感
on balance总的来说
•She tries to balance home life and her career.她力图兼顾家庭生活和事业。
•You have to balance the advantages of living in a big city against the disadvantages.你得权
衡一下住在大城市的利与弊。
pay off 取得成功;奏效
And clearly, all the extra hours that he’d spent practising alone paid off.显然,他花在独自
练习上的所有额外时间都得到了回报。 (教材P31)
词汇3
用法归纳
pay off还可表示“ ”。
付清,偿清
词汇拓展
含有pay的其他常用短语:
pay for...为……付钱
pay sb. back偿还某人(钱);报复某人
pay attention to...注意……
pay a visit to游览;参观;拜访
remind vt.使(某人)想起,提醒
Audiences are reminded to turn off the phones or put them on silence.观众被提醒要关掉
手机或把它们调成静音。 (教材P103)
词汇4
用法归纳
①remind sb. sth./sb. 使某人想起某事物/某人
②remind sb. sth. 提醒某人做某事
③remind sb. that...提醒某人……
of