Unit 2 Vocabulary
Words and phrases
dragon n．___________
lunar adj. ___________
poet n．___________
vote v．___________
fantasy n．___________
literature n．___________
envelope n．___________
pole n.___________
polar adj. ___________
roof n. ___________
starving adj.___________
___________ n. 收成
___________ adv. 不管
___________ n. (长篇)小说
___________ v. 认为
___________ 举办
___________ 纪念
___________ 把……增添到……
get together ___________
___________ 不管
___________ 作为……而著名
___________ 被制成
___________ 把……视作……
stop...(from) doing... ___________
___________ (用纸、布等)包
___________ 和；
___________ 用……方法
fancy adj.___________
guy n．___________
dessert n．___________
riddle n．___________
host n．___________
editor n．___________
software n.___________
overseas adv. ___________
global adj. ___________
citizen n. ___________
nationality n. ___________
audience n. ___________
interact v. ___________
phenomenon n.___________
___________ n. 请求
___________ v. 挥手
___________ v. 装饰
___________ adj. 正式的
___________ n. 场合
___________ n. 力气
___________ n. 前夕
adult n. ___________
___________ n. (为达到某目标的)过程
___________ n. 喜悦
___________ 建造；
___________ 尽某人最大努力
___________ 取决于
___________ 喜爱；
___________ 打扫；
___________ 与……无关
___________ 渴望
___________ 而不是
Key words and expressions
1. honour v．（to do sth that shows great respect for sb/sth）向……表示敬意；尊敬n．尊敬，荣誉
(1)honour sb. for... 因……而尊敬某人
(2)have the honour to do/of doing...有幸做……
in honour of 为了纪念……
It’s an/one’s honour to do...做……是一种/某人的荣幸
(3)be honoured for... 因……而受到尊敬或获得荣誉
be honoured as ... 被尊为……
be/feel honoured to do/of doing...做……而感到荣幸
①The athletes competed for the honour of their countries.
②We honour Lang Ping for her excellent guidance in the 2019 Volleyball Women’s World Cup.
③He was honoured as the best player in his team.
④This monument was built ____________ those brave soldiers.
这座纪念碑是为纪念那些勇敢的战士们而修建的。
[Practice]
应邀为你们做关于中国传统文化的讲座，对此我深感荣幸。
(1)I ______________________ give you a lecture on traditional Chinese culture.(honoured adj.)
(2)It ______________________ give you a lecture on traditional Chinese culture.(honour n．)
honour如果表示“一件荣誉的事或一个光荣的人”时，是可数名词。
2. in memory of 纪念；追念
in praise of 赞美，歌颂
in honour of 纪念；向……表示敬意
in search of 寻找
in charge of 负责；掌管
①She set up an educational fund in memory of her parents.
②A new monument which some workers are busy building is ___________ the national hero.
工人们正忙着建的纪念碑是纪念这位民族英雄的。
③Can you tell me who is ___________ the whole company
你能告诉我谁负责整个公司吗？
3. regardless adv.（paying no attention, even if the situation is bad or there are difficulties ）不管，不顾
regardless of 不管，不顾
despite＝in spite of 尽管……
①Nobody has the right to spit in the street regardless of their social position or age.
②Despite the heavy traffic, he managed to come on time.
③____________ the bad weather, they still went shopping.
尽管天气不好，他们还是去购物了。
Tip: despite(＝in spite of)为介词，后接名词、代词或动名词作让步状语，不接从句(what 从句除外)；而 though, although 或 as 是从属连词，引导让步状语从句。
[Practice]
尽管天气不好，飞机还是起飞了。
(1)__________________________________________the plane took off.(状语从句)
(2)The plane took off ___________________________________．(介词/介词短语)
4. regard...as... 把……视作……
①Never regard study as a duty.
②Mountains are regarded as spiritual places by many cultures.
[Practice]
(1)__________(regard) as one of the most gifted poets, Li Bai wrote poetry that concentrated on imagery, human and nature.
(2)The Chinese people stress to send gifts in pairs, for odd numbers are _________ as unlucky.
complain v．（to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth）抱怨，不满，发牢骚
(1)complain to sb.of/about sth. 向某人抱怨某事
complain (to sb.) that... (向某人)抱怨……
(2)complaint n. 抱怨；牢骚；投诉
①Mother always _________ that children wear out their shoes very quickly.
②It’s no use _________(complain) about the heavy air pollution without taking action.
