Unit 16 The United States of America
Language points
Listening
1.Some people cried when they were refused entry into the USA.
entry n 进入,进入权,(日记,帐本等)项目 enter v entrance n. 入口,进入
The children were surprised by the sudden entry of their teacher.
We can’t go along that road because the sign say ‘No Entry’.
There is no entry in his diary for that day.
entry & entrance
entrance 特别指进入仪式,演出;而entry 指进入权力或组织
to make an entrance onto the stage
an entrance examination
China’s entry into the WTO No Entry dictionary entries 词典的词条
2. People were afraid of taking mental and physical tests.
physical adj 身体的,物理的,物质的 physical education physical examination 体检
physical geography 自然地理学
mental adj 脑力的,智力的,精神上的 mental age mental deficiency 智力不足
mental disease mental patient
This is called physical change.
Physical fitness is having a strong healthy body.
He took the mental test last year.
This experience caused him much mental suffering.
Speaking
3. How long/wide/high/tall…= What is the length/width/height…
It’s …. metres long/wide/high/tall…= It’s …metres in length/width/height
How wide is the river.
The tree is about sixty feet tall.
Reading
4. the American Civil War civil rights civil law民法 civil servant 公务员
civil liberty 公民自由 civil affairs 内政事务 the Civil Rights Moment 民权运动
5. the Great Depression 大萧条时期
depression C 萧条期,不景气 沮丧 depress v. depressed 忧郁的 depressing adj
the Great Depression of the 1930’s
A holiday will help his depression.
6. one that & it
1) it 所指事物和前面提到的事物是同一个事物,所以it代表的名词属于特指的。
2) one 指和前面提到的是一类,并非同一个,而且是任何一个。名词需是可数,复数是ones
3) that 和one都是指同一类事物,that替代有定冠名词,为特定的,也可替换不可数名词.
one by one one after another one another
I bought a knife and lent it to him.
Mary needs a new dictionary. She is going to buy one.
The voice of a woman is sweeter than that of a man.
drive …off 迫使…离开 击退(敌人或攻势)
drive sb mad 使某人发疯
7. sacrifice n 供奉,祭祀,供品,祭品,牺牲,放弃或牺牲某事物 sacrificial adj 供奉的,牺牲的
v 供奉,献祭,牺牲
to kill a sheep as a sacrifice.
Her parents made many sacrifices so that she could go to university.
She sacrificed her career to marry him.
make sacrifices to 为…牺牲
8. greedy adj 贪婪的,渴望的,贪吃的 greed UC 贪心,贪婪 greedily
He is greedy for fame.
He is greedy to make money.
9. heal 恢复,康复,使完结,使好受些
The wound healed slowly
Time heals all sarrows
scar n 伤痕,伤疤, (心中的)创伤
He has a long scar across his cheek.
The grief left a scar on her mind.
10.former adj 以前的,前者的, n 前者 the latter 后者
the former world champion
If I can choose from knowledge and money, I would prefer the fomer/latter.
11. recover v. 恢复原状, 恢复, 身体复原 recovery n. cover discover uncover 揭露,揭开盖子
We haven’t yet recovered from the shock.
We soon recovered our losses.
She recovered her consciousness.
12. despite prep 尽管,不管,不顾 in spite of
Despite the bad weather we enjoyed our holiday.
Despite what others say, I think he is very nice.
13. take away 带走,移开,移去
The doctor has given her some tablets to take away the pain.
Anxiety has taken away his appetite.
take apart 拆开 take in 接受, 理解, 欺骗
take on 接受, 从事(工作) 雇佣 take over 接管 take up 开始学习(从事活动)
14. fierce adj 凶猛的,愤怒的,强烈的,激烈的 fierceness n
The dog is so fierce that it bites several boys.
His plan met with fierce opposition.
15. vain adj 自视过高的 自负的,无价值的,无意义的,徒然,无效果的,无用的
in vain 徒劳,没有效果
It is vain to try to save him.
She is always vain of her appearance.
All our work was in vain.
16. share n 一份,股份
Your share of the cost is 10 pounds.
V 将某物平均分配,共有或共用,分享,告诉某人某事
She likes to share the sweets among the children.
There is only one bedroom, so we’ll have to share.
I will share the cost will you.
Little Tom doesn’t like to share the secrets will others.
Integrating skills
17. plain adj 清楚的,明白的,易懂的,率直的,普通的,不矫饰的
It is very plain that you are wrong on this matter.
She always wears a plain but very elegant dress.
From a very plain girl, she has grown into a beautiful woman.
n. cn 平原
There are three big plains in China.
18. move away 搬走,移走 throw away 仍掉 clear away 清除
resist v 抵抗,对抗,不受…影响,抗,耐,经得住 resistance resistant adj 抵抗的,耐…的 resistible adj 可抵抗的
The poor people united together to resist the pressure from landlord.
This kind of material resists heat.
With her great courage and belief, Liu Hulan resisted beats and tortures from the enemy.
reach agreements arrive at agreements come to agreements make agreements 达成协议
19. leave behind 遗留,留下,使…落在后面 leave off 停止,结束 leave out 遗漏,疏忽 不理会不干涉leave over 留下,剩下 leave alone
19.cut off 切下来 cut across 走捷径cut back 减少 cut out 删掉
cut through 穿过 cut in 插嘴 cut down削减,减少
20. live on 靠…生活, live up to不辜负,无愧于 live through 经受住,度过
die out 灭绝,绝迹,消失,过时
The old traditions are dying out.
die away 消逝,平息,静下来 die down 平息,熄灭 die for 迫切想要
die off一个个死掉,绝种
21.in turn 轮流,依次,反过来 take one’s turn 轮班 take turns 轮流
by turns 轮流 on the turn 将好转