Unit 2words and expressions1.struggle Vi eg: The little boy struggled with the thief bravely.They had to struggle with/against all kinds of difficulties.She struggled to keep back the tears.He has been struggling for success in business.=He has been struggling to succeed in his business.为了事业的成功,他一直努力奋斗着。
n. eg: After a long struggle ,she gained control of the business.Her struggle with the disease lasted ten years.高考连接:The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle ______.A to be heardB to have heardC hearingD being heard2.hunger n[U]eg: In those days ,many persons died of hunger .(死于饥饿)[C] 欲望,渴望eg: The child has a strong hunger for knowledge.强烈的求知欲The whole world has a hunger for peace.v. hunger to do sth. 渴望干某事 hunger for sth.渴望得到某物eg: The whole world hungers for peace.3.disturbing adj. disturb v. disturbedadj.eg: The news from the front is disturbing.The disturbing news soon got around the town.I am sorry to disturb you so early.They were all disturbed by the disturbing news ; that is ,the news disturbed all of them.S he was disturbed about her mother’s sudden illness.I felt disturbed to hear of your illness.4.expand eg:The eagle expanded his wings.He is thinking of expanding his business.Metals expand when they are heated .Our foreign trade has expanded greatly in recent years.In ten years ,the city’s population expanded by 10%.搭配expand …. in/into…..把….扩展. expand on/upon 详细阐明Eg: He expanded his short story into a novel.I don’t understand your reasoning. Can you expand on it?5.thanks to eg; Thanks to your timely help, I managed to finish the work on time.It was thanks to his advice that I succeeded.表示“原因”的介词短语还有:due to(一般不放于句首) ; as a result of ,because of ;owing to ; on account of; in that(引导原因状语从句)eg:The accident was due to his careless driving .Owing to your timely help, we finished the work ahead of time.As a result of the bad weather ,the football match was put off.His request is unreasonable in that he knows we can't afford it.We delayed our departure on account of the bad weather.6.rid……of eg:You should rid yourself of the bad habit.We try to rid the house of mice.拓展get/be rid of 摆脱;除掉eg:I can’t get rid of this headache.She was glad to be rid of him.:warn sb. of sth.; inform sb. of sth. ; cure sb. of sth. ; rob sb.of sth.;7.be satisfied with eg:I was satisfied/pleased/content with the result.be satisfied to do 对做某事感到满意eg: He was satisfied to win the race.拓展: Some people are hard to satisfy.(vt)There was a satisfied look on his face.(adj)The answer was quite satisfying /satisfactory to him.(adj.)To our satisfaction, he accepted our invitation.(n.)8 .would rather eg: I would rather play football this afternoon, if you don’t mind.I’d rather not let him know the truth.Would you rather stay here or go home?I would rather stay at home than go out. =I would stay at home rather than go out.would rather 后跟从句时,表示主语宁愿让某人做某事,从句用虚拟语气即用一般过去时表示与现在或将来事实相反;用过去完成时表示与过去事实相反。