unit 1 Text A單詞短語課件

1、New words and ExpressionsUnit 1 Text A Learning a Foreign Languagerewardvt. give sth. in return for good and valuable doings 報答，獎勵 The father rewarded the little boy for cleaning the room. reward sb. with for sth. in reward of Cf. award: vt. make an official decision to give sth. as a prize, as paym

2、ent or as a punishment授予，判定 The judge awarded both finalists equal points. The court awarded him damages of $ 4500. n. 1. sth. as a return for good and valuable doings報答，獎賞 As a reward for passing the exams, she got a new bike from her parents.2.some money given to someone for his good doings 報酬，酬金

3、I hear there is a big reward for the seizing of the thief.rewardinga. satisfying and worthwhile(giving you satisfaction, pleasure, or profit)值得做的 ，有意義的，有益的e.g. She found the experience very rewarding.她發(fā)現(xiàn)這個經(jīng)歷使她受益匪淺。教學(xué)是一項(xiàng)很有意義的職業(yè)。Teaching is a rewarding career.frustrateVt. 1) cause someone to have feel

4、ings of disappointment使沮喪，使灰心Eg. She was frustrated by her failure in the college entrance exam.她因高考失利而灰心喪氣。2）cause the failure of something使挫敗，使受挫折Eg. His attitude frustrated our plan.他的態(tài)度破壞了我們的計劃。frustrating : a. making someone feel annoyed, upset, or impatientEg. Its frustrating when youre in a h

5、urry and the traffic isnt moving.frustration n. 沮喪，不安，灰心unlikeprep. being different from不像；不同eg. Her recent report is quite unlike her earlier work. 她最近的報告與以前的大不相同。 Unlike me, my son likes to get up early. Unlike the north part of China, it is not likely to snow in winter here. Cf. dislike: v. I lik

6、e cats but dislike dogs.likely: a. that is expected Shes very likely to ring me tonight.alike: a. similar These two photographs are almost imidateVt. create a feeling of fear in somebody恐嚇，威脅Eg. He said he would never be intimidated by his opponents power.他說他絕不會被對手的權(quán)勢嚇到。Hes being kept in ja

7、il until the trial so that he cant intimidate any of the witnesses.他一直被關(guān)在監(jiān)獄里直到審判為止，以確保他不能恫嚇任何證人。opportunityn. a good moment or chance fordoing sth.Eg. I had an opportunity to go to New York and study.我曾有過一個去紐約學(xué)習(xí)的機(jī)會。.equal opportunities in employment平等的就業(yè)機(jī)會。seize the opportunity抓住機(jī)會mediumn. a method

8、for giving information 媒體，媒介 Eg. TV has become the most important medium. Light travels throughout the medium of air. Cf. (mass )media 大眾傳媒 a. of middle size, amount, quality 中等的 eg. They have a medium-sized house in the heart of the city. She was of medium height and medium build. 她中等身材。accessn. 1.

9、 U means a right of using, reaching 享用權(quán)The people in the school have access to that computer lab for free.2. means of entering or a way in 通道， 入口The only access to the farmhouse is across the field.Cf. assessses / assessment: decide the amount of 評估；估價，估算to assess ones incomeIt is difficult to asses

10、s the influence of his speechparticipate （in）vi. take part (in)Members can participate in any of the activities organized by the club.會員可以參加俱樂部組織的任何活動。All the teachers participated in the childrens games.所有的教師都參加孩子們的游戲。commitmentn. 1. devotion to 投入，獻(xiàn)身The online course would not have succeeded witho

11、ut the commitment of all the teachers. We are looking for someone with a real sense of commitment to job. 我們在尋求對此工作真正盡職盡責(zé)的人。 2. a promise to follow certain beliefs or action 承諾，許諾，保證Come and look round our shop without commitment to buy anything. The organization made a commitment to pay $50,000 to

12、charity. I dont want to get married because I dont want any commitments. Cf. commit v. 1. do sth. illegal, wrong, foolish干壞事 commit a crime, suicide, an error 2. make it impossible for sb. not to do sth.; pledge承諾 The company has committed funds to an advertising campaign. He has committed himself t

13、o support his brothers child.disciplinen. 1. Uthe state of order and control; self-control 紀(jì)律；自制能力Everyoneshouldkeepdisciplineandyouarenoexception.每個人都應(yīng)該遵守紀(jì)律，你也毫無例外。2. Ca branch of learning （尤指大學(xué)里的）學(xué)科 Were looking for people from a wide range of disciplines.我們正在尋找各類學(xué)科的人才。assignmentN-COUNTAnassignmen

14、tis a task or piece of work that you are given to do, especially as part of your job or studies. 任務(wù); 作業(yè)The assessment for the course involves written assignments and practical tests.這門課程的評估包括各種書面作業(yè)和實(shí)踐測試。I hate to interrupt your conversation but we do have an assignment to discuss.我不愿意打擾你們的談話，但是我們確實(shí)有

15、一項(xiàng)任務(wù)得和你們商量。embarrassvt. make someone feel ashamed, nervous, or uncomfortable使尷尬，使難堪The others embarrassed her when they laughed at her mistakes.人們嘲笑她的錯誤讓她感到尷尬。embarrassing：a. making someone feel embarrassed 使人尷尬的，令人難堪的It was embarrassing that I couldnt remember his name.The doctor asked me a lot of

16、embarrassing questions.postVt. put up sth, on a screen, wall, or notice board 發(fā)帖子，張貼Officials began posting warning notices.官員們開始張貼警示布告。I will post a notice on the bulletin board to let others learn about it.我會在公告板上貼一個通知，讓其他人知道這件事。V-TIf youpostinformation on the Internet, you make the information av

