(共37张PPT)
New words
Unit 2
(p.12-17)
1. nest /nest/ n. 鸟窝;巢穴;窝
词形联想:
best adj. 最好的 adv. 最;最佳 pest n.害虫
rest v. 休息 n. 休息时间;剩余部分 test n.&v. 测试; 试验
vest n. 背心 west n. 西方 adj. 西方的; 向西的
next n.&adj.&adv 下一个(的);次于(的) & prep. 紧靠……旁边;次于
2. roof /ru f/ n. 屋顶; 顶部
词形联想:
woof n.(狗叫声)汪汪 (informal) → bark n.&v. (狗)吠叫 (formal)
root n. 根;根茎;根源 v. (使)生根,扎根
room n. 房间;空间
3. battle / b tl/ n. & vt. & vi. 争论;战斗,搏斗;斗争
They had a heated battle over who was responsible for this.
他们就谁该对此负责展开了激烈的争论。(= argument)
These soldiers are battling a giant dragon.
这些士兵正在与一条巨龙搏斗。
Coco lost her brave battle against cancer two years ago.
Coco在与癌症进行了勇敢的斗争之后于两年前去世。
4. see eye to eye with sb (on sth)
在(某事上)与某人看法一致
= agree with sb on sth
We don't see eye to eye with each other
on many things.
我们在很多事情上的观点不一致。
5. argument / ɑ ɡjum nt/ n. 争吵, 争论; 论点; 论据
( vi.争吵, 争辩, 争论 vt.说理, 论证)
Please back up the arguement with facts.
请用事实证明论点。
他们之所以在争吵,是因为他们在很多事情上意见不一致。
They are arguing because they don't agree with each other on many things.
argue
6. teenager / ti ne d (r)/ n. 青少年 = teen
通常指(13至19岁之间的)青少年男女
7. tension / ten n/ n. 紧张; 紧张关系; 拉伸
( adj. (神经)紧张的;(肌肉)绷紧的;令人紧张的(或焦虑的)
v. (使肌肉)拉紧; 绷紧)
The tension between Palestine and Israel is likely to continue.
巴勒斯坦和以色列之间的紧张局势可能会持续下去。
tense
tense adj. (神经)紧张的;(肌肉)绷紧的;令人紧张的(或焦虑的)
v. (使肌肉)拉紧; 绷紧
(1)His muscles tensed as he got ready to run.
(2)A bath can relax tense muscles.
(3)He's a very tense person.
(4) It was a tense time.
v. 绷紧
adj.(肌肉)绷紧的
adj.(神经)紧张的
adj. 令人紧张的
8. anxious / k s/ adj. 忧虑的,担心的;令人焦
虑的;渴望的
( n.担心;焦虑;渴望)
E.g. Being anxious about the war only increases our anxiety.
对战争感到焦虑只会增加我们的焦虑。
anxiety
9. rate /re t/ n. 速度;率
vi. & vt. 评价;评估;划分等级;分等
birth rate 出生率
E.g. The birth rate is decreasing at a fast rate.
at a(n)
rate
fast / low
average
different
alarming
frightening
以...的速度
1. The university is highly rated for its research.
该大学在研究方面获得了很高的评价。
2. He is currently rated number three in the world.
他目前世界排名第三。
Translate the following sentences.
3. 大多数人步行的平均速度为每小时5公里。
Most people walk at an average rate of 5 kilometres an hour.
10. shoot / u t/ vt. & vi.(使朝某方向)冲,奔; 射击; 射
杀; 摄影
(shoot - shot - shot)
shoot up 迅速成长;迅速增加
shoot down 击落(飞机、直升机、导弹等); 枪杀
1. Ticket prices shot up last year.
去年票价猛涨。
2. The movie was shot in black and white.
那部电影拍成了黑白片。
3. Three people were shot and killed during the escape.
在逃跑过程中,有三人中弹身亡。
11. spot /sp t/ n. 粉刺; 斑点; 污渍; 地点, 场所
v. 看见, 注意到, 发现
I tied a rope around his waist to keep him near to our spot.
我在他的腰上系了一根绳子,让他靠近我们的位置。
on the spot:当场;在现场
After the traffic accident happened, the police were soon on the spot.
I spotted my bus and sat down inside happily.
我发现了自己的巴士,然后高兴地坐了进去。
12. target / tɑ ɡ t/ n. (攻击的)目标,对象; 靶子
vt. 把...作为攻击目标; 面向
E.g. The man aims at the the centre of the target.
该男子瞄准了靶心。
13. anger / ɡ (r)/ n. 怒气; 怒火
( adj. 生气的; 愤怒的)
angry
14. mental / mentl/ adj. 思想的; 精神的; 智力的
( adj. 身体的; 物理学的; 物质的; 有形的)
mental health 心理健康 → 身体健康?
mental problem 心理问题
E.g. 焦虑对精神和身体方面都有影响。
Anxiety affects both mental and physical aspects.
physical
15. adult / d lt/ n. 成年人
minor n. 未成年人 adj. 少数的;次要的
16. desire /d za (r)/ n.&vt. 渴望, 希望
desire for sth 对...的渴望
strong desire 强烈的欲望
desire to do sth 做某事的渴望(n.) / 渴望(v.)做某事
E.g. 这只猫吃鱼的欲望很强烈。
The cat has a strong desire to eat the fish.
