UNIT 1 Patriotism

willing: ready to help, to do what is

needed, asked, etc. Are you willing to help them?

die: stop being alive die for love / for one's country/ of an illness / of a fever / of thirst / from the wound / by drowning / in an accident / in a battle / at one's post

bound: placed under the lawful or moral need to act They are bound to carry out this plan.

2) certain, sure It's bound to rain soon. You are bound to succeed if you

keep trying.

3) fastened by or as if by a band; kept close be bound to one's job

4) determined; having a firm intention He's bound to go, and nothing will

stop him.

to the last: until the latest moment; till the end She is an honest girl to the last. Though he was very tired, he persisted to the last.

conquer: defeat; be victorious over; gain control over something unfriendly or difficult conquer a country / the enemy / a bad habit

Modern medical science has conquered many dangerous diseases. The company has succeeded in conquering the European market.

The little boy conquered his fear and walked alone through the woodsat night.

sacrifice: give up or lose, esp. for a certain purpose or belief He sacrificed his own life to save the drowning child.

in order that: (used to introduce an adverbial clause that explains the reason for something) so that; to the end that in order to: (used to introduce a phrase to explain the reason for something) as a means to; with the purpose of

compare: examine or judge (one thing)against another in order to show the similarities or differences Compare can be followed by to or with London is large, compared to /with Paris.

Compare to is often used when showing that two things are alikeThe poet compares the woman he loves to a rose.(says she is like a rose)

Compare with is often used when looking at the ways in which two things are like and unlike each otherIf we compare French schools with British schools, we find there are many differences.

in spite of: in opposition to the presence or efforts of; despite I went to the concert in spite of the rain.

In spite of our great efforts we

failed to carry the plans through.

yield(to sb / sth): allow oneself to be overcome by pressure; cease opposition (to sb / sth); surrender After a fierce fight, the enemy yielded to us.

The government has not yielded to

public opinion. She yielded to temptation and had

another chocolate.

at the mercy of: entirely in the power of The ship was at the mercy of

the waves.

come to do: take place; occur; happen How could such a thing come to exist? You will come to realize that someday.

hour: an important moment or period In my hour of need no one helped me.

arise: a) come into being; or notice; happen; appear A new difficulty has arisen in the

course of the discussions.

b) get up; stand up Tom arose early in the morning to

deliver milk from door to door.

prove: give proof of; show to be true or give cause for belief in He has proved his courage in battle. They proved him (to be) guilty.

resist: a) fight against; oppose The soldiers succeeded in resisting

an enemy attack.

b) force or allow oneself not to accept She was unable to resist tears when she learned that her son had died in the plane crash.

carry out: fulfill; complete carry out a plan / an order / one's duty, etc. Nothing could prevent him from

carrying out his plan.

combination: a mixture of separate people or things joined together The color purple is a combination of

red and blue.

His character is a combination of

strength and kindness.

command: direct (a person or people) with the right to be obeyed; orderThe general commanded that we (should) attack the city at once./The general commanded us to attack the city at once.

value: a) calculate the value, price, or worth of sth. 80He valued the ring at $80.

b) consider sb. or sth. to be of great worthIve always valued your friendship.

all the more:to a greater degree;by an added quantityNo one would go with him or even speak to him, and that made him angry all the more.

familiar (with, to):generally known, seen, or experienced; commonHe is familiar with the ancient history of China.Her voice is familiar to us all.

add (to):put together with sth. else so as to increase the number, size, importance, ect.The music added to our enjoyment of the film.

UNIT 1 Patriotism