M1Unit1单词讲解

1、Unit1 (M1)1. enjoyable(adj.)有乐趣的，令人愉快的（Something that is enjoyable gives you pleasure.）It was much more enjoyable than I had expected.这比我预期的有趣得多。Acceptable（可接受的） comfortable（舒适的） unbelievable （难以置信的） enjoy vt.享有，享受；欣赏；喜欢；使过得快活 vi.使过得快活He was a guy who enjoyed life to the full.他是个尽情享受生活的人。I enjoyed p

2、laying cricket.我喜欢打板球。I must say I am really enjoying myself at the moment.我得说此刻我感到非常愉快。He enjoys a reputation for honesty.他出了名地老实。2. experience(n.)经历；经验 （v.）经历，体验Hes counting on his mother to take care of the twins for him because shes had much experience with them. In sth他靠母亲帮忙照顾他的双胞胎因为她在这方面很有经验。S

3、he had learned from experience to take little rests in between her daily routine.经验告诉她在日常生活中要不时休息一下。If you act afraid, they wont let go, he says, speaking from experience.“如果你表现出害怕，他们就会抓住你不放，”这是他的经验之谈。Moving had become a common experience for me.搬家对我而言已经成了常事。British business is now experiencing a se

4、vere recession.英国商业现在正经历严重的衰退。experienced(adj.)有经验的an experienced engineer3. assembly(n.)集会，会议attend morning assembly参加晨会4. headmaster(n.)校长5. earn(v.)赚得；赚，挣得earn money赚钱 =make moneyearn a living 谋生 =make a livingearn respect from sb =earn the respect of sb 我认为那一点为他赢得了极高的赞誉I think that s earned him

5、a high reputation.Companies must earn a reputation for honesty.公司必须树立诚信的声誉。6. respect(v.)尊敬，敬重 （n.）尊敬，尊重I want him to respect me as a career woman.我希望他把我当作一个职业女性来尊重。I have tremendous respect for Dean.我非常敬重迪恩。Show respect to/for sbParents often have little choice with respect to the way their child i

6、s medically treated.关于孩子的治疗方法，父母通常没有什么选择的余地。Dr Shapland feels the system is not working most effectively in respect of professional training.沙普兰博士认为系统在专业培训上的运作效率不是非常高。7. devote(v.)致力于；献身He decided to devote the rest of his life to scientific investigation. Devote to (doing )sth他决定将自己的余生献给科学研究事业。Cons

7、iderable resources have been devoted to proving him a liar.为了证明他是个骗子已投入了相当多的人力和财力。She wanted to be devoted to helping the poor.Devoted to helping others, he has no time to take care of his own family.Devoting his whole life to helping others, he has no time to take care of his own family.8. literatu

8、re(n.)文学English literature英国文学literary(adj.)文学的a literary masterpiece文学名著9. average(adj.)一般的，普通的；平均的The average age was 42.平均年龄为42岁。The average person needs 2000 calories each day.普通人每天需要2000大卡的热量。8 hours of sleep on average should be enough.一天平均睡8小时就够了。Our wages are above average.我们的工资在平均数以上。Harry

9、is below average in his lessons and Jim is about up to average.哈利的功课在中等以下，吉姆的功课刚达一般水平。10. struggle(n.)难事；斗争；努力 （v.）奋斗，努力；挣扎Life became a struggle for survival.生活成了一场奋力求生的斗争。They had to struggle against all kinds of adversity.他们不得不同一切逆境做斗争。We still have to struggle with all kinds of difficulties. 我们仍

10、得和各种各样的困难作斗争。11. challenging(adj.)具有挑战性的近义词：difficult hardShe performed the most challenging task without a mistake. 她毫无差错地完成了这一最富有挑战性的任务。challenge n.挑战；盘问；质疑；怀疑vt.质疑；向挑战vi.提出挑战，要求竞赛（或竞争）；驳斥The new governments first challenge is the economy.新政府面临的第一个难题是经济问题。Democratic leaders have challenged the pre

11、sident to sign the bill.民主党领袖对总统签署这项法案提出了质疑。He left a note at the scene of the crime, challenging detectives to catch him.他在犯罪现场留了个条儿，向警探挑衅。12. encouragement(n.)鼓励Thanks for your advice and encouragement.谢谢你的建议和鼓励。encourage (vt.)鼓励，鼓舞；支持；促进；鼓动We want to encourage people to go fishing, not put them o

12、ff.我们希望鼓励人们去垂钓，而不是打消他们的热情。 Discourage sb from doing sth13. cooking(n.)做饭；烹饪，烹调14. for free免费 同意词组：free of charge We have lunch for free every day.15. extra(adj.)额外的，外加的additional extra work extra moneyExtra staff have been taken on to cover busy periods.额外雇用了一些员工来应付繁忙时期。16. fond(adj.)喜爱的，喜欢的be fond

13、of- 喜爱-，喜欢-类似单词或短语： Like/love/would like to do sth/ would like sth/ be crazy about sth/ prefer to do sth rather than do sth/prefer (doing) sth to (doing )sthenjoy doing sthI used to be fond of pop music very much. 我曾经很喜欢流行音乐。17. Spanish(n.)西班牙语；西班牙人 （adj.）西班牙语的；西班牙人的18. sculpture(n.)雕像，雕塑sculpt v雕刻，

14、雕塑sculptor 雕刻家，雕塑家dessert(n.)甜点 desert n. 沙漠 V.抛弃19. look back on/upon回忆，回顾 =think back toI always look back on/think back to those happy days I spent at college.我总是回想起我在大学里度过的快乐时光.20. satisfaction(n.)满意 to ones satisfaction令某人满意She never could seem to do anything right or to his satisfaction.她似乎从没能

