高三教材复习清单8-------Units 15-16
Step 1: 词汇过关
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1. Companies publish ________reports to inform the public about the previous year's activities.
2. Of the two brothers Harvey is the _________.
3. I was _________ after climbing the stairs.
4. The fire alarm has a __________ test/is tested weekly.
5. The improvement in sales figures had a _______ effect/influence on the company as a whole.
6. She looked at the finished painting with _________.
7. Do you have a Birmingham to London train ________ that I could borrow?
8. Humans take longer to _______ than most other animals.
9. She was dressed _________ in shorts and a T-shirt.
10. He must be about sixty, _______ his wife looks about thirty.
11. She has one son and she _______ him.
12. She is the party's main economic _______.
13. We wanted to book a hotel room in July but there were no ______.
14. It's an area of _______ natural beauty.
15. In the space marked '_________' she wrote 'police officer'.
16. Contrary to expectations, the film was an ________ success.
17. We will _______ be arriving in King's Cross Station.
18. One of the _______ of living with someone is having to share a bathroom.
19. For more information about the job, please contact the _______ manager.
20. Some nursing experience is a necessary ________ for this job.
Step2: 基本短语搭配
1.自愿干某事_________________ 2.承认(干) 某事____________________ 3.公认某人/ 某物....... ___________________4. 展现；打开；展开________________ 5. 陪伴某人_________________ 6.和 ……一道____________________ 7. 和…要好，和…常一道；伴随____________8.有宽阔的胸怀；有高尚的气度________________ 9. 记住，非常熟悉 ___________ 10. 灰心，失去勇气 __________________
11.爱上，喜欢上____________________ 12. 使适合；配合______________________ 13. 流行，合于时尚________________ 14. 不再流行______________________ 15. 名声好_________________ 16. 给个人带来许多利益_______________________ 17. 立刻_________________ 18. 改进教学方法__________________________ 19. 做值得做的事情___________________ 20.在农村地区____________________ 21. 对孩子的未来产生差异______________________________ 22. 感到孤独恋家_______________ 23.变得有自信和成熟_____________________ 24. 休闲服_________________ 25.在许多方面_______________________ 26. 因为；由于________________ 27. 发现……有益______________________
1. _____________________与某人取得联系 2. ____________足球狂 3. _______________________________梦想当一个职业球员 4. _____________进球得分 5. _______________上培训班
6._____________ 起飞 7. _____________________不同寻常的事业 8. ________________中场球员 9. ________________达到目标 10. ______________________________________数千个崇拜贝克的球迷 11. ____________________实现雄心壮志 12. _________________申请表 13. _________________积极的态度 14. ____________________（受到）正规教育 15. __________________球场维护 16._________________办公室管理 17. _______________有一个快乐的结局 18. __________________（梦想）成真 19. ____________从此以后 20. ___________________竞争激烈的行业 21. ___________时新的，现代的 22._____________________负起做某事的责任
23._______________形成好的印象 24. _________________产生积极的效果 25. _____________ 隐瞒，畏缩不前 26. __________________吸引人的信息
Step 3 重点词汇用法
1. voluntary adj. 志愿的，自愿的
警察要求他自动露面。_________________________________________
拓展：（1）volunteer n. Are there any volunteers _____ the event? （2）volunteer vt & vi volunteer sth / for sth / to do sth 他愿去获取某些资料。 _________________________________ 我自告奋勇去当老师。__________________________________
他总是主动要求做最困难的工作。___________________________________________
2. acknowledge vt. Translate the following sentences, pay attention to the meaning of acknowledge
He refused to acknowledge defeat He refused to acknowledge that he was defeated． She is acknowledged as an expert on the subject． He acknowledged having made a mistake． We would like to acknowledge his contribution to the discovery·
3. essential adj. “绝对重要的”；“必不可少的”；“最基本的”“根本的”
Good food and plenty of exercise is essential ________a healthy life. It’s essential ________ you to set your goal .
