選修6unit2 words

1、Unit 2Useful words and expressions1. Others try to convey certain emotions. convey v. 表達(dá)；傳達(dá)；運(yùn)送 I cant convey how grateful I feel. I found it hard to convey my feelings in words. Please convey my best wishes to Mr. Li. A bus conveys the passengers from the train to the hotel.bring, carry, take, fetch

2、, get, convey, transport這這些動(dòng)詞均有些動(dòng)詞均有“帶、拿、取帶、拿、取”之意。之意。bring: 指從某處把人或物帶到或拿到說話者所在指從某處把人或物帶到或拿到說話者所在 的地點(diǎn)，強(qiáng)調(diào)方向，不著重方式。的地點(diǎn)，強(qiáng)調(diào)方向，不著重方式。carry: 指把物品從一個(gè)地方帶到另一個(gè)地方，不指把物品從一個(gè)地方帶到另一個(gè)地方，不 涉及方向，只強(qiáng)調(diào)方式。涉及方向，只強(qiáng)調(diào)方式。take: 指從說話人或說話人心目中所在處把某人或指從說話人或說話人心目中所在處把某人或 某物帶離開，帶到離說話者有一定距離的地某物帶離開，帶到離說話者有一定距離的地 方，與方，與bring的方向正相反，側(cè)重方向

3、，不的方向正相反，側(cè)重方向，不 著重方式。著重方式。fetch: 指一往一返，相當(dāng)于指一往一返，相當(dāng)于go and bring，去，去 取了東西或帶人再返回到出發(fā)處。取了東西或帶人再返回到出發(fā)處。get: 口語(yǔ)用詞，與口語(yǔ)用詞，與fetch基本同義，語(yǔ)氣隨便?；就x，語(yǔ)氣隨便。convey: 指通過中間人傳遞信息，或以某種方指通過中間人傳遞信息，或以某種方 式把人或物送到目的地。式把人或物送到目的地。transport: 指使用車輛或機(jī)械設(shè)備把人或貨物指使用車輛或機(jī)械設(shè)備把人或貨物 從一處運(yùn)載到另一處。從一處運(yùn)載到另一處。2. The language is concrete but ima

4、ginative, and they delight small children concrete adj. 具體的，實(shí)在的；水泥的具體的，實(shí)在的；水泥的 n. 混領(lǐng)土混領(lǐng)土 Have you any concrete thoughts on how to deal with this difficulty? His plan is not yet concrete. That new concrete building is our office. This post is made of concrete.concrete, specific 這這兩個(gè)形容詞均含兩個(gè)形容詞均含“具具體體的

5、的”之意。之意。concrete: 指指通過指通過感官能看到通過指通過感官能看到、聽、聽 到到、觸到的具體東西、觸到的具體東西。其。其反義詞是反義詞是 abstract。specific: 側(cè)重側(cè)重指具體的細(xì)節(jié)指具體的細(xì)節(jié)，是與，是與general (一般的一般的)、vague (模糊的模糊的) 相對(duì)的相對(duì)的 具體。具體。delight 在句子中作動(dòng)詞，意思是在句子中作動(dòng)詞，意思是“ (使使)高興，高興，(使使)欣喜欣喜”。 He delighted the audience with his performance. She delights in her work. delight 作名詞

6、意思是作名詞意思是“高興，快樂高興，快樂” She clapped her hands in delight. He takes great delight in painting. To our delight, our football team won. 3. List poems have a flexible line length and repeated phrases which give both a pattern and a rhythm to the poem. flexible adj. 靈活的；可彎曲的；柔順的靈活的；可彎曲的；柔順的 Dancers need to

7、 be flexible. We need a foreign policy that is more flexible. The tube is flexible but tough. She has a flexible character.pattern n. 模式，式樣，圖案，典型模式，式樣，圖案，典型 Please cut out my overcoat according to this pattern. I dont like the pattern on the curtain. This hospital is a pattern of what a good hospita

8、l should be. 4. If we hadnt taken it easy, if為hadnt run out of energy. take it easy 輕松；不緊張；從容 Theres nothing serious; take it easy. I hope you learn to take it easy and not getangry at everyone. Take it easy. Well take care of everything. take your time 從容做，不慌不忙從容做，不慌不忙 It is better to take your tim

9、e at this job than to hurry and make mistakes. run out of = use up 用完；耗盡 We are running out of fuel. Were running out of our time. run out of 還可意為“從跑出” He was lucky enough to run out of the building when the earthquake happened.run out run out of 這兩個(gè)短語(yǔ)都有這兩個(gè)短語(yǔ)都有“用完用完”的意思，但用的意思，但用法不同。法不同。run out是不及物短語(yǔ)

