人教版必修四unit2知识点

Unit2 Working the land

Ⅰ. 常考单词必背

1．struggle vt.&vi. 斗争；拼搏；努力

The old man has been struggling with/against illness.

这位老人一直在与病魔作斗争。

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struggle with sb 与某人搏斗；斗争

struggle against 为抵抗……而斗争(搏斗，抗争)

struggle for 为……努力(斗争)

struggle to one's feet 挣扎(努力)站起来

struggle to do sth 努力做某事

2．disturbing adj. 引起烦恼的；令人不安的

It is very disturbing that we haven't seen him for a long time.

好长时间没见到他，这令我们深感不安。

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disturb vt. 打扰；弄乱；使不安

disturbed adj. 心神不宁的；担心的

3. expand vt.&vi. 使变大；伸展

They tried their best to expand the little firm into a big company；that is，the little firm expanded into a big company.

他们尽力把这家小公司发展成了一家大公司；也就是说，这家小公司发展成了一家大公司。

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(1)expand...into... 把……扩展/发展成……

expand into... 发展成/扩大成……

(2)expansion n. 扩大，膨胀

4．rid vt. 摆脱；除去

It's not easy to rid oneself of a habit.

要改掉一个习惯是不容易的。

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rid...of... 摆脱；除去

get/be rid of 摆脱；除去；处理掉

5．equip vt.&vi.配备；装备

A good education should equip you for life.

良好的教育能使你受用终生。

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(1)equip sb/sth with 用……武装某人；用……装备某物

equip sb/sth for 为……而武装某人；为……而装备某物

be equipped with 配备有……

(2)equipment n. 装备；设备

6．confuse vt. 使迷惑；使为难

He was really confused about the confusing result of the election.

这个令人困惑的选举结果让他非常困惑。

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(1)confuse A with B把A和B混淆

be confused about sth 对……感到困惑

(2) confused adj. 糊涂的；困惑的；混乱的

confusing adj. 令人困惑的；难以理解的

confusion n. 混淆；困惑

7. regret vt. 遗憾；惋惜n. 遗憾；懊悔

Tom regretted telling his parents the thing.

汤姆后悔告诉了父母那件事。

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(1)regret doing...＝regret having done... 后悔做了某事

regret to say/tell/inform... 遗憾地说/告诉/通知……

(2)to one's regret 令某人感到遗憾的是

with regret遗憾地

8. focus n. 焦点；中心点vt. 集中；聚集

She was the focus of everyone's attention.

她是大家注意的焦点。

We need to focus upon the main issues.

我们需要把注意力集中在那些主要问题上。

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focus on 集中(注意力、精力等)于

9. reduce vt. 减少；减缩

Giving up smoking can reduce the risk of heart disease.

戒烟会减少患心脏病的风险。

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reduce to... 减少到……(increase to...增加到……)

reduce by... 减少了……(increase by...增加了……)

be reduced to... 沦落为……(to为介词)

10．comment n. 评论；议论vi.&vt. 表达意见；作出评论

People were commenting on her gifts and abilities.

人们在评论她的天资和能力。

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comment on＝make comments on＝make a comment on 就……发表看法/评论

Ⅱ. 高频短语必会

1．thanks to 幸亏；由于；因为

Thanks to your timely help，I got rid of him smoothly.

多亏你及时的帮助，我顺利地摆脱了他。