現(xiàn)代大學英語2unit.ppt

1、Word Study Phrases and Expressions Background Information,Contents,Word Study,1.appal 9.shriek 2.astound 10.smash 3.contemptuous 11.split 4.disgusted 12.stiffen 5.genuine 13.swallow 6.guarded 14.sweep 7.Impulsive 15.tube 8.shove 16.define,廉蘭敏 高軼曼,1.appal,v. to shock sb. very much eg. The idea of sha

2、ring a room appalled her. It appalled me that they could simply ignore the problem. appalled adj appalled expression/silence appalling adj appallingly adv appallingly bad 極差,2.astound,v.to surprise or shock sb very much eg. She was astounded by his arrogance. astounded adj I was astounded to see her

3、 appear from house. she looked astounded at news. the doctor were astounded (that) he survived. astounding adj astoundingly adv,3.contemptuous,a.（of sb/sth) feeling or showing that you have no respect for sb/sth eg. She gave him a contemptuous look. He was contemptuous of everything I did. contemptu

4、ously adv to laugh contemptuously SYN:scornful,4.disgusted,a.(at/by/with sb/sth/yourself) feeling or showing digust eg.I was disgusted at/by sight. I was disgusted with myself for eating so much. disgustedly adv.,5.genuine,adj. a. real;exactly what it appears to be；not artifical b. sincere and hones

5、t;that can be trusted eg.Is the painting a genuine Picasso? genuine concern for others a very genuine person genuinely adv genuinely sorry genuineness n,6.guarded,adj.(of a person or a remark theymake)careful;not showing feelings or giving much information eg.You should be more guarded in what you s

6、ay to reporters. They gave the news a guarded welcome. 他們對這消息表示謹慎的歡迎。 SYN:coutious,7. impulsive,adj.(of people or their behavior)acting suddenly without thinking carefully about what might happen because of what you are doing eg.an impulsive decision/gesture He has an impulsive nature. SYN:impetuous

7、 Impulsively adv impulsiveness/impulse n,8.shove,v. a.to push sb. /sth. in a rough way b.to put sth. somewhere roughly or carelessly eg. He shoved her down the stairs. She shoved the book into her bag and hurried off. shove off 滾開，滾 shove up 挪出空位,9.shriek,v. to give a loud high shout,for example whe

8、n you are excited,frightened or in pain. eg.The audience was shrieking with laughter. She was shrieking abuse at them as they carried her off. SYN:scream,10.smash,v. a. to break sth or to be broken,violently and noisely into many pieces b. to move with a lot of force against sth solid;to make sth do

9、 this c. to hit sth very hard and break it,in order to get through it eg.Several windows had been smashed. The car smashed into a tree. They had to smash holes in the ice., smash sth down smash sth in smash sth up,（用力）擊倒，打翻,(用力）打破，撞壞,(蓄意）搗毀，破壞,11.split,v. a. to divide ,or to make a group of people d

10、ivide,into smaller groups that have very different opinions 分裂，使分裂（成不同派別） b. (sth) (into sth) to divide, or to make sth divide,into two or more parts 分開（幾個部分） c.to cut sbs skin and make it bleed eg.A debate that has split the country down the middle. She spit the class into group of four. How did yo

11、u split your lip?, split difference split hairs split your sides (laughing/with laughter) split away/off split on/to sb split up(with sb),（講價等）各讓一步，折中,在細節(jié)上過分糾紛,笑破肚皮，笑彎腰,脫離，分裂出去，分離,告發(fā)，揭發(fā),斷絕關系，分手,12.stiffen,v. a. to make yourself or part of your body firm,straight and still, especially because you are

12、 angry or frightened b. to make sth. become difficult to bend or move c. to make an attitude or idea stronger or more powerful; to become stronger eg. She stiffened with fear. stiffened muscles The threat of punishment has only stiffened their resolve.,13.swallow,v. a. to make food, drink,etc,go dow

13、n your throat into your stomach b. to take sb./sth. in or completely cover it so that they cannot be seen or no longer exist separately eg. The pills should be swallowed whole. Large areas of countryside have been swallowed up by towns.,n. a small bird with long pointed wings ,that spends the winter

14、 in Africa but flies to northern countries for summer eg. One swallow doesnt make a summer. 一燕不成夏 swallow dive 燕式跳水,14.sweep,v. a. to clean a room, surface,etc.useing a brush eg. The showroom had been emptied and swept clean. b. to move or push sb. or sth. suddenly and with a lot of force The boat w

15、as swept out to the sea.,c. (weather,fire,news)move quickly or spread quickly. Strong winds regularly sweep the island d. to move over an area ,especially in order to look for sth. His eyes swept around the room.,sweep the board sweep sb. off their feet sweep to victory sweep sth. aside sweep sb. up

16、,( 在比賽中)囊括所有獎項,使某人對自己一見傾心,輕易獲勝,對置之不理,一把抱起某人,15.tube,n. a. a long hollow pipe made of metal, plastic,rubber,etc.through which liquids or gases move from one place to another.管，管子 eg. a bikes inner tube 自行車內(nèi)胎 b. a long narrow container made of soft metal or plastic, with a lid, used for holding thick

17、liquids that can be squeezed out of it.軟管 a tube of toothpast 一管牙膏,c. a part inside the body that is shaped like a tube and through which air, liquid,etc.管狀器官 bronchial tubes 支氣管,16.define,v. a. to say or explain what the meaning of a world or phrase is b. to describe or show sth. accurately c. to s

