1、constantly adv. flow vi. barely adv. almost not all the time, or very oftenconnected to, and able to use the Internet anxious and unable to think clearlya liquid, gas, or electricity moves in a steady continuous streamwired adj. Matching.distracted adj. obsess vt. dominate v. deadline n. stimulation
2、 n. to keep thinking about it and find it difficult to think about anything elsesomething causes someone or something to become more active or enthusiastic, or to develop or operate to control someone or something or to have more importance than other people or things a date or time by which you hav
3、e to do or complete something extraordinary adj. rude adj. alcoholic n. very unusual or surprisingwhen speaking or behaving in a way that is not polite and is likely to offend or annoy peoplesomeone who regularly drinks too much alcohol and has difficulty stoppingto quickly follow someone or somethi
4、ng in order to catch themchase v. 1. I have a never-ending flow to messages and updates from all the people I associate with online.associate vt. : to spend time with someone, especially someone that other people disapprove of 与某人交往与某人交往associate with 与某人交往与某人交往eg I dont like you associating with th
5、ose people.He wont have his son associate with dishonest boysassociate v. : to make a connection in your mind between one thing or person and another 联想，联系联想，联系associate sb / sth with sth n. : someone who you work or do business with 同事同事;（生意）伙伴（生意）伙伴【拓展拓展】eg Most people associate this brand with go
6、od quality. one of his business associates association n. 关系，交往；联想关系，交往；联想【语境应用语境应用】根据根据括号内的汉语提示补全下面句子。括号内的汉语提示补全下面句子。1) I always _ (把夏季把夏季和休假联系在一起和休假联系在一起).2) She became famous through _ (与这些诗与这些诗人交往人交往).associate summer with holidaysassociating / association with these poets2. Social network domin
7、ates my life in so many ways. dominate v. to control sb. or sth. or to have more importance than other people or things 支配支配，控制，控制，主宰主宰e.g. Her loud voice totally dominated the conversation.她她的大嗓门彻底主宰了这场谈话的大嗓门彻底主宰了这场谈话。【拓展拓展】domination n. power or control over other people or things 支配，主宰支配，主宰domina
8、ted adj. 处于支配地位的，主宰的处于支配地位的，主宰的male-dominated adj.男性占主导地位的男性占主导地位的3. At 7.50 pm, Im still scrolling through my friends silly posts and photos.scroll vi. to move information on a computer screen up or down so that you can read it 滚动滚动，滚，滚屏屏scroll through; scroll up/ downe.g. He scrolled through the d
9、ocument.他他在屏幕上把这份文件滚动读了一遍在屏幕上把这份文件滚动读了一遍。Could you scroll down a few lines?请请你往下滚动几行好吗？你往下滚动几行好吗？4. Im desperate to get back to the online world and the intense activity that it provides. desperate adj. 1) willing to do anything to change a very bad situation 拼命拼命的；绝望的的；绝望的eg Peter was desperate aft
10、er the failure of his plans.2) needing or wanting something very much非常非常需要的，极其需要的需要的，极其需要的常用搭配：常用搭配：be desperate for sth.; be desperate to do sth.eg The young man was desperate for a job. Jack was desperate to tell someone his good news.【拓展拓展】 desperately adv. 拼命地，极严重地，绝望地拼命地，极严重地，绝望地desperation n.
