(共25张PPT)
Unit 2 Lessons in life
Words and Expressions
1 be reunited with (使)重聚
reunite v.重聚
unite v.团结,联合
eg.She and her youngest son were finally allowed to be reunited with their family.
她和小儿子终于得到允许和家人团聚。
前缀re-表示以下四方面的意义:
1. 表示"回"或"向后"的意思。例如:return(回来,返回)recall(回忆,召回)retract(缩回,取回)
2. 表示"再"、"重新"、"重复"的意思。例如:review(复习)reunion(团圆,重聚)restart(重新开始)reconstruction(重建)
3. 表示"相反"、"反对"的意思。例如:rebel(反叛,谋反)reverse(反转,颠倒)resist(反抗,抵抗)
4. 表示“更加”的意思,用作加强语气,该用法较少。例如recommend推荐,与commend意思相同,但语气更强一些。
2 weaken / wi k n/ v.(使)虚弱
反义词:strengthen v.强化
weak adj.弱的
She began to weaken after running for 8 miles.
她跑了8英里后开始变得虚弱。
He weakened after his illness.
他病后身体虚弱。
后缀:-en
表形容词“由……制成”
gold-golden金黄的
wood-wooden木制的,呆笨的
wool-woolen羊毛的
表动词“变成”
bright-brighten变亮,变愉快
broad-broaden变宽
dark-darken变黑/暗
fright-frighten使惊吓
length-lengthen延长
short-shorten缩短
threat-threaten恐吓
wake-waken醒来
tight-tighten变紧
3 pessimistic / pes m st k/ adj.悲观的,悲观主义的
pessimistically adv.悲观地
optimistic adj.乐观的
pessimism n.悲观主义
pessimist n.悲观主义者
Not everyone is so pessimistic about the future.
不是每个人都对未来如此悲观。
The voters are pessimistic about the economy.
投票者对经济很悲观。
4 anticipate / n t s pe t/ v. 预期,预料
anticipatory adj.期待着的
We anticipate that sales will rise next year.
我们预料明年销售量将会增加。
We don't anticipate any major problems.
我们预料不会发生什么大问题。
5 possession /p ze n/ n.财产,财务
possess v.拥有
belongings n.财物
own n.个人所有物
She attaches a lot of importance to personal possessions.
她非常重视个人财产。
6 abnormal / b n ml/ adj.不正常的,反常的
normal adj.正常的
normally adv.正规地
normalize v.使正常化
normal school 师范学校
They thought his behaviour was abnormal.
他们认为他行为反常。
Tests have shown that he has some abnormal skin cells.
检验表明他有一些异常的皮肤细胞。
7 widespread / wa dspred/ adj.广泛流传的
universal adj.普遍的
global adj.全面的
spread v.传播,广泛
The party still has widespread popular support.
这个政党仍得到民众的广泛支持。
This war has caused widespread human suffering.
这场战争给许许多多的人带来了苦难。
8 recognition / rek ɡ n n/ n.承认,认可
recognize/se v.认识
recognizable adj.可辨别的
recognized adj.公认的
It is recognized that...人们意识到
The town has changed beyond recognition since I was last here.
自从我上次离开这里以来,这座小镇已经变得让人认不出来了。
She gained only minimal recognition for her work.
她的工作仅仅得到极少的赞誉
9 phrase /fre z/ n.成语,习语;警句
part n.片段
passage n.段落,文章
clause n.分句,从句
section n.部分,章节
Don't worry about the grammar, just learn this as a set phrase.
别管语法,只要把这个作为固定词组来学习即可。
A phrase is a group of words.
短语是词的组合。
10 cooperate /k p re t/ v.合作,协作
cooperation n.合作
cooperative adj.协作的
team n.团队
teamwork n.合作
The two groups agreed to cooperate with each other.
这两个组同意相互协作。
They had cooperated closely in the planning of the project.
他们曾密切合作,共同规划这一项目。
11 fee /fi / n.工作酬金,服务费
tip 小费
charge n.收费
fare n.车费
price n.价格
cost n.费用
expense n.开销,费用
We charge only a token fee for use of the facilities.
