人教版选修8第四单元-词汇归纳(整理-配例句).ppt

Unit 4 Pygmalion; 1. adaptation n. (adaption) Pygmalion is an adaptation of a classic Greek story. a film/ screen adaptation One’s adaptation to changes is a must in today’s competitive society. adj. adaptable vt. adapt (sb/ oneself/ sth) to … be adapted for TV/ screen;2. classic adj. Pygmalion is an adaptation of a classic Greek story. a classic novel Shakespeare’s works are commonly considered as English classics. Chinese classics ; 3. fateful adj. a fateful meeting/ day n. fate 命运，天意;命运的安排 Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds. - Franklin D. Roosevelt suffer the same fate 同病相怜 * destiny n. Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity. So let us seize it, not in fear, but in gladness. -- R.M. Nixon? ;4. whistle v. n. On his way home, George whistled in delight. whistle a song The wind whistled sharply through the woods. n. blow the whistle the final whistle a train/ factory whistle ; 5. hesitate v. A gentleman passes and hesitates for a moment. Being uncertain, I am still hesitating about it. Don’t hesitate to call me up in case of any question. hesitate about/ over sth hesitate to do sth without hesitation adj. hesitant (about);6. outcome n. The outcome of the election will be announced in an hour. The outcomes of global warming can’t be underestimated. 7. disguise vt. This special agent disguised himself as a doctor. Several policemen in disguise were wandering around.; 8. mistaken adj. I must apologize to all of you for my mistaken decision. mistaken views/ ideas/ concepts be mistaken about sb/ sth mistake vt. n. make mistakes/ a mistake make the mistake of doing sth by mistake 错误地，无意中 vt. mistake sb/ sth for sb/ sth 把…错认为…（误认为…）;9. brilliant adj. Wu Yifan is a brilliant young singer. -How was the performance? -(It was) Brilliant！ （= It was a brilliant success!） 10. classify vt. These books are