Unit 17 Disabled ? Not me

Language points

Actor

dyslexic

--disability that makes it difficultor impossible to learn to read

Language points 1.Ability N

a.—capacity or power to do sth physical or Mental 能力 ; 技能 ; 本领 ability to do sth

Eg.What gives him an advantage over otherCandidates is his ability to speak English andFrench fluently.

Eg.She had the ability to explain things clearly and concisely.( 言简意赅地）

b.To the best of one’s ability 竭尽全力Eg.Just do the job to the best of your ability..

Disability N

a.[U]—state of being disabled ;incapacity无能力；丧失能力；伤残；Eg.Trying to change attitudes to disability is an uphill struggle.b.[C]—thing that disables ;lack of sth 　 Necessary 导致丧失能力的事物；残疾；缺乏必需的条件Eg.She is blind and deaf, but refuses to let her disabilities prevent her from doing what she wants to do.

Adj able

Disabled

a. The disabled b. Disabled toilet /parking /entrance

Obstacle N [C]---thing in the way that either stops progress or makes it difficult 障碍；妨害物 a. Obstacle to sth

Eg. Terrorism is just one of the obstacles tothe peace movement in the Middle East.

Eg. The President’s decision to withdraw troops from Iraq has removed the last obstacle to the hostages' release.

Get around =get about 1.- to move from place to place ; to trave 到处走动；旅行Eg.It is easy in this city to get around by bus .

Eg. Getting around will help you increaseyour experience .2.– (of stories , rumors ,etc ) to spread from person to person ;( 故事，谣言）传播 vi

Eg. The news of her resignation soon gotaround.

Fair N&adj

N 1 大型展览会；博览会 EG. A science fair

Adj a. impartial ;treating each person ,side,etc equally and according to the law , rules公平的；公正的

Eg.She claims her article was a fair comment on a matter of public interest.b. A fair deal 公平交易

Eg.He offered to do all the cleaning if I did all the cooking, which seemed like a fair deal.

Potential adj &N

Adj--possible when the necessary conditions exist: 可能的；潜在的 ( 只用于作定语）Eg.The accident is a grim reminder of the potential dangers involved in North Sea oil production.

Eg. Many potential customers are waiting for a fall in prices before buying.

N [U].1.the possibility that something will develop in a certain way ,or have a particular effect可能性；潜在性

Eg.The region has enormous potential for economic development.

2.— qualities that exist and can be developed 潜力；潜能Eg. I don't feel I'm achieving my full potential in my present job.Eg. Exploit/fulfil/realize one’s potential 　发掘／发挥／认识自己的潜能

Guidance – help and advice given to someone about their work ,education ,personal life 指导；引导

eg. I've always looked to my father for guidance in these matters.

B . (Be) under sb’s guidance

C.A missile guidance system 导弹制导系统

Para3 The Beijing Union University has launched a special education .Launch V1.—to start sth; to put sth/sb into action 发起; 发动 ..; 使…开始Eg.The airline will launch its new transatlantic service next month. Eg. Launch an attack2.-- to send something out, such as a new ship into water or a rocket into space 发射Eg. Launch a missile/ a satellite/a submarie

Gifted – 有天赋的；有天资的Eg. With so many students in a class it is really difficult to cater for the needs of gifted children.

Gift N Have a gift for sth

Assist – to help (fml ) 帮助；协助 a. assist sb with sth Eg. She was offered the position of deputy ,assisting the principal with many of his duties

b. assist sb in doing sth

Eg. He assisted his teacher in carrying outa research on the life of pandas in the wild during the summer vacation .

cooperate --to act or work together for a particular purpose, or to help someone willingly when help is requested 合作；协作a. Cooperate with sb

Eg.The Spanish authorities cooperated with the British police in finding the terrorists.b. Cooperate in sth eg. The two companies have cooperated in joint ventures for the past several years. N cooperation

Recognition– 1.--the act of knowing someone orSomething because you have known or learned about them in the past 认出；识别a. Beyond /out of recognition 认不出来

Eg.When he returned to his home town after the war, he found it had changed out of all/beyond all recognition 2.—the act of realizing and accepting that something is true or that something is important 认识到；承认；接受

Eg.Ella complained that the company never gave her any recognition for her work.

3.—the act of officially accepting that an Organization , government ,document etc has legal or official authority 正式承认eg.It's a new country, hoping for diplomatic recognition from the international community

Sympathy N 1.--(an expression of) understanding and care for someone else‘s suffering 同情 ; 同情心Eg .The president has sent a message of sympathy to the relatives of the dead soldiers.

a. Message/letter of sympathy

b. Have/feel sympathy for sb 同情某人I don't have much sympathy for her - I think she's brought her troubles on herself.

2.-support and agreement 赞同；支持a.Be in sympathy with 赞同／支持．．．

Eg. I am in sympathy with her aims , but I don’t like the way she goes about achieving them.

b. have sympathy for 赞同／支持．． Eg. I must confess that I have a lot of sympathy for what they’re trying to do .

Adj sympathetic

Encouragement

1.[U]– action of encouraging 鼓励；支持；Eg. she could never have achieved this without the encouragement of her husband and family.

2.[C]– thing that encourages 鼓励，支持或促进的事物

Eg. The adviser’s words were a great encouragement to her.

1.---resulting in or providing a large amount or supply of something 多产的；生产的

Productive

Eg. In order to turn the deserts into fertile and productive land, engineers built an 800-mile canal.Eg.He had an amazingly productive five years in which he managed to write four novels.

2--having positive results 富有成效的 Eg. This meeting is not productive at all---no agreement was reached.

Visual --relating to seeing 视觉的Eg. Visual effects

Eg. Visual impact 视觉冲击Impair --to spoil or weaken something so that it is less effective 损害；削弱Eg. A recurring （复发的） knee injury may have impaired his chances of winning the tournament ．

Motivate 1.– to make someone want to achieve Something and make them willing to work hard in order to do it 激发；激励；促动a. Motivate sb to do sth Eg. Teaching is all about motivating people to learn.

2. [T often passive]- to cause someone to behave in a particular way( 用于被动语态 )作为．．．的动机Eg. Like so many corrupted officials, he was motivated by greed and had his life ruined.

Eg.He has a good sense of business and hisstaff are hard-working and highly motivated ,which makes his company a huge success.

Motivated adj 有动机的；有积极性的a. Highly motivated 积极性很高的

Frustrating –annoying ; discouraging 使人心烦的；　使人沮丧的；使人讨厌的Eg. It is really frustrating that as my best Friend , he showed no sympathy for my loss.

Adjust 1.--to change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable调整；调节Eg. You can adjust the color on the TV by turning this knob.2. vi-to become more familiar with a new situation 适应Eg. The lifestyle is so very different - it takes a while to adjust.Adjust to

Eg. She can't adjust to living on her own.