选修七 Unit 1 words.pptVIP

Unit 1 1. disability n. 无能，无力；伤残，残疾 eg. His disability caused this thing to fail. 2. disable v. 使无能力，使残疾 disable for 使（某人）无能力做… disable by 因…而无能力/残疾 完成句子 1）他们因年老或疾病而丧失了工作能力。 They were _______ __ age or sickness. 2) 年迈使他不能胜任繁重的工作。 Old age ______ him ____ hard work. 【联想拓展】 ambitious adj 有雄心的；有野心的 be ambitious for （power/social position）极想获得（权力/社会地位） be ambitious to do sth.一心想做某事 【即学即练】完成句子 ①某些西方国家野心勃勃。 Some western countries are_____ _____ _______ . ②日本极欲获得联合国常任理事国的席位。 Japan _____ _____ _____ a permanent seat on the UN. ③ He was _____ power. A. ambitious for B. aspiration of C. longing D. an ambition for 解析：选A。ambition多用于贬义，表示雄心勃勃；aspiration表示愿望，抱负 Eg. 1)The plants benefited from the rain. 2) we benefit from daily exercise. 3)A good diet is beneficial to one’s health. 5. in other words 换句话说 in word 在口头上 in words 用语言（来表达） in a/one word 总而言之 that is或that is to say 也就是说 have a word with 与……谈一谈 keep one’s word 遵守诺言 word by word 逐字逐句地 (4)你不知道它有多么美妙，无法用语言来描述的。 You don’t know how wonderful it is . It can’t be described______ ______ . (5)—Would you like to help us? —______, no. A. In a word B. In words C. In word D. In other words 解析：选A。in word 意为“在口头上”，置于句末或句中；in words 意为“用语言（来表达）”，通常置于句末；in a/one word 意为“简言之，总之”，通常置于句首，有时也放在句中。 6. adapt vt.使适应;改编 You’d better adapt to the new environment as soon as possible. 你得尽快适应新的环境。 7. cut out 切去；省略 cut in 插嘴 cut down 削减 cut up 切碎 cut off 切断，隔离 8. out of breath 上气不接下气 catch one’s breath 屏息；歇一口气 hold one’s breath 屏息 lose one’s breath 喘不过气 take one’s breath away 目瞪口呆 1)We all got_____________(上气不接下气)when we got to the top of the mountain. (2)They ________________ (屏息)when they watched the match. 9. absence n. 缺席；不在某处 in the absence of... 某人不在时；缺少 during/in ones absence 在某人外出期间 absence of mind 心不在焉 Eg. In th