模块1第3单元单词讲解

Words and expressions of Unit 3 (Module 1)选编：常雯审校：马连彬1. work outI believe that you can work out this problem by yourself.I work out regularly to keep fit.W e need to work out how we're going to get there.Financially, things have worked out well for us.2. figureI saw a figure in the darkness.She has a slim figure.He has become a figure known to everyone.Please help me to figure out my income tax.I figure that you'd want your coffee.They have figured out (up) how much would be required.3. ashamedAs for you, you ought to be ashamed of yourself.She was ashamed to tell anyone that she had fallen in love with him. He felt ashamed of having done so little work.I feel ashamed that I haven't written for so long.4. workIt takes a lot of work to dig a deep well.He is making a study of William Faulkner's works.She works in a restaurant.The machine won't work.Y our suggestion works well.5. recoverHe's now fully recovered from his stroke（中风）.He is very ill and unlikely to recover.Jennie made a great effort to recover herself.Jane recovered her lost wallet.It's hard to recover lost time.Mira made a full recovery from the operation6. failureFailure is the mother of success.The new restaurant was a failure and soon closed.The drought caused crop failure.She died of (a) heart failure.Production in the factories stopped because of frequent power failures.7. containThe pill contains vitamins.This book contains all the information you need.The price includes both house and furniture.The price is $14.90, postage included.8. treatmentThe prisoners complained of ill treatment by their guards.My cold won't respond to treatment.a new treatment for cancer9. damageThe earthquake caused great damage.The accident did a lot of damage to the car.A heavy rain came down and damaged the crops.区别：If the tree falls that way, it will destroy the house.10. embarrassedShe was embarrassed when they asked her age.I didn't want to embarrass her in front of her friends.It's embarrassing to be caught telling a lie.My most embarrassing moment was trying to introduce a woman whose name I couldn't remember.11. pressureThe birth of twins put pressure on them to find a bigger flat.He works well under pressure.12. preferI prefer the quiet countryside to the noisy cities.I prefer walking to cycling.Which of these two dresses do you prefer?Employees said they would prefer more flexible working hours.So you prefer living abroad?At the moment, he preferred not to think about the future.He preferred to die rather than surrender（投降）.13. suffervt.遭遇，经历，忍受They suffered huge losses in the financial crisis.He suffered many humiliations(侮辱) before he became a football star.I cannot suffer such rudeness.She's suffering a lot of pain.vi. 受苦;患病, 受损害,受损失;变糟He suffered from poverty all his life.My father suffers from high blood pressure.They suffered a great deal in those days.Y our studies will suffer if you play too much football.I think he suffered quite a lot when his wife left him.If you're not happy with it, you should complain. Don't just suffer in silenceHe made a rash decision now he's suffering for it.This would cause great hardship and suffering.She bore her sufferings bravely.14. effectThis had a great effect upon the future of both mother and son.The new system will soon be put into effect.The new seat-belt regulations came into effect last week.The aspirins soon took effect.区别：The amount of rain affects the growth of crops.She was deeply affected by the news of her father's death.15. fall outHer baby teeth are starting to fall out.A side effect of the treatment is that your hair starts to fall out.He left home after falling out with his parents.（=quarrel with sb）16. affectSmoking affects health.Their opinion will not affect my decisionAlcohol affects drivers' concentration.17. postDo you mind posting a letter for me?Advertisements have been posted up everywhere announcing the new show.Y ou can send letters by post.When the fire alarm sounds, each man rushes to his postW e might get you a post as a waitress.18. branchThe company's head office is in the city, but it has branches all over the country.The river has three main branches.English is a branch of the Germanic family of languages.The Party branch secretary will not attend the ceremony.She's leaving the company to branch out on her own.19. expertMy mother is an expert at dress-making.He's expert at/in cooking good cheap meals.He became an expert language teacher.He is expert at/in painting.20．comfortThey are now living in relative comfort.She longed for the comforts of home.It's a comfort to be with you.Sometimes a few words of comfort to the one who has just failed may encourage him to stand up and even try to make a comeback. They tried to comfort her, but what could they say?W e tried to make our guests comfortable.21. uselessOur efforts were useless.It's useless arguing/to argue with them.22. skipHer son skipped the second grade.The speaker kept skipping from one subject to another.Skip the first chapter and start on page 25.The girls skipped rope.23. mostlyThe audience consisted mostly of women.Lizards（蜥蜴）live mostly in warm climates.W e are mostly out on Sundays.The band are mostly teenagers, I think.Hurry up — it's almost time for school.Almost everyone knows how Tom got his Aunt Polly's fence painted. Almost a third of the freshmen said they were working during the summer vacation.They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless. 24．countThe boy can count (up) to 100.They are counting the books they collected.There are ten people, not counting the guide.Every second counts.In sport what really counts is not the winning but the playing.W e count her as one of our oldest friends.25．concentrateW e must concentrate our attention on efficiency(效率).W e must concentrate our efforts on improving education.She couldn't concentrate on a book very long.Having failed my French exams, I decided to concentrate on science subjects.I can't concentrate on my work with all that noise.26．amountWhat is the amount we owe them?W e need a small amount of fuel.A large amount of money is spent on education.The total cost of repairs amounted to US$100.Keeping what belongs to another amounts to stealing.27．lossHe suffered a temporary loss of memory.His death means a great loss to science.The loss of the first game did not discourage them.I'm at a loss what to do next.Detectives are so far at a loss to explain the reason for his death. 28．gainOur army gained the battle.I gained five pounds in a week.He had gained himself a reputation(声誉) for unfairness.W e all gained from the experience.No pain, no gain.This clock gains five minutes a day.29.dietTheir diet chiefly consists of grain and vegetables.No chocolate, please. I'm on a diet.She is dieting to lose weight.The doctor says I've got to go on a diet.The Japanese diet of rice, vegetables and fish is good for you. 30.get into shapeMy goal this month is to get into shapeHe's taking lots of exercise to get into shape.My cap is out of shape now,as I have been sitting on it.31.make the most ofW e should make the most of our time.He wished to make the most of his opportunity.we can make the most of our wisdom and effort to make Dunhuang stay young and beautiful as long as we can.Let us make the best use of our time, energy, talents, andopportunities to show the best of our Brand(品牌) to the world! "If you cannot have the best, make the best of what you have"32. in the long termIn the long term we hope to make large profits(利润) on it. This is a short-term solution to a long-term problem.It'll be cheaper in the long run to use real leather.。