③Customers have the right to make a _________(complain) about the poor service they receive.
complain的后面不能直接跟sb.作宾语，要加介词to。类似的词还有explain, mention, reply, appreciate, occur等。
[Practice]
他向我们抱怨说没有人去机场接他。
He ______________ that no one had been at the airport to meet him.
6. warning n．（a statement, an event, etc. telling sb that sth bad or unpleasant may happen in the future so that they can try to avoid it ）警告，警示，告诫
warn v．警告；提醒
warn sb.against doing sth.＝warn sb.not to do sth.警告某人不要做某事
warn sb.of sth. 提醒某人某事
warn sb.that... 警告/提醒某人……
①The red light is a warning sign for stop.
②The leader warned us of the serious situation.
③The police warned us against pickpockets.
[Practice]
父亲警告我不要在河里游泳。
(1)My father warned ______________ swim in the river.
(2)My father warned ______________ in the river.
7. request n．（the action of asking for sth formally and politely）请求，要求
vt.(正式或礼貌地)要求，请求
(1)request sb.to do sth. 请求/要求某人做某事
request that...(should) do sth.要求……(应该)做某事
(2)make (a) request for... 请求/要求……
at one’s request＝at the request of sb.应某人的要求
①We most prefer to say yes to the requests of someone we know and like.
②Visitors are requested not _________(touch) the exhibits.
③I came to give a talk to the students at the request of the headmaster.
④They request that all the cleaning work should be finished this morning.
request后的宾语从句、表语从句以及It is requested that...从句中的谓语动词用虚拟语气，即(should＋)do形式。
[Practice]
(1)The teacher requested the students not __________(walk)on the grass.
(2)The teacher requested that the students(should)__________(not walk) on the grass.
(3)The teacher made a request that the students(should)__________(not walk) on the grass.
8. attract v．（if you are attracted by sth, it interests you and makes you want it; if you are attracted by sb, you like or admire them）吸引，引起……的兴趣
(1)attract sb.to... 把某人吸引到……
attract sb.’s attention 吸引某人的注意力
(2)attraction n. 吸引(力)；具有吸引力的事物/人
attractive adj. 有吸引力的；引起兴趣的
①The course normally attracts about 100 students per year, of whom up to half will be from abroad.
②Thousands of foreigners were attracted to the Shanghai World Expo the day it opened.
③Although Disneyland has rides, the park’s main attraction(attract) is its culture.
④To be honest, the pay isn’t attractive(attract) enough, though the job itself is quite interesting.
9. admit v．（to agree, often unwillingly, that sth is true）(不情愿地)承认
admit (doing/having done) sth. 承认(做过)某事
admit sb./sth.(to be) ... 承认某人/某事……
admit (to sb.) that... (向某人)承认……
admit...to/into... 允许……加入/进入
be admitted to/into 被……接受(入学、入院等)
①You have to admit the 2019 National Day parade(to be)wonderful.
②She said sorry to me and admitted ______________ (take) my umbrella by mistake.
③She was admitted ________ Peking University in 2019, which made her parents very happy.
10. effort n．(the physical or mental energy that you need to do sth; sth that takes a lot of energy )[U]&[C]力气，精力；[C]努力；尽力
(1)make efforts/an effort/every effort to do sth.努力做某事
spare no effort (to do) sth. 不遗余力(做某事)
(2)without effort 容易地，不费力地
①Success is dependent on your efforts and ability.
②I will make every effort ___________(achieve) my goal.
③Nobody can succeed in anything ___________.人不努力，任何事都不能成功。
“尽一切努力做某事” 的表达法还有：
try/do one’s best to do sth.
do all that sb.can to do sth.
do what sb.can to do sth.
11. exist v．(to be real; to be present in a place)存在，实际上有
(1)exist in＝lie in 在于……
There exist(s) ... 有/存在……
(2)existence n. 存在；生活；生活方式
come into existence 出现；产生
①Scientists made efforts to find out whether life of some kind exists on Mars.
②Do you believe in ghosts Perhaps they only exist in the minds of some people.
③There exists a good way to solve the __________ problem in maths.(exist)
④No one knows when such a custom first came into __________(exist)．
Exercise
1．Our club is open to everyone ___________(不管；不顾) of age, sex or educational background.
2．Nowadays, cycling, along with jogging and swimming, ___________(被认为) as one of the best all round forms of exercise.
3．The prize was to ___________(向……表示敬意) him for his great discoveries.
4．Today we have the ___________(自由) to decide our own futures.
5．During the Spring Festival, we can see many red ___________(装饰物) in every room.
