Unit 2 Language po.pptVIP

* * 1. media n. (medium) 传媒 媒体 news media 新闻传播工具 mass media 大众传播媒介 电视可能会是一种绝好的教育媒介。 Television can be an excellent medium for education. a medium of education 作为教育用的媒介 2. reliable adj. 可靠的；可信赖的；确实的 这消息靠得住。 The news is reliable. rely v. 依赖, 依靠, 信赖, 信任, 依赖于 rely on 相信，信赖；依赖 我们必须依靠自己的努力。 We must rely on our own efforts. 天气是靠不住的。 You cant rely on the weather. 3. fire （1）. Vi. 点燃, 放枪,射击 冬天没有人替这一对老夫妇生火。 单凭容貌来判断一个人是不可靠的。 Its not reliable to judge a man only by his looks There was no one to fire for the old couple in winter. She fired (her gun) at them. →hire;employ 他被老板开除了。 He was fired buy the boss. 4. face vt. 面临；面对；正视 我的房子面对公园。 My house faces the park. 我们应该面对生活中的困难 We should face the difficulties in our life. 5. difficulty n. 困难；难事  (2) vt. 解雇；开除 她用枪向他们射击。 have (great/much/) difficulty(in) doing sth. 你在说英语上有什么困难吗？ Do you have any difficulty in speaking English? I finished the task with difficulty . He is in difficulty now,so we should give him a hand. 5. reason (1) n. 原因；理由；动机 The reason for his being late is that he got up late. =The reason why he was late is that he got up late. 他告诉我的理由不可信 The reason ( )he told me is not reliable. that (2). vi. 推理[论]; 劝说 reason with sb. for [against] sth. reason sb. into doing sth. 说服某人做… reasonable adj.合理的,有道理的, 通情达理的 6. elect vt./vi. 选举，推选 里根被选为美国第三十二任总统。 Reagan was elected as the thirty-second President of the United States. 因赞成[反对]...同某人讲道理[辩论] 他们选举他为委员会主席。 They elect him chairman of the committee. 7. go up　上升, 增长, 攀登 go up the hill. 登山 物价又上涨了。 Prices have gone up again. 8. burn down 烧毁，烧为平地 他们威胁要烧毁我们的房子。 They threatened to burn down our house. burn up 烧完; 烧尽; 烧光 9. injure vt. 损害, 伤害 ，伤害感情 她在一次工伤事故中受了重伤。 She was injured badly in an accident during the work. injure one’s pride 伤某人的自尊心 10. inform vt. 通知;告诉 我们遗憾地通知你，你考试没有通过。 We regret to inform you that you have failed in the exam. 据通知我们三点钟要在会议室集中。 It is informed that we should gather in the meeting