【资料编号：509040】[原创]模块九UnitoneOthercountries语言点上学期

1、PAGE PAGE 7模块九Unit one Other countries, other culturesReading:1. minus: prep. 减去，零下，口无地 adj: 数负（数）的，电阴性的，负电的 13 6 equals 7. 减六等于。a number 负数 The minimum temperature is 17 degrees. 最低温度是零下度。 试题回顾： Not knowing it would rain, he went out _ an umbrella. A. not B. minus C. without D. B and C2. centigrade

2、: adj. 分为百度的,百分度的,摄氏温度的 a thermometer 百分温度计,摄氏温度计 The temperature in this room is twenty degrees . 这个房间的温度是摄氏20度。3. defend: vt. 防护， 辩护， 防卫 from harm 保护使不受伤害 against 保护，抵抗 She had to herself against the guard dog. 她不得不防备看门的狗咬她。 ones country 保卫祖国 I am prepared to my ideas. 我准备好为自己的构想辩护。 defense: n.防卫，

3、防卫设备，律 （被告的）答辩，辩护 They built a bank as a against flooding.他们筑堤作为防洪设施。 in of sb. = in ones 为了保卫，为辩护 defensive: adj.防御的，自卫的 辨析：defend / protect defend:强调面临危险时用武力或其他方法进行保护。 protect:指提供某种庇护以免受到伤害。4. waste: n. U 浪费；滥用（+ of），废弃物，废料，排泄物 adj.废弃的，无用的 Doing such a job is a of his talents.做这种工作是在浪费他的才能。 A lot

4、of poisonous from the chemical works polluted the river.化工厂的许多有毒的废料污染这条河。 Throw out that paper.把废纸扔掉。 Vt. 浪费，滥用，未充分利用（+ on），使荒芜，使荒废 Dont your time and energy on trifles.别把你的时间和精力浪费在琐事上。 The drought d the land.旱灾使田地荒芜。 ones words白费口舌 time in doing sth. / on sth. 浪费时间做5. freezing: adj.冰冻的，严寒的，冷冻用的；（态度

5、）非常冷淡 What weather it is!好冷的天气！ frozen; adj. 冻结的，冷冰的，冷酷的 The road is hard. 路上的冻结得很硬。 freeze sb.s blood / make sb.s blood freeze 使某人极度恐慌。 be frozen to death 冻死6. abundant: adj.丰富的;充裕的，丰富，盛产，富于 in 富于，很丰富 an supply of oil 充足的石油供应 The tree is in fruit. 这棵树果实累累 abundance: n. 丰富，充裕， a year of 丰年 an of + n

6、.C / U 大量的，多的 in 丰富的，充裕的 abundantly: adv. 丰富地7. fond: adj. 喜爱的，喜欢的（做表语） I am not of eating meat. 我不喜欢吃肉。 a mother 慈母 looks 慈爱的样子8. ancestor: n. C 祖先，祖宗，起源，始祖 the worship（崇拜;敬仰;敬神）of ones s 祭祖， ancestral: adj. 祖先的，祖传的 ancestress: 女祖先 ancestry：n. (pl. ries) 总称 祖先，家世 line of ancestries 祖系9. locate: vt.

7、 查找的地点，使坐落于，位于 be d in 位于，坐落于 We d the island on the map.我们在地图上查找这个岛屿。 Our school is d in the centre of the town.我们学校坐落于市镇的中心。 location: n. 位置，场所，特定区域，美 （电影）外景拍摄场地 The hill is a good for the new church.那山丘是建筑新教堂的好地点。 problem布局问题 on 拍摄外景中10. mix: v. 使混合，混淆， A with B / A and B (together) 把A与B混合起来 sth.

