人教版高中英语必修五Unit2TheUnitedKingdom知识讲解

高中英语学习材料madeofjingetiejiUnit 2 The United Kingdom编稿：牛新阁审稿：王春霞目标认知重点词汇divide, clarify, accomplish, conflict, convenience, attract, influence, arrange, delight, 小词简析重点短语consist of, refer to，credit/ to one’s credit，break away (from), leave out, take the place of, break down重点句型find + n./ pro. +宾语补足语知识讲解重点词汇divide【原句回放】England can be divided into three main areas. 英国被分为三个主要地区。

【点拨】divide 分开，分配常用搭配：divide ... into... 把......分成......A line of trees divides the garden in half. 一行树把花园分隔成两半。

Divide this line into 20 equal parts.把这条线分成20个相等的部分。

Let’s divide ourselves into several groups. 我们分成几个小组吧。

【拓展】divide与separate1) divide指把一个整体分成几部分，通常按比例划分。

2）separate 指把原来结合在一起或混杂的东西分开，东西原来没有统一性，有时含有“强行分开”之意。

Divide the money among the six of you. 这笔钱你们六个人分。

We’d better separate the good ones from the bad ones. 我们最好把好的和坏的分开。

She doesn’t want to be separated from him. 她不想和他分开。

clarify【原句回放】You can clarify this problem if you study British history. 如果你学习英国的历史，你就能阐明这个问题。

【点拨】clarify vt. & vi.澄清，阐明；使（液体）澄清Could you clarify your remarks? 你能澄清一下你的话吗？An example will help to clarify what I mean. 举个例子来阐明我的意思。

His mind suddenly clarified. 他的脑子突然清醒过来。

【拓展】clarification n.澄清，解释记忆提示：clarify可以看成是clear + -ify（使得，变成）变化而来，注意去掉了clear 中的字母e。

所以clarify的英语释义是：to make something clearer or easier to understand。

accomplish【原句回放】Happily this was accomplished without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well. 值得高兴的是，当苏格兰的詹姆士国王统治英格兰和威尔士时，在没有冲突的情况下就顺利实现了。

【点拨】accomplish vt. 完成，实现，达到The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished.计划的第一部分已毫无风险地完成了。

He can accomplish more in a day than any other worker in his team.他一天能完成的工作比他队上其他的工人都多。

The explorers accomplished the difficult voyage to the Antarctic in four weeks.这些探险队员在四周内完成了到南极的艰难航程。

conflict【原句回放】Happily this was accomplished without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well. 值得高兴的是，当苏格兰的詹姆士国王统治英格兰和威尔士时，在没有冲突的情况下就顺利实现了。

【点拨】conflict vi. & n.冲突，矛盾常用短语in conflict with （与......）有矛盾、不一致come into conflict 发生冲突I had rung a few friends, and been given a great deal of conflicting advice.我给几个朋友打了电话，得到了许多互相矛盾的建议。

We cannot ignore the conflict between two cultures. 我们无法忽视两种文化的冲突。

She found herself in conflict with her husband over their son’s education.她发现在儿子的教育方面与丈夫有分歧。

John often comes into conflict with his boss. 约翰经常与老板有冲突。

convenience【原句回放】England is the largest of the four countries and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zones. 英格兰是这四个国家中最大的。

为了方便起见，它大致可以划分为三个地区。

【点拨】convenience n.方便，便利，合适When and where will it suit your convenience for our next meeting?我们下次何时何处见面你更方便呢？The folding bed is a great convenience. 折叠床是很方便的东西。

常用短语：for convenience 为了方便起见at one’s convenience 在某人方便的时候We use a credit card for convenience. 为了方便起见，我们用信用卡。

Please come at your convenience. 你方便时就来。

【拓展】convenient adj.便利的, 方便的注意：convenient 作表语时，其主语不能是人，只能用表示事物的词语或it作形式主语。

其句型为：it is convenient for sb. to do sth. 某人方便做某事。

When would it be convenient for you to go? 什么时候你去方便呢？Will three o’clock be convenient for you? 三点钟对你方便吗？We must arrange a convenient time and place for the meeting.我们必须安排一个便利的时间和地点开会。

attract【原句回放】It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors. 遗憾的是，建于十九世纪的工业城市不能吸引游客。

【点拨】attract vt. 吸引；引起（注意、兴趣等）常用搭配：attract sb. to sth. 某物吸引某人，吸引某人到......What attracted me most to the job was the chance to travel.这份工作最吸引我的地方是有旅行的机会。

This proposal has attracted a lot of attention. 这份建议引起很多关注。

【拓展】1）attraction n.吸引；吸引力；具有吸引力的人或事物Buckingham Palace is a major tourist attraction. 白金汉宫是个重要的旅游景点。

Such a style has no attraction for her. 这种风格对她没有吸引力。

2）attractive adj. 有吸引力的，引人注目的influence【原句回放】The third, the Vikings, influenced the vocabulary and place-names of the North of England... 第三是斯堪的纳维亚人，他们对词汇以及英格兰北部的地名造成了一定的影响......【点拨】influence vt.影响，作用于n. 影响力；感化力常用短语：influence sb. to do sth影响某人做某事influence on/ upon... 对......有影响under the influence of 受......的影响Research has shown that the weather can influence people’s behavior.研究显示天气会影响人的行为。

My teacher influenced my decision to study science.我的老师影响了我学理科的决定。

Those friends are a bad influence on her. 这些朋友对她有不良影响。

He committed the crime under the influence of drugs. 他受毒品的影响犯了罪。

【拓展】区别：affect/ effect/ influence1）influence用作动词或名词，主要指通过间接、不易察觉的方式对人的行动、思想、性格等产生潜移默化的影响。

2）affect 只作动词，指“产生的影响之大足以引起变化”,着重“影响”的动作。

3）effect 多用作名词，着重指影响的“结果、效力、作用”。

Influenced by a high-school biology teacher, he took up the study of medicine.在中学的一个生物老师的影响下，他从事了药物研究。