这只猫强烈地想吃那条鱼。
The cat strongly desires to eat that fish.
17. struggle / str ɡl/ vi.&n. 奋斗; 斗争; 搏斗
to try very hard to do sth when it is difficult or when there are
a lot of problems
struggle
for
against/with
to do
E.g. She’s struggling to bring up a family alone.
18. rough /r f/ adj. 艰难的; 粗糙的; 不确切的
词音/词形联想:
cough
laugh
tough
词意联想:
difficult, hard, tough, challenging
19. breakdown / bre kda n/ n. (关系)破裂;故障
a failure of a relationship, discussion or system
E.g. This led to the breakdown of the negotiations.
breakdown
breakthrough
outbreak
overturn
break down
break through
break out
turn over
The printing machines are always breaking down.
2. Negotiations between the two sides have broken down.
3. She broke down in tears when she heard the news.
4. He showed us the whole dance, and then broke it down
so that we could learn it more easily.
5. Her health broke down under the pressure of work.
to stop working because of a fault
to fail
to lose control of your feelings and start crying
to become very bad
to divide sth into parts in order to analyse it or make it easier to do
Guess the meanings of break down in the following sentences.
1. Because he was being so
kind and concerned, I broke
down and cried.
2. Talks with business leaders
broke down last night.
3. The question can be broken
down into two parts.
4. The car broke down just
north of Paris.
Twice his small electric fan
broke down.
At first he refused to admit
his guilt but when he was
shown the evidence he
broke down and confessed.
I left London when my
marriage broke down.
Break your expenditure down into bills, food and other.
Match the sentences according to the meaning of break down.
20. regular / reɡj l (r)/ adj. 频繁的;有规律的
21. calm /kɑ m/ vt. 使平静,使镇静
adj. 镇静的, 沉着的
calm down 冷静下来
calm sb down 使某人平静下来
E.g. It is important to keep calm in an emergency.
在紧急情况下保持冷静非常重要。
She took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.
她深吸了几口气,让自己平静下来。
22. view /vju / n. 看法;视线;景色
vt. 把...视为;观看
in one’s view 在某人看来
from one’s point of view 在某人看来
come into view 进入视野中
in view 指某物或某人在视野内或可见范围内
in view of 鉴于;由于;考虑到
view … as… 把...视为...
view sb/sth with sth
以…(的眼光)看待...
____ ____ ____ the weather, the event will now be held indoors.
2. When the car was first built, the design ____ ____ ____ highly original.
3. This evidence _____ _____ _____ that there is too
much violence on television.
4. The lake soon ____ ____ ____.
5. ____ ____ ____ it was a waste of time.
support the view come into view view … as …
in view of in one’s view
In view of
was viewed
as
supports the view
came into view
In my view
Choose the phrases from the box to complete the sentences.
23. think sth through 充分考虑,全盘考虑,想透
go through 穿过;经历
5
to experience or suffer sth
E.g. He’s amazingly cheerful considering all he’s had
to go through.
through
across
over
24. concern /k n s n/ n. 担心,忧虑; 关心
vt.&vi. 涉及; 让(某人)担忧
a feeling of worry, especially one that is shared by many people
concern
express
raise
voice
show
address
growing
widespread
primary
about
for
over
that
( adj. 担心的;忧虑的 _________ adj. 令人担心的 prep. 关于; 涉及)
concerned
concerning
concern n.
concerned adj.
concern v.
concerning prep.
He asked several questions concerning the causes of the accident.
What concerns me is our lack of preparation for the dry season.
to worry sb
She was concerned that she might miss the turning and get lost.
worried and feeling concern about sth
about sth; involving sb/sth
As far as Americans are concerned, a lot of our hotels are
below average.
used to show what someone’s opinion on a subject is or how it affects them
Guess the meanings of concern/concerned/concerning in the
following sentences.
1. He expressed _______ over the spread of the disease.
2. Many people are _________ about the current economic situations.
3. Discussions ___________ the plan got under way on 15th March.
4. Our primary _________ is providing jobs for young school leavers.
5. As far as I’m ___________, the children come first.
6. It _________ me that you no longer seem to care.
concern
concerned
concerning
concern
concerned
concerns
Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of concern.
25. back down 认输; 放弃; 让步
back 后面 + down 向下 → 向后退
E.g. The stressed man backed down.
他压力很大,认输了。
They finally had to back down on their unreasonable demands.
他们最终不得不在无理要求上让步。
26. normal / n ml/ adj. 正常的; 一般的
n. 常态,通常标准
normal conditions 正常情况
be / go / get back to normal 回到常态
反义词:abnormal adj. 不正常的
He was anxious because of his abnormal body temperature.
他因体温异常而焦虑不安。
27. stress /stres/ n. 精神压力,紧张;强调;重读
vt. 强调; 着重
( adj. 紧张的; 压力大的)
pressure or worry caused by the problems in sb’s life
stress
suffer from
deal with
cope with
struggle with
relieve
reduce
E.g. Things can easily go wrong when people are under stress.
stressful
一些人受工作压力的影响,最后病倒了。
Some people suffer from stress at work and become ill as a result.
2. She stresses the syllables as though teaching a child .
她重读这些音节,像教小孩似的。
3. 我总是一紧张就吃东西。
I always eat when I'm under stress.
Translate the following sentences.
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