book4unit2词汇拓展

Words Study for Unit Two1. applausen. the sound made by people applauding a performance, speech, etc. 鼓掌；掌声e.g. 当女演员登上舞台时，观众中爆发出一阵掌声。

A loud applause exploded from the audience when the actress went on the stage.翻译：税收改革得到众口一词的称赞。

The tax reform was met with unanimous applause .他的每一句话都赢得一阵掌声。

His every sentence was followed by a burst of applause词形变化：applaud v. 鼓掌applausive adj. 拍手欢呼的我为他鼓掌喝彩，同时也对他敬爱的外祖母没有活着看到这一天而表示真挚的同情。

I applaud him for it, and offer him my sincere sympathy that his beloved grandmother did not live to see this day.翻译：经理称赞我所做的努力，对我的工作业绩提出表扬。

The manager applauded my efforts, and praised my performance on work.区别applaud，clap，commend，praiseapplaud v.鼓掌，赞扬，指因精湛表演或某种行为得到别人的赞许，大声叫好或热烈鼓掌。

例句The boss applauded my efforts by praising my work.老板表扬了我的工作，对我的努力表示赞许。

clap v.拍打，其用法是clap one’s hand=applaud，不能说applaud one's hands.clap sb.为某人鼓掌，clap sth.拍打某物commend v.为正式用词，用于对具体功绩或成就表示嘉奖，通常指上级对下级、长辈对晚辈的赞赏。

必修四Unit 2 Working the Land耕耘II．Reading A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE所有人的开拓者Although he is one of China’s most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research.尽管袁隆平是一位中国最著名的科学家，但他却认为自己是一位农民，因为为了研究他要耕耘。

【注释：for引导的分句通常对前一个分句所说的话加以解释，提供判断的理由，但这个理由并非是真正的内在的原因。

如：The day breaks, for the birds are singing.天亮了，因为鸟在歌唱。

试题：It’s dark now, _____ the street lights are on. A. because B. as C. since D. for 】Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body a re just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has struggled for the past five decades.的确，他那黑黝黝的脸庞和胳膊以及他那瘦小而强壮的身躯正像千千万万个中国农民一样，就是为他们，他已经奋斗了五十年。

【注释：①be like象：以…的典型方式eg. It's not like you to take offense.你不象会发脾气的人. ②struggle for为…而斗争；struggle to do sth.艰难地做某事，挣扎做某事；struggle against与…作斗争；struggle with和…作斗争；struggle to on e’s knees挣扎着跪下；struggle to one’s feet挣扎着站起来；struggle through the snowstorm 冒着暴风雪前进；struggle on挣扎着；坚持下去；eg. 1) He struggled for the national independence.他为民族的独立而奋斗。

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7. discovery n.发现；发觉 ①在发现石油之后，这个国家变得富有了。
The country became rich after the discovery of oil.
②科学家作出了许多重要发现。
Scientists have made many important discoveries. discovery 【归纳拓展】发现___________ discoverer 发现者_____________ ★discover/invent/find/find out的区别见非 常学案P19.
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5. equip vt & vi. 配备；装备 ①我们将为我们的办公室配备文字处理器。 We will equip our office with word processors. ②士兵们准备好了武器。 The soldiers were well equipped with weapons. 【归纳拓展】equip sb./sth. with 用…装备起来；使装 (具) 备 be equipped with___________ 装备；安装
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1. struggle vi.&n. 斗争；拼搏；努力 ①他们必须与各种各样的困难作斗争。
They had to struggle against /with all kinds of difficulties.
②我们不会放弃改善工作条件的斗争。
We won’t give up our struggle for better working condition.

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