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Welcome Unit
Words and Expressions
千里之行,始于足下 。
---老子
It means that even though the task or challenge ahead of us may look immense, it is actually completed with a series of small advances. Further, it cannot be completed at all unless we begin—unless we take that first step.
Quote: A thousand-mile journey
begins with the first step.
“A huge tree grows out of a small shoot;
A nine-storied tower rises from a heap of earth;
A thousand-mile journey begins with the first step.”
合抱之木,生于毫末;
九层之台,起于累土;
千里之行,始于足下。
A thousand-mile journey begins with , because .”
exchange /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/ n. & vt.
交换;交流;交易;兑换
搭配:
n. exchange students交换生
in exchange for作为对……的交换
v. exchange sth. with sb. 和某人交换...
exchange A for B 把A换成B
例句:
You can exchange pounds for dollars here.
A silent exchange of glance told me his final decision. 沉默的眼神交流告诉我他最后的决定。
She is teaching me English in exchange for my teaching her Chinese.
ex外,出+change改变
lecture /ˈlektʃə(r)/ n. 讲座;讲课 vi. (开)讲座
派生:
lecturer n. (尤指英国大学的) 讲师;演讲者
搭配:
n. attend/go to a lecture(on) 出席/参加讲座;
give/deliver a lecture on history 开历史讲座
a lecture hall演讲厅
v. lecture in/on 开……的讲座
lecture sb. about sth. 训斥某人做了某事
例句:
She is always lecturing me about the way I dress.
It is my pleasure to invite you to give us a lecture about the people and customs of Australia.
register /ˈredʒɪstə(r)/ n.名册;登记簿,vt. & vi. 登记;注册
派生:
registration n.登记,注册
搭配:
n. call/take the register 〔上课时〕点名
v. register for注册……
例句:
How many students have registered for English classes?
sex /seks/ n. 性别
female /ˈfi:meɪl/ adj. 女(性)的;雌的 n. 雌性
male /meɪl/ adj. 男(性)的;雄的
n. 雄性
nationality /ˌnæʃəˈnæləti/ n. 国籍;民族
nation /ˈneɪʃn/ n. 国家;民族;国民
national adj. 民族的,国家的
e.g. He has British nationality. 国籍
e.g. It was a story that touched the nation’s heart.国民
e.g. Ruling parties have lost ground in national and local elections. 执政党在全国和地区选举中均败北。
design /dɪˈzaɪn/ n. 设计;设计方案 vt. 设计
派生:
designer /dɪˈzaɪnə(r)/ n. 设计者
搭配:
n. by design=on purpose/by intention故意地
偶然:by accident/chance
v. design … for sth./sb.
be designed for sth. /sb. 为……而设计
design … to do sth.
be designed to do sth. 为做……而设计
例句:
We may be able to design a course to suit your particular needs.
formal /ˈfɔ:ml/ adj. 正式的;正规的
派生:
formally adv. 正式地;正规地→informal adj. 非正式的
informal 便服
搭配:
make a formal apology 正式道歉
例句:
Over the years, teaching methods have changed and become less formal.
anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/ adj. 焦虑的;不安的
派生:
anxiety n. 担心;焦虑;渴望
搭配:
be anxious about sth./ for sb. 为……担忧
be anxious for sth. 渴望……
with anxiety=anxiously adv. 焦急地
be anxious to do渴望做...
拓展:表“渴望”的短语:
long to do ; long for ; desire for ; desire to do; be keen on; be keen to do; be thirsty for
e.g. Hearing that, Jenny froze there, an anxious expression twisting her face.
annoyed /əˈnɔɪd/ adj. 恼怒的;生气的
派生:
annoy /əˈnɔɪ/ vt. 使恼怒;打扰
annoying adj. 使恼怒的;使生气的
annoyance n. 烦恼;生气
搭配:
be annoyed at/with somebody对……生气
be annoyed about/by something对……恼火
be annoyed to do 对做某事感到生气
be annoyed that + 句子 对……恼火
to one’s annoyance 让某人生气的是
例句:
My mother was annoyed at me for lying to her about my grades.
