外研版英语教案Module5（必修五）词汇解读.docVIP

第  PAGE 5 页 共  NUMPAGES 5 页 Module 5 The Great Sports Personality Explanations for new words and phrases 1、retire：vi. 退休/职；退役。 My father retired at the age of 60. 我父亲60岁时退休。 retired adj. 退休/退职了的。 retiring adj. (即将)退休/退职的。 retirement：n. 退休/职；退役。 Both my parents are retired / retired doctors. 我的双亲退休了/是退休医生. After retiring from the army, it took him a long time to get used to the new life. 从军队退役后，他花 She took up painting after retirement. 退休之后她开始从事绘画。 了很长时间才适应新生活。 2?、perform： vt. vi. 1）上(表)演/演出；扮演；演奏。 When will the play be performed? 那出戏何时上演？ I’m looking forward to seeing you perform. 我期待着看你演出。 She performs/plays an important role in our organization. 在我们组织里她担任重要角色。 2）履行/实(执)行；完成；履行；表现。 perform an experiment / operation 做实验/手术 perform one’s duty/promise 履行职责/诺言 The students are performing an experiment. 学生们正在做一个实验。 He is sure to perform his promise/duties. 他肯定会履行诺言/职责。 The young doctor performed the heart operation on the patient. 年轻医生给病人做了心脏手术。 Our team performed well/ badly in the match yesterday. 昨天我们队在比赛中表现很好/差。 3）（机器等）运转。 The engine seems to be performing well. 发动机似乎运转正常。 performance： n．表演；表现；性能；执行；履行。 give a performance / put on performances演出 They will give a performance/put on performances at the theater. 他们将在那家剧院演出。 performer n．表演者 3、on the increase：正在增加。= on the rise在增加。 反义：on the decrease/decline 在减少/在衰退 The number of burglaries in the area seems to be on the increase. 该地入室盗窃案似乎有增无减。 I hopes to be able to increase your pay to $6000 a month. 我希望能将你的月工资提到6000美元。 辨析：on the rise一般指事物的价值或价格在上涨中,指的是价格的增长； on the increase 一般指体积、数量、强度、程度、力量、权威、名声、财富、犯罪率等增大或增长。 Crime in big cities is on the increase. 大城市里的犯罪率呈增长趋势。 The number of smokers in our country is on the rise. 我国烟民数量在增长。 常用搭配：increase with 随…增长。 increase by 增加了…倍/百分之…。 increase to 增加到… The number of the students in our class increased by ten this year. 今年学生数增加了十人。 on the + 动词性名词，一般构成副词词组，表示“正在…中”。 作状语或表语。 on the advance (物价)在上涨中 on