高三英语上学期new-words-of-unit-9.pptVIP

Unit 9 new words  abuse n. vt.滥用，虐待，辱骂 （1）［U］对某物（某人）的滥用、妄用或虐待 例如:child abuse虐待儿童 show abuse on sb. 大骂某人 greet sb. with a stream of abuse 一见某人就破口大骂 （2）［C］不正当的习俗，恶习，弊端. put an end to abuses 废止不正当的习俗 （3）vt.滥用，妄用，误用 不要滥用你的职权。 Don’t abuse your authority/power/position. 2.lay off 解雇，不理会，使下岗 （1）（尤指生意萧条时临时性的）解雇（雇员） During the recession they laid us off for three months. 在营业衰退时期，他们停雇了我们三个月。 （2）停止工作或活动，休息 The doctor told me to lay off for a week. 医生要我休息一星期。 【记忆】lay-off n. 下岗 3. make matters worse =what’s worse =worse still =to make things worse =even worse =go from bad to worse 更糟糕 联系：插入语的其他常见形式 what’s more而且，另外 in other words换句话说 by the way顺便说一下 all in all 总而言之 on the other hand另一方面 in short 简而言之 独立主格作插入语 judging from... 从……方面来判断 generally speaking 通常来讲 considering考虑到 taking…into consideration考虑到 seeing that考虑到 given考虑到 to tell you the truth 实话告诉你 to be honest 诚实讲 4. get rid of （1）摆脱，丢掉 我的重感冒还没好。 I have not get rid of my bad cold yet. （2）除去，消灭，赶走 我们怎样才能把厨房里的这些苍蝇统统消灭掉呢？ How can we get rid of all these flies in the kitchen? 他就在那里坐着谈了整整一个晚上，我无法把他请走。 He just sat there talking all the evening and I couldn’t get rid of him. 拓展：be rid of : 多用于表状态 5. consult 向……咨询;查阅 （1）vt.查阅（书籍等），咨询，请教 to consult a dictionary查阅字典 to consult a lawyer向律师咨询 你找医生看过你的病吗？ Have you consulted a doctor about your disease? （2）consult with（很少用被动语态）与……交换意见，与……协商 你在做这件事之前要再同你父母商量商量。 Before you it you must consult with your parents again. 6. pressure n. 压力 他是在父母的压力下才同意去做这件事的。 He only agreed to do it under pressure from his parents. 搭配： at high/low pressure 紧张地/悠闲地 put/bring pressure on/upon 对…施加压力 under the pressure of 在…的逼迫/压力下 7. devotion v. devote 常与to连用 毫不利己，专门利人的精神 the spirit of utter devotion to others without any thought of self 忠于职守 devotion to duty devote…to sth./doing sth. 他把毕生都奉献给了帮助盲人的事业。 He has devoted his life to helping blind people. be devoted to 专心致志于，献身于，忠于 8. make ends meet 你不该花那么多钱，应量入为出. You shouldnt spend so