8、 for sb. 为某人混合 / 制成 get ed up in sth 牵连到（棘手的事情） get ed up with （与不受欢迎的人）交往 into 将（另一成分）加进某混合 sb. up / about / over 把某人弄糊涂 mixture: n. U 混合，混合状态 C 混合之物 a cough 复方咳嗽药 a of relief and joy 安心和欢喜的复杂心情 mixed; adj.混合的 feelings 欢乐恐惧参半11. concrete: adj. 实物的，具体的，有型的 more ; most n.U 混泥土 a analysis of problems

9、对具体问题做具体分析 Light is not but window is. 光是无形的，但窗户有形 dam 混泥土坝 mixture 混泥土混合料 in the 具体地，实际上 v. 用混泥土修筑，浇混泥土，凝结12. upwards: adv. 向上地，朝上，向上游，向内地 反义词：downward trace a river 溯流而上 The plane flew and out of sight. 飞机向上飞去，随即看不见了。 The prices are from 10 dollars upward. 价格从十美圆起。13. semicircle: n. 半圆形 sit in a 坐

10、成半圆形 semi（前缀）“一半的”，“半的之意” semifinal 半决赛 semiconductor 半导体 semimonthly 美半月一次地14. awesome: adj. 引起敬畏的，可怕的 an sight 惊人的奇观 They had an task ahead. 前面有十分艰巨的任务等着他们。15. approximately: adv. 近似地，大约正确的，近似于地 The hospital is five miles from the station. 医院距离车站约有5英里。 approximate(l) adj. 近似的，大约的，使接近（主要指质或数量方面） an

11、 value 近似值 The time of our arrival is 3 oclock. 我们抵达的时间大约是3点钟。 Vt. / vi; 近似，接近 This is the sum of money which s to what will be needed. 这是那笔极接近所需数目的款项。 The distance s three miles. 距离约有3英里。 approximation: n. C / U 概算，接近，近似值16. enthusiast; n. 热心家，狂热者 an of jazz 爵士乐爱好者 for a united Europe 热烈赞成欧洲统一的人。 e

12、nthuse: vt. 口 使热心 Vi. 热心 over / about sth. 热心于 enthusiasm: n. C / U 狂热，积极性，热心， for / about 对的积极性 He has a great for personal computers. 他热衷于个人电脑 with 热衷地，狂热地 enthusiastic: adj. 热心的，热情的 be about / over / for 对热心 She is an admirer of the film star. 她狂热地爱慕（崇拜）那位电影明星。 He became about classical music. 他变

13、成了一个古典音乐迷。 enthusiastically: adv. 热心地，狂热地17. permanent: adj. 永久的，持久的 Nature is .自然是永恒的。 agreement 永久性协定 This is my address. 这是我的固定地址。 ly: adv. 永存地，不变地 permanence: n. U 永久，恒久，不变We no longer talk of the of marriage. 如今，再也没有人说婚姻要天长地久。18. recreation: n. C / U 消遣，娱乐，（身心的）休养 I regard reading as a form of

14、. 我把看书当作一种消遣。 recreate; v. （使）得到休养 / 娱乐 oneself with 以消遣 辨析：relaxation / refreshment / amusement / recreation relaxation: n. 放松，消遣，娱乐。主要强调从坚强的劳累中放松、解脱出来。 refreshment: n. 精力和体力上的恢复。 amusement: n. 侧重指欢乐、快乐；娱乐 recreation: n. 通常是指改变一下工作或为了放松一下身体，或清醒一下脑子纵情消遣。19. immigration: n. 外来的移民，移居入境 authority 移民局 p

15、roblem 移民问题 immigrate: vt. 使移居入境 vi. 移来 As a mere child, he d to this country from Ireland. 当他还是孩提时，就从爱尔兰移居到这个国家来。20. hunt: vt. / vi. / n. 打猎，狩猎，追捕；（与after / for 连用）搜索、追寻 I ed for my book everywhere. 我到处找我的书。 Lions in groups. 狮子成群猎食。 go on a deer 去猎鹿 go hunting 去打猎 for 寻找 out 把追赶出来；寻出（放置起来而被遗忘的东西） u

16、p 寻找（隐藏或难发现的东西） hunter: n.猎人，追寻者 The s camped in the midst of the thick forest. 猎人们在密林深处宿营。21. second only to 仅次于 second to none 头等的，不次于任何人的 In our class, Tom is second only to Jack in English.在我们班里Tom的英语仅次于Jack。 second to, next to, superior to, junior/senior to He is such a good player that he is s

