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Unit 4 Topic Talk Language Points saucer / s s (r)/ n. 杯托 e.g. The flying saucer is yet an unsolved mystery. doorway / d we / n. 门口;出入口 e.g. She stood in the doorway for a moment before going in. antique / n ti k/ n. 古董 e.g. Priceless antiques were destroyed in the fire. adj. 古时制造的 casually / k u li/ e.g. The lunch is less formal and you can dress more casually. adv. 漫不经心地;非正式地 casual adj. 漫不经心的;非正式的 innocently / n sntli/ e.g. He noticed that the saucer was an antique and very valuable , so he walked casually into the store and innocently offered to buy the cat for 20 dollars . adv. 装作若无其事地;无辜地 ① The suspect pretended to be innocent,but he couldn’t prove his innocence. ② An innocent child often has little experience of the world, especially of evil or unpleasant things. innocent adj. 无辜的 innocence n. 无罪;天真 innocent adj. 天真的 appetite / p ta t/ ① He suffered from headaches and loss of appetite . n. 胃口,食欲 ② Most children have an appetite for learning. n. 欲望,爱好 have an appetite for… 对…有胃口/渴望 faithful / fe f( )l/ e.g. He is faithful to the company and his devotion earns him respect of all the employees. adj. 忠诚的 be faithful to 对…忠诚 a faithful servant/friend/dog ① The faithless maid(女佣) had no faith in her master but because of serving him for years, she still handled affairs faithfully. ② She has faith in the friends she makes through social networking. ③ He has suffered from anxiety these days and has lost faith in himself. faithless adj. 不忠实的 faithfully adv. 忠实地,忠诚地 faith adj. 信任,信念 have faith in… 对…有信心 lose faith in… 对…失去信心 ① Have in yourself,be to your work and live up to your promise,and then you are sure to succeed.(faith) ② I have been a (faith) reader of your newspaper for many years and I have a preference for its news stories. faith faithful faithfully faithful ③ 这个小男孩非常乐观并且对未来有信心。 The boy is optimistic and always has faith in his future. ④ 我们绝不能对自己失去信心。 In no case can we lose faith in ourselves. deduce /d dju s/ e.g. Can we deduce from your silence that you do not approve? v. 推论,推断 deduce (sth) from sth 从…中推论… astronomy / str n mi/ e.g. An astronomer is a scientist who studies astronomy. n. 天文学 astronomer n. 天文学家 galaxy / l ksi/ n. 星系 the Galaxy potentially /p ten li/ e.g. The sum of money involved is potentially huge. adv. 可能地,潜在地 potential adj. 潜在的;n.潜力 15 Saturn / s t n/ e.g. Saturn is a large planet in the solar system that has rings around it and is 6th in order of distance from the sun. n. 土星 Leo / li / n. 狮子座 scientific / sa n t f k/ e.g. We are extremely grateful to the scientist who made this important scientific discovery. adj. 科学(上)的 scientifically adv. 科学地,在科学上 science n. 科学 scientist n. 科学家 measurement / me m nt/ e.g. In order to buy the right furniture,the accurate measurement of the living room is essential. n. 测量,计量;衡量 measure n./v. ① Education shouldn’t be measured purely by academic performance. ② The professor’s bedroom measures 10 metres across. measure v. 衡量 take measures/steps/action to do sth 采取措施做某事 measure v. 测量 ③ Measures must be taken to enhance the employees’ enthusiasm in their work. measure n. 措施 ① What measures can we take (relieve)the shy girl of her anxiety? ② Some villagers reported a huge snake, _ (measure) over two meters long, was found dead in a nearby cave. to relieve measuring ③ Accurate (measure) is very important in scientific research. measurement ④ 面对这个可怕的情况,我们必须采取有效措施解决这个问题。 Facing/Faced with the terrible situation, we must take effective measures to handle the issue. atmosphere / tm sf (r)/ ① We must take measures to protect us from pollution of the atmosphere. n. 大气(层);气氛,氛围,环境 ② The boss of the company is trying to create an easy atmosphere where his employees enjoy their work. 22 forecast / f k st/ ① In spite of today’s scientific measurement, scientists still have difficulty forecasting earthquakes. v. 预测,预报 ② It is forecasted/forecast that prices will rise by 3% next month. ③ The weather forecast says that there will be a significant jump in the weather temperature tomorrow. It is forecasted/forecast that 据预测 weather forecast 天气预报 middle-aged / m d( )l e d d/ e.g. The guests were mostly middle-aged men talking business adj. 中年的 surgery / s d ri/ n. 诊所,外科手术 bleed /bli d/ e.g. He is hurt badly. We must stop his bleeding, or he will bleed to death. v. 流血,出血 blood n. 血,血液 bleeding n. 出血 bleed—bled—bled bloody adj. 流血的,血腥的 sneeze /sni z/ e.g. Do cover your mouth and nose with tissues when you sneeze. v. 打喷嚏 scream /skri m/ e.g. The kids were screaming with excitement. v. 尖声大叫 n. 尖叫声 e.g. People ran for the exits, screaming out in terror. consultation / k ns( )l te ( )n/ n. 就诊,咨询 ① Finally, after he had been waiting for about half an hour, he was called in for his consultation. ② The decision was taken after close consultation with local residents. n. 商讨 consult v. ① If the pain continues, consult your doctor about it. ② I need to consult with my colleagues on the proposals. consult sb about sth 就…咨询某人 ③ When you are in doubt about the meaning of a word, consult a dictionary. consult a dictionary 查字典 consult sb about/on sth 与某人讨论某事 consult v. 咨询;讨论;查阅 consultant n. 顾问 crisis / kra s s/ e.g. a political/financial crisis n. 危难时刻;危机 examine / z m n/ ① His toothache ruined the weekend,and I urged him to have his teeth examined. v. 检查 ② The students will be examined in all subjects at the end of next term. v. 测验 examination n. 考试;检查 announce / na ns/ v. 宣布,宣告 announcement n. 公告;宣布 announcer n. 广播员,播音员 ① He announced the significant achievement to the public on TV. ② It was announced that the cooperation between the two companies would be limited to this project. = He announced to the public the significant achievement on TV. announce sth to sb = announce to sb sth 向某人宣布某事 It is announced that… 人们宣布… ③ The announcer who made the announcement at a news conference, has a strong southern accent. make an announcement 发布公告 afterwards / ft w dz/ e.g. Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said. adv. 随后,后来 circus / s k s/ n. 马戏团 clown /kla n/ n. 小丑 deserve /d z v/ v. 应得,值得 ① No matter how ordinary a job is, it plays a part in society and therefore deserves our due respect. ② The publisher broke the contract and deserve punishment/punishing/ to be punished. sth deserve doing = sth deserve to be done 某事值得被做 ③ He does not deserve to win any respect from anybody just because he does not know how to respect others. deserve to do sth 值得做某事 ① I do hope that the drunken driver gets _ he deserves! ② 教授在会上提出的建议值得考虑。 what The proposal put forward at the meeting by the professor deserved consideration. The proposal put forward at the meeting by the professor deserved considering. The proposal put forward at the meeting by the professor deserved to be considered. $$