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Unit 4
History and Tradition
Words and Expressions
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Quote:A people without the knowledge of their past history,origin and culture is like a tree without roots.
----Marcus Garvey
一个不了解自己的历史、起源和文化的民族,就如同一颗没有根的树。
一、词性转换
1.puzzle n.谜;智力游戏;疑问 vt.迷惑;使困惑→puzzling adj.令人迷惑的→puzzled adj.困惑的;迷惑不解的
2.belong vi.应在(某处);适应→belonging n.[U]归属(感);[pl.]动产,财物
3.defend v.防御;保卫→defence n.防御;保卫→defensive adj.防御的;保护的
4.legal adj.法律的;合法的→illegal adj.不合法的→legally adv.法律上地
5.surround vt.围绕;包围→surrounding adj.周围的;附近的→surroundings n.环境
6.evident adj.明显的→evidence n.证据;证明
7.achieve vt.达到;实现→achievement n.成就;成绩;达到
8.locate vt.确定……的准确地点;找出……的位置→located adj.坐落于;位于→location n.地方;地点;位置
9.fascinate v.使……入迷,迷住→fascinated adj.着迷的→fascinating adj.极有吸引力的;迷人的
10.announce vt.宣布;通知;声称→announcement n.宣布;通知→announcer n.广播员;解说员
11.sure adj.肯定的,必定的,必然的,确信的→ensure vt.保证;确保;担保
12.generous adj.慷慨的;大方的;丰富的→generosity n.慷慨;大方
13.eager adj.热切的;渴望的→eagerly adv.热心地;急切地→eagerness n.热切;渴望
14.greet vt.问候;迎接→greeting n.问候;致意
15.strike vt.撞击,碰;打击 vi.打动;攻击 n.罢工→striking adj.引人注目的;显著的
16.crowd n.人群;一群人;民众 vt.挤满;使……拥挤→crowded adj.拥挤的
1. puzzle n.谜;智力游戏;疑问; vt. /vi迷惑;使困惑vi 对…苦苦思索(puzzling adj. 令人迷惑的puzzled adj.d 感到困惑的 puzzlement n. 迷惑,困惑 )
be in a puzzle (about) 对(……)感到困惑不解
a puzzle to sb. 对某人来说是个谜
puzzle over 仔细琢磨,冥思苦想
be puzzled with/about 对……迷惑不解
I am in a puzzle about the matter. = I am puzzled with the matter.我对这事迷惑不解。
The man is puzzling over why she has changed her mind. 这个人正在苦苦思索她为什么改变了主意。
【练习】
1. I find the question ________ (puzzle).
2. He looked _________ (puzzle), so I repeated the question.
3. He frowned in________ (puzzle).
puzzling
puzzled_
puzzlelment
2. join...to... 把……和……连接或联结起来
connect...to/with/and... 把……与……连接起来(具体含义)
join the army/club 参军/参加俱乐部(成为…的一员)
join in 参加(活动、小型比赛) 参加某一活动
join sb. in doing sth. 和某人一起做某事
join up with sb 与某人汇合
3. break away(from sb. /sth.) 脱离;背叛;逃脱
Eg: He has broken away from the habit of being late.他已经改掉了迟到的习惯。
break off 中断;折断
break out 突然发生,(战争,斗殴、疾病等)爆发 break out laughing/ crying
break through 突破
break up 破碎;分解;解散;(关系)破裂
break down(机器等)出故障;身体垮掉;精神崩溃;分解;(会谈)失败
break in 破门而入;打断,插嘴(不及物)
break into 破门而入;突然……起来(及物)
break into laughter/tears
【练习】
a. If you go on working like that, you will ____________sooner or later.
b. A fire ____________in this hotel last night and three people were killed.
c. With so many problems unsettled, a few countries wanted to ________ from the Union.
d. In my opinion, marriage based on money is likely to ___________.
break down
broke out
break away
break up
e. It takes hundreds of years for plastic to _________, but much less time for paper.
f. Thieves________ last night and stole some money.
g. Thieves ________ the bank last night and stole some money.
break down
broke in
broke into
4. result in 造成;导致
result from 因为…;起因于….
as a result 结果 as a result of 因为…
表示“造成;导致”的单词和短语有:cause, lead to; contribute to, bring about 等
The member’s mistake resulted in his final failure. =This final failure resulted from the member’s mistake.
5. belong to属于
belong to 不能用于被动语态及进行时态。to 是介词,后面可跟名词或代词作宾语。
belongings n.(pl.)所有物;财产,财物(表达此意时必须用复数)
personal belongings 个人财物,私人用品
The old house _________ (belong to) Mr Li needs reparing.
