现代大学英语IVlesson13_language study.ppt

* Lesson 13—Soldier’s Heart B T L E W Part Four ENTER I. Word Study II. Phrases and Expressions III. Word Building IV. Grammar Language Study Word Study Word list: ammunition casualty console controversy convulse irremediable sanity 8. sly 9. sordid 10. symptom 11. terminate 12. traumatic 13. waggle Word Study 1. ammunition Examples: Soldiers had to meet the attack with very little ammunition in the battle. The mistakes of the president provided very good ammunition for his rivals. n. [U] any means, material, or weapons used in a military conflict Word Study 2. casualty n. the loss in numbers in action against the enemy through injury, death or other causes Examples: Heavy casualties were reported in the highway car accident. The house was the first casualty of the forest fire. Word Study 3. console v. to cheer in time of grief, defeat, or trouble; to comfort console sb. for/on sth. Examples: Peter consoled himself with the thought that it might have been worse. Nothing could console her when her boyfriend left her. Word Study 4. controversy n. dispute (usually lengthy and public) controversy about/over sth. Examples: The author’s new novel aroused a lot of controversy. The point in controversy is not whether we should do it, but whether we can do it. Word formation To be continued on the next page. controversial adj. controversialist n. controvert v. controvertible adj. Word Study Translation 有争议的 辩论者，好争论的人 争论，驳斥 可争论/辩论的 Word Study Examples: The American people cannot forget that the Civil War once convulsed the nation. His face convulsed with laughter. 5. convulse v. to have irregular involuntary muscular contractions Word Study 6. irremediable adj. impossible to remedy, correct or repair Examples: irremediable errors in judgment an irremediable loss an irremediable mistake ad. irremediably Word formation insanity Antonym Word Study n. [U] the c