人教版选修7第一单元Words and Expressions

1、Words and Expressions of Unit One 1. disability n. able ability disability n. able unable adj. able enable disable vt. Yang Guang remains very optimistic in spite of his disability. disable vt. handicap That crash disabled George years ago. So he is a disabled person. disabled adj. We ought to treat

2、 the disabled with respect. 残障残障/智障智障 physically/ mentally disabled To her credit, Mary herself brought up her son disabled from birth. 2. ambition n. I am a person filled with ambition. =I am an ambitious person. This is an ambitious plan, though. Give me five, please.- ambitious adj. 3. beneficial

3、 adj. 有利的，有益的有利的，有益的 be beneficial to sth. / sb. 有益于有益于,对对有利的有利的Being exposed to fresh air is beneficial to our health. Its a beneficial result to us. benefit n. This project is of great benefit to everyone. Quitting smoking is for the benefit of your health. benefit vt./vi.Thousands of homeless peo

4、ple will benefit from/ by a new food programme.The rapid development of science and technology benefits the whole world. A benefit B B benefit from / by A 4.in other words I am “one in a million”. In other words, there are not many people like me. To my surprise, the work I was doing had been done b

5、y others; in other words, I was wasting my time. in a word beyond words have a word with sb have words with sb keep/ break ones word Word came that there would be a heavy rainstorm soon.=all in all;总之总之beyond descriptiontalk with sb quarrel withsbpromise消息传来消息传来5. adapt vt. （使）适合，适应；改编（使）适合，适应；改编Aft

6、er graduation from college, I gradually adapted (myself) to living on my own.Two of her novels have been adapted for television.The set of equipment has been specially adjusted for use by disabled people. adapt for 为为改写改写/改编改编 adapt from 根据根据改写改写/改编改编 adapt (sth. / sb. / oneself) to (使使)适应适应/习习惯于惯于n

7、. adaptation; adj. adaptable adopt vt. adjust vt. 6. cut out cut sth out 裁剪裁剪;剪下剪下;停止停止(吃吃/使用使用);熄火熄火 I used to cut my favorite pictures or stories out of a newspaper. cut out sugar out of ones diet I had just got the car started when its engine cut out. cut in（发动机）启动，发动（发动机）启动，发动;强行超车；插嘴强行超车；插嘴 cut

8、 down 砍伐；减少砍伐；减少 cut off 割下，中断，切断（供应、通讯）割下，中断，切断（供应、通讯） cut sth up 切碎；剁碎切碎；剁碎7. out of breath 上气不接下气上气不接下气Eric came running into the room, out of breath and red in the face.I began to run after him and was soon out of breath, but I continued to run.hold ones breathlose ones breathcatch ones breathbe

9、low / under ones breath take ones breath away屏息屏息喘不过气来；呼吸困难喘不过气来；呼吸困难喘口气喘口气 小声地小声地令人惊叹令人惊叹,令人惊讶令人惊讶8. all in all = in a word 总而言之总而言之 All in all, often riding a bicycle is undoubtedly beneficial to health. at all in allabove allfirst of allafter allfor all all at once总共总共最重要的是最重要的是毕竟毕竟首先首先尽管尽管last o

10、f all根本，全然根本，全然突然；同时突然；同时 9. annoy vt. annoy sb. adj. annoying annoyedadj. be/ get annoyed with sb;be/ get annoyed at/ about sth最令他们的家长抓狂的是最令他们的家长抓狂的是Andrew 和和 Rachel常常为些琐事常常为些琐事trivia对彼此恼羞成怒。对彼此恼羞成怒。What annoys their parents most is that Andrew and Rachel often get annoyed with each other about tri

11、via. 10.absence: n. 缺席缺席; 缺乏缺乏 What is the real reason for your absence from class? Please keep an eye on my house during my absence. I am now in the absence of experience but I am guaranteed to work hard.It was your absence of mind that brought about this tragedy.in/ during ones absence 在某人不在的时候在某人

12、不在的时候in the absence of 当当不在时不在时;缺乏缺乏adj. absent, present 11. as well as Michael can dance as well as sing. He was telling her some of his personal affairs as well as talking about his new job. 和，也，又；除和，也，又；除之外之外 As well as worrying about the expense, advertisers have to think about who their product

13、s appeal to.* The team players as well as their coach are looking forward to the coming match.may/ might as well do sth倒不如，不妨做某事倒不如，不妨做某事As well: too 12. make fun of: laugh at have fun with sb It is fun to do sth/ doing sth. What fun! 13. conduct n. My conduct at school was thought to be admirable/ shameful. vt. conduct sb around:show sb around conduct heat/ electricity conduct a meeting