高中英语语言点手册必修3
Unit 1 &Festivals around the
Word usage
1. starve &v.
A）& to cause a person or an animal to suffer
severely to die from hunger 挨饿; 饿死
Millions of people starved to death during the war.
战争中数百万计的人挨饿至死。
The lady is starving herself trying to lose weight.
那位女士尝试挨饿减肥。
B) be starved of / starve for : long for , be in great
need of （使某人）得不到某事物而受苦或渴望获得某事物；缺乏。通常用于被动语态。
& &The homeless children
were starving for love.
&& 无家可归的孩子缺少爱。
&& The patients are starved
of medicine.
&& 病人缺少医药。
[同根词]& starvation& n.
挨饿；饿死
die of starvation 饿死
starvation wages 不够维持基本生活的工资
satisfy &vt. 1）to provide what is wanted,
needed or asked for 满足
2）to make sb. pleased by doing or giving them what they want
3)& to show or prove to sb. that sth. is true
or has been done 使相信
Nothing satisfies him, he is always complaining.
没有什么能满足他，他总是抱怨。
He tried to find something to satisfy his hunger.
他努力找一些事物来充饥。
He satisfied me that he could do it well.
他能做的很好，使我很满意。
[同根词] satisfaction& n.
satisfactory& adj.& 令人满意的,良好的
satisfying&&
adj.&& 使人满意的,令人满足的
satisfied&&
满意的,满足的
A) n. damage , injury 损害；伤害
do harm to sb.= harm sb. 伤害某人
B) v. cause harm to sb./sth. 引起伤害
The event did not harm his reputation.这件事没有伤害他的声誉。
It hasn’t harmed me at all. 它根本没有伤害我。
come to harm: be injured physically, mentally or morally
身体上，精神上或道义上受到伤害。通常用于否定式。
I will go with her to make sure she comes to no harm.
我要和她一同去以免她受到伤害。
A) thing or amount awarded奖,奖品,奖金
She showed us the athletics awards she had won.
她给我们看她赢得的体育运动奖。
His horse was given the highest award at the show.
他的马在展示时被给以最高的奖金。
B) decision to give sth, made by a judge, etc. 裁定；决定
the award of a scholarship 奖学金颁发决定
C) 授予,给予,奖给,赏给,判给(award sth. to sb.)：make an official
decision to give sth. to sb as a prize, as a payment or as a
punishment
He was awarded the first prize for being the best
他因为最佳歌手被授予第一名。
The gold medal was awarded to Mr. Smith for his fine show
of vegetables. 史密斯先生因为蔬菜的优秀展览被授予金牌。
5． admire &v. A) admire sb./sth. for
sth.: regard sb./sth. with respect,pleasure ,satisfaction, etc
钦佩；赞赏；羡慕某人（某事物）
They admired our garden.他们羡慕我们的花园。
I admire him for his success in business.
因为他在商业上的成功，我羡慕他。
B) express admiration of sb./sth 表示赞美；夸奖某人（某事）
Aren’t you going to admire my new house?
你难道不想夸夸我的新房子吗？
[同根词] admirer n.
1）person who admires sb./sth 赞赏者；羡慕者
I am not a great admirer of her work. 我对他的工作不太欣赏。
2）man who admires and is attracted to a woman 爱慕女人的男子
She has many admirers. 她有许多追求者。
6．apologise (apologize) : express sorrow ,as for a fault
or causing pain, say sorry 道歉；认错
You must apologise to your teacher for being so
rude.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
你必须因你的粗鲁向你的老师道歉。
I apologize for my breaking your glasses.
打烂了你的眼镜，我向你道歉。
[同根词]& apology n.
“为做某事而向某人道歉”的短语有：
apologize to sb. for doing sth.
say sorry to sb. for doing sth.
make an apology to sb. for doing sth.
offer an apology to sb. for doing sth.
offer sb. an apology for doing sth.
Useful expressions:
1 take place : to happen 发生
When did their quarrel take place? 他们的争吵什么时候发生的？
Our school sports meet will take place next Friday.
我们学校运动会下个星期五举行。
【词义辨析】
take place 通常指根据安排或计划发生,也可表示举行.happen 通常指偶然或意外发生.
二者均不用于被动语态.
take one’s place 就座;就位
take sb’s place 坐某人的座位;代替某人的职务
in place of 代替;交换
2 in memory of / to the memory of sb. : serving to
remind people of sb.,esp as a tribute 纪念;追念
The museum was built in memory of the famous
scientist.
博物馆的建立是为了纪念那位著名俄科学家.
The monument was built in memory of the little
纪念碑的建立是为了那位纪念小英雄.
People write many moving poems in memory of Premier
人们写许多动人的诗歌纪念周总理.
