(共36张PPT)
Unit 2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
Words and Expressions
1. persuade vt.劝说;说服;使相信,使信服
persuasion n.说服;说服力
persuasive adj.有说服力的
persuade sb. to do sth.=persuade sb. into doing sth.
劝某人做某事
I finally persuaded her to be committed to the struggle for the equal rights.
persuade sb. not to do sth.=persuade sb. out of doing sth.
劝某人不做某事
She persuaded him out of smoking. 她说服了他戒烟。
persuade vt.劝说;说服;使相信,使信服
persuade sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事
He must persuade his companion of his honesty.
他得让他的同伴相信他是诚实的。
persuade sb. that... 使某人相信……
It will be difficult to persuade them that there's no other choice.
很难让他们相信别无选择。
2. switch vt.转换;交换 vi. & vt.(使)改变;转变
n. 开关;转换器;改变
①switch on/off 打开/关上(电器等)
②switch over to 转换到
③switch from A to B 由A转变为B
④make a switch in 在……方面做出转变
1)Ladies and gentlemen, please___________________________ (关闭手机)! The meeting is about to begin.
2)He first majored in history but then ______________ (转为) art.
3)Our team switched from defense _____attack at the crucial moment and defeated them.
4)She _____________(做出改变) in our plan to go swimming when it started to rain.
switch off your mobile phones
switched over to
made a switch
to
3. distant adj.遥远的;远处的;久远的;疏远的;心不在焉的
be distant from 离……遥远
distance n. 距离;远方
in the distance 在远方, 在远处
keep sb. at a distance 与某人保持一定的距离, 对某人冷淡
1)Zhang Guimei commits herself to the cause of education in the mountainous area which is ______ from big cities.
2)As we approached, we could see the lighthouse winking in the ______.
distant
distance
knob n. [C]旋钮; 球形把手
appliance n. [C]电器; 器具
apply v. 申请;涂,敷;应用
1)家用电器
home/household appliances
Most air conditioners can be controlled by the remote control. But some are automatic.
air conditioner 空调机;空调设备
remote control 遥控器
preference n. [C]爱好/偏爱;[U]优先权
①have a preference for... 偏爱
②give preference to 优先考虑
prefer v. (更) 喜欢;愿意;宁愿
(preferred-preferred; preferring)
preferable adj. 更可取的;更好的;更合意的
1) Most teenagers have a ________ (prefer) for popular music.
2)We ________________ (优先考虑) those who have a good knowledge of first aid.
give preference to
preference
prefer v. (更) 喜欢;愿意;宁愿
③prefer (to do/doing) sth. 更喜欢/宁愿(做)某事
④prefer sb. to do sth. 更喜欢/宁愿某人做某事
⑤prefer (doing) A to (doing) B 宁愿(做)A而不愿(做)B
⑥prefer to do A rather than do B
⑦would rather do A than do B
to read
3)Many people who work in London prefer to live/living outside the city.
4)Second, I prefer English to Japanese, so I prefer you to learn English.
5)I prefer doing something to ______(do) nothing.
6)I prefer _____(read) a newspaper rather than watch TV.
doing
instant n.瞬间;片刻 adj.立即的;速食的;速溶的
instantly adv.立即
instant coffee 速溶咖啡
instant noodles 方便面
in an instant (=immediately) 立即,马上
I'll be back in an instant.
for an instant 一会儿,一瞬间
The frightened boy froze for an instant, then ran away.
the instant (that) 一……就……(相当于连词)
I recognized her the instant (that) I saw her.
as soon as
hardly...when...
no sooner...than...
the instant/moment/minute/second (that) +句子
immediately, directly, instantly
on/upon+名词/doing
归纳拓展:
“一……就……(引导时间状语或时间状语从句)”句型小结:
We had hardly started when it began to rain.
