高二英语Unit 18 Beauty (1)

Unit 18 Beauty (1)

Vocabulary Warm-up elegant adj. having the qualities of grace and beauty；stylish 高雅的；优雅的；讲究的eg:

She has a life of elegant ease.

她过着风雅悠闲的生活。

He was a tall elegant man, silver-haired and beautifully dressed.

She was wearing an elegant black suit.

Vienna is a city of grand public buildings and elegant private ones.

维也纳是一个把宏伟的公共建筑与精美的私人建筑融合一体的城市。

All the dancers looked so elegant as they moved slowly round the room.

所有的舞者在屋里慢慢地转动着，看上去太优雅了。

leave sb. breathless 使……喘不过气来leave 后带复合结构，表示“使……处于某种状态〞结构为：leave + 宾语+ 〔adj./n./doing/p.p/prep./adv.〕

Don’t leave the window open. (adj.)

His parents died early, leaving him an orphan. (n.)

Never leave children playing near water unattended(adj.无人看管的；无人照料的). (doing) They covered him with a blanket, only leaving his eyes exposed. (p.p)

He left his car in the middle of the road. (prep.)

He left the office, leaving the lights on. (adv.)

superior adj. better than average 优于一般水平的，优良的，优秀的

Yao Ming’s fitness and superior technique brought him victory.

姚明的体能和出色的技术使他取得了胜利。

Our aim is to provide our clients with a superior service at all times.

我们的目标是让客户们一直享有一流的服务。

be superior to sb./sth. 比某人/某事物好的、强的

Your computer is far superior to mine.

This candidate is clearly superior to other candidates.

Her knowledge of Chinese literature is superior to mine.

她在中国文学方面比我强。

They claimed that a vegetarian diet was superior to a meat diet.

Lesson 1consistent adj. always staying the same way in your beliefs, attitudes, standards, behavior etc.一致的，始终如一的

To secure our future, we need a consistent economic strategy.

为了未来，我们需要前后一致的经济政策。

We've seen a consistent improvement in the team's performance.

我们已经看到球队表现的不断进步。

be consistent in …一贯做……；一如既往……

He remained consistent in his opposition to anything old.

他始终反对一切旧事物。

be consistent with…和……是一致的；和……是一贯的

These results are consistent with the findings of the previous study.

这些结果和以前的研究结果是一致的。

no longer = not any longer 不再……

He no longer works here.

他不再在此工作了。〔= He doesn’t work here any longer.〕

I’m no longer afraid of him.

我不再怕他了。

No longer are they staying with us. (这个句子采用了完全倒装的格式)

他们将不再和我们待在一起了。

The extra workers won't be needed any longer.

将不再需要额外的员工了。

in preparation for in order to prepare for something 为……作准备

He is practicing every day, in preparation for the ice-skating championship.

In the evening, body temperature begins to decrease in preparation for sleep.

晚上，体温开始下降，为睡眠作准备。

Plans for the new school are now in preparation.

accompany vt. walk or travel with sb. as a companion. 跟随，陪伴

I would like you to accompany me to the shopping center.

Mr. Smith accompanied his manager on a trip to London.

be accompanied by…(注意被动格式中的这个介词by)

Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.

Wherever she goes, she has to be accompanied by a bodyguard.

He was accompanied on the expedition by his wife.

他那次远行有妻子陪同。

Your completed passport application should be accompanied by two recent photographs. 你的全部护照申请资料中应该附有两张近照。

mark v. to write or draw on something, so that someone will notice what you have written 在……上做记号

I've marked the pages you need to look at.

v. to be a sign of an important change or an important stage in the development of something标志

Her latest novel marks a turning point in her development as a writer.

v. 给……打分数

I've got a pile of exam papers to mark.

我有一堆试卷要评阅打分。

n. 污点、记号、分数

His feet left dirty marks all over the floor.

地板上全是他的脏脚印。

Make a mark at the bottom of the page.