10、，表示是不及物短語(yǔ)，表示“被用完；被耗盡；（人）把東西用完被用完；被耗盡；（人）把東西用完（或花光）（或花光）”，其主語(yǔ)通常是時(shí)間、金，其主語(yǔ)通常是時(shí)間、金錢、食物等無生命名；而錢、食物等無生命名；而run out of則是則是及物短語(yǔ)，表示主動(dòng)，主語(yǔ)只能是人及物短語(yǔ)，表示主動(dòng)，主語(yǔ)只能是人 。 The petrol is running out. = We are running out of petrol. Food supplies _ (已經(jīng)吃完已經(jīng)吃完) by the end of their last trip. 2. What if you were to _ (花完花完) mo

11、ney? What would you do? 3. They are _ (消耗盡消耗盡) oil and the plane has to land on the field.4. If we _ (沒有用完沒有用完) sugar, I wouldnt have gone to the shops. had run out run out of running out ofhadnt run out of Complete the sentences with run out or run out of.5. a poem made up of five lines. make up of

12、 由由 . 構(gòu)成，由構(gòu)成，由 . 組成組成 The Third World is made up of the developing countries. A cake is usually made up of sugar, eggs and flour. The United Kingdom is made up of Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland.consist of 、make up of 、 compose of都可都可意為意為“由由構(gòu)成構(gòu)成”，區(qū)別在于：，區(qū)別在于：consist of不可用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)，而不可用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)，而

13、make up of和和 compose of 可以用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。例如：可以用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。例如： The house consists of 6 rooms. The medical team is made up of three doctors and a nurse. The book is composed of 25 units. Look at the two meanings for each word below. Choose the meaning that was used in the reading passage. Then make up a sentence wit

14、h the word having the same meaning.A: something that can bend or be bent easily B: person, plan etc that can change according to the situation A: to make jokes and laugh at someone in order to have fun B: to deliberately make an animal angry flexibleteaseendlessbranchconcrete A: very large amount or

15、 number B: something that seems to last forever A: a part of a tree that grows from the stem B: part of an organization A: definite and specific B: something used for building t h a t i s m a d e b y mixing sand, very small cement and water1. flexible Our plan is quite flexible.2. tease Dont take it

16、 seriously - hes only teasing. 3. endless The journey seemed endless.4. branch She reached up and picked a pear off a branch.5. concrete His plan is not yet concrete. Example sentences This poem doesnt _ (押韻押韻), which makes it difficult to recite. 2. Its very important for us to master sentence _ (句

17、型句型).3. The singer was deeply touched by the _ (熱情熱情) of the welcome she received. 4. You must practice each day for a _ (最低限度最低限度) of 30 minutes. I. Write the correct words.rhymepatterns warmth minimum 5. Most parents are willing to take their children to the _ (托兒所托兒所) where children are taken goo

18、d care of.6. Color is an important a_ to consider when choosing curtains.7. The book is popular with children, and has been t_ into five languages. nursery aspect translated 8. Dont take it seriously - hes only t_.9. Can you r_ the poem we learned yesterday afternoon without referring to the textboo

19、k?10. These buildings are made of c_ and steel. recite teasingconcreteII. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word. 1. Besides practical knowledge, a teacher is ready to provide his or her pupils with _ support.emotionaldread emotion repetition end translate warm2. Please _ what you are

20、required to do. I want you to know for sure before I take my leave. 3. Everyone would have screamed if they had noticed a snake crawling in. What a _ scene!dreadfulrepeatdread emotion repetition end translate warm4. I always enjoyed my English lessons at college, for I could sense the encouragement

21、from the teacher as well as the _which was conveyed by her words.warmthdread emotion repetition end translate warm5. I think her _of the article is much better than his.6. Her _ patience made her the best nurse in the hospital. translationendlessdread emotion repetition end translate warmA poem can

22、mean very different things to different readers, and all of these meanings may be different from what the author thought he _. For instance, the author may have been writing about a personal experience he thought quite _ to anything outside; yet for the reader the poem may become the _ of a general

23、situation, or connect to some private experiences of his own. express differ from due to mean unrelated be aware ofIII. Complete the article with words or phrases in their correct forms.meant unrelated expression A readers interpretation may _ the authors, yet be equally convincing, or even better. A poem may contain much more than the author _. Different interpretations of one poem are often _ the fact that poems mean much more than the ordinary things we say. express differ from due to mean unrelated be aware of differ from was aware of due to 1. H