Unit3 Getting along with others
重点词汇
awkward adj.局促不安的;令人尴尬的;难对付的;笨拙的
sight n. 视野;视力;看见
medium n.(pl. media)传播信息的媒介,方法;手段,工具 adj.中等的,中号的
social media 社交媒体
horrible adj.令人震惊的;可恶的,极坏的
chat vi.&n. 聊天,闲聊
cafe n.咖啡馆,小餐馆
loss n.失去,丧失;亏损;去世;损失
case n.具体情况,事例;案件;容器
frank adj.坦率的,直率的
definitely adv.肯定,确实;确切地
trick vt.欺骗,欺诈 n.诡计,花招;戏法
ignore vt.忽视,对……不予理会
misunderstand vt.&vi.(misunderstood,misunderstood)误解,误会
contact vt.&n.联系,联络
generous adj.宽宏大量的,仁慈的;慷慨的
shallow adj.肤浅的。浅薄的;浅的
blog n.博客,网志
theme n.主题;主旋律
opinion n.意见,看法;(群体的)观点,信仰
quality n.品德,素质;质量;特征 adj.优质的,高质量的
extra adj.额外的,分外的,附加的 adv.额外,另外;特别,格外
measure vt.估量,判定;测量 n.措施;衡量
seek(sought,sought)vi.试图;寻找;争取 vt.寻求;寻找
escape vi.&vt.逃脱,躲避;逃跑;避开,避免;被遗忘 n.逃离,逃脱
joy n.高兴,愉快;令人高兴的人(或事),乐趣
moment n.时光,时机;瞬间;某个时刻
indeed adv.其实,实际上;的确;真正地
well-meaning adj.出于好心的,善意的
thorough adj.彻底的,全面的;仔细的
company n.陪伴,作伴;公司
crowd n.一伙人,一帮人;人群 vt.挤满,使拥挤 vi.聚集;挤,涌
poet n.诗人
wine n.葡萄酒;果酒
【语境助记】
Nowadays, there’re many a type of medium. Besides traditional type of media such as TV and radio, social media has become more popular. In my opinion, it brings us much convenience especially when we contact with others.
For example, we can make friends on the Internet, which can avoid awkward situation appearing. We can chat with our friends who live far away which gives us much joy. To be frank, it has some disadvantages too. Sometimes, some people of poor quality may trick us. Some bad persons even do illegal things online and want to escape punishment.
拓展词汇
original adj.起初的;独创的;原作的 origin n.起源 originally adv.最初
recover vi.恢复健康;恢复常态 vt.全额收回;寻回;重新获得;恢复。重新控制 recovery n.恢复
respond vi.&vt.回答,回应;做出反应,响应 response n.回答;响应
judge vt.&vi.评价,(尤指)批评;判断,认为 n.法官;裁判员 judg(e)ment n. 判断
apologize vt.道歉,谢罪 apology n.道歉
behaviour(AmE behavior)n.行为,举止,态度 behave vi.举止,表现
suffer vi.受苦,受折磨;变差 vt.遭受,蒙受 suffering n.痛苦,苦难
Sufferer n.患者,受难者
explode vi.(愤怒等感情)爆发,迸发;爆炸 vt.使爆炸 explosion n.爆炸,爆发
basis n.(pl. bases)基础;原因;基准 base vt.根据;以……为基础
basic adj.基本的
respect vt.尊重,尊敬 n.尊敬,敬意;重视 respectful adj.表示敬意的
Respectable adj.体面的;值得尊敬的
efficient adj.效率高的,有功效的 efficiency n.效率;效能
reflection n.沉思;反射;映像;反映 reflect vi.反思;反射
comfort vt.宽慰,抚慰 n.舒服;安慰 comfortable adj.舒服的
benefit n.优势,益处,成效 vt.使受益 vi.得益于 beneficial adj.有益的
failure n.失败;失败的人(或事);未履行;故障 fail vi.失败
recognize vt.承认,意识到;认出,辨别出 recognition n.认出;认可;承认
death n.死亡,死;死亡状态 dead adj.死的 die vi. 死亡
admire vt.钦佩;欣赏 admirable adj.令人敬佩的 admiration n.钦佩;欣赏
【语境助记】
I’m wondering whether you have recovered from your illness. Looking forward to your full recovery.
I heard that you didn’t respond to his request. Making no response to others I think is impolite.
You don’t need to apologize for minor slip. In other words, you don’t owe me an apology.
He behaved naturally as if nothing bad happened, and most of us were amazed at this kind of behaviour.
The famous star died last night, Nearly all presses reported his death on TV and on social media.
核心短语
on the rocks(关系)陷入困境,濒临崩溃
out of one’s sight 脱离某人的视线
make it 能够出席;准时到达;获得成功
at a loss 不知所措,困惑
in the wrong 有错,应承担责任
in any case 无论如何,不管怎样
let go of 放弃,摈弃;松手,放开
count on 依赖,依靠,指望
eat away at 腐蚀,侵蚀,逐渐破坏
come between…and… 损害……之间的关系,离间;妨碍
in person 亲自,亲身
through thick and thin 不顾艰难险阻,同甘共苦
in one’s opinion 在某人看来
get over 克服;恢复常态
bring out 使显现,使表现出
smooth out 消除(问题),克服(困难)
be meant to do sth. 注定要做某事,应做某事
take on 呈现,具有
in full measure 最大程度地,最大限度地
hang out 闲逛
pick up 收拾;学会;捡起;搭载
lead to 导致
result from 起因于……
【短语速记】
第一组 (let短语)
let out 发出;放出;泄露
let alone 更不用说
let sb. down 让某人失望
第二组 (get短语)
get off 下(车、船等)
get across 讲清楚;被……理解
get through 通过;完成;接通(电话)
第三组 (bring短语)
bring about 引起,导致
bring down 降低;减少
bring in 吸引;引进;赚得
bring out 使显现;推出;出版