M8U4 Films and film events 词汇课.ppt

M8U4 Films and film events words and phrases * 1 finance .be financed by... 由...提供资金 an expert in finance 财务专家 the Minister of Finance 财政部长 2 defence defend .in defence of sb.= in one’s defence 为……辩护；防卫 defend sb./oneself/sth. from/ against....... 保护……免受(……的伤害) restriction restrict make no restrictions on... 对……不作任何限制 place a restriction on sth. 对某事实行限制 restrict sth to sth restrict sb/oneself to doing sth modest be modest about .... 对......很谦虚 expose expose......to...... 让...接触到...;使...暴露于...;使...受...影响 be exposed to the sunlight 暴露于阳光之下 contradict contradict oneself 自相矛盾 contradict each other 互相矛盾 be contradictory to... 与……相矛盾 resemble resemble sb. in sth. 在……方面与某人相像 edge have an edge on/over.... 比.....略有优势 on the edge of ...... 在......的边缘 preference have a preference for...... 喜爱......；偏爱...... give preference to ...... 给......以优惠；优待 in preference to .......=rather than 优先于；而不是 prefer (doing) sth. to (doing) sth. ＝prefer to do sth. rather than do sth. 宁愿做……而不愿做…… laundry .do the laundry = do some washing 干洗衣活 disappointment disappoint to one’s (great) disappointment 令某人(十分)失望的是 sth. disappoint sb.= let sb. down 使某人失望 be disappointed at/by sth. 对某事感到失望 be disappointed in/ with (sb./sth.) 某人/某事感到失望 be disappointed to do sth. 对做某事感到失望 be disappointed that ....... 对做某事感到失望 shoot shoot at sb./sth. 向某人/某事射击 go shooting = go hunting 去打猎 congratulation congratulate Congratulations! 祝贺，恭喜 congratulate sb. on sth. 祝贺某人某事 lantern the Lantern Festival 元宵节 scar have a scar on one’s forehead 某人的前额上有个伤疤 parallel be parallel to ....... 与...平行 draw a parallel between.... 在...之间找出相似点 attraction attract tourist attraction/ spot 景点，旅游胜地 attract/ draw/ catch one’s attention 吸引某人的注意力 .show off 炫耀，卖弄 show around show up 带领某人参观 如约赶到；出现；露面 thought give thought to ... 认真考虑，思考 at fir