选修七
Unit 3 Under the Sea
一、语言要点
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1. annual adj. 每年的；按年度计算的/ n. 年刊；年鉴
[重点用法]
annually adv. 年年地, 每年地
[典例]
1) an annual income. 年收入
2) an annual report年度报告
2.witness n. 目击者；证人；证据vt. 当场见到；目击
[典例]
1) He is the witness to the accident. 事故的目击者
2) This old auditorium has witnessed many ceremonies. 这个古老的礼堂内举行过许多次典礼[重点用法]
give witness on behalf of sb. 为某人作证
3.accommodation住所
[重点用法]
accommodate v. 向...提供, 容纳, 调和; 适应
accommodation address临时通讯处
accommodation allowance膳宿津贴
[典例]
1) The high cost of accommodation makes life difficult for students in London．
由于住宿费用昂贵，伦敦的学生感到生活困难。
2) The university offers excellent accommodation for summer visitors．
这所大学为夏季来访者提供了很好的住宿。
4.abandon vt. 放弃；遗弃；抛弃n．放任, 狂热
[重点用法]
abandon oneself to sth./doing sth. 沉溺于
abandon …to sb．把……舍弃给…
with abandon放任地；放纵地；纵情地
[典例]
1) They abandoned all hope of finding an effective way to solve the problem．
他们放弃了寻找有效方法解决问题的所有希望。
2) We should keep off those who abandon themselves to drugs．我们要远离那些吸毒成瘾的人。
3) Don't waste the food left, and abandon it to the dog．不要浪费剩下的食物，把它舍弃给狗吃。
5.reflect vt. 映射；反射vi. & vt. 思考
[重点用法]
reflection n．反射；反映；思考；沉思
reflective adj．反射的；反映的；沉思的
reflect on v. 思考，反省
[典例]
1) Her severe look reflected how she really felt．她那冷峻的神情反映出她心中的真正感受。
2) Mirrors reflect light．镜子能反射光线。
3) I reflected on possible reasons for my failure．我仔细考虑导致我失败的种种原因。
[练习]用reflect的相关介词或正确形式填空.
1)The moon appears a _______ surface of the lake．
2)After a minute's _____，he answered．
3)The plan ________ which he reflected was ridiculous．
4)The problems ________ at discussion are to be dealt at tomorrow’s meeting.
Keys: 1) reflective 2)reflection 3)on 4) reflected
6.aware adj. 意识到的；知道的
[重点用法]
unaware不察觉的, 不知道的
awareness n. 知道, 晓得
be／become aware of sth．意识到某事
be aware that-clause知道……；意识到……
make sb．aware that-clause提醒某人注意……
make sb．aware of…让某人注意到……
[典例]
1) He wasn't aware of the danger．他没有意识到危险。
2) Is she aware that I'm coming? 她知道我要来吗?
注意：aware后跟名词性从句时，一般在从句前不能用of，但在what从句前必须用of。[练习] 用恰当的介词或aware恰当的词性填空。
1) Also when you write your goals in a particular way you are able to make yourself continuously aware ______ situations that will bring you nearer to your goal．
2)The principal didn’t seem to be aware_______ there should have been so much dispute about the decision．
3) Health officials throughout the world have tried to make people raise______ about AIDS.
4) Mike seems______ of the trouble he’s causing, ot herwise he would stop it．
Keys: 1) of 2) that 3)awareness 4)unaware
7.scare vt. 恐吓vi. 受惊吓
[重点用法]
scaring adj．令人害怕的；吓人的
scared adj．受惊吓的；感到害怕的
be scared of…(=be afraid of) 遇到…(某种事物或行为)而害怕
