1、Unit9Warm up1. cyclego cyclingcyclist2. jamThe bus was delayed in a five-mile jam.3. actuallyWhat did she actually say?Its 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 One1. benefitbeneficialadj.The new law will be of great benefit
2、 to us all.for sbs benefitThe plants benefit from the rain.Fresh air will benefit our health.2. convenientconvenienceWill it be convenient for you to start work tomorrow?arrange a convenient time and place for the meetingI keep the book near my desk for convenience.3. thereforeadv.I ran out of money
3、, and therefore I had to look for a job.4.parkparkingWhere can I park the car?No Parkingparking lot/sign/spaceparking tickets违规停车罚单4. hopefulbe hopeful about/of the future5. whereverSit wherever you like.Ill find him wherever he is.Wherever she goes, there are crowds of people waiting to see her.6.
4、insertinsert a key into a lockinsert an advertisement in a newspaper7. 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 upIm fed up with waiting for her telephone.8. consequencetake/bear/suffer the consequences of one
5、 actionsin 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 arrestYou could get arrested for doing that.You are under arrest.你现在被捕了。10.work outwork out all the math problemswork out a new planEve
6、rything is working out well.I work out regularly to keep fit.11.argueargumentargue with sb. about/over sthargue for/againstargue sb. into doing sthargue sb. out of doing sth.Im not going to argue with you about the matter.He argued against the plan.We argued her out of going there alone.12an advanta
7、ge overBeing tall gave him an advantage over the other players.at an advantage处于有利地位take advantage of13. plenty of14.provide sb. with sthprovide sth for sb. provide for sb.=support sb. provide for sth. = make arrangements to deal with sth.supply sb. with sthsupply sth to sb14enough room.Can you make
8、 room on the shelf for more books?The piano takes up too much room.standing room onlyTheres plenty of room for improvement.15. give sb. a liftLesson Two1. baggage=luggage2. sensitiveadj.a sensitive and caring manHe is sensitive about his weight.(be easily worried)This kind of paper is highly sensiti
9、ve to light. (be easily affected or harmed)3. gentlegentlygentlemanHe is gentle with children.a gentle breeze和风gentle rain4. 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 onYou can rely
10、 on me to keep your secret.You can rely on it that it will rain this weekend.6. contentthe contents of the letterbe content with=be pleased with=be satisfied withAre you content with your present salary?We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only.give awayHis accent gave him away as a
11、 southerner.She gave away state secrets to the enemy.He gave away most of his money to charity.check inPassengers must check in at the airport an hour before the plane takes off.He checked out after 4 days stay in the hotel.Lesson Three1. solar energysolar heatingthe solar system2. so farSo far so g
12、ood.到目前为止一切顺利So far the work has been easy but things may change.3. take placeThe May 4th Movement took place in4. impressionmake a strong impression on sb.give/leave the impression of being a hard worker5. reliablereliabilityreliably6. appreciateYou cant fully appreciate foreign literature in trans
13、lation.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 chaptersthe first few monthsthe last three chapters7. persuade sb. of sthShe was pers
14、uaded of the truth of his statements.8. averagechildren of above/below average intelligence400 people a year die of this disease on average.the average temperature Economic growth is expected to average 2% next year.Lesson Four1. carbon dioxide2. be under construction3. amountFood was provided in va
15、rying amounts.A large amount of money was spent on the bridge.Large amounts of money were spent on the bridge.4. physicalphysicallyphysical examination身体的physical educationphysical 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 handicapped5. figu
16、reBy 1998, this figure had risen to 14 million.His salary is now in six figures leading figureShe is always had a good figure.figure outI can figure out how to do it.go upThe price of cigarette is going up.be addicted to drugs/alcohol/computer gamesaddictionaddictive6. admitShe admitted her mistake.
17、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. occupyThe bed occupied most of the room.The speeches occupied three hours.He occupies an office on the 12th floo
18、r.The terrorists have occupied the embassy.She occupied herself with routine office work.8. somehowWe must stop him from seeing her somehow.9. whicheverChoose whichever brand you prefer.It takes 3 hours, whichever route you take.Whichever of you gets here first will get the prize.10. suitChoose a co
19、mputer to suit your particular needsIf you want to go by bus, that suits me fine.The programme is not suitable for children.11. compareWe carefully compare the first report with the second.My own problems seem insignificant compared with other peoples._ with the old one, the new building looks more
20、pare toWe compare teachers to pare the world to stage12. get stuck in a traffic jam13. be bad for14. give sb advice about/on sth人品好的人,自带光芒,无论走到哪里,总会熠熠生辉。人活着,谁都会有烦恼,每天都有烦恼,最重要的是你不理会烦恼,烦恼自然就没有了!因此,朋友们,最好的活法,就只要记住这两句话:烦恼天天有,不捡自然无!当你不开心的时候,想想自己还剩下多少天可以折腾,还有多少时间够你作践。你开心,这一天过了;不开心,一天也过了。想明白了,你就再也不会生气了。当你烦
21、恼的时候,想想人生就是减法,见一面少一面,活一天就少一天,还有什么好烦恼的呢,不忘人恩,不念人过,不思人非,不计人怨。不缺谁,不少谁,对得起良心就好。当你忧伤的时候,想想生活就是一场路过,赤条条来,赤条条去,带不来一丝尘土,带不走半片云彩。什么功名利禄,什么人情往份,啥你都带不走,想明白了,还有什么好难过的?当你不满的时候,想想和富人比,我们活着知足就是幸福。和病人比,我们活着健康就是幸福。和死人比,我们还活着就是幸福。人这辈子想活好,心要简单,人要糊涂。当你生气的时候,想想是否有必要为不值得的人生气?有必要为不值得的事闹心?好好吃饭,好好睡觉,好好养老,好好花钱就可以了。你好好的,家人好好的,一切也就好好的了!当你计较的时候,想想人在世间走,本是一场空,何必处处计较