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Unit9
Warm up
1. cycle
go cycling
cyclist
2. jam
The bus was delayed in a five-mile jam.
3. actually
What did she actually say?
It’s not actually raining at the moment.
Actually, (开始新话题,礼貌地表达观点)it would be much more sensible to do it later.
Lesson One
1. benefitbeneficialadj.
The new law will be of great benefit to us all.
for sb’s benefit
The plants benefit from the rain.
Fresh air will benefit our health.
2. convenientconvenience
Will it be convenient for you to start work tomorrow?
arrange a convenient time and place for the meeting
I keep the book near my desk for convenience.
3. thereforeadv.
I ran out of money, and therefore I had to look for a job.
4.parkparking
Where can I park the car?
No Parking
parking lot/sign/space
parking tickets违规停车罚单
4. hopeful
be hopeful about/of the future
5. wherever
Sit wherever you like.
I’ll find him wherever he is.
Wherever she goes, there are crowds of people waiting to see her.
6. insert
insert a key into a lock
insert an advertisement in a newspaper
7. indeed
“Do you agree?”
“Yes, indeed.”
Thank you very much indeed.
He is very clever indeed.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
8.be fed up
I’m fed up with waiting for her telephone.
8. consequence
take/bear/suffer the consequences of one’ actions
in consequence(of)
as a consequence(of)
He ate some bad fish; as a consequence, he had a stomach.
In consequence of your bad behavior I am forced to fire you.
9 arrest
You could get arrested for doing that.
You are under arrest.
你现在被捕了。
10.work out
work out all the math problems
work out a new plan
Everything is working out well.
I work out regularly to keep fit.
11.argueargument
argue with sb. about/over sth
argue for/against
argue sb. into doing sth
argue sb. out of doing sth.
I’m not going to argue with you about the matter.
He argued against the plan.
We argued her out of going there alone.
12…an advantage over…
Being tall gave him an advantage over the other players.
at an advantage处于有利地位
take advantage of
13. plenty of
14.provide sb. with sth
provide sth for sb.
provide for sb.=support sb. provide for sth. = make arrangements to deal with sth.
supply sb. with sth
supply sth to sb
14…enough room.
Can you make room on the shelf for more books?
The piano takes up too much room.
standing room only
There’s plenty of room for improvement.
15. give sb. a lift
Lesson Two
1. baggage=luggage
2. sensitiveadj.
a sensitive and caring man
He is sensitive about his weight.(be easily worried)
This kind of paper is highly sensitive to light. (be easily affected or harmed)
3. gentlegentlygentleman
He is gentle with children.
a gentle breeze和风
gentle rain
4. likelyadj./adv.
She is likely to ring me up tonight.
It is likely that she will ring me up tonight.
Profit will most likely have risen by about $25 million.
5. rely on
You can rely on me to keep your secret.
You can rely on it that it will rain this weekend.
6. content
the contents of the letter
be content with=be pleased with=be satisfied with
Are you content with your present salary?
We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only.
give away
His accent gave him away as a southerner.
She gave away state secrets to the enemy.
He gave away most of his money to charity.
check in
Passengers must check in at the airport an hour before the plane takes off.
He checked out after 4 days’ stay in the hotel.
Lesson Three
1. solar energy
solar heating
the solar system
2. so far
So far so good.到目前为止一切顺利
So far the work has been easy but things may change.
3. take place
The May 4th Movement took place in…
4. impression
make a strong impression on sb.
give/leave the impression of being a hard worker
5. reliablereliabilityreliably
6. appreciate
You can’t fully appreciate foreign literature in translation.
Your help was greatly appreciated.
I would appreciate your calling back this afternoon.
I would appreciate it if you could come to my birthday.
7. So far I have only written the first few chapters.
the first two chapters
the first few months
the last three chapters
7. persuade sb. of sth
She was persuaded of the truth of his statements.
8. average
children of above/below average intelligence
400 people a year die of this disease on average.
the average temperature
Economic growth is expected to average 2% next year.
Lesson Four
1. carbon dioxide
2. be under construction
3. amount
Food was provided in varying amounts.
A large amount of money was spent on the bridge.
Large amounts of money were spent on the bridge.
4. physicalphysically
physical examination身体的
physical education
physical and mental
physical and chemical 物理(学)的
physical and ideological 实物的 (物质和意识形态)
physically and mentally handicapped
5. figure
By 1998, this figure had risen to 14 million.
His salary is now in six figures leading figure
She is always had a good figure.
figure out
I can’ figure out how to do it.
go up
The price of cigarette is going up.
be addicted to drugs/alcohol/computer games
addiction
addictive
6. admit
She admitted her mistake.
She admitted that she was wrong.
He admitted having driven the car without insurance.
Each ticket admits one adult and one child.
About 3000 students are admitted to this school each year.
7. occupy
The bed occupied most of the room.
The speeches occupied three hours.
He occupies an office on the 12th floor.
The terrorists have occupied the embassy.
She occupied herself with routine office work.
8. somehow
We must stop him from seeing her somehow.
9. whichever
Choose whichever brand you prefer.
It takes 3 hours, whichever route you take.
Whichever of you gets here first will get the prize.
10. suit
Choose a computer to suit your particular needs
If you want to go by bus, that suits me fine.
The programme is not suitable for children.
11. compare
We carefully compare the first report with the second.
My own problems seem insignificant compared with other people’s.
____ with the old one, the new building looks more beautiful.
compare to
We compare teachers to gardeners.
compare the world to stage
12. get stuck in a traffic jam
13. be bad for
14. give sb advice about/on sth
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