必修1第二单元重点词汇.doc

Unit2 English around the world 知识点一 重点单词 actually adv. 实际上；事实上（=in fact） ①He looked calm, but actually he was very nervous. 他看起来很镇定，但实际上却非常紧张。 ②She says it’s a good film, though she hasn’t actually seen it. 她说这是部好电影，尽管实际上她没看过。 In fact = as a matter of fact = actually 实际上；事实上 ③ ，I don’t know the truth. 事实上，我不知道事实真相。 base ⑴vt. 以……为根据 base …on / upon 把……建立在的基础上 be based on / upon 以……为基础依据 ①One should always base his opinion on facts. 一个人应该始终以事实为根据发表自己的观点。 ②As far as I know, the story facts. 据我所知，这个故事以事实为依据。 ⑵n. 基部；基地；基础 ③At the base of the mountain we built a new house. 我们在山脚下建了一所新房子。 ④She used her family’s history for her novel. 她以她的家族史作为小说的素材。 latter adj. 较后的；后办的；（两者中）后者的 ①Of wrting and drawing, I perfer the latter one. 对于写作和绘画，我更喜欢后者。 ②John and James are brothers; the former is a doctor, and the latter is an engineer. 约翰和詹姆斯是兄弟，前者是医生，后者是工程师。 ③the former…the latter… late的两种比较级、最高级的形式： late 用法 含义 比较级 最高级 指时间 后来 Later latest 指顺序 后一个 Latter last ④In the latter year of his life he lived alone and never welcomed visitors. 他晚年独居，从不欢迎来访者。 frequently adv. 常常；频繁地 ①Buses run frequently between the city and the airport. 公共汽车频繁地往来于城市与机场之间。 ②We must speak English frequently in order to improve spoken English. 为了提高英语口语水平，我们必须经常说英语。 frequently adj. 频繁的；常见的 ③He is a to this country. 他常常访问这个国家。 command ⑴n. 命令，指令，掌握 give a command 发布命令 in command of sth. 指挥 at sb’s command 听从某人吩咐 under the command of 由……指挥 have a good command of … 精通，掌握 take command of 控制 ①The police arrived and took command of the situation. 警察到达后就控制了局势。 ②For the first time in years, she felt in command of her life. 多少年来第一次，她觉得生活掌握在自己手里。 ③I’m , what would you like me to do? 我听从你的吩咐，你要我做什么？ ⑵vt. 命令；指令；掌握 command sb. to do sth. 命令某人做某事 command that sb. (should) do sth. 命令某人应该做某事，从句用虚拟语气，其中的should可以省略。 ④The policeman commanded the thief to hand in what he had stolen. =The policeman commanded that the thief