1、 1 UNIT6Nature in words 一、一、重点单词重点单词 1.inspector n.检查员,巡视员 inspect sb/sth for sth 因而检查某人/某物 inspection n.检查;视察 【易混辨析】inspect/check/examine 2.threatening adj.令人感到害怕的 threaten v.恐吓,威胁 threaten sb (with sth)扬言要/威胁/恐吓某人 threatened adj.感到害怕的 The attacker threatened them with a gun. 袭击者用枪威胁他们。 inspect 指检查
2、、查看、审视,以确保一切正常完好;视察(学校、工厂等) check 指检查(人或事物)、审查、查核,以确保正确、正常和安全 examine 指仔细检查(人或事物)、检验,以确认有无问题或找出问题所在 2 3.bend v.使变弯 bend ones mind/efforts/thoughts to sth 专心于某事物 bend (sb) to sth 迫使(某人)屈从某物 be bent on (doing) sth 决心做某事(通常指坏事);一心想要做某事 The girls are bent on going to the beach this weekend. 女孩们决定这个周末去海滩
3、游玩。 4.innocent adj.清白的,无罪的;纯真的 be innocent of 没有的;无罪的 innocence n.无罪,无知 【微写作】 Children are innocent.As a future teacher I have a childlike innocence and I will really love them. 5. bloom v.开花 in (full) bloom 鲜花盛开 All flowers are in full bloom. 百花盛开。 3 The peonies are in full bloom. 牡丹开得正旺。 6.fade v.
4、(使)变淡,变暗;逐渐消失;褪色,赶下坡路;衰退,衰落 fade away 逐渐消逝;逐渐消失;衰弱;病重死亡 fade in/out(画面)淡入/淡出,渐显/渐隐;(声音)渐强/渐弱 In the last weeks of her life she simply faded away. 她在生命的最后几个星期已是草枯油尽了。 The laughter faded away. 笑声逐渐消逝。 7.sweep v.吹过;掠过;扫;清扫;清除 sweep sb along/away 使某人醉心;驱使某人专注 sweep sth aside 对置之不理;不理会;全然无视 sweep sth awa
5、y 消灭;彻底消除;完全打消 sweep sth out 打扫干净,清扫干净(房间等) They were swept along by the force of their emotions. 他们受感情的威力所驱使。 4 Any doubts had long since been swept away. 一切怀疑早已完全消除 8.ban v.禁止,取缔 ban sth 禁止,取缔 ban doing sth 禁止做某事 ban sb from sth 禁止某人得到,禁止某人去 ban sb from doing sth 禁止某人做某事 impose/lift a ban (on sth)
6、颁布/解除(对的)禁令 9.tremble v.颤抖 tremble with 因而发抖 tremble at the thought (of sth/doing sth)一想到就发抖 10.aware adj.意识到的,了解的;觉察到的 awareness n.意识 be/become aware of 对知道、明白;意识到 as far as Im aware 据我所知 make sb aware that.提醒某人注意 make sb aware of.使某人意识到 develop an awareness of.养成的意识 a lack of awareness 缺乏认识 11.doz
7、en n.一打;许多 dozens of 许多;几十个 5 12.launch v.开始从事,发动;发射;发起 launch a communications satellite 发射通信卫星 launch into sth/launch oneself into sth 开始做,投入 launch out 开始从事,投身于(新的、尤指更令人兴奋的事业) 13.reputation n.名誉;名望 have a good/bad reputation 有好/坏名声 have a reputation for.因有名 earn/build/establish a reputation 赢得/确立
8、/树立声誉 live up to ones reputation 不负盛名;名不虚传 damage/ruin sbs reputation 有损/毁坏某人的名声 14.convey sb/sth from A to B 把某人或某物从 A 地运送到 B 地 convey sth to sb 向某人表达 convey ones feelings/ideas 表达感情/想法 Please convey my best wishes to her. 请代我向她表示最美好的祝愿。 二、重点短语 1.I was nearly as excited about it this morning as the
9、 children,whom I 6 found all looking through the window at the magic outside and talking away as excitedly as if Christmas had suddenly come round again.今天早 上,我几乎和孩子们一样兴奋,我发现他们都透过窗户看着外面的魔法, 兴奋地交谈着,就像圣诞节突然来临一样。(p.62) 【句式剖析】该句子中 as excited about it this morning as the children 为 as+adj.+as 结构,表示“像一样”。
10、as if Christmas had suddenly come round again 为 as if 引导的虚拟条件句。 He has understanding as well as you. 他的理解力和你的一样好。 【句式拓展】 as+adj./adv.的原级+as possible 尽可能 as+adj./adv.的原级+one can 尽可能 as.as possible 是 as.as it is (was)possible 的省略形式。 it 指主句内容。 当从句的谓语动词是 be 的某种形式时,谓语动词 be 与主语 it 一同省 略。 2.It was as if ou
11、r kindly countryside,close to the very heart of England,had been turned into a cruel grassland.似乎我们平静的郊外,这 个离英国中心极近的地方,变成了没有树木的大草原。(p.63) 7 【句型剖析】as if 好像,似乎,在句中可在 look, seem 等系动词后引导 表语从句。它还可引导方式状语从句。 He looked as if/though he was ill. 他看起来好像生病了。 It seems as if it is going to rain. 看来好像要下雨了。 I remem
12、ber the whole thing as if/though it happened yesterday. 我记得 整个事情,就好像它是发生在昨天一样。 3.The reason why they are doing this is that they think these words are irrelevant to children,so instead theyve replaced them with terms like. 他们之所以这样做,是因为他们认为这些词与儿童无关,所以他们用诸 如的术语来代替它们。(p.67) 【句式剖析】在该句子中 why they are doing this 为关系副词 why 引 导的定语从句,修饰先行词 The reason;that they think these words are irrelevant to children 为表语从句。the reason 作主语时,其后的表语从 句常用 that 引导。
