高中英语必修一Unit5词汇句子解析
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Unit 5 Nelson Mandela — a modern hero
Word usage
1. willing adj: desiring to do what is wanted; not objecting
eg. They are willing to come.
eg. He is willing to do the job without payment.’
2. prison n: building for confining person convicted or accused of a crime
eg. He was sent to prison for damaging public property.
词组be in prison在狱中,
eg is now still in prison.
put /throw sb into prison 把某人投入监狱
The two noblemen put/ threw Dr. Manette into prison without mercy.
n
a)system of rules which are used to govern the conduct of a nation
eg. He was against the law of the country, as a result, he was sentenced to death.
b) the science or study of such rules
eg. He is interested in the laws of nature.
3. advise v: suggest
eg. We advised her that she (should) wait.
这个词跟suggest都表示建议之义,但要表示建议某人做某事只能用advise sb to do sth, 不能用suggest sb to do sth
advise,suggest 后接宾语从句时,要用虚拟语气。
其名词形式为advice,是一个不可数名词,要表达一条建议只能说成a piece of advice
4. equal adj:the same in number, quality, size, etc
eg. Everybody had an equal chance.
be equal to,be fit for胜任
eg. He is not equal to the job
5. reward
a)n: somrthing given or received for service
eg. It is unfair that he gets very little in reward for his hard work.
b)v: to give a reward to
eg. Winners will be rewarded a trip to England.
n:
a) man admired for his brave deeds.
Eg. He is a war hero.
b) chief male character in a story, play etc.
eg. Tony is the hero in this play.
7. quality n: characteristic or level of goodness
eg. She has many good qualities.
One quality of this material is that it can endure much tress.
8. peaceful adj: calm or quiet
eg. Our country is a peaceful country.
It is a peaceful garden.
9. vote
a) n: the result of an election
eg. He was chosen as president by vote.
b) to support or express by a vote
eg. We have the right to vote.
10. accept v: receive or say yes to an offer
eg. He accepted the reward.
She refused to accept his invitation.
11. position n: place or post of employment
eg. I want to know the position of the shop.
The guns are in position.
He has a high position in society.
Useful expressions
1. lose heart
eg. Don’t lose heart you.still have many chances.
Though he failed many times, he didn’t lose heart.
2. (be) in trouble : in a situation that involves danger, pain, worry, etc
eg. When I am in trouble, I always ask him for help.
If we can’t finish the job on time, we will be in a lot of trouble.
3. fight against/with: struggle against sb/sth using physical force, in a war, battle, etc
eg. He fought against the enemy in the war.
England fought with Germany in the war of 1914—1918.
4. worry about: make sb anxious
eg. She worried about her missing son.
I worried about the result of the exam.
5. out of work: not having a paid job
eg. She has been out of work for a year.
He needs his family’s support because is out of work.
6. as a matter of fact: in fact
eg. As a matter of fact, I don’t know the truth.
He doesn’t mind at all. As a matter of fact he’s pleased.
7. blow up
a) explode
eg. The bomb blew up.
b) lose one’s temper
I’m sorry I blew up at you.
8. come to power: in power
eg. Things have changed a lot since he came to power.
He came to power last year.
9. set up : establish or create sth
eg. One organization will be set up to solved the problem.
They set up a tent to spend the night.
10. be sentenced to: state that sb is to have a certain punishment
eg. The thief was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment
The criminal was sentenced to death.