1、Unit2 单元重点词语归纳单元重点词语归纳1. relevant adj. 有关的;有意义的【经典例句】These facts are relevant to the case. 这些事实和此案有关。Please contact the relevant department. 请联系相关部门。He refused to comment before he had seen all the relevant information. 在看到全部相关资料之前，他拒绝评论。【思维拓展】be relevant to=be related to=be concerned with=be involv
2、ed in=be associated with与有关2. switch vt. 转换;交换 vi. & vt. （使）改变;转变 n. 开关;转换器;改变【经典例句】Which switch do I press to turn it off？ 我按哪個开关就能把它关了？She made the switch from full time to part time work when her first child was born. 第一个孩子出生后她就从全职改为兼职了。I parked the car and switched off the engine. 我停好车并关掉了发动机。【思
3、维拓展】a switch in 在方面的转变;make a switch 做出改变;switch. from. to. （把）由转变为;switch on / off 打开/关上（电器等）;switch over to 转变;换频道【易混辨析】switch， open 与 turn on同是“开”，动词各异：switch 表示“开（收音机、电灯、电视等）”;open 表示“开（门、窗、盒子等）”;turn on 表示“开（收音机、电灯、水、煤气等）”。3. combine vt. & vi. （使）结合;混合【经典例句】She successfully combines her career
4、with family life. 她成功地兼顾事业和家庭。Let us combine our firms against our competitors. 让我们把公司联合起来，对付和我们竞争的公司。Theory and practice should be well combined，it makes a student a qualified learner.理论和实践应该结合好，这让一个学生成为一名合格的学习者。【思维拓展】combine. with / and.把与结合起来;combine. into. 把合成【易混辨析】combine， connect 与 joincombine
5、 表示“结合;联合”，指为了一个目的而把两个以上的事物联系在一起;connect表示事物（东西）不紧密地连接，也可用于抽象的联系（如姻亲关系），后接 with / to;join指直接连接两物或两地，也可指两物紧密地连接，后接 to，不接 with。4. predict vt. 预测;预言;预料【经典例句】I cannot predict when to meet her again. 我无法预测什么时候会再见到她。She predicted that he would marry a doctor. 她预言他会同一位医生结婚。I like history most， because it h
6、elps me to predict the future by reviewing the past.我最喜欢历史，因为它有助于我鉴往知来。【思维拓展】predict+从句. 预测;predict+n.+to do.预测做;It is predicted that. 据预测5. advocate vt. 提倡;支持;拥护 n. 提倡者;支持者;拥护者【经典例句】I dont advocate building a factory around our school. 我不支持在我们学校周边建立工厂。He is an advocate for / of hospital workers. 他是
7、医院工作人员的支持者。These policies have been widely advocated. 这些政策已得到广泛的拥护。【思维拓展】advocate （doing） sth. 提倡（做）某事;advocate+that-clause 提倡/主张（从句谓语用 should do，should 可省略）;an advocate for / of 的支持者/拥护者6. in this sense 从这种（某种）意义上来讲【经典例句】In this sense， children and adults have equal rights. 从这个意义上说，儿童和大人享有同样的权利。In
8、this sense， personality is the very soul of art. 由这种意义上说来，人格就是艺术的灵魂。In this sense， computers cannot replace the creative work done by teachers. 在这个意义上，电脑不能替代教师进行有创意的工作。【思维拓展】a strong sense of purpose / identity / duty 明确的目标/很强的个性意识/很强的责任感;in a sense （=in one way） 从某种意义上说;in no sense 绝不（放在句首，句子用部分倒装）
9、;make sense 有道理;有意义;讲得通;make sense of sth. 理解;弄懂（不易理解的事物）;make no sense 无意义;讲不通;无道理;Theres no sense in doing sth. 做某事无意义7. keep in touch （with.） （与）保持联系;了解（某课题或领域的情况）【经典例句】Were a tight group， so we do keep in touch. 我们关系很好，所以的确保持着联系。Remember to keep in touch with him when you go abroad. 你出国时要和他保持联系。
10、We must keep in touch with what is happening in foreign countries. 我们必须了解国外的动态。【思维拓展】get in / into touch with 和取得联系;lose touch with 和失去联系;对变得生疏;be in touch with 同有联系;了解的情况;be out of touch with 同失去联系;与没有通信8. rather than 预期;不愿;而不是【经典例句】Rather than going straight on to university，why not get some work
11、experience first？与其直接上大学，为什么不先取得一点工作经验呢？Bryson decided to quit rather than accept the new rules. 布赖森决定辞职，而不是接受新的规定。I think youd call it a lecture rather than a talk. 我说啊，这是训斥，而不是谈话。【思维拓展】other than 除了;or rather 更确切地说;prefer to do. rather than do.=prefer doing.to doing.=would do. rather than do.=woul
12、d rather do. that do. 宁愿做而不愿做【温馨提示】rather than 作连词用，连接两个并列成分;连接主语时，谓语动词的数与其前面的成分保持一致。9. cut down 削减;删除;砍倒【经典例句】Cut down on fatty food if you want to lose weight. 如果你想减肥的话就得少吃高脂食物。You should cut down what you wrote in your paper. 你应该把你的论文内容删减一下。He used to cut down trees but he plants trees now. 他过去砍树
13、，而现在植树。【思维拓展】cut away 切下;砍掉;cut off 中止;切断;cut across 走捷径;cut out 删除;遮挡;cut back削减;缩减;cut short 缩短;打断;cut in 超车;插嘴;cut up 切碎;抨击10. provide sb. with sth. 为某人提供某物【经典例句】The peasants provide us with grain and vegetables.=The peasants provide grain andvegetables for us. 农民供给我们粮食和蔬菜。【思维拓展】offer sb. sth.=of
14、fer sth. to sb. 主动给某人提供某物;supply sth. to sb.=supply sb. withsth. 给某人供应某物巩固训练巩固训练根据所给汉语提示完成句子，每空一词。1. I cant _ _ _ （理解） what you said.2. _ _ _ _ （据预测） there will be five great scientific achievements inthe 21st century.3. I think Ill have a cold drink _ _ （而不是） coffee.4. We will _ _ _ （給他们提供） the nec
15、essary advice.5. You must _ _ （减少） your overall amount of physical activity.6. Many experts _ _ （提倡对加以奖励） your child for good behavior.7. He _ _ （打开） the computer and began to work.8. Do you have the _ _ （相关的经历）？9. _ _ _ _ （把两个句子合成） one using participle phrases.10. How did you _ _ _ _ （取得联系） the travel agent？答案答案1. make sense of2. It is predicted that3. rather than4. provide them with5. cut down6. advocate rewarding7. switched on8. relevant experience9. Com- bine two sentences into10. get in touch with
