Unit 3 On Friendship

Ever since mother came she has worked _____ a horse.

He had no success ____ a novelist. As a child, he used to work hard.

As a scientist, he was dedicated to the truth. They are allowed to do many games, ___

running, jumping, shooting and so on. (as/like)两者都对， like 和 as在这里是“例如”的意思，相当于 such as, for instance

As/like prep.As: 以实际的身份或地位like: 与…相似

这本书值大约 5美元。 The book is worth around 5 dollars.我们花了点时间在树下四下环顾，寻找丢失的硬币。 We spent some time looking around under the

trees in search of the lost coins.

Around prep. & adv. 在周围 / 附近，到处，大约Come around 回心转意，恢复知觉Around the clock = all the timeAround the corner = very near All around = everywhere

____ electricity plays such an important part in our daily life?A. Why was it that B. Why is it thatC. Why is it D. Why it is that

Was it in 1969 ___ the American astronaut landed on the moon ____ your father died?

Was it because he missed the bus ___ he was late? A. why B. so C. that D. which

B when…that C

疑问句形式的强调句What was it that made you so happy?Who was it that interviewed you?

____ you met the Englishman?A. Where it was thatB. Who it was thatC. Where was it that D. Where was that

__ that silver is not widely used as a conductor?A. Why is B. Is it why C. Why is it D. why is that

I can’t quite remember ___ you started doing the job.A. that it was when B. when it was thatC. when was it that D. that was it when

C C B

He is always bragging of his new car. She bragged that she could run faster than me.

Brag v. -gg-Brag of/about 自夸，夸耀Brag that…

Boast vi. +of/about 夸耀 vt. 以…拥有而自豪Boast that…

He boasted of being the best player in the team The town boasts a world-famous museum.

A genuine pearl On examination, we found the signature on

the check genuine. She seems genuine but can I trust her? He showed a genuine sorrow at his friend’s

death. She experienced a genuine feeling of

happiness.

Genuinely adv.Genuine adj. 真的，非伪造的，真诚的，诚实的

他好像并不在乎考试不及格。 He didn’t seem to care about his failure in the

exam.我认为他不关心发生在他孩子身上的事。 I don’t think he cares about what happened to

her child.这个中年的护士全心致力于照顾病人。 (devote) The middle-aged nurse devoted herself to

caring for the sick.

Care for 喜欢，照顾，Care about 感兴趣，关心，在乎

I offered to help him, but he didn’t respond.

He rang the bell again, but there was still no response.

He responded to my letter with a phone call.

The manager responded to my plan with a smile.

In response to my plan , he smiled.

respond v. 作出反应、回答response n. 反应、反响make/give a quick/slow responserespond to sb /sth within response to

他简洁地回答了老师提出的两个问题。 He responded briefly to the two questions

asked by the teacher. 经理没有答复我昨天交给他的申请信。

(response) The manager made no response to the letter

of application I gave to him yesterday.

The report drew a picture of inefficiency and corruption.

The operator drew a cover over the computer. We can draw some lessons for the future from

this accident. The course draws students from all over the

country. The two teams drew./ The match was drawn. Can I draw 50 dollars from my account? LuXun drew thoughtfully on his pipe. Her screams drew passers-by to the scene.

Draw v.

Confident adj. Be confident of /that He is confident of victory Confidence n. She hasn’t got enough confidence to do the job

alone. Have confidence in sth 对…有信心 He has confidence in his ability to master English. Have confidence that I have confidence that I can deal with the

customers difficult to please.

Be full of confidence Lose one’s confidence With confidence In confidence 偷偷地，秘密地 Confidential adj. 机密的

Ease n.& v. I never __________ 　 in his company. Finish the work ________ in your own time. He passed the final exam __________. His words __________.

feel at ease

at your ease

with ease

eased me of my anxiety

The new secretary won’t come until next week; in the meantime, we have arranged for a temporary one.

In the accident, many people were killed, but meanwhile there were some who were unhurt.

He was trying to cook; _____, the phone kept ringing.A. meanwhile B. latelyC. consequently D. relatively

Meanwhile = meantime adv. 同时 , 另一方面In the meantime (while) 同时

a heavy burden Beast of burden Divorced parents have to bear/carry the burden

of maintaining 2 households. People on high incomes face a huge tax burden. Titanic is a ship of 1000 burden. I will not burden you with a lengthy account of

what happened. Be burdened with heavy taxation.

burden n. C 负担 U 装载吨数 v. 使担负 , 使麻烦

她担负起照顾生病母亲的重任。 (care) She bore the burden of caring for her sick

mother.这个新生儿是他家里的一个负担。 The newly-born baby is a burden to his family.我不想以我的烦恼来加重她的负担。 I don’t want to burden her with my troubles.

