内容正文:
Unit 3 The Story of Success
词汇精讲精练
核心词汇概览:
talent;satisfaction;universe;attack;disease;cosmology,fellow;software;attach;
enable;brief;medal;patience,image;seed;branch;embarrassing,admit;absolute
等
词汇精讲
序号
单词/短语
词汇讲解
attack
释义:v.侵袭;攻击n.攻击:发作
/a'taek/
词汇变形:attacker(n)攻击者;counterattack(n.w)反击
搭配:attack sb./sth.攻击某人/某物;nder attack受到攻击;a heart
attack心脏病发作;attack the problem着手解决问题
辨析:attack指武力或言语攻击:assault强调突然猛烈攻击(常指
暴力);charge指猛冲或指控。
例句:The disease attacks the immune system,
这种疾病攻击免疫系统。
He launched a verbal attack on the new policy.
他对新政策发起了口头攻击。
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attach
释义:v.把…固定;与…有关联;依恋
/a'taet[
词汇变形:attachment(n)附件;依恋;attached(adj)依恋的:附加
的
搭配:attach Ato B把A固定在B上;be attached to附属于:依恋;
attach importance to重视
辨析:attach强调物理或抽象连接;fasten指用工具固定;connect
指连接有联系的事物。
例句:Please attach a photo to your application form.
请在你的申请表上附上一张照片。
She is deeply attached to her hometown.
她深深地依恋着自己的家乡。
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enable
释义:v.使能够:使有机会
I'neibl/
词汇变形:able(adj,)有能力的;ability (n.)能力;disable(v)使丧
失能力
搭配:enable sb.to do sth.使某人能够做某事:enable sth.使某事成
为可能
辨析:enable强调给予能力或条件;allow允许;permit许可(较正
式)。
例句:The scholarship enabled him to study abroad,
奖学金使他能够出国留学。
Technology enables us to communicate instantly.
科技使我们能够即时通讯。
admit
释义:v.承认;准许进入
ad'mit/
词汇变形:admission(n)承认:入场费;admissible(adj.)可接受的
搭配:admit(to)doing sth.承认做过某事;admit sb.to/into准许某人
进入;admit that..承认…
辨析:admit指承认事实(可能不情愿);confess指认罪或忏悔
(常含宗教意味);acknowledge指公开承认(较中性)。
例句:He admitted making a mistake
他承认犯了一个错误。
The theater admits children under 12 free.
剧院允许12岁以下儿童免费进入。
absolute
释义:adj.完全的:绝对的;肯定的
/'aebsalut/
词汇变形:absolutely(adv.)绝对地;absolutism)专制主义
搭配:absolute power绝对权力;absolute truth绝对真理;absolute
silence完全安静
辨析:absolute强调没有任何限制;complete强调整体完整;total
强调数量或程度上的全部。
例句:She has absolute confidence in her team.
她对她的团队有绝对的信心。
We need absolute silence during the exam
我们在考试期间需要绝对安静。
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embarrassing
释义:adj.令人难堪的:使人害羞的
/Im baeresin/
词汇变形:embarrass(v.)使尴尬:embarrassed(adj,)感到尴尬的:
embarrassment(n.)尴尬
搭配:an embarrassing situation尴尬的局面;embarrassing mistake
令人难堪的错误;find it embarrassing to do sth.觉得做某事很尴尬
辨析:embarrassing修饰事物(令人尴尬);embarrassed修饰人
(感到尴尬)。
例句:It was an embarra..ssing moment when I forgot her name..
当我忘记她的名字时,那是一个尴尬的时刻。
He felt embarrassed about his behavior.
他对自己的行为感到尴尬:
patience
释义:n.耐心;毅力
/'perfns/
词汇变形:patient(adj)耐心的:(n.)病人;impatience(m.)不耐
烦;patiently(adv,)耐心地
搭配:have patience with sb.对某人有耐心;lose patience失去耐
心;be out of patience忍无可忍;patience pays off耐心会有回报
辨析:patience强调容忍等待;endurance强调忍受痛苦困难;
perseverance强调坚持不懈。
例句:Learning a language1 equires patience and practice.
学习语言需要耐心和练习。
The teacher showed great patience with the slow learners.
老师对学习慢的学生表现出了极大的耐心。
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brief
释义:ad山.简洁的:短暂的n.概要;摘要
/bri:f/
词汇变形:briefly(adv)简短地;brevity(n)简洁;briefing(n)简
报
搭配:in brief简言之;briefintroduction简短介绍;brief case公文
包;to be brief简单地说
辨析:bief指时间短或内容简洁;hot指长度或时间短:concise
指语言精炼(无废话)。
例句:Give me a briefsummary ofthe article.
给我一个文章的简短摘要。
The meeting was brief but productive.
会议简短而富有成效。
talent
释义:n.天才:天赋:才能
/'taelant/
词汇变形:talented(adj)有才能的;talent show才艺表演
搭配:have a talent for有…天赋;aman of great talent才华横溢的
人;natural talent天赋
辨析:talent指先天或后天的特殊能力:genius指非凡的天才(程度
更高):gt指天赋(常与生俱来)。
例句:She has a talent for music and dance.
