课程信息：

知识精讲：

（一）重点单词：

1. devote vt. 献身；致力于；专心于  devoted adj. 忠实的；挚爱的

例：

She devoted herself to her career.

她全力倾注于自己的事业。

They are devoted to their children.

他们深爱着自己的孩子。

He was devoted to helping those who needed to be helped all his life.

他终身致力于帮助那些需要帮助的人。

注意：devote…to …与be devoted to ...中的to都为介词，后面常与doing 搭配。

即学即用：

Before going abroad he devoted all he could _______ his oral English.

A. improve        B. to improve       C. improving      D. to improving

答案：D

2. equal

（1）adj.相等的； 平等的；胜任的

There is an equal number of boys and girls in the class.

这个班男女生人数相等。

He cut the cake in four equal pieces.

他把蛋糕切成大小相等的四份。

知识拓展：

One unit of alcohol is equal to half a pint beer.

一单位酒精等于半品脱啤酒。

I hope he is equal to the challenge.

我希望他能应付这一挑战。

(2) 【C】（地位等）同等的人； 同等的事物

例：

She treats the people who work for her as her equals.

她以平等的身份对待为她工作的人。

（3）vt. 与……相等；等于；比得上；敌得过

例：

Few pleasures can equal that of a cool drink in such a hot summer day.

没有什么乐趣能敌得过在炎热夏天里喝一杯冷饮的乐趣。

No one equals him in strength.

论力气，无人能和他相比。

即学即用：

He is not _________ to the position and we’d better get somebody else to do it.

A. fit             B. equal             C. good            D. interested

答案：B

3. willing adj.乐意的; 自愿的

例：

I am perfectly willing to discuss the problem.

我十分乐意讨论这个问题。

They keep a list of people willing to work nights.

他们有一份愿意夜间工作的人的名单。

He showed his willingness with a nod of head.

他点头表示愿意。

即学即用：

—Would you like to discuss the problems with us?

—I’m ______________

A. active in        B. like to           C. willing to       D. love to

答案：C

4. escape

(1)vi. &vt. 逃走；逃脱

例：

She managed to escape from the burning car.

她想方设法从燃烧的汽车里逃了出来。

She was lucky to escape punishment.

她逃脱了惩罚真是幸运。

He narrowly escaped being killed.

他险些丧命。

(2) n. 逃脱；逃避；解脱；消遣

例：

I had a narrow escape.

我是死里逃生。

For her travel was an escape from the boredom of her everyday life.

对她来说，旅行是为了从乏味的日常生活中暂时解脱出来。

即学即用：

The squirrel was lucky that it just escaped                  .

A. catching           B. to be caught       C. being caught      D. to catch

答案：C

5. cruelty n. 残忍；残酷  cruel adj.残忍的； 残酷的； 残暴的

例：

The cruelty of his words cut her like a knife.

他说的那些残酷无情的话对她就像刀割一样。

I can’t stand people who are cruel to animals.

我无法容忍虐待动物的人。