课件18张PPT。 Unit 2
Language points
We all desire happiness and health.
We always desire to live in peace with our neighbour.
She desires you to come at once =
She desires that you ( should) come at once.
desire sth/ to do/ sb to do/ that….
( n )
你认为机器人可能有自己的需要和欲望吗?
Do you think it possible for a robot to have its own needs and desires? the strong feeling of wanting sth: desire ( v )She had always had a keen desire for a really comfortable home.
Their desire to succeed is strong.
This action brought about the ________ effect.
having a flat surface with no holes ; without difficulty :
smooth ( adj )
Her face is smooth and soft.
Our path in life will not always be smooth.
The sea looks calm and smooth.
Did you have a smooth journey?desired ( v )
She smoothed her dress.
Mr Jone’s new job smoothed away his worry about money.
I saw he was angry and wanted to smooth him down.
The sea has smoothed down. the feeling of pleasure that you have when you have done, got or achieved what you wanted:
satisfaction
Ex:
1. Nothing _____________ him, he was always complaining.
2. He looked back on his career with great ______________.
3. Do the work to the ___________ of the public.
4. I felt quite _____________ with his job.
5. It was a very ______________ feeling knowing that we’d finished the job on time.
satisfiessatisfactionsatisfactionsatisfiedsatisfying not present somewhere; not paying attention :
absent ( adj)
他因病未能上班。
He was absent from work because of illness.
= His __________ from work is due to his illness. ( n )
absence absent-mindedabsentee make sb feel ashamed or uncomfortable:
embarrass: ( vt )
Ex: 1. The minister’s mistake _______________ the government.2. She was very _________________ when her child behaved badly in public.3. I wish he couldn’t ask such ______________ question.4. He suffered much __________________ in his youth.embarrassedembarrassedembarrassingembarrassment( adj )( adj )( n ) an understanding of other people’s feelings, especially their problem:
sympathy ( n )
Everyone feels great sympathy for the victims of the attack.
in sympathy with …: in agreement , showing support or approve of …
He is not in sympathy with all the ideas.
. ( v ) sympathize : understand ; agree
I sympathize with her but I don’t know what to do.
I find it hard to sympathize with his opinions
( adj ) sympathetic :
When she was ill, everyone was sympathetic.
I explained our ideas but she wasn’t sympathetic to them. to go with sb to some place :
accompany :
Guess the meaning of the following sentences: 1. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 2. I ‘d like you to accompany me to the police station. 3. She companied him on the guitar. 4.The letter was accompanied by a cheque for $ 50. 陪伴陪伴伴奏附有 affair 重大的事件或事务,常用复数;暧昧 关系thing: 事情,事务的通称business: 一般的公事或商业事务matter: 情况,事态,事情
economic affairs educational affairs public affairs state affairs turn around :
He turned around to find a policeman aiming at him.
The company turned around from losses of $1.4 million last year to profits of $ 200,000.
After I met him, my whole life turned around. to say sth publicly or officially:
declare :
declare: 正式地当众发布,常用宣战,议和与宣判announce:公开地发布人们所关心的或感兴趣的事情,尤指新闻之类的消息.
America declared war on Iraq.
I declare this bridge open.
The accused man declared that he was not guilty.
( n ) declaration
The new government announced its policy at once.
to want sth that sb else has :
envy: (vt)
She envies my success.
I envy you your health.
我羡慕你有一个幸福的家.
I envy you having a happy family.
( n )
All the boys were filled with envy when they saw Tom’s new bike.
His envy of his brother soon turned to jealousy.
She is the envy of young girls in the school.
envious ( adj)
She is envious of her sister’s beauty.
be envious of ….
envious look leave … alone
Leave that mad dog alone.
Please leave my personal affairs alone.
She has asked to be left alone but the press photographers follow her everywhere.
phrase about “ leave”:
遗留,把..撇在后面漏掉,忽略中断 leave behind leave out leave off