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Module 6 Unit 2 What is happening to you 一.詞匯復習 篇: 【 單詞 】 1. devote vt. 投入于,獻身 ◆ devote oneself to = be devoted to 致力于,獻身于;專心于;忠誠于,熱愛 Devoted (= Devoting himself) to his research, he spared no time to spend with his family. 致力于研究,他抽不出時間來陪家人。 ◆ devote one’s life / energy / attention / time to 把生命 /精力 /注意力 /時間用于(獻給) He has devoted his whole life to benefiting mankind. 他為全人類的利益獻出了自己的一生。 I could only devote half an hour a day to my English study. 我一天只能花半小時學英語。 2. acplish vt. 完成(任務等);實現(xiàn)(計劃等);達到(目的) He can acplish more work in a day than any other boy in his class. 他一天所完成的作業(yè)比他班上其他的孩子都多。 I will acplish my purpose at any cost. 無論花任何代價我決心要達到我的目的。 3. adapt vt. 使適應,使適合;改寫,改編 vi. 適應各種不同情況和環(huán)境 ◆ adapt oneself / sth to 使 … 適應或習慣于某事 Can you adapt yourself to the new job? 你能適應這份新工作嗎? We must adapt our thinking to the new conditions. 我們必須使自己的思維適應新的情況。 ◆ adapt sth into sth 把 … 改寫 / 改編成 … They want to adapt my story into a movie. 他們要把我的故事改編成電影。 ◆ be adapted from 根據(jù) … 改寫 / 改編 The movie was adapted from a novel. 這部電影是由小說改編的。 ◆ be adapted for 為 … 改編 / 改寫 This is a book adapted for a beginner of English. 這是一本為英語初學者改寫的書。 ◆ adapt to sth 適應,適合 Can you adapt to this new job? 你能適應新的工作嗎 ? She lacked the ability to adapt easily. 她缺少適應能 力。 4. arrange vt. amp。 vi. 安排,籌備 ◆ arrange sth (for) Can you arrange a trip for us? 你能為我們安排一次旅行嗎? ◆ arrange to do sth I have arranged to meet her at ten o’clock. 我約定在十點鐘會見她。 We’ve still got to arrange how to get to the airport. 我們還得安排如何到達機場。 ◆ arrange thatclause I have arranged that my secretary will meet you at the airport. 我已安排好秘書到機場接你。 ◆ arrange for sb / sth to do sth I’ve arranged for a car to pick them up at the station. 我已安排了一輛汽車去車站接他們 。 5. allocate vt. (為某目的 ) 撥出 (款項等 ); 分配, 配給 allocation n. ◆ allocate sth (to sb /sth) More resources are being allocated to the project. 正在調(diào)撥更多的資源給這個項目。 ◆ allocate sth for (doing) sth A large sum has been allocated for buying new books for the library. 已經(jīng)劃撥一大筆款子給圖書館購買新書。 6. quit vt. amp。 vi. 停止,放棄 (quit。 quit 或 quitted。 quitted) I’ve decided to quit my job. 我已決定辭職了。 You’re never a loser until you quit trying. 放棄努力之前,你永遠不是失敗者。 I’ve had enough, so I quit to pursue my dream. 我受夠了,所以辭職不干了,去追逐我的夢想。 7. guidance n. 指導,引導 I need some guidance on / with my English. 我需要有人指導我的英語學習。 ◆ under sb’ s guidance = under the guidance of sb 在某人指導下 He did the experiment under his teacher’s guidance. 他在老師的指導下做了這個實驗。 We should not do anything under the guidance of instincts. 我們不應該憑著直覺做事情。 8. ahead of (時間、空間)在 … 前面,在 … 前方;提前;處于優(yōu)勢或領先地位 Don’t let them get ahead of us. 別讓他們追到我們前頭。 We have whole life ahead of us. 還有長遠美好的人生等待著我們。 He arrived an hour ahead of time. 他提前一小時到達了。 He is ahead of me in English. 他的英語比我好。 9. be to do ( 動詞不定式做表語,解 釋主語的內(nèi)容 ) What I want is to stay at home and sleep for a whole day tomorrow. 我明天想做的就是待在家里睡一天的覺。 ★ 當主語部分有實義動詞 do時,做表語的動詞不定式可以省略 to。 The best thing to do is work with love! 最好的選擇就是帶著愛去工作! All you have to do is follow me. 你只要跟著我就行了。 10. municate vt. amp。 vi. 交流,溝通,傳達,(房間、道路、花園等)相通 Can we municate in English / by ? 我們可以用英語 /電子郵件進行交流嗎? Do you think it hard to municate with your parents? 你認為跟父母溝通困難嗎? He is eager to municate his ideas to each group. 他急于把他的想法傳達給每一個小組。 This room municates with the other room. 這個房間與那一個房間相通。 11. guarantee vt. 保證;擔保 n. 保證;擔保;起保證作用的事物 Many shopkeepers guarantee satisfaction to customers. 許多店主對顧客保證滿意。 We guarantee to deliver free of charge tomorrow. 我們保證明天免費送貨上門。 I guarantee that you’ll like this book. 我保證你會喜歡這本書。 My watch is guaranteed for one year. 我的表保修一年。 He gave me a guarantee that it would never happen again. 他向我保證這種事情絕不會再發(fā)生。 Money is no guarantee of happiness. 金錢并非幸福的保證。 12. instant adj. 立即的,立刻的;方便的,即食的,速溶的 n. 瞬間,片刻 instant coffee / noodles 速溶咖啡 / 速食面 The film was an instant success. 這部電影一上映就獲得了成功。 Her letter asked for an instant reply. 她的信要求立即回復。 I’ll be back in an instant. 我馬上就回來。 He paused for an instant. 他停了一會兒。 I’ll telephone you the instant I know. 我一知道就立即給你電話。 13. pany n. 陪伴;同伴;交際,交往 ◆ keep sb pany 陪伴某人 I’ll stay here and keep you pany. 我會留下來陪你。 ◆ in pany with 陪同,和 … 在一起;與 … 同時 Today is the best day of my life because I am in pany with you. 今天是我一生中最美好的一天,因 為我現(xiàn)在和你在一起。 He came in pany with his friends. 他是和朋友一起來的。 He, in pany with many others, feels this decision is wrong. 和許多其他人一樣,他也覺得這個決定是錯誤的。 ◆ for pany 陪著 I hate going out alone. I take my daughter for pany. 我不愿獨自一人出門,帶女兒作個伴。 【 短語 】 1. achieve success in sth 在某方面取得成功 2. meet / reach a goal 實現(xiàn)目標 3. keep working hard 一直很努力 4. cheer sb up 使某人高興起來 5. in good spirits 情緒好,精神好 6. the secret to happiness 幸福的秘訣 7. cry about / over 為……而哭泣 8. overe one’s disappointment 克服失落感 9. adapt to new life 適應新的生活 10. host sports programme 主持體育節(jié)目 11. look back on 回顧,回憶 12. at that point in life 在人生的那個階段 13. in a rush 匆忙地,急切地 14. allow people to live longer 讓人更加長壽 15. work parttime jobs = moonlight vi. (moonlighted。 moonlighted) 做兼職工作 moonlighter n. 做兼職工作的人 16. assist sb with sth 幫助某人某事 assist sb to do sth/assist sb in doing sth 幫助某人做某事 17. simplify our lives 簡化我們的生活 18. take time to relax 抽空放松一下 19. make one’s own decision 自己做決定 20. have a secure job