必修一 Unit 5 Nelson Mandela

Unit 5 Nelson Mandela- a modern hero
1. devote vt.投入；献身
He devoted himself entirely to music. 他将一生奉献给了音乐。

[重点用法]
devote… to…献身于；专心于
在devote… to…短语中，to是介词，后面接名词或动词-ing。

常见的类似短语还有：
pay attention to（注意……）; stick to（坚持……）; lead to（导致……）; prefer…to （相比……更喜欢……）; look forward to（盼望……）;
2. vote v. 投票（决定）；选举n.投票, 选票,表决, 得票数
[重点用法]
vote down 投票否决；投票击败vote in 投票选出；选举
vote through 表决通过put… to the vote 将……付诸表决
take/have a vote on 对……进行表决vote for/against 投票赞成/反对
3. reward n.报酬，奖金vt.酬谢，给以报答
[典例]
1). He worked hard but without much reward. 他工作很努力，但是报酬很少。

2). He rewarded me with a prize. 他用一个奖励来报答我。

[重点用法]
in rewa rd (for…) 作为（对……的）报酬、报答
give a reward to sb. for sth. 为……给某人报酬、赏金
reward sb. for (doing) sth. 因……报答、奖赏某人
reward sb. with sth. 用……报答、奖赏某人
4. equal adj.平等的；相等的
[重点用法]
be equal to 与……相等
be equal with 与……平等
[练习] 中译英
1). 一单位酒精等于半品脱啤酒。

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2). 他们认为，在上帝眼中穷人和富人是平等的。

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Keys: 1). One unit of alcohol is equal to half a pint of beer.
2). They believe that in the sight of God the poor are equal with the rich. 5. advise v.建议
[重点用法]
advise sb. on sth. 就……给某人出主意advise +n. /pron. 建议……
advise sb. to do sth. 建议某人干……advise (one’s) doing sth. 建议（某人）干……
advise + (that) sb. (should) do
advice n.建议；意见
a piece of advice一条建议
go to sb. for advice = ask sb. for advice向某人寻求建议；征询某人的意见give advice to sb. on sth.就……对某人提供建议
follow sb’s advice = take sb’s advice 接受某人的建议
Ⅳ重点词组
1. be in prison 在狱中，被监禁
[短语归纳]
put…in prison = send…to prison = thr ow …into prison 把……投入监狱
The car thieves have been put in prison. 那些偷车贼都被关进监狱了。

2. out of work失业,出问题
[短语归纳]
in work 有工作
out of breath 上气不接下气out of patience 不耐烦
out of use 没用了out of date 过时
out of order 次序颠倒；出故障out of control 失控
out of danger 脱离危险out of shape 变形
Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见, 心不烦。

3. lose heart 丧失勇气或信心
[短语归纳]
lose one's job 失业lose one's balance 失去平衡
lose one's breath上气不接下气lose one's heart (to sb/sth) 爱上
lose one's life 丧生; 遇害lose face 丢脸; 受屈辱
V 重点句子
1. W e were put in a position in which we had either to accept we were less important, or fight the Government.
我们被置于这样一种境地，或者是被迫承认我们低人一等，或者是与政府作斗争。

[解释] 这是一个主从复合句，in which引导定语从句，修饰先行词position。

类似的名词还有situation, stage, case等，作先行词时，可用where引导定语从句
Can you think of a situation where you once felt embarrassed?
拓展：
2. Only then did we decide to answer violence with violence. 只是在那时我们才决定以暴力对暴力。

[解释]当only修饰状语位于句首时，句子采用部分倒装的结构, 将助动词或系动词提前，放在主语前。

Only yesterday did his father tell him the truth, which was a big surprise to him.
昨天他父亲才把真相告诉他, 这对他真是个令人吃惊的消息.
Only by shouting was he able to make people on the other side of the river hear him.
他只有靠大声喊才能使河对岸的人们听到他的声音。