17、econd to none. （无人能比.）Next to music, he loves tennis best. （除了音乐，他最喜欢网球。）.This employee is superior to the former in ability. （这个雇员比上个强。）He is junior to me by two years. （他比我小两岁。）22. the vast majority of 大多数 a / the majority of 大多数；该短语做主语时，谓语动词的数取决于其后的名词或句子的意思。若强调由个体组成的“大多数”，谓语动词用复数，若强调整体时，则谓语动词用单数。

18、 练一练： 1. Dont worry about the situation in the world. _ of people prefer peace to war. A. The most B. The great part C. The majority D. The number 2. _ the people there _ that smoking is harmful to the health. A. Majority of; thinks B. The majority; thinks C. Majority of; thinks D. The majority of;

19、thinks23. be thrilled by 对感到兴奋 thrill v. 使感到强烈的兴奋，感到兴奋，使毛骨悚然, 使激动; 刺激 be thrilled at / by sth. / to do sth. n. C 一阵强烈的情绪（如：快乐，激动，恐惧等）.一种毛骨悚然的感觉; 震动; 颤抖 She was thrilled at / by / the invitation. 她受到邀请很兴奋。The exhibition thrilled all the visitors who came to the gallery. It was a great success.The aud

20、iences were thrilled with her great performance.The performance gave us a great thrill.A thrill went through her the moment her flight took off.It is a thrill watching a 3D film in a virtual reality cinema.24. colonize: vt.把变为殖民地 colonization: n. 殖民主义 colonist: n. 殖民地居民 colonialist: n. 殖民主义者26. be l

21、ost to 失去，没有 The opportunity was lost to him.（他没有机会了） be lost in 1) 消失在中 The ship was lost in the hurricane.（消失在风暴中） 2) 陷入（沉思等）；被所吸引For some time he seemed lost in thought.My companion sat silent now for some time, lost in thought 3) 在中迷路，迷失在We were lost in the forest （在森林里迷路了） be lost on / upon 未被领

22、会27. for short(简略形式), in short(总之)Her name is “Frances”, or “Fran” for short.Fran is short for Frances.Things cant be any worse: in short, the project has got stuck.关注类似的短语：for free(without payment), for certain/sure(=without doubt)I got the ticket for free from someone who didnt want it.He must liv

23、e somewhere around. But I cant say for sure/certain.28. smaller in size 在尺寸上小一些 in size 在大小，尺寸，规模上 in length / height / in width / in depth / = long / high / wide / deep ten meters long / in length 十米长 two kilometers deep / in depth 二公里深29. be home to 的所地（相当于be the home of）30. seek their fortunes 碰运

24、气，找出路 seek: sought / sought 寻找，追求，试图 after / for 寻找、追求 to do sth. 试图做 out 搜出 through 搜遍Something suspicious was found after the room was sought through.房间被彻底搜查后,发现了一点可疑的东西。He sought to speak to her. 他寻找机会与她说话。He sought vainly for the answer. 他寻求答案,但无结果。31. in the gold rush 在淘金热中32. a handful of 一把，少

25、量的 a handful of sweets 一把糖果 a mouthful of 一口 a spoonful of 一勺33. go with 和完全相配，适合， 伴随 ，与.相配 ， 与.约会 ， 顺从.的趋势34. sort out 整理出，挑出，解决，打败 sort out the wheat from the chaff 把小麦从糠皮中拣选出来35. be covered in permanent frost 被笼罩在经久不退的浓雾中36. be perfect for 对完全适合The weather is perfect for a garden party. 这是举行露天招待会的理想天气。37. due to 由于，起因于，应付给的，due 为形容词，to是介词 due to 一般引导表语，但也可引导状语。 Owing to 可用来引导状语或表语（多用于前者）。Owing to 一般是修饰整个句子，因此严格的来讲，应用逗号和前面的句子分开。 E.g. These slips are due to / owing to the authors insuf