Unit 1 Teenage Life单元知识清单
重点单词
1.teenager n.(13至19岁之间的) 青少年
2.volunteer n.志愿者
3.debate n.辩论;争论 vt.& vi.辩论;争论
4.prefer vt.较喜欢 (preferred;preferred;preferring)
5.content n.内容;[pl.]目录;(书、讲话、节目等的)主题 adj.满意的,满足的
6.actually adv.事实上;的确
7.title n.(书、诗歌等的)名称;标题;职称;头衔
8.topic n.话题;标题
9.extra adj.额外的;附加的
10.obviously adv.显然;明显地
11.quit vi.& vt.(quit,quit)停止;戒掉;离开(工作职位、学校等)
12.schedule n.工作计划;日程安排 vt.安排;预定
13.adventure n.冒险;奇遇
14.expert n.专家 adj.熟练的
15.focus vi.& vt.集中(精力、注意力等) n.中心;焦点
重点单词变形
1.suitable adj.合适的;适用的→suit vt.适合;适宜于
2.challenge n.挑战 vt.向……挑战→challenging adj.有挑战性的
3.confuse vt.使糊涂;使迷惑→confusing adj.难以理解的;不清楚的→confused adj.糊涂的;迷惑的
4.fluent adj.(尤指外语)流利的;熟练的→fluently adv.流利地→fluency n.流利;流畅
5.graduate vi.& vt.毕业;获得学位 n.毕业生→graduation n.毕业
6.recommend vt.建议;推荐→recommendation n.建议;推荐
7.advance n.前进;发展 vi.前进;发展→advanced adj.高级的;高等的;先进的
8.responsible adj.负责的;有责任的→responsibility n.责任;义务
9.solution n.解决办法;答案→solve vt.解决
10.survival n.幸存;幸存事物→survive vi.& vt.幸存;比……活得长→survivor n.幸存者
11.behaviour n.行为;举止→behave v.举止,表现
12.attract vt.吸引→attraction n.吸引;吸引人的事物→attractive adj.有吸引力的
13.addict n.上瘾者;对……入迷的人→addicted adj.上瘾的;入迷的→addiction n.着迷;
重点词组
1.prefer...to...喜欢……多于……
2.clean up打扫(或清除)干净
3.suitable for对……适合的
4.sign up (for sth.)报名(参加课程)
5.be responsible for对……负责
6.be attracted to喜爱
7.focus on集中;特别关注
8.addicted to对……很入迷
知识点讲解
1. prefer vt. (preferred; preferred; preferring)较喜欢
【教材原句】
I prefer helping others. 我更喜欢帮助别人。
【拓展记忆】
(1)prefer (doing) sth. to (doing) sth. 宁愿(做)……而不愿(做)……
prefer (sb. ) to do sth. 更喜欢(某人)做……
(3)preference n. 偏爱; 优先权; 偏爱的事物
have a preference for对……偏爱
in preference to. . . 而不是……
(4)preferable adj. 更可取的, 更合适的
【典型例句】
[谚]宁可吃亏,不贪便宜。
I would prefer cooking myself to eating in a restaurant.
我宁愿自己做饭而不愿下馆子。
I prefer to work rather than (to) sit idle.
=Rather than sit idle I prefer to work.
我宁愿工作而不愿闲坐。
2. recommend vt. 推荐; 建议; 介绍; 劝告
【典型例句】
①He recommends wearing safety equipment while inspecting the construction site.
他建议视察建筑工地时要佩戴安全装备。
②I recommend you that you (should) think very carefully before you do anything foolish.
=I recommend you to think very carefully before you do anything foolish.
我建议你三思,以防做出任何蠢事。
③He recommended me as monitor in our class. 他推荐我做我们班的班长。
【拓展记忆】
(1)recommend doing sth. 建议做某事
recommend sb. to do sth. 建议某人做某事
recommend sth. to sb. 把某物推荐给某人
recommend sb. as ... 推荐某人为……
recommend+that ... 建议……[从句中的谓语动词用(should+)动词原形]
recommendation n. 推荐;介绍信
3. content adj. 满足的, 满意的 n. 内容; [pl. ]目录; (书、讲话、节目等的)主题; 含量 vt. 使满足
【典型例句】
We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only. 我们永远不要仅仅满足于书本知识。
【拓展记忆】
(1) the contents of the letter 信的内容
in content and form 在内容和形式上
(2) a content expression 满足的表情
feel/be content with (=be satisfied with)
对......感到满意
be content to do sth. (=be willing/pleased to do sth.)