她有音乐和舞蹈天赋。
The company is looking for young talents.
公司正在寻找年轻的才俊。
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satisfaction
释义:n.满足;满意:令人满意的事
saetIs'faek [n/
词汇变形:satisfy(v)使满意;satisfied(adj)感到满意的;
satisfactory(adj)令人满意的(物);satisfying(ad)令人满足的
搭配:tosb.'s satisfaction使某人满意的是:with satisfaction满意
地;express satisfaction表达满意
辨析:satisfaction指需求得到满足;contentment指知足常乐;
pleasure指快乐愉悦。
例句:To his satisfaction,all the guests enjoyed the food
令他满意的是,所有客人都喜欢这些食物。
The job gives me a sense of satisfaction.
这份工作给了我一种满足感。
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fellow
释义:n.会员;同事;家伙adj.同类的;同事的
/'felau/
词汇变形:fellowship(n)友谊;奖学金;研究职位
搭配:fellow worker同事;fellow student同学;fellow countryman
同胞;fellow feeling同感
辨析:fellow作名词指“家伙”较口语化;作形容词指“同类
的”,如fellow citizens同胞;colleague更正式指同事。
例句:He is a nice fellow and easy to get along with.
他是个不错的人,很容易相处。
We should help our fellow human beings.
我们应该帮助我们的同类。
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disease
释义:n.病;疾病;弊端
/dr'zi:z/
词汇变形:diseased(adj,)有病的;disease-causing(adj)致病的
搭配:chronic disease慢性病;heart disease心脏病;disease
prevention疾病预防;suffer from a disease患病
辨析:disease指具体病症(医学);llness指生病状态(较笼
统);sickness指呕吐或生病(口语)。
例句:Scientists are working to find a cure for the disease,
科学家们正在努力寻找这种疾病的治疗方法。
Poverty is a disease of society
贫穷是社会的一种弊病。
二、专项训练
(一)单句填空(共12小题)
1.The virus attacks the human body by
(attach)itself to healthy cells.
2.The new policy
(able)young people to start their own businesses more easily
3.He finally
(admit)that he had made an embarrassing mistake
4.It is
(absolute)necessary to wear a mask in such a crowded place.
5.I was
(embarrass)when I realized I had worn two different shoes
6.The teacher told us to have
(patient)with difficult problems and never give up.
7.She gave a
(brief)introduction to the project before the meeting
8.The young pianist shows a great talent
_music and has won many medals.
9.To my
(satisfy),the result of the experiment was exactly what we expected.
10.He is a friendly
(fellow)who always helps others in need.
11.Scientists have discovered a new way to treat this
(disease)effectively
12.The report
(brief)the main findings of the research in just two pages.
(二)单句表达(共8小题)
1这种疾病主要攻击呼吸系统,导致呼吸困难。
This disease mainly
the respiratory system,
breathing difficulties.
2我们应该重视团队合作,因为它能使我们更高效地完成工作。
We should
importance
teamwork,because it
us
complete tasks more efficiently.
3那个男孩承认打破了窗户,并为此感到尴尬。
The boy
the window and felt
about it.
4.只有当我们保持完全安静时,实验才会成功。
Only when we keep
can the experiment succeed
5,对一个初学者来说,学弹钢琴需要极大的耐心。
Learning to play the piano requires
for a beginner.
6简而言之,这位年轻的天才具有非凡的音乐天赋。
this young
has
for music.
7.他们的同事们都对这项环保活动表达了极大的满意。
Their
expressed great
with the environmental activity.
8这位科学家致力于研究心脏病的预防方法。
The scientist is devoted to studying the
of
(三)短文填空
Last month,I attended a science lecture on cosmology.The speaker was a 1.
(fellow)professor from a famous university.He began with a 2.
(brief)introduction
to how human beings 3.
(attack)the mystery of the universe.He said that modern
technology 4.
(able)us to explore distant galaxies,but it requires great 5.
(patient)to analyze the data.During the lecture,he 6.
(admit)that some
theories were still incomplete.I found it 7.
(embarrass)when I couldn't understand
a key concept.However,the professor explained it again,which gave me 8.
(satisfaction)and confidence.The researcher also talked about the 9.
(disease)of
pollution in our universe-space junk.He 10.
(attach)great importance to the
problem and suggested that we should treat it with 11.
(absolute)seriousness.After
the lecture,I felt a strong desire to learn more about cosmology and hoped to become a 12.
(talent)scientist one day.
三、参考答案
(一)单句填空
1.attaching 2.enables 3.admitted 4.absolutely 5.embarrassed 6.patience 7.brief
8.for 9.satisfaction 10.fellow 11.disease 12.briefed
(二)单句表达
1.attacks;causing ;2.attach;to;enables;to ;3.admitted breaking;embarrassed
4.absolute silence ;5.great patience 6.In brief,talent,an extraordinary talent 7.fellow
workers;satisfaction ;8.prevention;heart disease
(三)短文填空
1.fellow 2.brief;3.attack 4.enables 5.patience 6.admitted 7.embarrassing
8.satisfaction 9.disease 10.attached 11.absolute 12.talented