6．I will devote my limited life to the ___________(无限的) job of serving the people.
7．People often ___________(抱怨) about traffic jams in big cities.
8．Chinese children grow up with ___________(告诫) not to waste single grain of rice, out of respect for farmers’ labor.
9．The machine can recognize ___________(手写的) characters and turn them into printed text.
10．A dream of Red Mansions occupies an important place in the history of Chinese ___________(文学)．
They came to the front door to ___________(挥手) goodbye.
12．Beijing ___________(吸引) millions of tourists from all over the world every year.
13．We are in ___________(竞争) with four other companies for the contract.
14．He didn’t have any ___________(正式的) dance training.
15．My best friend met her favorite singer on several___________(场合)．
16．He ___________(承认) that he had broken the window by accident.
17．Mr.Palmer is ___________(退休的)maths master, who is respected by all his students.
18．His death is a great ___________(损失) to the country in the field of AI technology.
19．Does life ___________(存在) on other planets
20．A peaceful environment is of great importance to ___________(全球的) development.Unit 2 Vocabulary
Words and phrases
dragon n．龙
lunar adj. 月球
poet n．诗人
vote v．投票
fantasy n．幻想
literature n．文学
envelope n．信封
pole n.杆子
polar adj.
roof n.屋顶
starving adj.极饿的
harvest n. 收成
regardless adv. 不管，不顾
novel n. (长篇)小说
regard v. 认为，看作
take place 举办
in memory of 纪念；追念
add...to... 把……增添到……
get together 聚会；组织
regardless of 不管，不顾
be known as 作为……而著名
be made into 被制成
regard...as... 把……视作……
stop...(from)_doing... 阻止……做某事
wrap up (用纸、布等)包，裹
as well as 和；除了；既……又……
in a ... way 用……方法
fancy adj. 昂贵的，奢华的
guy n．小伙子，家伙
dessert n． 甜点
riddle n． 谜语
host n． 主人
editor n． 编辑
software n.软件
overseas adv. 海外
global adj. 全球的
citizen n. 市民
nationality n. 国籍
audience n. 观众
interact v. 互动
phenomenon n.现象
request n. 请求，要求
wave v. 挥手， 招手
decorate v. 装饰，布置，美化
formal adj. 正式的
occasion n. 场合，时刻
effort n. 力气，精力
eve n. 前夕，前一天
adult n. 成人，成年人
process n. (为达到某目标的)过程，进程
joy n. 欢欣，愉快，喜悦
put up 建造；搭建；张贴
do one’s best 尽某人最大努力
depend on 取决于；依靠
be keen on 喜爱；热衷于
clean up 打扫；清扫；把……弄干净
have nothing to do with 与……无关
look forward to 渴望
rather than 而不是
Key words and expressions
1. honour v．（to do sth that shows great respect for sb/sth）向……表示敬意；尊敬n．尊敬，荣誉
(1)honour sb. for... 因……而尊敬某人
(2)have the honour to do/of doing...有幸做……
in honour of 为了纪念……
It’s an/one’s honour to do...做……是一种/某人的荣幸
(3)be honoured for... 因……而受到尊敬或获得荣誉
be honoured as ... 被尊为……
be/feel honoured to do/of doing...做……而感到荣幸
①The athletes competed for the honour of their countries.
运动员为自己国家的荣誉而比赛。
②We honour Lang Ping for her excellent guidance in the 2019 Volleyball Women’s World Cup.
因郎平在2019年女排世界杯中的出色指导，我们很尊敬她。
③He was honoured as the best player in his team.
他被誉为是他队里最好的选手。
④This monument was built in__honour__of those brave soldiers.
这座纪念碑是为纪念那些勇敢的战士们而修建的。
[Practice]
应邀为你们做关于中国传统文化的讲座，对此我深感荣幸。
(1)I__feel__honoured__to__be__invited__to__give you a lecture on traditional Chinese culture.(honoured adj.)
(2)It__is__my__honour/an__honour__to__be__invited__to__give you a lecture on traditional Chinese culture.(honour n．)
honour如果表示“一件荣誉的事或一个光荣的人”时，是可数名词。
in memory of 纪念；追念
in praise of 赞美，歌颂
in honour of 纪念；向……表示敬意
in search of 寻找
in charge of 负责；掌管
①She set up an educational fund in memory of her parents.
她成立了一个教育基金会来纪念她的父母。
②A new monument which some workers are busy building is in__memory__of the national hero.
