上海牛津高二第二学期unit1Reading Language points

2. former
adj. of a person who had a particular status or position in the past
以前的，从前的 • Bill Clinton, the former president of the USA, was born in 1946.
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• It is ridiculous to wear a suit and a pair of trainers at the same time. 西服配运动鞋一起穿很可笑。
ridicule (n. / v.) 戏弄，嘲笑
17. endure
(vt.) 忍受，忍耐
• endure pain /suffering /hardship /cold 忍受痛苦/苦难/艰苦/寒冷 我不能容忍他的无理行为。 • I cannot endure his unreasonable action.
6. cosmetic
(c.n.) 化妆品
(a.) cosmetic 化妆用的；美容的 cosmetic surgery 整容外科手术
= plastic surgery
• Some educators are concerned that cosmetic surgery is becoming more and more popular among the youth.
幸免于那次严重事故之后, 那人对人生有了新的 看法。
14. horrendous (adj.)
terrible; extremely shocking 可怕的 • After receiving a horrendous haircut, the woman decided to sue(起诉) the hair salon.
compliment (vt.) sb on sth. • compliment sb on his courage
5. Look one’s best to be the most attractive 看上去最美 • She put on her finest clothes hoping to look her best at the ball.
endurable (adj.) 可忍的，能持久的 endurance (n.) 忍耐，耐劳，忍耐力 enduring (adj.) 持久的，耐久的
18. considerable (adj.) 相当多(或大，重要)的 considerate (adj.) 考虑周全的
• The farmers suffered a considerable loss because of the stormy weather. 暴风雨天气使农民们蒙受了巨大损失。 你真是考虑周全把座位让给我。 • It is considerate of you to give your seat to me.
• This kind of material is not easy to stretch. 这种材料不容易拉伸。
stretch (n.) 伸长，伸展 stretcher (n.) 担架
16. ridiculous (adj.)
very silly and unreasonable 荒谬的，可笑的
15. stretch (v.) to make sth longer, wider or looser,
often by pulling it 拉长，撑大 stretch one’s arms / legs stretch ear lobes 拉耳垂 stretch the lips 拉嘴唇 neck-stretching 拉长脖子 • • • •
alternation (n.) 改变，改动 alternative (adj.) 引起改变的
22. issue
(n.) 争议的问题，发行物 • The key issue they are concerned about is whether students should wear school uniforms. • The latest issue of this magazine sells well. (v.) 发行， 出版，颁布 • issue an order • issue a statement 发布命令
quaintly (adv.) quaintness (n.)
21. alter
(vt.) 改变，改动 • This machine must be altered to meet the new needs. (vi.) 变样，改变 • Our village has greatly altered since liberation.
• The manager tried very hard to make sure that each task fitted his employees’ abilities.
经理尽量做到人尽其才。 fit (adj.) 适合的 The food was not fit for human consumption. 这种食物不适合人类的消费。
10. obsession (n.) the state in which a person is
completely filled with thoughts of sth or someone, and cannot think of anything else 痴迷，着魔
• He used to have an obsession with computer games. 他过去痴迷于玩电脑游戏。
former ---- latter 前者 — 后者
3. start with ...
从……开始=begin with
• Let’s start with this lesson. 开幕典礼从主席的演讲开始。 • The opening ceremony started with the chairman’s speech.
(v.) 指出，指向
to 指向 point at 指着
20. quaint (adj.) attractive and unusual,
especially in an old-fashioned way 稀奇的，古怪的，古色古香的 • I am looking forward to taking a trip to Lijiang, a quaint and charming old town. (奇特而迷人的古城)
9. emphasis (n.) 强调 put /lay /place (great) emphasis on sth.
emphasize (vt.) = stress, put emphasis on
他强调了谨慎驾车的重要性。 • He emphasized the importance of careful driving.
4. compliment
(n.) admiration, praise 赞美
compliment on sth.
• Mary likes to hear compliments on her appearance.
• After class the teacher expressed her compliments on my writing.
19. point (n.) purpose or aim (of sth)
意义,目的
• There’s little (no) point in reciting grammatical rules without understanding them. 不加理解的背诵语法规则根本没有意义。
point (n.) 分数，得分，小数点，尖端
由你来决定。
8. regardless of : paying no attention to 不管，不顾
• regardless of the wind or rain • regardless of the consequence
无论多么困难，这个项目必须在下周一完成。
• Regardless of the difficulty, the project must be finished by next Monday.
12. current (adj.) present, happening now 现行的,目前的 • current issues / problems / prices
目前的议题/问题/价格
• Watching TV news is an excellent way to keep informed of current affairs. 看电视新闻是了解时事的绝好途径。
13. perspective (n.) 远景；观点，看法
• see the events in their historical perspective
用历史的观点看待这些事件。
• After surviving the terrible accident, the man gained a new perspective on life.
9. emphasis (n.) 强调 put /lay /place (great) emphasis on sth. • Some schools put/ lay/ place great emphasis on language study. 有些学校极注重语言学习。 他很注重独立学习。 • He puts great emphasis on independent learning.
obsess (vt.) 使着迷
be obsessed with / by
对…迷恋/着迷；沉迷于…
11. fit (vt.) to match or be suitable for sth. 符合
• fit one’s actions to one’s words 言行一 致 • Does the key fit the lock? 这把钥匙能开这把锁吗?
7. It’s up to sb. to do sth. 做某事是某人的职责（或责任）； 要不要做某事由某人决定 It’s up to us to help those in need.
我们有责任帮助那些有困难的人。
A: Where shall we go this weekend? B: It’s up to you.
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1. go to (great) lengths to do = make efforts to do 不遗余力做…… • They went to great lengths to keep the secret.
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他们不遗余力地保守这个秘密。