3 dress up
a) to wear one’s best clothes 盛装
Don’t bother to dress up-come as you are.
不要像你一样麻烦盛装打扮.
b) dress sb. up in sth /as sb/ sth: put on fancy dress,
Children love dressing up. 孩子们喜欢穿漂亮衣服.
【词汇链接】
dress out 使穿戴得引人注目
dress down (与平时比较)穿着随便
dress sb. down 训斥某人
4 look forward to : hope for ,long for , expect(usu. With
pleasure)期望;期待;盼望
I am looking forward to seeing you again. 我期待着再见到你.
The day we looked forward to came at last.
我盼望的那一天最后终于到来了.
【温馨提示】
look forward to 中的to是介词,
后接名词或动名词.
5 day and night/ night and day / all day and all night
日夜;一天到晚;
I think of my hometown day and night. 我夜以继日的思念我的家乡.
The beasts and the birds quarreled all day and all night.
一天到晚动物和鸟雀都很吵.
6 as though /as if : wit apparently
He looks as though he were ill. 他看起来好像病了.
They behaved as though nothing had happened.
他们表现得好像什么都没发生.
7 have fun with sb. 玩得开心
People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun
with each other.
人们喜爱在一起吃喝,相互开玩笑.
a) arrive , make one’s appearance出现;到场
You are always turning up late for
everything.你总是每件事都迟到.
He hasn’t turned up so far.他目前还没出现.
b) find or be found 发现
The missing pen turned up , broken , under the desk.
丢失的钢笔在桌下找到了,不过摔坏了.
c) increase the force ,strength, loudness.etc. of sth by using
controls 调大;调高.
&Please turn up the fire.请把火加大点.
9 keep one’s word 守信用,履行诺言
She said she would be there at seven o’clock , and he thought
she would keep her word.她说她七点在这儿,他认为她会信守诺言.
【词汇链接】
break one’s word 失信;食言
make a promise 做出承诺
keep a promise 遵守诺言
break a promise 违背诺言
10 hold one’s breath 屏息
The girl held her breath at the sight of the snake.
当这个女孩看到蛇,她摒住呼吸.
【词汇链接】
below one’s breath 压低嗓子
catch one’s breath 喘息;歇口气
in a breath 一口气;一举
lose one’s breath 喘不过气来; 呼吸困难
out of breath 上气不接下气
take sb’s breath away 使某人大吃一惊
waste one’s breath 白费口舌
10 play a trick 诈骗,开玩笑
If they are not given anything, the children might play a
如果不给孩子们东西,他们或许会恶作剧.
The naughty boy loves playing tricks on others.
那个淘气的男孩喜欢作弄别人.
Unit 2 Healthy eating
Word usage
a) a sort fod usually eaten (by a person , community , etc.) ;
sort of food which a person is limited ,eg, for medical reasons.
Too rich a diet is not good for you.日常饮食太丰富对你不好.
The doctor put her on a diet. 医生限制他的饮食.
b) restrict ( oneself , sb. ) be restried 节食
She became so fat that she had to diet herself.
她变得如此的胖以致不得不节食.
My doctor is dieting me very strictly.
我的医生严格控制我的饮食.
【词汇链接】
be on a diet 进规定的饮食
go/ get on a diet 实行节食
put sb. on a diet 限制某人的饮食
dieter n. 节食者
to cause to be of equal weight
,importance or influence to….. 平衡
How long can you balance yourself on one foot?
一只脚你能保持平衡多长时间?
Be sure that the income and expenditure balance.
确保收入和开支平衡.
b) n. 天平, 秤, 平衡状态, 均衡状态
3 glare : to
to shine with a strong
light 怒目而视; 刺眼的光
They didn’t fight, but stood there glaring at one
他们没有打架,可是相互之间怒目而视.
The sun glares out of the blue sky.太阳在蓝空下发出刺眼的光.
4 research
a) n. a careful study of sth. 研究,调查,探究
His research have been successful. 他的研究已经成功了.
Research workers are examing the problems.
研究人员正在检查问题.
b) v. make researches into a problem , etc 研究;调查
do research into/on 对…进行研究/调查
research into / in/ on对…进行研究/调查
researcher n. 研究者; 调查者
a) n. profit ,help利益;好处
Did you get much benefit from your holiday?
你从假期中得到很多好处了吗?
The book wasn’t of much benefit to me. 这本书对我没有太大的益处.
b) v. do good to 有益于
The new railway will benefit people here.
这条新的铁路将使这里的人受益.
a) make a statement that one knows to be untrue ( lied , lied ,
lying) 撒谎
He lied to me. 他对我撒谎.