The knife, which is very sharp,_________to Tom.
belonging to
belongs
6. as well as 同(一样也);和;还 不但……而且……,连接并列成分。
①在句型“A as well as/ together with/ along with/ with/ rather than B+谓语动词+其他”中,谓语动词和A保持一致,
The man, as well as his three children,____(be)going out for hiking this weekend.
②除……之外”,相当于 besides/ in addition to/apart from/aside from。后常接名词或动名词,尤其是当其位于句首时。
As well as knowing some Russian,she speaks English very well.
除了懂一些俄语外,她英语说得也不错。即“就远原则”
③as well as 可用于同级比较,意为“和......一样好”
Anna sang as well as the famous singer.安娜唱得和那位著名的歌手一样好。
④as well 也; 又; 还(相当于too,用于肯定句句末,其前不用逗号)
He was selected to participate in the Olympic Games as well.他也被选去参加奥运会。
⑤may/might as well “还是……为好; 不妨……”。
It's raining hard. We may as well go home. 雨太大了,我们最好还是回家吧。
单句填空
(1)I can speak fluent English and I can speak French_____well.
(2)Amy, as well as her brothers,________(give) a warm welcome when returning to the village last week.
(3)Since you will know the matter sooner or later, I might as well_________(tell) you now.
as
was given
tell
7. defence (defense-defend-defensive) n. 防御;保卫
defend vt保卫;防守;辩护
defend...from/against... 保护…免受……
defend oneself against... 为自己辩护
1.He gave his life ________ his country.
他为保卫祖国而献出了生命。
2.This medicine helps the body defend itself ________ some kinds of infections.
这种药有助于身体防御一些种类的传染病。
in defence of
from/against
8. legal adj. 法律的;合法的
legal rights 合法权利
illegal adj. 非法的,违法的 legally 合法地
9. surround vt. 围绕;包围 surrounding adj. 周围的;附近的 surroundings n. 环境(复数)
she works in pleasant surroundings.
The village is surrounded by/with mountains.
1.The ________ (surround) villages have been included into the growing city.
2.I found myself ___________(surround) by a group of children full of curiosity.
3. ___________(surround) by the clear waters, this forest provides visitors with a wonderful chance to see some endangered birds in the wild.
4.They live in a beautiful village, with many trees and flowers ____________(surround) it.
5. She felt like a fish out of water in the unfamiliar _____________.
surrounding
surrounded
Surrounded
surrounding
surroundings
10. evidence n. 证据,证明 (不可数名词,其后常接同位语从句)
There is evidence that... 有证据表明……
evident adj. 清楚的;显然的(clear, obvious, apparent) evidently 明显地
It is evident that... 很明显……
【练习】
1. All the scientific evidence _________(show) that increasing use of chemicals in farming ______(be) damaging our health.
2. ______ ______ _____ _______(有证据表明)the ship sank in a bomb attack.
3. _____ _____ _____(很明显)the man is highly thought in the company.
shows
is_
There is evidence that
It is evident that
11. achievement n. [C]成就;成绩;功绩;[U]达到,完成
achieve vt 实现;取得,达到
achieve one’s goal/dream 达到目标 / 实现梦想
achieve success/victory/standard 获得成功 / 获得胜利 / 达到标准
12.location n. 地方;地点;位置
locate vt. 坐落于;位于;找出……的位置I can’t locate it.
located adj. 处于;位于;坐落在
The store has a new location. 这家商店换了个新地方。
be located in 位于…. 此类词组可以把be去掉,剩下部分位于句首做状语,也可以做后置定语或宾语补足语。
________(locate) in a deep valley, the village has attracted a lot of visitors. 这个村子位于一个深谷中,已经吸引了很多游客。
Located
13. battle n. & v.
(1) n. 战役;搏斗
war 指战争总体; battle 指war中的战斗/战役
fight 指具体的人与人之间或动物之间的争斗(也有fight against Covid-19/poverty)
struggle:指长时间激烈的争斗,多指肉体/精神上的战斗。
We have had two world wars in this century.
They were wounded in the battle.他们在战斗中受了伤。
His life was a hard struggle with sickness. 他一生跟疾病作了艰苦的斗争。
(2) vi. & vt. 搏斗;奋斗
He battled with/against cancer for many months.
他与癌症斗争了好多个月。
14. fascinating adj 极有吸引力的,迷人的
fascinated adj.入迷了的,极感兴趣的
be fascinated by 被….吸引
fascinate vt 深深吸引;迷住
fascination n. 魅力;极大的吸引力
hold a fascination for 对….有极大的吸引力
Eg:I found his experience in Yunnan very fascinating.
