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必修
4 Unit 1
重点词汇
1. achieve
【名师点拨】
achieve
v.
意为“完成；达到”，指经过长期努力而达到某目标、地位或标
准等。其名词形式为
achievement
，意为“成就；功
绩”，
a sense of achievement
可指<
/p>
“成就感”。如：
He had
finally achieved success.
Even a small
success gives you a sense of achievement.
2. condition
【名师点拨】
condition
意
为
“环境；
境况；
条件”
时，
是可数名词，
常用复数形式
conditions
；
意为“状态；状况”时，是不可数
名词，
be
in
good
condition
表示“处于良好的状态”，
be out of
condition
表示“健康状况不佳”。如：
We should pay more attention to the
poor living under the bad conditions.
The astronauts soon got used to the condition of
weightlessness.
My car is old but in
good condition.
He is overweight and
out of condition.
【知识拓展】
cond
ition
意为
“条件”
时，
常用短语
on
condition
that
，
表示
“如果
；
在??
条件下”；在美国英语中，也经常用
< br>under the condition that
。如：
I will
come on condition that Peter is invited.
They agreed under the condition that
the matter be dealt with quickly.
3.
devote
【名师点拨】
devote vt.
意为“投入于；献身”，其宾语后常与介词
to
搭配，
to
后接名
词、代词或动名词。
devote
?
to
?
意为“献身；致力于”，指把自己
、时间、精力等
奉献给某种工作或事业。如：
He has devoted his whole life to
benefiting mankind.
The girl, to whom
he was devoted, died in a traffic accident by
chance.
After he has retired, he will
devote himself to gardening.
4. behave
【名师点拨】
behave vi & vt.
意为“举动；举止；行为表现”，如
behave well
/ badly
等。其名词形式为
behaviour
，指“行为；态度；举止”。如：
The
parents encouraged the children to behave well in
front of the guests.
My camera has been
behaving well since it was repaired.
Everyone praises the children's good
behaviour.
5. worthwhile
【名师点拨】
worthwhile adj.
意为“值得做的；值得出力的”，可作表语或定语。
be
worthwhile
to
do
/
doing
sth
表示
“值得做??”
，
在动
词
-ing
形式的结构中，
worth
while
有时可以用来替代
worth
，特别是在表示“值得花时间”这一概念时。如：
I
think teaching school is always a worthwhile job.
The book referred to by the professor
is worthwhile / worth reading.
6.
observe
【名师点拨】
observe
vt.
意为“观察；观测；遵守”，可用
observe
sb
do
sth
，
observe
+ that
从句。其名词形式为
ob
servation
。如：
I
observed the man who murdered the boy enter the
shop.
He observed that we should
probably have rain.
Most information
was collected by direct observation of the
animals
’
behaviour.
7. argue
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/p>
【名师点拨】
argue
作动词时，
意为
“争论；
争吵；
争辩”
。
argue
for
意为
“为??辩护”
；
argue with sb about / over
sth
指“就某事和某人争论”；
argue against
意为“据理
反对；争辩??”。如：
It is no use arguing for the plan
because it has been rejected.
We are
always arguing with each other about money.
Father argued fiercely against any
increase in expenditure for the
children
’
s
annual
party.
9. care for
【名师点拨】
care
for
可以表示
look after
的意思，意为“照顾；照料”，且较正式；
也可表示“喜欢”的意思。如：
His son cared for him when he was
ill.
In fact, I
don
’
t really care for
basketball.
另外，在上面的句子中，
expla
in
意为“解释，说明”，后可接名词、代词、从句或
wh
+
to
do
作宾语，可用
explain
sth to sb
或
explain to sb
sth
。如：
Will you
explain to us how we can finish the work as soon
as possible?
【知识拓展】
care abou
t
意为“介意；在乎”，表示是否认为某事是重要的，某事是否引
起了某人的兴趣或使其忧虑。最常用于疑问句或否定句中。
about
用在宾语前面，但是在
连词前面一般省掉。
I don
’
t care
about your opinion.
I
don
’
t care whether it rains
—
I
’
m
happy.
10. intend
【名师点拨】
intend
v.
意为“打算；计划；想要”。
intend
to
do
sth
< br>意为“想干某事”；
intend
后也可以接动词
-ing
形式或
that
从句。
intend
for
表示
“原打算给某人；
准备让??
干??”
。如：
I intended to come to
your house last night but it rained.
I intend coming / to come back soon.
He hadn
’
t really intended
that they should be there.
This gift is intended for you.
重点句子
1. She
spent years observing and recording their daily
activities.
2. Only after her
mother came to help her for the first few months
was she
allowed to begin her project.
