1. power n. 能力,力量;政權;權利 e.g. Knowledge is power. 知識就是力量.
e.g. The leader has the power to make a decision.
e.g. A new power station has been built. 這兒新建了一座發(fā)電站.
短語(yǔ):take power/come into power上臺,開(kāi)始執政 out of/beyond one’s power能力所不及 do everything in one’s power to help 盡力幫助 power politics 強權政治
可數名詞,“強國,有影響的人或事” the Western Powers 西方列強
2.trick n. 可數名詞,“詭計,計謀” e.g. He got the money from me by a trick.
vt. trick sb into doing sth “用計誘使某人做某事” trick sb out of sth“騙某人東西”
e.g. She tricked him into marrying her.
He tricked the girl out of her money.
短語(yǔ):play a trick on sb 捉弄某人 dirty trick卑劣行為 not miss a trick 對一切都了解
3.series n.“系列,連續”,單復數相同 a series of “一系列”
a series of school textbooks 一套教科書(shū) a series of meetings 一系列會(huì )議 a series of exams 一連串考試 television series 電視連續劇 in series 連續地,順序地
4.treat vt 1) 對待 treat ……as/like “把當作/像一樣對待”
e.g. They treated me as one of the family.
2) 治療 treat a disease/sb “治病/為某人治療”
e.g. The doctors were not able to treat this disease.
3) 款待,請客, 常用于 treat sb to (sth)這一結構,表示“以某物款待某人”
e.g. We will treat you to dinner. 我們請你吃飯
treat sb like dirt/a dog 視某人如草芥 be one’s treat 由(該)某人請客
5.in trouble 處于困境中,有麻煩
e.g. You’d better ask for leave, or you may be in trouble.
你最好還是去請假,否則你可能有麻煩.
與trouble 相關(guān)的常用搭配:
be a great trouble to sb 對某人來(lái)說(shuō)很麻煩 ask for trouble 自找麻煩
have trouble (in) doing sth 做某事有麻煩 get into/out of trouble 陷入/擺脫困境
6. come across 1)“偶然遇到,碰到”,相當于find or meet by chance
eg. I came across him in the street yesterday.
當他遇到一個(gè)新的短語(yǔ),他就把它記在筆記本上.
When he ,he will .
2)“走過(guò)來(lái)” e.g. 她走過(guò)來(lái)和我交談.
She came across to talk with me.
3)“出現于,想到”e.g. A very good idea came across his mind.
他腦海里出現了一個(gè)好主意.
7.believe in 1)believe in sb:trust sb信任某人
e.g. 你盡可以信任他,他決不會(huì )讓你失望的.
You can ,he will never let you down.
[比較] believe sb 相信某人的話(huà)
I know he is an honest man. That is why I him all the time. But I don’t .
A. believe, believe B. believe in, believe in C. believe, believe in D. believe in, believe
2)信仰,信奉 e.g. We (信仰)Marxism.
3)贊成,支持 e.g. I believe in keeping early hours. 我贊成早睡早起.
8.habit n.習慣,習性. ?梢詷嫵梢韵露陶Z(yǔ):
have a habit of doing sth 有做…….的習慣 form/develop the habit of 養成…..的習慣
be in the habit of 有…..的習慣 get/fall into the habit of 染上……的習慣
get sb into the habit of 使某人染上…….的習慣 out of habit 處于習慣
9.shoulder n.肩膀
vt.肩負,承當 e.g. She shouldn’t shoulder all the blame for the mistake.
Teachers cannot be expected to all the responsibility for poor exam results.
A. give B. lead C. shoulder D. accept
[習語(yǔ)] shoulder to shoulder 肩并肩 on one’s shoulder 在某人肩上
give sb the cold shoulder 以冷淡態(tài)度對待某人
10.whisper n. 耳語(yǔ),私語(yǔ) v 低聲說(shuō),耳語(yǔ)
e.g. 別在角落里嘀嘀咕咕. Stop .
[拓展] whisper a story 低聲講故事 It is whispered that……有人私下說(shuō)……
whisper to sb(about sth)對某人耳語(yǔ)(某事) in a whisper/in whispers 低聲地
e.g. 他聲音很低,所以別人聽(tīng)不見(jiàn)他說(shuō)話(huà).
He spoke , so one else could hear her.
11.with a scar on his forehead 是with的復合賓語(yǔ)結構,賓語(yǔ)補足語(yǔ)除介詞短語(yǔ)外,還有形容詞,副詞,過(guò)去分詞,不定式,---ing等.
e.g. The boy was sleepy soundly, with a smile on his face.
他被綁著(zhù)雙手帶進(jìn)來(lái). He was brought in, with .
With a lot of difficult problem , the newly-elected president is having a hard time.
A. settled B. settling C. to settle D. being settled
12.a(chǎn)s if“好像,仿佛”,引導表語(yǔ)從句或方式狀語(yǔ)從句,有時(shí)還可以接不定式.引導方式狀語(yǔ)從句時(shí),從句謂語(yǔ)常用虛擬語(yǔ)氣.
e.g. He talked as if he had been to Beijing.
It looks as if the suit was made by her mother.
He opened his mouth as if to say something.
When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it .
A. breaks B. has broken C. were broken D. had been broken
13.if only 在文中表示“但愿,要是…..就好了”,是對前面所述情況的一種假設,句子多用虛擬語(yǔ)氣;它還可以表示“只要…..”,引導條件狀語(yǔ)從句.
e.g. It’s a wonderful job. If only I could do it. 這工作棒極了,要是我能做就好了.
Look at the trouble I am in!If I your advice.
A. followed B. would follow C. had followed D. should follow
If only he comes back, we’ll setoff. 只要他一回來(lái),我們就出發(fā).
[知識拓展] 1).only if 表示“只有…..才”, 強調條件實(shí)現的依據.
e.g. You will be able to speak English well only if you practice constantly.
2).as long as “只要”具有很強的時(shí)間延續性,從句的動(dòng)詞常為延續性動(dòng)詞.
e.g. You may borrow the book as long as you keep it clean.
本單元重點(diǎn)短語(yǔ):
match with 與…..相配 take away帶走 a series of 一系列;一連串
in trouble 處于困境中 come across 偶然遇見(jiàn);碰上 believe in 信任
be about to 即將 open up 打開(kāi) turn around 轉過(guò)身來(lái)