NelsonMendelaunit5单词表语言点解析.ppt

Unit 5 Nelson Mandela Words and expressions 1. quality n. 质量 （不可数n.） 品质；特性（可数n.） quantity n. 数量 3).Quality is more important than quantity. 1).products of good /poor quality 2).She shows qualities of leadership. 质量好/坏 她表现出多种领导特质 2.mean ①means n. 可数 (pl) 方法，手段 The subway is a means of transportation. ②mean adj. 吝啬的 be mean to sb. 对某人吝啬 He is mean to everyone. be mean with sth. 对某物很吝啬 He is mean with his money. It is mean of sb. to do sth. 某人做……真卑鄙 It is mean of you to tease her. ③v. mean to do sth 打算,意欲 I didn’t mean to hurt you. mean doing sth 意味着，意指 Missing the train means waiting for another hour. 3. active be active in 在……方面很积极 He is active in sports. take an active part in 积极参加…… 4. generous (mean adj. 吝啬的相反)  她总是对小孩很大方。 She’s always very ~ to kids. Be generous with your help/time/money It is generous of sb. to do sth. Your uncle is very generous to buy that car for you. 5.vt. devote...to...(to 为介词) 奉献,致力于 ①Devote one’s life /time/money/energy to … She devoted her whole life to helping blind people. ②Devote oneself to … Qian Xuesen devoted himself to science. ③Be devoted to…… I will be devoted to music after graduation. Devoted adj. 忠诚的，挚爱的 A dog is a devoted friend. Devotion n. 奉献 介词的to （后接动词ing） devote to look forward to stick to pay attention to doing 5.found v. founded founded 建立 1).The PRC was founded in 1949. 2).be founded on/upon eg.The story is founded on/upon facts.建立在---基础上 6. be out of work = lose one’s job = be unemployed 失业, 没有工作 His mother has been out of work for half a year. in work 有工作 be at work 正在工作，正在上班，机器在运转 Is her husband in work? 8. hopeful adj 怀有希望的 Be /feel /hopeful about/of … 对…抱有希望 We should feel hopeful of our success. Vote vote on sth. 就……投票表决 vote for/against 投票支持/反对 vote to do sth. 表决做某事 If we can’ agree, we will have to vote on it. He has rights to vote against it. We’ll vote to mak