Unit 1 Language Poi

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faith faithful

(1) She has no ______ in modern medicine.

(2) I have great _______ in you.

(3) They are ______ supporters of the Labour

Party.

(4) His _________ old dog accompanied him

everywhere he went.

(5) 玛丽忠实于她的丈夫。 Mary is faithful to her husband.

faith

faith

faithful

faithful

consequently

(1) I missed the train and consequently

was late for work.

我没有赶上火车 , 结果上班迟到了。

(2) 他病了很久，因此耽误了功课。

He had been ill for a long time and

consequently he was behind in his work.

A. aim n. (1) What is your aim in life?搭配： achieve one’s aim 达到目的 miss one’s aim 未击中目标 without aim 无目的的 take aim at 瞄准…B. aim v. aim at sb. / sth. 瞄准…(2) He aimed the gun at a bird .C. aimless a. 无目标的，无目的的 aimlessly ad. aimlessness n.(3) She led an aimless life.

represent v.

(1) The rose represents England.

玫瑰花是英格兰的象徵。(2) 这张地图上的红线代表铁路。 The red lines on the map represent railways.

(3) This essay represents a considerable improve-

ment on your recent work.

这篇论文说明你最近的工作取得了相当大的改进。

conventional: 常规 , 惯例的 , 传统的

(1) A microwave cooks food much faster than a ____________ oven.

(2) I wish you weren't so ______________ in the clothes you wear.

(3) ___________ dictates that it is the man who asks the woman to marry him and not the reverse.

(4) In many countries, it is the / a _____________ to wear black at funerals.

Convention

convention

convention

conventional

conventional

typical adj. 典型的 , 有代表性的

(1) This painting is fairly typical of his early work.

(2) Snow is typical of winter in the north.

(2) It is typical of sb. to do sth.

某人一向是这么做的

It is typical of him to be so rude.

It is evident that …

(1) It was evident that the policy was a

failure.

显然这项政策是失败的。(2) 很明显，他们做这项工作没有经验。 It’s evident that they have no experience

in this work.

replace vt. 取代 , 更换

(1) We've replaced the old adding machine with a

computer.

我们用电脑取代了老式的加法计算器。

(2) He replaced the book in the shelf.

他把书放回到书架上。

those ---- that

(1) The TV sets made in Shanghai are better

than those in Beijing.

(2) The days in summer are longer than

those in winter.

(3) The weather in Wenzhou in winter is

warmer than that in Hangzhou.

adopt v. 采用 , 收养 , 接受(1) I think it's time to adopt a different

strategy in our study.

(2) adopt an approach / policy / attitude

(3) Brad Pitt and Jolie have ________ three children, Maddox, 6, Pax, 4, and Zahara, 3. They were all _________from foreign countries. So they were their _______ children.

adopted

adopted

adopted

the possession of wealth

a number of father’s possessions.

possess possession

(1) 拥有财产就会幸福吗？Does _______________________ bring happiness?

(2) Please remember to take all your personal

possessions with you when you leave the aircraft.

(3) 他父亲死后，他继承了父亲的大笔财产。After his father’s death, he inherited __________

__________________________.

Notes: 不可数名词，意思为“拥有；所有权”。可数名词，常用复数，意思为“财产”。

get /take possession of _________________

in possession of sth. ____________________

in the possession of sb.__________________

-- Does the young man standing there _____ the company?

-- No. The company is _____ his father.

A. have possession of; in possession of

B. in possession of ; in the possession of

C. take possession of ; in the possession of

D. have possession of ; in possession of

占有；取得…所有权

占有；拥有

被…占有； 为…所有

superb adj. 极好的

(1) What a superb performance!

(2) In the centre of the crown is a superb diamond.

(3) Let’s go to the superb restaurant to have a

France feast.

(4) The weather had been superb and the sun was

setting in a brilliant twilight of blue and gold.

convince vt. 使确信，使信服(1) I managed to convince them that the story was true.搭配：convince sb. of sth. , convince sb. that … 使… 相

信be convinced of sth., be convinced that … 相信…Translation :(2) 我怎样才能让你相信她的诚实呢？ How can I convince you of her honesty?(3) 她说的话使我认识的我错了。 What she said convinced me that I was mistaken .

by coincidence 巧合地

(1) Just by coincidence, I met my old school-mate

again fifty years later.