I had no sooner left than she called.
command n. [C]指令/命令; [U]控制 & vt. 命令; 控制
①under one’s command 由...控制/指挥
②be in command of sth. 控制某事(状态)
③take command of sth. 控制某事(动作)
④have a ... command of 了解/掌握
commander n. 负责人,指挥官
1)The army is ________________ (由国王掌控).
2)For more than two decades, Mr. Smith has been in command of that very successful business.
3)Taliban took command of Afghanistan on August 15.
4)My mother _______________________(精通)several languages, such as English, French, Danish.
under the king's command
has a good command of
command n. [C]指令/命令; [U]控制 & vt. 命令; 控制
⑤command sb. to do sth. 命令某人做某事
⑥command that sb. (should) do sth. 命令某人做某事
5)The officer commanded his soldiers _____(fire).
6)警察命令所有人立刻离开事故现场。
The ploice commanded all the people to leave the scene of the accident.
The ploice commanded that all the people should leave the scene of the accident.
to fire
知识拓展
表示“坚持”、“命令”、“建议”、“要求”等后的宾语从句要用(should)+动词原形的虚拟语气。这类动词可以归纳为:
一个“坚持”:insist
两个 “命令”:order, command
三个“建议”:advise, suggest, propose
四个“要求”:demand,require, request, ask
1.他建议我们立刻出发。
He suggests that we (should) set off instantly.
2.她坚持要求我们去医院照顾她。
She insists that we (should) go to hospital to look after her.
critical adj. 严重的; 关键的; 批判性的
critically adv. 严重地;批判性地
critic n. 评论家
criticize vt. 批评,评论
1)得重病
have a critical illness
2)批判性思维
critical thinking
potentially adv.可能地;潜在地
potential adj.可能的;潜在的 n.潜力;可能性
①have the potential for (doing) sth. 有(做)某事的可能性/潜力
②have the potential to do sth. 有潜力做某事
③realize/achieve/develop one’s potential
发挥某人的潜能
①People who do not smoke have less potential ________ suffering from lung cancer than those who smoke.
②He has the potential _____________ (appoint) as manager this year.
③Clearly this is a __________ (potential) dangerous situation.
for
to be appointed
potentially
detective n.侦探
detector n.检测器;侦察器
detectable adj.可检测的;可发觉的
detection n.侦查,探测;发现
Some sounds cannot be detected by the human ear.
detect vt.发现;查明
relevant adj.有关的;有意义的
irrelevant adj. 无关的;不切题的
relevantly adv. 有关地;切题地
relevance n.关联;切题
be relevant to 与……有关
Education should be relevant to the child's needs.
2. have (no) relevance to. 和……(无)有关
relevant information 相关信息
relevant data 有关数据
relevant experience 相关经验
“与……有关”:
be related to
be connected with
be linked to
have something to do with
be associated with
The sharing economy________________________________ (与全球经济直接相关) as well as to our daily lives.
In the exams, make sure that everything you write ____________ (与……相关) the questions you have been asked.
is directly relevant to the global economy
is relevant to
catch fire (开始)着火 (强调动作)
on fire 在着火/燃烧(强调状态)
make a fire 生火
set...on fire 放火烧...
play with fire 玩火
1)Those who ______________(玩火) will burn themselves.
2)The little boy can ______________(生火) to cook his meals himself.
3)In the unrest, the local police building ____________(被点着) and its windows were broken.
play with fire
make a fire
was set on fire
available adj.可获得的;可购得的;(人)有空的
Admission tickets for all the attractions in the amusement park are available.游乐园中所有景点的门票都可以买到。
There are plenty of jobs available in the area.
这个地区有许多就业机会。
Will she be available this afternoon?今天下午她有空吗?
①be available for 可用于...的,对...有效的
②be available to do sth. 有空做某事
availability n. [U]可用性;有效性
The service should be available for everyone, whether they can afford it or not.
in this sense 从这种意义上来讲
in a/one sense 在某种意义上
make sense of 明白;理解
make (no) sense (没)有道理;(没)有意义
in no sense 决不
There's no sense in doing 做……是没有道理/作用的
1)Can you _____________ what I said
2)His conclusion doesn’t ______________. Think of something else.
