1、Unit 3 My Stroke of LuckWords and Expressions1. offer v. express willingness (to do sth.)e.g. I dont need any help, but it was nice of you to offer.The volunteers offered to go where there needed village teachers. n. an expression of readiness to do sth. or to give sth.; an amount of money one is wi
2、lling topay for sth.e.g. She readily accepted his offer to give her a ride home.Synonym: propose, tenderCollocation:on offer for sale at a reduced priceunder offer having a prospective buyer who has made an offer2. collide vi. hit each other accidentallye.g. The motorbike and the bus collided at the
3、 corner of the street. Synonym: bump into, crash intoCollocation:collide with sb. / sth.e.g. The two ships collided with each other in the heavy storm. Derivation:collision n. 3. instantly ad. immediately, at oncee.g. He instantly felt that he was cheated by the girl whom he deeply loved. Seeing the
4、 beautiful picture, she bought it instantly.Derivation:instant a.Synonym: directly, instantaneously, promptlyAntonym:gradually4. intuition n. the power of knowing sth. without reasoninge.g. Women are apt to believe in their intuition in love.Derivation:intuitive a.intuitively a.Comparison:insight n.
5、 ability to see into the true natureperception n. ability to see, hear or understandinstinct n. natural feeling that makes one choose to act in a particular way, synonym of intuition5. depressed a. sad or gloomye.g. Quite a lot of young people are very depressed about the high housing prices.Derivat
6、ion:depress vt.depression n.depressing a.Synonym: dispirited, downhearted6. suicidal a. with a tendency to commit suicidee.g. People in a suicidal state had better go to seek professional help from counselors. Derivation:suicide n.Collocation:suicidal attemptsuicidal behavior 7. occupation n. the ac
7、tion, state, or period of occupying or being occupied by military forcee.g. Hong Kong had ever been under English occupation for more than 100 years. Synonym: invasion, takeoverCollocation:occupation rate 占用率8. starvi. appear as a main performer in a filme.g. Tom Hanks is to star in the action movie
8、.vt. have sb. as a main performere.g. Zhang Yimou has starred Gong Li many times in his films.n. famous or brilliant singer, performer, sportsman, etce.g. The film is an all-star cast.这部电影全部为明星阵容。Collocation:reach for the stars be very ambitioussee stars having a feeling of seeing flashes of light,
9、esp. as a result of being hit on the headstars in ones eyes being happy and excited9. show up arrive at a placee.g. The writer showed up with the students shouts and applause.His friend finally showed up as a witness.Synonym: appear, come into view, turn upe.g. Her husband did not turn up timely as
10、she expected, so she was quite worried. Antonym:hideComparison:show off try to impress others with ones abilities, wealth, intelligence, etc.show sb. the door ask sb. to leave10. striking a. very attractive and impressivee.g. It was said that Xi Shi was a very striking woman in history.A great numbe
11、r of striking ladies entered for the beauty contest.Synonym: conspicuous, outstanding, attractiveAntonym:inconspicuousDerivation:strikingly ad. 11. temporary a. lasting only for a limited period of timee.g. Most of the workers accepted the temporary arrangement.The temporary offices are set for the
12、urban renewal. Synonym: transient, momentary, impermanentAntonym:permanent, everlasting, eternalDerivation:temporariness n.temporarily ad.12. poignant a. keen or strong in mental appeale.g. The memories of two world wars are poignant. It is always a poignant moment for her to miss her lost child.Der
13、ivation:poignancy n.poignantly ad.Synonym: distressing, heartbreakingAntonym:happy, delighted, joyful13. keep apart (cause to) remain separatee.g. Keeping the two naughty boys apart can help them sleep on time.They keep the sections apart in order to make them operate smoothly.Comparison:keep sb. /
14、sth. away from sb. / sth. cause sb. / sth. not to go near sb. / sth.keep off not approach, touchkeep on doing sth. continuing doing sth.keep up (of rain, snow, good weather, etc.) continue without stoppingSynonym: detach, disconnect, disjoin, set apartAntonym:unite14. go through experience; suffere.
