book7 unit 4 sharing words.pptVIP

Vocabulary 2. be dying for/ to do sth. 渴望, 极想, 渴望做某事 I’m dying for a piece of cake. I am dying to know where you are from. 3. relevant (adj) → relevantly (adv) “有关的 ，有实际价值(重要性)的” 反义词 ：irrelevant ★ be relevant to “与……有关” = be connected with have sth to do with 这种工作与性别无关 。 The work of this kind is not relevant to sex. 4.adapt ＆adjust ※ adapt (oneself) to “适应，适合” You should adapt yourself to the new environment. 你应该适应新环境。 adjust “适应” “调整”、“调节”使之适应 ※ adjust (oneself) to =adapt (oneself) to “适应” He adjusted his tie before entering the hall. You cant see through the telescope until it is adjusted to your eyes. adapt (oneself) to 的to是介词，后跟名词或动词-ing形式。类似的词组有： be (get) used to 习惯于 be related to 与……相关 lead to 带领,导致,通向 devote oneself to 献身于 contribute to 为……作贡献 access to 接近/进入(某地的)方法 9. privilege “ 殊荣” It was a privilege to know you . 能认识你真是荣幸之至。 privilege 还表示“特权”、“权利” ★ have the privilege to do sth = have the right to do sth “有特权(权利) 干某事” Only members have the privilege to use the ground. the privilege of citizenship/ equality 公民权/平等权 * 1. hear from ... 意为“收到……的信”，相当于receive a letter from ... 。如： Have you heard from your brother? 你收到你哥哥的信了吗？ I hear from my mother every week. 每星期我都收到妈妈的信。 I heard from my sister in New York yesterday. 我昨天收到了在纽约的姐姐的来信。 [比较] hear from和receive都可表示“收到某人的信”。其区别如下： hear from不是指具体接到信件，而是指得到音信、信息；receive往往指收到具体的信件。如： I haven’t heard from him for a long time. 我好久没得到他的音信了。 I haven’t received any letters from him for several months. 我已经好几个月没有收到他的信了。 (1)我极想出国______________________ I am dying to go abroad. (2)他很渴望喝点酒_________________________________ He was dying for a little wine. “渴望”的类似说法 1 have a strong desire for sth. 2 be eager to do 3 be thirt