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Words and Expressions
1.represent vt.象征;代表;相当于;描绘,表现
represent...as... 把……描绘成…… represent oneself as/to be... 自称是……
(1)He will represent his school at the meeting.
他将代表学校出席会议。
(2)They were represented as true heroes in the film.
他们在电影中被描绘成真正的英雄。
(3)He represented himself as a friend to the workers, but now we know the truth.
他自称是工人们的朋友,但现在我们知道真相了。
词语辨析:represent与stand for
(1)represent代表(个体代表整体)
represent my class代表我班
(2)stand for代表(指缩写或符号)
VIP stands for very important persons. VIP代表“非常重要的人物”。
词语积累:
representation n.描绘;代表
representative n.代表;典型人物 adj.典型的
The competition attracted over 500 athletes representing 8 different countries.____________
The painting represents the scene of a harvest._____________
Monsters in dreams often represent fears._____________
(1)He represents himself ________ an expert, but he knows nothing.
(2)Hank represented ________ (he) as an employee in order to gain the information.
(3)The painting is a ________ (represent) of a storm at sea.
(4)He is a ______ _ (represent) for a large steel company.
代表
描绘
象征
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2.fancy adj.花哨的;精致的;昂贵的 vt.想要;倾慕;自认为是;想象
n喜爱;幻想;想象力
fancy goods 精美小商品(用作装饰或礼品)
a fancy restaurant 一家豪华餐厅 fancy (doing) sth. 喜欢(做)某事
fancy oneself as/to be... 自以为是……,自命为…… catch/take one's fancy 吸引某人;合某人的意
take a fancy to 喜欢上/爱上(常指没有明显原因)
(1)They don’t fancy living there any longer.他们再也不想在那儿住下去了。
(2)She fancies herself as a singer but she doesn’t have a very good voice.
她自以为是歌唱家,但是她的嗓音并不怎么好。
(3)The painting caught his fancy, so he bought it.这幅画被他看中了,所以他把它买了下来。
(4)I have taken a fancy to that new bicycle.我喜欢上了那辆新自行车。
(1)—Oh! Tom is singing again! —He always fancies himself ________ a singer.
(2)Do you fancy ___ _____(contribute) an essay to our magazine?
(3)My early attempt at learning the piano was a failure although I took ________ fancy to it.
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contributing
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3.absolutely adv.(强调真实无误)绝对地,完全地;(强调同意或允许)当然
(1)Don't worry. Your voice sounds absolutely fine.别担心,你的声音听起来绝对好听。
(2)—Do you think so?你是这样想的吗? —Absolutely.当然。
归纳拓展:
Absolutely!(口)正是!当然! Absolutely not!(口)绝对不行!当然不!
absolutely impossible绝对不可能 absolutely right完全正确
absolute adj.绝对的
(1)Jim knew ___ _____ (absolute) nothing about the business when he joined the firm.
(2)—It is what parents say and do that really matters in children's character training.
—________ (absolute)!
(3)—Do you let your kids travel alone at night?
—________________________________ (绝对不行)!
(4)It is difficult to go across the desert, but not __________________________ (绝对不可能).
absolutely
Absolutely
Absolutely not.
Absolutely impossible.
4.moment n.片刻;瞬间
at the moment 目前;此刻
at this moment 这时(用于现在时)
at that moment 那时,当时(用于过去时)
(1)This is not the moment to tell him the news.现在不是告诉他这个消息的最佳时机。
(2)I was writing a letter at the moment when he came in.他进来时我正在写信。
(3)He should complete it at this moment.他现在应该完成了。
(4)At that moment my heart was full of joy and thankfulness.那时,我的心里充满了喜悦与感激。
归纳拓展:
for the moment目前;暂时 for a moment片刻,一会儿
from that moment on从那一刻起 in a moment马上,立刻
点拨:
名词词组the moment可用作连词,引导时间状语从句,意为“一……就……”,相当于as soon as。有类似用法的还有the minute,the second等。
I started the moment I got your letter.我一收到你的信就动身了。
(1)From that moment ________, we have been best friends.
(2)________ moment she went back to her hometown, she gave away the souvenirs to her friends.
(3)I would like a job which pays more, but on the other hand, I enjoy the work I'm doing__________________________ (目前).
