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UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
Using Language词汇
高中英语 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
教材原句p.19 Well,I suppose it was difficult to grasp the tones at first.
嗯,我想一开始很难掌握音调。
核心词汇
1. grasp v. & n.
(1)v. 理解;领会;抓紧
grasp at sth. 试图抓住某物;试图抓住机会
grasp sb. by the arm/hand 抓住某人的胳膊 / 手
搭配 grasp the meaning/significance of
理解……的意思 / 理解……的重要性
grasp the chance/opportunity 抓住机会
She grasped at his coat as he rushed past her.
他从她身边冲过去时,她使劲向他的外衣抓去。
高中英语 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
(2)n. 理解力;领悟力;紧握;抱紧
have/get a grasp of 理解……
be beyond one’s grasp鞭长莫及,力量达不到
He has a good grasp of German grammar. 他德语语法掌握得很好。
高中英语 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
单句语法填空
(1)Bob grasped ______the boy’s hand,but he escaped.
(2)The tasks are _________ his grasp,so you had better not ask him to do them.
(3)The policeman grasped him _______ the hand and asked where he came from.
(4)Your daughter has ______ good grasp of English.
完成句子
(5) His parents _______________(不能理解) his worry.
(6) Finishing the task on time is ____________________ (力所不及).
at
beyond
by
a
had no grasp of
beyond his grasp
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Tuition fees and living expenses...could end up costing most families an arm and a leg
2. expense n. 费用;花费;开销 expend v.花费,消耗,耗尽
cover /meet an expense 支付……的费用 expend...... in/on
go to the expense of doing sth. 花钱做某事
They went to all the expense of redecorating the house. 他们不惜一切代价重新装饰这房子
put sb. to a lot of expense 使某人花钱(于……);使某人负担费用
Their visit put us a lot of expense.
at one’s expense 由某人付费 we were taken out for a meal at the company’s expense.
at the expense of sb/sth 在牺牲......的情况下
He built up the business at the expense of his health.
at great expense 花一大笔钱
spare no expense to do sth. 不惜代价做某事
高中英语 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
单句语法填空
(1) The couple didn’t go to the expense of_________ (buy) a cellphone for their son.
(2) That little mistake put us ________ the expense of reprinting the whole book.
(3) Mr. Yang went to Hangzhou for his holiday______ his own expense.
buying
to
at
高中英语 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
3. cost an arm and a leg (使)花一大笔钱
Buying the house cost an arm and a leg.买房子花了一大笔钱。
【归纳拓展】
cost a fortune/the earth/a bomb 花一大笔钱
Going abroad to study further must cost the earth.
出国深造一定花很多钱。
完成句子
(1) Although buying the land _____________________ (花很多钱),we can do what we have been wanting to.
(2)The car is of high quality,but it __________________(太贵了).
costs an arm and a leg
costs an arm and a leg
高中英语 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
tremendous adj.巨/极大地; 极好/精彩的; 可怕的
tremendously adv.非常地;惊人地;可怕地;
1)巨大的压力
tremendous pressure
2)我大吃一惊。
I get a tremendous surprise.
高中英语 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
教材原句p.20 Some may struggle and suffer from culture shock when learning how to behave in new surroundings. 在学习如何在新环境中举止得体时,有些学生可能会感到吃力,并承受文化冲击的折磨。
4. behave vt. 表现 vi. & vt. 表现得体;有礼貌
behave well/badly 表现好 / 不好
搭配 behave oneself 守规矩;举止得体
behave as if /as though 表现得好像
Do behave! 规矩点!
I didn’t know how I ought to behave. 我不知道自己应该怎样表现。
Behave yourself in public places and you will win the respect of others.
在公众场合举止得体才能赢得别人的尊重。
高中英语 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
【词语积累】
behaviour/behavior n. 举止;行为
good/bad behaviour 良好 / 恶劣行为
well- behaved 表现好的 badly –behaved 表现差的
Children should be praised for their good behaviour.
孩子们应该因他们的良好行为受到表扬。
高中英语 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
单句语法填空
(1) He told his pupils to behave ___________(they)and not to chat while
listening to a lecture.
(2) She always _________(behave) well when her aunts come to visit.
(3) The Great Wall is still facing threats from natural disasters and human
_________(behave).
完成句子
(4) They felt a sense of achievement,because their children all ___________
(表现得好).
(5) His mother often punished him in his childhood because he ____________
(表现不好).
themselves
behaves
behaviour
behaved well
behaved badly
高中英语 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
5. Surroundings n [pl] 环境,周围的事物
surround v. 围绕,包围
surroundings n环境,周围的事物
surrounding adj 周围的,附近的
be surrounded by/ with 被…环绕
surround sth. with sth. 以某物围绕某物
It is natural to want to be surrounded by positive people.
每个人都希望周围是积极向上的人。
The cake is surrounded with berries.
