（江蘇省石莊高級中學(xué)：秦建華課堂教學(xué)用）

▲argument

settle an argument about sth解決關(guān)于……的爭論/爭端

start/put forward an argument for against就贊成/反對……展開辯論

argue v.

argue with sb about /over sth

Do what you are told to and don’t argue with me.

argue for/against為（支持）……辯護(hù)/反駁

argue a matter out把某事辯個水落石出

argue sb into/out of doing sth=advise sb(not)to do sth

▲conclude vt.推斷（推論）出（后跟that-從句）締結(jié)，議定；vi.come to an end結(jié)束，終止

The talks were expected to conclude on Sunday.會談預(yù)計(jì)星期天結(jié)束。

What do you conclude from the facts?從這些事實(shí)中你得出了什么結(jié)論？

Transactions were concluded on a wide variety of light industrial goods.

多種多樣的輕工業(yè)產(chǎn)品已經(jīng)成交。

conclusion n.

come to/draw/reach/arrive at a conclusion得出結(jié)論(from the facts)

jump to conclusion匆忙地/草率地下結(jié)論

bring sth to conclusion使……結(jié)束

in conclusion總之、總而言之、最后

▲popular

There was a time when this song was very popular. 曾經(jīng)一度時間這首歌很流行。

She is very popular with her students.

He told him to listen to young people’s music and to watch the most popular television shows

---This reference book is no more popular with the students than that one.

---You mean they are both little thought of ?

There is a new problem involved in the popularity of private cars that road conditions need to be improved.

And the growing popularity51 of shopping centres led 52 in turn to the building of bigger and better stocked stores.

這些購物中心越來越大的名氣反過來導(dǎo)致了更大，設(shè)備更好的商店的建成。

name姓名；fame卓越，好名聲；popularity名氣很大，知名度很高

▲hire

hire/employ sb=take on sb.→fire/dismiss sb=give sb.the snack

hire 日常用語，指按工作量計(jì)酬來雇傭人手employ指商店或公司長期雇傭人手

rent一般指租住/借房屋，地產(chǎn)租借等

He fired these four workers and he hired ten more workers,because he thinks the four workers are not fit for thei posts.

hire out a bike(to sb)租出

rent a farm/house from an owner

▲fade vt.（使）褪色，（使）凋落；vi.逐漸消失，變微弱，變暗淡

The strong sunlight had faded the curtains.強(qiáng)烈的陽光使窗簾變色。

All memory of his childhood faded from his mind.

他所有的童年記憶逐漸從腦海中消失了。

fade next to遜色于

Successful as he is,he fades next to his brother.

盡管他很成功，但和他兄弟相比還是稍顯遜色。

▲diagnose診斷

He was diagnosed with cancer.他被診斷患了癌癥。

The book diagnoses our present economic ills.這本書切中了我們現(xiàn)在經(jīng)濟(jì)的時弊。

▲curiosity

Curiosity is part of child’s nature好奇是兒童的天性.

Part of the reason for our interest is probably the same curiosity that led Sir Hugh to

write the Guinness Book of World Records……(p.4)

a curiosity shop古玩店

curious感興趣的，好奇，奇怪

I’m curious to know what she said.我非常想知道她說了什么

She’s always so curious about my work.她總愛打聽我的工作。

It’s curious that he didn’t tell you.他沒有告訴你實(shí)在反常。

▲contact

contact sb和……聯(lián)系

be in/out of contact with和……保持/失去聯(lián)系

get in touch with/keep in touch with

make contact with the ship by radio用無線電與船聯(lián)系

keep track of/lose track of與……保持聯(lián)系/失去聯(lián)系

keep track of還有：記錄，掌握……的線索，了解……的動態(tài)，看清，聽清等意思

He could not escape because the police kept track of him.

他逃不了的，警察在注意他的行動

To a scientist,the most important thing is knowing he does not lose track of what he is

doing.對于一個科學(xué)家來說，最重要的是他清楚自己在做什么。

Please keep track of every cent you spend.請記錄你花掉的每一份錢。

keep an eye on照看；keep faith with對……守信用；keep in mind記住，放在心上

▲account n.賬戶；解釋，說明；vi.說明……的原因

I bought the bike on account.我賒賬買了這輛自行車。

We could not go on account of the rain.因?yàn)橄掠晡覀儾荒苋ァ?/p>

On no account are visitors allowed to feed the animals.

不論什么原因游客都不允許用東西喂動物。

It is a matter of great account.這是一件重要的事情。

We must take local conditions into account.我們必須把當(dāng)?shù)氐臈l件考慮進(jìn)去。

We must take account of the interests of the State.我們必須考慮到國家的利益。

No one could account for the disappearance of the money.

誰也說不清楚這些錢丟失的原因。

Smokers account for 20 percent of the whole population in the world.

煙民占世界總?cè)丝诘?0%。

▲attempt

attempt to do sth=make an attempt to do sth = make an attempt at doing sth =try to do sth

make an attempt on/upon試圖奪取

▲inspect檢查，視察/檢閱

The customs officer inspected my passport.海關(guān)官員檢查了我的護(hù)照。

inspect sb/sb’s head for lice檢查某人頭部有無頭虱

The visiting president inspected the troops.來訪總統(tǒng)檢閱了部隊(duì)。

examine/investigate/look into

▲confirm vt.證實(shí)，確定；確認(rèn)，批準(zhǔn)

What you say confirms my opinion.你的話證實(shí)了我的看法。

The King confirmed me in my possession of the land.國王批準(zhǔn)我擁有這片土地。

▲set down 放下；寫下，記下；規(guī)定

Set down your heavy bags and have a rest.

