unit1 festivals 知识点.pptVIP

Unit 1 Festivals around the world * * Festival are meant to celebrate important times of year. mean doing sth. 意味着要做某事 2) mean to do sth. 打算做某事 3) be meant to do…旨在做某事 4) be meant for 为…准备的 2. starve v. 挨饿; 饿死 starve to death 饿死 Millions of people starved to death during the war. 3. take place 发生; 举行 Was there anybody passing by when the accident took place? Next Olympics will take place in Brazil in 2016. in the first place 首先, 第一点 in place 在适当的位置 in place of 代替 take one’s place 代替某人 4. satisfy vt. 使…满意 satisfy sb. satisfied adj. 感到满意的 be satisfied with satisfying adj. 令人满意的 satisfaction n. 满意; to one’s satisfaction The teacher was satisfied with his satisfying answer. 5. harm n. 损害; 伤害 do harm to sb=harm sb 伤害某人 do more harm than good 弊大于利 6. in memory of 纪念 The museum was built in memory of the famous scientist. in praise of in celebration of in search of 歌颂 为庆祝 为寻找 7. lead…to 领往; 使得出(结论) lead to 通向;导致 Please lead the guests to the reception-room. What led you to this conclusion? All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。 Eating too much sugar can lead to health problems. 8. play a trick on… 搞恶作剧，开玩笑 play tricks on...(复数) The naughty boy loves playing tricks on others. trick n. 玩笑、 恶作剧、 诡计 play a joke/jokes on sb 捉弄某人 9. gain vt. 1) 获得,得到 No pains, no gains. 2) (钟,表) 走快 This clock gains five minutes every day. 10. gather vt/vi/n 搜集,集合,聚集 The manager gathered all the players . The clouds are gathering. 云在聚集。 11. award n. 奖, 奖品 vt. 判定, 授予 award sb. sth.=award sth to sb 授予某人某物 award sb for sth 因某事奖励某人 win/receive/get an award 赢得/得到奖励 The headmaster awarded the winner a gold medal. 12. admire vt. 钦佩;羡慕;赞美 admire sb. for sth. 因某事钦佩/羡慕某人 We all admire him for his courage . 13. look forward to (doing) sth. 期待做... He is looking forward to hearing from his pen pal. 14. as though=as if 好像 as though和as if从句用虚拟语气, 还是用陈述 语