Unit 2 A Path to Follow

1、Unit 2 A Path to FollowUnit 2 A Path to FollowText A Cracked or Perfect: We Can Make a Differencecracked a.cracked a.有裂縫的；碎的；粗啞的 A cracked bell can never sound well. 破鐘敲不響。 Im just fine, she said in a cracked voice. “我還好。”她聲音沙啞地說(shuō)道。 A courier delivered the parcels to our office. 送急件的人將包裹送我們辦公室了. 其他用法

2、 deliver sth (up/over) (to sb) 放棄某事物; 交出某物 deliver over ones property to ones children 財(cái)產(chǎn)交給子女 deliver, send, transmit deliver 是指把信件和包裹等物品寄發(fā)出去 send 含義最廣，是指把人或物從某地送到另一個(gè)地方，不涉及送的內(nèi)容和方式 transmit 是指將文件和消息等的內(nèi)容或類似的東西發(fā)至某地或傳給其他人deliver vt.投遞交；發(fā)表；接生；給予；解救，拯救 You give this portion of the ticket to the inspector

3、and keep the other. 把票的這一部分交給檢票員, 另一部分自己留著. a generous portion of roast duck 一大份烤鴨 搭配： portion sth out (among/between sb) 把某事物按份兒分給（若干人）portion n.一部分，一份 vt.分配，把分給 portion, part, section 都有“部分”的意思 portion是指各人分得的一部分 part是整體中的一部分 section 是指對(duì)整體進(jìn)行分割，區(qū)分，或者歸類后而形成的部分 portion 強(qiáng)調(diào)一份的量 section 暗指各部分之間有明顯的界限 por

4、tion 多用于抽象事物，section用于具體事物，part均可accomplishment n.accomplishment n.完成；成就；才藝 celebrate the accomplishment of ones objectives 慶祝大功告成. Dancing and singing were among her many accomplishments. 她多才多藝, 能歌善舞.imperfection n. imperfection n. 不完整性, , 不足; ; 缺點(diǎn), , 缺陷 The only slight imperfection in the painting

5、 is a scratch in the corner. 這幅畫唯一的小疵是在角落里有一道劃痕. miserable from cold and hunger 饑寒交迫 * live in miserable conditions 在困苦的環(huán)境中生活. What a miserable meal that was! 那頓飯真差勁! miserable， sorry , unhappy, sorrow miserable 因精神，身體和外界因素引起的痛苦 sorry 因自己或他人的不幸引起的傷感，遺憾，惋惜 unhappy 不高興，心情不快 sorrowful 悲哀的，悲傷的，比sorry 強(qiáng)烈

6、miserable a.痛苦的，悲慘的，可憐的；令人難受的 I perceived a change in his behaviour/that his behaviour had changed. 我發(fā)覺他的行為有些變化. Many students perceive that on-the-job training is more important than college. 搭配： perceive sth as sth 理解或領(lǐng)悟某事物; 認(rèn)為 I perceived his comment as a challenge. 我認(rèn)為他的批評(píng)是對(duì)我的激勵(lì). perceivable adj

7、.perceive vt.感知，感覺，察覺；意識(shí)到，理解 bitter a. bitter a.充滿仇恨的；令人不快的；有苦味的 learn from bitter experience 從慘痛教訓(xùn)中吸取教益 bitter quarrels, enemies, words 劇烈的爭(zhēng)吵 死敵 毒惡的言語(yǔ) shed bitter tears 落下傷心淚 * She feels/is bitter about her divorce.她對(duì)離婚覺得很感傷. Failing the exam was a bitter disappointment to him. 他考試不及格很傷心失望.apologiz

8、e v apologize v 道歉；辯解 I must apologize for not being able to meet you. 我因?yàn)闆]能接你而向你道歉. * 用法： apologize to sb. 向某人道歉 apologize to sb. for sth. 向某人為某事(為做了某事)道歉 apologize to sb. for doing sth. 向某人為某事(為做了某事)道歉 apologize for oneself 為自已解辯或辯護(hù) a load of sand 運(yùn)載的一批沙子 coach-loads of tourists 一車車的游客 * a boat-lo

