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模块3 unit 2 知识点 一. 单词和短语 1. confuse vt. 1) 搞乱, 使糊涂, 使混乱；使迷惑 We tried to confuse the enemy. 我们试图迷惑敌人。 I was confused by all the noise. 一片嘈杂声把我弄得昏头昏脑。 They confused me by asking so many questions. 他们提一大堆问题，把我都弄糊涂了。 2) 混淆；混同; 分不清两物之间的不同 confuse black and white 混淆黑白 confuse Mr. A with Mr. B分不清甲先生和乙先生 Don’t confuse Australia with / and Austria. 2. confused adj. (表示人)糊涂的, 困惑的, 烦恼的; 混乱的, 慌乱的 All your changes of plan have made me confused. a confused shouting 乱哄哄的喊叫 a confused sea 波涛汹涌的海洋 3. confusing (表示物) 莫名其妙的 难以理解的 The instructions on the box are very confusing. 4. be made up of – 由--- 组成 Animal bodies are made up of cells(细胞). consist of 由--- 构成 The committee(委员会) consists of ten members. 5. mix sth with sth Oil doesn’t mix with water. mix A and B together You’re always mixing me up with my twin sister. 你老是把我和我孪生妹妹弄混了! 6. contribute v. 捐助, 捐献, 贡献, 投稿（常与to连用） contribute food and clothing for the relief of the poor. 捐助食品和衣物救济贫民。 contribute sth to / towards sth The volunteers contribute huge amounts of their own time to the project. contribute to有助于，是…的成因之一　 7. contribution n. 捐献, 贡献, 投稿 Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contribution to Quantum Theory. (量子理论) Day centers for the elderly make a valuable contribution to the overall service. 照顾老人的日托中心为整个服务事业作出了可贵的贡献。 8. despite prep. = in spite of 尽管,不管, 任凭 Despite all our efforts to save the school, the County decided to close it. She went to Spain despite the fact that the doctor had told her to rest. 9. raise vt. 1) 抬高；举起 He raised his arms above his head. 他把手臂举过头顶。 I will not raise a hand against you. 我不会做任何不利于你的事。 She raised her eyes when he came in. 2) 提高；增加 raise salaries提高工资 raise the rent 提高租金 3) 招募 raise an army招募一支军队 4) 养育；栽培 raise a family 供养一家人 The peasants here used to raise pigs, and nowadays many of them have moved to cities. 5) 提出（常与up连用） I wanted to raise a question to the chairman but in a moment I lost my nerve. 我想向会议主席提一个问题