Unit 9 What Is Happiness Words and Expressions综合教程二.doc

Unit 9 What Is Happiness Words and Expressions 1. pursue vt. try to achieve something e.g. He urges all sides in the conflict to pursue peace. We are working together to pursue a common goal. Derivation: pursuit n. Collocation: in the pursuit of e.g. She showed steadiness and courage in the pursuit of her aims. 2. issue vt. to provide sb. with the things they need for a particular action e.g. The police in Britain are not usually issued with guns. Visitors are issued with identity cards to wear inside the factory. Collocation: issue sth. (to sb.) 将某物发给、供给或分配给某人使用 e.g. The office will be issuing permits on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Derivation: issue n. 3. deliberately ad. with a definite intention, not by chance or by accident e.g. He deliberately left his book in her dorm so that he could have an excuse to come back and see her again. The anti-government groups deliberately stirred up trouble, inducing their supporters to riot. Derivation: deliberate a. Synonym: intentionally, on purpose, purposely Antonym: accidentally 4. patriotism n. strong feelings of love, respect, and duty towards your country e.g. The Chinese people demonstrated great patriotism in combating the earthquake that struck Sichuan Province in May 2008. Derivation: patriotic a. patriotically ad. 5. release vt. 1) to allow something to be shown in public or to be available for use 2) If a company releases a film or musical recording, it allows the film to be shown in cinemas, or makes the musical recording available for the public to buy e.g. We have to release the news before 5 o’clock tomorrow morning. Paul McCartney’s new album will be released at the end of the month. Derivation: release n. e.g. Her latest release is a rock ‘n’ roll version of My Way. Collocation: be on / in general release press release （政府机构、政党等发布的）新闻稿 6. therapy n. a form of treatment for an illness or medical condition e.g. The therapy involves getting the patients to tell the doctor about thei