(共15张PPT)
Unit 1
1. volunteer
1)n. 志愿者
2)v. 自愿
volunteer for… 自愿为…服务
你为什么想要为我们机构服务?
Why do you want to volunteer for our organization
volunteer to do sth. 自愿做某事
住在我们隔壁的夫妻在火山爆发后,主动帮忙。
The couple who live next to us volunteered to help after the volcano erupted.
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1)voluntary adj. 自愿的
2)voluntarily adv. 主动地
2. debate
1)n. 辩论;争论;讨论
a heated/ lively debate (on/ about/ over…) 一场(关于…的)激烈的/热烈的争论
我们就学生是否应该被允许使用手机进行了激烈的争论。
We had a heated debate on whether students should be allowed to use smartphones.
under debate 正在讨论中
这个法案还在讨论中,尚未通过。
The bill is under debate and hasn’t been passed yet.
beyond debate 无可争辩
这个消息的真实性无可争辩。
The truth of this news story is beyond debate.
2)v.(正式)辩论;讨论;仔细考虑
debate (with sb.) about/ on/ over sth.(与某人)讨论/辩论某事
读一本书,参观一个博物馆,听最喜欢的音乐或是和朋友探讨。
Read a book, visit a museum, listen to your favorite music or debate with a friend.
3. prefer v. 更喜欢
prefer to do/ doing sth. 更喜欢做某事
Helen prefers climbing/ to climb mountains at the weekends.
prefer sb. to do sth. 希望某人做某事
I prefer you to start early.
prefer…to… 喜欢…胜过喜欢…
I much prefer jazz to rock music.
prefer doing…to doing…
I prefer reading books to watching television.
prefer to do sth. rather than do sth. 宁愿做某事也不做某事
I prefer to walk there rather than go by car.
would rather do sth. than do sth. 宁愿做某事也不做某事 = would do sth. rather than do sth.
I would rather walk there than go by car.
I would walk there rather than go by car.
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1)preferable adj. 更可取的;更合适的
2)preference n. 偏爱
in preference to 而不是
a preference for… 对…的偏爱
4. content
1)n. 内容;目录 [pl.]
2)adj. 满意的
be/ feel content with… 对…感到满意(be satisfied/ pleased with)
I am very content with my life at present and don’t want to change my job.
be content to do sth. 愿意做某事(be willing/ pleased to do sth.)
I was content to give you a job offer.
3)v. 使满意;使满足
content oneself with sth. 自我满足于…
We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only.
6. challenge
1)n. 挑战
meet a challenge (of…) 迎接(…的)挑战
Have you got ready to meet the challenge of dealing with problems all on your own
accept/ take up/ rise to a challenge 接受挑战,迎战
I’m very confident and always ready to accept/ take up/ rise to any challenge.
2)v. 怀疑;向…挑战
challenge sb. (to sth.) 向某人挑战(某事)
I can’t stand him challenging me to a game of Chinese chess.
challenge sb. to do sth. 向某人挑战做某事
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1)challenging adj. 挑战性的
2)challenger n.(体育活动或政治的)挑战者
7. confusing adj. 难以理解的;不清楚的
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1)confuse v. 使糊涂;使迷惑;(将…)混淆
confuse…with/ and… 把…和…混淆
Don’t confuse Australia with Austria.
2)confusion n. 困惑
in confusion 困惑地
3)confused adj. 糊涂的;迷惑的
be/ become confused about 对…感到疑惑
People are confused about all the different labels on food these days.
8. fluent adj.(尤指外语)流利的;熟练的
be fluent in… …流利
He isn’t Chinese, but he is fluent in Chinese.
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1)fluently adv. 流利地
2)fluency n. 流利
9. graduate
1)v. 毕业
graduate from 毕业于(某学校)
He graduated from Peking University with a degree in law.
graduate in 毕业于(某专业)
2)n. 毕业生
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1)graduation n. 毕业
10. recommend
1)v. 建议,劝告
recommend doing sth. 建议做某事
He recommended reading the book before seeing the movie.
recommend sb. (not) to do sth. 建议某人(不)做某事
Teachers recommend parents not to allow their children under 12 to ride bicycles to school for safety.
recommend that sb. (should) do sth. 建议某人做某事
Our English teacher recommended that each of us (should) buy a dictionary.
It’s recommended that sb. (should) do sth.
It’s strongly recommended that the ancient tradition (should) be kept up.
2)v. 推荐;介绍
recommend sth. to sb. 给某人推荐某物
I bought the book Gone with the Wind from the bookstore yesterday, which my teacher recommended to me.
recommend sb. for…推荐某人做(某职位)
recommend sb. as… 推荐某人为…
I recommend her for the job/ as his secretary.
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1)recommendation n. 推荐信
12. advanced adj. 高级的;高等的;先进的
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1)advance
① n. 前进;发展
make an advance in/ make advances in… 在…方面取得进展
With the help of his English teacher, he has made great advances in his spoken English.
in advance 提前(ahead of time)
I’d appreciate it if you could let me know in advance whether or not you will come.
in advance of 在…前
② v. 前进;发展
13. quit v.
1)停止;戒掉
quit (doing) sth. 停止(做)某事
Could you quit complaining and concentrate on your work
2)离开(工作职位、学校等)
quit as… 辞去…职务
He has decided to quit as manager of the team.
quit school 退学
14. solution n. 解决办法;答案
a solution to… …的解决办法
The solution to last week’s quiz is on page 81.
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1)solve v. 解决 solve the problem 解决问题
17. schedule
1)n. 工作计划;日程安排
on schedule 按预定时间;如期
If my train is on schedule, I will be home before midnight.
2)v. 预定;安排
be scheduled for + 时间 安排在某个时间
The English speech contest is scheduled for Friday afternoon.
be scheduled to do sth. 预定做某事
I’m scheduled to arrive at the airport at 5 o’clock.
10. confident adj. 自信的;有把握的
be confident of/ about… 确信…对…有把握
你的鼓励使我对未来更有信心。
Your encouragement made me more confident of my future.
be confident that… 确信…;对…有把握
如果他专心学业,他有信心会取得巨大进步。
He is confident (that) he will make great progress if he concentrates on his study.
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1)confidently adv. 自信地
2)confidence n. 自信
have confidence in… 对…有信心
自信能帮你做出更好的选择。
Having confidence in yourself will help you make better choices.
with confidence 自信地;有信心地
他自信地回答以下问题
He answered the following questions with confidence.
11. goal n.
1)目标;目的
set a goal 设定目标
Without motivation, you can neither set a goal nor reach it.
achieve/ reach/ attain one’s goal 实现某人的目标
Lucy has achieved all of the goals she set for herself at senior high school.
2)球门;射门;进球得分
score/ kick/ get/ make a goal 得分
Half an hour later, they finally scored/ kicked a goal.
12. revise v. 修改;修订;复习;改变
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1)reviser n. 修订者
2)revision n. 复习;修订
do some revision 进行复习
13. curious adj. 好奇的;求知欲强的;稀奇古怪的;不寻常的
be curious about… 对…好奇
What all inventors have in common is that they are curious about the things around them.
be curious to do sth. 很想做某事;渴望做某事
I was curious to find out what she had said.
It is curious that… 不寻常的是…
It was curious that she didn’t tell anyone about her travel plans.
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1)curiously adv. 好奇地
2)curiosity n. 好奇心;求知欲
out of curiosity 出于好奇
with curiosity 好奇地