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Unit 2 Exploring English
1.behavior n.行为;举止
(1) mind one's behavior 注意某人的行为举止
(2) behave v. 表现;守规矩
behave oneself 守规矩;表现得体
behave well 表现好
behave badly 表现差
1 I am sorry about what I did last night — I behaved like a child.
对不起,我昨天晚上表现得太幼稚。
2 I think all of us should mind our behavior in public places.
我认为我们大家都应该注意在公共场所的行为举止。
2.unique adj.独特的;独一无二的
(1) a unique opportunity 极难得的机会
be unique to sb./sth. 为……所独有
(2) uniqueness n. 独特
①His voice is unique. 他的声音非常独特。
②This friendly atmosphere is unique to our team. 这种友好的氛围是我们队所独有的。
3. reflect v.思考,沉思;反思;反映;反射(声、光、热等);显示;表达
(1) reflect ... in... 在……中映出……
reflect on... 反思;思考
(2) reflection n. 映像;反射;反映 on/upon reflection 经再三思考
①A man's actions reflect his thoughts. 人的行动反映出他的思想。
② Her face was reflected in the mirror. 镜子中映出她的脸。
写出下列句中reflect的含义
Her facial expression reflected how she really felt. 反映
Our newspaper aims to reflect the views of the local community. 表达
Before I decide, I need time to reflect. 沉思
4. remind v.提醒;使想起
(1) remind sb. to do 提醒某人做某事
remind sb. of sth. 使某人想起……
remind sb. that... 提醒某人……
(2) reminder n. 提醒物
I forgot to remind him about/of the time for the interview.
我忘了提醒他面试的时间。
5.comment n.评论 v.评论;批评
(1) make a comment/comments on 对……作出评论
no comment 无可奉告
(2) comment on... 对……评论
1 It is impolite to make unfavourable comments on a person's appearance.
对他人的外貌作负面评论是不礼貌的。
2 They are always commenting on/upon what I'm wearing.
他们总是对我的穿着评头论足。
6. exchange n. 交换,交流; v. 交换;交流;兑换
in exchange for … 交换……
exchange sth. for sth. 用某物交换某物
exchange sth. with sb. 和某人交换/交流某物
I shook hands and exchanged a few words with the manager.
我和经理握了握手,交谈了几句。
7. intend v. 计划,打算,想要 intention n. 意图,目的
be intended for .. = be meant for 是为……而提供/设计
intend doing sth/. to do sth. 打算/想要做某事
8.burn up 烧毁;烧光;消耗;烧旺起来;(使发怒)
burn down 烧倒;烧毁
burn out 燃尽; 熄火;耗尽体力,累垮
burn sth. to the ground 烧成平地,夷为平地
get burned 被烫伤;晒伤
You will surely burn out sooner or later by working day and night.
9. would rather 宁愿;宁可
(1) would rather do than do=would do rather than do 宁愿做某事而不愿做某事
(2) rather than 而不是(连接两个相同结构)
① I would rather stay indoors than go out to play. 我宁愿待在室内也不愿出去玩。
② I always prefer starting early rather than leaving everything to the last minute.
我总是愿意早开始,而不愿把所有的事情都留到最后才做。
10.pick up 学会;拿起;开车接(某人);收听;低价买到; 恢复(健康);提高
(1) She picked up Japanese when she was in Japan. Now she can speak it freely. 学会
(2) We managed to pick up a few bargains in the market. 低价买到
(3) She went over to the crying child and picked her up. 抱起
(4) I've got to pick up my daughter from school at four o'clock. 开车接(某人)
(5) Once the snake picked up, it tried to bite me. 恢复
11. ① 人spend+时间/钱on/(in) doing 花费时间/钱做……
2 人pay+钱+for+物 某人为某物支付多少钱
3 物cost sb.+钱数 某物花费某人多少钱
4 it takes sb.+时间+to do 某人花费多长时间做某事
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(1) Let’s add up all our money and see if we have enough for the bill.
(2) His whole income adds up to no more than 2,000 yuan per month.
(3) The heavy snow yesterday added to the traffic jams of the city at rush hour.
(4) Small color choices are the ones we’re most familiar with. They’re the little sports of color like throw pillows(抱枕), mirrors and baskets that most of us use to add visual(视觉的) interest to our rooms.
13. neither... nor... 既不……也不……
neither或nor放句首,句子部分倒装,即将系动词,助动词或情态动词提至主语前。
1 He neither drinks nor smokes. 他既不喝酒,也不吸烟。
2 Neither does he like nor has he tried this kind of food. 他既不喜欢,也没品尝过这种食物。
注意:neither... nor可连接并列的主语、宾语、谓语、表语等。连接并列主语时,谓语与靠近它的主语一致。
Neither you nor I am wrong. 你没错,我也没错。
14. That's why... 这就是为何……(后加结果)
That's because... 这就是因为……(后加原因)
The reason why...is/was that...……的原因是……(why引导定语从句并在从句中做状语;that引导表语从句,表示原因)
He fell off a tall tree. That was why he hurt his leg.
=He hurt his leg. That was because he fell off a tall tree.
=The reason why he hurt his leg was that he fell off a tall tree.
他从一棵很高的树上摔下来。那就是他弄伤腿的原因。
15. (1) have trouble/difficulty/problems (in) doing sth做某事有困难/麻烦
(2) have trouble/difficulty/problems with sth在某方面有麻烦或有困难
16. look out of从……往外看 look out 当心(不及物动词短语)
look out for 当心,注意(及物动词短语)
look back at/on 回忆,回顾
look down on/upon 看不起,轻视 look up to 尊敬
look into 调查
look through 翻阅,查找
用look相关短语的适当形式填空
If you look out of the window on the left of the bus, you’ll see that we’re now approaching the Tower of London.
When I looked back at those days, I was very sad.
We shouldn’t look down upon/on the disabled;on the contrary, we should help them.
It is reported that the police will soon look into the case of two missing children.
I looked through today’s newspaper but I found nothing important.
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Is it likely/possible/probable that we can finish the task in such a short time?
=Is it possible for us to finish the task in such a short time?
我们有可能在这么短的时间内完成这项任务吗?
18. aware adj.意识到的,明白的 unaware adj. 不知道的 awareness n. 意识
(1) be aware that... 意识到,知道 be aware of 知道,意识到
(2) raise one’s awareness 增强某人的意识
In order to raise people’s awareness of protecting our environment, we must make people around us aware of the importance of it first.
为了增强人们的环保意识,我们必须首先让周围的人意识到它的重要性。
19. come across偶然发现
come about 发生
come across 偶然遇见;被理解
come on 加油;得了吧,算了吧;进展,进步
come from 来自;出生于
come up with 赶上;提出,想出(注意、解决方法、计划等)
come true 实现
come out 出来,显露;开花;出版,发表;上市
—You know what? I’ve got a New Year concert ticket. —Oh, come on.You’re kidding.
Should you come across waste paper thrown out of a passing car, pick it up.
Our students come from different backgrounds but have the same desire to learn on-line.
I was amazed that he’d come up with this sweet idea.
My long-awaited dream come true at last.
The smartphone-like glasses will likely come out this year and cost between $250 and $600.
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