高2英语下学期Unit17new-words.pptVIP

Unit 17 Disabilities disability [U] 无能，无力；[C] 伤残，残疾，缺陷 His disability prevents him from holding a job. 他的无能使他不能胜任这个工作。 Not speaking French in Paris is a real disability. 在巴黎不讲法语实在是一个缺陷。 disable vt. 使某人残废 Eg. He was disabled in the war; he lost his ability to walk. disabled adj. 残障的，残废的 the disabled（视为复数）（集合用法）残障者，伤兵 Zhouzhou is a man of great musical ability, but he is also a man with a mental disability. ability n. 才能，本领，能力，才智 a man of many abilities 多才能的人 ability to do 做某事的能力 I doubt her ability to do the job. 我认为她没有做这个工作的能力。 She has the ability to speak English fluently. 她能够流利地说英文。 sidewalk [C]（美）人行道 pavement [C]（英）人行道 elevator n.（美）电梯；升降梯 lift n.（英）电梯 take an elevator 坐电梯 operate an elevator 操作电梯 escalator n. 自动扶梯；滚梯 （亦作moving staircase） get around (=get about) 1. 四处走动，活动 He got around in the room as he couldn’t work out the problem. 他由于无法解决这个难题，便在房间里来回走动。 2.（消息，谣言）传开来 The good news soon got around. 消息很快传开了。 fair [c] 商品展览会，商品交易会 a world fair 世界博览会 Yesterday, he went to a book fair and bought a lot of books. 昨天，他到图书展览会上买了很多书。 adj. 公正的；晴朗的；头发金黄的 a fair judgement 公正的审判 fair play 公平比赛 a fair morning 晴朗的早晨 fair-haired girl 金发女郎 potential adj.潜在的, 可能的 n 潜力,可能性 a potential problem. 潜在的问题 For the first time she realized the potential danger of her situation. 她第一次意识到自己所处的情况的潜在危险。 guidance [U] 指导，引导，率领 with/under sb.’s guidance 在某人指导下 Students make choices about their future with the guidance of their teachers. 学生通常在老师的指导下对自己的未来作出选择。 traffic guidance 交通管理 guide vt. 领路；带领 guide n. 向导；导游；指南；指导 gifted adj. 有天赋的，有天资的 a gifted musician 有天赋的音乐家 He is gifted in writing. 他是一个有天赋的作家。 He is a boy of many gifts. 他是一个多才多艺的少年。 gift [C] 天赋，天资；礼物，赠品，捐赠 have a gift for 有……的天赋 他有语言天赋。 He has a gift for language. a Christmas gift 圣诞礼物 assist vt. 帮助，援助（词义比help严肃， 主要用于从旁协助之时） assist sb. with sth.帮助某人做某事 to do sth. in doing sth. A team of nurses assisted the doctor with the operation. 一群护士协助医生做手术。 He assisted us to establish a new company. 他帮助我们成立一