Language points
B2U2 Reading II
1.congratulation n. (pl.)祝贺,恭喜;恭贺;
u.n.祝贺 the act of congratulating
congratulations (to sb) on sth 为某事(向某人)祝贺
offer /send one’s congratulations to sb on sth
向某人致以祝贺
拓展 congratulate vt. 向(某人)道贺,祝贺
congratulate sb on sth 祝贺某人(做了)某事
● I congratulated him on his success.
=I offered my congratulations to him on his success.
Practise:
1)He sent her a letter of _______________on her
election victory.
2)I had hoped to send Peter a gift______________(祝贺)
him ____ his marriage, but I couldn’t manage it.
3)---John and I ____________(庆祝)our 10th wedding
anniversary next week.
---Oh, _______________(恭喜)!
congratulation
on
to congratulate
will celebrate
congratulations
4)许多亲戚朋友都对他们的银婚表示祝贺。
Many relatives and friends_____________________
their silver wedding.
=Many relatives and friends______________________
___________________________their silver wedding.
congratulated them on
offered/ sent their
congratulations to them on
2.assume vt 假定,认为;承担(责任),就(职)
assume sb/sth to be + n/adj认为某人/某物是
assume that ... 假设,认为......
It is (generally) assumed that... 人们(普遍)认为......
●I assume him to be an honest man.
●We were wrong to assume that he would agree.
我们错误地认为他会同意。
●It is generally assumed that stress is caused by too much
work.
●He assumed all his duties .
人们普遍认为,压力是工作过多所致。
他承担了所有职责。
拓展 assumption c. n. 假定,假设
on the assumption that 假定……
assuming conj. 假如,假设……为真
assuming (that) 假定……
●A thoughtful official passed on some of the copies to the park authorities on the assumption that they might make a nice blow-up(放大的照片) for one of the visitors’ centers.
一位深思熟虑的官员把一些复印件转交给了公园管理者,认为他们可能会为其中一个游客中心制作一张漂亮的放大的照片。
●Assuming (that) it is true,what should we do now?
Practise
1)His actions were based on a false ____________(assume).
2)____________(assume)that we can’t get the necessary
equipment,we will have to give up the experiment.
3)_______________________________(普遍认为)women
are normally more sensitive than men.
assumption
Assuming
It is generally assumed that
指出下列句中assume的含义
4)They are assumed to be foreigners.
5)Developed countries should assume the responsibility of
helping undeveloped countries.
6)Mr White will assume the role of CEO.
认为
承担
就职
发达国家应该承担起帮助不发达国家的责任。
3.tend vi.&vt.
(1)vt. 往往会,常常就 tend to do sth
When I’m tired, I tend to make mistakes.
我累了就容易出错误。
(2)vi. 倾向,趋向 tend to/towards sth
His views tend towards the extreme.
他的观点趋于偏激。
(3)vt./vi.照料,照管,护理 tend (to)sb/sth
Doctors and nurses are busy tending the injured.
well- tended gardens
精心照料的花园
拓展 tendency c.n.倾向,偏好;趋向,趋势
~ for sb/ sth ~ to do sth ~ to/ towards sth
have a tendency to do sth 倾向于做某事
●I have a tendency to talk too much when I’m nervous.
我紧张时总爱唠叨。
●There is a tendency for this disease to run in families.
这种疾病容易在家族里遗传。
●He has a bad temper, with a tendency towards violence.
他性情暴躁,有暴力倾向。
Practice
1)People ____________(往往认为)that the problem will
never affect them.
2)There is a growing __________for people to work at
home instead of in offices.
3)Prices __________(tend) downwards over recent years.
4)He has a strong natural __________ _________ caution.
他天生非常小心谨慎。
5)Some medical workers were sent __________(tend)
the survivors of earthquake.
tend to think
tendecny
has tended
tendecny
towards
to tend
4.routine n./ a.
(1)c.n./u.n. 常规,惯例
We are trying to get the baby into a routine for sleeping.
我们试着让婴儿按时睡觉。
The players had to change their daily routine and lifestyle.
运动员不得不改变他们的每日常规与生活方式。
(2)adj.常规的,例行公事的,日常的;乏味的,平淡的
The mistake was discovered during a routine check.
这个错误是在一次常规检查中发现的。
a routine job
平淡乏味的工作
Practise
1)You should make exercise a part of your ____________
(每日常规).
2)Don’t worry. It’s just a_______________________
_______________(常规医学检查)
3)This kind of work ____(be) routine and uninteresting.
4)We clean and repair the machines as a matter of routine.
(翻译)
______________________________
daily routine
routine medical test/
examiantion
is
我们定期清洗和修理机器。
5.stretch
vt. &vi. 伸展,舒展; 拉长,撑大;
伸出;延伸
stretch out/stretch oneself out 躺下(休息)
stretch out one’s hand 伸出某人的手
stretch one’s legs 散散步,活动活动腿脚
●After studying for some time,you ought to get up and
stretch your legs.
学习了一段时间之后,你应当起来活动活动。
●This sweater has stretched.
这件毛衣给撑得变形了。
●Is there any way of stretching the shoes?
