1、Unit 4 Making the news1 delighted adj.高兴的；欣喜的 Im delighted with you slight adjustment to the plan.be delighted with/by/at对.满意；对.感到高兴 I was delighted to get rid of cough.be delighted to do sth 很高兴做.1.The boy is delighted to know(know)he has passed the exam.2.Much delighted(delight)with his sons perfo
2、rmance at school,Mr Green decided to take him to Pingxiang for a holiday.3.We were delighted that we were successful in our experiment.4.To my delight(令我感到高兴的是）,I took up a job which I was very interested in.2 admirable adj.值得赞扬的，令人钦佩的 It was that the old man contributed most of his money to charity
3、.admire v.钦佩，赞美 I admired him for his independence.admire sb for sth因.钦佩某人 admiration n.敬佩，羡慕 admirer n.崇拜者 1.Saving the girls life was an _admirable_（admire)thing for him to do,which made many young people become _admirers_(admire).They always looked at him with _admiration_(admire)Our school is wi
4、dely admired _for_its excellent teaching.3 unusual It is unusual for me to do less homework.it is unusual for sb to do sth 对某人来说做.是不寻常的 It is not unusual to feel very angry in a situation like this.在会议上提出好几条建议对Jim来说是不同寻常的。It is unusual for Jim to put forward several pieces of advice at the meeting.u
5、n-相反 unbutton解开纽扣 uncover揭开 unlock 开锁4 As a journalist,you need professional qualifications and skills.He has just turned profession.5 eager The students are eager for knowleage and eager to make progress,so they are eager in their study and are always praised by their teachers.be eager for渴求某物 be e
6、ager to do渴望做.be eager in 热衷于 这个小男孩渴望尽快恢复健康 The little boy was eager to get back on his feet as soon as possible.She is _eager _to go to college,but anxious about not passing the entrance examination.（渴望上大学）*be anxious about为.担忧/着急*be anxious to do急切地做.6 assist Who will assist us to accomplish the t
7、ask?sb to do sth帮助某人做某事 Lacking experience,Lily wanted me to her in her work.sb in(doing)sth帮助某人做.assistant n.助手；助理 assistance n.帮助，援助 She employed a woman to assist her with the housework.assist sb with sth帮助某人做.Mark将帮助我筹备一个重要会议。Mark will_assist me to_ arrange an important meeting.Mark will_assist
8、me in_ arranging an imporant meeting.If you come across faults but you still want the bicycle,ask the shop _assistant_(assist)to reduce the price.7 concentrate We should concentrate our attention on our study.concentrate /focus/fix/ones attention on 把某人的注意力集中在.上 concentration n.浓度，集中;专注 Doctors are
9、aiming to _concentrate on_(全神贯注于）prevention rather than cure.集中注意力于 be absorbed/buried in be devoted to pay attention to put ones heart into be addicted to8 acquire Only if you ask many questions will you acquire all the information you need to know.acquire sth 获得、取得.One can never _ _ _(获得足够的经验）acqu
10、ire enough experience It will take her a long time to _ _ _(获得技能）she needs to become a good journalist.acquire the skills.9 have a good nose for A good journalist must hvae a good nose for story.对.有敏锐的嗅觉 have an eye for 对.有识别力/眼力 have an ear for（对音乐等）有鉴赏力 _(凭着对.敏锐的嗅觉）music,he can play a long piece w
11、onderfully after reading it only once.With a good nose for10 assess They assessed the value of the car at 60,000 pounds.assess sth(at sth)估算，估计（数量，价值）assessment n.评估 make an assess 做出评估 The doctor made an _(assess)of the damage and said he must have an operation immediately assessment Damage caused
12、by the big fire was assessed _more than 10 million dollars.at11 inform v.告知；通知 They must use research to inform themselves of the missing parts of the story.inform sb of sth 通知某人某事 You must keep me informed of the case.keep sb informed of sth 随时告知某人某事 informed adj.有知识的，见闻广的 information n.信息 It was c
13、onsiderate of Michael to inform us _ his delay in case we got worried.(2015福建卷)of Please keep us _(inform)of your settlement in America.informed12 meanwhile In the meanwhile,Ill visit an old friend of mine.in the meanwhile 在此期间，在此同时=in the meantime 同时：meantime,at the same time The incomes of skilled
14、 workers went up._(与此同时),unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.Meanwhile13 depend on 依靠；依赖 Whether you can dispose of these goods will depend the price.depend on 取决于 You cant always depend on others to help you.depend on sb to do指望/依靠某人做某事 dependence n.依赖 dependent adj.依赖的 When the delayed fligh
15、t will take off _(depend)much on the weather.depends You may depend on _that it wont happen again.it depend on后不直接+宾从-Would you like to go swimming with me tomorrow?-_ _(哪的视情况而定）It/That depends14 case n.病例；案例；情况 Leave your key with your neighbor in case you lock yourself out.in case+句子 以防万一；免得；假使 Ta