15、做过一件正确或令他满意的事。To my great satisfaction, all the students finished homework perfectly.=much to my satisfaction satisfy(v.)使满意be satisfied withsatisfy/ meet ones needsWed better try our best to satisfy customers needs.satisfactory(adj.)令人满意的Neither solution seemed satisfactory.两个解决方案似乎都不令人满意。21. surf(

16、v.)冲浪surf the Internet 上网23.academic(adj.)学业的，学术的academic qualifications学历学业优秀的Someone who is academic is good at studying.He is academically gifted.他在学习上很有天分。24.exchange(v.)交换；交流（n.）exchange sth with sb for sthWe exchanged addresses and Christmas cards.我们交换了地址和圣诞贺卡。exchange rates汇率25.former(adj.)以前

17、的 反义词：latter(adj.)后者的，末了的laterthe former Soviet Union前苏联Mr. Heath is the former Prime Minister of Britain. 希思先生是英国前任首相。Of these two men, the former is dead ，but the latter is still alive. 这两个人中，前者已死，而后者仍然活着。26.graduate(vi.)毕业 （n.）毕业生None of them managed to graduate from high school.他们没有一个成功地从中学毕业。He

18、 is a graduate in medicine. 他是医科毕业生。 graduation(n.) after 毕业后upon 一毕业27.fluent(adj.)流利的She studied eight foreign languages ，but is fluent in only six of them.她学习了8种外语，但是只能流利地说其中 6 种。He speaks fluent Russian.他说一口流利的俄语。fluently(adv.)流利地He spoke three languages fluently.他可以流利地说 3 种语言。fluency (n.)（尤指外语）

19、流利，流畅To work as a translator, you need fluency in at least one foreign language.想当一名翻译的话，你至少需要熟练掌握一门外语。28.painting(n.)绘画，绘画作品29.donate(v.)捐赠He frequently donates large sums of money to charity.他常常向慈善机构捐赠大笔钱款。donation（n.）捐赠，捐赠品(n.)捐赠者 donorDoctors are looking for a blood donor to a patient whose bloo

20、d type is rare.医生正在为一位血型罕见的病人寻找献血者。30.kindness(n.)善意31.splendid(adj.)极佳的，非常好的32.independent(adj.)独立的Teenagers should learn to be independent of their parents.青少年要学着不依赖父母。independence(n.)独立Kosovo declared independence in 2008.2008年，科索沃宣布独立。In 1816, Argentina won independence from Spain.1816年，阿根廷脱离西班牙

21、,赢得独立。depend(v.)依靠，取决于；信赖depend on He depended on his writing for his income.他靠写作赚取收入。-When will you leave for Shanghai?-It (all) depends.视情况而定。dependent(adj.)依赖的be dependent on-依靠，依赖Up to two million people there are dependent on food aid.那里有多达 200 万人口依靠食品援助。Britain became increasingly dependent up

22、on American technology.英国变得越来越依赖美国的技术了。33.make use of-利用-take advantage of =make the best of =make the most of He should make use of his environment.他应该利用他的环境。make full use of-充分利用-Time should be made full use of to learn English.应该充分利用时间学习英语。make better use of-更好地利用-34. title(n.)(书的)名称；（文章的）题目，篇名35

23、.dynasty(n.)朝代，王朝36.somehow(adv.)不知怎地；不知为什么；以某种方式I wish I can repay you somehow for your kindness. 我希望我能以某种方式报答您的好意。 He could have finished it on schedule, but somehow he fell behind. 他原本能按预定进度做完这件事的，但不知怎地却落后了。 37.recent(adj.)最近的，新近的lately adv.（一般用完成时态）Sales have fallen by more than 75 percent in re

24、cent years.近几年来销售额下降了75%以上。recently(adv.)近来Recently sales have fallen by more than 75 percent. 最近销售额下降了75%以上。38.professor(n.)教授sculptor/monitor/visitor/director/rm(v.)通知，告知inform sb. of sth.通/告知某人某事be informed of sth (Passive Voice)/that-clausebe well informed of/that-clause对 熟悉They wou

25、ld inform him of any progress they had made.他们会把他们取得的任何进步都告诉他。keep sb. informed of sth.随时让某人得知某事The newspaper always keeps us informed of the events taking place in the world. 报纸总能让我们知晓世界上正在发生的事件。40.opening hours开放时间41.run(v.)管理manage；操作operate42.host(n.)主持人；主人；东道主 (v.)做东道主；主办；款待 hostess女主持人；女主人；东道主

26、Apart from the host, I didnt know a single person there.除了主人外，那里的人我一个也不认识。Mr. king is the most famous talk show host in America.金先生是美国最著名的脱口秀主持人。London hosted the Olympics Games in 2012.2012年伦敦主办了奥林匹克运动会。43.approve(v.)批准，通过；赞成，同意I approved of the proposal.我赞成该提案。Congress should approve this legislat

27、ion.美国国会应该批准这项法案。disapprove(v.)不赞成approval(n.)批准，赞成arrive arrivalsurvive survivalThe testing and approval of new drugs will be speeded up.新药的检测和审批速度将会加快。disapproval(n.)不赞成44.charge(n.)负责，掌管in charge of-负责-，掌管- （v.）使承担责任；收费Miss Xu is in charge of Class 2.Class 2 is in the charge of Miss Xu.Sb. charge

28、 sb. some money for sth. Free of charge (免费地)The shopowner charged me 280 yuan for the vase.45.schoolmate(n.)同学，校友classmate/ workmate /deskmate/roommate/schoolmate46.broadcast(n.)广播，播放 （v.）be broadcast live在现场直播47.preparation (n.)准备，筹备make preparations for-为-作准备in preparation for-为-作准备The students are studying hard to make preparations for the coming exam.The students are studying hard in preparation for the coming exam.prepa