大学英语四级精读词汇U7.doc

幻灯片37 Part 6: Language Points mood: n. the way sb. is feeling at a particular time The government seems to be out of touch with the public mood. Bad mood may deteriorate the condition of disease. The good weather put him in an excellent mood for breakfast. He is a man of moods. Collocation: in a good/bad mood in a foul mood in a confident/optimistic mood in a holiday/party mood 幻灯片38 Compare: mood, temper humor These nouns refer to a temporary state of mind or feeling. Mood is the most inclusive term. Temper most often refers to a state of mind marked by irritability or intense anger. Humor often implies a state of mind resulting from ones characteristic disposition or temperament; it sometimes suggests fitfulness or variability. 幻灯片39 Compare: mood, temper humor 1. Roy is a man of cheerful ___. . 2. This morning they flied into a ___and had fist fights. 3. To prolong life, old people should know how to keep themselves in a merry ___ every day. 4. Dont lose your ___even if you are very angry with someone. 幻灯片40 Compare: mood, temper humor 1. Roy is a man of cheerful (humor). . 2. This morning they flied into a (temper) and had fist fights. 3. To prolong life, old people should know how to keep themselves in a merry (mood) every day. 4. Dont lose your (temper) even if you are very angry with someone. 幻灯片41 2. illusion n. a false idea, belief or impression disillusion(vt.), disillusionment(n.) The girl has the illusion that a prince will come and marry her. No one really has any illusions about winning the war. The sun appears to go round the Earth, but it’s an illusion. 幻灯片42 3. shatter v. 1) destroy completely, esp. sb’s hopes or beliefs; (+dreams, hopes, beliefs) The failures have shattered her confidence. The violent murder shattered the peace of the holiday season. We were shattered to hear of her sudden death. 2) break (sth.) into pieces The mirror shattered into tiny pieces. The stone shattered the wi