He is lying. 他正在撒谎.
lie to sb about sth. / lie about sth. to sb. 就某事向某人撒谎.
lie through your teeth 满口谎言;睁着眼睛说瞎话.
tell a lie 说谎
I tell a lie. / That is a lie& 我说错了.
b) 卧 , 躺 ( lay, lain ,lying)
Don’t lie in bed all morning. 不要整个早晨躺在床上.
He lay on the grass enjoying the sunshine.
他躺在草地上享受阳光.
7 combine: join together, posses at the same time (使)结合;
We can’t always combine work with pleasure.
我们不能总是把快乐和工作结合起来。
8 curiosity n. a strong desire to know
about& 好奇心； 求知欲；古董
Children show curiosity about everything.
儿童对一切事都显示出好奇心。
The museum is full of historical curiosities.
这座博物馆有许多珍奇历史文物。
【词语链接】
curiosity about sth. 对某物的好奇心
curiosity to do sth. 有做某事的好奇心
out of curiosity 出于好奇
satisfy one’s curiosity 满足好奇心
show curiosity about sth. 对某物表现出好奇
curious adj. 对…好奇的，求知欲的，奇特的
curious to do sth.
It is / was curious that
I was curious to find out what she had said.
我真想弄清楚她说了什么。
It was curious that she didn’t tell anyone.
她没有告诉任何人，这很奇怪。
9 amount n. 数额；金额；v. 总计；总共
There is a large amount of work for us to do.
有大量的工作等着我们去做。
The expense amounted to 100 yuan.
支出总共达100元。
【词语链接】
a large amount of = large amounts of 大量的
amount of …& …的数量
an amount of time 一段时间
an amount of money 一笔钱
any amount of &大量
no amount of 即使再多也不……
amount to sth. 总计；总共
10 debt n. a sum of money that you owe sb. 欠款；债务
I had debts to pay back to him. 我得向他偿还欠款。
I owe you a debt of gratitude for your help.
你帮了我的忙，我欠了你的人情。
【词语链接】
in debt 欠债
out of debt 不欠债
be in debt to sb.= be in one’s debt 欠某人的债；受某人的恩惠
get / run into debt 负债
pay off debts 还清债务
11 limit 1). n. the furthest edge of an area or a place
a point at which sth. stops being possible for exsiting 限度
vt. to stop sth. from increasing beyond a particular amount or
level 限制；限定
There is a limit to one’s life, but no limit to serving
人的生命是有限的，但为人民服务是无限的。
They were limited to a discussion of these two
他们只能讨论这两个题目。
【词语链接】
a limit to … …是有限的
to the limit of 竭尽全力
a limit on…& 对…的限制
over the limit 超量；超出限度
within limits 在某种程度上；有一定的限度
push sb. / sth. to the limit 推某人/某物达到限度
limit sth. to sth. 限制；限定
limit oneself / sb. (to sth.) 限量；减量
【构词法知识】
limiting 有限制性的
limited 有限的
limited company 有限责任公司
limitless 无限制的；无限度的
limitation 限制；限度
Useful expressions:
1 be tired of ：对……厌烦, 对……厌倦
I am tired of living abroad. 我讨厌早国外生活。
The boy is tired of eggs. 那个男孩讨厌鸡蛋。
2 throw away: lose by foolishness or neglet 扔掉；丢弃
I must have throw away the theatre tickets by
我碰巧把看戏的票弄丢了。
He threw away the chance of a good job.
他丢掉了一个好工作的机会。
【词语拓展】
throw away 还有“浪费（金钱）等”，“错过（机会等）”等意思
throw out 丢弃；扔掉（无用之物）；伸（四肢）；挺（胸）
throw sb. out 撵走；轰走；逐出
throw off 扔掉；匆匆脱掉（衣服）；甩掉；摆脱掉
throw down 扔下；扔掉；使倒下
throw oneself into 投身于；积极从事
throw over 同…绝交；抛弃；遗弃
throw up 抛起；辞职；呕吐；匆匆建造
3 get away with : not steal sth. and
escape with it被放过；(做坏事）不受惩罚；偷携某物潜逃；偷走；侥幸做成
get away from 逃离或摆脱开（某人或某地）
He couldn’t have Yong Hui getting away with telling
people lies.
他不能使得泳汇说谎而不受惩罚。
They got away with damaging the car.
他们毁坏了小汽车，但没有受到惩罚。
Thieves robbed the bank and got away with a lot of
贼打劫了银行，偷走了大笔钱。
4 get rid of/ be rid of : become /be free of
摆脱；处理掉；丢弃
We were glad to be rid of our overcoats.
不用穿雨衣了，我们很高兴。
UNIT 3 The Million Pound Bank-Note
Word usage:
a) v. risk ( money) on a race or on some other event of which
the result is doubtful 打赌; 赌钱
I don’t enjoy betting. 我不喜欢打赌.