(4)He was silent __________________________ (片刻), and then began his answer.
on
The
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for a moment
5.brief adj.简洁的;简单的;短暂的 n.摘要;简报
to be brief 简言之 in brief 简言之;一言以蔽之;简略地
make a brief speech 作简短的讲话 a brief visit/conversation 短时间的访问/交谈
(1)To be brief,she was satisfied with the result.简言之,她对结果很满意。
(2)In brief, he has little in common with his elder brother.
简言之,他和他哥哥没有什么共同之处。
(3)He drew up a brief for his speech.他起草了一份讲话的摘要。
词语积累:
briefly adv.简短地;短暂地
“总之”的多种表达:in short/all in all/in a word/in one word
(1)________ be brief, the opening ceremony left a deep impression on me.
(2)To begin with, I'd like to tell ________ brief the importance of the work.
(3)I want to touch ________ (brief) on another aspect of the problem.
(4)We have a tight schedule for your __________________________ (短时间的访问). I hope you don't mind.
To
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briefly
brief visit
6.respect n. & vt.尊敬;尊重 n.(事物的)方面,细节
show/have respect for sb. 尊敬某人 out of respect for 出于对……的尊敬
lose one's respect 失去某人的尊重 respect sb. for sth. 因某事尊重某人
(1)The students have great respect for their history teacher.学生们非常尊敬他们的历史老师。
(2)She did it out of respect for her parents.她这样做是出于对父母的尊重。
(3)He fought bravely in many battles and gained their respect.
他在多次战斗中英勇作战而赢得了他们的尊敬。
(4)All respect him for his honesty.他为人诚实,大家都尊敬他。
respectable adj.可敬的;值得尊敬的;体面的 respectful adj.有礼貌的;恭敬的
gain/earn/win one's respect(=gain/earn/win the respect of sb.)赢得某人的尊重
give/send one's respects to (=give/send one's regards to)代某人向……问候;向……致敬
归纳拓展:
respect n.(事物的)方面,细节 in this respect在这个方面
in one respect/in some respects在一个/某些方面 with respect to关于,就……而言
(1)People will respect you ________ telling the truth about this.
(2)What I want to tell you is the deep love and respect I have ________ my parents.
(3)There are many _____ ___ (respect) people around us. Mr Li, my English teacher, is one of them.
(4)________ one respect, the inventor has been a huge success.
(5)He behaves in a ________(respect) way.
(6)We must have a talk ________ respect to that point.
(7)The astronaut ______ __ (respect) by all his followers.
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respectful
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7.set off出发;动身;启程;使爆炸
(1)If you want to catch that train, we'd better set off for the station immediately.
你要是想赶上那班火车,咱们最好马上动身去火车站。
(2)The children are setting fireworks off in the garden.孩子们在花园里燃放烟火。
归纳拓展:
set off for...动身去…… set aside把……放到一边;省出,留出
set down写下,记下 set up建起,竖起;建立,创立
set out出发,动身;陈述,阐明 set about doing (=set out to do)着手做
(1)Ralph W. Emerson would always set ________ new ideas that occurred to him.
(2)We set out ________ (paint) the whole house but finished only the front part that day.
(3)Traditionally, college students hold a graduation ceremony to encourage themselves before they set ____________ on their life journey.
down
to paint
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8.branch n. 树枝;分支;支流;分部;分行;分店
a branch of ……的一个分支/部门,一群,一束 用法:用于描述学科、家族、语言或组织的细分。
English is a branch of the Germanic family of languages. 英语是日耳曼语系的一个分支。
Olive branch 橄榄枝;求和的表示。源自圣经故事,象征和平或和解.
He offered her an olive branch. 他向她伸出了橄榄枝(求和)。
9.clap v. 鼓掌;拍手;轻拍=applaud v.鼓掌; 称赞 n.鼓掌;拍手;掌声 clap-clapped-clapped
give sb a clap 为某人鼓掌 clap one’s hands 鼓掌;拍手
The children clapped their hands in delight. 孩子们高兴地拍起手来。
10.horrible adj.令人震惊的; 恐怖的;极坏的
To one's horror 令某人惊恐的是 in horror 惊恐地
To her horror, the knife was missing.(令她惊恐的是,刀子不见了。)
She stared in horror at the snake.(她惊恐地盯着那条蛇。)
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