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Unit 2
1. make up one’s mind 下定决心
[归纳拓展]
1)come/ spring to mind 突然记起 2)keep/ bear…in mind 把…牢记在心
3)come into one’s mind 跃入脑海 4)bring/ call sb./ sth. to mind 使想起
5)change one’s mind 改变主意
2. compose v. 组成;创作(音乐),作曲;撰写(信函、讲稿、诗歌等)
be composed of 由…组成
The island of Great Britain is composed of England, Scotland and Wales.
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1)composer n. 作曲家
2)composition n. 成分;作品;作文
3. disturb vt. 打扰;使烦恼
disturb sb. 使某人烦恼
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1)disturbing adj. 令人不安的
2)disturbed adj. 心烦意乱的
be disturbed at/ by/ about 对…心烦意乱
4. skip
1)vt. 不做(应做的事等);不参加
skip school/ class 逃学/逃课
2)vi. 蹦蹦跳跳地走;跳绳
go skipping 跳绳
3)v. 跳过(正常的步骤等);略过
skip over 跳过;略过;遗漏
I skipped over the last part of the book.
5. stimulate vt. 激发;促进;刺激
stimulate sb. to do sth. 激发某人做某事
Good teachers should ask questions that stimulate students to think.
be stimulated by… 被…激励
stimulate one’s interest in 激发某人在某方面的兴趣
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1)stimulating adj. 激励人的;振奋人心的
2)stimulation n. 刺激
6. stressed out 焦虑不安;心力交瘁
be/ feel/ get/ become stressed out 感到/变得焦虑
I was all stressed out about the new job, so I decided to go hiking on weekends.
[归纳拓展]
1)stress the importance of… 强调…的重要性
2)under stress 在压力下
3)lay/ put/ place stress on 强调;重视
7. absorbed adj. 专心致志;全神贯注;被…吸引住
be absorbed in (doing) sth. 全神贯注于(做)某事
The foreign tourists are absorbed in the beautiful scenery of Hangzhou.
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1)absorb vt. 吸引注意力;吸收(液体、气体等);理解;掌握;吞并
absorb one’s attention 吸引某人注意力
absorb…into… 把…吸收进…;将…并入…
The surrounding small towns have been absorbed into the city, making it three times bigger than what it used to be ten years ago.
8. worn out 筋疲力尽的;疲惫的
wear sb. out 使某人筋疲力尽
Walking around a museum all day really wears you out.
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1)wear away 逐渐磨损 2)wear off 逐渐减弱;逐渐消失
3)wear on(时间)慢慢过去 4)wear out 穿旧;磨损;使疲惫不堪
9. refresh vt. 使恢复精力;使凉爽;刷新;更新
get refreshed 精神焕发
refresh sb./ oneself 使某人恢复精力;使某人头脑清醒
refresh one’s memory 使某人想起
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1)refreshing adj. 使人精力充沛的;令人耳目一新的
2)refreshment n. 恢复活力,焕发精神;饮料或小食 [pl.]
[巩固练习]
1. Their lack of exercise led ________ overweight.
2. No matter what you like to do, there is a way to get ________ (involve) in various activities on Earth Day.
3. It prevents people who are cut off from society ________ (fall) victim to cheaters.
4. Food webs may ________ (dominate) by many weak links because that arrangement is more stable over the long term.
5. Not everyone acts the same in ________ (respond) to events, and that is why what triggers(触发)one person may or may not trigger another.
6. If the monkeys touched the left side of the screen they would be rewarded ________ seven drops of water or juice.
7. Ehlers eventually succeeded in coaxing(哄)the animal to him. Nervousness and fear ________ (replace) with joy.
8. Instead of getting down to a new task as I had expected, he ________ (examine) the previous work again.
9. Decide ________ a new course and make one decision at a time. This is good advice for a new adventure.
10. I was amazed by the co-existence of old and new, and how a city was able to keep such a rich heritage while constantly ________ (grow).
11. English is ________ dynamic language that admits new words and recognizes changes in meaning, spelling, and usage of familiar words.
12. If you feel ________ (stress) by responsibilities at work, you should take a step back.
13. These kid are so ________ (absorb) in their studies that I just sit back.
14. We may think we’re a culture that gets rid of our ________ (wear) technology at the first sight of something shiny and new.
15. And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending the ________ (month) meetings.
16. Being in nature ________ (refresh) us. It gives us a great feeling of peace.
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