江苏省江阴市峭岐中学高二牛津版英语选修十学案：U2words .docVIP

M10 U2 People on the move 1. be on the move在迁移中，在行进中；在旅途中；非常忙碌 It seems that the enemy forces are on the move. He’s always on the move and has no time to talk at all. 2. tough 1). 艰难的；棘手的 She’s been having a tough time of it (= a lot of problems) lately. It was a tough decision to make. 2) 严厉的；强硬的；无情的~ (on/with sb/sth) It’s about time teachers started to get tough with bullies. 3) 坚强的；坚韧不拔的She’s a tough cookie/customer. 她是个有主见的人。 4)（人）剽悍的；粗暴的；粗野的 He plays the tough guy in the movie. 他在电影中扮演硬汉。 5) 不易损坏的 a tough pair of shoes 一双结实的鞋子 附：(as) tough as old boots/(as) tough as nails 坚韧不拔；不为所动 比较：rough：纹理粗糙，表面不光滑；粗略的，大概的；（人，言行）粗鲁的；（天气等）恶劣的，有暴风雨的；刺耳，涩的；（生活等）艰难的 常用搭配： a rough road/ sport/ sea/ voice; have a rough time, rough behavior 3. slip (slipped; slipped; slipping) adj. slippery 滑的，滑得抓不住的；油滑的 vi. 滑行；滑跤；滑落，滑掉，松脱；溜；悄悄走；（时间）不知不觉地过去；（健康等）变坏；下降；匆忙地穿（或脱）；无意中讲出泄漏 The student slipped out of the classroom. Standards are slipping in this hotel. I didn’t mean to say that: it just slipped out. 我不是有意说出来的，是无意中讲出来的。 Be sure not to let the truth slip. 千万别把真相泄漏出去。提供宴席等的酒菜与服务Who will be catering the wedding? 谁将会提供婚宴服务？ （vi.）（为社交活动）提供饮食，承办酒席 ~ (for sb/sth) Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 承办婚宴 cater to/for sb/sth 对…提供所需的东西，迎合、满足…的要求 TV must cater for many different tastes. 电视节目必须迎合各种人的爱好。 a magazine catering to the interests of adults投合成年人口味的杂志 n. caterer 承办酒席的人；（旅馆、饭店等的）老板, 经理 5. boom n.激增，繁荣；轰鸣声 vi. 激增，迅速发展；轰鸣，以低沉有力的声音说 1) Recently, there has been a boom in car sales 汽车销售额剧增 a boom year兴盛的一年 a property/ housing boom 房地产、住房的迅速发展 2) Outside, thunder boomed and crashed. 外面雷声隆隆，霹雳炸响。 A voice boomed out from the darkness. By the 1980s, the computer industry was booming. baby boomer 生育高峰期出生的人 6. elect vi. vt. 选择（做某事）；选举 n. election 选举；当选 elector 有选举权的人 They elected a new president. We elected James (to be /as) chairman. = James was elected (to be /as) chairman. We elected her to the Board of Education.我们推选