1、Unit 2 单词单词Wildlife Protection1. convenient adj.方便的；便利的It is convenient for sb. to do sth. 某人方便做某事。convenience n便利；方便at ones convenience在某人方便的时候for convenience为了方便起见for the convenience of sb. 为了方便某人(2)convenience 意为“便利；方便”时，为不可数名词；意为“便利的事物或设施”时，为可数名词。If we had such a magic watch, our life would beco
2、me more convenient.如果我们有这样一块神奇的手表，我们的生活将会变得更加方便。If you are interested, please send an application email at your earliest convenience.如果你感兴趣，请尽早在你方便的时候发一封求职邮件。2. benefit n利益；好处 vt.有利于；有益于；受益for the benefit of sb. for ones benefit为了某人的利益benefit sb. /sth. 使某人或某物受益 benefit from/by.从中受益/获益beneficial adj.
3、有利的；有益的；受益的be beneficial to.be of benefit to.对有益；对有利As we know, books are the source of knowledge. I benefit a great deal from reading.正如我们所知，书籍是知识的源泉。我从读书中受益匪浅。Doing exercise every day is of great benefit to health.每天做运动对健康有很大好处。The doctor considered that the change would be beneficial to her recov
4、ery.医生认为这种变化会对她的康复有益。3. distance n距离；远方in the distance在远处at a distance隔一段距离；从远处at a distance of 在远处keep sb. at a distance对某人冷淡；与某人疏远distant adj.遥远的；远处的；久远的Whats the distance between your house and your school? 你家离学校有多远？The boy who is standing in the distance has a gift for writing.站在远处的那个男孩有写作的天赋。On
5、e can see the ancient ruins at a distance of 20 miles.人们从20英里之处就能看到这个古老的废墟。4. inspire vt.激励；鼓舞inspire sb. to do 鼓励某人做某事inspire sb. with sth. 用鼓励某人inspired adj.品质优秀的；能力卓越的；受影响的inspiring adj.鼓舞人心的；激励的The actors inspired the kids with their enthusiasm.演员用他们的热情鼓舞着孩子们。By giving talks, they hope to inspir
6、e children to protect rare species.他们希望通过演讲鼓舞孩子们保护稀有物种。This book is so inspiring that many students can learn much from it.这本书如此鼓舞人心，以至于很多学生从中学到了很多。5. access n通道；机会；权利 vt.进入；使用；获取have access to拥有的机会；可以接近；进入accessible adj.可接近的；可进入的；可使用的be accessible to.可接近/可靠近/可使用The only access to the farmhouse is a
7、cross the fields.去那个农舍的唯一通路是穿过田野。Every student has free access to the library.每个学生都可以自由进入该图书馆。Computers should be made readily accessible to teachers and pupils.应该让老师和学生随时使用电脑。7. discount n折扣 vt.打折；贴现The employees who work at the shop can get a discount of 10%.商店员工购物可打九折。In this shop, everything is
8、sold at a discount to attract customers.在这家商店，为了吸引顾客所有的东西都打折卖。8. account n账户；描述；理由；账目 vi.& vt.解释；说明；考虑account to sb. for.向某人说明account for解释on account of由于；因为on no account决不(放在句首时句子用部分倒装)take.into account 把考虑或计算在内；考虑He has to account to the chairman for all the money he has spent.他必须向主席说明他所花掉的所有钱的去向。
9、We should take his health into account and then make a decision.我们应该先考虑他的健康状况，然后再做决定。His illness accounts for his absence from the meeting.他因为生病而缺席会议。She cant work on account of her too young children.她因为孩子太小而不能工作。9. rude adj.粗鲁的；无礼的be rude to.对粗鲁或没有礼貌Its rude of sb. to do sth. 某人做某事很粗鲁。rudeness n粗鲁
10、；粗野rudely adv.无礼地；粗暴地You were so rude to your parents for which we could not forgive you.你对父母这么没礼貌，对此，我们不能原谅你。It was rude of you to say that to your father just now.你刚才对你父亲讲那种话太不礼貌了。Its important that you should apologize to her for your rudeness你应该为你的粗鲁向她道歉，这是重要的。Can you prevent him from treating o
11、thers rudely? If so, I would appreciate it.你能阻止他粗鲁地对待别人吗？如果能，我将非常感激。10. particular adj.特定的；特别的；讲究的in particularparticularly特别地；尤其地be particular about对挑剔What I particularly dislike about this game is that it is really boring.我特别不喜欢这个比赛的地方是它的确令人乏味。I am not particular about my clothes while my wife min
12、ds what I wear.我对我的衣服不挑剔，而我的妻子却很在乎我穿什么。Many tourists have a travel to Hainan during the year, in winter in particular.一年四季都有大量的游客到海南旅游，尤其是在冬季。11. upset adj.心烦意乱的；苦恼的；不安的；不适的 vt.使不安；使心烦；打翻；打乱be upset over/about/at.对感到不安/难过/心烦be upset that.对感到不安It upsets sb. that.让某人心烦的是They were very upset that their
13、 child hadnt given them any reply to their letter.孩子仍没有给他们回信，他们很不安。The bad weather will upset our plan for a picnic.这恶劣的天气会打乱我们的野餐计划。He failed in the exam, which made him upset.(upset adj.)He failed in the exam, which upset him.(upset vt.)他没通过考试，这使他心烦意乱。12. case n情况；病例；案例；容器；箱子in case万一；以防；以免in case
14、 of如果发生；假设；万一in any case无论如何in no case决不；在任何情况下都不(放在句首时，用部分倒装)in that/this case假使那样/这样的话Please remind me of the meeting again tomorrow in case I forget.请明天再提醒我关于会议的事，以免我忘了。In that case, ask to speak in person as soon as possible and say sorry.假如是那样，请尽快地亲自(向对方)说出并表示歉意。As is often the case, he is read
15、y to help others.他乐于助人，这是常有的事情。1. look up仰望；查阅【归纳拓展】look up to仰视；尊敬；赞赏look into往里看；调查look out向外看；当心，小心look down on/upon俯视；轻视；看不起 He is looking up some information about the Internet in the library.他正在图书馆查找一些有关互联网的信息。We looked up and found a deer standing at the top of the mountain, eating the grass.
16、我们抬头发现一只鹿站在山顶上吃草。2. go through 经历；经受；完成；仔细检查；（法案等）通过；花完；用掉He went through many difficulties before he succeeded.他经历了许多困难才成功。【归纳拓展】go by （时间）流逝；消逝go over复习；温习go up上升go down下降With time going by, he forgot the whole thing. 随着时间的流逝,他忘记了整件事情。Youd better go over the lessons before the exams. 你最好在考试前复习一下课程
17、。The price of houses has gone up in some cities so that many families have trouble in buying houses.有些城市的房价上涨了，所以许多家庭在买房子上有困难3. (sb. ) be/get familiar with sth. (某人)熟悉，通晓某物/事sth.be/get familiar to sb.某物/事为某人所熟悉I am familiar with your work as a professional archaeologist.我熟悉你作为一名专业考古学家的工作。The image of a dragon is familiar to most Chinese people but none have seen a real one.龙的形象为大多数中国人所熟悉，但没有人见过一只真的。
