(共19张PPT)
Unit 3 Diverse Cultures
Word study
1. diverse adj. 不同的,多种多样的
They are people from diverse culture.
be diverse from… 与……不同
diversity n. 差异(性);不同(点);多样性
cultural diversity __________________
biodiversity ___ ______________
练习:
1. The word is now used in a sense diverse ________ the original meaning.
2. 他的性格和他孪生兄弟的性格不同。
His character ______________________ his twin brother’s.
文化多样性
n.
生物多样性
from
is diverse from
2. fortune n. (尤指影响人生的)机会,运气;财富
fortune cookie 幸运曲奇
try one’s fortune 碰运气
make/earn a fortune 发财,赚大钱
fortunate adj. 幸运的 fortunately adv. 幸运地
unfortunate adj. 不幸地 unfortunately adv. 不幸地
练习:
1. These two brothers decided to go to America to try their fortune.
这两兄弟决定去美国碰碰运气。
2. He dreamed of making a fortune.
3. He felt ____________(fortune) that the interviewer spoke highly of him during the interview.
4. _____________(fortunate), she promised me an interview chance.
5. He spotted a chance to make _____ fortune from petrol.
fortunate
Fortunately
a
他梦想着发大财。
3. admit vt. & vi. 承认 vt. 准许进入(或加入)
admit (to) doing/ having done sth. 承认做了某事
admit (to sb) that + 句子 (向某人)承认……
admit sb. to/into… 允许某人进入……
admission n. 承认;允许进入(加入)
admission fees/charges ____________
练习:
1. His son ________________ (admit) to a famous university, which made the whole family very pleased.
2. He has admitted _____________(cheat) in the examination after all, so you had better give him a chance.
3. Many students apply for _____________(admit) to more than one university.
4. He opened the door and admitted me ________ the house.
入场费
was admitted
cheating
admission
to/into
4. occur vi. 发生;出现;存在
sth. occurred to sb.
It occurred to sb to do sth.
it occurred to sb. that…
练习:
1. A bright idea suddenly ____________(occur) to me that I could use the money I saved to help a poor student in the countryside.
2. It occurred _____ me that I had left the scholarship at school.
occurred
某人突然想到……
to
occur – occurred – occurring
prefer – preferred – preferring
refer – referred –referring
infer – inferred - inferring
5. seek vt. & vi. 寻求;寻找;争取
seek out 找到,找出
seek to do sth 试图、设法做某事
seek for = look for/search for
seek one’s fortune _________________
hide and seek
练习:
1. We are seeking to achieve better results in the final examination.
我们设法能在期末考试考的更好。
2. The farmers seek ___________(harvest) all the crops before it rains.
3. When in trouble, you can ______________________________________(向你的老师征求建议).
寻求财富, 闯世界
to harvest
seek advice from your teacher
6. earn vt. & vi. 挣得;赚的;赢得
earn/make one’s living 谋生 = earn one’s bread
earn fame ______________
earn money ______________
earn the respect of sb. __________________
赢得名声
赚钱
赢得某人的尊敬
7. select vt. 选择;挑选;选拔
select sth./sb. from… 从……中挑选某人或某物
select sb./sth. to do sth. 选择某人/ 某物做某事
selection n. 选择;挑选;入选者
selective adj. 有选择的
练习:
1. We ran out of wood and I was selected ________(go) and gather more.
2. The plays who ___________ (select) from the whole country are expected to bring us honor in this summer game.
3. ___________(select) a mobile phone for personal use is no easy task because technology is changing so rapidly.
to go
are selected
Selecting
8. claim vt. 夺取(生命);宣称;断言;索取
n. 声明;断言;索赔
claim to do sth. 声称做某事 (claim to have done 声称做过某事)
claim that … 声称……
It is claimed that… 据称\据说……
make a claim 索赔
练习:判断claim词性和意思
1. The flood claimed hundreds of lives.
2. They claim to have discovered a cure for the disease.
3. Last time we made a claim on our insurance, they paid up really quickly.
4. The government would not even consider his claim for money.
5. An underground organization has claimed responsibility for the bomb explosion.
夺取
宣称
索赔
索赔
宣称
练习:单句语法填空
She ________(claim) damages from the company for the injury she had suffered.
You can make ____ claim on your insurance policy.