11、 绝望，走投无路绝望，走投无路eg The doctors tried desperately to save the girls life. In desperation, they jumped out of the window to escape the fire.【语境应用语境应用】根据根据汉语意思补全下列句子。汉语意思补全下列句子。1) 我身无分文，已经走投无路了。我身无分文，已经走投无路了。 I had no money left and _.2) 我太想见到她了。我太想见到她了。 I was absolutely _.desperate to see herwas desper
12、ateintense adj. 1) very serious, uses a lot of effort, and often involves doing a great deal in a very short time 紧张紧张的，激烈的的，激烈的2) having a very strong effect or felt very strongly剧烈的剧烈的eg The job demands intense concentration. The pain was so intense I couldnt sleep.5. I constantly feel depressed,
13、dissatisfied and alone.depressed adj. very unhappy 沮丧沮丧的，忧愁的，忧愁的的eg She felt lonely and depressed. Howard is depressed because he has not passed the examination.【拓展拓展】 depressing adj. 使人沮丧的使人沮丧的depress v. 使沮丧，使忧愁使沮丧，使忧愁eg His bad news depressed me all day. Its depressing that nobody seems to care.【语
14、境应用语境应用】用用depress的正确形式填空。的正确形式填空。1) Alex is terribly _ about losing his job.2) It _ me to listen to the bad news these days.3) Its _ to see such a young girl smoking.depressed depresses depressing 6. Since I spend so much time socialising online, I keep delaying things that are important in my real
15、life:delay v. to wait until a later time to do something 推迟，推迟，延期延期delay doing stheg Our meeting was delayed for ten minutes. They had delayed having children to establish their careers.eg Please send him the information without delay. There has been a delay in the books publication.delay n. when so
16、meone or something has to wait, or the length of the waiting time 延误延误，耽搁，耽搁; 耽搁的时间耽搁的时间【语境应用语境应用】根据根据汉语意思补全下面句子（每空一词）。汉语意思补全下面句子（每空一词）。1) 赶快将此事报告警方。赶快将此事报告警方。 Report it to the police _ _.2) 飞机起飞推迟了两个小时。飞机起飞推迟了两个小时。 There was _ _ _ _ _ before the plane took off.without delay a delay oftwo hours3) 他没
17、有马上把消息告诉她，等有了适当的时机再说。他没有马上把消息告诉她，等有了适当的时机再说。 He _ _ _ _ _, waiting for the right moment.4) 数百名乘客被耽搁了一个多小时。数百名乘客被耽搁了一个多小时。 Hundreds of passengers _ _ for over an hour.delayed telling her thewere delayednews eg I bent down to lift the box off the floor.7. Some spent the dinner bent over their phones,
18、texting friends online but ignoring the ones who sat right in front of them.bend v. 1) to move part of your body so that it is not straight or so that you are not upright 弯腰弯腰；俯身；俯身2) to push or press something so that it is no longer flat or straight 压弯压弯，弄弯，弄弯eg You need a special tool to bend the
19、 steel.bend n. a curved part of something, especially a road or river (尤指道路或河流的尤指道路或河流的)拐弯，弯道拐弯，弯道eg He slowed down when he drove near a bend in the road.【拓展拓展】bend the truth 歪曲事实歪曲事实bend ones mind / efforts to sth. 专心致志专心致志于某事，致力于某于某事，致力于某事事eg I wasnt exactly lying I was just bending the truth a li
20、ttle.We should bend our minds to study.【语境应用语境应用】翻译翻译下面句子。下面句子。1) 她往前倾身，在我耳边低语。她往前倾身，在我耳边低语。 She bent forward and whispered in my ear.2) 这条河有一连串的急弯。这条河有一连串的急弯。 There are a series of sharp bends in the river.8. On a family holiday last summer, my sister spent all her time complaining that she needed
21、to charge her plain v. to say that you are annoyed, not satisfied, or unhappy about sth. or sb. 抱怨抱怨; 不满不满; 发牢骚发牢骚complain (to sb.) about / of (doing) sth. complain + that 从句从句eg My son complained to me about the food. She complained to me of his carelessness. She complained that no one had been to
22、the airport to meet her.【拓展拓展】complaint n. 抱怨，埋怨，投诉抱怨，埋怨，投诉make a complaint 投诉投诉a letter of complaint 投诉信投诉信【语境应用语境应用】翻译翻译下面句子。下面句子。1) 许多人抱怨过这噪音。许多人抱怨过这噪音。2) 我要就噪音问题提出投诉。我要就噪音问题提出投诉。 Id like to make a complaint about the noise.Lots of people have complained about the noise. 9. think of all the impor
23、tant appointments, invitations and news updates you would miss!appointment n. 1) an arrangement for a meeting at an agreed time and place, for a particular purpose 约定约定，约会，约会 2) when someone is chosen for a position or job 任命任命，委任，委任【拓展拓展】keep an appointment 守约守约break an appointment 违约违约make / have
24、an appointment with sb. 和某人有约定和某人有约定appointment as 任命为任命为eg I made an appointment to see the doctor. For the third time in a row (连续的连续的), she had failed to keep an appointment. Please give us plenty of notice if you have to break an appointment. I have an appointment with the manager tomorrow. His appointment as head of sales has caused a lot of debates.