It is essential that you ___________there on time．你必须准时到那里 n “必需品”通常用复数形式；“要素”；“要点”
It won’t take long to learn the essentials of the system. 学会该系统的要点费时不多。
4. open up
正在为投资者提供新的机会。_______________________________________
新的生活正展现在她面前。 __________________________________________
美洲的发现为欧洲开辟了一个新世界。__________________________________
短语：open up one's eyes使开眼界 ；使认识 5. fit in “使适合”；“配合” ，常与_______连用；还作“尽力安排时间见某人或做某事”
这房子同它周围的环境很协调。_______________________________________________ 对不起，今天上午我不能再接待更多的来访者了。_______________________________
6. 与fashion 构成的短语有：
in fashion _____________ out of fashion ___________ come into fashion ____________ follow the fashion ____________ set a fashion _____________ 7. It was / will be sixty years before ……
It won’t be long before ……
8. take off The plane took off an hour late.
Her singing career took off after her TV appearance. I’ve decided to take a few days off next week.
9. accomplish, finish, complete 区别
10. dream of becoming a leading scientist. She dreamt a terrible dream.
He dreamed that he saw his dead father. We never dreamed him to be a cheat.
11. count vi. 有价值；重要；有用 每一秒钟都很重要。_____________________
be counted as ___________ 我把他看作我最好的朋友。__________________________
to count from 1 to 100 count these apples.
12. from this point on __________ at one point__________________
I think I even told you that at one point. 注意point以下句子中的含义
The climber was at / on the point of death when they found him.
We were on the point of giving up.
She made several interesting points in the article.
The point is you shouldn’t have to wait so long to see a doctor.
I wish he would get to the point. What’s the point of all this violence?
There’s no point in getting angry. Here are the main points of the news.
vi. point at/to, point out, It is pointed out that…..
13. send的用法：1) send sb. sth.= send sth. to sb. 2) send for sb./ sth. 3) send sb./ sth. to
4) send sb. to do 5) send sb. doing
send 有关的常见词组：
send away 发送掉；解雇 send back 退还，送还 send for 派人去请；召唤
send forth发出；放出（光、热等）send in (向上级)提出,交上去,寄出(投稿)
send out 发送出，派遣；放出，散发出 send down 使下降 send up 使上涨/升, 发射,发出
send word (请人)带口信 send to bed/sleep 打发某人去睡/使人入睡
send sb doing sth使某人迅速干某事 send sb mad=drive sb mad使人发疯
send off 寄出；发出；派遣；解雇；给……送行
14. include 包含，包括
The price is 50 dollars, ________ postage.包括邮资价格是50美圆 We all laughed, the teacher________.我们都笑了，老师也笑了。 Include/ contain Whiskey __________ a large percentage of alcohol. 威士忌含酒精度很高. Thank you very much for ________ us. 15. appeal (to) v. _______________________
The design has to appeal to all ages and social groups.
Organizers appealed to the crowd not to panic.
appealing 有吸引力的，有感染力的，令人感兴趣的
Spending the holidays in Britain wasn’t a prospect that I found particularly appealing.
16. hold back hold out hold on hold on to
The doctor didn’t _________ much hope of the patient’s recovery.
The dam _________ the flooding river. Wait. _______ a minute.
John ____________ social activity because he felt embarrassed with people.
I made my choice and I will _________ to the end.
We were sure he was ______ something ______ from us.
__________ my hand tightly while we cross this street.
17．in touch with 注意以下相关搭配
One of the students gets in touch with a careers-adviser.
He keeps in touch with me by writing now and then.
They have remained/kept/stayed/been in touch with each other for 20 years.
The net brings us into touch with the things which are happening in the other parts of the world. He lost touch with his family during the war.
I have been out of touch with my former teacher for 20 years.
18．vacant adj. The seat next to him was vacant.