高中英语 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
拓展:“环境”的单词
surroundings 周遭环境
environment 环境
atmosphere 大气
区别:
surroundings指的是周围,附近的事物,是具体的。
atmosphere指气氛,是抽象的、看不到的。
environment是泛指的环境。
1.Now we live in a world ___________ by the "can't do" attitudes.
2.Some light showers(小阵雨)have been forecast since last month, but all of them have been effective in _____________ areas.
3.Steve arrived and sat in the front row, ___________ by his family.
4. ____________ yourself with people who'll provide you with respect support can be very beneficial while working towards reaching health and fitness goals.
surrounded
surrounding
surrounded
Surrounding
1)mature consideration
2)你还不够成熟,来独自应对这样的挑战。
You are not mature enough to handle the challenge by yourself.
mature adj.成熟的(人/动/植物; 技艺/能力等)
相近词:nature n.自然;本性
boom vi. & n.[C] 迅速发展; 繁荣
1)经济繁荣/腾飞
an economic boom
2)随着中国经济的腾飞,中国在国际上扮演着越来越重要的角色。
As China’ s economy booms, China is playing an increasingly important role in the world.
高中英语 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
教材原句p.20 Other students...may become depressed.
另一些学生……可能会感到苦闷。
6. depressed adj. 沮丧的;意志消沉的
be depressed about 对……沮丧
搭配 be depressed by 因……沮丧
feel depressed 感到沮丧
Hunger and cold can make people feel depressed and lose confidence.
He is depressed because he hasn’t built up his own company up to now.
高中英语 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
【词语积累】
depress vt. 使沮丧;使忧愁 depressing adj. 令人沮丧的;令人丧气的
depression n. 沮丧;消沉
suffer from depression 患抑郁症
Jane suffers a lot from depression after the death of her husband.
简在丈夫去世后患有严重的抑郁症。
【一言助记】
Hearing the depressing news,he felt depressed and later he had depression. 听到这个令人沮丧的消息,他感到沮丧,后来他抑郁了。
高中英语 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
单句语法填空
(1)When you are ____________ (depress),the last thing you likely want to do is get up and go for a run.
(2) He was not satisfied with the summer camp because the whole experience was ____________ (depress).
(3) There are few things in the world that can better or more rapidly treat ____________(depress) than exercise such as running.
(4)When we fail to do something,we often feel very ____________ (depress).
depressed
depressing
depression
depressed
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strengthen v. 加强,增强;巩固
strong adj. 强大的,坚强的,坚固的
strength n. 力量;强度;长处,实力
build up one’s strength 增加体力
have the strength to do sth. 有力气做某事
with all one’s strength 用尽某人全身的力气
strengths and weaknesses 优点和缺点
strength, force, energy & power
strength 人的体力,力气,强度等。承受重物的力量
force 武力;暴力;力量:人或事物撞击所用的力,forces:兵力,军队
energy 人的精力,活力
power 人的某种能力;机器的动力;人、国家或某个机构的权力。
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) To make members of a team perform better, the trainer has to know their __________ (strength) and weaknesses.
2) ____________ (strength) our friendship, we’d better keep in touch with each other.
3) 夏天使我精力充沛,我感觉我有力量做生活中最困难的事。
Summer makes me full of energy and I feel ___________________________________________________.
I have the strength to do the most difficult things in my life
strengths
To strengthen
7. deny vt. 否认;否定;拒绝
deny doing sth./having done sth. 否认做 / 做过某事
搭配 deny sb. sth. 否认某人某物
deny oneself 节制,克制
deny sb./sth.(to be) + n./adj. 否认某人 / 某物(是)……
deny the truth/the fact 否认真相 / 事实
Jackson denied having written to me.
He was so stubborn that he denied me any help.
高中英语 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
【归纳拓展】
There is no denying that... 不可否认……
No one can deny the fact that the Internet plays a very important role in our life.
没人能否认这个事实,互联网在我们的生活中起着非常重要的作用。
There is no denying that learning a foreign language is difficult.
不可否认,学习一门外语是困难的
高中英语 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
单句语法填空
(1)Mr. Green denied ____________ (do) anything illegal before the police.
(2)There is no _________ (deny) that in the current situation,cooperation will be the only way.
(3)No one can deny the fact _________ online shopping has brought a lot of convenience to us.
完成句子
(4) Helen ____________________________(否认自己是一名医生).
having done
denying
that
denied herself to be a doctor
高中英语 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
optimistic adj.乐观的
optimism n.[U]乐观
optimist n.[C]乐观主义者
pessimistic adj.悲观的
pessimism n.[U]悲观
pessimist n.[C]悲观主义者
positive adj.积极的
negative adj.消极的
①be optimistic about/(that)… 对…持乐观态度
1)抱乐观的态度
take an optimistic attitude
2)She took up the job and was optimistic about her future.