She bet me $20 that I couldn’t be able to give up
她跟我赌20美元我戒不了烟.
b) v. be certain about sth 一定
I bet it will be fine tomorrow.
明天一定是好天气.
c) n. arrangement to risk money 赌;打赌
They made a bet on the white horse.
他们以白马打赌.
d)v.& opinion , prediction 观点; 预测
My bet is that they have got held up in the traffic.
我敢说他们陷入了交通阻塞.
【词汇链接】
make a bet (with sb.)(与某人)打赌
win/lose a bet 赢/输一场赌
take up/accept a bet 同意打赌
bet against sth.打赌断定某事不可
bet(sb.)on sth.对某事(和某人)打赌
I bet that… …我敢肯定
You bet 当然;一定
a) v. giv allow允许;许可;准许
permit sb. to do sth.允许某人做某事
permit doing sth.允许做某事
We don’t permit smoking in the office.
我们不允许在办公室抽烟.
Permit me to explain it.
允许我解释.
b) n. 许可证, 通行证
He took out a permit to hunt when the policeman asked why
he hunt deer.
当警察问他问什么捕猎时,他拿出许可证.
【构词法知识】
permission n.许可;允许;准许
permissive agj.予以准许的;给以许可的
3 stare : v. look at sb./sth. with eyes wide open in
fixed gaze 凝视;盯着看
It is rude to stare. 盯着人是不礼貌的.
They all stared in amazement. 他们都惊讶地睁大了眼睛.
【词汇链接】
stare at sb./sth.盯着某人/某物
stare into the distance 凝视远方
stare sb up and down 上下打量某人
stare sb out/down 以目光压倒某人
4 jealous : adj. feeling or showing love or affection
妒忌的;猜疑的;
He was jealous of her success.他妒忌她的成功.
Jack got a nice job—Mary was jealous of him.
杰克得到了一份好工作,玛丽很羡慕他.
【词汇链接】
be jealous of sb./sth 嫉妒某人/某事
be jealous of sth 珍惜某物; 小心守备某物
jealously adv. 忌妒地
jealousness n. 妒忌;妒羡
jealousy n. 妒忌地
a) 尖声喊出,喊出,(指风,机器等)发出大而尖的声音
She screamed out at me in anger.她生气地对我大声尖叫.
The hurricane screamed outside.飓风在外面呼啸.
b) n. loud shrill piercing cry or noise 尖叫声;喊叫声
a scream of pain 疼痛的尖叫声
a scream of excitement兴奋的尖叫声
【词汇链接】
scream at sb. 对某人尖叫
scream with /in sth. 因某事尖叫
scream for sth.为某事尖叫
screamer 尖叫的人; 发出尖锐刺耳声的东西
screaming 发出尖叫声的
&vt. to see or notice a person or thing
n. a small round area that has a different colour different from
the surface it is on 斑点
a small dirty mark on sth. 污点
a particular place or area& 地点
It’s easy to spot a tall man in a crowd.
&在人群中找一个高个子的人很容易.
I bought some white dress material with red spots.
我买了些有红点的白色衣料.
His character is without a spot.
他的名誉没有污点.
He lives in a quite spot far away from the town.
他住在一个远离城镇的十分偏僻的地方.
【词汇链接】
on the spot 当场;立即;到场;在现场;处于困境
on the scene 在现场;当场
7 &appearance n. what sb/sth seems to be
&the act of appearing, as to the eye, mind, or
public 出现
The thief ran away at the appearance of the
policemen.
警察一出现小偷就跑了.
Her first appearce on stage was at the age of 5.
她5岁时初次登台亮相.
Don’t judge by appearance.
不要以貌取人.
【词汇链接】
It appears/appeared as if / as though 看来;似乎
judge by appearance 以貌取人
adj. having or showing a lack of respect for other people and
their feelings& 粗鲁的; 无礼的
sudden, unpleasant and expected 猛烈的
cruel 残暴的
Don’t be so rude to your father.
对你父亲不能这样无礼.
The death of his wife was a rude shock to him.
他妻子的死对他是一个突然的打击.
He lives in a rude hut.
他住在一座简陋的小房子里.
【词汇链接】
be rude to sb. 对某人粗暴无礼
be rude about sth. 对某事横加指责
it is rude (of sb.) to do sth (某人)做某事时失礼的
rudeness n. 粗鲁; 无礼
rudely adv. 粗鲁地; 无礼地
9 manner n. the way that sth is done or happens 方式
(pl.) the way of behaving that is thought to be polite 礼貌
The sheets are usually folded in this manner.
床单是用这种方法折叠的.
It’s bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
嘴里塞满了东西跟人说话是不礼貌的.
