必修3第2單元重點(diǎn)詞語歸納

王宇

1. energy n. 活力，精力;能源，能量

【經(jīng)典例句】

He had hardly enough strength left to move his feet. 他連移動(dòng)雙腳的力氣都幾乎沒有了。

She put all her energies into her work. 她把全部精力都投入到工作中去了。

Its a waste of time and energy. 那是浪費(fèi)時(shí)間和精力。

【思維拓展】

be full of energy 精力充沛;have the energy to do sth. 有精力做某事; apply / devote ones energies to... 把某人的精力花在……上

【易混辨析】

energy， strength， force與 power的區(qū)別：

energy意為“精力;活力;能量”;strength意為“體力;強(qiáng)度;強(qiáng)項(xiàng)”;force意為“武力;暴力;部隊(duì)”;power意為“權(quán)力;能力;動(dòng)力”。

2. elect vt. 選舉;推選

【經(jīng)典例句】

All the people agreed to elect him our chairman. 所有的人都同意推舉他為我們的主席。

We elected the captain of our football team by a show of hands. 我們舉手選舉我們的足球隊(duì)長。

The committee is made up of men and women elected by the people. 委員會(huì)是由人民選出的人員組成。

【思維拓展】

elect sb. （as）... 選舉某人為……;elect to do sth. 決定做某事;the newly elected president 新當(dāng)選的總統(tǒng);win an election 在選舉中獲勝;a round of election 一輪選舉;? ? ? ? ? ? ? hold an election 舉行選舉;election results 選舉結(jié)果

【易混辨析】

elect， choose， select與pick out的區(qū)別：

elect多指選舉或用其他方法推選人，有時(shí)也指“決定（做某事，尤指做出某種選擇）”，這種選擇通常指通過深思細(xì)想做出的選擇;choose是最普通的用語，側(cè)重于憑個(gè)人的意志或判斷力在一些人、物或行為方式中選出一個(gè);select指在同類的許多東西中，進(jìn)行有斟酌的精選，強(qiáng)調(diào)以客觀為標(biāo)準(zhǔn)進(jìn)行選擇，側(cè)重于從許多同類事物中進(jìn)行選擇時(shí)的挑剔態(tài)度; pick out指從個(gè)人角度考慮，在眾多選項(xiàng)中進(jìn)行挑選，通常用于不需要認(rèn)真權(quán)衡，只需對(duì)比就能做出決定的場(chǎng)合。

3. flexible adj. 靈活的;可變通的

【經(jīng)典例句】

Our plans need to be flexible enough to cater for the needs of everyone. 我們的計(jì)劃必須能夠變通，以滿足每一個(gè)人的需要。

You need to be more flexible and imaginative in your approach. 你的方法必須更加靈活，更富有想象力。

We can visit your company on Monday or Tuesday; our plans are fairly flexible. 我們可以在星期一或星期二到你們公司來，我們的計(jì)劃是相當(dāng)靈活的。

【思維拓展】

flexibly adv. 靈活地;flexibility n. 靈活性;柔韌性;適應(yīng)性;inflexible adj. 頑固的;不可彎曲的;不屈撓的;不能轉(zhuǎn)變的;flextime n. 彈性工作時(shí)間

4. majority n. 大部分;大多數(shù)

【經(jīng)典例句】

The great majority of people seem to agree with this view. 大多數(shù)人似乎都同意這種觀點(diǎn)。

The majority of the students hold the view that its convenient to go to school by electric bike. 大多數(shù)學(xué)生持有以下觀點(diǎn)：騎電動(dòng)車上學(xué)很方便。

After all， those who are against the project are in the majority. 畢竟，反對(duì)這個(gè)項(xiàng)目的人占多數(shù)。

【思維拓展】

minority n. 少數(shù);少部分;a minority of 少數(shù)的……;the / a majority of 大多數(shù)的……;in the majority占多數(shù)

【溫馨提示】

“the majority of+名詞”用作主語時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞與名詞保持一致。“the majority of+復(fù)數(shù)名詞”用作主語時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù);“the majority of+不可數(shù)名詞”用作主語時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)。

5. scare vt. 驚嚇;使害怕 vi. 受驚嚇

【經(jīng)典例句】

The gun shots had scared the dog off. 槍聲把狗嚇跑了。

We are always facing the problem of scaring birds away from airport runways. 我們總是面臨著如何把鳥從機(jī)場(chǎng)跑道嚇跑的問題。