frightened /ˈfraɪtnd/ adj. 惊吓的;害怕的
派生:
frightening adj. 令人恐惧的→frighten vt. 使惊吓;吓唬→fright n. 恐怖;惊吓
搭配:
be frightened to do sth.不敢做某事
be frightened of (doing) sth.害怕做某事
be frightened at 对……感到惊恐
be frightened that...害怕……
frighten...away/off 吓走,吓跑……
frighten sb. into doing sth. 吓得某人做某事
frighten sb. out of doing sth. 吓得某人不敢做某事
in fright 害怕地
例句:
She was too frightened to tell her family what had happened.
frightened 意为“感到害怕的”,常用来修饰人;
frightening 意为“令人害怕的”,常用来修饰物。
senior /ˈsi:niə(r)/ adj. 级别高的 n. 较年长的人
junior /ˈdʒu:niə(r)/ adj. 地位低的 n. 职位较低者
搭配
a senior citizen老年人(委婉说法)
比某人年长/年轻多少岁
be senior/junior to sb. by... year(s)
be...year(s) senior/junior to sb.
be one's senior/junior by … year(s)
注意
senior, junior 无比较级,进行比较时用to不用 than
be senior/junior to比……年长/年幼; (级别、地位、职位等)比……高/低
impression /ɪmˈpreʃn/ n. 印象;感想
impress /ɪmˈpres/ vt. 使钦佩 vi. 留下印象
派生:
impressive adj. 给人印象深刻的
搭配:
impress sb with/by sth. 某事给某人留下很深的印象
be impressed by/with 对……印象深刻
impress sth. on sb.
= impress on sb. sth. 向某人强调某事
例句:
His interesting lecture made a deep impression on all the students present.
im向内+press压
make/leave a good impression on sb
= leave/make sb a good impression 给某人留下好印象
have/get a … impression of … 对……有……印象
concentrate /ˈkɒnsntreɪt/ vi. & vt. 集中注意;聚精会神
派生:
concentration n. 集中;专心;专注
concentrated adj. 全神贯注的
搭配:
concentrate (one’s efforts/attention) on/upon (doing) sth.
= focus on 集中精力于(做)某事
拓展:“集中注意力于”的其他常见表达:
fix/focus (one's attention) on; pay attention to;
put one's heart into; be absorbed/buried in; be devoted to
例句:
I headed for the pool with my friends, concentrating on what I needed to do to win this swimming competition.
con-加强 + centr中心 + ate(可作动词后缀,使……)
experiment /ɪkˈsperɪmənt/ n. 实验;试验
派生:
experimental adj.实验性的
搭配:
do/perform/conduct/carry out an experiment 做/进行实验
by experiment通过实验
experiment with sth.用某物进行实验
experiment on sb./sth. 利用某人/某物进行实验
例句:
Many small birds guide themselves by the stars, as has been verified by experiment.
leave ... alone /li:v əˈləʊn/ 不打扰;不惊动
拓展:
leave aside搁置一边;不考虑
leave behind忘记带走,留下;超过
leave for动身去
leave out遗漏,不包括;忽视,冷落
例句:
(1) It made me annoyed, so please leave me alone! 不打扰
(2) Yesterday, I left for the airport 30 minutes late. 前往
(3) New fathers often feel left out when baby arrives. 遗漏;被忽视
(4) Let’s leave the matter aside for a moment. 把...放在一边
awkward /ˈɔ:kwəd/ adj. 令人尴尬的;难对付的
派生:
awkwardly adv.令人尴尬地;笨拙地
awkwardness n.尴尬;笨拙
搭配:
be/feel awkward about对……感到不自在
make things awkward使事情变得棘手
句式:
It is awkward that...麻烦的是……
例句:
I hoped he would stop asking awkward questions
派生:
confidence /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/ n. 信心;信任
confidently adv. 自信地
搭配:
feel confident about/of 对某事有把握、有信心
be confident that...对...有信心
have/lose confidence in
with confidence自信地
例句:
She is confident in winning the first prize in the English competition.
confident /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/ adj. 自信的;有把握的
forward /ˈfɔ:wəd/ adv. 向前;前进 adj. 向前的
look forward to /lʊk ˈfɔ:wəd tə/ 盼望;期待
e. g. I hope you can join me! Looking forward to your early reply.
take notes /teɪk nəuts/ 记笔记
拓展:
take notes of sth.做笔记
take note of sth. 注意到
例句:
People were beginning to take note of her talents as a writer.