Part n. 部分，零件，角色 v. 使分离，分割

In part 部分地On the part of 就…而言，… . 的Play a part in / Take part inPart with 放弃，出让Part as friends 友好地分手Part company with sb 绝交，分手，意见不同Part of speech 词类Part time/part owner

Part of the work ____ done so far. Part of the students ___ absent the other day. The Russian and Chinese governments are asked to

____ the peace talks.A. play part in B. take part inC. take a part in D. play role in

It ‘s not easy for him to ____ his favorite possessions.A. part with B. play a part inC. take part in D. in part

Part UC 全体中不特定的一部分 This looks like (a) part of the broken cup. He gave me back only part of the money.

Part of + 名词作主语，动词的单复数由其后的名词的单复数决定

This is only a partial list of what I need.

A referee shouldn’t be partial to either of the football team.

She is very partial to glass animals.

Partial negation All the students are not there.

None of the students is there.

Partial adj. 部分的，偏袒的，偏爱的

所有的目光都注视着她。 All the eyes were focused on him.集中注意力在你所做的事上。 Focus your attention on what you are doing now.今天我们要集中讨论上海流浪汉的问题。 Today, we will focus on the problem of homeless

people in Shanghai.

Focus …on … 将…集中在…上Focus on 集中注意力于Concentrate onPay attention to

He is a man easy to go to extremes. 为了达到目的，他有时会走极端。

extremely adv.extreme a. n. 非常的、极端的go to extremes 走极端

As soon as I walked into the dark house, the boy ___ a candle to help me find my way.A. lit B. lighted C. put D. lightened

He decided to make further improvements _____ the requirements of the customers.

Don’t throw the ____ match on the floor.A. light B. lighted C. lit D. lighting

Light up 照亮，点燃，容光焕发Be lit up with pleasure 喜形于色In (the) light of = in view of 鉴于，由于Throw/cast a light on (upon) 阐明，使明朗化Bring…to light 揭露，将…曝光

Thank you for your compliment. Please give my compliments to your father. John complimented Jean on her new dress. I must compliment you on the way you

handle the meeting.

Compliment n. 赞美，恭维 (pl.) 问候，致意vt. 恭维，称赞

Compliment sb on sth 为某事赞美某人

She attributed her failure to bad luck.

His great age is attributed to eating properly.

The comedy is attributed to Shakespeare.

Some of the most important concepts ____ their success to these mathematical systems.A. oblige B. attribute C. owe D. attribute

She felt she wanted to ____ sth to the society that had given so much to her.A. attribute B. contribute C. distribute D. tribute

Attribute n. 性质，属性 vt. 把…归因于，认为是…的结果

Attribute … to … 归因于，认为是属于…的

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Additional Reading

The aged man seems to have a deep affection for his old friends.

We are so interested in the weather because it ___ us so directly — what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.A. affords B. influencesC. effects D. affects

Affection n. 爱情，慈爱，友爱 UCHave (a) strong affection for sbAffect v. Affectionate adj. 深情的

Attachment n. 附属品，附件Attach vt. 安装，贴上，系上，附加，附属 (passive)I attached a lamp to the bicycle.she attached a stamp to the envelope and posted it.The research institute is attached to the university.be attached to 喜爱she is greatly attached to her work.Attach importance to 重视The local government attached much importance to

the quality of school education.Our teacher attached great importance to listening

comprehension.

Indicate v. 指示，表明，是…的征兆 Indicate sthThe arrows indicate the way to appointed park.The small red spots indicate measles.Indicate that /wh-The result of the election indicates that the prime

minister will soon lose his job.His gestures indicate what we should do next.Indication n. 指示，征兆，迹象 + of/thatThere is no indication of his recovery from the

illness.= There is no indication that he will recover from the

illness.There are indications that he is likely to be arrested

on the charge of armed robbery.

Duration n. (fml) 持续，持续的时间，…的期间An illness of short durationHe’ll be here for the duration of the school year.Durable adj. 持久的，耐用的Trousers of durable materialA durable peace between the two nationsCharacterize v. Characteristic adj. 典型的，特有的be characteristic of 为…所特有的It is characteristic of sb to do 会…，正像是…The defiant manner is characteristic of teenagers.It is characteristic of him to say that.Characteristic n. 特征，特色Good planning is one of the characteristics of a

successful business. Character n. 特性，性格，品质， (小说 )人物，字体