1、Word Study(1) congratulations祝贺,庆贺 1. congratulation n祝贺;贺词祝贺;贺词 congratulate v congratulate sb on sth 因某事祝贺某人 Congratulations to you on your success in the examination. 2.assume v assumption n make an assumption 作出假设作出假设 It is assumed that It is assumed that stress is caused by too much work. assum
2、ing conj 假设 _ that it is true , what should we do now? 3.do wonders no wonder 难怪 It is no wonder that .难怪 A: He past the exam. B: It is no wonder that he looks so happy. 他考试通过了?怪不得他看上去这么高兴。 4.tend tend to do 往往做某事 women tends to live longer than men. tend to / towards 趋向于 His views tend to the extre
3、me. tend to sb 照顾照料某人 She is tending (to) her sick mother at home. 她正在家里照顾生病的母亲。她正在家里照顾生病的母亲。 tendency n 趋向,倾向 6.moreover 此外而且 in addition besides whats more It was, moreover, a waste of time. 此外,那是浪费时间。 7.reduce reduce to=decrease to reduce by =decrease by 反义词 increase we have a 40-hour work week t
4、hat we can reduce to 20 hours. 我们一周工作40个小时,现在可以减到20小 时。 8.stretch v. 伸展 n.伸展 stretch out伸展 stretch oneself 伸懒腰 After a long work, he stretched himself. 长时间工作后,他伸了个懒腰。 9.range n. 范围,界限,区间 a range of 一系列的 range from-to-从-到-之间 Employees can range from age 22 to 70 in this company. 员工的年龄从22到70 之间。 The n
5、ational park has a large collection of wildlife, ranging (range) from butterflies to elephants. 10.stick with stick to 过去式stuck 过去分词stuck If you are in a job that keeps you busy, stick with it. 如果你所做的工作能让你很忙,坚持下去。 11.energy n 精力,力量, 能源 full of energy 精力充沛 energetic adj Young people usually have more
6、 enery than the old. 青年人通常比老年人精力充沛。 on average _, children need 10 hours for sleeping. 孩子平均需要10个小时的睡眠。 We received 30 calls a day on average. 我们平均每天接到30个电话。 above average / below average average 12 . 13.make up for 弥补;补偿 make up 编造,捏造,化妆,和解,组成 make out 分辨;理解,明白 make it 准时到达;获得成功 make the most of 充分利
7、用 make full use of 充分利用 Money couldnt make up for all that Tom had suffered in the past years. 金钱弥补不了Tom几年来遭受的痛苦。 14. injury n 伤害 injure v 使-受伤 injured adj 受伤的 He saved the little injured dog. 他救了受伤的小狗。 15. prevent vt.阻止,阻碍 prevent / stop/ ban/ forbid/ ban/ discourage sb (from)doing sth 阻止某人做某事 keep
8、 sb from doing 不可省略 prevention n 预防 防范 We should prevent the children swimming in the river. 我们应该阻止孩子们在河里游泳。 16.equipment不可数名词 一件设备 a piece of equipment 许多设备 a lot of equipment be equipped with配有 17. lack vt&n缺乏 lacking adj.缺乏的 a lack of 缺乏 ,匮乏 A lack of food made people suffer. 食物的匮乏使人们很痛苦。 18. ann
9、ounce v 宣布,宣告 n announcement 宣告 公告 It is announced that It is announced that we will go picnic this weekend. 据报道我们本周末去野餐。 18. in response to 对-做出回应 The meeting was called in response to a request from England. 应英国的要求召开了此次大会。 v. respond 回应,回答。 19. replace vt. 用-替代,代替 replace A with B 用B替代A They are replacing the old windows with double glazing. 他们正在用双层玻璃窗替换旧玻璃。 n replacement 更换 替换 take the place of 取代,替代 Thanks for listening