牛津版英语选修8 Unit2 The universal language--Section 3 Words and expressions (Task Project) .doc

Unit 2 The universal language Task 1. deserve (P27) v. [T not continuous] to have earned or to be given sth. because of the way you have behaved or the qualities you have: 赢得，应得After all that hard work, you deserve a holiday.Chris deserves our special thanks for all his efforts.I hope they get the punishment they deserve.[+ to infinitive] They certainly deserved to win that match.deserved ?? adj. describes sth. that you earn or are given because of your behaviour or qualities: 应得的a well-deserved holiday/restTheir victory was richly/thoroughly deserved.deservedly ? adv.He won the award for best actor, and deservedly so (= he deserved it).2. influence (P27) n. [C or U] the power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to do this: 影响Helens a bad/good influence on him.He has a huge amount of influence over the city council.Christopher hoped to exert his influence to make them change their minds.At the time she was under the influence of her father.v. [T] to affect or change how someone or sth. develops, behaves or thinks: 影响Shes very good at making friends and influencing people.[+ object + to infinitive] What influenced you to choose a career in nursing? under the influencedrunk: 醉酒Driving under the influence is a very serious offence. be/fall under sb.s influence/spellto be affected by somebody in a strong and often negative way: 在某人的影响下She fell under his spell when he was her tutor at university. 3. It earned them a gold record. (P27) 这使得他们赢得了金唱片奖。 earn ?? v. [I or T] 1) to receive money as payment for work that you do: 赚得,挣得I earn $30 000 a year.How much do you earn, if you dont mind me asking?You cant expect to earn a living (= be paid enough money to live on) from your painting.[+ two objects] Coffee exports earn (= give) Brazil many millions of pounds a year./Brazil earns many millions of pounds a year from coffee exports.2) to get sth. that you deserve: 值得,应得Its been a tough six months and I feel Ive