When the post finally became vacant, they offered it to Tina. a vacant mind
a vacant expression on his face The mad man gave a vacant laugh.
19．assess vt. n. 评价，评定____________ n. 估价员，顾问_______________
He is so lazy that it is hard to assess his ability. My income was assessed______20000 dollars.
易混词：access n. ________ have access to
20．occupation n. 职业 occupy vt. 占…
occupy oneself in doing sth忙于be occupied with sth忙于
填词: Please put down your name, address, and __________.
Two strangers ______the house while he was on holiday. The child _______ himself ____ playing computer games. I have to ______myself _____ lots of housework.
21．nevertheless adv. /conj. 尽管如此，然而，不过(however, though)
① 我考试不及格是意料中的事,不过仍然让人很不痛快。
② 她很疲惫但仍然继续工作。
③ 他很笨但我却很喜欢他。
22。qualification 资格，条件（多复数）
He has no qualifications to be a doctor. = He is not ______ to be a doctor.
23．modest
That hero was very modest _____ his deeds.
Young girls must be modest in speech, dress and behavior.
My needs are quite modest.
1. Companies publish annual reports to inform the public about the previous year's activities.
2. Of the two brothers Harvey is the elder.
3. I was breathless after climbing the stairs.
4. The fire alarm has a weekly test/is tested weekly.
5. The improvement in sales figures had a beneficial effect/influence on the company as a whole.
6. She looked at the finished painting with satisfaction.
7. Do you have a Birmingham to London train timetable that I could borrow?
8. Humans take longer to mature than most other animals.
9. She was dressed casually in shorts and a T-shirt.
10. He must be about sixty, whereas his wife looks about thirty.
11. She has one son and she adores him.
12. She is the party's main economic adviser.
13. We wanted to book a hotel room in July but there were no vacancies.
14. It's an area of outstanding natural beauty.
15. In the space marked 'occupation' she wrote 'police officer'.
16. Contrary to expectations, the film was an instant success.
17. We will shortly be arriving in King's Cross Station.
18. One of the drawbacks of living with someone is having to share a bathroom.
19. For more information about the job, please contact the personnel manager.
20. Some nursing experience is a necessary qualification for this job.
Step2: 基本短语搭配
1.自愿干某事volunteer to do sth 2.承认(干) 某事acknowledge sth / doing sth 3.公认某人/ 某物....... acknowledge sb／sth as 4. 展现；打开；展开open up 5. 陪伴某人kept sb company 6.和 ……一道in company (with) 7. 和…要好，和…常一道；伴随keep company with 8.有宽阔的胸怀；有高尚的气度have big heart 9. 记住，非常熟悉 learn by heart 10. 灰心，失去勇气 lose heart
11.爱上，喜欢上lose one's heart to sb 12. 使适合；配合fit in with 13. 流行，合于时尚in fashion 14. 不再流行out of fashion 15. 名声好have a good reputation 16. 给个人带来许多利益bring many personal benefit 17. 立刻straight away 18. 改进教学方法improve teaching methods 19. 做值得做的事情do sth worthwhile 20.在农村地区in rural areas 21. 对孩子的未来产生差异make a big difference to children’s future 22. 感到孤独恋家feel lonely and homesick 23.变得有自信和成熟become confident and mature 24. 休闲服casual clothes 25.在许多方面in many aspects / respects 26. 因为；由于due to 27. 发现……有益find sth beneficial
1. get in touch with与某人取得联系 2. football crazy足球狂 3. dream of being a professional player梦想当一个职业球员 4. score goals进球得分 5. attend training sessions上培训班
6. take off 起飞 7. an extraordinary career不同寻常的事业 8. a mid-field player中场球员 9. accomplish one’s aim达到目标 10. thousands of adoring Becks fans数千个崇拜贝克的球迷 11. achieve one’s ambition实现雄心壮志 12. an application form申请表 13. a positive attitude积极的态度 14. (receive) a formal education（受到）正规教育 15. pitch maintenance球场维护 16. office management办公室管理 17. have a happy ending有一个快乐的结局 18. (dreams) come true（梦想）成真 19. from this point on从此以后 20. a fiercely competitive occupation竞争激烈的行业 21. nevertheless 然而，可是 22. up to date时新的，现代的 23. take (the) responsibility for sth/ of doing sth负起做某事的责任
24. make a good impression形成好的印象 25. create a positive effect产生积极的效果 26. hold back 隐瞒，畏缩不前 27. appealing information吸引人的信息 Step 3 重点词汇用法
1. voluntary adj. 志愿的，自愿的 ( 2nd line Para. 1)
The police asked for his voluntary appearance． 警察要求他自动露面。
拓展：（1）volunteer n．“志愿者”，后接介词for Are there any volunteers for the event? 有主动做这件事情的人吗?