Theres nothing in school that can make you scared. Cheer yourself up. 在學(xué)校里沒有什么能讓你害怕。鼓起勇氣吧。

【思維拓展】

scare away / off 嚇走;嚇跑……;be scared to death 嚇得要死;be scared of sb. / sth. 害怕某人或某事;be scared to do sth. 不敢去做某事

6. carry sb. through幫助某人渡過難關(guān)

【經(jīng)典例句】

His determination carried him through. 他靠堅(jiān)定的信心渡過了難關(guān)。

The soldiers courage carried them through. 戰(zhàn)士們鼓足勇氣，渡過了難關(guān)。

Patience and application will carry us through. 忍耐和專心會(huì)使我們渡過難關(guān)。

【思維拓展】

carry sth. through 成功完成;順利實(shí)現(xiàn);carry out 實(shí)施;履行;執(zhí)行;carry on sth. 從事某事;carry on doing sth. 繼續(xù)做某事;carry on with sth. 繼續(xù)做某事;carry away 運(yùn)走;? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?carry off 贏得;獲得;成功對(duì)付;carry weight 有影響力;重要;有分量;carry forward 繼承;弘揚(yáng)

7. in memory of 作為對(duì)……的紀(jì)念

【經(jīng)典例句】

She set up a charitable fund in memory of her father. 她設(shè)立了一項(xiàng)慈善基金以紀(jì)念她的父親。

She wrote a poem in memory of those who died in the earthquake. 她寫了一首詩以紀(jì)念那些在地震中死去的人們。

In memory of the great scientist， a new library has been built. 為了紀(jì)念那位偉大的科學(xué)家，建了一棟新的圖書館。

【思維拓展】

have a good / bad memory for sth. 對(duì)某事記憶力好/壞;bring back memories 引起對(duì)往事的回憶;in memory of = to the memory of sb. 紀(jì)念某人;lose ones memory 失去記憶力

8. concentrate on集中精力于;全神貫注于

【經(jīng)典例句】

He is leaving the band to concentrate on his writing. 他要離開樂隊(duì)去專職寫作。

After the fun hes had during the holidays， the boy cant concentrate on his school work. 放了幾天假，這孩子的心都玩野了。

I wish youd concentrate on what Im saying. 但愿你能集中注意力聽我講。

【思維拓展】

be lost in = be buried in 埋頭于;concentrate ones attention on... 集中注意力于……;devote oneself to = be devoted to 致力于;be absorbed in 全神貫注于;focus （ones attention） on 集中（注意力）于;fix ones attention on 集中注意力于

9. in despair 處于絕望中

【經(jīng)典例句】

He gave up the struggle in despair. 他絕望地放棄了斗爭(zhēng)。

He was in despair when he spent the last of his money. 他把最后的一點(diǎn)兒錢花掉以后感到絕望了。

After repeated failure， she gave up the attempt in despair. 多次失敗后，她絕望地放棄了嘗試。

【思維拓展】

a sense of despair 絕望感;a despairing cry / look 一種絕望的呼聲/ 神情;be the despair of sb. 令某人擔(dān)心/ 絕望;be driven to despair 被逼得走投無路

10. a great deal （of） 大量

【經(jīng)典例句】

A great deal of my money is spent on books. 我的許多錢都花到書上了。

Your friendship means a great deal to us. 你們的友誼對(duì)我們來說很重要。

A great deal has been studied and this is the best way. 經(jīng)過大量研究后，這（被認(rèn)為）是最好的辦法。

【思維拓展】

a great deal用作名詞時(shí)，意為“大量;許多”，一般作主語或賓語;用作副詞時(shí)，意為“很;非常”，作狀語，修飾動(dòng)詞或用來強(qiáng)調(diào)比較級(jí)。

【易混辨析】

a great / good deal與a great / good many的區(qū)別：

雖然這兩組短語都可以表示“許多;大量”的意思，但在具體用法上有幾點(diǎn)需要注意：a great / good deal接名詞時(shí)后面要跟介詞of，而a great / good many可以直接跟名詞;a great / good deal of修飾不可數(shù)名詞，而a great / good many修飾可數(shù)名詞。