【词汇链接】
all manners of 各种各样的,形形色色的
in a manner of speaking 不妨说;从某种意义上说
in the manner of … 以…的典型风格
what manner of … 什么样的….
【温馨提示】
用作”礼貌”讲时,常用复数形式.
10 patience
&n. the ability to stay calm and accept a delay
or sth annoying without complaining 耐心;忍耐力
the ability to spend a lot of time doing sth difficult that
needs a lot of attention and effort 毅力;坚忍;恒心
I warn you. I’m beginning to lost my patience with
我警告你.我对你已经渐渐失去耐性了.
At last our patience exhausted.
最后我们在也没有耐性了.
Learning to walk again after his accident requires great
他出事后重新学习走路要有极大的毅力.
Useful Expressions
1 go ahead : take place开始(做某事); 前进; 执行;
Despite the bad weather, the journey will go ahead.
尽管天气不好, 我还是去旅行.
The building of the new bridge will go ahead as
新桥的修建将按计划进行.
—May I start now? 我可以动身吗?
—Yes, go ahead. 好,动身吧.
【词语拓展】
go ahead with sth. 毫不迟疑地做某事
go all out 全力以赴,鼓足干劲
go along 和…一道去;与…一致
go away 走开;离开
get ahead 进步;胜过;获得成功
2 by accident : as a result of chance or mishap 偶然;
I only found it by accident. 我只是偶然发现了它.
I met her by accident in a crowded bus.
我意外地在一辆拥挤的公共汽车上遇见了她.
【词语拓展】
by chance& 偶然地
be accident of 靠……的机遇
without accident 平安地, 安全地
meet with an accident 遭遇意外
run into = come across 偶遇
3 account for : be the explanation of sth, explain cause
of sth.导致; 做出解释
His illness accounted for his absence.
因为生病, 所以他缺席.
Please account for you dispgraceful conduct.
请为你不雅的行为做出解释.
【词语拓展】
lead to 导致;通向
result in 导致
on this/that account 由于这个/那个原因
on sb.’s account 由于某人的原因
on account of 由于……的原因
on all accounts 无论如何,在各方面
on no account 决不
4to be honest : 老实说
Well, to be honest, I have none.老实说,我一个也没有.
To be honest, she is very beautiful.老实说,她很漂亮.
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to be honest 常用作插入语
5in rags : 衣衫漏褴
The old man is in rags. 那位老人衣衫漏褴
6 get into trouble: cause trouble for oneself 陷入困境;
Even an experienced climber can get into trouble.
甚至有经验的登山者也会陷入困境.
【词语拓展】
get sb into trouble 使某人陷入困境
ask / look for trouble 自寻烦恼.自讨苦吃
get sb out of trouble 使某人摆脱困境
make trouble 闹事;捣乱
take the trouble to do sth 不辞辛劳地做某事
take trouble doing/ to do sth 尽力做某事
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Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the
1）& explode
&a）（cause sth. to ）bur
blow up 爆炸
When the boiler exploded, many people were injured.
锅炉爆炸时,很多人受了伤.
The firework exploded in his hand.
爆竹在他手上爆炸了.
b) ( of feeling) burst out suddenly 爆发
At last his anger exploded. 最后,他勃然大怒.
【词汇链接】
explode with anger 勃然大怒
explode with laughter 轰然大笑
explosive adj. 爆炸性的; 易爆炸的; n. 爆炸物;炸药
explosion n. 爆炸(声);爆裂(声)
a) extended in size, area, etc. 伸展
The forest spreads as far as the river. 这片森林一直延伸到河边.
b) ( cause sth to) become more widely known,felt or suffered
The disease is spreading fast. 疾病传播很快.
c) extend the surface area, width or length of sth. by unfolding
or unrolling it. 展开
Please spread a cloth on the table. 请把布在桌子上展开.
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spread A on B 在B上涂A
spread B with A 将A涂在B上
3) disappoint
a) fail to be or do sth. as good as was hoped for or desired or
expected by sb. (使)失望
Don’t disappoint me by being late again.不要再次迟到,令我失望.
b) prevent ( hope ,plan etc) from becoming reality
使(希望,计划等)不能实现
It disappoints his expectation.他的期望很难实现.
【词汇链接】
be disappointed at / about sth. 对某事失望
be& disappointed& to do sth.
因做……而失望
be disappointed that-clause 对……失望
to one’s disappointment 令人失望的是
(同根词) disappointment n.
【温馨提示】
disappointed, surprised, excited, interested, frightened
等是由过去分词转化而来的形容词,常用人来做主语,表示”感到…的”;而disappointing,
surprising,exciting,interesting,frightening等是由现在分词转化而来的形容词,常用物来做主语,表示“令人…的”.
