witness, pause等重点单词精析
1. 【课文原句】 I thought, at the time, that this was just a story but then I witnessed it with my own eyes many times. (P20)
【点拨】 witness vt. 目击,看见,见证,证明。witness to (doing) sth 证明,证实(做了)某事。
【例句】 She was shocked by the violent scenes she had witnessed. 她被亲眼目睹的暴力场面惊呆了。
The two servants witnessed his will. 这两个佣人在他的遗嘱上签名作证。
【拓展】 witness n. 目击,证人。be a witness to sth 目击某事,证明……是真实的;bear witness to sth 为某事作证。如:
He is a key witness in this case. 在这起案件中,他是一个主要证人。
His wounds bear witness to his bravery. 他的伤证明了他的勇敢。
2. 【课文原句】 Without pausing we jumped into the boat with the other whalers and headed out into the bay. (P20)
【点拨】 pause vi. 暂停,停顿,犹豫。
【例句】 He paused when he heard steps behind him. 他听到后面有脚步声便停了下来。
The speaker paused for a moment, and then continued. 讲话的人停顿了一下,又接着讲下去。
【拓展】 pause n. 暂停,停顿。如:
He made a short pause and then went on reading. 他略顿了一下然后继续念下去。
Tom came to a pause and then went on writing the letter. 汤姆稍停了一下,又接着写信。
3. 【课文原句】 From James’s face, I could see he was terrified of being abandoned by us. (P21)
【点拨】 abandon vt. 放弃,抛弃,遗弃。如:
【例句】 He abandoned his wife and went away with all their money. 他抛弃了妻子还带走了两人所有的钱。
The broken bike was found abandoned by the riverside. 人们发现那辆损坏的自行车被扔在河边。
【拓展】 abandon one’s country 背弃祖国;abandon one’s friend背弃朋友;abandon a bad habit 革除恶习;abandon one’s hope放弃希望;abandon oneself to 沉湎于。如:
I would never abandon my friends. 我永远不舍弃我的朋友。
She abandoned herself to a diet and lost thirty pounds. 她沉迷于减肥而且减了三十磅。
4. 【课文原句】 I’m sitting in the warm night air with a cold drink in my hand and reflecting on the day — a day of pure magic! (P24)
【点拨】 reflect vt. & vi. 反射,反映,表达,思考。reflect on仔细考虑,使(某人)蒙受不良影响。
【例句】 A mirror reflects a picture of you when you look in it. 当你照镜子时,镜子映出你的形象。
Does this letter reflect how you really feel? 这封信是否反映了你的真实感觉?
Take some time to reflect on your future plans. 抽点时间仔细考虑一下你未来的计划。
If my children are rude, that reflects on me as a parent. 假如我的孩子没有礼貌,那会使我这个做家长的丢脸。
【拓展】 reflection n.反射,倒影,深思,想法。reflector n. 反光镜,反射。reflective adj. 反光的,沉思的。如:
The cat felt curious when she saw her own reflection in the mirror. 小猫看到自己在镜子中的倒影,感到很好奇。