The work costs us nothing. It’s all done by volunteers
这项工作我们没花钱，是由志愿者完成的。 （2）volunteer vt & vi “自愿”；“自告奋勇” volunteer sth / for sth / to do sth He volunteered to get some information．他愿去获取某些资料。 I volunteered my services as a teacher．’我自告奋勇去当老师。 He always volunteered for the most difficult work．
他总是主动要求做最困难的工作。
(3) volunteer vt &vi “自动说出”;“主动提供”
She volunteered the information before l had a chance to ask．
我还没来得及发问，她就自动把情况说了。
2. acknowledge vt．“承认，供认”；“对……表示谢意”( 1st line Para. 1)
'常用acknowledge sth／that acknowledge sb．／sth．as acknowledge doing sth He refused to acknowledge defeat He refused to acknowledge that he was defeated．他拒绝承认失败／被打败。 She is acknowledged as an expert on the subject． 她被公认为这个学科的专家。 He acknowledged having made a mistake．他承认犯了错误。 We would like to acknowledge his contribution to the discovery·
他对此项发现作出了贡献，对此我们表示感谢。 3. mostly adv “大部分”; “主要地” ( 10th line Para 2)
The men invited to the party were mostly fairly young．
被邀请参加聚会的人大多很年轻。
The audience consisted mostly of women ．
观众中大部分是妇女。
注意：(1). mostly的近义词是mainly，chiefly
(2) most almost mostly
4. company n. “有人作伴”；“陪伴”， “伙伴”“同伴”“伴侣”，此时为不可数名词；而 “一伙人”；“公司”；“商号”；“剧团” 为可数名词
( 11th line Para 2)
He kept me company. 他陪伴我。
I enjoyed his company．我喜欢他和我结伴。 ‘
The teacher advised his pupils always to keep good company．
老师叫他的学生要跟好的伙伴交往。
Take care not to get into bad company．当心不要跟坏人来往。
A company of travellers are expected to arrive soon．一伙游客就要到了。’
He is working in a shipping company． 他在一家船运公司工作。
含有company的成语：
keep / bear sb．company 陪伴某人
for company 陪伴，陪着
have company 有客人，招待客人
in company (with) 和 ……一道
keep company with和……要好，和……常一道；伴随
5. have a big heart 有宽阔的胸怀；有高尚的气度 ( 8th line Para 3)
与heart有关的短语：
at heart 实际上，事实上；心底里，本质上
break one's heart使人难过，
bring sb ‘s heart into his mouth 使某人的心提到噪子眼；提心吊胆
cry one's heart out 痛哭不得死去活来
heart-to-heart 互相交心的，诚恳的(谈话)
learn by heart 记住，非常熟悉
lose heart 灰心，失去勇气
lose one's heart to sb 爱上，喜欢上
take heart 鼓起勇气，打起精神
from the bottom of one’s heart 从心里；诚心诚意 serve the people heart and soul 全心全意为人民服务
6. essential adj. “绝对重要的”；“必不可少的”；“最基本的”“根本的”
n “必需品”通常用复数形式；“要素”；“要点”(15th line Para 3)
Good food and plenty of exercise is essential to a healthy life. 科学的饮食和充足的锻炼对于健康的生活是极为重要的。
If you are walking in the mountain, strong boots are essential. 如果你在山里行走，靴子是绝对必要的
It’s essential for you to set your goal . 你有必要把目标制定好。
It is essential that you (should) get there on time．你必须准时到那里
注意：essential后接that从句时用虚拟语气，从句中的谓语动词用原形。
Her most essential quality is kindness ．
善良是她最基本的素质。
We can only afford to buy the essentials ．
我们只能买得起必需品了。 It won’t take long to learn the essentials of the system.
