Unit2Greatminds

1、Two geniuses,Unit 2,Many people regard Albert Einstein as a genius. regardas 认为 eg. I regard his suggestion as of great value. 我认为他的建议非常有价值. regard (n): 关心 regards (n): 问候 eg. (1). He gave little regard to his parents feeling. (2). Please give my best regards to your parents.,His attempt to explain

2、the workings of the universe led to the development of nuclear energy. 1. attempt (v/n): 试图，尝试 eg. (1). She attempted to get in touch with her former classmates. 她试图和她以前的同班同学取得联系。 (2). 他们正在开始一项新的尝试来解决水污染问题。 They are beginning a new attempt to solve the problem of water pollution.,2. universe (n) 宇宙

3、eg. Our world is but a small part of the universe. 我们的世界只是宇宙的一小部分。 universal (adj) 普遍的,全球的,广泛的 eg. (1). universal truth/ rule (2). universal language/ peace,Einstein used to say that the only gift he had was curiosity, but this story about him shows that he also had a sense of humour. 1. used to do

4、过去常常做某事(但现在一般已不如此) eg. (1). I used to stay up late, but now I go to bed early. be used to do 被用来做某事 eg. Wood can be used to make paper. be used to doing 习惯于做某事 eg. He is used to listening to English news every morning.,2. a sense of humour humour (n) 幽默 humorous (adj) 幽默的 sense (n) 感觉 eg. (1). a sen

5、se of achievement/ pleasure/ safety 成就感/愉悦感/安全感 (2). common sense 常识 (3). sense of duty 责任感 (4). What he said doesnt make sense. 他所说的没有道理.,On these trips his driver was always the same.,travel/ trip/ journey/ tour travel 泛指旅行时作不可数名词(表示具体到某地去旅行则用journey或trip eg. We enjoy travel. journey 指距离,目的地,旅途心情

6、eg. (1). a journey of 1000 miles (2). a journey to Rome (3). Wish you a safe/ happy journey,trip 指短途的出差或游览, 但在非正式场合可以代替journey 表示远程旅行 eg. (1). a day trip to Paris (2). a round trip tour 多指一地到另一地或更多地方旅游观光,最后回到原地的旅行,它后面跟的介词一般是of eg. He made a tour of Paris.,One evening, on their way to a distant unive

7、rsity, Einstein said, “ I wish I didnt have to give my lecture tonight, Hans.” 1. on ones way to 在去的路上,正在走向 eg. He is on his way to success. 他正在走向成功,2. wish wish to do 希望做某事 wish sb to do 希望某人做某事 wish sb sth, 祝某人 eg. Wish you good luck/ Best wishes! wish 后跟从句, 从句谓语动词用虚拟语气. eg. (1). I wish I were ten

8、 years younger. (2). I wish we could go to Tibet next week. (3). I wish we had accepted his suggestion last time., but I dont want to let my audience down.,let down 使失望 eg. He doesnt want to let his parents down. 他不想使他的父母失望 let out 泄漏，使露出 eg. We cant let the polluted water out before we do something

9、 to it. 在我们采取措施前，我们不可以把污水排出。,Ive learned it by heart.,know/ learnby heart 记住,非常熟悉 eg. It is such a good article that I have known it by heart. 这篇文章非常好, 我已经背得很熟.,Einstein agreed with Hans, agree to sth 同意某事 agree with sb on/ about sth 在某方面与某人取得一致意见 agree with sb 对某人的健康或胃口适合 eg. I dont really agree wi

10、th what he said, but I do agree to the housing development project. 我不是很赞同他的话,但是我的确同意这个住房建设方案.,listened to Hans give his lectures perfectly, and joined in the applause at the end.,join 参加组织团体时,用作及物动词 eg. join us/ the club/ the army 参加某种活动时,用作不及物动词, with Einstein driving. with 表示状态. with 后跟带现在分词的复合结构

11、(这时with后的宾语和后面的动词构成主动关系) eg. I soon fell asleep with no one talking to me. 没人和我说话,我很快就睡着了. with 后也可跟过去分词的复合结构 eg. He went out with his homework unfinished.,A little later, Hans offered to drive.,offer sb sth= offer sth to sb 提供给某人某物 offer to do 愿意做某事 eg. (1). The company offered him a higher salary. (2). He offered to carry the packages. 他愿意帮忙拿行李.,Exercise,They apologized fo