工人们正忙着建的纪念碑是纪念这位民族英雄的。
③Can you tell me who is in__charge__of the whole company
你能告诉我谁负责整个公司吗？
3. regardless adv.（paying no attention, even if the situation is bad or there are difficulties ）不管，不顾
regardless of 不管，不顾
despite＝in spite of 尽管……
①Nobody has the right to spit in the street regardless of their social position or age.
不管社会地位或年龄如何，没人有权当街吐痰。
②Despite the heavy traffic, he managed to come on time.
尽管交通拥挤，他还是设法准时到达了。
③In spite of the bad weather, they still went shopping.
尽管天气不好，他们还是去购物了。
despite(＝in spite of)为介词，后接名词、代词或动名词作让步状语，不接从句(what 从句除外)；而 though, although 或 as 是从属连词，引导让步状语从句。
[Practice]
尽管天气不好，飞机还是起飞了。
(1)Although/Though__the__weather__was__bad,__the plane took off.(状语从句)
(2)The plane took off despite/in__spite__of__the__bad__weather．(介词/介词短语)
4. regard...as... 把……视作……
①Never regard study as a duty.
绝对不要把学习视作一项任务。
②Mountains are regarded as spiritual places by many cultures.
山被许多文化视为心灵之地。
[Practice]
(1)Regarded(regard) as one of the most gifted poets, Li Bai wrote poetry that concentrated on imagery, human and nature.
(2)The Chinese people stress to send gifts in pairs, for odd numbers are regarded as unlucky.
5. complain v．（to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth）抱怨，不满，发牢骚
(1)complain to sb.of/about sth. 向某人抱怨某事
complain (to sb.) that... (向某人)抱怨……
(2)complaint n. 抱怨；牢骚；投诉
①Mother always complains that children wear out their shoes very quickly.
母亲总是抱怨孩子们很快就把鞋子穿烂了。
②It’s no use complaining(complain) about the heavy air pollution without taking action.
光抱怨严重的空气污染而不采取任何行动是没用的。
③Customers have the right to make a complaint(complain) about the poor service they receive.
顾客有权对他们得到的不好的服务投诉。
complain的后面不能直接跟sb.作宾语，要加介词to。类似的词还有explain, mention, reply, appreciate, occur等。
[Practice]
他向我们抱怨说没有人去机场接他。
He complained__to__us__that no one had been at the airport to meet him.
6. warning n．（a statement, an event, etc. telling sb that sth bad or unpleasant may happen in the future so that they can try to avoid it ）警告，警示，告诫
warn v． 警告；提醒
warn sb.against doing sth.＝warn sb.not to do sth.警告某人不要做某事
warn sb.of sth. 提醒某人某事
warn sb.that... 警告/提醒某人……
①The red light is a warning sign for stop.
红灯是通知停止行进的信号。
②The leader warned us of__the serious situation.
领导警告我们面临的严峻局势。
③The police warned us against pickpockets.
警察提醒我们要提防扒手。
[Practice]
父亲警告我不要在河里游泳。
(1)My father warned__me__not__to__swim in the river.
(2)My father warned__me__against__swimming__in the river.
7. request n．（the action of asking for sth formally and politely）请求，要求
vt.(正式或礼貌地)要求，请求
(1)request sb.to do sth. 请求/要求某人做某事
request that...(should) do sth.要求……(应该)做某事
(2)make (a) request for... 请求/要求……
at one’s request＝at the request of sb.应某人的要求
①We most prefer to say yes to the requests of someone we know and like.
对我们认识和喜欢的人的请求我们大多喜欢说可以。
②Visitors are requested not to touch(touch) the exhibits.
参观者被要求不要触摸展示品。
③I came to give a talk to the students at the request of the headmaster.
我应校长的要求来给学生们作报告。
④They request that all the cleaning work (should)__be__finished(finish) this morning.
他们要求所有的清洁工作要在今天上午完成。
request后的宾语从句、表语从句以及It is requested that...从句中的谓语动词用虚拟语气，即(should＋)do形式。
[Practice]
(1)The teacher requested the students not to__walk(walk)on the grass.
(2)The teacher requested that the students(should)__not__walk(not walk) on the grass.
(3)The teacher made a request that the students(should)__not__walk(not walk) on the grass.
8. attract v．（if you are attracted by sth, it interests you and makes you want it; if you are attracted by sb, you like or admire them）吸引，引起……的兴趣
(1)attract sb.to... 把某人吸引到……
attract sb.’s attention 吸引某人的注意力
(2)attraction n. 吸引(力)；具有吸引力的事物/人
attractive adj. 有吸引力的；引起兴趣的
①The course normally attracts about 100 students per year, of whom up to half will be from abroad.