我们对使用这些设施只收取象征性的费用。
I've put some money by for college fees.
我已经存了些钱作大学学费。
12 university fees 大学学费
13 outstretched / a t stret t/ adj.张开的,伸开的
stretch v.伸展,延续
outstretch v.伸出
expand v.扩大
spread v.伸开
Her outstretched arm is 42 feet long.
她伸展出去的手臂长42英尺。
14 cram /kr m/ v.挤满
过去式: crammed 过去分词: crammed
fill v.装满
stuff v.塞满
load v.装载
The room was crammed full of people.
房间里挤满了人。
He crammed the bank notes into his pockets and ran off.
他把钞票塞进口袋,跑掉了。
15 pure /pj (r)/ adj.纯净的,洁净的
反义词: impure
purely adv.纯洁地
purify v.使净化
purity [ pj r t ] n.纯净
Pure water is transparent. 纯净的水是透明的。
The air was sweet and pure.空气清新而纯净。
Diamonds are pure carbon. 钻石是纯净的碳。
One movie is classified as pure art, the other as entertainment.
一部电影被列为纯艺术片,另一部被列为娱乐片。
16 transparent /tr ns p r nt/ adj.透明的
transparently adv.显然地,明亮地
clear adj.易懂的,清楚的,透明的
The insect's wings are almost transparent.
这昆虫的翅膀几乎是透明的。
Am I that transparent
我就那么没有城府?
17 vexed /vekst/ adj.恼火的
vex v.使烦恼
vexation n.烦恼
vexing adj.使人烦恼的
angry adj.生气的
We knew she was really a bit vexed.
我们知道她真的有点恼火了。
I was vexed at his behaviour.
我对他们的行为很恼火。
18 absurd / b s d/ adj.荒唐的,愚蠢的
同义词: ridiculous
absurdly adv.荒谬地
absurdity n.荒谬
No doubt it is very absurd.
这无疑是十分荒谬的。
It's absurd/ ridiculous to believe that the earth goes round the moon.
认为地球环绕月球运转的观点很可笑。
19 lean /li n/ v.倚,靠
过去式: leant/ leaned 过去分词: leant /leaned
She walked slowly, leaning on her son's arm.
她倚靠着她儿子的手臂缓慢行走。
With a sigh, she leant back and closed her eyes
她叹了口气,身体向后倚靠,闭上了眼睛。
Can I lean my bike against the wall
我能把自行车靠在这墙上吗
20 Madam / m d m/ n.夫人,太太,女士
Mrs:太太,夫人,是mistress的缩略形式,对已婚妇女的称呼
Miss:侧重指未婚年轻的女子
girl: n. 女孩;姑娘,未婚女子
woman: n. 妇女;女性;成年女子
lady: n.女士,夫人,小姐,淑女,是比较礼貌的称呼,尤用于称呼或谈及到不认识的女子。
Mr: 是 Mister (先生)的缩写,可以用于一切男子(不论婚否)的姓或姓名的前面。
Sir:(对不认识的男性的称呼或对男性的尊称)先生
21 stroke /str k/ v.轻抚,抚摸
She gently stroked the cat's fur.
她轻轻地抚摸着猫的毛。
22 instinctively / n st kt vli/ adv.本能地
instinctive adj.天生的,本能的
I found myself smiling back instinctively when our eyes met.
我发现当我们的目光相遇时,我本能地还以微笑。
23 despair /d spe (r)/ n.绝望
desperate adj.绝望的
desperately adv.绝望地,猛烈地
desperation n.绝望
disappointment n.失望,扫兴
Don't despair! We'll think of a way out of this.
别灰心!我们会找到出路的。
24 luxury / l k ri/ n.奢华,奢侈
luxurious adj.奢侈的,豪华的
luxurious hotel 豪华大酒店
luxury goods 奢侈品
It was a luxury if you had a washing machine in those days.
那时候有洗衣机就算是奢侈了
The room had an air of luxury.
房间具有豪华的气派。