自考英语二 课件 Unit 12.pdfVIP

Unit 12 A Break from Life Text learning Text A Feeling Free • 1. laundry n. 要 （或正在）洗的衣物；刚洗好 的衣物 e.g.: She did the laundry （ washed the clothes etc.） and hung it out to dry. 她洗完衣服，挂在外面晒干。 　　Ben was folding laundry. 本正在把洗好 的衣服叠整齐。 　　其他词义 　　business where clothes, sheets, etc are laundered 洗衣店 　　eg: sent to the laundry 送往洗衣店 • 2. resemble v. to look like or be similar to another person or thing 看起来像；显得像；像 e.g.: She resembles her brother. 她和她弟弟长得很像。 • 衍生:resemblance n. likeness or similarity 相似 ；相像 • resemblance between A and B. A和B相似 e.g.: There is a degree of resemblance between the two boys. 这两个男孩有某些相似 之处。 • 　3. subside v. to become calmer or quieter趋于平静；平息；减弱；消退 e.g.: The storm began to subside. 风暴渐渐平息了。 The flood gradually subsided. 洪水逐渐退去。 • 　4. crack v. to find the solution to a problem, etc. 找到解决 （难题等的）方法 e.g.: The calculation was difficult, but we finally cracked it. 计算起来很费劲, 然而我们终 于解决了。 Can you crack the code? 你能破解代码吗？ 　　其他词义 　　 （cause to） develop a crack or cracks （使）开裂, 破裂, 爆裂 e.g.: The ice cracked as I stepped onto it. 我一 踩冰就裂了。 　　n. line along which sth. has broken, but not into separate parts 裂缝；裂纹 • 5. resourceful adj . good at finding ways of doing things and solving problems, etc. 机敏的；足智多谋 的；随机应变的 　　eg: Her mother was a resourceful and energetic woman. 她母亲是一个足智多谋、精力充沛的女人。 　　衍生 　　resource n. 　　1）ingenuity or quick wit; initiative 才智；机敏 ；创造精神 e.g.: a man of great resource 足智多谋的男子 　　2）supply of raw materials, etc. which bring a country, person, etc wealth 资源 e.g.: rich in natural and agricultural resources. 自然和农业资源丰富。 • 6. nurture v. 养育，培养，培育；支持，鼓励 n. 养育；培养 e.g.: Parents want to know the best way to n