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选修一U2 Lesson 1
Money VS Success
词汇学习
millionaire /ˌmɪljəˈneə/
n. 百万富翁
million num. 百万
➢ become a millionaire 成为百万富翁
➢ a self-made millionaire 白手起家的百万富翁
comfortably /ˈkʌmftəbli/
adv. 舒服地,舒适地
comfort n.&v. 安慰;舒适;
comfortable adj. 舒适的;
uncomfortable adj. 不舒适的
➢ live comfortably 生活舒适
➢ be comfortably off 家境优裕,生活宽裕
【教材原句】Most people believe when they are living comfortably and earning enough money, they will have no worries.
大多数人认为,当他们生活舒适、收入充足时,就没有烦恼。
symbol /ˈsɪmbəl/
n. 象征,标志
symbolise vt. 象征;symbolic adj. 象征性的;symbolism n. 象征主义
➢ a symbol of …… ……的象征
➢ a cultural symbol 文化象征
[练习]①I frequently use sunflowers as ________ (symbol) of strength.
②In Greece, the olive tree is a ________ of peace and wisdom.
symbols
symbol
ultimate /ˈʌltəmət/
adj. 最后的,最终的
ultimately adv. 最终,最后
➢ ultimate goal 最终目标
➢ ultimate success 终极成功
【教材原句】For a lot of people, becoming a millionaire is a symbol of success and they set this as their ultimate goal.
对很多人来说,成为百万富翁是成功的象征,并且他们把这定为最终目标。
professor /prəˈfesə/
n. 教授
profession n. 职业;professional adj. 职业的 n.专业人士
➢ a college professor 大学教授
fortune /ˈfɔːtʃən/
n. 大笔的钱,巨款
fortunate adj. 幸运的;fortunately adv.幸运地;unfortunately adv.不幸地;misfortune n.不幸
➢ make a fortune发财;赚大钱
➢ have the good fortune to do sth有幸做某事
➢ a fortune of …… 一笔……数额的财富
【教材原句】Sixteen years ago, Jason was a college professor with a huge six-bedroom house and a fortune of two million dollars.
16年前,杰森是一名大学教授,拥有一栋带六间卧室的大房子和一笔200万美元的巨款。
单句语法填空
①He spotted a chance to make ________ fortune from petrol.
②This semester, I have the good fortune________ (work) in our department office.
③I was nearly drowned last night, but was fortunate enough ____________ (save).
④____________ (fortunate), she promised me an interview chance.
a
to work
to be saved
Fortunately
dormitory /ˈdɔːmətəri/ (=dorm)
n. 寝室,学生宿舍
➢ a small dormitory room 一间小宿舍
➢ school dormitory 学校宿舍
furniture /ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/
n. 家具
furnish vt. 配备家具;furnished adj. 带家具的
➢ second-hand furniture 二手家具
➢ a piece of furniture 一件家具
furniture 不可数名词。表示“几件/套家具”,可借助piece,item或set。
➢ furnish...with...用…装饰…;向…提供…
➢ be furnished with...配备着…;提供…
单句语法填空
①His room is only furnished ________ a desk, a chair and a bed.
②His furniture ________ (be) in storage when he was looking for a new house.
③There are 76 individually ________ (furnish) bedrooms, all with private bathrooms.
④They'll be able to furnish you ________ the rest of the details.
with
was
furnished
with
【教材原句】Today he lives in a small dormitory room with only second-hand furniture.
如今他住在一间小小的宿舍房间里,里面只有二手家具。
appreciate /əˈpriːʃieɪt/
vt. 欣赏;赏识
appreciation n. 欣赏;感激;appreciative adj. 感激的;赏识的
➢ appreciate one’s doing 感激某人做某事
➢ I would appreciate it if… 如果……我将不胜感激
➢ be appreciative of 对……有欣赏力;感激……
【教材原句】But Jason appreciates this change.
但是杰森很珍惜这一改变。
单句语法填空
①I appreciate your ________ (pay) a visit to me on a regular basis.
②I appreciate ________ (give) the opportunity to work in your company two years ago.
③I'd appreciate ________ if you could let me know in advance whether or not you will come.
④He was sincerely ________ (appreciate) of their support.
paying
being given
it
appreciative
hunger /ˈhʌŋɡə/
n. 饥饿,饥荒
hungry adj. 饥饿的;hunger v. 渴望
➢ die of hunger 死于饥饿
➢ a hunger for knowledge 对知识的渴望
➢ hunger for sth. 渴望得到某物
【教材原句】A few years ago, I was a millionaire, but I knew millions of people died of hunger every year.
几年前,我曾是百万富翁,但我知道每年有数百万人死于饥饿。
单句语法填空
①I have a hunger ________ climbing the mountain with you.
②Nothing seemed to satisfy their hunger ________ truth.
③She hungers for ________ (get) on well with all her classmates.
④About three hundred people in this town are dying of ________ (hungry) every day.
for
for
getting
hunger
get on
发迹;出人头地
➢ get on in life 人生中出人头地
➢ get on with 继续做;与……相处
【教材原句】They didn't have the chance to learn and get on in life.
他们没有机会学习,在人生中出人头地。
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guilty /ˈɡɪlti/
adj. 内疚的,羞愧的
guilt n. 内疚;罪行;guiltily adv. 内疚地
➢ feel guilty about 对……感到内疚
➢ be guilty of 犯有……罪
【教材原句】This worried me a lot and I felt very guilty being a rich man without doing anything.
这件事让我十分困扰,身为富人却什么都做不了,我感到非常愧疚。
单句语法填空
①I feel guilty ________ not having written to you sooner.
②If I tell a lie to somebody, I will face him or her ________ (guilty).
③On the basis of evidence we concluded that he was ________ (guilt).
④John had a ________ (guilt) look on his face.
⑤As we sat in the waiting room, I was overwhelmed by ________ sense of guilt.
about
guiltily
guilty
guilty
a
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drop out
退出,脱离;辍学
➢ drop out of 退出;从……辍学
➢ drop out of school 辍学
【教材原句】Jason Harley decided to drop out of this kind of lifestyle, and he discovered that having only a little money made him free.
杰森·哈利决定退出这种生活方式,他发现仅有少量钱财反而让他获得了自由。
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