16、ke an umbrella in case of rain.in case of+n.以防；防备14 case It is often the case that anything is possible for those who hang on to hope.It is often the case that 通常情况下 _(以防）fire,all exits must be kept clear.In case of He had his camera ready _(以防）he saw something that would make a good picture.in case
17、15 accuse v.指责；谴责；控告 Mr Smith accused her of telling a lie.accuse sb of(doing sth)指控某人（做）了某事 Tom was charged with murder.charge sb with(doing)sth The manager accused him _ sliding into the office when no one was noticing.of The court charged him _ carrying dangerous products.with The teacher blamed
18、her _ making the same mistake again.for16 deliberately A footballer was accused of taking money deliberately not scoring goals.故意地=on purpose/by design/intentionally deliberate adj.深思熟虑的；故意的 Dont defend him any more.Its obvious that he _(deliberate)destroyed the fence of the garden even without apol
19、ogy.deliberately17 so as to do 为了（做）She tried to slide into the room so as not to be seen by other people.so as(not)to do=in order(not)to do 为了(不)做.;以便(不)做.(引导目的状语从句）so as to 不放句首 He got up earlier _(为了)get to school on time.so as to/in order to _(为了)be the winner,you need to try your best.In order
20、to 18 guilty He was not guilty of the death of Jones.He was not the one to blame.be guilty of 犯.罪 I feel really guilty about not attending their wedding.be/feel guilty about/at sth对.感到内疚 guilt n.内疚；罪过 He _ _ _(犯.罪）theft and was caught by the police.was guilty of Dont _ _ _(对.感到内疚）making mistakes.Eve
21、ryone can make mistakes.be/feel guilty about/at19 demand v.强烈要求 She demanded too high a price of me.I had asked experts to assess the value of the house.demand sth of sb 向某人索要某物 He demanded to be told everything.demand to do 要求去做.19 demand v.强烈要求 He demanded to be told everything.=He demanded that h
22、e _(be)told everything.should be It is demanded that I _(take)the place of him to arrange the meeting.demand that sb(should)do sthtake19 demand n.需求 We rely on new sources of energy to meet the demands.meet/satisfy ones demands 满足某人的需求 The air-conditioners were in great demand.in great demand 需求量大 I
23、ts a must for the company to _(满足顾客的需求）satisfy its customers demands The company refused the workers demand that their wages _(raise)(should)be raised He,who was strict with us,_(要求我们集中注意力于）our study.demanded that we(should)concentrate onpublish publish 1）v.出版出版,刊印刊印Her second novel was published in
24、 July.2)公布公布Martin would publish their findings at once.马丁会立即马丁会立即公布公布他们的调查结果。他们的调查结果。imaginative imaginative adj.adj.富于想像力的富于想像力的;运用想像力的运用想像力的The imaginative child made The imaginative child made up fairy stories.up fairy stories.这个想像力丰富的孩子自己编这个想像力丰富的孩子自己编神话故事。神话故事。富有想象力的人富有想象力的人只存在于想象中的人只存在于想象中的人能
25、够想象得到的人能够想象得到的人an imaginative personan imaginary personthe person imaginable20 gifted adj.有天赋的 a gifted musician/artist/poet She has a great gift for music.have a gift for/of 对.有天赋 The little girl has a talent for painting.have a talent for 有.的天赋 gift n.礼物；天赋 Brian is gifted _writing music,he is ver
26、y likely to be _ Beethoven.in a be gifted in 在.方面有天赋 他有教书的天赋。He has a talent for dancing.He has a gift of/for dancing.He is gifted in dancing.ahead of1)1)在在前面（时间，空间）前面（时间，空间）Three boys were ahead of me.2)2)早于早于 I finished the work several days ahead of the deadline.3)3)领先领先She was always well ahead
27、of the rest of the class.ahead of time 提早提早The building was finished ahead of time.ahead of schedule比原计划提前比原计划提前He ended his holiday ahead of schedule.accurate adj.精确的精确的,准确的准确的accuracyaccuracy n.n.准确（性）；精确；准确度准确（性）；精确；准确度senior adj 年长的，高级的年长的，高级的junior adj.较幼的，较小的较幼的，较小的注意：注意：本身都是比较级形式，无须再添加本身都是比较级
28、形式，无须再添加 more 或或-er；这三个词用于比较级中不与这三个词用于比较级中不与 than 连连用，而与用，而与 to 连用。连用。be senior/junior to比什么年长比什么年长/年幼年幼Tom is senior to you.He is senior to me by two years.He is two years senior to me.approve“赞成赞成”、“认可认可”“满意满意”、“同意同意”“批准批准”、“通通过过”vi.approve of vt.approve1.公司总裁公司总裁批准批准了建筑计划。了建筑计划。The company presid
29、ent approved of the building plans.The company president approved the building plans.表示表示“批准批准”、“通过通过”，此时只用作此时只用作及物动词及物动词，其后跟宾语时，其后跟宾语时无需任何介词无需任何介词。2.我不我不赞成赞成你同他一起出去。你同他一起出去。I do not approve you to go out with him.I do not approve of your goingout with him.表示表示“赞成赞成”、“认可认可”、“满意满意”、“同意同意”等等,此时通常是此时通常是不及物动词不及物动词，若需后接宾语，通常要若需后接宾语，通常要借助介词借助介词。process vt.加工，处理，审阅；n.过程，程序，步骤e.g.1)Please process the film.请把胶卷冲洗一下。请把胶卷冲洗一下。2)Building a car is a long process.制造一辆小汽车是一个很长的工序。制造一辆小汽车是一个很长的工序。
