人教版英语必修四单词、短语、重难点总结

人教版英语必修四单词、短语、重难点总结

Unit1

（一）重点单词

1. achievement n. 成就；功绩

They are proud of their children’s achievements.

他们对于孩子们的成绩感到骄傲。

Although we have made some achievements, we still have a long way to go.

虽然我们已经取得了一些成就，但是我们仍然还有很长的路要走。

Even a small success gives you a sense of achievement.

即使是小小的成功也会给你一种成就感。

知识拓展

achieve v. (凭长期努力)达到（某目标、地位、标准）；完成

He achieved his success after several years’ hard work.

经过几年的艰苦工作，他终于成功了。

I have achieved only half of what I had hoped to do.

我仅完成了我希望做到的一半。

2. connection n. 连接；关系；联系

Do you believe that there is a connection between smoking and a heart disease?

你相信吸烟与心脏病有关系吗？

The machine won’t work because of a faulty connection.

由于一个地方连接不对，机器无法运转。

He asked me many questions in connection with life in Britain.

他问了我许多与英国生活有关的问题。

His dismissal has no connection with the quality of his work.

他被解雇一事与他的工作质量无关。

知识拓展

connect v. 连接；把……联系起来；衔接

The two cities are connected by a railway.

这两个城市由铁路相连。

A new road was built to connect this town to / with New York.

新修了一条马路将这个小镇与纽约连接起来。

The discussion is connected with the incident.

这次讨论与这件事有关。

3. behave vi. & vt.（举止或行为）表现behaviour n. 态度；行为；举止

He behaved badly towards the guests.

他对客人们很不礼貌。

How is your new car behaving?

你的新车性能怎样？

She behaves as if/though nothing had happened.

她显得像是什么事也没发生过。

Behave yours elf; don’t make a fool of yourself.

注意你的举止，别闹出笑话来。

Their behaviour towards me shows that they don’t like me.

他们对我的态度说明他们不喜欢我。

4. worthwhile adj. 值得的，值得干的，值得花时间/金钱/精力的

Helping the disabled is a worthwhile activity.

帮助残疾人是一项很有意义的活动。

The smile on her face made it all worthwhile.

她脸上的笑容使得这一切都非常值得。

It’s worthwhile taking / to take the trouble to explain a job fully to new employees.

给新雇员详细解释一下工作要求，费点事也是值得的。

词语辨析: worthwhile / worth / worthy

worth 作形容词时，意为“值得……的；有……价值的”，只能作表语，其后一般接动词-ing的主动形式来表达被动含义，或与表示价值方面的词连用，常用well修饰。

worthy可作表语或定语，用作定语时，意思是“有价值的；值得尊敬的”；用作表语时，意思是“值得……的；应得到……的”其结构为be worthy of sth. / being done; be worthy to be done.

The laptop is worth 10,000 yuan and it is well worth buying.

这台笔记本电脑值一万元，但很值得买。

It’s a worthy cause and is worthy of our hardw orking.

这是一份高尚的事业，值得我们努力。

He who does his duty is worthy of being praised/ worthy to be praised.

凡是忠于职守的人都值得赞扬。

5. observe v. 观察；观测；看到；注意到；遵守；庆祝observation n. 观察力；言论

She spent years observing and recording their daily activities.

她花了多年时间观察并记录它们的日常活动。

She observed that all that chairs were already occupied.

她发现所有的椅子都有人坐了。

He observed a stranger hanging around the store.

他看到一个陌生人在商店附近闲逛。

She observed someone open the door.