（江苏专用）2012届高三英语一轮复习精品学案Module8Unit1　Thewrittenword.docVIP

Unit 1　The written word 重点单词 【1】 pressure vt. 强迫……做 n. 压力；压迫；强制 I have been pressured into helping with the decorating. 我被迫帮忙装修。 You can stop bleeding by applying pressure close to the injured area. 你可以按压受伤附近部位来止血。 pressure sb. into (doing) sth. 强迫某人做某事 lose ones pressure 缓解某人的压力 under pressure 在压力下；处于紧张状态　 　Can you work well under pressure? 在紧张状态下你能好好工作吗？ put pressure on sb. (to do sth.) 迫使某人(做某事) press v. 按，压，熨烫 ①We dont want to ______ pressure ______ you to make a decision, but we havent much time left. A. put; to B. place; on C. put; on D. place; to ②Life is tough in the city. In order to lose their ______， some people drink alcohol. A. temper B. mood C. consciousness D. pressures ①C　put pressure on sb. (to do sth.) 向某人施压，迫使某人(做某事)。 ②D　lose ones temper 发脾气； lose ones consciousness 失去意识，不省人事； lose ones pressures 缓解压力。 【2】 threat n. 威胁 He says hell tell the authorities but its just an empty threat (＝ it will not happen)． 他说他将告知当局，但是这只不过是个虚张声势的威胁。 a storm threat 暴风雨的预兆 be under threat of sth. 在……的威胁之下 threaten v. 威胁，恐吓；预示……的凶兆 threaten sb. with death 用死威胁某人 threaten to do sth. 威胁做某事 She left the country under threat of arrest. 在逮捕的威胁下，她离开了这个国家。 Her brother ____to leave her in the dark room alone when she disobeyed his order. A. declared B. threatened C. warned D. exclaimed B 【3】 resist v. 抗拒；拒绝；挡开 The soldiers resisted the enemy attacks. 士兵们抵抗了敌人的进攻。 cannot resist sth./doing sth. 忍不住，按捺不住 I can never resist the urge to laugh. 我克制不了大笑的冲动。。 【4】 fortune n. 财富；运气，好运 I have the good fortune to be invited to stay in Rome. 我有幸被邀请去罗马。 fortunate adj. 幸运的，侥幸的 have a good/bad fortune 运气好/坏 come into a fortune 继承一大笔财产 make a/ones fortune 发财 He went to the west to make his fortune. 他到西部发财去了。 seek ones fortune 寻出路，闯天下 try ones fortune 碰运气 tell sb.s fortune 算命 marry a fortune 与有钱人结婚 He can tell your fortune by looking at lines on your hand. 他能通过看手纹替你算命。 have a good fortune to do sth. 有运气做某事 ①What ______ ! Hes found ______ job in Beijing. A. a good for