unit7The_Fearful_Superpower_课件.doc

The Fearful Superpower (study points)  1. hyper- (TOO MUCH)? prefixhaving too much of the stated quality:hyperactivehypercriticalhypersensitive hypertension 2. alienate (NOT WELCOME) verb [T] to make someone feel that they are different and do not belong to a group: 使...疏远,离间/ Disagreements can alienate teenagers from their families. / The Prime Ministers policy alienated many of her followers.?? 首相的政策使很多拥护她的人疏远了她./. The numbing labor tended to alienate workers.?? 枯燥的工作可以使工人变得麻木 /Depressed people frequently feel a sense of alienation from those around them. 3. marked a marked man嫌疑分子; 累犯; 名声不好的人; 有异常才能的人 She is a woman of marked intelligence. 她是一个很聪明的女人。 He showed a marked lack of interest. 他表现出明显的兴趣不足。 4. refrain a phrase that is often repeated; repeated utterance:Every vote counts is a familiar refrain in politics. 5. substance: a plan without substance空洞的计划 Air has little substance.空气的密度很小(density) a person of substance.富有的人(wealth) sacrifice the substance for the shadow 只图虚名不求实效;舍本逐末 6. puissance power; strength,势,权力o shift ground; change tactics转换阵地；改变战术： The opposition had no room in which to maneuver. 对手没有回旋的余地了 8. lash out (ATTACK) phrasal verbto suddenly attack someone or something physically or criticize them in an angry way:/I was only teasing him and suddenly he lashed out (at me) and hit me in the face./Whys Tina in such a bad mood? She really lashed out at me when I was late for work. /He lashed out at the oppositions policies. 9. fall over yourself to do something to be very eager to do something, especially something you do not usually do: /People were falling over themselves to help her. / People were falling over themselves to be introduced to the visiting film star.?? 人们千方百计地想把自己介绍给到访的影星。/ The big firms were falling over themselves for the services of this brilliant young scientist.?? 那些大公司竞相争取这位卓越的青年科学家为他们服务 10. paint to describe someone or something in a particular way paint somebody/something as someth