3. It
seem
that
she had been very busy
in her chosen career, traveling abroad
to study as well as writing books and
articles.
4. Further
reading
made
me
realize
that
it
was
hard
work
and
determination
as
well as her gentle nature
that got her into medical school.
5.
Watching a family of chimps wake up is our first
activity of the day.
6. This
means
going
back
to
the
place
where
we
left
the
family
sleeping
in
the
tree the night before.
7.
It was unusual for a woman to live in the forest.
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8. Her work changed the way people
think about chimps.
9. She
actually observed chimps as a group hunting a
monkey and then eating
it.
?
helped her work out their social
system.
However the evening
make it all worthwhile.
We watch the
mother chimp and her babies play in the tree.
必修
4 Unit 2
1. be satisfied (with): pleased because
you have got what you want
1) Jane
isn't quite satisfied with the way the barber cut
her hair.
2) If you are not completely
satisfied, you can get your money back.
3) I am not really satisfied with the
job you did.
2. refer to : a) mention
or speak about someone or something
b) to look at a hook map, piece of
paper, etc, for information
1) We
agreed never to refer to the matter again.
2) Although she didn't mention any
names, everyone knew who she was referring
to.
3) He gave the speech
without referring to his notes even once.
3. would rather: used to say what
someone prefers
1) It seems you would
rather play than work.
2)She would
rather die than lose the children.
3) I
would rather starve than be dependent on anyone
again.
4. thanks to sb/ sth : because
of sb./ sth.
1) I was late thanks to
the heavy traffic.
2) It was thanks to
his advice that I succeeded.
3) We've
collected $$50,000 for the poor, thanks to the
generosity of the public.
5. rid of
sb/sth: become free of
1) Will
science- finally rid us of this disease?
2) Do you think it possible to rid the
world of nuclear weapons?
3) By working
hard day and night, she is trying to rid herself
of loneliness and
sadness.
6. lead a ...life: live in the way what
you life is like
1) Before
liberation, my grandpa led a dog's life.
2) If the operation succeeds, the
patient will be able to lead a normal life.
3) Mrs.
Black
is
retired
and
leads
a
quiet
and
peaceful
life
in
a
mountain
village.
7. care about:
love; be interested in; be concerned with
1) Just listening to somebody shows you
care about them.
2) Your parents are
only doing this because they care about you.
3) The only thing this rich- and greedy
man seems to care about is money.
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8. insist
on
sth/doing
sth:
to
demand
that
something
must
be
done
or
that
you
must
have a
particular thing
1) The school
insists on good behaviour from its students.
2) John insisted on doing all the work
himself, though he was in poor health.
3) The old man insisted on helping me
find a taxi even though I told him I didn't
need any help.
重点句子
1. Dr
Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid
rice.
2. The special strain of
rice makes it possible to produce one-third more
of
the crop in the same field.
3. Dr
Yuan
searched
for
a
way
to
increase
rice
harvests
without
expanding
the
area of the fields.
4. Dr Yuan is quite satisfied with
his life.
袁博士对生活非常满足。
5. Using his hybrid rice
，
farmers are producing
harvest twice as large as
before
6.
? planting peanuts
that use the ground’s surface followed by
vegetables
that put down deep roots.
7. Some organic farmers prefer
planting grass between crops to prevent wind
or water from carrying away the soil,
and then leaving it in the ground to become
a natural fertilizer.
8.
This also keeps the air, soil, water and crops
free from chemicals.
9. In
addition, fruit, vegetables and other food grown
with chemical
fertilizers usually grow
too fast to be full of much nutrition.
10. One dream is not always enough,
especially for a person who loves and cares
for his people,
11.
? Yuan Longping considers himself a
framer, ?.
必修
4 Unit3
Unit3
重点汇集
1. content
【名师点拨】
content
adj.
意为“满足的；满意的”，
be content
to
do
意为“乐意去做
某事”；
be
content with sb /
sth
意为“对某人或某事感到满意”，相当于
be
pleased
with
或
be
satisfied with
。如：
I
’
m content to
help you to set up a website on the Internet.
Those
who
are
not
content
with
the
progress
they
have
made
will
have
greater
success.
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worse
off
是
badly
off
的比较级，意思是“境况比??更差”；
bet
ter
off
意为“境
况比??好”
。如：
To my surprise, I found
his living conditions were much worse off than
mine.
With the development of economy,
more and more people are better off.
【知
识拓展】
content
还可作动词，
意为
“使满足”
；
作名词时，表示“满
足；
心满意足”，
也可表示“（书、报纸等的）内容；目录；含
量”。如：
My explanation seemed
to content him.
Now she began to live
in peace and content.
We've discussed
the unusual form of the book
—
now, what about the
content?
