1、Unit 2 单词精讲1. recall vt. & vi. 记起；回想起 recall doing sth. 记起做过某事as I recall 据我回忆eg. I dont recall seeing any cars parked outside. As I recall , it was you who suggested this idea in thefirst place. She could not recall his name. 2. qualification n. (通过考试或学习取得的)资格；学历qualify vt. & vi. (使)具备资格；(使)合格quali
2、fy to do sth. 有资格做某事qualify as sth. 取得资格（或学历）；合格qualify sb. for sth. 使某人有资格做某事qualified adj. 有资格的be qualified for / to do 有资格做【归纳】academic / professional / educational etc. qualifications学术/专业/教育资历teaching/legal/medical/secretarial/academic qualifications教师/法律/医学/秘书/学术的资格证明eg. Youll never get a good
3、 job if you dont have any qualifications. She hopes to qualify as a lawyer at the end of the year. This training course will qualify you for a better job. The guides are qualified to lead groups into the mountains.3. ambition n. 追求的目标；夙愿, 野心；抱负achieve / fulfil / realize ones ambition 实现某人的抱负be full
4、of ambition 满腹雄心lifelong ambition 终身追求a lack of ambition 胸无大志ambitious adj. 有野心的；有雄心的be ambitious for 渴望获得4. adaptation n. 适应,改编本adapt to 使使适应于适应于adapt oneself to 使自己适应使自己适应adapt to sth. 适应某物适应某物(事事) adapt from. 根据根据改编改编adapt for . 为为改编改编; 改造改造以供以供之用之用 adapt .v. （使）适应（使）适应,（使）适合（使）适合, 改编，改写改编，改写adap
5、table adj. 有适应能力的有适应能力的; 能适应的能适应的5. comfort n. 安慰安慰, 舒服；安逸舒服；安逸for comfort 为了舒服It be a comfort to do sth. 做是件令人安慰的事give comfort to sb. 安慰某人comfortable adj. 舒适的；舒服的comfortably adv. 舒适地uncomfortable adj. 不舒服的同族词同族词: comfort, comfortable, comfortably, discomfort, uncomfortable, uncomfortably1. Walk out
6、 of our comfort zone and try new things! 2. Teenagers can write and make music using a computer programme in the comfort of their own bedroom.3. When Dad died, he left me enough to live in comfort for the rest of my life.4. We find comfort in giving care and receiving care in return. 5. For some peo
7、ple, an animal provides more comfort than a husband or wife. 6. participation n. 参加；参与参加；参与participation in 参加；参与participate vi. 参加；参与participate in 参加；参与participant n. 参与者 eg. 1. We encourage all the students to participate in the teaching. 2. Jack didnt participate in the game as a result of his i
8、llness. 3. Everyone in the class is expected to participate in these discussions. 4. Thank you for your participation. 5. Id like to participation in the work.participate, attend, join & take part inparticipate指以一个积极的角色在感情、观念或行为方面与他人共同参加某一活动。attend侧重参加或出席会议或学术活动等，去听、去看，但自己并不一定起积极作用。join指加入党派、团体或参加一群
9、人的活动、游戏、讨论等。常见搭配为：join the army (club, party); join sb.; join sb. in (doing) sth.。如：join in a game (discussion, conversation)。take part in指参加某一活动并在其中发挥作用。7. speak up 大声点说大声点说,明确表态明确表态speak up for 支持；替说话speak for 代表讲话；为辩护speak of 谈到；讲到speak out 大胆说出 eg. Could you speak up? We cant hear at the back. T
10、he chairman has spoken up in support of the campaign.8. feel at home 舒服自在，不拘束舒服自在，不拘束【拓展】make yourself at home 别拘束feel at ease 舒适，不拘束，自由自在put sb. at ease 使某人放松/舒适/自在eg. Im already feeling at home in the new apartment.9. engage vi.参加，参与参加，参与(活动活动) vt.吸引吸引(注意力、兴趣注意力、兴趣) engage in (使)从事；参与engage onesel
11、f in 使参与；使忙于be/become/get engaged in 从事；忙于；专注于engage sbs interest / attention 吸引某人的兴趣/注意eg. Only 10% of Chinese adults engage in regular exercise. Tu Youyou is engaged in her scientific research. The toy didnt engage her interest for long.10. involve vt. 包含；需要包含；需要, 涉及；影响涉及；影响, (使使)参加参加get / be invo
12、lved in 参与；卷入；与有关联involve doing sth. 包括做某事在内involve sb. in (doing) sth. 使某人参与做某事【归纳】eg. 1. As the secretary of the boss, what will your job involve? 2. The job involves me travelling all over the country. 3. How many people were involved in the accident? 4. We want to involve as many people as possi
13、ble in the celebrations.11. motivated adj.积极的积极的;主动的主动的【词汇拓展】motivate vt.成为的动机;激发;激励motivate sb to do sth激励某人做某事motivation n.动力;积极性;动机eg. You are motivated to pursue your goals. Shes very good at motivating her students.12. expectation n.期望期望;预期预期;期待期待【词汇拓展】in (the) expectation of sth期望beyond (sbs)
14、expectations超出(某人的)期望There was a general expectation that he would win.I applied for the post more in hope than expectation.13. exposure n.接触接触;体验体验;暴露暴露;揭露揭露【词汇拓展】(1)expose.to.暴露给;使接触expose oneself to.使自己面临;使自己暴露于(2)be exposed to遭受到;(使)接触到1. He wondered about it as he stretched his body and let it
15、expose to the sun.2. Do not expose it to sunshine and temperature over 50 degrees centigrade.3. Exposure to lead is known to damage the brains of young children.4. The visit to Germany gave them exposure to the language.14. grasp vt.抓住；紧握,理解；领会 n.紧抓；紧握；控制,（对知识等）理解；领会Grasp all, lose all. He grasped m
