Unit 2 Working the land 词汇学习

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Unit 2 Working the land
词汇学习
1. strugglev.挣扎；努力；拼搏；斗争 n. 斗争，奋斗
struggle to one’s feet 挣扎着站起来
She struggled to keep back the tears. 她努力忍住泪水。
It was a hard struggle to get your work done on time.为使工作按时完成, 我做了一番努力。
The working people have never stopped their struggle ____ unfair treatment.
A. against B. for C. from D. to
A
①我们应当帮助那些仍在为独立而斗争的人们。
We should help those who are still struggling for independence. .
②他们得和各种各样的困难作斗争。
They had to struggle with\ agai
nst all kinds of difficulti.es .
2. expand 扩大；扩展；增加；增长；（使）膨胀；阐述；使变大：
expand...into...将……扩展/发展成…… expand on 阐述；详谈
s
He is thinking of expanding his business. _________________________
In ten years the city’s population expanded by 12%.
3. equip vt& vi. 配备；装备
equip sb./sth. with 用……武装某人；用……装备某物
equip sb./sth. for 为……而武装某人；为……而装备某物
a piece of office equipment 一件办公设备
他在正考虑扩大他的生意。
we should equip ourselves with modern knowledge for our bright future.翻译____________________________________________________
A good education should equip you for life. 良好的教育能使你受用终生。
为了有一个美好的未来，我们应该用现代化
的知识武装自己
(l) Classes of this school are with modern .
A. equipped; equipment B. equipped; equipments
C. equipping; equipments D. equipping; equipment
(2)完成句子
①The soldiers were well (装备) weapons.
②This library (为……而装备) scientific research.
③Our classroom (装备有) a computer and a projector.
A
equipped with
is equipped for
is equipped with
4. regret vt.& vi. 后悔；遗憾 n. 遗憾；懊悔
regret doing= regret having done=regret to have done 后悔做了某事
regret to do遗憾将要做某事
regret to say/tell/inform 遗憾地说/告诉/通知
Tom regretted telling his parents the thing. 汤姆后悔告诉了父母那件事。
I regretted to tell you that you hadn’t passed the driving test.
我很遗憾地告诉你你没有通过驾驶考试。
They failed to pass the exam last time. I regretted __ them.
A. to be not able to help B. not being able to help
C. being not able to help D. not be able to help
①I now regret (leave) school so young.
②I regret ___ (inform) you that your contract will not be renewed.
B
leaving
to inform
5. reduce vt. 减少；缩小；降低；使……陷入某种更糟的状态
He is trying to reduce expenses. 他正试图减少开支。
We must gradually reduce the wage gap. 我们必须逐步缩小工资差距。
The shopkeeper reduced the price by ＄10. 店主把价格降了10美元。
The poor boy is reduced to begging. 那个可怜的孩子已沦为乞丐。
reduce sth. to... 减少到 reduce sth. by... 减少了……
be reduced to 沦落为……
①她的体重减少了5公斤。
She her 5 kilos.
②炸弹爆炸使得该城市化为废墟。
The bombs the city .
reduced；
weight by
reduced
to ruins
6. comment vi.& vt . 表达意见；作出评论n.［C&U］ 评论；议论
comment on/about sth./sb. 对某事/某人进行评论
make comments/no comment on sth./sb. 对某事/某人进行评论/不进行评论
The incident caused a lot of comment.这件事遭到很多议论。
“Will you resign, Minister ” “No comment!”
“部长，您是要辞职吗 ”“无可奉告。”
Do you have any comments (make) on the recent developments
①Asked about the date of the election, the Prime Minister _______ (未说)。
7. thanks to 由于；多亏（有时用作反语）; 因为
Thanks to your help, we were successful.
由于你的帮助，我们成功了。
to make
made no comment
Thanks to you, I was saved from drowning.
多亏你，我才没被淹死。
Thanks to the bad weather, the match had been cancelled.
多亏了这倒霉的天气，比赛被取消了。（反语）
表示“因为，由于”的短语还有：__________,_________, _________________
because of，owing to，on account of，
due to，as a result of。
①It was your timely help that we accomplished the task on time.
A. Because B. thank C. thanks to D. as
② the new policy, we are now having a happy life.
A. Thanks to B. Because C. For D. Thanks for
C
A
8. rid ...of摆脱；除去
You should rid yourself of that bad habit.
How can we help to get the world of hunger _____________________
联想拓展
get /be rid of 摆脱，除掉，去掉
rid oneself of debt 还清债务 =______________________
break away from 摆脱；放弃
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你应该改掉那个坏习惯。
get rid of one’s debt
You must break away from such a bad habit. 你必须改掉这样的坏习惯。
It won’t be long before we can be/get rid of the pest altogether.
不用太久，我们就能把这种害虫消除干净。
Could you rid yourself of the bad habit of smoking
Could you the bad habit of smoking
get rid of
9. would rather 宁愿，宁可
He would rather not say anything。Would you rather stay here or go home
I’d rather not go there. 我宁愿不去那里。
They would rather struggle for peace.
would rather do...than do...是常用句式，意为“宁可（愿）…（而不要（愿）……”
I would rather watch Tv at home rather than go to the cinema.
①—Shall we go skating or stay at home
—Which do yourself
A. do you rather B. would you rather
C. will you rather D. should you rather
10. lead to 通向；导致；造成（后果）
注意：lead to中的to为介词，该短语后可跟名词或动名词。
The car accident led to his being killed. 那次车祸导致他死亡。
B
Eating too much sugar can lead to health problems. 吃太多糖会导致健康问题。
His carelessness led to his failure. 他的粗心导致了他的失败。
The students in the university are all taking courses a degree.
A. sticking to B. leading to
C. turning to D. referring to
B
11. build up 逐步建立；逐渐增强；加强；树立；积累
The company has built up a fine reputation. 该公司已建立起良好的信誉。
You must build up your strength after your illness.你在病后要增强体力。
①我们应该鼓励孩子们树立信心。
We should encourage the children to .
②看到你的词汇量在逐渐增长我很高兴。
I’m very glad to see that your vocabulary is .
build up their confidence
gradually building up
12. focus on 集中（意力、精力等）于…对(某事或做某事)予以注意使聚焦于
He focused his mind on his lessons. 他把心思集中在功课上。
Today we’re going to focus on the question of homeless people. 今天, 我们主要讨论无家可归者的问题。
A near-sighted person cannot focus accurately on distant objects. 近视的人看不清远处的物体。
focus one’s attention on sth.= center/concentrate/fix one’s attention on sth. 集中注意力于……
①在我看来，学校应该把精力集中在教学上。
In my opinion, schools should .
②他把相机对准了远处的高楼。
He his camera the huge building in the distance.
13. keep . ..free from
用这个东西把桌子罩住，免得有灰尘落在上面。
the table dust by putting a cover over it.
_________ the children ____________ harm. 别让孩子们受到伤害。
focus attention on teaching
focused
on
Keep
free from
Keep
free from
14 .be satisfied with be satisfied to do 对做某事感到满意
eg:I was satisfied/pleased/content with the result.
He was satisfied to win the race.
练习
1.struggling
2.hunger
3.expanded
4.thanks to
5. rid of
6. am satisfied with
7. stay go
8.therefore
9. exported 10. building up
11. led to 12.focused 13.Keep free from
menting 15.reduced 16.regret
17.equipped 18.confusing