学会该系统的要点费时不多。 7. open up “提供”；“展现”；“打开”；“开口”；“展开”；“开辟”；
“变得活跃起来”；“开火” ( 17th line Para 3)
New opportunities are opening up for investors ．
正在为投资者提供新的机会。
A new life was opening up before her.
新的生活正展现在她面前。
The discovery of America opened up a new world to Europe．
美洲的发现为欧洲开辟了一个新世界。
The government is going to open up this undeveloped area．
政府打算开发这一不发达地区。
He was silent at first，but soon he opened up and told us about his terrible experiences
开始他还沉默，但很快就谈起来了，把他可怕的经历告诉了我们。
The government opened the country up．政府把国家对外开放了。
Trade between the two countries opened up．两国间的贸易往来活跃起来了。
短语：open up one's eyes使开眼界 ；使认识 8. fit in “使适合”；“配合” ，常与with连用；还作“尽力安排时间见某人或做某事” (9th line Para 4)
The home fits in beautifully with its surroundings．
这房子同它周围的环境很协调。 Your idea fits in with mine．你的想法和我的一样。 I'm sure you can fit me in somewhere. 我相信你能找个地方安排我。
Sorry．I can't fit in any more callers this morning． 对不起，今天上午我不能再接待更多的来访者了。
This did not fit in with our views. 这不符合我们的看法。
9. 与fashion 构成的短语有：
in fashion 流行，合于时尚 out of fashion 不再流行 come into fashion 开始流行 follow the fashion 赶时髦 set a fashion 开创流行时尚 10. have a good reputation 名声好
win a reputation 赢得名声 11. It was / will be sixty years before ……
It won’t be long before ……
c.f. It is / has been ……since……
It is ……that……
e.g. It won’t be long before we meet again. It was six years before his book was finally published. 12. It seems likely that …… ( Sb. seems likely to do sth.)
1. take off 起飞； 脱下，摘下，迅速流行，换下，终止，取消； 休假，休息，剪掉，切除（人体）；模仿
The plane took off an hour late. 飞机起飞晚了一小时。 Her singing career took off after her TV appearance. 她在电视上亮相后歌唱事业迅速起飞。
I’ve decided to take a few days off next week. 我已经决定下周休息几天。
The show was taken off because of poor audience figures. 该剧因不卖座而停演了。
2. accomplish 完成，达到，实现
accomplish, finish, complete 区别
1） accomplish经常接task, aim, journey, voyage 等名词。 如：
The explorers accomplished the voyage in five weeks. 探险队在五周内完成了航程。
The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished. 计划的第一部分已顺利完成。
2) complete比accomplish具体， 可接简化组，工程，书籍等名词。 指“按预期目的把未完成的工作经进一步的努力使之完成”， 主要涵义是“补足缺少的部分”。 如：
The building will be completed by the end of this month. 这座楼将于本月底完成。
3) finish 在许多情况下可与complete 换用， 但不及complete 正式。 常含有“认真仔细地完成工作的最后阶段的精工修饰，使之完美”的意思。 如
I have to finish writing the book by this weekend. 我得在本周末写完这本书。
3. dream of becoming a leading scientist.
She dreamt a terrible dream.
He dreamed that he saw his dead father.
