1. graduate v.毕业
(教材 P11) Lisa graduated from our school last June and is about to go to college in New York.
莉萨今年六月从我校毕业,即将前往纽约上大学。
(1) graduate from 毕业于
graduate in 毕业于……专业
(2) graduate n. 毕业生
(3) graduation n. 毕业;获得学位
after graduation 毕业之后
He graduated in physics from Cambridge University.
他是剑桥大学物理学专业毕业的。
I have determined on working as a volunteer teacher in the countryside after graduation.
我已决定毕业后到农村支教。
[语境助记]
Lily was a graduate who graduated from Beijing Normal University. She graduated in English. After graduation, she became a teacher in her hometown.
莉莉毕业于北京师范大学英语专业,毕业之后在家乡成了一名老师。
2. frightened adj.受惊的,害怕的
(教材 P11)I was frightened at the sight of the test paper.
我看到试卷的时候好害怕。
(1) be frightened at/ by 因…害怕;被…吓坏了
be frightened of 害怕……
(2) frighten v. 使惊吓;使惊恐
frighten sb. into/ out of doing sth. 吓得某人做/不敢做某事
frighten… away/ off 吓跑
(3) frightening adj. 令人惊恐的;骇人的
They frightened the old lady into taking out her old vase.
他们吓得那位老太太拿出了她的古花瓶。
It was a very frightening experience and upon mentioning it, they still feel frightened now.
那是一次非常可怕的经历,而且现在一提起那次经历,他们仍感到害怕。
3. figure v.认为,以为
(教材 P11) But then I figured I'd better just go all out and see what happens.
不过接着我就觉得,最好还是全力以赴考考看。
(1) figure out 理解;想出;计算出
(2) figure n. 人物;数字;身材
keep one's figure 保持体形
have a good figure 身材好
Mary keeps her figure by working out every day.
玛丽通过每天锻炼身体保持体形。
I could hear them talking but I couldn't figure out what they were saying.
我能听见他们在说话,但就是听不清他们在说什么。
4. select v.挑选,选择
(教材 P11) As a member of the school volleyball team, I wasn't selected for the end-of-year competition.
我是学校排球队的一员,可年终赛却没有选我参加。
(1) select… for… 为……挑选……
select sb. to do sth. 选择某人做某事
select sb./ sth. as/ to be... 挑选某人/某物作…
select… from… 从……中挑选……
(2) selection n. 选择;选拔
The players selected from the whole country are expected to bring us honor in this summer game.
人们期待着从全国各地挑选出来的运动员能在今年夏季的赛事中给我们带来荣誉。
We selected him as/ to be our monitor because he was very responsible.
我们选他当我们的班长,因为他很负责任。
select/ choose
select | 强调在广泛的范围内进行“精选或淘汰”,侧重以客观为标准进行选择。 |
choose | 普通用词,侧重根据个人意愿和判断从众多的对象中进行选择,强调被选者的优点。常与 from 和 between 连用。 |
5. particular n.细节 adj.特定的,特指的
(教材P12) Is there anything else in particular that you'd like to share with us?你还有没有其他特别想和大家分享的事情呢?
(1) in particular 尤其;特别
(2) be particular about/ over sth. 对某事讲究/挑剔
(3) particularly adv. 尤其;特别地;特殊地
She has already tried her best. Please don't be too particular about/ over her job.
她已经尽了最大的努力。请不要对她的工作太挑剔了。
He loves novels very much, science fiction in particular. = He loves novels very much, particularly science fiction.
他非常喜欢小说,尤其是科幻小说。
[语境助记]
Betty is very particular about food. However, she likes the food cooked by her grandma in particular. Actually her grandma is particularly good at cooking.
贝蒂对食物很挑剔。然而,她特别喜欢吃她奶奶做的食物。实际上她的奶奶特别擅长做饭。
6. refer to 参考,查阅;提到,谈到;指的是
(教材 P13) Refer to the interview for ideas.参考访谈了解想法。
(1) refer to... as... 把……称作……
refer… to… 把……提交给……(以求获得帮助)
(2) refer v. 参考,查阅
(3) reference n. 指称关系;参考
He always refers to himself as a student.
他总是称自己是学生。
The textbooks and dictionaries can be used as reference books while the magazines serve as reading materials.
课本和字典可以用作参考书而杂志可作为阅读材料。
refer to 作“查阅”讲,后接词典或参考书等词; look up 作“查阅”讲,后接被查 找的东西。
Don't always refer to the dictionary when coming across new words. Only if a word is very important can you look it up in your dictionary.
当遇到生词时不要总是查词典,只有当一个单词非常重要时,你才可以在词典中查阅。
7. struggle v.奋斗,拼搏
(教材P14) The teacher found I was struggling with note-taking and told me to stop and just listen.
老师发现我正在努力记笔记,让我停下来听。
struggle for 为……而斗争
struggle with/ against sb./ sth. 与…作斗争
struggle to do sth. 努力做某事
struggle to one's feet 挣扎着站起来
Workers are struggling for a clean canteen and healthy food.
工人们正为干净的食堂和健康的食物而斗争。
He struggled against cancer for two years.
他同癌症抗争了两年。
8. look forward to(兴奋地)期待,盼望
(教材 P14)I'm looking forward to it!
我很期待!
look ahead (to sth.) 展望未来;为将来设想
look down upon/ on 蔑视;轻视;瞧不起
look up 抬头看;查阅
look up to 尊敬;仰视
look into 调查;观察;窥视
look back on/ at 回顾
look through 浏览;仔细查看
I often look up the words I don't know in the dictionary or on the Internet.
我常在字典里或网上查阅不认识的单词。
The police looked into the case and said that it was the driver's fault.
警察调查了这个案件,说这是司机的错。
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