牛津模块五Unit1 Reading2 language points.ppt

1. I feel betrayed by my friend Hannah. betray vt. 背叛;出卖;对...不忠 When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself. 你出卖别人时，也出卖了自己。 2. Afterward, I pretended to be cheerful,… 1. pretend vt. 1) 佯装;假装 He pretended to be friendly with me. 他假装对我友善。 2) (尤指孩子)(在游戏中)假扮;装作 Let’s pretend that we’re on an island. 让我们装作在一座岛上。 pretend vi. 假装 She wasn’t really crying; she was only pretending. 她并非真的在哭;她只是假装而已。 cheerful adj. 愉快的，高兴的；令人愉快的 This is a cheerful, sunny room. 这个房间阳光充足,令人愉快。 3. …I admitted how badly I had done. admit vt. 1). 承认 You must admit the task to be difficult. 你得承认这个任务是艰巨的。 2). 准许进入;准许...进入 No one but ticket-holders was admitted. 只有持票者方可入内。 3). 容许;可容纳 The theater admits 1000 people. 这剧院可容纳一千人。 admit vi. 承认 I must admit to feeling ashamed of my conduct. 我得承认因自己的行为而感到羞惭。 辨析: 这些动词均含“承认”之意。 acknowledge: 通常指公开承认某事的真实情况或自己的过错。 admit: 强调因外力或良心驱使或经判断而明确承认，多含不情愿或被迫意味。 recognize: 作“承认”解时，系书面用词，主要指合法的或外交上的承认，也指公认。 4. I begged her not to tell anyone… beg vt. vi. 请求，恳求；乞讨 Be quiet, I beg you. 请你安静一点。 He begged money in the streets. 他沿街讨钱。 He begged along the street. 他沿街乞讨。 5. She was really upset and swore that she hadn’t told anyone. swear vt. vi. 发誓；郑重承诺；咒骂，说脏话 The witness swore to tell the truth. 证人起誓保证讲真话。 They refused to swear on a Bible. 他们拒绝手按《圣经》发誓。 What is the woman swearing at? 那女人在咒骂什么? 6. I don’t think I can ever truly forgive her. forgive vt. 原谅，宽恕 He forgave her for what she had said to him. 他原谅她对他说过的那些话。 9. We really had to focus. focus vt. vi. 集中注意力于……；使聚焦 I can’t focus my thoughts today. 今天我的思想集中不起来。 He must be very tired today, he doesnt seem to focus at all. 他今天一定很累, 他似乎无法专心思考。 focus n. 焦点；重点 The focus of this chapter is the American Revolution. 本章的重点是讲美国独立战争。 10. I shouldn’t talk to him in this manner. manner n. 方式；态度，举止 We walked in a leisurely manner.  我们慢悠悠地走着。 11. …it turned into a horrible argument. horrible adj. 极坏的