We never dreamed him to be a cheat.
4. count vi. 有价值；重要；有用
Every second counts. 每一秒钟都很重要。
v.数, 计算, 数；算; 认为；视为；看作
be counted as 被认为
I count him among my closest friends. 我把他看作我最好的朋友。
For tax purposes that the money counts/ is counted as income. 那笔钱算做收入，需要纳税。
to count from 1 to 100 从1数到100
count these apples. 清点一下这些苹果。
count it an honor (to do sth.) （把做某事）引以为荣
5. from this point on 从那时起 on one point 曾经，一度
I think I even told you that at one point. 我认为我曾经告诉过你那件事。 At one point she was aware of two nurses speaking about an outing they were planning with their boyfriends. 她一度听见两个护士谈起她们计划与男朋友一起出去。 At one point he turned his head, listening for Emily. 一度，他转过头，听Emily的声音。 point n. 时刻，关头，瞬间，阶段
The climber was at / on the point of death when they found him. 当他们发现那个登山者的时候，他已奄奄一息。
We were on the point of giving up.我们当时几乎要放弃了。
At this point I don’t care what you decide to do. 在这个时候，我不在意你怎么做了。
n. 论点，观点 （point of view ）地方，标点，尖，
She made several interesting points in the article. 她在文章中提出了几个有趣的观点。
I take your point 我赞同你的看法。
重点，要点 （brief and to the point ）
The point is you shouldn’t have to wait so long to see a doctor. 关键是看病不该等那么长时间。
I wish he would get to the point. 我但愿他快点说正题。
目的
What’s the point of all this violence? 这些暴行的意图何在？
There’s no point in getting angry. 发火是没有用的。
具体细节（或事实）
Here are the main points of the news. 以下是新闻摘要。
Can you explain that point again? 你能在解释一下那一点吗？
vi. point at/to, point out, It is pointed out that…..
6. send的用法：1) send sb. sth.= send sth. to sb.把某物送给或寄给某人，可以主语派人送，也可以亲自送 Did they send any message by you? 他们托你给我捎了什么信儿了吗？ Can you send me the bill before the end of the month? 你能在月底以前把帐单给我送来吗2) send for sb./ sth. 派人去叫某人 派人去拿某物 Now please send for a taxi. 现在请派人叫出租车来。 Please keep these things until I send for them. 请替我保管这些东西，等我派人来取。
3) send sb./ sth. to运输某人/某物去（某处），派某人去某地 They send their product to Beijing for sale. 他们把产品运往北京销售。 We will send him to America for further study. 我们要送他去美国深造。
4) send sb. to do 派某人去做（某事） We’ll send someone to fetch it. 我们将派人去取。 They will send him to work in the countryside. 他们将派他去农村工作。
5) send sb. doing 使某人迅速做某事(cause sb. to do) Mind how you go---- you nearly sent me flying. 小心点，你差点把我撞倒。 They killed 38 enemies and sent the rest fleeing. 他们打死38个敌人，其余的都逃窜了
send off 寄出；发出；派遣；解雇；给……送行 You fill in both parts of the form, then send it off. 你把表格的两部分都填好,然后寄出。 send 有关的常见词组：
send away 发送掉；解雇 send back 退还，送还
send for 派人去请；召唤 send forth发出；放出（光、热等）
send in (向上级)提出,交上去,寄出(投稿) send out 发送出，派遣；放出，散发出
send down 使下降 send up 使上涨/升, 发射,发出
send word (请人)带口信 send to bed/sleep 打发某人去睡/使人入睡
send sb doing sth使某人迅速干某事 send sb mad=drive sb mad使人发疯
☆. assist (sb) in/with sth. (P141)
assist sb in doing sth.
The deputy principal assists with many of the duties of the principals.
You will be required to assist Mrs Smith in preparing a report.
