新世纪大学英语第四册第五单元语言点解析

新世纪大学英语第四册第五单元语言点解析

Language Points for Unit 5

1. publicity: n. public notice or attention

e.g. We have planned an exciting publicity campaign with our advertisers.

T:她的新剧作获得广泛宣传。

(=Her new play has attracted a lot of publicity.)

Collocations:

gain/get/receive publicity 取得名气；引人注目

seek publicity 追求名气

avoid public ity 避免引人注目

extensive/wide publicity 广为宣传

2. accompany: vt. go with someone or to be provided or exist at the same time as something

e.g. Warships will accompany the convoy.

He was accompanied on the expedition by his wife.

3. adverse: a. having a negative or harmful effect on something

e.g. So far the drug is thought not to have any adverse effects.

T: 他的健康因气候影响而严重受损.

(=His health was adversely affected by the climate.)

CF: adverse, opposite & contrary

这些形容词均含“相反的，对立的”意思。

adverse 通常指违害利益的、不友好的等，侧重分歧。

opposite 指位置、方向、行动或想法等完全相反。

contrary 一般指与某种主张、看法或行为等正好相反，隐含否定一方并不意味着肯定另一方的意味。

(Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary.

(1) ______ to popular opinion, I don't dye my hair! (contrary)

(2) They received a lot of ______ publicity/criticism about the changes. (adverse)

(3) His political position is _______ to ours. (opposite)

(4) She's turned out to be the exact _______ of what everyone expected. (opposite)

(5) The match has been cancelled due to ______ weather conditions. (adverse)

(6) My father is a very calm person, but my mother is just the _____. (opposite)

(7) ______ to all our expectations, he's found a well-paid job and a nice girlfriend. (Contrary)

4. chase: v. follow rapidly in order to catch

e.g. The police car was going so fast, it must have been chasing someone.

She was chasing (after) a man who had snatched her bag.

T: 他追赶窃贼却未捉住。

(＝He chased (after) the burglar but couldn't catch him.)

Patterns:

chase after fame 追求名望

chase …out of 把……赶出

5. ironic: a. using or expressing irony; full of irony

e.g. It is ironic that although many items are now cheaper to make, fewer people can afford to buy them.

T:发生这样的事情颇有讽刺意味。

(=This is a very ironic(al) thing to happen.)

NB:

ironic 是irony 的形容词形式，也可写为ironical，其副词形式为ironically, 意为“说反话地, 讽刺地”。

6. style: n. a way of doing something, especially one which is typical of a person, group of people, place or period

e.g. His office is very special in style, with no decoration.

T: 典型的英国生活方式

(=a typically British style of living)

Patterns:

the latest style 最新款式

in style 华丽地，时髦地

lack style 缺乏风度

7. portrait: n. a painting, photograph, drawing, etc. of a person or, less commonly, of a group of people

e.g. She's commissioned an artist to paint her portrait/paint a portrait of her.

T:(插入声音文件portrait)

(=She had her portrait painted.)

Collocations:

make/paint a portrait 画肖像

pose/sit for one’s portrait 摆好姿势让人画像

a family portrait 全家画像

a full-length portrait 全身像

8. turn away: refuse to give one’s sympathy, help, or support to

e.g. The civil administration promises that they would not turn away anyone who comes to the