2. astonish
【名师点拨】
astonish
vt
．意为“使大为吃惊；使惊异”，比
surprise
程度强，比
shock
程度弱。如：
I was astonished to hear that
the professor had broken down because of his hard
work.
I was astonished by
how much she'd grown.
【知识拓展】
(1) astonishing
adj
．意为“令人惊异的”。如：
The astonishing news made the world
astonished,
and a great many people
expressed
their opinions on the
Internet.
(2) astonished adj
．指
(
某人
)
处于惊异、吃惊状况，常用
be astonished at
sth
。如：
He was
astonished at what Tom had said and done.
(3) astonishment
n.
意为“惊讶”，可用
to
one
’
s astonishment
表示“使某人吃惊的
是”。如：
To my astonishment, she still
remembered my birthday.
3. particular
【名师点拨】
particular
adj.
意为
“专指的；
特别的；
格外的；
不寻常的”
。
be
particular
about
/
over
sth
意为“对某事很讲究
/
很挑剔”。
in
particula
r
意为“特别地”。如：
There
was nothing in the newspaper of particular
importance.
I'm not particular about my
clothes; I don't mind what I wear.
He
talked
about
the
ball
games
in
general
and
talked
about
football
in
particular.
What in
particular did you like about the last apartment
that we saw?
4. worn-out
【名师点拨】
worn-out adj.
(1)
意为“磨损的；损坏的；穿破的
(
用
坏的以至完全无用的
)
”。如：
Since your shoes are worn-out, why not
buy another pair?
(2)
意为“筋疲力尽的；耗尽的”，相当于
be tired
out
。如：
He was
worn-out after the long journey.
5.
failure & overcome
【名师点拨】
(1)
failure
意为“失败”时，是不可数名词；意为“失败者；失败的事”
时，是可数名词。如：
As we all
know, failure is the mother of success.
At last, he was a great success, while
she was a failure.
To our
disappointment, the party turned out to be a
failure.
(2) overcome v.
意为“控
制
(
感情
)
；
克服
(
困难
)
；征服；战胜”，可用于
to overcome
difficulties / obstacles / problems /
resistance
等。如：
He
made great efforts to overcome the difficulty.
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They succeeded to overcome the tallest
mountain in the world.
【知识拓展】
fail
还可作动词，意为“失败；不及格；无法做到”，可用
fail to do sth
或者
fail in
doing sth
。如：
I
failed to persuade him to give up smoking.
= I failed in persuading him to give up
smoking.
6. in search of
【名师点拨】
in
search <
/p>
of
意为“寻找”。类似的词组有：
in
the
／
a
／
one
’
s
search
for
／
of
，
make a search for
／
of
，在这三个短语中
search
是名词。如：
Today, many countryside people have
rush to the city in search of good jobs.
The researchers are in their search for
the animals which they want to experiment
with.
注意：
in
search of
中
of
不可换用
for
。
【
知识拓展】
search
还可以是作动词，意为“搜寻”，
search
的宾语是寻找的东西所在
的
处所，即
search someplace for
sth
，意为“搜查某地找??”。如：
They searched the building for the
robber.
He searched his pockets for
some change.
而
search sb for
sth
意为“搜某人身以找到某物”。如：
He searched the boy for the lost pen.
search after
／
for
= look for = hunt
for
意为“到处寻找”。如：
People who are searching after inner
peace sometimes turn to religion.
7.
pick up
【名师点拨】
pick
up
意为“拾起；拿起”。如：
He
picked up his hat and went out.
pick
up
还有其他意思：
(1)
在中途搭载承载
(
乘客、货物等
)
。如：
The bus
stopped to pick up
passengers
．
(2)
(
偶然地
)
发现，得到，购买；学得，
得到
(
知识、利益
)
< br>。如：
I picked up the book
in a lonely place
．
She picked up French very quickly in
France.
When you live in a country,
you soon pick up the language.
(3)
恢复，使恢复。如：
I
believe he will pick up by the seaside.
(4)
接收，收听
(
广播
)
。如：
It is easy to pick up the programme
clearly through my radio.
【知识拓展】
pick
out
意为“选好；选出；认出；看清楚”。如：
Have you picked out the movie you want
to see?
Can you pick out your brother
out from that group of people?
8. cut
off
【名师点拨】
cut
off
意为“切下来；剪下来”。如：
He cut off piece of cloth and wrapped
the wound.
cut
off
还可译为“切断；停掉；使电话中断”。如：
They
’
ve cut off
the water temporarily because they are repairing
one of the main
pipes.
It
was dangerous that our food and water supply were
cut off at that time.
We were cut off
in the middle of our telephone conversation.
Because I failed to pay the telephone
bill, the telephone operator cut us off.
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