Integrating skills
1. include 包含，包括 Does the price include lunch? 价钱里包括午饭吗？ A visit to the Great Wall is included in the tour. 这次旅游包括去长城。 在作状语时用 including sb/sth; 或sb/sth included The price is 50 dollars, including postage.包括邮资价格是50美圆 We all laughed, the teacher included.我们都笑了，老师也笑了。 include表示包括可以分开的一个或几个组成部分，而contain表示含有,内含；也有容纳, 装有的意思. Whiskey contains a large percentage of alcohol. 威士忌含酒精度很高. Sea water contains salt. 海水中含有盐分. This box contains soap. 这个盒子装有肥皂. 2. appealing 有吸引力的，有感染力的，令人感兴趣的
Spending the holidays in Britain wasn’t a prospect that I found particularly appealing.
在英国度假对我并不具有吸引力。
‘ Would you really help?’ he said with an appealing look. 你真的愿意帮忙吗？他满脸恳求地说。
appealingly adv.
The dog looked up at her appealingly. 狗可怜巴巴地望着他。
appeal n. 上诉，申诉，感染力，吸引力， 呼吁
an appeal against the 3-match ban 不服禁赛3场令的申诉。
The Beatles have never really lost their appeal. 披头士的感染力经久不衰。
a look of silent appeal默默恳求的目光
appeal (to) v. 上诉，申诉； 有吸引力， 引起兴趣；呼吁，
The design has to appeal to all ages and social groups. 设计要雅俗共赏，老幼皆宜。
Organizers appealed to the crowd not to panic.组织者呼吁人群不要惊慌。
3. hold back
1.踌躇不前,犹豫不定
John held back from social activity because he felt embarrassed with people.
2.抑制,控制
She was only held back from telling him her real opinion by her fear of him.
The dam held back the flooding river.
3.隐瞒,不公布
We were sure he was holding something back from us.
Do not hold back the truth. Let it out.
hold on
1.(电话)别挂断
Wait. Hold on a minute.
2.坚持下去
Hold on until I fetch help.
I made my choice and I will hold on to the end.
hold on to 抓住不放,抓牢
Hold on to my hand tightly while we cross this street.
hold out
1.坚持抵抗,顶住压力
You must hold out! You must bear this!
2.维持,够用,继续运转
The water won’t hold out much longer.
I think the car will hold out till we reach London
3.伸出, 拿出, 提出
The doctor didn’t hold out much hope of the patient’s recovery.
hold … back from sb 向…保密, 瞒住
The doctor didn’t hold out much hope of the patient’s recovery.
The dam held back the flooding river.
Wait. Hold on a minute.
John held back from social activity because he felt embarrassed with people.
I made my choice and I will hold on to the end.
We were sure he was holding something back from us.
Hold on to my hand tightly while we cross this street.
1．in touch with 保持联系,了解
keep in track/touch/contact with
lose touch with
make contact with …
contact sb.
One of the students gets in touch with a careers-adviser.（取得联系）
He keeps in touch with me by writing now and then. （保持联系）
They have remained/kept/stayed/been in touch with each other for 20 years.（保持联系）
The net brings us into touch with the things which are happening in the other parts of the world. （使我们与…联系）
He lost touch with his family during the war. （失去联系）
I have been out of touch with my former teacher for 20 years. （失去联系）
2．adore vt. 崇拜,崇敬,敬重,热爱;喜欢（不用进行式）
adore + n / doing sth. adore sb for sth
adoration n.
adoring adj.
adorable adj.
① 很明显她喜欢看电影。
It’s obvious that she adores the cinema/ going to the cinema.
② 他向崇拜他的人群挥手致意。
He waved to the adoring crowds.他向崇拜他的人群挥手。
The little girl was adorable. 小女孩十分可爱。
People adore him for his noble character.人们崇拜他高尚的品格。
3．vacant adj.
①（座位，旅馆房间，房屋等）空着的，未被占用的
他旁边的位子没人坐。
The seat next to him was vacant.