9、ad of survivors 一船生還的人. a heavy load of guilt 沉重的負(fù)疚感. Have you got any change? Loads! 你有零錢嗎?有的是!load n.負(fù)荷；裝載量；工作量 v.裝(載)；使負(fù)擔(dān)load burdenload burden 都有“重載，負(fù)擔(dān)”之意 load 本義是人，畜，車輛，船只，飛機(jī)所負(fù)荷的東西 burden 多指抽象意義上的負(fù)擔(dān) load 多積極意義 burden 多消極意義 flaw n.缺點(diǎn)，瑕疵，缺陷 an argument full of flaws 錯(cuò)誤百出的論點(diǎn) * a flaw in a contract

10、 合同中的一個(gè)漏洞. Pride was the greatest flaw in his personality. 傲慢是他品格上的最大缺陷. flaw, error, fault, mistake flaw 毛病，缺點(diǎn) mistake 判斷或理解方面的錯(cuò)誤 fault 性格，心智，情緒，行為習(xí)慣中的缺點(diǎn) error 可指任何錯(cuò)誤， 包括筆誤，印刷錯(cuò)誤，計(jì)算機(jī)錯(cuò)誤compassion passion n.同情，憐憫 a woman of great compassion 富有同情心的女子 * They took compassion on her children and offered t

11、hem a home. 他們因可憐她的孩子而給他們提供了住處.常用搭配 have compassion for with compassion compassion, pity, sympathy, mercy 都有“同情，可憐”之意 compassion 由于理解而同情，主動(dòng)給予幫助 pity 只表示感到難過或同情，沒有幫助 sympathy 同情心，強(qiáng)調(diào)相似經(jīng)歷，因而引起共鳴 mercy 仁慈，憐憫，解救他人脫離苦難 reply v. reply v. n. n.回答，答復(fù) reply to a question, letter, accusation 回答問題 回信 抗辯指控 * I r

12、eplied with a short note. 我回了一封短信. What did he do in reply to your challenge? 你提出與他較量, 他作何反應(yīng)?decorate vt.decorate vt.裝飾，裝璜 Bright posters decorate the streets. 鮮艷的廣告招貼畫點(diǎn)綴著街道. * The building was decorated with flags. 用法： decorate sth (with sth) decorate sb (for sth) 授予某人獎(jiǎng)?wù)禄蚱渌?jiǎng)狀 Several soldiers were

13、decorated for bravery. 有幾名士兵因英勇而獲獎(jiǎng)?wù)?grace n.grace n.優(yōu)美( (雅) pl.) pl.風(fēng)度；緩期 vt. vt.使優(yōu)美 have the grace to do sth 出於禮貌而做某事: He might have had the grace to say he was sorry! 他本可以出於禮貌說(shuō)聲抱歉的嘛! His/Her/Your Grace 用作稱呼或提及大主教 公爵 公爵夫人 女公爵的尊稱): Good morning, Your Grace! 大人, 早上好! grace sb/sth (with sth)給某人某事物以榮耀或

14、光彩: The Queen is gracing us with her presence. 女王蒞臨使我們不勝榮幸.moral a.moral a.道德的，有道德的 n. pl. n. pl.道德；寓意 the decline of moral standards 道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的下降 * The moral of this story is Better late than never. 這個(gè)故事的寓意是遲做總比不做好. morally adv 1 有道德地: to behave morally 行為端正. 2 morally wrong, unacceptable, reprehensible

15、, etc道德上錯(cuò)誤的 不以為然的 應(yīng)受譴責(zé)的常用短語(yǔ) be/feel ashamed of 為感到慚愧 He felt ashamed of having done so little work. 他因只做了這麼一點(diǎn)兒工作而感到慚愧。 * I feel ashamed that I havent written for so long. 我很久未曾寫信, 甚為慚愧。 shameful a.可恥的；猥褻的 leak out 滲漏 泄露 The details were supposed to be secret but somehow leaked out. 這些細(xì)節(jié)原屬秘密, 可是不知怎麼給

16、泄露出去了. Air leaked out of the balloon. 空氣自氣球中逸出. be/feel sorry for 憐憫，同情 I feel sorry for anyone who has to drive in this sort of weather. 我很同情在這種天氣還得開車的人. take notice of 注意 He did not take notice of Toms proposals at the meeting. 在會(huì)上，他不理會(huì)湯姆的建議。 Please take notice of the warning label. 請(qǐng)留心這些警告標(biāo)識(shí)。 take no notice/not take any notice (of sb/sth) 不注意（某人某事物）; 不理會(huì): Take no notice/Dont take any notice of what he says! 別理會(huì)他的話! cheerup 振作起來(lái)，使高興 Try and cheer up a bit; life i