高中英语新课标人教版必修四二单元词汇

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1. struggle vi.&n.斗争;拼搏;努力

[典例]

1). They were struggling to get out the burning car. 他们挣扎着从烧着的车里往外爬。

2). The book is about their struggle for liberation. 这本书写的是他们为解放而作的斗争。

[词语归纳]

struggle for 为„„而斗争 struggle with / against与„„作斗争

struggle to do sth.努力做某事 straggle to one’ s feet挣扎着站起来

a life-and-death struggle生死搏斗

[练习] 按要求填空或翻译。

1). They are ________ (为„„而斗争) the position

2). They struggled all through the years ______ us _______ the

Japanese.(介词)

3). The fox struggled ________ (escape).

4). He _______ _______ _______ _______ (挣扎着站起来) and dragged

slowly ahead.

Keys: 1). struggling for 2). with; against 3). to escape 4).

struggled to his feet

2. equip vt.&vi. 配备;装备 equipment n.[u] 装备;设备

[典例]

1). They equipped themselves for the expedition. 他们为远征治装。

2). A good education should equip you for life. 有良好的教育能受用终生。

[重点用法]

equip sb./sth. with 用„„武装某人;用„„装备某物

equip sb./sth. for 为„„而武装某人;为„„而装备某物

a piece of office equipment 一件办公设备

[练习] 按要求填空或翻译。

1). The soldiers were well _______ _______ (装备好了) weapons.

2). We must equip young teachers _______ _______ _______ (对付)

difficult children.

3). This library is equipped _______ (介词) atomic research.

4). Our classroom _______ _______ _______ (装备有) a computer and a

tape recorder.

Keys: 1). equipped with 2). to deal with 3). for 4). is

equipped with

3. regret (regretted) vt. (对„„)遗憾;惋惜 n.[c,u] 遗憾;惋惜

[典例]

1). If you go now, you’ ll regret it. 假若你现在就走, 一定得後悔。

2). I regret to say the job has been filled. 十分抱歉, 那个工作已经有人做了。

[重点用法]

regret to say/tell/announce/inform 遗憾地说/告诉/宣布/通知

regret doing / having done sth. 后悔已做了某事 regret that

遗憾/后悔„

[练习] 用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空或翻译。

1). I now regret _______ (leave) school so young.

2). _______ _______ _______ _______(非常抱歉), I am unable to

accept your invitation.

3). I regret _______ (inform) you that your contract will not be renewed.

Keys: 1). leaving / having done 2). Much to my regret/To my great

regret 3). to inform

4. reduce vt.&vi. 减少;减缩 reduction n.缩减,减少,降低

[典例]

1). He reduced his weight from 98 to 92 kilos/by 6 kilos. 他把体重从98公斤减少到92公斤。

2). The reform has reduced us to servants of the State. 这一改革把我们都降为公务员了。

[重点用法]

reduce sth (from...) to... 把某物从„„减少到„„ reduce sth.

by... 减少多少

[练习] 根据句子意思填入正确的介词。

1). We must reduce our expenses ______ 300 yuan a month.

2). Their output has been reduced ______ 10 percent.

3). He reduced his weight ______ 6 kilos.

Keys: 1). to 2). by 3). by

5. focus vt.&vi. 集中(注意力);聚焦 n. [c,u] 焦点;中心点

[典例]

1). Focus your camera. 把照相机的焦距调准。

2). Her beauty makes her the focus of attention. 她长得漂亮, 很惹人注目。

[重点用法]

focus on集中于 focus (one’ s attention/mind/efforts) on集中(注意力/心思/精力)于

[练习] 按要求填空或翻译。

1). The focus of recent research has been _______ (介词) environmental

issues.

2). All eyes _______ _______ (集中于) her.

3). They focused their mind on ______ (do) the experiment.

Keys: 1). on 2). focussed on 3). doing

ment vi.&vt. 表达意见;作出评论 n. [c, u] 评论;议论

[典例]

1). The scandal caused a lot of comment. 这件丑闻遭到很多议论。

2). “Will you resign, Minister?” “No comment!”“部长,你是要辞职吗?”“无可奉告。”

[重点用法]

comment on/about sth./sb. 对某事/某人评论

make comments/no comment on sth./sb. 对某事/某人评论/不进行评论

[练习] 按要求填空或翻译。

1). Have you any comment(s) _______ (make) on the recent

developments?

2). Asked about the date of the election, the Prime Minister _______

_______ (发表意见) no decision had yet been made.

3). She was asked about the pay increase but _______ _______ _______

(不进行评论) on it.

Keys: 1). to make 2). commented that 3). made no comment

V 重点词组 (旨在提供综合运用所需材料)

1. thanks to 幸亏;由于;因为 (有时作反语)

[典例]

1). Thanks to your help, much trouble was saved. 多亏你的帮助, 减少了许多麻烦。

2). Thanks to the bad weather, the match had been cancelled. 多亏这个倒霉天气, 比赛取消了。

[重点用法]

thanks to 相当于because of /owing to /due to /thanks to /on account

of /as a result of 如:

1). He was injured due to /owing to a car accident.

2). His failure is due to the fact that he lacks experience.

3). The train arrived late on account of /as a result of a heavy snow.

4). Thanks to him, I’ m getting better and better .

5). It was thanks to your stupidity that we lost the game .

[练习] 翻译句子。

1). 多亏了新的政策,我们现在过着幸福的生活。

_________________________________________________________

2). 多亏了他的忠告我才得以成功。(用强调句)

_________________________________________________________

3). 由于交通堵塞我迟到了。

_________________________________________________________

Keys: 1). Thanks to the new policy, we are now having a happy life.

2). It was thanks to his advice that I succeeded.

3). I was late thanks to the traffic jam.

2. rid sb./sth. of... 使某人/某物摆脱„„

[典例]

1). Many people are working hard to rid the world of famine. 很多人在努力使世界不再有饥荒。2). The dentist rid him of the pain by taking out