②（职位）空缺的
那职位最终空缺时，他们把它给了Tina.
When the post finally became vacant, they offered it to Tina.
③（目光，表情等）无神的，茫然的,空虚的；茫然若失的
a vacant mind茫然的心情
a vacant expression on his face脸上表情发呆
The mad man gave a vacant laugh. 那个疯子傻笑着。
4．pitch n. 球场 They crowded into the pitch at the beginning of the game.
v. 投掷 Pitch a stone into the river.
5．assess vt.
assessment n. 评价，评定
assessor n. 估价员，顾问
① 判断，评价（价值，能力等）
他太懒了， 无法评价他的能力。
He is so lazy that it is hard to assess his ability.
② 评估（财产，收入等），核定（税金，罚金， 数额等）与at 连用
我的收入被评定为两万美元。
My income was assessed at 20000 dollars.
你估计她获胜的可能性有多大？
What’s your assessment of her chances of winning?
易混词：access n. 通道，门路；接近…的权力/机会
have access to 有……的机会
6．occupation n. 职业
occupy vt. 占…
occupy oneself in doing sth忙于
be occupied with sth忙于
填词: Please put down your name, address, and occupation.
Two strangers occupied the house while he was on holiday.
The child occupied himself in playing computer games.
I have to occupy myself with lots of housework.
7．instant adj./n.
instantly adv./ conj.
instant coffee速溶咖啡; instant noodles 方便面
The new book is an instant success.
I feel instant relief after the treatment.
I shall be back in an instant.
I recognized him instantly.
I recognized him instantly I saw him.
8．significant adj.
significantly adv.
significance n.
a significant speech 意味深长的讲话
I don’t find it significant to change his way of study
What’s the significance of his remarks?
9．nevertheless adv. /conj. 尽管如此，然而，不过(however, though)
① 我考试不及格是意料中的事,不过仍然让人很不痛快。
My failure in the exam was not unexpected, nevertheless, it was still disappointing.
② 她很疲惫但仍然继续工作。
She was so tired. She went on working, nevertheless.
③ 他很笨但我却很喜欢他。 He's stupid, but I like him nevertheless.
10．up to date 直到最近的，时新的，现代的
to date 到此为止
out of date 废弃的，过时的
① All of new words become out of date very quickly.
② The exhibition contains some of his best work to date.
③ We want our methods to be up to date .
I like wearing up-to-date clothes.
I keep up to date with the news by listening to radio. 我通过听收音机了解最新消息。11。qualification 资格，条件（多复数）
I thought you had quite a few qualifications.
He has no qualifications to be a doctor.
= He is not qualified to be a doctor.
限制,保留条件
I can say, without any qualification, that he is an excellent worker.
12．modest 谦虚
That hero was very modest about his deeds.
Considering how he won the award, he should be modest about it.
谨慎的
Young girls must be modest in speech, dress and behavior.
适度的,不过分的
My needs are quite modest.
Please accept this modest gift.
13．paperwork 文书工作
paper boy报童 ; paper cut 剪纸 ;
paper knife 裁纸刀 ;paper tiger 纸老虎 ;
toilet paper 卫生纸 ; waste paper 废纸 ;
paper currency 纸币 ; paper mill 造纸厂 ; wallpaper 墙纸 ;
14．punctual adj. 准时的，守时的
punctually adv.
If you are punctual you are not late.
He was always punctual for appointments.
She’s never punctual in answering letters; she is always late.
Smith arrived punctually at four o’clock.
15．draft n. 草稿,草图(多作可数,在in后作不可数)
He had painfully written out a first draft.
a draft for a speech; a draft for a machine
汇票,支票(多作可数,在by后作不可数)
He sent a draft for $1000 to his son in London.
get a draft cashed
to get money from Paris to Rome by draft.
（in cash by cheque）
v. 起草，草拟
Can you draft out a plan for us?你能为我们草拟一个计划吗？
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