1、Language study,1.fire 的動詞用法,(1) 解雇，開除 The company fired him for not coming to work on time.,(2) 發(fā)射 He fired his gun at the big snake.,(3) 點(diǎn)燃 Its difficult for him to fire the wet twigs.,(4)激發(fā)（感情等） The story fired his imagination.,Language points,2.face (to) the south,be faced with 面臨；面對 face up to 面

2、對；承擔(dān) face the music 接受（不愉快的后果或情況）,I was faced with a new problem. She couldnt face up to the fact. The boy was caught cheating in the examination and had to face the music.,面對南方,e.g.,3.difficulty 表示“難，困難”時(shí)用作不可數(shù)名詞， 表示“難題，難事”時(shí)用作可數(shù)名詞。,She had great difficulty in communicating with strangers.,There are

3、many difficulties in the maths exercise.,對很大方（慷慨）,4.be generous with sth.,You uncle is very generous to buy you that car for your birthday. He is generous with his money. It was generous of you to forgive her. He gave me a generous lunch. There will be a generous harvest this year.,e.g.,5.go up,The

4、goods have gone up in quality, but havent gone up in price. The lift went up to the fourth floor. There is a path going up to the mountaintop. A cheer went up in the hall. The boat was going up the river.,= rise, increase,elect, choose, select,elect 只能用于選舉人， 是投票選舉的正式用法。 choose 可用于挑選人或物。 select 指精心挑選

5、，多用于物。,Mr. Charles was elected chairman of the education committee. Its hard for me to choose from the five pairs. She selected a pair of socks to match her shoes.,6.,從某人（某地）搶走某物,7.rob sb. / a place of sth.,rob steal pick,rob sb. / a place of sth. steal sth. from sb. pick ones pocket,She told me tha

6、t her camera was _. A. missed B. robbed C. lost D. lain,C,sb / a place is robbed of sth sth is robbed ,8.effort n. U,C努力；艱難的嘗試；努力的結(jié)果,without effort 毫不費(fèi)力 make an effort to do 努力，盡力 spare no effort to do 不遺余力 make no effort to do,He did it without effort. He spared no effort to do it, but only to fail

7、 at last.,adapt 使適應(yīng);使適合,adapt for sth. 使適合于;為改編(改寫) adapt from sth. 根據(jù)改寫(改編) adapt sth./oneself to (do) sth 使適應(yīng), 適合或習(xí)慣與,She adapted herself to cold weather. This novel has been adapted for TV from the Russian original.,9.,10.be / get / become addicted to sth. / doing sth. 對成癮/成癖; 癡迷于. 1) It doesnt t

8、ake long to become addicted to these drugs. 2) Its a pity that her child has got addicted to smoking. 3) Some children are addicted to computer games / TV. 4) He is addicted to practicing Chinese Gongfu. 。,11.suffer from,遭受痛苦； 患的病,She often suffers from headache. The area used to suffer from floods.

9、,suffering n 苦難;痛苦; (pl) 種種痛苦;苦難的經(jīng)歷,12.ignore vt. 不理睬；忽視,You shouldnt ignore your fathers advice. I tried to tell her but she ignored me.,你不該無視父親的忠告。,我打算告訴她，可是她不理睬我。,ignorance n 無知;不學(xué)無術(shù); 不知道 ignorant adj 無知的,不學(xué)無術(shù)的;無教 養(yǎng)的,13. draw attention to sth / doing sth 關(guān)注某事;對加以注意 draw / attract/ catch ones atte

10、ntion 引起某人的注意,This article will draw attention to farmers and agriculture. The fallen leaves drew /attracted the workers attention. He drew my attention to a mistake in my homework.,這篇文章獎讓人關(guān)注農(nóng)民和農(nóng)業(yè)問題。,這些落葉引起了那個工人的注意。,他要我注意作業(yè)中的一處錯誤。,You should pay attention to the experiment. He devoted much attention

11、 to training new teachers. I must call your attention to the air pollution. She turned her attention to improving her English. You must fix your attention on / upon what the teacher is saying.,注意,專心于,喚起對的注意,將注意力轉(zhuǎn)向,將注意力集中于,14. on all sides = on every side 在各方面, 到處,On all sides we have heard approval

12、of his plan. On all sides there was great enthusiasm over his speech.,我們到處聽到對他的計(jì)劃的贊同。,他的演講激起各界人們極大的熱情。,15.tolerate v.t. 容忍，忍受，允許 Cheating on exams cant be tolerated. 考試作弊是不能容忍的。 我無法忍受那么響的音樂/那種行徑。 I cans tolerate that loud music / that kind of behavior.,relate to / for once / rather than / adapt to /

13、 draw attention to / lead to / be addicted to 1. He is ambitious and determined to be an expert in computers _ an ordinary person. 2. As a talented journalist, he should make sure that readers can _ his stories. 3. After he moves there, he has to _ his new life. 4. He never tells the truth, but _ he

14、 did tell us what the fact was. 5. Understanding better the world on all sides can _ a beautiful and fair world. 6. Nowadays many kids _ the Internet which has a bad effect on their personal development. 7. The media can help _ situations where help is needed.,rather than,relate to,adapt to,for once

15、,lead to,are addicted to,draw attention to,16.critical adj 批評的;評論的;挑剔的;危急的;關(guān)鍵的 We arrived at the critical moment. Why are you always so critical? The patients condition is critical.,17. change ones mind 改變主意 e.g. Since getting to know him better, I have changed my mind about him. 更深入地了解以后，我改變了我對他地看法

16、。 keep in mind call / bring to mind out of ones mind never mind have sth. in mind,記住 使人想起 精神錯亂，發(fā)狂 不要緊，沒關(guān)系 記得某事，想起某事,18.concern vt 與有關(guān)系，影響；與有牽連 The traffic accident doesnt concern him. He doesnt concern the traffic accident . So / As far as I am concerned,就我而言 As far as I am concerned,the cost of the

17、 repair is not my responsibility. be concerned about / for sb(sth) 關(guān)心，操心 be concerned with sth 為某人（某事）擔(dān)憂；涉及 His father is concerned about his sons study. The magazine is concerned with raising animals.,19.nine out of ten,十分之九 = nine in ten (從（某個數(shù)）之中),Dont look out of the window. He is out of sight.

18、I did it for her out of friendship. Your coat is out of fashion.,從到外,在的范圍外,出于，因的原因,（狀態(tài)）從離開,20. retire retirement the retired 1 vt 辭退 retire a clerk 2 vi 1) 撤退，退卻，離開 The enemy retired before the advance of our troops. 敵軍在我們部隊(duì)挺進(jìn)之前退卻了。 2）退休，退職，退役 He will retire at the age of 65. He retired from the arm

19、y for two years. 3) 退隱，隱居 He has retired from public life.,21. look up to =respect, admire 尊敬，敬佩 look down on 輕視，看不起 e.g. The young should look up to the old. 年輕人應(yīng)該尊敬老人。 16. fall in love with 愛上（表示動作，不延續(xù)） e.g. I fell in love with her at first sight. 我對她一見鐘情。 She fell in love with the house as soon as she saw it. be in love (with) 相愛，喜歡（表示延續(xù)狀態(tài)） e.g. If youre really in love with art, you dont mind hard work.,22.cause trouble ( for ) (給)帶來麻煩或煩惱 ask / look for trouble be in trouble get into trouble make trouble put a person to trouble take trouble to do,