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gain vt.获得;赢得;取得;增加 n.好处;增加
(1) gain from / by... 从……获益
gain one's respect/trust 获得某人的尊重/信任
(2) No pains,no gains. 不劳无获
单句语法填空
①With the local tourism booming, the town (gain) popularity in the past years.
②As the old saying goes,“No pains, no (gain).”
微写作③通过这次活动,我们不仅获得了园艺知识,而且对大自然有了更好的了解。
Not only ____________,but we also had a better understanding of nature from this activity.
has gained
gains
did we gain knowledge of gardening
perspective n.远景;(思考问题的)角度/观点,透视法
①from one’s perspective
1)在我看来,我们任何时候都不能忽视团结的重要性。
From my perspective, in no case should we ignore the importance of unity.
在某人看来
as far as I’m concerned
in my opinion/view
personally (speaking)
from one’s point of view
表观点/
立场
高中英语 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
教材原句p.20 Studying abroad also helps you to gain a global perspective and improve your general competence.
留学还有助于你获得全球视野,提升你的综合能力。
8. competence n. 能力;胜任;本领
general competence 综合能力
professional competence 业务能力
Susan improved her professional competence by studying online.
苏珊通过在线学习提高了她的业务能力。
高中英语 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
【词语积累】
competent adj. 有能力的;称职的
be competent at sth. /doing sth. 能 / 擅长做某事
be competent to do sth. 能做某事
The girl is competent at communicating with others.
这个女孩擅长与别人交际。
【归纳拓展】
be able to do sth. =have the ability to do sth. 有能力做某事
高中英语 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
单词拼写
(1)Mr. Smith shows thorough ____________(能力) in dealing with the unexpected issue.
单句语法填空
(2) Being convinced of his own____________ (competent) is an important factor in his success.
(3) Improving your own ____________(competent) really needs time,hard work and great determination.
(4) Teenagers interact with people in order to learn how to become ____________(competence) adults.
(5) Please believe in Henry. He is competent____________ (complete) the task by himself.
competence
competence
competence
competent
to complete
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1)文化使者/特使
cultural/special envoys
envoy n.[C]使者;使节; (谈判等的)代表
envy n. & v.羡慕; 忌妒
ambassador n.[C]大使,代表;使者;
高中英语 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
1)The question is whether leaders can cooperate in tackling the crisis.
2)Participating in extra-curricular activities enables us to learn to communicate and cooperate with fellow students.
3)We worked in cooperation with students from other countries in making robots in the youth science summer camp, gaining not only knowledge but also friendship.
cooperate v.合作;协作;配合
cooperation n. 合作
cooperative adj.有合作意向的;合作的;协作的
①cooperate in sth. 在某事上给予合作
②cooperate with sb. 与某人协作/合作
③in cooperation with 与…合作
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1)Cooperating with people from diverse cultural backgrounds helps us view the world from different angles.
angle n.[C]角; 角度; 立场
①from... angle 从...的角度
angel n.天使
outlook n.[C]前景;可能性; 观点,见解
prospect
1)人生观/世界观
the outlook on life/ world outlook
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belt n.[C]腰带; 地带
the corn/wheat/cotton belt
fasten your seat/safety belt
高中英语 选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
1)Happiness, not a passive acceptance, but take the initiative to give.
initiative n.[C]倡议; 新方案;[U]主动性/积极性
①take the initiative to do sth. 带头/主动做……
initial adj.开始的,最初的;
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1)衷心的感谢/诚恳的道歉
sincere gratitude / a sincere apology
2)Joe听了这话,立马鞠躬,由衷地感谢Tom对他的帮助。(非谓语)
Hearing the words, Joe bowed at once and thanked for Tom’s help sincerely.
sincerely adv.真诚地;诚实地
sincere adj.真诚的; 诚挚的; 诚恳的
Jemmy
,
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1)教育/国防预算
education/defence budget
2)预算削减
budget cuts
budget n.[U]预算
logic n.逻辑; 逻辑学; 合乎情理的原因
logical adj.符合逻辑的; 合乎情理的
logically adv.逻辑上; 合乎逻辑地
1)逻辑框架/思维能力/分析
the logical framework/thinking/analysis
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1)We always side with the people and justice.
2)If you do not leave me, I will be by your side until the life end.
3)不论发生什么,我们都会并肩作战,共渡难关。
Whatever happens, we will fight side by side and overcome the difficulties together.
①side against... 反对
②side with... 支持;站在…一边
③be on the side of... 支持; 站在…一边
④take the side of... 支持; 站在…一边
⑤by/at sb’s side 在某人身旁
⑥side by side 肩并肩地;并排
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in a word
in short/brief
in general
in summary/conclusion
generally speaking
on the whole
all in all
to sum up
总之
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outcome n.[C]结果; 效果
同义词:
result/consequence(后果)
1)预期结果
an expected outcome
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