1、http:/ 4 知识点讲解必修 4 Unit1 Women of achievement知识点讲解重点词汇1. achieve 【课文原句】She has achieved everything she wanted to do (P3)【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“成就感”。如：He had finally achieved success.Even a small success gives you a sense
2、of achievement.2. condition【课文原句】She helped improve prison conditions and gave prisoners work and education. (P1)【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 un
3、der 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】condition 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 under the condition that。如：I will come on condition that Peter is i
4、nvited.They agreed under the condition that the matter be dealt with quickly.3. devote【课文原句】She devoted all her life to medical work for Chinese women and children. (P1)【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http:/ 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 ben
5、efiting 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【课文原句】Jane has studied these animals for many years and helped people understand how much they behave like humans. (P2)【名师点拨】behave vi be interes
6、ted in; be concerned with 1) Just listening to somebody shows you care about them.http:/ 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.8. insist on sth/doing sth: to demand that something must be done or that you
7、 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 didnt need any help.必修 4 Unit3 A taste of humor 知识点讲解Unit3重点
8、汇集1. content【课文原句】Perhaps it makes us feel more content with our life because we feel there is someone else worse off than ourselves. (P17)【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：Im content to help yo
9、u to set up a website on the Internet.Those who are not content with the progress they have made will have greater success.注：worse off 是 badly off 的比较级，意思是“境况比更差”；better 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 a
10、nd 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.http:/ she began to live in peace and content.Weve discussed the unusual form of the book now, what about the content?2. astonish【课文原句】However, some actors can ast
11、onish us with the deep feelings they can inspire in us for a character they are playing. (P17)【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 shed grown.【知识拓展】(1) astonishing
12、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 ones astonishment 表示“使某人吃惊的是”。如
13、：To my astonishment, she still remembered my birthday.3. particular【课文原句】He became famous for using a particular form of acting, including mime and farce. (P17)【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 particular 意为“特别地”。如：There was nothing in the n
14、ewspaper of particular importance.http:/ not particular about my clothes; I dont 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【课文原句】He played a poor and homeless pers
15、on, who wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat and carried a walking stick. (P18) 【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. f
16、ailure & overcome【课文原句】This character was a social failure but he was loved by all who watched the films for his determination in overcoming difficulties and being kind even when people wereunkind to him(P18) 【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 mothe
17、r 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.They succe
18、eded 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 sthhttp:/ 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 【课文原句】The film is set in California in the middle of the ninete
19、enth century when gold was discovered and thousands of people rushed there in search of it. (P18)【名师点拨】in search of 意为“寻找”。类似的词组有：in theaones search forof，make a search forof ，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 thei
20、r 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
21、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【课文原句】They wash sand from the river in a pan of water, and expect to pick up gold, but they have been not fortunate enough to find any. (P18) 【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：
