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UNIT 4 Breaking boundaries
一、必记词汇
(一)简易词汇
1.vital adj.极其重要的
2.twin adj.双胞胎的
3.ward n.病房
4.cast v.选派(角色)
5.mankind n.人类
6.joint adj.联合的,共同的
7.mount v.走上,登上
(二)重难词汇
1.boundary n.分界线;边界
2.tackle v.处理,对付(难题)
3.clinic n.诊所;门诊部
4.disinfect v.为……消毒,给……杀菌
5.dedicate v.致力于,献身于
6.endure v.持续存在
7.battlefield n.战场
8.portion n.一部分
9.altogether adv.完全
(三)拓展词汇
1.statistic n.(一项)统计数据→statistics n.统计学→statistical adj.统计的;统计学的
2.assist v.协助,帮助→assistance n.帮助→assistant n.助手 adj.助理的
3.vital adj.极其重要的→vitally adv.极其;绝对
4.tragic adj.悲惨的,不幸的→tragically adv.悲惨地→tragedy n.悲剧;不幸
5.relieve v.给(某人)换班;解除,减轻;调剂;使有趣→relief n.宽慰;轻松;缓解→relieved adj.感到宽慰的;放心的
6.special adj.特殊的,特别的→specialist n.专家→specialize v.专门研究(或从事);专攻
7.infect v.传染→infection n.传染→infectious adj.传染性的→disinfect v.为……消毒,给……杀菌
8.devote v.奉献;致力于→devotion n.奉献→devoted adj.挚爱的;忠诚的
9.real adj.真实的→realistic adj.(目标、希望)能够实现的→reality n.现实
10.minor adj.较小的;次要的;轻微的→minority n.少数派;少数
11.include v.包括→inclusive adj.包容广阔的→inclusion n.包括,包含
12.harmony n.和谐;融洽→harmonious adj.和睦的,融洽的
13.reward v.奖励;奖赏;给……以报酬 n.报酬;奖赏;回报→rewarding adj.值得做的,有意义的
14.civil adj.公民的,国民的→civilian adj.平民的;百姓的 n.平民;老百姓
15.slave n.奴隶→slavery n.奴隶制
16.unite v.联合,团结→united adj.联合的;统一的→union n.联邦
17.divide v.分开→division n.分歧,分裂
18.liberty n.自由→liberate v.解放→liberation n.解放
19.noble adj.崇高的,高尚的→nobly adv.高尚地,崇高地
20.communist adj.共产主义的 n.共产主义者→communism n.共产主义
21.dedicate v.致力于,献身于→dedicated adj.满腔热忱的,有奉献精神的→dedication n.献身
二、重点短语
1.缺乏 a lack of
2.不管,不顾 regardless of
3.使某人处于危险之中 put sb.at risk
4.参与 be involved in
5.对……不抱希望 give up on
6.以……结束 end in
7.尽管困难重重 against all odds
8.卷入,陷入 be caught up in
9.更不用说 not to mention
10.接替某人的工作 step into one's shoes
11.文化冲击 culture shock
12.(在正式文件中)制定,规定;记下,写下 set down
13.白白地,徒劳 in vain
14.为了纪念 in memory of
15.付出巨大的代价 at a great cost
16.逐步地 step by step
17.使产生,使出现 bring forth
18.从事于;忙于 be engaged in
19.在……中起重要作用 play an important role in
20.更好地理解…… have a better understanding of ...
三、重点句式
1.句型:It be+一段时间+since ...
It's exactly one month since the last reported case.
距离发现上一个报告病例已经整整一个月了。
2.句型:not only ...but (also) ...不仅……而且……
To be caught up in such a crisis creates powerful bonds between people,not only between carers and patients,but also between all those who have come from different parts of the world and joined together in a common cause.
陷入这样的危机在人与人之间建立了强大的纽带,这种纽带不仅仅存在于医护人员与患者之间,还存在于来自世界各地、为共同事业而团结在一起的所有人之间。
3.句型:be likely to do sth.很有可能做某事
Leading roles are more likely to be given to white actors.
主角更有可能是白人演员。
4.句型:(1)It is/was up to sb.to do sth.
(2)not only ...but (also) ...
Now it was up to the living to remove not only the divisions between North and South,but the boundaries between black and white,and work step by step towards the equality of humankind.
现在,责任落到了生者身上,不仅要消除南北之间的分歧,而且要打破黑人和白人之间的界限,并逐步实现人类的平等。
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