我发现他云南的经历很吸引人
15. keep your eyes open(for) 留心;留意
keep an eye on 照看
keep at it 坚持干,继续苦干
keep up 保持;继续
keep up with 跟上;保持同步;和……保持联系
keep back 阻止;隐瞒
keep away(from)避免接近(……)
keep sb. from doing... 阻止某人做……
keep off 使……不接近
keep on 继续
keep fit 保持健康
keep one’s promise 履行诺言
keep in touch with 与……保持联系
16.charge n. & v. n. 主管,掌管;费用,收费;指控,控告;充电
take charge of接管,掌管
in charge of 主管,负责
in the charge of 由某人负责/主管=in one’s charge 由…负责/掌管
charge sb.with sth=accuse sb.of doing sth 控告某人某事
free of charge 免费
charge sb. money for sth. 为某事向某人收取费用
一句多译
我接管这家公司。
I am in charge of the company.
I take charge of the company.
The company is in my charge.
17. announce vt. 宣布;通知;声称
announcement n. 宣告,宣布;通知
make an announcement 宣布通告
announcer n. 播音员,广播员
It _________ (announce)that new speed restrictions would be introduced.
was announced
18. amount n. 金额;数量
(1)大量
① Large amounts of money__________(spend) on the bridge.
② A large amount of energy _________ (release) when the volcano erupted.
(2) the amount of... ...的数量 (谓单)
The amount of fat they eat decreases gradually.
(3)amount to 合计,达到;等于,相当于 (stand at 达到)
were spent
was released
【翻译】On April 24th, the final death toll of the Covid-19 in the USA amounted to 1,018,316. ____________________________________________________。
What you just said amounts to a plain refusal. (相当于) (plain明白的;朴素的;普通的)____________________________________________________。
在4月24号,美国新冠导致的最终死亡数量达到1,018,316.
你刚刚所说的相当于拒绝。
19.approach v. &n. approachable adj. 和蔼可亲的,可接近的
(1). 方法;途径 the approach to sth / doing sth
(2). 靠近;临近 With the Spring festival_approaching(approach),many shops are selling flowers and gifts.=with the approach of the Spring…
(3). 着手处理 What's the best way of approaching this problem?
完成句子
(1)________________________________,many cold-blooded animals are coming
out to hunt food. 随着春天的临近,许多冷血动物将出来觅食。
(2)Everyone has their own approach______________________________________每个人都有自己的处理这件事情的方法。
(3)We will be exploring_________________________________________________我们将探索收集信息的不同方法。
With spring approaching
to dealing with the matter
different approaches to gathering information
20. ensure vt.保证;确保;担保(=make sure)
21. generous adj.慷慨的;大方的;丰富的
generously adv. 慷慨地,大方地 generosity n. 慷慨,大方
mean adj. 吝啬的,小气的[反义词]
22. position
1)n. 位置;姿态;职位;处境,状况 apply for a position
The position of manager is still open. 经理职位依然空缺。
The table is out of position. You’d better remove it.
He got into a position ______ he had to give up his dream. 注:当先行词是position且在定语从句中做状语时,后面的定语从句用where 引导
(2) vt 安装;安置;使处于
He had the printer _______ near the desk.
positioned
where
23. eager adj.热切的;渴望的 (eagerly)
be eager for sth 渴望得到某物
be eager to do sth 渴望/急于做某事
in one’s eagerness to do 急于做某事
be anxious for sth. 渴望得到某物
be anxious to do sth. 急切地做某事
24. greet vt. 问候,迎接,(和某人)打招呼;对……作出反应
greet sb. with... 以……方式和某人打招呼; 用某物迎接某人
be greeted by sth. .....扑面而来
Eg:When she opened the door, she was greeted by a scene of utter confusion.
greeting n. 问候,招呼 【C】
send/offer(one’s)greetings to sb. 向某人问好
I.单句填空
(1) Whenever I met her, she greeted me_____a sweet smile.
(2)At yesterday's party, the performance of the host, intended to please the audience and draw their attention,_______(greet) with a cold silence, however.
II.完成句子
(3)Please_______________(代我问候)your parents.
with
was greeted
send my greetings to
25. striking adj 引人注目的;显著的
Vt. strike 打;击;罢工;突然想到
be struck by 被…撞击/击中
It strikes/struck sb that …某人突然想到=it hit sb that=it occurs/occurred to sb that
26. custom n. 风俗;习俗;习惯
It is the custom(for sb.)to do sth.(某人)做某事是习俗。
custom 的复数形式还可以表示“海关”:customs officers 海关官员。
27. crowd n. & v.
(1)n. 人群;一群人;民众 a crowd of/crowds of 一群;许多
(2)v. 挤满;使……拥挤
crowd into... 挤进;涌进 crowd in(on sb. )(想法、问题等)涌上(某人心头),涌入(某人脑海)
e.g.The happy memory of getting along with my best friend crowded in on me.
我与最好的朋友相处的快乐会议涌上心头。
crowed adj 拥挤的 be crowded with 充满……=be packed / filled with/be full of
【练习】The crowd crowded _____ the stadium which was crowded _____ audience
_into
with
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