(2) By some strange coincidence, he was passing t

he house just when it happened.

(3) It was pure / sheer coincidence that I remembe

red his phone number.

A chicken farmer goes into a local pub, takes a seat at the bar next to a woman, and orders a glass of champagne. The woman says, "How about that? I just ordered a glass of champagne, too!" He turns to her and says, “__________________. This is a special day for me, I'm celebrating." "This is a special day for me, too, and I'm also celebrating," says the woman. “_____________________," says the man.

What a coincidence

The coincidence

What a coincidence

They clink glasses and he asks, "What are you celebrating?" "My husband and I have been trying to have a child. Today, my doctor told me I'm pregnant!" “_________________," says the man. "I'm a chicken farmer. For years all my hens were infertile, but today they're finally fertile." "That's great," says the woman. "How did your chickens become fertile?" "I switched cocks," he replies. "What a coincidence," she said.

What a coincidence

The coincidence

• a great deal 也可以说 a good deal, 意思 是“大量”。该短语可以用作名词或副词。

• 1）昨天晚上他吃了很多。• ____________________________________

• 2）他跑得比我快得多。• ____________________________________

• 3）那个项目花费了大量金钱。• _____________________________________ the project.

• a great / good deal of 为形容词，只接不可数名词。

He ate a great deal for supper yesterday.

He ran a great deal faster than I.

A great deal of money was spent on

1. ____ the students in our school go to college in their teens.

A. A good many B. A great many of

C. A great deal of D. A lot of

2. He is ____ better now. Don’t worry about him.

A. more B. a great deal of

C. a number of D. a great deal

修饰不可数名词：a great / good deal of a great amount of 修饰可数名词 :a large / great number of a great / good manymany adozens of / scores of 修饰可数名词或不可数名词 :a lot of / lots of a large quantity of / large quantities of plenty of a mass of / masses of

mostly adv. ( = mainly, largely) most pron. adj. adv They are_______ students from the countryside. A. mostly B. most

This is the most I can do for you.Peter made the most mistakes of all the class.What interested you most in these subjects ?

Most students say that it is a most interesting book, but it isn’t the most interesting they haveread, and that they read such books mostly onweekends.

( 最 )

The impressionists were the first artists to paint outdoors.

(1) He is always the last one to leave the

classroom.

(2) He is hardworking. He is always the first to come to the office and the last to leave the office.

A. shadow n. （阴影、影子 --- 指一个平面）(1) The willow’s shadow falls on the lake .(2) The sun shone through the leaves, casting / throwing shadows on the lawn.(3) She put on some make-up to cover the dark shadows under her eyes.

B. shade: an area that is dark and cool under or behind sth, for example a tree or building, because the sun's light does not get to it: (4) Let's sit in the shade and keep cool. 咱们坐在荫凉处乘乘凉吧 .

ridiculous

(1) It is ridiculous for some people

to brand Gong Li a traitor.

(2) That's a ridiculous idea!

(3) I'd look ridiculous in a dress

like that.

controversial adj. 引起争论的 , 有争议的

(1) To flood the valley in order to build a dam is a

highly controversial problem.

(2) The issue of the death penalty is highly

controversial.

scores of 修饰可数名词 score 20 个数词 + score + (of)(1) 那件事我已经听过很多遍了。

(2) 很多人参加了那个特殊的演出。I have heard that scores of times.

Scores of people attended the special performance.

(3) 有 20 人参加了聚会 .

(4) 那些人中有 40 人想乘飞机去那儿 .A score (of) people were present at the party.

Two score of those people wanted to fly there.

abstract adj . n . vOn the other hand, some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter does not attempt to paint objects as we see them with our eyes, but instead concentrates on certain qualities of the object, using colour, line and shape to represent them.(1) Picasso is a Spanish painter who is well known for his abstract art .(2) Human beings are the only creatures capable of abstract thought .(3) Chinese Chess can develop one’s intelligence and abstract thinking. (4) abstract problem 深奥的问题

attempt v. / n.