这个课程一般每年吸引大约100名学生，其中多达一半将来自国外。
②Thousands of foreigners were attracted to the Shanghai World Expo the day it opened.
上海世博会开幕当天就吸引了成千上万的外国人。
③Although Disneyland has rides, the park’s main attraction(attract) is its culture.
尽管多莱坞有骑乘游乐设施，但是这里最具吸引力的还是它的文化。
④ To be honest, the pay isn’t attractive(attract) enough, though the job itself is quite interesting.
说实话，虽然这份工作本身很有趣，但薪水不够吸引人。
9. admit v．（to agree, often unwillingly, that sth is true）(不情愿地)承认
admit (doing/having done) sth. 承认(做过)某事
admit sb./sth.(to be) ... 承认某人/某事……
admit (to sb.) that... (向某人)承认……
admit...to/into... 允许……加入/进入
be admitted to/into 被……接受(入学、入院等)
①You have to admit the 2019 National Day parade(to be)wonderful.
你不得不承认2019年国庆阅兵太棒了。
②She said sorry to me and admitted taking/having__taken (take) my umbrella by mistake.
她向我道歉并承认错拿了我的伞。
③She was admitted to/into Peking University in 2019, which made her parents very happy.
2019年她被北京大学录取了，这使得她的父母非常高兴。
The two boys admitted that they had been admitted into the theatre, which can admit 1，000 people.
这两个男孩承认他们被准许进入这家可容纳1 000人的剧院。
10. effort n．(the physical or mental energy that you need to do sth; sth that takes a lot of energy )[U]&[C]力气，精力；[C]努力；尽力
(1)make efforts/an effort/every effort to do sth.努力做某事
spare no effort (to do) sth. 不遗余力(做某事)
(2)without effort 容易地，不费力地
①Success is dependent on your efforts and ability.
成功取决于你的努力和能力。
②I will make every effort to achieve(achieve) my goal.
我将尽一切努力来实现我的目标。
③Nobody can succeed in anything without effort.
人不努力，任何事都不能成功。
“尽一切努力做某事” 的表达法还有：
try/do one’s best to do sth.
do all that sb.can to do sth.
do what sb.can to do sth.
11. exist v．(to be real; to be present in a place)存在，实际上有
(1)exist in＝lie in 在于……
There exist(s) ... 有/存在……
(2)existence n. 存在；生活；生活方式
come into existence 出现；产生
①Scientists made efforts to find out whether life of some kind exists on Mars.
科学家们努力去弄清火星上是否存在某种生命。
②Do you believe in ghosts Perhaps they only exist in the minds of some people.
你相信鬼魂吗？或许它们只存在于一些人的想象中。
③There exists a good way to solve the existing problem in maths.(exist)
有一个解决现存数学问题的好方法。
④No one knows when such a custom first came into existence(exist)．
没有人知道这种风俗是什么时候开始形成的。
exist是不及物动词，不能用于被动语态和进行时。
Exercise
1．Our club is open to everyone regardless(不管；不顾) of age, sex or educational background.
2．Nowadays, cycling, along with jogging and swimming, is regarded(认为) as one of the best all round forms of exercise.
3．The prize was to honour(向……表示敬意) him for his great discoveries.
4．Today we have the freedom(自由) to decide our own futures.
5．During the Spring Festival, we can see many red decorations(装饰物) in every room.
6．I will devote my limited life to the limitless(无限的) job of serving the people.
7．People often complain(抱怨) about traffic jams in big cities.
8．Chinese children grow up with warnings(告诫) not to waste single grain of rice, out of respect for farmers’ labor.
9．The machine can recognize handwritten(手写的) characters and turn them into printed text.
10．A dream of Red Mansions occupies an important place in the history of Chinese literature(文学)．
11．They came to the front door to wave(挥手) goodbye.
12．Beijing attracts(吸引) millions of tourists from all over the world every year.
13．We are in competition(竞争) with four other companies for the contract.
14．He didn’t have any formal(正式的) dance training.
15．My best friend met her favorite singer on several occasions(场合)．
16．He admitted(承认) that he had broken the window by accident.
17．Mr.Palmer is retired(退休的)maths master, who is respected by all his students.
18．His death is a great loss(损失) to the country in the field of AI technology.
19．Does life exist(存在) on other planets
20．A peaceful environment is of great importance to global(全球的) development.
