Unit 2 Civil Right Heroes 词汇.docVIP

Unit 2 Civil Right Heroes IV. Language Study 1. slender: (of people) slim; not very wide but comparatively long or high Although her face was quite plain, she had long, slender expressive hands, like a concert pianist. King crabs have ling, slender legs, with a span over 1 meter (3 feet). Antonym: stout 2. settlement: a place where people have come to settle Manhattan was the site of the original Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam. These tools were found in an early Iron Age settlement. Root form: settle 1) To establish ones residence定居；使定居 My son has settled happily in America. 我儿子已在美国愉快地定居了。 2) To restore calmness or comfort to.使平静，使安静，使镇静 Wait until the excitement has settled down. 等到兴奋的情绪镇静下来再说。 3) To conclude (a dispute, for example) by a final decision决定，确定；解决 We have settled who will pay for the meal. 我们已经定了由谁来付饭钱。 They settled the dispute among themselves. 他们自己把这个争论解决了。 Phrase: settle down 1) To begin living a stable and orderly life: 安顿下来：过稳定有序的生活： He settled down as a farmer with a family. 他与一家人安顿下来务农 2) To become less nervous or restless. 平静：变得不紧张或安静 I must settle down this mourning and began to study seriously again. 3. Intend vt. To have in mind; plan: 打算；想要；计划 Today, I intend to finish reading this book. 今天我打算读完这本书。 We intend this news report as teaching material for freshmen. 我们打算把这篇新闻报道作为新生教材. intend,mean,design这组动词的一般含义是“意欲”或“打算”。 intend 强调“意欲”做某一件确定的事，或者“决意”达到某一确定的目的。此外这个词常用于表达“意欲”使某人从事某职业，或“打算”某物用作何种目的 Erna intends to take short rests every two hours. 欧娜打算每隔两小时休息片刻。 The dictionary is intended for the beginners. 这本词典是为初学者编的。 mean常常可以和intend互换使用。但不强调决心达到某一目的 He always meant to go back one day, but not to stay. 他总想某一天回去，但不住下。 design 强调为达到某目的，事先作过精心安排和仔细考虑。此外，这个词还包含“预谋”、“策划”或“以阴险的手段”达到自己的目的这一意义 These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally, but to give them electric shocks as well! 这些奇怪的造型设计，似乎不仅用来在感情上给人们以强烈的刺激，而且给人以电休克般的刺激。 Did you design this, or did it just happen itself? 这件事是你有意图安排的还是它自行发生的? 4. confident: feel