人教版必修四第二单元核心词汇和短语

1、Unit 2Working the land(一)核心词汇1. struggle vi & n斗争；拼搏；努力1) struggle against sth 同.做斗争A strong man will struggle against the storm of fate .一个坚强的人会同命运的风暴做斗争。2) struggle for sth 为.奋斗The young man is struggling for his future .这个年轻人在为自己的将来拼搏。3) struggle to do sth 挣扎/努力做某事 We must struggle to protect

2、 our environment .我们必须努力保护我们的环境。4) struggle to one ' s feet 挣扎着站起来 The injured man stuggled to his feet to fight against the robber.那个受伤的人挣扎着站起来和歹徒搏斗。2 .disturbing adj引起烦恼的；令人不安的 disturb ed adjdisturb vt打扰，妨碍；使不安1) disturbing news令人烦恼的消息It is disturbing that.令人不安It is disturbing that we haven &#

3、39; t heard from him so long.这么长时间没收到他的来信真令人不安。2) disturb ed adj心烦一乱的；心神不安的Sb :be disturbed about sth 因感到不安She is disturbed about her son ' s safety.她为儿子的健康感到不安。3) disturb vt打扰，妨碍；使不安Don' t disturb!请勿打扰！Don' t disturb the peace! 不要扰乱治安3.be satisfied with 对感到满意One shouldn ' t be satis

4、fied /content with only a little success .一个人不应该只因一点小成就而感到满 足。1) be satisfied to do sthHe was satisfied to win the race.她对赢得赛跑感到满意。2) satisfied adj感到满意的；满足的satisfying adj令人满意的；使人满足的a satisfied smile 满意的笑容a satisfying answer 令人满意的回答3) satisfy vt使满意；使满足 satisfy one ' s needs满足某人的需求 We will try our

5、 best to satisfy his needs .我们会尽力满足他的需求。4) satisfactory n 满意to one ' s satisfactory 令某人满意的是with satisfactory 满意地To his satisfactory ,the problem was well dealt with .令某人满意的是，问题得到了很好的处理。4. would rather 宁可；宁愿1) would rather (not) do sth 宁愿(不)做. He would rather keep time for his hobbies. 他宁愿把时间花在自己

6、的爱好上。2) would rather do sth than do sth =would do sth rather than do sth 宁愿做.也不愿做.I would rather walk than take a bus .=I would walk rather than take a bus .他宁愿走路，也不愿乘公共汽车。4） prefer to do sth rather than do sth比起更愿意做I prefer to walk rather than take the bus .比起乘车我更愿意步行。5） would rather （that） sb did（

7、从句表示与现在或将来相反的情况）would rather （that ） sb had done sth（表示与过去相反的情况）I would rather that you come tomorrow .我宁愿你明天来。（将来相反的情况）I would rather that you had finished your work yesterday .（过去相反的情况） 我宁愿你昨天完成你的工作。6） equip vt &vi equipped, equipped equipping配备;装备1） equip sb/sth with sth 用.装备/配备 be fully /poo

8、rly equipped 装备齐全 / 简陋All bedrooms are equipped with a color TV.所 有卧室都配有一台彩电。All bedrooms are fully equipped.所有卧室都装备齐全。2） equip sb/sth for sth 为装备.He is equipped for the future.他为未来做好了装备。3） equipment n设备（不可数）Some new equipment has been bought in by our school.我们学校已引进一些新设备。6. .confuse vt使迷惑；使为难1） con

9、fuse A with B :mix up把A与B混淆People often confuse me with my twin sister .2） confused adj指（人）感到困惑的； sb :be confused about 对.感至U困惑a confused look困惑的表情sth :confusing adj指（事物）令人困惑的 a confusing answer令人困惑的答案The instructions are so confusing that I am completely confused.用法说明太令人费解了，我完全糊涂了。3） confusion n不清楚

10、；不确定（不可数）There was some confusion as to whether we had won or lost .不清楚我们究竟是赢了还 是输了。7. regret ) regretted , regretted, regretting vt遗憾;惋惜；n遗憾;懊恼1) regret to say /tell 遗憾地说 / 告诉I regret to tell you that you are fired .我很遗憾地告诉你你被解雇了。2) regret doing sth/regret having done sth后悔做过某事I regret not followin

11、g your advice.我后悔没有听从你的就建议。3) regret that 从句；后悔.I regretted that I hadn ' t followed your advice.我后悔没有听从你的就建议。4) much/ greatly to one ' s regret =to one ' s great regret令某人遗憾/后悔的是Much to my regret , I didn ' t make full use of the time .令我非常后悔的是，我没有充分利用那段 时间。5) with regret 遗憾地 "

12、regretfullyHe shook his head with regret/regretfully.他遗憾地摇了摇头。8. comment n 评论vi&vt表达意见；作出评论1) make comments on sth对作出评论She made helpful comments on my work .他对我的工作提出有益的评论。2) no comment 无可奉告3) vi&vt comment on sth 作出评论 I can' t comment on their decision . 我无法对他的决定作出评论。(二)拓展词汇1 . sunburn n

13、晒黑；晒伤 sunburnt adj 晒黑的2 . hunger n饥饿；欲望 vt &vi (使)饥饿 hungry adj饥饿的3 .disturbi ng adj引起烦恼的；令人不安的 disturb ed adj感到不安的disturb vt打扰，妨碍；使不安4 .expand vt&vi使变大；伸展expansion n 扩大,扩张；膨胀 expandable adj 可扩张的5 . circulate vt&vi 循环；流传 circulation n血液循环；消息的传播6 . freedom n自由;自主 free adj自由的；免费的 freely ad

14、v自由地；随意地7 .equip vt&vi酉己备；装备 equipment n 设备8 .export vt&vi 输出；出口 import vt 输入；进口9 .nation ality n 国籍nation n 国家；民族10 . personality n性格;个性；人格 personal adj 个人的；死人的 person n 个人11 . confuse vt使迷惑；使为难 confusing adj令人迷惑的 confused adj感到迷惑的 confusion n困惑；混淆12 . regret vt遗憾；惋惜 n遗憾；懊悔regretful adj 遗憾的

15、；懊悔的 regretfully adv 遗憾地13 . chemical adj化学的；关于化学的 n化学物质chemistry n 化学 chemist n化学家；药剂师14 . production n 生产；制造 produ ce vt 生产； 制造 product n 产品；产物 product ive adj 多产的 producer n 生产者；制片人15 .bacteria n 细菌 bacterium n（复数）细菌16 .nutri tion n营养；滋养；食物 nutri tious adj营养丰富的 nutri ent n营养物17 .mineral n矿物；矿石 mine n矿井；矿 miner n矿工18 .discovery n 发现；发觉 discover vt发现；发觉 discoverer n 发现者19 . industrial adj工业的；产业的 industry n 工业（三）必背短语1 . thanks to幸亏；由于；因为类似词组： because of /due to/owing to2 .