放下你的重包休息一下。

The bus driver set the passengers down here.

公共汽車司機(jī)讓旅客在此下車。

I will set down the story as it was told to me.

我將按告訴我的把這個故事記下來。

The price limits were set down by the government.

價格限度由政府規(guī)定。

set about sth/doing sth開始做/著手做；set aside拔出，把……置于一旁；

set back退步，挫折，阻礙，妨礙，使……倒退；set off出發(fā)，啟程，引爆，燃放；

set out出發(fā)，，著手/開始(to do)，栽（幼苗）；set up建立，開辦

▲stand out杰出、突出，顯眼、醒目，堅(jiān)持、不屈服

The road sign is easy to read because the words stand out.

路標(biāo)容易認(rèn)，因?yàn)樯厦娴淖趾苄涯俊?/p>

The students agreed that they must stand out against the decision to cut down the trees.

學(xué)生門一致同意堅(jiān)決反對砍伐樹木的決定。

stand by在場、支持,stand down退出（競選）、（士兵）撤下崗,

stand for代表、表示、主張,stand up站起、經(jīng)久、耐用

▲achieve one’s goal實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)

I’ll try to achieve my goal of becoming a scientist.實(shí)現(xiàn)做科學(xué)家的目標(biāo)

▲in the first place首先、原本、第一

In the first place ,you must think over this plan.首先你必須考慮這個計(jì)劃。

▲in a row

Please stand in a row.請站成一排。

This is the third Sunday in a row that it’s rained.這是接連著的第三個星期天下雨了。

▲apply for

About 100 people have applied for the position.大約有100人申請了這一職務(wù)。

其它詞組

1.一本暢銷書 答案：a best-seller 2.從那以來 答案：ever since

3.被分類 答案：be put into categories 4.面積達(dá)…… 答案：with an area of

5.導(dǎo)致 答案：lead to 6..創(chuàng)一項(xiàng)新紀(jì)錄 答案：set a new record

▲burst vi. 爆裂，突然發(fā)作

It was so cold yesterday that my water-pipes froze and burst.

昨天太冷了，我家的水管都凍裂了。

A rat burst into my room last night.昨天一只耗子竄進(jìn)了我的房間。

He put too much air into the balloon and it burst.他往氣球中充得氣太多，結(jié)果爆了。

The funny story made the children burst their sides with laughter.

這個有趣的故事使孩子們捧腹大笑。

On hearing the sad news,she burst into tears.一聽到那個悲慘的消息，她就大哭起來。

相關(guān)短語：burst into tears/laughter突然大哭/大笑； burst into song 突然唱起歌來；burst into angry speech大發(fā)雷霆； burst into bloom開花； burst into view/sight景象/奇觀突然出現(xiàn)； burst into the room突然闖入房間； burst out/forth laughing/crying大笑/哭

▲head down to the park （補(bǔ)充）

head for=move toward:He headed straight for the bar.他徑直朝酒吧走去。

head sb/sth off:get in front of sb/sth so as to turn him/it back or aside攔阻

head off a flock of sheep:prevent them from going in the wrong way攔住

▲familiar adj.熟悉的，通曉的，隨便的，非正式的

French was as familiar to him as English.他通曉法語就像通曉英語一樣。

I’m very familiar with your name.我很熟悉你的名字。

sth./sb.be familiar to sb.某物/某人為某人所熟悉；

sb.be familiar with sth./sb.某人熟悉某人/某物

分析課文中的句子（補(bǔ)充）:The X Games are like Olypic Games for sports that are less familiar to us than sports like fottball and basketball.極限游戲比賽就像奧林匹克運(yùn)動會上有些不如足球和籃球那樣為我們所熟悉的比賽項(xiàng)目一樣。

▲delight vt. （使）高興，（使）欣喜；n. 快樂，高興

The circus delighted the children.馬戲團(tuán)使孩子們欣喜。

I have read your letter with delight.我高興地讀了你的信。

He takes great delight in teaching his students.他以教他的學(xué)生為樂。

Your visit last week delighted us.上星期你的來訪使我們很高興。

The news delighted the whole nation.這個消息使全國一片沸騰。

I delighted to read novels.我高興地讀小說。

The old man delighted in doing little things for others.那位老人高興為別人做些小事。

To his great delight,his novel was accepted for publication.使他高興的是，他的小說得到了公眾的認(rèn)可。

delighted adj.高興的，快樂的

相關(guān)短語：be delighted at 因……而高興；be delighted by/with sth.(sb.)喜歡某物（人）；

be delighted to do因做……而高興； be delighted that...很高興……

▲center on將某人（某物）當(dāng)作中心或重點(diǎn)

concentrate on專心致志于

類似短語：

attend on侍候……，看護(hù)……，照料； call on訪問(某人)，號召(to do)；

count on依靠……，期待……(sb.to do)；depend on取決于……，依靠……，依……而定；

feed on 以……為食，用……喂養(yǎng)；fix one’s eyes on 盯住……，凝視……；

go on繼續(xù)，上臺演出(the stage)， keep on(doing) 堅(jiān)持……；

live on靠……生活，以……為食； look on看待(sb.as...)，觀察……，面朝……；

wait on 服侍……，招待……

The patient has three nurses attending on him.那位病人有三位護(hù)士看護(hù)他。

I tried to concentrate my attention on my chemical research.我試圖專心于化學(xué)研究。

She centered her attention on the problem.她把注意力集中在這個問題上。