意。safety安全;defense防御,防护 ;shelter遮蔽,庇护。 relief from sth. 减轻…… e.g. The drug gives some relief from pain. 这种药可以减轻一些 痛苦。 6. mercy n 仁慈 宽恕 怜悯 • ask/beg for mercy 请求宽恕 • show mercy to sb =have mercy eg: He is certain to come. = It is certain that he will come. I'm certain of your seccess. = I'm certain that you will succeed. 8. contain vt. 1) 包含, 容纳,装有 eg How much will this bottle contain? on sb • 同情,怜悯某人 • without mercy毫不留情地, 残忍地 • at the mercy of sb • 任由某人控制或摆布 Period One [题组训练] 用适当的介词填空 (1)Antonio was so merciful that he even showed mercy Fruits contain many vitamins. 2) 抑制,控制,克制(强烈的情感) contain oneself 克制自己 eg Try to contain your anger. 辨析: contain & include. contain 指某物装在比其更大的物体内。 include 指某物为整体的一部分或一个 要素。 eg: The jar contains olives. • She is still hunt for a new job. Fra Baidu bibliotek 4 respond vi 回答 回应 对...做出反 应 • 回信 respond to eg: She responded briefly to the questions. n. response • in response to • 对......回应 • make a quick reaponse to • 对......作出快速反应 • eg: I'm writing in response to to Shylock. (2)Having lost the engine’s power,the boat was now at the mercy of the wind. (3)She is a kind-hearted woman and often has mercy on people who are in trouble. your letter. • 5.relief n (痛苦、忧虑)的减轻、消除 • v,relieve 减轻缓解 • in relief • 如释重负 松了口气 • eg: Seeing the lost children, the mother was in relief. • to one's relief • 令某人感到欣慰的是 • eg: To her relief, her son was out • of danger The meal includes steak. 注意,including 为介词,included 为 形容词 比较: Everyone laughed, including me ( me included ). (4)The cruel man killed the injured dog without mercy. 7.certain adj 1)某个,某些(仅做定语) The library is only open at certain times of day. 2) 确定的,一定 = sure for certain =for sure • 无疑地 确定地 • be certain to do sth 一定会做某事 • be certain of/about sth 对某事有把握 • be certain that 确信…… • It is certain that 对....有把握 • certainly adv. Those who suffer from headache will find they get _____ from this medicine. A.relief B. safety C. defense D. shelter 【点拨】 选A。题意:那些头痛的人会发 现这种药物能减轻疼痛。relief 符合题 loss as a result of that mistake. 3 hunt vt /vi 打猎 猎取 /搜寻 • hunt for sth = search for sth寻找 某物 • go hunting 去打猎 • eg: Weather permitting, we'll go hunting this Sunday morning. 1.die out 1)家族种族灭绝; eg:This species has nearly died out because its habitat is being destroyed. 2)习俗观念消失 eg:The old custom died out many years ago. 拓展: die away 声音 风 光等渐渐消失 die down 情绪逐渐平息 die off 相继死亡 草木先后枯死 • eg The wind died away at dusk. • The noise has died down. • Many trees are dying off for lack of water. 2 loss n. 损失 遗失 丧失 lose v. suffer a a great loss 遭受重大损失 at a loss 不知所措 eg: The company suffer a great