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Unit 4 Words and expressions第二部分
Learning objectives:
After the class, you will be able to
1. learn to guess the meanings according to the context.
2. master the key words and expressions and learn to use them for writing.
1. contemporary adj. 当代的
temporary adj.临时的
permanent adj.永久的
1) Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature, which shows the world’s recognition of
____________________________________(中国当代文学).
2) He wrote short stories with a ______________________
(当代背景).
contemporary Chinese literature
contemporary setting
2. lack v./n.没有,缺乏
lacking adj.
lack for sth 缺乏
=lack sth
=(a) lack of sth 缺乏
=be lacking in sth
for/through lack of 因为缺乏
1) There is no lack ________ beauty in life but lack of the eyes to discover it.
2) Though _____________(lack) in money, his parents managed to send him t university.
3) Health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits and _______________________(缺乏锻炼).
4) In Africa, millions of people have to drink unsafe water ____________________(因为缺乏) clean drinking water.
of
lacking
lack of exercise
for lack of
3. stimulate v.刺激,激励,促进
stimulation n.
stimulating adj. 使人兴奋的
stimulate sb to do sth 激励某人做某事
stimulate one’s interest in sth 激发某人在某方面的兴趣
1) It’s a complex yet ________________(stimulate) book.
2) The conference stimulated him ________________ (study) the subject in more depth.
3) Appreciating the works of famous artists can
__________________________(激发他们的兴趣) calligraphy.
stimulating
to study
stimulate their interest in
4) 为了激发学生们学英语的兴趣,丰富我们的校园生活,学校上周举办了英语演讲比赛。
__________________________________________________
With the aim of stimulating students’ interest in learning English and enrich our life on campus, our school held an English speech contest last week.
4. bare adj.
Guess the meanings.
1) The little boy always likes walking around in bare feet.
2) The family is very poor and is short of the bare necessities of life.
3) The fridge was completely bare, so Mother had to go shopping.
裸露的
基本的
空的
barely adv.
bare one’s teeth 露出······的牙齿
bare one’s head 脱帽
bare one’s soul 敞开心扉
with one’s bare hands 赤手空拳
1) He was _______________(bare) 20 years old and already running his own company.
2) __________________(脱帽) when the national flag is raised.
3) He fought with the robber ______________________
(赤手空拳).
barely
Bare your head
with his bare hands
5. sponsor v.资助,赞助n.资助者,赞助者
sponsor sb to do 资助某人做某事
be sponsored by 由······资助
1) The wine company sponsored five students
____________________(sponsor) their school.
2) The painting exhibition ________________________
(由······赞助) a local company.
to sponsor
is sponsored by
6. fond adj. 喜爱的
be fond of 喜欢
grow/become fond of 逐渐喜欢
1) Old people are fond of _________________(practice) calligraphy to kill time.
2) With time going on, I _______________________
(逐渐爱上) our little rented house.
practicing
grew fond of
7. frequent adj.频繁的
frequently adv.
frequency n.
1) Messages with emojis feel more conversational, encouraging better and _____________________(frequent) communication.
2) Make sure you have communicated with your friend about how _________________(frequent) each of you wants to be contacted and what method works best for you both.
more frequent
frequently
8. shade
in the shade 在阴凉处
put sth in the shade 使某物相形见绌
shade sb from/against 给某人遮挡
1) Tom shaded his eyes ___________ the sun.
2) He passed milky white waterfalls and mountains in many _____________(shade) of blue.
3) Because he was very tired, he lay ___________________
(在阴凉处) of a tree and soon fell asleep.
4) I tried hard but her work _______________________
(使我的作品相形见绌).
from
shades
in the shade
put mine in the shade
Practice 用词汇的适当形式填空
1. The artist became a ______________(经常的) visitor to the palace so as to paint magnificent horses.
2. For lack of money, the artist was _______________(赞助) to paint by a rich poet.
3. She is ________________(喜爱的) of Chinese classical literature rather than contemporary literature.
frequent
sponsored
fond
4. With the summer flowers in bloom, the banks of the stream took on every _______________(色度) of color.
用相关短语填空
5. The elder people _________________(喜爱) taking part in activities sponsored by the neighborhood.
6. I vividly described the procedure of my experiment as we sat _________________(在阴凉处) a tree.
shade
are fond of
in the shade of
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