(共21张PPT)
Unit 2 Robots
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words and expressions
sth.
to do sth.
sb. to do sth.
that sb. (should) do
We all desire health and happiness.
Few people desire to live in the north
of the country.
We desire you to come at once.
The president desired that the new chairman should visit him.
1.desire v.
a strong desire for sth.
to do sth.
satisfy one’s desire
He doesn’t have a strong desire for
wealth.
Sara had a desire to go back to her home
country before she died.
desire n.
2.guarantee sth.保证某物
sb. sth.某人得到..
to do sth
that clause 保证做...
We guarantee to deliver the goods
within 3 days.
I guarantee that he will come on time.
These days getting a degree doesn’t
guarantee you a good job.
The TV set has a two-year guarantee.
under guarantee
保修期内
3.test n.测试,考查
The students are testing out their new ideas.
Theory must be tested out in practice.
The new medicine hasn’t been fully tested out.
an IQ test
to take a test
This task is designed to test your reading
skills.
v. 测试,检验
test out 检验,试验(尤指理论或想法)
智力检测
参加检测
4.alarm vt.
People were alarmed at the thought that
an earthquake would happen.
alarming adj. 使人惊慌的,引起惊慌的(做定语)
sth alarm sb.
be alarmed at/by sth.
be alarmed to do sth.
一想到地震会发生人们就感到惊慌。
I was ________ at the thought of walking
alone in the darkness.
The rainforests are disappearing at an______
speed.
We are ________ to hear the news.
引擎有问题,但是船长不想惊动乘客。
There was something wrong with the engine,
but the captain didn’t want to________ the
passengers.
alarm
alarmed
alarming
alarmed
①惊慌,恐慌
alarm n.
I felt a sense of alarm when he didn’t
return home that night.
Sound the alarm in case of fire.
②警报
a fire alarm/a car alarm/a smoke alarm
③警报器
I’ve set the alarm for 7:30.
④闹钟
5.sympathy n.
have/express/feel sympathy for sb.
out of sympathy
sympathetic adj.
sympathetically adv.
sympathize v.
出于同情,由于同情
同情…
We feel great sympathy for these
victims.
He gave the beggar 10 dollars out of
sympathy.
6. favor n.
①恩惠,帮助
(可数名词)
Could you do me a fovor —Would you
lend me some money
She rang up to ask me a favor.
Thanks for helping me out. I’ll return the
favor.
do sb. a favor
=do a favor for sb.
给某人帮个忙
ask sb. a favor 请某人帮忙
我会报答你的。
②支持,赞同
in favor of 支持
find favor with… 得到…的支持
lose favor with…失去…的支持
我支持同工同酬。
这节目近来不受观众欢迎。
I _____________ equal pay for equal work.
The program __________________ viewers
recently.
am in favor of
has lost favor with
③in one’s favor 对… 有利
show favor to sb. 对…偏袒
The situation is in her favor at the
moment.
As a judge, he shows no favor to anyone.
favor v.较喜欢;有利于
These are the running shoes ___________ by marathon runners.
温暖的气候有利于植物的生长。
favored
The warm climate favors the growth of plants.
favorable adj.有利的,赞同的
favorably adv.
7.pile n.堆
v.
a pile of/piles of
There were piles of books all over the
floor.
I’ve got a pile of work to do today.
可数或不可数名词
pile sth. up 把…堆起来
pile in/into a place 涌进
pile out of 涌出
火车刚一停,人群就涌了进去。
As soon as the train stopped, people piled in.
8.or rather 更确切地说
She works as a secretary, or rather, a
personal assistant.
他住在伦敦,更确切地说是在伦敦的郊区。
他们很高兴,更确切地说是兴奋。
He lives in London, or rather, in the suburb of London.
They were happy, or rather, excited.
9. scan v.
①look at sth. carefully 仔细查看
He scanned the horizon for any sign of land.
She anxiously scanned the faces of the men in
hope of finding her husband.
③浏览,粗略地看
She scanned the list quickly for my name.
Please scan the newspaper quickly and make a note of the main events.
②扫描
The radar scanned the sea for
any sign of enemy ships.
scan sth. for sth.
10. accompany vt.
I must ask you to accompany me to the police station.
Depression(忧郁症) is always accompanied by insomnia.(失眠)
Mr. Brown accompanied Alice on the piano.
accompany sb. to a place 陪…去…
be accompanied by 与…同时发生;被…陪伴
accompany sb on/at sth. 为…伴奏
财务
①事务(多用复数)
international/foreign affairs
financial affairs
local affairs
11.affair n.
国际事务/外交事务
②事情,事件
What I do in my spare time is my own affair.
③私通,风流韵事 have an affair with sb.
She is having an affair with her boss.
12. declare vt.
宣布,公布,宣称
sth.
sth. to be
that clause
for/against sth.声明支持/反对
declare war on… 向…宣战
The PRC declared independence on
Oct.1st,1949.
When did Germany declare war on France
She declared herself to be an expert.
He declared that it was the best chocolate
he had ever tasted.
Most people declared for peace but against war.
13.leave sth./sb. alone 不打扰,不干扰;别管,别碰
Please leave my things alone.
Leave the child alone. He is doing his homework.
The manager asked to be left alone.
leave out
leave a message
leave behind
leave off
leave office
leave for
省略,遗漏
留下
中断,停止
离职
前往
14.have sth./sb. doing
She had us laughing all the way.
He won’t have Yong Hui getting away with telling people a lie.
我不能容忍他那样对他妈妈说话。
I can’t have him talking to his mum like this.
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