15、g. I admire the way shes still so cheerful after all that shes gone through.In her childhood, she went through great hardship.Synonym: undergo, suffer, experienceComparison:go down sinkgo in for take part ingo up be raised; be builtgo over look at sth. carefully; inspect sth.15. be wrapped up in be
16、totally absorbed ine.g. Chinese parents tend to be completely wrapped up in their kids.The boy was so wrapped up in his toys that he didnt hear his grandmothers words at all.Synonym: engrossed, preoccupiedComparison:wrap sb. up in cotton wool protect sb. too much from dangers or riskswrap sb. up put
17、 warm clothes on sb.16. console vt. give comfort to sb. in times of sadnesse.g. He consoled himself by the thought that it might have been worse.President Lincoln consoled the mother who lost all her five sons in the civil war. Derivation:consolation n.consolatory a.Collocation:console sb. for / on
18、sth.17. undergo vt. experiencee.g. He was frightened when he realized he would have to undergo a dangerous heart operation.To achieve success, a person may have to undergo disappointment and frustration.Synonym: put up with, be subjected to, go throughCollocation:undergo an operationundergo surgeryu
19、ndergo severe tests through wind and storm18. authorize vt. give official permission fore.g. Only the Congress can authorize the President to declare war.Her classmates authorized her to receive their diplomas at the university. Synonym: legalize, license, sanctionAntonym:prohibit, forbidDerivation:
20、authorization n. authorized a. 19. feel guilty have a feeling of shame or having committed wronge.g. He felt guilty about buying such an expensive house because his old parents have worked so hard to save money for him. These children felt guilty that they had broken the windows of the classroom.Syn
21、onym: conscience-stricken, remorsefulDerivation:guilt n.20. financevt. provide money for; funde.g. The World Bank finances this environmental protection organization.n. money provided for a special purposee.g. Finance for the National Health Service comes from taxpayers.国家卫生局的资金来自纳税人的税款。Collocation：
22、deficit finance 赤字财政finance capital 金融资本financial crisis 金融危机Derivation:financial a.financially ad. 21. beneficiary n. the receiver of a benefite.g. The old womans dog is the chief beneficiary of her will.Many poor students are the beneficiaries of this scholarship. Comparison: benefactor n. the per
23、son who gives money or other help to a person or a causeCollocation:beneficiary countryfinal beneficiary22. believe in have faith in, truste.g. Many ancient Chinese people believed in an afterlife.A solid parent-child relationship must be based on parents believing in their children. Synonym: be cer
24、tain about, swear by, have faith inComparison: not believe ones eyes / ears be unable to believe that what one hears or sees is real because one is so astonishedseeing is believing one needs to see sth. before one can believe it exists or happensbelieve it or not it may sound surprising but it is tr
25、ue23. suffer vt. experience sth. unpleasant, such as disease, injury, or losse.g. The company suffered huge losses in the wrong structural readjustment.He suffered great pain when he left his lover to see service in the war.Synonym: undergo, go throughDerivation:suffering n.24. endure vt. beare.g. A
26、 lot of men of letters in history endured years in prison for their political beliefs.She had to endure countless attacks on her reputation from popular newspapers.Synonym: stand, suffer, withstandDerivation:endurance n.endurable a. 25. inspire vt. influence, give a sudden good ideae.g. The movie wa
27、s inspired by his painful experience of being discriminated by racialists.This organization is good at inspiring learning enthusiasm in students.Collocation:inspire sb. with sth. / inspire sth. in sb.e.g. Our first sight of the dingy little hotel did not inspire us with much confidence / inspire muc
28、h confidence in us. 我们一见到那旅店昏暗肮脏，心里就很不痛快。Derivation:inspiration n.inspiring a. 26. handle vt. treat, deal withe.g. An excellent teacher must know how to handle his students.Few people in this company know how to handle this machine.Synonym: cope with, conduct, deal withCollocation:handle without mit
29、tens deal with sth. sternlyhandle with gloves deal with sth. peacefully27. set apart make sth. or sb. different, distinguishe.g. What set the play apart was the way it dealt with the murder scene.His white hair set him apart from the other men.Synonym:differentiate, distinguish, separateComparison: set about sth. / doing sth. start doing sth.set out leave a place and begin a journeyset on sb. attack sb.set sth. aside place sth. to one side
