新视野大学英语读写程第四册Unit 2 Section A.pptVIP

Words 1. ankle n. leg – ankle – foot arm – wrist – hand heel 2. comic a. ←→ tragic comedy n. ←→ tragedy 3. applause n.[u] a round / burst of ～ give sb. ～ for sth. meet with ～ win ～ ★ applaud v. ～ sb. / sth. 4. crude a. ★ crudely adv. crudity n. 5. clap v. He clapped his son on the back. cf. clap / applaud 6. revolt v. ～ against sb. / sth. ～ against the oppressors n. in ～ put down the ～ 7. coarse a. ～ manners / language 8. nationality n. What is your ～? Cf. My ～ is China. My ～ is Chinese. I am of Chinese ～. I have Chinese ～. the Han ～ ★ national a. nation n. nationalize v. 9. postpone v. ～ sth. (to …) The exam was ～ed to the following Saturday. cf. postpone / delay / put off ～ (doing) sth. They delayed / postponed / put off leaving. He decided to ～ his holiday to / till / until next month. The heavy rain delayed my journey. He tried to put me off with more promises. I was delayed by the traffic. We must leave without delay. 10. doubtful a. 1) be ～ about (doing) sth. 2) 在肯定句中接whether / if, 在否定句中that, doubt用法一样。 Ex. I am ～ ____ this is what he wants. I am not ～ _____ this is what he wants. ★ doubt v. / n. doubtless adv. 11. immense a. ★ immensely adv. immensity n. 12. rouse vt. ～ sb. (from / out of sth.) ～ sb. out of depression ～ sb. / oneself to / into action I was ～d by the sound of a bell. vi. ～ from / out of sth. I ～d from a deep sleep. 13. execute vt. 1) ～ one’s command 2) sb. be ～d for … ★ execution n. executive a. 14. betray v. 1) ～ sb. (to …) ～ belief / principle 2) ～ oneself ★ betrayer n. betrayal n. 15. collision n. ★ collide v. cf. crash, collision / collide 16. spark v. ～ off What ～ed off the quarrel? 17. clumsy a. be ～ at (doing) sth. cf. clumsy / awkward 18. incident n.[c] cf. incident / a