17、ailable to other people on the Internet. (在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上)發(fā)帖子continuala. 1. continuing without stopping 連續(xù)不斷的，不停的continual rain, talking, improvement2. happening again and again多次重復(fù)的；頻繁的 continual interruptionsreapvt. 1. get sth. esp. sth. good, as a result of what one has done 獲得，得到After seeing my friend rea

18、p the benefits of hard study, I now believe that hard work pays off.看到我的朋友努力學(xué)習(xí)，收獲多多，我現(xiàn)在相信努力就會有收獲/取得成功。2. cut and gather a crop of grain 收割，收獲Farmers are reaping rice in the field.農(nóng)民們正在地里收割稻谷。As you sow, so will you reap.種瓜得瓜。/一分耕耘一分收獲。(no pains, no gains)benefitn. anything that brings help or profit

19、 益處，好處 The new regulation will be of great benefit to us all. He felt that he got much benefit from conversations with foreigners. 他覺得自己通過與外國人交談收益匪淺。 vt. be useful or helpful to 有益于 The new teaching plan will benefit many students. He hasnt benefited from his experience.reap the benefits of: get sth

20、. as a reward獲得益處， Only a part of the people has reaped benefits of the new policy. communicatevi. Send and exchange feelings, opinions, or informationEg. They communicate with each other using sign language. 他們通過手語交流。vt. make opinions, feelings, or information known or understood by others傳達(dá)，傳播Eg.

21、She communicated her feelings to her teacher.她把自己的感受告訴了老師。gapn. a big difference between two amounts, situations, or groups of people差距，分歧.the gap between rich and poor.貧富差距。Americas trade gap widened.美國的貿(mào)易差額加大了。income gap收入差距generation gapn. 代溝（兩代人之間的隔閡）gender gap性別差異bridge the gap: reduce or get r

22、id of the difference between two things.縮小差距Learning a foreign language helps us bridge the gap between two different cultures.學(xué)習(xí)外語有助于縮小不同文化間的差距。be worth sth./doing sth.be rewarding enough for the time, effort, money, etc.值得的The book is worth reading./ Its worth reading the book.I felt that his life

23、 was no longer worth living.我發(fā)覺他的生命已經(jīng)沒有再活下去的價值了。Its an idea thats worth considering. 這個想法值得考慮。Hes decided to have a look at the house for it is well worth buying .not only but alsoNote: with “not only” or “only”placed at the beginning of a sentence, the sentence order should be inverted.Not only did

24、 he finish his homework, but he also cleaned the room.他不僅做了作業(yè)，而且還打掃了房間。Not only are housewives not paid, but also most of their boring work is unnoticed.家庭主婦不僅得不到報酬，而且她們單調(diào)的工作大多數(shù)不會被人注意。Only in this way can you hope to finish the work at the end of this month.far from not at all; rather than一點(diǎn)都不Far fr

25、om (being) angry, hes very happy.他一點(diǎn)都不生氣，反而很高興。Far from helping the situation, youve just made it worse.你非但對形勢沒什么幫助，反而使形勢更糟。a couple of two; a small number of 兩個；一些，幾個I saw a couple of children playing in the garden.我看見兩三個孩子在花園里玩耍。Could you please lend me a couple of dollars?你能借我兩三美元嗎？get/have /obta

26、in access to sb./sth.have the right to have or use sth.有權(quán)享用，可以使用You obtain access to your data by typing in a user name and password.輸入用戶名及密碼，你就可以獲得你的數(shù)據(jù)。Anyone who has got access to secret information knows that they should not pass it on by telephone.任何能接觸到機(jī)密信息的人員都知道絕對不能通過電話傳遞這些信息。keep up with keep

27、 the same speed as 趕上，不落后Ive having no trouble keeping up with the rest of the class.跟上全班的學(xué)習(xí)，我一點(diǎn)困難都沒有。It is important to keep up with the changes of the time.跟上時代的變化十分重要。feel like sth./doing sth.want to have or do sth. 想要，想做After lying in bed for a whole day, I feel like a walk.在床上躺了一天，我想散散步。Let it

28、go, he thought. He didnt feel like arguing.順其自然吧，她想。他不想爭辯。我想喝點(diǎn)水/休息一會。I feel like (having) a drink/rest.give upstop doing sth. or stop trying to do sth.停止，放棄She gladly gave up her part-time job to devote herself entirely to art.她欣然放棄兼職工作，完全投身于藝術(shù)。Though faced with many difficulties, he would not give

29、up online learning.雖然面臨諸多困難，他還是不會放棄網(wǎng)上學(xué)習(xí)。由于缺錢，他只得放棄學(xué)業(yè)。He had to give up his studies because of lack of money.think out consider all the aspects and details of sth. before doing it 仔細(xì)考慮；推敲；琢磨He chewed at the end of his pencil, thinking out the next problem.他咬著鉛筆末端，思考著下一個問題。The book is well thought out

30、.這本書構(gòu)思周密。come acrossmeet, find, or discover sb. or sth. by chance偶然遇到，偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)I came across an old school friend this morning.He came across some old photographs in drawer.The young man would get nervous every time he came across a girl.那個年輕人每次遇到女孩子就緊張。reap the benefit(s) ofGet sth. as a reward for sth.

31、 done獲得好處，得到好處Sooner or later you will reap the benefits of your hard work.遲早你會得益于自己的努力。trade for exchange for 用換trade sth. for sth.=exchange sth. for sth. elseHe decided to trade his car for a truck.他決定用他的小汽車換一輛卡車。In order to pay off his debts, he had to trade (in) his piano for money.為了還債，他只好把鋼琴拿去換錢。Cf. trade st