Hearing the news, I was disappointed.
The result of the exam was very disappointing.
a) n. influence,physical strength or power , violent strength or
power 力量;暴力;军队;影响力
He overcame his bad habits by sheer force of will.
他完全以意志的力量克服困难.
The soldiers took the prisoners away by force.
士兵使用暴力把罪犯带走了.
b) v. compel , oblige, use physical strength to move sth.
强制;逼迫;用力打开某物.
The thief forced her to hand over the money.
那个贼强迫他交出钱.
He forced his way through a crowd.
他用力地挤过人群.
【词汇链接】
come into force 生效;实施
by force 凭借暴力;强迫地
by force of 由于;迫于
put…into force 实施(法律等)
force one’s way 强行前进
force sb to do sth. 迫使某人做某事
force sth. on sb. 勉强某人接受某物
5) violent adj.& involving or caused by
physical force that is intended to hurt or kill sb. 猛烈的;激烈的;强迫的
The madman was violent and had to be locked up.
那个疯子非常凶暴,不得不关起来.
She was in a violent mood.
她情绪暴躁.
He died a violent death.
他惨遭横死.
【词汇链接】
lay violent hands on…对…行凶;向…下毒手
do violence to对…行凶;强暴对待
take by violence 强夺
violently adv. 猛烈地
violence n. 暴力;暴行
6) harmful adj. causing damage or injury to
sb/sth.有伤害的;伤害的
Smoking is harmful to your health.
吸烟有害健康.
These are the harmful effects of smoking.
这些是吸烟的害处.
【词汇链接】
do sb. harm/do harm to sb. 对某人有害
do more harm than good 弊大于利
out of harm’s way 在安全的地方
There is no harm in (sb’s) doing sth. 做某事无害处
It does no harm (for sb.) to do sth. 做某事无害处
come to harm 身体上,精神上或道义上受到损害
do sb. good / do good to sb 对某人有好处
it is no good / use doing sth. 做某事没好处/没用
7) method n. a particular way of doing sh. 方法
Try the new method and maybe yu’ll succeed.
试试这种新方法, 或许你会成功.
We use modern methods of teaching English.
我们用现代方法教英语.
【词汇链接】
with this/that method 用这/那种方法
in this /that way用这/那种方法
in the same way 用同样的法方法
by this/these means用这/那些方法
【温馨提示】
method 后常接of +动名词, 不用不定式
8) depend vi. to rely on sb/sth and be able to trust them
I don’t want to depend too much on my parents.
我不想过多依赖父母.
He was the sort of person you could depend on.
他是你可以信任的人.
【词汇链接】
depend on / upon sb/sth. 依赖某人/某事
depend on / upon sb/sth to do sth. 依靠某人做某事
depend on / upon sb/sth’s doing sth 相信某人做某事
depend on / upon sb/sth for sth. 为了某事依靠某人/某物
That / I t (all) depends 要看情况而定
9) presence n. the fact of being in a particular place or
thing 出席;到场;存在
He hardly seemed to notice my presence.
他似乎没有注意到我在场.
Your presence is requested at the meeting.
敬请出席会议.
The test can identify the presence of certain germs.
这项化验能鉴定某些细菌的存在.
【词汇链接】
in the presence of sb. 在…面前; 有…在场
in the presence of sth. 有……的存在
10) mass n. a large amount of a substance that does not
have a definte shape 团;块;质量;大量
The sky was full of dark masses of clouds.
天空中乌云密布.
I’ve got masses of work to do.
我有一大堆的工作要做.
I struggled through the mass of people to the exit.
我挤过人群到了出口.
【词汇链接】
a mass of 一块/团/堆
be a mass of 遍布着;遍体是
the mass of 大多数
in the mass 总体上;整个地
the masses 群众
Useful expressions
early enough 及时
We were in time to catch the train. 我们及时赶上了火车.
after the passing of an indefinite period of time
终于;总有一天
You will learn how to do it in time. 你总有一天会学会怎么做.
【词语拓展】
at the same time 同时
in time of 在…时刻
at one time 一度;曾经
at a time 每次;一度
at times 有时
on time 准时
prevent …. from…….: prevent sb from doing sth. 阻止;制止
Nothing can prevent us from going. 没有什么能阻止我们走.
Bad weather prevented me from starting.
糟糕的天气不能阻止我们出发.
【词语拓展】
prevent …. from, stop…from和keep…from
三者均有”阻止/制止某人或某物做某事”之意,常可以互换,介词from后接动词ing形式. prevent …. from,
stop…from用于主动语态时from可以省略,但用于被动语态则不可省略;
keep…from用于任何语态from都不可省略.
cheer up : take comfort ,become happy 感到高兴;感到兴奋
He cheered up at once when I promised to help him.