It is claimed _______ humor not only affects patients 'moods, but can actually help them recover faster.
claimed
a
that
9. apart from 除……之外
同义短语:
in addition to = besides = as well as = apart from
in addition = besides /moreover /furthermore /plus /what’s more
Apart from being the kingdom of flowers, it is home to many ethnic minority groups.
除了是花卉王国,它还是许多少数民族的聚居地。
10. escape vt. & vi. 逃走;避开;被忘掉,未被注意
n. 逃跑;逃脱;解脱
escaper from sth. 从……逃跑
escape (doing) sth. 逃避(做)某事
have a narrow escape _____________
练习:
1. He _________(escape) from prison last week, and has been on the run ever since.
2. The bird was lucky to escape __________(catch).
3. We had __ narrow escape when the car turned over.
4. He narrowly escaped ______ the train crash with injuries.
5. No one can escape __________(punish) if he breaks the law.
6. No detail escaped his notice.
7. His name escapes me.
= narrowly escape
死里逃生
escaped
being caught
a
from
punishment
没有一个细节他没有注意到。
我忘记他名字了。
11. bring about 导致;引起;造成;带来
其他“导致”的短语
result in
contribute to
lead to
练习:
1. In spite of tourism bringing ____ a lot of money to the locals, it brings ____ more than one problem in turn.
2. The Smiths are praised for the way they bring ___ their children.
3. 科学为我们的生活带来了很多变化。
Science has brought about many changes in our lives.
其他bring的短语:
bring up 养育,抚养;提出;呕吐
bring back 带回;使回忆起;恢复
bring down 使减低,降低
bring in 引进;赚的
in
about
up
12. series of 一系列;连续
a series of + CN复数 + V单数 一系列,一连串……
There has been a series of accidents on this road.
a television series __________
series 名词单复数同形
此类动词还有:
sheep deer works(工厂) means(手段,方法) Chinese aircraft
练习:
1. She gave ___ series of lectures at Warwick University last year.
2. Every means _________(try) to solve the problem so far.
3. The star is to star in a TV series on extreme sports.
这位明星将主演一部关于极限运动的电视剧。
电视连续剧
a
has been tried
13. recommend vt. 推荐;介绍;建议
recommend doing sth. 建议做某事
recommend sb to do sth 建议某人做某事
recommend sb as/for sth. 推荐某人担当……
recommend that … (should) do sth 建议……(虚拟语气)
练习:
1. I recommended _______(buy) an English-Chinese dictionary, which I thought would be of great help to your studies.
2. I recommend you _________(follow) your friend’s advice.
3. He recommend that I ________(buy) a new photo album.
4. The book ___________(recommend) to me by my boss
buying
to follow
buy
was recommended
14. settle vi. 定居;和解 vt. 解决(分歧,纠纷);确定;安排好
settle down 定居;安静下来
settle down to doing sth 开始认真对待某事
settle in/into 安顿下来;习惯于(新居);适应(新工作)
settle a dispute/issue ______________
settle the differences _____________
settlement n. 解决;协议;居住地 settler n. 定居者
练习:
1. You must come and see our new house when we’ve settled _____.
2. It always takes the class a while to settle _____ at the start of the lesson.
3. They settled down to __________(discuss) the solution to the problem.
4. All hopes of a peaceful ____________(settle) were destroyed by his speech.
解决争端/问题
解决分歧
in
down
discussing
settlement
15. suit vt. 适合;满足……需要;相配;合身 n. 西服;套装
suit one’s needs/tastes 符合某人的需要、口味
suit sb. fine 很适合某人
a business suit 公务装
There is Chinese food to suit everyone’s tastes.
这里有适合每个人口味的中国菜。
16. contain vt. 包含;含有;容纳;克制,抑制
contain oneself 控制自己
contain one’s feelings/anger/excitement _____________________
contain protein and fit 含有蛋白质和脂肪
be rich in protein and fit _________________
练习:
1.这个大厅可以容纳两百人。
2. She could hardly contain herself with delight when she opened the parcel.
当她打开这个包裹时,她简直控制不住自己高兴的心情。
3. When he was told the story for the second time, he could not contain _________(he) with anger.
抑制某人的情感/愤怒/激动
富含蛋白质和脂肪
The hall can contain two hundred people.
himself