Unit 2 The United Kingdom New words

课件18张PPT。Unit IIWords and phrases1. consist of= be made up ofThe committee consists of ten members.
= The committee is made up of ten members.
翻译: 他们的日常饮食以蔬菜为主。
Their diet consists largely of vegetables.
consist in 存在于，在于
The beauty of the city consists in its magnificent buildings.
这座城市的魅力就在于它的宏伟建筑。2. divide into be divided into把……划分成若干部分
The class is divided into four groups.
Separate… from… 把……从……中分出去
The railway separates this village from that one.
=This village is separated by the railway from that one.3. clarify 澄清情况，问题(make…clear)She asked him to clarify what he meant.
她要他说清楚他是什么意思。
We clarified our plan to the committee.
我们向委员会阐明了自己的方案。4. accomplish vt. 完成，达成，实现The task will be accomplished in a year.
He always accomplished what he set out to do.
他要干什么总是能干成。
accomplishment n. 完成，达成, 成就
a sense of accomplishment 一种成就感5. conflict n/v. 冲突，矛盾，抵触There was a conflict between the two stories, so I didn’t know which to believe.
两个故事有冲突，我不知道相信哪一个。
The hours of the two meetings conflict.
这两个会议时间冲突。
in conflict with= conflict with 与……相冲突
My interests are in conflict with yours.
我们的利益与你相冲突。6. break away (from)挣脱（束缚），脱离He broke away from that illegal group three years ago.
他在三年前脱离了那个非法团体。
break away from the Union
脱离联邦break v. (broke, broken) 　＜习惯搭配＞：
break away 破坏、出故障、分解、脱离
break down　抛锚，出故障，身体跨了，削弱
break into　闯入，突然发出
break out 　（战争、瘟疫、火灾）爆发
break off 中断 break up 解散，分解，结束
break the rules　违反规则
break the records　打破记录
take a break 休息　
7. to one’s credit 为……带来荣誉，值得赞扬To his credit, he designed a new engine.
他因设计一种新型发动机而出名。
To their credit, they still help that old man.
值得赞扬的是他们仍在帮助那位老人。be of credit 有名望的
give sb. credit for… 为……赞扬某人8. convenient n. 便利，方便The house is full of conveniences of every kind.
这座房子有各种便利设施。
convenient adj. 便利的，方便的
Please come whenever it is convenient to you.
inconvenient adj.不方便的9. attract vt. 吸引，引起注意Like attracts like.
（谚）物以类聚
She was attracted by the advertisement.
她被这则广告吸引住了。
attract one’s attention 吸引某人的注意力
attraction n. 吸引力，吸引人的事物
The television has little attraction for me.
电视对我没有什么吸引力。exerciseThe company is starting a new advertising campaign to __ new customers to its stores.(2005年上海)
A. join B. attract
C. stick D. transfer10.leave out 省去，遗漏，不考虑The repeated words are left out.
重复的单词被省去了。
We left out the possibility of his coming.
我们没考虑到他会来。
The teacher stressed again that the students should not __ any important details while retelling the story.
A. bring out B. let out
C. leave out D. make out11. description 描写，描述The descriptions in this book are very beautiful.
这本书里的描写非常优美。
beyond description 无法形容
That feeling is beyond description.
那种感觉是用语言无法形容的。
give a description of… 描述
Can you give a description of your hometown?describe v. 描述，描写Words can not describe the beauty of the scene.
语言难以描绘那景色的美。
12. furnished adj. 配备好装备的，带家具的The factory is well furnished with modern equipment.
这个工厂装备良好。
This house is furnished.
这个房子是带家具的。
furnish n. 家具
13. take the place of
(take sb’s/sth’s place)
She couldn’t attend the meeting so her assistant took her place.14. break down
(1)（机器或车辆）出故障；坏掉
We broke down on the freeway.
(2) 被搞垮；垮掉
Her health broke down under the pressure
of work. 她因工作压力身体垮掉了。