当我答应帮助他时,他立即高兴起来.
【词语拓展】
cheer sb/sth up 使振作起来;使高兴
cheer sb on 给某人打气;为某人加油
cheerful adj. 高兴的;使人振奋的
cheerless adj. 不高兴的;不快乐的
now that : because of the fact 既然
Now that you mention it, I do remember the incident.
既然你提到那件事, 我确实想起来了.
Now that you have made mistakes, you should be
既然你犯了错,你应该受到惩罚.
break out :
( violent events ) start syddently突发;爆发
Fire broke out during the night.
夜间突发大火.
escape from a place by using force 脱离;逃脱
Several prisoners broke out of the jail.
几名罪犯越狱了.
【词语拓展】
break in 闯入;打断
break into 闯入;突然……起来
break up 打碎;拆散;分离
break down 破除;压倒;坏掉
break off 断开;中断
break through 突破;突围
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Unit five& Canada ─ “The True
Word usage
surround v: ext encircle 包围;围绕
eg. Trees surround our house. 树木围绕着我们的房子.
The police surrounded the thief。警察把贼围了起来.
The wall surrounds our school. 围墙环绕我们的学校.
【词汇链接】
&be surrounded by/ with 由…环绕/包围
&surrounding adj. 周围的
&surroundings n. 环境;周围的事物
2.extremely adv: to a very high degree. 极其;极端;非常
eg. That’s extremely interesting. 那极其有趣.
We got on extremely well. 我们相处得相当好.
I am extremely sorry. 我非常抱歉.
within prep: not more than 在…之内;不越出
eg. She returned within an hour. 她在业小时之内回来.
If you don’t hear anything within three days, phone
如果三天内没有听到任何消息,再次给我打电话.
They finished the house within half a
他们在半年之内完成房子.
He lives within five minutes’ walk.
他住的地方,从这儿要走五分钟的路程.
slightly adv: to a slight degree 稍微;轻微的
eg. The patient is slightly better today.
病人今天稍微好了点.
I know her slightly.
我有点了解她.
She speeded up slightly.
她稍微加快了速度
I feel slightly ill today.
我今天感觉有点不舒服.
【词汇链接】
in the slightest 丝毫,一点儿
slight one’s work 玩忽职守
put a slight on /upon sb. 蔑视某人
suffer slights 受到怠慢
5. distance n: separation in space or time
[C][U][(+to/from/between)] 距离;远方;冷淡;疏远
eg. It is a long distance from New York to Hongkong.
从纽约到香港,是一段很远的距离.
The distance between the two places is twenty
kilometers.
两地的距离是20千米.
What is the distance to Guangzhou?
到广东多远?
in the distance: 在远处
They saw a few houses in the distance.
他们看到远处有几栋房子.
There is light in the distance. 远处有灯光.
【词汇链接】
keep one’s distance 不接近
keep sb. at a distance 对某人保持距离
keep a safe distance 保持适当的距离
at a distance 隔着一段距离
a distant relative 远亲
a distant look 茫然的表情
be distant towards sb. 对某人冷淡
6．wealthy adj: rich 有钱的;财产多的;富有的
eg. He was the eldest son of a wealthy family.
他是这个富裕家庭的大儿子.
It is a wealthy city in the country.
它在这个国家是一个富裕城市.
He is a wealthy man.
他是一个富人.
7.dawn n: the first glimpse of light in the morning
eg. The dawns here are beautiful. 这里的黎明很漂亮.
【温馨提示】
该词通常构成词组at dawn
We must get up at dawn. 我们必须黎明起床.
They take the boat out every day at dawn. 他们每天黎明乘船出去.
The scenery is beautiful at dawn. 黎明的景色很漂亮.
8. downtown adv or adj: in the business center of a city
or a town 在/往城市的商业区; 城市商业区的
eg. They went downtown to do some shopping.
他们去商业区买点东西.
It is a downtown city.它是个商业城市.
9. flow vi: to move freely 流动
eg. The river Thames flows into the North Sea.
泰晤士河流进北海.
The river flows rapidly. 河水流的很快.
After the concert the people flowed out of
音乐会后,人们像潮水一样涌出大厅.
The blood flowed out.
血流了出来.
【词汇链接】
flow into 涌入;流入
flow over 溢出;在…上面漂
flow down 沿…下流
flow from 从…流出;从…产生
10．border
a) n: outer area 边界;边沿
eg. Their house is on the border of the river.
他们的房子在河边上.
Her handkerchief has a white border.
他的手绢边是白色的.
b) n: boundary of country 国界
eg. They were near the border between France and
他们在法国和德国的边界.
It is a border city.
它是一个边界城市.
They will ask for your passport at the border.
