現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語(yǔ)精讀2 LESSON9的語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) LESSON9QUICK FIX SOCIETY-LANGUAGE STUDY SS

1、Lesson 9 Quick Fix Society Part FourLanguage StudyENTERBTLEWWord Study Phrases and Expressions Word BuildingGrammar Language StudyContentsLesson 9 Quick Fix Society BTLEWLesson 9 Quick Fix Society Word StudyWord list:advocateantiquecompresscondensedeferdeposit7. guarantee8. outlet9. refresh10. revit

2、alize11. scale12. skimBTLEWWord Study1. advocatev. to publicly support an idea or a plann. someone who strongly and publicly supports someone or somethingExamples: He advocates building more schools. There is no point advocating high salaries for teachers unless we can do it. he is a tireless advoca

3、te of political reform.Lesson 9 Quick Fix Society BTLEWWord Study2. antiqueadj. being old and therefore valuablen. an old object such as a piece of furniture or jewellery that is valuable because it is rare, beautiful, or well madeExamples:It is an antique rosewood desk.The palace is full of pricele

4、ss antiques.Lesson 9 Quick Fix Society BTLEWWord Study3. compress v. a. to press or squeeze something so that it fits into a smaller spaceb. to write something in fewer wordsc. to make a process last for a shorter time than usualLesson 9 Quick Fix Society Examples:The machine compresses old car into

5、 blocks of scrap metal.Try to compress your notes so that they are easier to learn.Youd better compress two months work into one.Cf. condense contractBTLEWWord Study 4. condensev. a. to cause (a gas or vapor) to change to a liquidb. to remove water from (milk, for example)c. to make a piece of writi

6、ng shorter by removing some parts.Examples:Steam condensed on the bathroom mirror.condensed milk （煉乳）condensed story (縮寫(xiě)本）Cf. compresscontractLesson 9 Quick Fix Society BTLEW The pupil of the eye dilates and _in response to light She sat on the lid of the suitcase to _ the clothes. The chairman_all

7、the suggestions put forward into a single plan of press, condense, contractWord StudyLesson 9 Quick Fix Society Fill in the blanks with the right word.contractscompresscondensedBTLEWLesson 4 - Wisdom of Bear Wood Word Studyv. a. to delay something until a later date defer to sb/sthv. formal to agree

8、 to accept someones opinion or decision because you have respect for that personExamples: lets defer the decision for a few weeks. I will defer to Mr. Walter on this point.5. deferCf. postponedelayBTLEW defer implies an intentional delaying postpone implies an intentional deferring, commonly until a

9、 definite time. delay cause to be behind schedule.I _ paying the bills The bus was _by a cloudburst. We would like to _ your appointment until Saturday. defer, postpone, delayWord StudyLesson 9 Quick Fix Society Fill in the blanks with the right word.deferreddelayedpostponeBTLEWWord Study6. depositn

10、. a. a first payment that you make when you agree to buy something expensive such as a car or houseb. an amount of money you pay when you rent something that is returned to you when you stop renting itc. an amount of money that you pay into a bank accountd. a layer of metal that has formed in soil o

11、r rockexamplesLesson 9 Quick Fix Society BTLEWWord Study6. depositExamples:We put down a deposit on a house last week.You will have to pay one months rent in advance, plus a deposit of $500.Is like to make a deposit, please.Rich mineral deposits have been discovered in the area.付定金押金，抵押金存款礦床translat

12、ionLesson 9 Quick Fix Society BTLEWWord Studyv. a. to promise something will happen b. to make something certainn. a. an agreement that if something you buy does not work, it will be repaired or replaced. b. a formal and firm promise that something will be done or will happenExamples: The government

13、 guaranteed to free the captives. The rain guarantees a good crop this year. The new television had a guarantee with it. Is there a guarantee of work after training?7. guaranteeLesson 9 Quick Fix Society BTLEWWord Study8. outletn. a. a shop or a place where a particular product is sold.b. a way of e

14、xpressing strong feelings that you would normally not express.Examples:Most of their sales are through traditional retail outlets.He plays basketball as an outlet for stress.Lesson 9 Quick Fix Society BTLEWWord Study9. refreshv. a. to to make someone feel less tired or less lotto refresh ones memory