愿意做某事
4. volunteer①n.[C]志愿者;义务工作者;自告奋勇者
②v.自愿做;义务做;无偿做 ③adj. 志愿的
【典型例句】
He enlisted as a volunteer in the army.
他以志愿兵从军。
Helen volunteered to have Thanksgiving at her house this year.
海伦主动提出今年在她家过感恩节。
【拓展记忆】
(1) work/act as a volunteer 做志愿者
a volunteer to clean up the park 自愿来打扫公园的人
(2) volunteer for 自愿为......服务;自愿做
volunteer as 自愿充当
volunteer to do sth. 自愿做某事
(3) a voluntary agreement 自愿协议
5. suitable adj. 合适的;适用的
Which club do you think is suitable for Adam Why
【典型例句】①I can't find suitable words to express what I mean. 我找不到贴切的词来表达我的意思。
②This programme is not suitable for children.这个节目儿童不宜。
③He can suit his conversation to whoever he's with.无论跟谁说话,他都能说到一块儿。
【拓展记忆】
suitable for (doing) 对……(做某事)适合的
suit v. 适合于,适宜
suit sb. 适合某人
suit sth. to sth./sb. 使适合(或适应)某事物(或人)
6. focus vi. &vt. 集中(精力, 注意力等); 使调节焦距 n. 中心; 重点; 焦点
【典型例句】It shows a common phenomenon nowadays that children are the focus of families, shouldering the hope of their parents. 这表明当今的一个普遍现象: 孩子是家庭的中心, 承载着父母的希望。
【拓展记忆】
(1)focus on 集中于……
focus one’s attention/eyes/energy on. . . 集中某人的注意力/目光/精力于……
(2) the focus of attention/concern注意力/关注的焦点
7. challenge n. 挑战;艰巨任务 vt. 怀疑;向……挑战
【典型例句】①It's more likely that none of us start a conversation because it's awkward and challenging,or we think it's annoying and unnecessary.
更可能的是,我们中的任何一个人都没有开始一次谈话,因为这很尴尬和具有挑战性,或者我们认为这是烦人和不必要的。
②Mike challenged me to (play) another tennis game.迈克向我挑战再打一场网球比赛。
③His new findings challenged him to rethink the skills he was using.他的新发现激励他重新思考他所使用的技巧。
④Mary now faces the biggest challenge of her career.玛丽现在正面临她事业上最大的挑战。
【拓展记忆】
(1)challenge sb. to do sth. 激励某人做某事
challenge sb. to sth. 向某人挑战某事
(2)face a challenge 面临挑战
meet/take up a challenge 迎接挑战
challenging adj. 挑战性的
8. be attracted to 喜爱
【典型例句】
It is not unusual for teenagers of your generation to be attracted to computer games and the online world.
对于你们这一代青少年来说,喜爱电脑游戏和网络世界是很正常的事情。
He was attracted to the game at the tender age of seven. 他在7岁的小小年纪就喜欢上了这项运动。
【拓展记忆】
(1)attract sb to...把某人吸引到……
attract one’s attention吸引某人的注意力
be attracted to...喜爱……
(2)attraction n.吸引力;吸引人的事物
tourist attraction旅游胜地/景点
(3)attractive adj.吸引人的;迷人的;有魅力的
be attractive to对……有吸引力
9. confuse vt. 使糊涂;使迷惑;混淆
【典型例句】
confusing adj. 难以理解的;不清楚的
The instructions on the box are very confusing.盒子上的使用说明很令人费解。
confuse vt. 使糊涂;使迷惑
What you said just now confused me.
confused adj. 糊涂的;迷惑的
I am confused—say all that again.
我被搞糊涂了,把那件事从头到尾再说一遍吧。
confusion n. 混淆;困惑
The name was changed to avoid confusion with another firm.
