课程信息:
年 级 | 学 科 | 英语 | 版 本 | 人教实验版 | |
内容标题 | 必修1 Unit 5 Nelson Mandela |
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。