16、y hand and shook it warmly. We should grasp the opportunities of the nations new round of opening-up. grasp sbs meaning At that time, we did not fully grasp the significanceof what had happened. have a firm grasp ondifficulties within / beyond sbs grasp Ive always had a good grasp of English languag
17、e thanks to my mum who started me reading when I was very little. 15. expense n. 支出；费用；代价spare no expense cut down on ones expenseliving / household expenses cover ones daily expensesat sbs expense 由某人付费由某人付费 / / 负担费用负担费用: :at the expense of 以以为代价为代价: :16. surrounding adj.周围的;附近的【词汇拓展】surround vt.包围
18、;围绕surround.with.用包围/围绕be surrounded by/with.被包围/环绕A lake is an area of water surrounded by land.The surrounding villages are very beautiful.17. behave v.表现得体，有礼貌表现得体，有礼貌behave well / badly towards sb. 对某人态度好 / 恶劣behave oneself 表现得体，有礼貌 Do behave! 规矩点！well behaved / badly behaved 表现好 / 差的behave as i
19、f / as though . 表现得好像behaviour n. 行为，举止，习性eg. The little girl always behaves well when her aunts come to visit. Moms always telling me to behave when we go out. Parents can influence the behaviour of their children.18. depress vt.将（某物）压下；推下；拉下将（某物）压下；推下；拉下：使抑郁；使抑郁；使沮丧；使消沉使沮丧；使消沉: :使萧条；削弱：使萧条；削弱： dep
20、ressed adj 抑郁的；沮丧的抑郁的；沮丧的 Dont get depressed about the spilt milk. depressing adj 令人沮丧的令人沮丧的 depressive adj 患抑郁症的；抑郁的患抑郁症的；抑郁的n C 抑郁症患者抑郁症患者depression n C & U 沮丧；消沉；抑郁（症）沮丧；消沉；抑郁（症）：get into a state of depression C 不景气；萧条期：不景气；萧条期：His family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early 1
21、930s. 19. strengthen vi.& vt.加强;增强;巩固strong adj. 强大的，坚强的，坚固的strength n. 力量；强度；长处，实力build up ones strength 增加体力have strength to do sth. 有力气做某事with all ones strength 用尽某人全身的力气 1. I didnt have the strength to get out of bed. 2. Rons main strength is his ability to encourage his players. 3. The team has
22、 been strengthened by the arrival of two new players. 4. Our friendship has strengthened over the years.一、写出下列句子中画线部分的汉语释义。一、写出下列句子中画线部分的汉语释义。1. The thought of taking the exam again depressed him. _2. A war will depress the global economy. _ 3. High interest rates may depress share prices. _二、在空白处填入
23、括号内单词的正确形式。二、在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式。1. She felt very _ (depress) about the future.2. Looking for a job these days can be very _ (depress).3. The patient is suffering from _ (depress). depresseddepressingdepression使沮丧使沮丧使萧条使萧条降低降低strength, force, energy & power strength人的体力，力气，强度等。承受重物的力量force武力；暴力；力量：人或事物
24、撞击所用的力，forces：兵力，军队energy人的精力，活力power人的某种能力；机器的动力；人、国家或某个机构的权力。eg. The force of the wind closed the door. The manager listened carefully to Jacks plan and admired him for his energy and enthusiasm. After the serious disease he lost the power of speech. A car needs a lot of power to go fast. The powe
25、rs of a president are defined in the constitution.20. gain vt.获得;赢得;取得;增加n.好处;增加【词汇拓展】gain weight增加体重gain sth by/from.从中获益gain others respect/trust获得别人的尊敬/信任Some people will gain weight,no matter how hard they try to slim. If we go on a trip abroad,we can broaden our view and gain knowledge we canno
26、t get from books.Her talent and hard work gained her success as an artist.Just as the old saying goes,“No pains,no gains.”eg. The country gained its independence ten years ago. There is much to be gained from seeking expert advice early. She hopes to gain experience from / by working abroad for a ye
27、ar. We have seen impressive gains in productivity over the last twelve months. These doctors and nurses have resulted in great gains in public health.acquire 宾语：知识 / 技能等;earn 宾语：金钱 / 荣誉等理应得到的东西; obtain 宾语：期望已久的东西; gain 宾语：经验 / 利益 / 优势 / 好处等; win 宾语：比赛 / 战斗等; get 宾语广泛, 可是具体东西, 也可是抽象事物。acquire / get /
28、 gain / earn / obtain / win【语境应用】用acquire / get / gain / earn / win的适当形式填空。After four years study, I _ a good knowledge of computer and my perseverance _ me many friends in the university. Therefore I _ a good job, which has made me _ much experience. And now I _ up to $100, 000 a year. 经过四年的学习, 我获得
29、了丰富的电脑知识。在大学里, 我的毅力为我赢得了很多朋友。因此, 我找到了一份好工作, 这项工作使我得到了很多经验。现在, 我每年能赚10万美元。acquiredwongotgainearn21. cooperate vi.合作;协作;配合【词汇拓展】cooperate in/on在合作cooperate with与合作cooperate to do sth合作做某事The two groups agreed to cooperate with each other.They had cooperated closely in the planning of the project.The t
30、wo airlines will cooperate on ticketing and schedules.22. as far as I am concerned 就我而言;依我看来【拓展拓展】 so / as far as 与与一样远；就一样远；就而言而言 as far as sth. is concerned 就某方面就某方面 / 某事而论某事而论 as / so far as I know 据我所知据我所知 far from 远非远非 so far 到目前为止到目前为止as far as the eye can see/reach 就视力所能及就视力所能及as far as I can see 依我看来依我看来Thank You !