改名是为了避免和另一家公司混淆。
【拓展记忆】
(1)confuse A with/and B 将A和B混淆
(2)confusing adj. 难以理解的;不清楚的
confused adj. 糊涂的,迷惑的;不清楚的,混乱的,难懂的
be/get confused 被弄糊涂
(3)confusion n. 混乱;困惑
confusion about/over/as to 关于……的困惑,不确定
in confusion 困窘;尴尬
10. fluent adj. (尤指外语)流利的;熟练的
【典型例句】
fluent adj.(尤指外语) 流利的;熟练的
She is fluent in Polish.
fluently adv. 流利地;流畅地
He speaks Italian fluently.
fluency n. 流利,流畅
Fluency in French is required for this job.
【拓展记忆】
(1) be fluent in...... (语言)熟练的,流利的
be fluent in English 讲英语流利
(2) speak three languages fluently 流利地说三种语言
read the poem fluently 准确地读这首诗歌
(3) fluency in English 流利的英语
11. be responsible for 对……负责
【教材原句】
I know I’ll have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more.
我知道作为一名高中生, 我必须更加努力地学习, 并且要适应承担更多的责任。
【典型例句】
responsible adj. 负责的;有责任的
We should be responsible for the next generation.
我们应该对下一代负责。
It's time you started acting like a responsible adult.
responsibility n. 责任,职责,义务
I don't feel ready to take on new responsibilities.
我觉得还没准备好承担新的责任。
【拓展记忆】
(1)be responsible for 对……负责
responsible adj. 负责任的; 对……负责的
(2)responsibility n. 责任; 责任心; 职责; 义务
a sense of responsibility 责任感
take responsibility for 对……负责
take responsibility to do sth. 负起做某事的责任
12. graduate vi.& vt. 毕业;获得学位 n. 毕业生
【教材原句】
I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate.
句意:我知道中文是一门十分难学的语言,但我希望在毕业时能说一口流利的汉语。
【典型例句】
①Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this job was no game for him; he meant business.
莫里斯·阿什利是个善良聪明的人,以前是从这里毕业的,现在又回来教书了,这份工作对他来说不是游戏,而是一种责任。
②He graduated_from York with a degree in Psychology.
他毕业于约克大学,获心理学学士学位。
③Only thirty students graduated_in Chinese last year.
去年只有三十名学生获得汉语学士学位。
④After he graduated from high school, Herriot made up his mind to be a vet, especially for dogs.
=After his graduation_from high school, Herriot made up his mind to be a vet, especially for dogs.
高中毕业后,赫里奥特决定做一名兽医,尤其是为狗治病。
【拓展记忆】
(1)graduate from 从……毕业
graduate in 毕业于(……专业)
(2)graduation n. 毕业
after graduation from ... 从……毕业之后
13. addict n. 吸毒成瘾的人; 对……入迷的人
【典型例句】
Many kids addict themselves to surfing the Internet, and so they have lost interest in study.
很多孩子上网成瘾并因此对学习丧失了兴趣。
【拓展记忆】
(1) be/get addicted to (doing) sth. 沉溺于(做)某事
(2) addiction n. 上瘾; 沉溺; 嗜好
(3) addictive adj. 使人上瘾的
14. concentrate on 集中; 全神贯注于
【典型例句】
Concentrate on English, and you will master the language. 你若集中精力学习英语, 你会掌握这门语言的。
【拓展记忆】
(1)concentrate on (doing) sth. 专心于(做)某事
concentrate one’s mind/attention on 集中注意力于
=fix/focus one’s mind/attention on 致力于; 专心于
=pay attention to
concentration n. 集中; 专心
15. advance n. 进步,进展 v. 前进;促进;提前 adj. 提前的,预先的
【典型例句】
advanced adj. 高级的;高等的;先进的
This science and technology-based theme park uses the most advanced technology.
这个以科技为基础的主题公园使用了最先进的技术。
advance n. 前进;发展
These advances in medical science will help man to enjoy a longer life.
这些医学上的进步将有助于人类延长寿命。
vi. 前进;发展
Without vision, you will advance, but you will not find where you want to go, and your motivation will decrease.
没有远见,你会前进,但找不到自己想去的地方,你的动力就会减少。
vt. 发展;促进
They use the Internet as a tool to advance their research.
他们利用互联网作为推进研究的工具。
【拓展记忆】
(1)make an advance/advances in 在某方面有进步/发展
(2)in advance(=ahead of time) 提前
in advance of 比……进步;在……之前
(3)advanced adj. 高级的;进步的;先进的
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