unit 2 二级第二单元单词学习.ppt

Unit 2 Values Text A A Life Full of Riches confront: 正视 (困难局面或问题),与 (某人) 对峙 (尤指准备打斗、争论或竞争), (以某事物) 与 (某人) 对质, 摆在…面前 We are learning how to confront death. 我们在学习如何正视死亡。 Astronauts have to confront the unknown. They dont hesitate to open fire when the police confront them. 他们一旦遭遇警察就毫不犹豫地开火。 She had decided to confront Kathryn with the truth. 她已决定用事实与凯瑟琳对质。 A major difficulty that confronts international students is how best to judge the quality of a program in a foreign university. be confronted with:面临 (问题、任务、困难等), I was confronted with an array of knobs, levers, and switches. 我面对着一排旋钮、控制杆和开关。 She was confronted with severe money problems. 她面临严重的资金问题。 Our country’s employment is to be confronted with a major challenge as more and more college graduates join the work force. The explorers were confronted with mountains almost impassable. donate: He frequently donates large sums to charity. 他经常向慈善机构大笔捐款。 ...people who are willing to donate their organs for use after death. …愿意在死后捐献器官的人。 donation: ...the donation of his collection to the art gallery. …他向艺术馆所做的收藏品捐赠。 ...measures aimed at encouraging organ donation. …旨在鼓励器官捐献的措施。 confusion:不明朗, 混乱 Theres still confusion about the number of students. 学生的人数依然不清楚。 There was confusion when a man fired shots. 一名男子开了枪，出现了混乱。 The enemy retreated in great confusion. confuse: 混淆,使困惑,使复杂化 We should not confuse lack of implementation with lack of evidence. 我们不应当把实施不力与缺少依据混为一谈。 My words surprised and confused him. 我的话使他既惊讶又困惑。 To further confuse the issue, there is an enormous variation in the amount of sleep people feel happy with. 使这个问题进一步复杂化的是，人们感觉愉快的睡眠时间相差很大。 deny: She denied both accusations. 她否认对她的两项指控。 The government has denied that the authorities have uncovered a plot to assassinate the president. 政府否认当局已经发现一个暗杀总统的阴谋。 The politician denied knowing anything about the incident in the interview. Two federal courts ruled that the military