They gave me some information at the district office and I took notes.
flash /flæʃ/ n. 光;信号 vi. 闪耀;闪光;发信号 vt. 使闪耀;发出(信号)
一词多义
I’ll need flash for this shot. 闪光灯
A terrible thought flashed through his mind. 突然想到
organise /'ɔ:gənaɪz/ vt. 组织;筹备 vi. 组建;成立
organization ˌɔːgənaɪ'zeɪʃn/ n. 组织;团体;机构
派生:
organized adj.有序的;有组织的→ organizer n.组织者
拓展:后缀ation高频名词集锦
inspiration 鼓舞;灵感;
consideration 考虑;
celebration 庆祝;庆典;
appreciation 欣赏;感激
例句:
In the end, we all decided to organize a concert for Easter.
goal /gəʊl/ n. 目标;球门;射门
搭配:
set a goal设立目标
achieve/reach one's goal达成某人的目标
have a short-term/long-term goal有一个短期/长期目标
score a goal进球得分
一词多义:
①His goal is to get a good job and support his family. 目标
②The footballer scored three goals and his team finally won the match. 进球
③He headed the ball into an open goal.球门
例句:
I'm determined to achieve my goal no matter how hard it is.
improve /ɪmˈpru:v/ vi. & vt. 改进;改善
派生:
improvement n. 改进,改善;提高
搭配:
improve our living conditions改善我们的生活条件
constant improvements不断的提高
a big improvement in the children's behavior孩子们行为举止方面的大进步
例句:
We are confident that the environment will be improved by our further efforts.
I would appreciate it if you could give us some advice on how to improve our robots.
curious /ˈkjʊəriəs/ adj. 好奇的;求知欲强的
派生:
curiously adv. 好奇地→ curiosity n. 好奇心
搭配:
be curious about 对……好奇
be curious to do 好奇做某事
have curiosity to do sth. 有做某事的好奇心
satisfy/meet one's curiosity满足某人的好奇心
arouse one's curiosity about… 唤起某人对……的好奇心
show curiosity about对……显示出好奇心
out of curiosity 出于好奇
with curiosity = curiously带着好奇心;好奇地
e.g. We were always curious about the reason behind and one day he told us his story.
company n.公司;商行;陪伴
搭配:
keep sb company 陪伴某人
(in) the company of (在)……的陪伴下
一词多义:
①Alice found a job as a secretary in a company. 公司
②Company is having another person with you, usually when you're feeling lonely.陪伴
例句:
I'd appreciate it if we can have your company.
1. register vt.& vi. 登记;注册 → registration n. 登记;注册;挂号
2. nation n. 国家;民族 → national adj. 全国的;民族的 → nationality n. 国籍;民族 → international adj. 国际的
3. design n. 设计;设计方案 vt. 设计;筹划→ designer n. 设计师
4. formal adj. 正式的;正规的 → informal adj. 不正式的 → form n. 类型;种类;vt.&vi.(使)形成
5. anxious adj. 焦虑的;不安的 → anxiety n. 焦虑;担心→ anxiously adv.焦虑地
6. annoy vt. 使恼怒;打扰 → annoyed adj. 恼怒的;生气的 → annoying adj. 使生气的,烦人的 → annoyance n. 厌烦;烦人的事
7. fright n. 惊吓 → frighten vt. 使惊吓;使惊恐 → frightened adj. 惊吓的;害怕的 → frightening adj. 令人害怕的
8. impress vt. 使钦佩;vi. 留下印象;引人注目;→ impressive adj. 印象深刻的 → impression n. 印象;感想
9. concentrate vi. &vt. 集中(注意力)→ concentration n. 专注;集中
10. explore vt. & vi. 探索;勘探 → exploration n. 探索;探测 → explorer n. 探险者
11. confident adj. 自信的;有把握的 → confidence n. 信心;信任
12. organize (-ise) vt. & vi. 组织;组建;成立 → organization (-isation) n. 组织;团体;机构
13. improve vi. & vt. 改进;改善 → improvement n. 改进;改善
14. curious adj. 好奇的;求知欲强的 → curiosity n. 好奇心
15. person n. 人;个人 → personal adj. 个人的 → personality n. 性格;个→ 性personally adv.就个人而言
16. revise vt. & vi. 修改;修订;复习 → revision n. 修订;修改→reviser n.校订者;修订者
(re) 再看→修正,修改: reuse, recycle, rebuild, restart
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