Unit 2 The universal language课件7（牛津高中选修8）.pptVIP

M8U2 words (1) 1. star (starred , starred , starring) n/ vt 由…主演,由…担任主角,使..成为明星 他们第一次让她当主角. They starred her for the first time . 他曾主演过许多部影片. He has starred in many pictures. 这部歌剧是由几位世界顶级歌剧演唱家担当主演. This opera starred some of the world’s greatest opera singers. 2. cast (cast , cast) vt( 常与as连用)分配角色,派定演员; n演员 导演派我扮演一个发疯的男人. The director cast me as a mad man. 这个角色分派给他演. The part was cast to him. 他在学校演的剧里扮演角色. He was in the cast of the school play. 3. cold –hearted 冷酷的,无情的 warm-hearted 热心肠的 4. feature vt 由..主演,以..为特色,给以显著地位 这出戏有两位著名的演员. The play featured two well-known actors. 他们在食物方面的特色是以鱼为主. Fish features largely in their diet. The newspaper featured the story of the event.报纸以显著地位报道那件事件. 5. be drunk with ..沉醉于…,对…痴迷 他沉醉于这次竞赛的胜利中,一宿都没睡着觉. He was so drunk with success in the competition that he was sleepless overnight. 6. dare vi 敢,敢于,胆敢 (1)及物动词 , 用于肯定句时 dare to do sth 敢于做某事 我们校长在公共场合不看笔记也敢发表演讲. Our headmaster dares to make a speech in public without referring to his notes. (2)情态动词 , 常用于否定句,疑问句,或条件句中. 你怎么敢对你父母说这种话? How dare you say such a thing to your parents? 她胆小,晚上一个人不敢出去. She’s so timid that she dare not to go out alone at night. 7. exercise control over…对…实施控制, 我母亲对家庭有无可非议的控制权. My mother exercises unquestioned control over the family. The young manager doesn’t know how to exercise his power over his employees. 年轻的经理不知道如何对他的雇员行使权力. 8. break one’s promise 食言,收回承诺 keep one’s word 信守诺言, Ex: 故事中,图兰朵醉心于权力.她甚至敢于尝试并且真的控制自己的父亲,即中国的皇帝.他曾经允诺女儿由她自己选择丈夫.皇上为杀了这么多人而感到很不安,虽然他很想收回这一允诺,但又不能食言. In the story ,Turandot is drunk with power. She even dares to try and exercise control over her father, the emperor of China, who has promised to allow her to choose her own husband. The emperor finds the deaths of so many men disturbing, and although he would like to, he cannot break his promise. 9. condemn vt 判刑,谴责,声讨 判处某人死刑 condemn sb to death 被处死 be condemned to death 判处某人无期徒刑 condemn sb to spend the rest of his life in pr