自考英语二教材课文讲义unit9.pdfVIP

Unit 9 Facing Life ’s Challenges I. New words and expressions New words 1. hurdle n. hurdles [pl.] 跨栏赛；栏架，跨栏；难关，障碍 2. negative n. 否定词；否定；拒绝 adj. 坏的；有害的 3. despair v. 绝望；失去希望；丧失信心 4. petty adj. 小的：琐碎的；次要的 5. individual adj. 一个人的；供一个人用的 6. lane n. （比赛的）跑道，泳道 7. spot n. 地点；场所；处所 8. symbolize v. 象征；是…的象征；代表 symbol -ize 常用的动词后缀： modernize, globalize, economize 9. incredibly adv. 极端地；极其 credible 可靠的，可信的 credibly 变副词时需省略 -e 的形容词有 simple, true, credible, believable simply, truly, (in)credibly, (un)believably 10. positive adj. 良好的；正面的 11. tough adj. 艰苦的；艰难的；棘手的 12. arise v. 发生；产生；出现 arise from sth. 区分： arouse / arise arouse ones anger / respect / sympathy 13. lost adj. 不知所措的；一筹莫展的 14. leap v. 跳跃 15. yard n. 码 16. inch n. 英寸 17. cinch n. 很容易的事；小莱 Phrases and Expressions 1. line up 排成一行；站队；排队（等侯） 2. end up 最终成为；最后处于 end up (in) doing sth. end up begging / being arrested end up as a beggar / prisoner / millionaire end up in prison / debts 3. keep up with （与…）齐步前进；并驾齐驱；跟上 4. pace oneself 调整自己的工作（或活动）节奏 5. fit in （与…）合得来；适应 6. get over 解决；克服；控制 7. wear out 使疲乏；使筋疲力尽；使厌烦 8. with ease 轻而易举地 9. make it 获得成功 10. fall over 被…绊倒；几乎被…绊倒 11. get lost 不知所措；一筹莫展 12. look back on 回首 ( 往事 ) ；回忆；回顾 13. inch by inch 缓慢而谨慎地；一步一步 14. at a time 每次；逐一；依次 II. Text Learning 300 Hurdles ① Life may give you a negative, but dont despair - it may just develop into a beautiful picture one day. This year, I realized my theory that I have on life. Life is like a 300m hurdle race. Since I run the 300m hurdles, I would know what the race is like. ② The fi