高三英语复习：Unit 15北师大版知识精讲.doc

高三英语复习：Unit 15北师大版 【本讲教育信息】 一、教学内容： Unit 15 【具体教学内容】 （一）Vocabulary. 1. secure adj. 安全的，坚固的 v. 使安全 Is this ladder secure? be secure against/ from be secure of feel secure about secure sth. against/ from 2. lay off 裁员，解雇 The company might lay off two workers in bad times. lay about lay in lay out 3. aside from 除……之外 Aside from his nose, he is quite good-looking. Aside from the injuries to his face and hands, he broke both legs. 表示“除了”这个意思的短语和单词还有很多。如apart from/besides/except/except for/except that/but/among other things 4. bury v. 埋葬，隐藏 She was buried beside her husband. She always has her head buried in books. He buried himself in his work. 5. reputation n. 名誉，名声 have a good/ bad reputation live up to one’s reputation lose/ ruin one’s reputation of great / good/ high reputation 比较：reputation / fame He has a reputation for greediness. She first won fame as a singer. 6. loose adj. 松的，不牢的 He wore a long and loose coat. The dress is rather loose and it doesn’t fit me at all. loose conduct break loose (from) come loose let loose 7. select v. 挑选 Mr Wang was selected to represent us on the meeting. select for select from 比较：select / choose He looked through the suits and selected the most beautiful for me. He chose his words carefully, hoping to avoid a quarrel. 8. to a certain extent 在某种程度上 To a certain extent, I am responsible for the accident. I like him to a certain extent. to a great extent to some extent to such an extent that to the extent of 9. set off 动身，出发，引爆，导致 I want to set off early in order to avoid the traffic jam. The news set off a heated discussion. set up set out set about 10. drag vt. 拖，拉 The animals are so tired that they drag their legs. drag oneself to 拖着疲惫的身体，吃力地走 I dragged myself to my house after a whole day’s hard work. The horse dragged itself to walking through the forest. drag one’s feet / heels 故意拖沓怠工 She wants to sell the house but her husband drags her feet. drag sb. down 使沮丧 Hot weather often drags me down. 11. access