1、Unit 1 Art,Part 1 Words and expressions,Abstract: 1.抽象abstract noun, an abstract idea2.深奥的His ideas seem a little abstract. n. 摘要;摘录make an abstract of(把-的要点摘录下来 to make an abstract of a speech 将演说作一摘要 in the abstract/in theory在理论上,就一般而言 V.abstract sth. from sth从中提取 abstract metal from ore由矿砂提炼金属 ab
2、stract sb. s attention from从. 上转移开某人的注意 She abstracted the main points from the argument.,1.信仰 That man has belief in God. 2.信任His story is beyond belief.难以置信have belief in the massesIts my belief that我相信to (the best )of my belief在我看来确实相信 Believable unbelievable,Consequent adj.作为结果的, 随之发生的 (常与on, up
3、on连用)因而引起的;由所致的 the confusion consequent on the earthquake His long illness and consequent absence put him far behind in his work. Consequently: as a result, therefore My car broke down and consequently I was late.,Consequence 1. (pl.)结果, 后果 Be ready to take/suffer/bear the consequences of ones acti
4、ons准备承担自己行动的后果 face the consequences of ones action 自食其果 2. (U.) 重要性 He may be a man of consequence in his own country, but he is nobody here. Is it of any consequence to you? 3. in consequence因此, 结果 in consequence of.的结果, 因为.的缘故, 由于,aim: n:The hunter took aim at a wolf.What is your aim in life? V:(
5、常与at连用)瞄准;对准 He aimed the gun at the enemy officer. 以为目标 The factory must aim at developing new models of machines.I aimed to be a lawyer. be aimed at对象是,针对 My remarks were not aimed at you.,value1.价值(U.N.) Your idea has little value. 2.价值观(pl.) The values of young people today are different from th
6、ose of their parents. 3. V.估价 value sth. at The house was valued at three million dollars.重视 I valued his advice.,be of value=be valuable,Priceless worthless/valueless,focus n. to be a focus of attention成为注意力的中心the focus of worlds attention世界注意的中心 V:focus on sth. ; focus sth on sthto focus ones mind
7、 on work You must try to focus your mind on work and study.All eyes were focused on the speaker.,focus on=concentrate on,possession: (U.N.)拥有,占有权He gave up possession of the house.Does the possession of wealth bring happiness? (PL.)所有的东西,财产personal possessions a man of great possessions富人 have posse
8、ssion of;占有; 拥有 in ones possession; (某物)为某人所占有 in possession of/in the possession of sb. take possession of; 占有;夺取 come into possession of sth.占有获得某物 possess v. 拥有;具有 possessor n. 持有者,所有人,convince: He was convinced of his error.他认识了错误 He convinced me that I should study law. 他劝我应该学法律。 Convincible ad
9、j.可说服的, 可使信服的 Convincing adj.令人信服的, 有力的, 令人心悦诚服的convince sb. of sth.使某人相信某事 convince oneself of 充分弄明白/清楚 convince sb.说服某人convince sb. by sound arguments以理服人be convinced that确信,承认,A great deal of; much; too much; so much; so little; a large amount of +不可数名词Many; so many; too many; a good/great many,
10、so few; a large number of ;quite a few;scores of; a good /great many of+可数名词复数形式A good supply of; a large quantity of; large quantities of; plenty of; a lot of; lots of+不可数名词或可 数名词复数形式,Shadow:影响力;庇护 He lived in the shadow of his famous father. 形影相随的人或物 The dog is your shadow. Without/beyond a shadow
11、 of doubt 无丝毫的怀疑 be afraid of ones own shadow胆怯; 神经过敏 cast shadows upon给.投下阴影; 使.黯淡 catch /grasp at shadows (=run after shadows)捕风捉影; 徒劳 five oclock shadow(刚长出的)胡子茬 follow sb. like a shadow如影随形地跟着某人,Score:分数(后一般要跟of,如果名词是时间的词,of常省略)The score in the football game was 4 -1.Whats my score?我得了多少分?to sco
12、re a point 得一分score a goal踢进一球 three score of people六十人 three score (years) and ten七十岁, 古稀之年two score years ago四十年前 I have been there scores of times. 我到那里曾去过好多次。,dozen :与数词或many, several等连用时,不加 s, 后接名词时,通常不加of。但名词前有these, those, the, his, their等词时, 要用dozen of。如: two/ many/several dozen pencils I wa
13、nt three dozen of these eggs. two dozen of his books There were dozens of people there. Eggs are sold by the dozen.,attempt: (n) They made no attempt to escape/at escaping.I passed the driving test at the second attempt.(v)They attempted to escape. make an attempt on sb.s life 试图杀害某人 attempted未遂的 (只
14、放于名词前) attempted murder 企图谋杀,predict:She predicted that he would marry a doctor. 她预言他将娶一位医生。 predict rain for tomorrow预告明天有雨 prediction,aggressive:有进取心的,有闯劲 A successful businessman must be aggressive. 侵略的,好斗的 She isnt an aggressive person. He is too aggressive . 他太盛气凌人。 an aggressive foreign policy
15、侵略性的外交政策 an aggressive nation侵略成性的国家 an aggressor nation侵略国 aggression 侵略 aggressor侵略者 aggress vi.侵略,flesh:The knife cut the flesh of his arm. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 心有余而力不足。 I must help my brother and sister because theyre my own flesh and blood. flesh and blood亲骨肉 ones pound
16、of flesh致命的债务 go the way of all flesh 逝世 flesh-eater n.食肉者, 食肉动物 flesh-eating eat ones own flesh 好吃懒做 in the flesh本人;亲身,1.当代的,现代的 contemporary literature writers My major was contemporary literature at college. Marlowe was contemporary with Shakespeare. 马洛与莎士比亚是同时代的。 2.同时代的人;同龄人 He and I were contem
17、poraries at school. 他和我是同期同学。,Tip: the tip of a fingerI gave a tip to the man who carried my cases. walk on the tips of ones toes跷着脚走 have sth. on /at the tip of ones tongue差点说出某事,差点就能想起某事 give sb. the tip to do sth.提示某人做某事 to the tips of ones fingers彻底地,彻头彻尾地 from tip to toe从头到尾; 彻头彻尾; 完完全全 have st
18、h. at the tip of ones finger 在手边, 随时可以取用, 了如指掌, 熟悉,The rain was very heavy and c_ the land was flooded. 2. Does the p_ of wealth bring happiness? 3. Nothing can change his b_ in God. 4. Please do not explain the theory in an a_ way. They are children after all.,5. Tom visited the g_ last Saturday. H
19、e enjoyed the paintings very much. 6. Can you p_ what will happen here in a few minutes? 7. An international trade e_ will be held in Shanghai next month. 8. He has always been a _ (有争议的 ) figure.,9. This will help to make the scene more _ (逼真的). 10. In the picture the tree is throwing a _(影子) on th
20、e ground.,11.The group made a _ decision to buy the wall hanging. 12.I knew you would say that. You are very _. 13.The prisoners made an _ to escape but they failed. 14.Are you going to _ your painting at the City Gallery.,collective,predictable,attempt,exhibit,15. A black hand and a white hand join
21、ted together _ friendship between different races. 16. Lets stop talking in the _ and discuss the reality of the situation. 17. The _ took some beautiful pictures of the wedding. 18. Ask Mrs. Wu to help you, she has got a lot of _ with the government. 19. Dr Lu is an important person in the medical _.,symbolize,abstraction,photographer,influence,profession,