Unit 1重点词汇讲解
1. gravity n.严重性；重力；地球引力
Newton’s law of gravity
牛顿万有引力定律
I don’t think you realize the gravity of the situation.
我认为你没有意识到形势的严重性。
2. headline n. （报纸的）大字标题
headline news
头条新闻
The scandal was in the headlines for several days.
这一丑闻连续几天都刊登在头版头条。
hit/make the headlines
成为重要新闻
3.put (great) pressure on somebody (to do something) 促使；强迫；劝说；给某人
施加压力做某事，迫使某人做某事
Industrial development has put (great) pressure on the environment.
工业发展已给环境带来了（巨大的）压力。
Their parents were putting pressure on them to get married.
他们的父母正对他们施加压力，要求他们结婚。
拓展：
under pressure from 在来自……的压力下
pressure sb. into doing sth. 迫使某人做某事
4. wrestle vi.奋力对付；努力处理；全力解决；摔跤
wrestle with sb.
Armed guards wrestled with the intruder.
武装警卫和闯入者扭打起来。
wrestle with sth.
She had spent the whole weekend wrestling with the problem.
她整个周末都在绞尽脑汁处理这个问题。
5.beyond doubt 毫无疑问
beyond doubt = without doubt
He is without/beyond doubt the cleverest student I’ve ever taught.
他确实是我所教过的学生中最聪明的。
She is without/beyond doubt a great musician.
她无疑是一位伟大的音乐家。
拓展：
I don’t doubt that …我不怀疑……
I doubt whether/if …我怀疑是否……
I have no doubt that …我不怀疑……
I have some doubt whether …我怀疑是否……
There is no doubt about …毫无疑问……
that-clause
no doubt 无疑，很可能
No doubt she’ll call us when she gets there.
她到达那儿时必定会我们打电话。
I have no doubt that I have made a good decision.
我不怀疑我做出了一个好的决定。
6.permanent adj. 永久的；永恒的；长久的
a permanent/temporary job
固定工作/临时工作
They are now living together on a permanent basis.
他们现在决定长期同住。
Opp. impermanent, temporary
7. expense n. 费用；价钱；开销
The garden was transformed at great expense.
花园改建花了一大笔费用。
Running a car is a big expense.
养一辆车开销很大。
living/household/medical/legal expenses
生活费用；家庭开支；医疗/律师费
at sb.’s expense
We were taken out for a meal at the company’s expense.
公司出钱请我们外出就餐。
He built up the business at the expense of his health.
他以自己的健康为代价逐步建立起这个企业。
8.repay vt. 偿还；报答，回报；值得
to repay a debt/loan
偿还债务/贷款
How can I ever repay you for your generosity?
你对我这么慷慨，我怎么才能报答你呢？
The report repays careful reading.
这份报告值得仔细阅读。
9. catch up on 补上；补做；了解（已发生的事情）
I have a lot of work to catch up on.
我有很多工作要补做。
We spent the evening catching up on each other’s news.
我们那一晚上都一直在彼此通报情况。
10. weaken vt.& vi.（使）变弱，削弱
The team has been weakened by injury.
这个队因伤实力削弱。
She felt her legs weaken.
她觉得两腿无力。
You must not agree to do it. Don’t weaken.
你们一定不能同意做这件事。别心软。
拓展：
“-en”为后缀，表示（1）“使；使成为；变得”，如：blacken 使变黑 sadden 使悲伤
（2）“由……制成的；像……一样的”，如wooden 木制的 golden 金