3)________________arguing with her.
4)________________ will we announce the news to the public, or people will get into a panic.
5)从某种意义上,你说的是正确的。
What you said is true in a/one sense.
make sense of
There is no sense in
make sense
In no sense
combine v.(使)结合;混合
combination n.结合;联合;混合
combine A with/and B 把A和B结合
in combination with 与...结合起来
1)The firm is working on a new product in ____________(combine) with several overseas partners.
2)If you combine talent ______ diligence, you can arouse your endless potenrial .
3)The beautiful scenery, _________ with delicious food and lovely weather, made our visit to Hawaii unforgettable.
combination
with
combined
occupation n. 职业; 占领
occupy v. 占领; 占据; 担任
①occupy sb./oneself with/in doing sth. 使某人忙于(做)某事
②be occupied with /in doing sth. 忙于做某事
1)She occupied herself ______routine office tasks.
2)Einstein____________(occupy) with physical study all his life.
3)Fully _________(occupy)in looking after 3 children at home, she no longer has time to enjoy any activities in the club.
was occupied
occupied
with
oppose vt. 反对; 抵制; 阻挠
①oppose (doing) sth. 反对(做)某事
opposed adj.反对的;对立的
②be opposed to (doing) sth. 反对(做)某事
opposite adj.相对的;相反的 adv.在对面
opposition n. 反对,反抗
1. Many local people opposed ________ (build) the new airport.
2. They expressed strong ________ (oppose) to the plans.
3. With a lot of people ________ (oppose) it, the government had to postpone the new proposal.
building
opposition
opposing
absence n. 不存在; 缺乏; 缺席
①in the absence of... 缺乏…的情况下
②during/in one’s absence=in the absence of sb.
在某人不在的时候
absent adj. 缺席; 缺少; 心不在焉
③be absent from 缺席,不在
presence n.出席,到场
present adj.出席的,到场的
be present at...出席……
①Courage is not the ________ (absent) of fear but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.
② The campaign had begun ________ his absence.
③There were so many people absent ________ the meeting that it had to be put off.
absence
during/in
from
advocate vt.提倡;支持;拥护 n.提倡者,拥护者
①an advocate of... ...的提倡者
②advocate doing sth. 提倡做某事
③advocate that........(should) do sth. 提倡...做某事
1)He was _____ strong advocate of free market policies and a multi-party system.
2)Many experts advocate _______(reward) your child for good behaviours.
3)The report advocated that _____________________________
(所有的建筑都要配备烟火探测器)
rewarding
all buildings should be equipped with
smoke detectors.
a
emphasis n.强调,重视
①lay/put/place emphasis on 强调/重视...
emphasize v.强调,重视
近义词:
stress vt.强调;着重 highlight vt.强调;突出
①Our English teacher placed emphasis ________ learning the spoken language.
②The professor puts a lot of ________ (emphasise) on creativity.
③Our leader __________ (emphasis) the necessity of getting up early.
on
emphasis
emphasised
keep/stay/be in touch (with...) (与…)保持联系
lose touch (with…)/be out of touch (with...)
(与…)失去联系
get in touch (with...) (与...)取得联系
自从大学毕业以来,我们一直保持联系。
We have been/stayed/kept in touch with each other since we graduated.
resist v.抵制/反抗
①resist doing sth. 反对做某事
②can not resist doing sth. 忍不住做某事
resistant adj.抵制的;抵抗的
③be resistant to sth. 反对/抵抗某事
resistance n.抵制/反对/抗拒;电阻
1)They find these kinds of things extremely boring, and they will resist _____(do) them.
2)She could hardly resist ________(laugh) on those occasions.
3) Some people are very _________(resist) to the idea of exercise.
doing
laughing
resistant