18、how clearly a line, shape or edge eg.The term“mental illness” is difficult to define. The difficulty of a problem was defined in terms of how long it took to complete. The mountain was sharply defined againstthe sky.,Phrases,List:,1. pick up,2. be up to sb,3. hang up,4. a chill of,5. sweep across/ov

19、er,6. prove to be,7. be worked up,8. make sense,9. care to,10. in/under the circumstances,王新娜 畢甜甜,1. pick up,a. to take hold of sb/sth and left them/it up 拿起、舉起、提起 b. to get better, stronger, etc; to improve 好轉(zhuǎn)，增強；改善 eg： She went over to the crying child and picked her up. 她走到啼哭的孩子身邊，把她抱了起來。 Trade u

20、sually picks up in the spring. 貿(mào)易一般在春天回升。,c. to start again; to continue 重新開始；繼續(xù) d. to buy sth, especially cheaply or by chance （廉價或碰巧買到） e. to notice sth and perhaps react to it 領略；意會；意識到 eg: Let us pick up where we left off yesterday. 咱們從昨天停下的地方繼續(xù)吧。 We managed to pick up a few bargains at the auct

21、ion. 我們從拍賣場買到了幾件便宜貨。 She failed to pick up on the humour in his remark. 她沒有領悟他話中的幽默。,2. be up to sb,to be sbs duty or responsibility ;to be for sb to decide 是的職責或責任；由決定 eg: It is not up to you to tell me how to do my job. 還輪不到你告訴我怎么做我的事。,3.hang up,a. to end a telephone coversation by putting the tel

22、ephone receiver down or switching the telephone off 掛斷電話 b. to finish using sth for the last time 終止使用某物 eg: After I hung up I remembered what Id wanted to say. 我掛斷電話之后才想起來原本想說的話。 Ruth has hung up her dancing shoes. 魯斯已掛起舞鞋退出舞臺了。,4.a chill of,a feeling of fear a chill of fear /apprehension 一陣害怕，恐懼 c

23、hill out to relax and stop feeling angry or nervous about sth 放松；冷靜；鎮(zhèn)靜 eg: They sometimes meet up to chill out and watch a movie. 他們有時聚在一起，看場電影放松一下。,5.sweep across /over,of feelings to suddenly affect sb strongly 突然襲來 eg: A wave of tiredness swept across/over her. 她感到渾身疲憊。,6.prove to be,if sth prove

24、s dangerous,expensive,etc,or if it proves to be dangerous,etc,you discover that it is dangerous,etc,over a period of time 后來被發(fā)現(xiàn)是，最終顯現(xiàn)為 syn:turn out eg: The promotion proved to be a turning point in his career. 這次提升最后證明是他職業(yè)生涯的一個轉(zhuǎn)折點。,7.be worked up,very excited or upset about sth 異常興奮，十分生氣 eg: There i

25、s no point in getting worked up about it. 為此大發(fā)脾氣也無濟于事。 work up to sth to develop more gradually towards sth,ussually sth more exciting or extreme 逐步發(fā)展到，逐漸達到（更高或更深 的程度） The music worked up to a rousing finale. 樂曲漸變到一個激動人心的末樂章。,8.make sense,a. to have a meaning that you can easily understand 有道理，有意義，講

26、得通 b. to be a sensible thing to do 是明智的，是合乎情理的 c. to be easy to understand or explain 易于理解，道理明顯 eg: This sentence does not make sense. 這個句子不通。 It makes sense to buy the most up-to-date version. 買最新的版本是明智的。,John was not making much sense on the phone. 約翰在電話上說得不大清楚。 make sense of sth to understand sth

27、 that is difficult or has no clear meaning 理解，弄懂（不易理解的事物）,9.care to,to make the effort to do sth 努力做 eg： I have done this job more times than I care to remember. 這事我都記不清做了多少遍了。 would you care for/to used to ask sb politely if they would like sth or would like to do sth,or if they would be willing to

28、 do sth (禮貌問語)您喜歡您愿意您要,eg: Would you care for another drink? 您要再來一杯嗎？ If you would care to follow me ,I will show you where his office is. 如果您愿意跟我走，我會把您領到他的辦公室去。,care for sb/sth,a. to look after sb who is sick,very old,very young,etc 照顧， 照料（病、老、幼者等） syn:take care of b. to love or like sb very much 深

29、深地愛，非常喜歡 eg： She moved back home to care for her elderly parents. 她搬回家住，以便照顧年邁的雙親。 He cared for her more than she realized. 她不知道他是多么在乎她。,10.in/under the circumstances,used before or after a statement to show that you have thought about the conditions that affect a situation before making a decision

30、or a statement 在這種情況下，既然如此 eg: Under the circumstances,it seemed better not to tell him about the accident. 在這種情況下，不告訴他有關這次事故的情況似乎更好。,in/under no circumstances,used to emphasize that sth should never happen or be allowed 絕不，無論如何不 eg: Under no circumstances should you lend Paul any money. 你無論如何都不能借錢給

31、保羅。,Backgroud,The authors outline Personal life Bibliography,Richard Burton Matheson (born February 20, 1926) is an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He is perhaps best known as the author of What Dreams May Come and I Am Legend, both of

32、which have been adapted as major motion pictures.,Personal life,Matheson was born in Allendale, New Jersey, the son of Norwegian immigrants Fanny (ne Mathieson) and Bertolf Matheson, a tile floor installer.1 Matheson was raised in Brooklyn and graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1943. He then