他们将在边界向你要护照.
11. terrify : make someone feel terrified 使恐怖
eg. He was terrified of being left alone in the room.
他害怕被一个人留在房间里.
You terrified me just now!
你刚才吓着我了.
The thunderstorm terrified the child.
暴风雨吓坏了那个小孩.
【词汇链接】
be terrified at/with 被…吓一跳
be terrified of 对…感到惊恐
terrify sb into doing sth. 胁迫某人做某事
terrified adj. 恐惧的;很害怕的
terrifying adj. 可怕的
terrific adj. 可怕的;极度的
12. official
a) adj: relating to a public office 官方的;正式的;公务的;公职的
eg. He gave me an official letter.
他给了我一份正式的书信.
The official language of the country is English.
这个国家的官方语言是英语.
Is the news official?
这个消息是官方的吗?
b) n: person who holds a position of authority
官员;高级职员;要员
eg. The government officials are having a
政府官员正在开会.
He is an official at the local bank.
他是当地银行的一位职员.
The mayor is an elected official.
市长是一位选好的官员
a) n: visit other places or journey through which
performances are given 旅游;旅行;旅厉
eg. Mr. Adams made a tour around East Asia last year.
亚当斯先生去年旅游了东亚.
He joined a bicycling tour.
他参加了自行车旅游.
The film star is on tour in our city.
电影明星在我们城市旅游.
b) v: make a tour
eg. We’ll tour around Italy for our holiday this
今年夏天我们将去意大利度假.
Many Americans tour by car.
许多美国人驾车旅游.
14．settle v: make one’s home in a place.
to put an end to an argument or disagreement. 解散
to become calm and quiet 平静下来
eg. After years of travel, we decided to settle here.
几年的旅游,我们决定在这儿定居.
He settled in Canada at last.
他最后在加拿大定居/
They got married and settled near Beijing.
他们结婚后在北京附近定居.
【词汇链接】
settle down 定居;平静下来
settle sb. down 使某人平静下来
settle down to (do) sth.静下心来专心(做)某事
settlement 定居;解决;处理
settler n. 移居者;解决者
15. broad adj: wide 宽阔的;including a great variety of
people or things 广泛的; not detailed 主要的
eg. He worked in the broad fields. 他在广阔的田野里工作.
It is a broad river. 这是一条宽阔的河.
He has broad shoulders. 他有宽阔的肩膀.
【词汇链接】
as broad as it is long 长宽一样;半斤八两;无关紧要
broadly adv. 宽阔地;广阔地
broadness/ breadth n. 宽度
broaden v. (使)变宽;变阔;扩大
16. eastward adv: towards the east 向东地
eg. They sailed eastward. 他们向东航行.
We couldn’t decide whether to go eastward or
我们不能决定是向西还是向东.
【词汇链接】
类似的还有:northward.etc.
Useful expressions
1. settle down: sit or lie in a comfortable position or
get used to a new way of life, job etc
定居下来;过安定的生活;安静下来;平静下来;舒适地坐下或躺下.
eg. She settled down in an armchair to read a book.
她舒适地坐在躺椅上看书.
Mary is settling down well in her new job.
玛莉很适应她的新工作.
He got used to settling down in the foreign country.
他习惯了在外国定居.
have a gift for: natural talent or ability 对…有天赋
eg. He has a gift for music. 他对音乐有天赋.
Tom has a gift for making friends. 汤姆队交朋友有天赋.
The girl has a gift for learning English.
那个女人对学英语有天赋.
3. figure out : work out or understand 计算出;想出;估计
eg. She figured out the problem at last. 她最后想出这个问题.
The boss asked me to figure out the cost of the plan.
老板叫我估计计划的费用.
I can't figure him out.我想不出来.
4. as far as
&a) as much as
就…所知;在某种程度上
eg. As far as I know, the book is popular with
就我所知,这本书在学生间很流行.
As far as I know, he is likely to come.
就我所知,他很可能来.
I'll help you as far as I can.
我将尽我所能帮助你.
b) the same distance as 远到;一直到
eg. They walked as far as the lake.他们一直走到湖边.
The children walked as far as the seaside.那个小孩一直走到海边.
I’ll walk as far as the post office.我一直走到邮局.
rather than : in pre
instead而不是;与…相比,更喜欢…
eg. I think I will have a cold drink rather than
我想我要一杯冷饮而不是咖啡.
Rather than getting money in such a dishonest way, Tom
would beg in the street.用如此不诚实的方法赚钱,汤姆更愿意在街上祈祷.
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用与平行结构中
I’d call her hair chestnut rather than brown.
我叫她的头发栗色而不是棕色.
I prefer to go in summer rather than in winter.
相比于冬天,我更喜欢夏天.
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