(1) What is the difference between a murder/robbery and an attempted murder/robbery?(2) He failed to set a new record, but it was a good attempt.(3) Any attempt to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor should be valued.(4) They made no attempt to escape.(5) They closed the road in an attempt (= to try to) to

reduce traffic in the city. (6) The prisoner attempted an escape / to escape.(7) The speaker attempted to attract the attention of

the audience but in vain.

(1) Freezing air is _________ to come tomorrow morning.(2) No one can __________ when the disease will

strike again.(3) The ending to the film was just so___________.(4) Britain is well known for its _______________

weather.(5) Despite their confident ____________, sales of

the new car have not been very good.

Fill in the blanks using the correct form of “predict”.

predicted

predict

predictableunpredictable

predictions

•Structure 1:

(1) If the rules of perspective had not been discovered, no one would have been able to paint such realistic pictures.

(2) Without the new paints and the new technique, we would not be able to see the many great masterpieces for which this period is famous.

(3) Without the Impressionists, many of these painting styles might not exist.

(4)If you were an artist, what kind of pictures would you paint? ( warming up)

• 这几句的谓语动词使用虚拟语气

• （ 1 ）与现在事实相反：

• （ if 从句） + did (be动词常用 were） ,

• （主句） + would/should/could/might do

• （ 2）与过去事实相反：

• （ if 从句） + had done ,

• （主句） + would/should/could/might have done

were

If you were there, how would you feel?

If I had the chance I would visit the Gallery

again.

If we did not protect this valuable form of art, it

would be a huge disaster for the whole nation.

If I ran into a dinosaur in the forest, I would …

If I met Beckham in the flesh, I would…

If I knew more about Beijing Opera, I would …

If I were good at paper cutting, I would…

1) 如果我们有足够的钱，我们就买一台电脑。

___________________________________

________________.

• 2) 如果是他负责，他会是另一种做法。

• _____________________________________

__________________________.

If we had enough money, we would buy a

computer.

If he were in charge, he would do

things differently.

• Structure2:• 1.Have you ever wished you could paint as well as

a professional artist?• You could paint as well as a professional artist

是 ______ 引导的 ________从句，表示无法实现的愿望，是与事实相反的。因此，从句的谓语动词总是使用 ______ 语气。

（ wish 后的宾语从句中常用 ______ 代替 was ）• 与现在事实相反： I wish + you did• 与过去事实相反： I wish + you had done• 与将来事实相反： • I wish + you would/could/might do

wish 宾语

虚拟 were

I wish it _______rain tomorrow.would

I wish I were as tall as you.

I wish I were a bird.

I wish every day were my birthday.

1) 我真希望现在是早晨。 I wish that ___________________.

2)  我要是很有钱就好了。 I wish _______________________.

3)  我真希望我从来没有遇见过他。 I wish that ______________________.

4) 要是昨天我们能去海滨就好了。I wish that_________________________________.

5) 希望你别再抽烟。I wish__________________________________.

     it were morning.

I were rich.

I had never met him.

we could have gone to the seaside yesterday.

     you wouldn’t smoke any more.

--What shall we do next?--I wish that Bill ___ here. If he ____ here, he would tell us what to do. A. has been, has been B. would be, would be C. were, were D. is, isHow I wish I ___ a doctor, and ____ the dying girl.A. am, can save B. was, saved C. were, could save D. will be, will save

C

C

I’d rather be a sparrow （麻雀） than a snail （蜗牛）Yes I would. If I could, I surely wouldI’d rather be a hammer （锤子） than a nail （钉子）Yes I would, If I only could, I surely would

Away, I’d rather sail awayLike a swan （天鹅） that's here and goneA man gets tied up to the groundHe gives the world its saddest soundIt's saddest sound

I'd rather be a forest than a streetYes I would, If I could, I surely wouldI'd rather feel the earth beneath my feetYes I would, If I only could, I surely would