有什么办法能把鞋子撑大吗?
●He stretched across the table for the cup.
他伸手到桌子那头去拿杯子。
Practise
1)I _____________________(伸出手)and picked up the
book.
2)We got out of the car and _________________
(活动活动腿脚).
3) The beach stretches for several miles.
译:
4)John sat up in bed and stretched.
译:
5)Rubber will stretch easily when pulled.
译:
stretched out my hand
stretched our legs
海滩绵延数英里。
约翰从床上坐起来,伸了伸懒腰。
橡胶很容易被拉长。
6.range
(1)(c.n. usually sing.) 一系列 ~ of sth
The club provides a wide / full range of activities.
这个俱乐部提供各种各样的活动。
(2)(c.n. usually sing.)(变动或浮动的)范围,幅度,区间
It is difficult to find a house in our price range.
The average age range is between 15 and 17.
There will be an increase in the range of 1 to 3 percent.
将会有0到3个百分点的增长幅度。
6.range
(3)vi (在一定范围内)变化,变动
~ from A to B/ ~ between A and B
vi. 包括(从...到...)之间的各类事物 ~ from A to B
The ages of the players range from 15 to 20 years.
运动员的年龄在15到20岁之间。
The conversation ranged widely.
谈话所涉及的范围很广。
Practise
1)The national park has _____ wide range of wildlife,
__________ from butterflies to elephants.
2) He is expecting a salary _________________
(在范围内) 30,000 to 50,000.
3)Such conversations usually cover
______________________(各种各样的话题).
a
ranging
in the range of
a wide range of topics
7.energy u.n 能,能量;能源; 精力, 干劲,活力;
(pl) 精力,力量
● She is always full of energy.
● He put all his energies into his work.
● It is important to conserve energy. 节能十分重要。
● solar / nuclear energy 太阳能/ 核能
拓展
energetic a.精力充沛的,充满活力的,积极的
Practise
1)John always gets up early in the morning feeling
_________(energy) and ready to start a new day.
2)He devoted his energies ______________(teach).
3)我们应当重视能源节约。
We should ____________________energy saving.
energetic
to teaching
attach importance to
8. average
n. 平均水平,一般水准,平均数
adj. 平均的;一般的,普通的
an average of ... 平均为......
on average平均
above/below average 高于/低于平均水平
8.average n./ adj.
●The average age of the students is 15.
●On average, there are 200 visitors to the exhibition
every day.
●Tom’s work at school is above/ below average.
●It takes an average of ten weeks for a house sale to be
completed.
平均需要10周才能完成一幢房子的销售。
Practise
1)40 hours ____(be) a fairly average working hour for
most people.
对大多数人来说一周工作40小时是相当正常的。
2)Parents spend _____________3000 yuan a year on toys.
父母为孩子买玩具的花费每年平均为三千元。
3)Every year 400 people die of this disease
_____________(平均).
4)His salary is _______________(低于平均水平)in his
company, which makes him upset.
is
an average of
on average
below average
9.throughout prep 自始至终;各处,遍及
●The giant panda is loved by people throughout the
world.
大熊猫受到世界各地人们的喜爱。
●The world changes so fast that you must continue to
learn throughout your life.
世界变化如此之快以至于你必须终生学习。
Practise
1)The museum is open daily
______________________(一年到头,整年)
2)They export their products to markets
_______________________(世界各地) .
throughtout the year
throughtout the world
10. injury c.n./u.n. 伤害,损伤
● There were no injuries in the accident.
● Mike is out of the basketball team because of
a terrible head injury/a terrible injury to his head.
迈克因头部受了重伤而退出了篮球队。
拓展
injure vt. (尤指在事故中)受伤,伤害, 损害
injured adj. 受伤的
Practise
1)They suffered serious ____________ in the attack.
2)The firefighters couldn’t get close to the burning
house in time, ___________(result) in several deaths
and __________.
3)The ____________ (伤者) ______(be) rushed to a
nearby hospital.
4)He seriously________his knee when playing basketball.
injuries
resulting
injuries
injuried
were
injuried
11. lack (1) n.缺乏,匮乏,短缺 ~ of sth
a lack of... 缺乏...... for lack of... 因缺乏...
no lack of... 不缺
●There was no lack of volunteers.
●Health problems are closely connected with bad eating
habits and a lack of exercise.
健康问题与不良饮食习惯和缺少锻炼密切相关。
●The case was dismissed for lack of evidence.
因缺乏证据该案件被撤销。
●The programme was canceled through lack of money.
11. lack
(1) n.缺乏,匮乏,短缺 ~ of sth
(2)vt. 没有,缺乏,不足,短缺
This novel lacks imagination.
As he is very rich, he lacks for nothing.
他很富有,什么都不缺。
Practise
1)There is _________(缺少)parking space in our city.
2)The project was canceled______lack of money.
3)生活中并不缺少美。
There is __________________ in life .
4)尽管他缺乏经验,他还是得到了那份工作。
_________________experience, he got the job.
__________________________experience, he got the job.
5)他缺乏信心。
He _________________.
a lack of
for
no lack of beauty
Despite his lack of
Although/ Though he lacked
lacks confidence
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