高三英语unit 10 american literature一周强化.docVIP

Unit 10 American literature一周强化 一、本单元重点单词与短语 1．penny n. 便士 主要用法： 　　penny有两种复数形式，即：pennies和pence。pennies指硬币的个数(a small bronze coin)，而pence即面值(value)，缩写为P，如：40 pence，可写为40P。 例如：The stamp is worth 4 pence. 　　　这枚邮票价值4便士。 　　　There are four pennies in my hand. 　　　我手上有4个便士的硬币。 常用表达：A penny for your thoughts! 你在想什么？(What are you thinking about?) 2．furnish vt. 为……提供家俱；用家俱布置 （1）furnish place with sth. 或place be furnished with sth. 用家俱布置某地 We should furnish the room with some new desks and chairs. 我们应该给这个房间配一些新桌椅。 （2）furnish sb /sth with sth (supply/provide sb with sth.) 给某人/某物提供某物 He furnished me with some important information. 他给我提供了一些重要信息。 派生词： furniture　n. 家俱（为不可数名词） 如：a piece of / much furniture 一件家俱/很多家俱 furnished adj. 配有家俱的 如：a furnished flat 一个配有家俱的套房 3．shabby adj. （1）破旧的 (of building, clothes, objects, etc，特指建筑物，衣服和物品等。) 　　　the shabby house/clothes 破旧的房子/寒酸的衣服 （2）某人（穿着褴褛的）(badly dressed in clothes) 　　　The old man was shabby. 　　　这个老人穿着褴褛的衣服。 （3）卑鄙的；无耻的；不公平的 　　　What a shabby trick, driving off and leaving me to walk home! 　　　多卑鄙的恶作剧，把车开走了让我走路回家！ 派生词：shabbily adv. 　　　　 be shabbily dressed 衣衫褴褛 　　　　 be shabbily treated (badly) 受到委屈的待遇 4．attend to （1）attend to sb./ sth. 处理/对付某人/某事 (deal with sb./sth.) I have some things to attend to. 我有些事情要处理。 （2）照料；关怀 (take care of sb./sth.，一般指接待顾客等。) Are you being attended to, sir? 先生，有人接待你吗？（有人为你服务吗？） （3）attend a meeting/a party/school/class/church 出席会议/舞会/上学/上课/上教堂（做礼拜） 相当于：be present at a meeting/a party… 5．rare adj. 稀有 的；罕见的 （1）rarely adv. 　　 The Queen is rarely seen at football matches. 　　 女王很少在足球比赛上露面。 （2）a rare plant/animal 稀有植物/动物 （3）It is rare for sb. to do sth. 某人难得/很少做某事 　　 It is rare for her to go shopping. 　　 难得见她购物。 　　 It’s very rare to have hot weather like this in April. 　　 在四月，很少有这样炎热的天气。 6．take pride in 感到自豪 （1）相当于be proud of，例如： He takes great pride in his motherland. 他为自己的祖国深感自豪。 （相当于：He is very proud of his motherland.） I took great pride in being a member of the club. 我以身为那个俱乐部的会员而深感自豪。 （相当于：I was very proud of