1、 Lesson 2 Relaxing重点词语1 expert adj. n. 专家, 内行, 能手, 熟练者, 有经验者, 老手be expert in/at/on . 在.方面是专家an expert in economics 经济学专家a fashion expert 时装专家an expert at driving a car 老练的驾驶人She is an expert in teaching. 她在教学方面是专家。2 reduce 减少(小, 轻); 缩减 reduction n.reduce sth. byreduce sth. to reduce the speed 降低速度Al
2、l the shirts were reduced to 10 yuan.所有衬衫都减价至 10 元。All the shirts were reduced by 10 yuan.所有衬衫都降价了 10 元。3 Prefer Prefer + n. 更喜欢Prefer (not) to do sth. 宁愿（不）做某事Prefer sb.(not) to do sth. 宁愿某人（不）做某事Prefer sth. to sth.宁愿（喜欢）而不愿（喜欢）Prfer doing sth. to dong sth. 宁愿做而不愿做Prefer to do sth. rather than do s
3、th.Ex.1 Of the two cars, I prefer the red one.两辆汽车中，我更喜欢红色的那辆。2 I prefer to stay here. =I prefer staying here.我宁愿呆在这儿。3 Mother prefers me to go shopping with her.妈妈更喜欢我与她一起去购物。4 She prefers English to maths. 数学与英语相比，她更喜欢英语。5 Tom prefers swimming to skating.游泳与滑冰相比，她更喜欢游泳。6 Compared with women, men a
4、lways prefer to sleep at home rather than spend so much time shopping.与女人相比，男人总是宁可在家睡觉也不愿花那么多时间来购物。7 I prefer to die rather than give up. 我宁死也不愿屈服。4 causen.原因(a/the cause of)n.理由(a/the cause for +n. /a/the cause to do)v.引起cause sth.Cause sb. sth.= cause sth. to sb.Cause sb/sth. to do sth.导致某人/ 某物做某事
5、What was the cause of the fire? 那场火灾的原因是什么？Drunken driving is often the cause of accidents.醉酒开车常为肇事的原因。Dont be late without cause. 不要无故迟到。You have no cause for complaint. = you have no cause to complain. 你没有理由抱怨。What caused his sickness? = What was the cause of his sickness? 他的病因如何？He caused his par
6、ents a lot of trouble. = He caused a lot of trouble to his parents. 他带给父母很多麻烦。The drought caused the plants to die.久旱造成植物枯萎。cause 和 reason 的区别cause 指“产生结果的原因 ” 或“使某事发生的原因”Carelessness is the cause of his failure. 粗心是他失败的原因。reason 指“根据事实、情况或产生的结果,推导出结论的理由或道理”The reason for the flood was the heavy rai
7、n. 那场大雨是发生洪水的原因。5 preventpreventable 可阻止的，可制止的preventive 预防的, 防护的prevention 预防, 阻止prevent +n /doing 阻止某物/阻止做什么事情prevent +n.+from doing sth. 使.不做某事, 阻止.做某事We should do our best to prevent accidents.我们应该尽力避免意外。Nothing will prevent my marrying her.没有事情能够阻止我娶她。The bad weather prevented me from attending
8、 the meeting. 恶劣的天气使我不能出席会议。What prevented him from going? 什么事阻止了他去?6 Lose weight 减肥put on weight 增肥weight n.重量 in weightby weight 按重量计算gross weight 毛重net weight 净重weigh vt. 称, 称 .的重量What is the weight of this gold coin? 这块金币的重量是多少？It is fifty grams in weight. 它的重量是 50 克。Apples are sold by weight.苹果
9、是论重量卖的。How much does it weigh? 它有多重？ It weights 6 pounds.它有 6 磅重。The man weighed the fish by hand.那个男人用手估量那条鱼的重量7 suffersufferer（疾病等的）受苦者，受难者，患者suffering(s) n. (身体，精神上的 )痛苦，苦恼The patient kept complaining of his suffering all night.那个患者整个晚上不停地叫苦。8 diet 日常饮食Be on a diet=go on a diet 节食dietary adj. 饮食的
10、，规定饮食的A balanced diet is a healthy diet. 均衡的饮食是有利于健康的饮食。Im on a diet. 我在节食She is on a low-fat diet.她正在接受低脂肪的饮食。9 take turns 依次，轮流take turns to do sth.轮流做某事in turn 轮流我们轮流打扫课室。We take turns to clean the classroom.We clean the classroom in turn.10 have something/nothing to do with 与有关/无关I think the problem they have with the striking has something to do with their confidence. 我认为他们射门上的问题与自信心有关。My stomachache may have something to do with the food I ate yesterday. 我肚子疼可能与我昨天吃的东西有关系。11 social adj.社会的society n. 社会12 Organize v.Organization n.13 standPut up withbear14 CertainCertainly15 make a list
