Module 8 Unit 2 The universal language 复习提纲.doc

Module 8 Unit 2 The universal language 复习提纲 编制人：王平 一、重点单词 1. cast (cast, cast) The lamp cast a dim light. 油灯投射出昏暗的光。 cast a glance at sth. = glance at sth. 对……一瞥 （向……投以视线、笑容） Ann was cast as the wife in the film. 安妮被选派在电影里扮演妻子。 2. dare A．作为情态动词，通常用于否定句和疑问句中 I dare not walk alone at night. 我不敢一人走夜路。How dare you talk back to your boss like that? 你怎么敢那样与你上司顶嘴? B．作为实意动词，否定形式中的to可以省略 dare to do sth. 敢于做某事 I don’t dare（to） walk alone at night. 我不敢一人走夜路。 David did not dare (to) argue with his boss. 戴维不敢和他的老板争辩。 3. demand A. demand to do sth. 要求做某事 She demanded to see the headmaster. 她请求见校长。 B．demand that (should) The boss demanded that Mary (should) finish it within a week. 老板要求玛丽在一周内完成它。 They demanded that their needs (should) be satisfied. 他们要求满足他们的需要。 C. n. 要求，需求 supply and demand 供求 meet one’s demand /need 满足某人的需要 in desperate demand/ need of sth. 急需…… D． adj. demanding 要求极高的 二、重点短语 1. a stubborn cough 久治不愈的咳嗽 a stubborn stain 顽渍 2. be condemned to death = be sentenced to death 被处以死刑 3. ask for one’s hand in marriage 向（女方）求婚 4. fall in love with each other at first sight 对某人一见钟情短暂性动词，其延续性为be in love） 5. be unwilling to do sth. = not be willing to do sth. 不愿做某事 6. scold sb. for sth. 因……责骂某人 7. be merciful to sb. = show mercy to sb. = have mercy on sb. 同情某人 at the mercy of sb. = at one’s command 受某人支配 8. at dawn 在黎明 from dawn to dusk 从早到晚 9. meet the deadline for sth. 在截止日期前 10. seize the opportunity to do sth. 抓住做……的机会 11. do sth. root and branch 完全/彻底地做某事 the root/ cause of the problem 问题的起因 be rooted in = be anchored in 根源在于…… 12. have a tendency to do sth. 有做……的倾向 13. spring up 突然兴起，迅速出现 14. seek employment 寻找工作 seek through sth. 在……搜索 seek to do sth. = attempt to do sth. = make an attempt to do sth.企图/试图做某事 15. racial discrimination 种族歧视 16. let out a scream 发出尖叫 17. break up with sb. = split up with sb. 与某人分手（绝交） 18. shortly afterwards = soon 不久以后 19. express one’s love for sb. 向某人表达爱意 20. take on a golden look 呈现出金黄