15、 to make someone remember somethingto refresh someones drink to add more of an alcoholic drink to someone glass.Examples:A shower will refresh you.I looked at the map to refresh my memory of the route.Can I refresh your drink?word formationadj. refreshedadj. refreshingn. refreshmentLesson 9 Quick Fi

16、x Society BTLEWWord Study10. revitalizev. a. to put new strength or power into somethingExamples:They hope to revitalize the neighborhood by providing better housing.word formationn. revival v. revivev. vitalizen. vitalizationLesson 9 Quick Fix Society BTLEWWord Study large scale evolutionary scale

17、the bathroom scales the scale on a thermometer Richter scale a scale of 1:250 scales of fish 11. scalen.大規(guī)模進(jìn)化等級(jí)浴室磅秤溫度計(jì)上的刻度里氏震級(jí)1：250的比例尺魚(yú)鱗Translation Lesson 9 Quick Fix Society BTLEWWord Study12. skimv. a. to remove floating fat or solids from the surface of a liquidb. to read something quickly to fi

18、n the main facts or ideas in itc. to move along quickly, nearly touching a surfaceExamples: After simmering the meat and vegetables skim the fat off from the surface. Just skim through the second section to save time. The swallows were skimming over the water.Lesson 9 Quick Fix Society BTLEWList:agr

19、ee with somebodyas manycant wait to do sthget sth over withhelp outlinger overmore often than not8. off the rack9. put away10. put brakes on11. save sb the trouble of doing sth12. save up13. stuff withPhrases and ExpressionsLesson 9 Quick Fix Society BTLEWv. If something agree with you, it doesnt ma

20、ke you feel ill.Examples:Stop taking the medicine if it doesnt agree with you.I find that country life really agrees with me.1. agree with somebodyPhrases and ExpressionsLesson 9 Quick Fix Society BTLEW the same number as another particular number.Examples:Those coolies were great. I could eat as ma

21、ny again.2. as manyPhrases and ExpressionsLesson 9 Quick Fix Society BTLEWbe very excited about something or keen to do it.Example:I cant wait to go to school then I will be a big kid, too Ill make friends andlearn so much at school.3. cant wait/ can hardly wait to do somethingPhrases and Expression

22、sLesson 9 Quick Fix Society BTLEW把.做完了事Phrases and Expressions4. get something over withv. to do and finish something difficult that you have to do Examples: Ill speak first if you like-Id rather get it over with quickly. He looked upon the marriage ceremony as a mere formality something to be got o

23、ver with as quickly as possible.ChineseLesson 9 Quick Fix Society BTLEWv. help somebody in a difficult situationExamples: Who is helping out in the garden this afternoon? Ive often helped Bob out when he has been a bit short of money.5. help out救助，協(xié)助（渡過(guò)難關(guān))Phrases and ExpressionsChineseLesson 9 Quick

24、 Fix Society BTLEWv. to stay somewhere a little longer, especially because you do not want to leaveExamples: They lingered over coffee and missed the last bus. She let her eyes linger on him.6. linger over/onPhrases and ExpressionsLesson 9 Quick Fix Society BTLEWon most occasionsExamples:Nancy comes

25、 over on Saturday more often than not.More often than not, the argument could have been avoided.7. more often than not/as often as not“often” phrasesPhrases and ExpressionsLesson 9 Quick Fix Society BTLEWall too oftenused for saying that something makes you sad or upset because it happens more often

26、 than you think it should.All too often, parents leave their children home alone.every so oftenSometimes, but not frequentlyShe still phones me every so often.Phrases and ExpressionsLesson 9 Quick Fix Society BTLEWoff-the-rack (AmE)/off-the-peg (BrE)ready made It was only a cheap suit, bought off th

27、e rack/off the peg.on the rackin a difficult situation that you cannot deal with The interviewers questions put Blair on the rack.8. off the rackPhrases and ExpressionsLesson 9 Quick Fix Society BTLEWExamples: My grandfather had put away over $100,000. Put away all your books on the desk. The guest

28、might come any time. Please put all negative thoughts away. The boy put away the dinner in just a few minutes.9. put awayPhrases and ExpressionsThe end of Phrases and Expressions.Chinese存錢(qián)收拾起來(lái)拋棄吃掉Lesson 9 Quick Fix Society BTLEW put a brake on/put the brakes on somethingan action or a situation that prevents something from developing or making progressExamples: The high level of debt continued to put a brake on economic recovery. The town government put the brakes on all t