选修9Unit2

选修9 Unit 2

一、词汇知识

1．mercy n. 怜悯；宽恕；仁慈；幸运，侥幸

at the mercy of 任……摆布，受……支配

（1）Gone are the days when we were at the mercy of the weather .

我们靠天气吃饭的日子一去不复返了。

（2）I’m not going to put myself at the mercy of the bank . 我不想任由银行摆布。

show mercy to sb. 对某人表示怜悯＝have mercy on/upon sb.

They are praying God to have mercy on them.

without mercy 残忍地 beg (for)/ask for mercy 乞求/请求原谅

It’s a mercy that …幸亏…

It’s a mercy that she wasn’t seriously hurt.

2．horizon n. 地平线；视野，眼界

on/below the horizon 在地平线上/下

broaden/widen one’s horizons 开阔眼界，拓宽视野

She wanted to travel to broaden / widen her horizons.

3．nowhere adv. 无处，哪里都不

nowhere else 没有别的地方

Nowhere else can you find a more beautiful place.

get/go nowhere（使）无进展或一事无成

It’s a good idea but it will get nowhere without more financial support.

这个主意不错，但如果没有更多的财政支持是不会成功的。

nowhere to be found/seen/nowhere in sight 不可能找到或看见The children were nowhere to be seen .

nowhere near 离…远；根本不，远不（如）

(1) He lives nowhere near London .

(2) John is nowhere near as fit as I am . 约翰远不如我健康。

4．reference n. 参考

make reference to sb./sth. 提到，说到

He made no reference to what happened to him yesterday .

for reference 作为参考/查阅

I put down his telephone number for future reference .

我记下了他的电话号码以备将来用得着。

in/with reference to 关于 reference book 参考书；工具书

refer vi. 谈到，涉及

refer to 谈到，提起；涉及，与……有关；参考，查阅

refer to sb./sth. as…把…称作…

refer… to…将…送交给…（以求获得帮助等）

(1) My doctor referred me to a specialist . 我的医生让我去找一位专家诊治。

(2) The case was referred to the Court of Appeal . 这个案子被送交到上诉法院。5．update vt. 更新；改造；使现代化

update sth. 更新/改进某物

We advise you to update the software . 我们建议你对软件进行升级。

update sb. on sth . 向某人提供关于某事的最新信息

I called the office to update them on the day’s development .

我给办公室打电话告诉他们当天最新的发展。

6．tendency n. 倾向；趋势

have a tendency to do sth. 倾向于做某事，往往会做某事He has a tendency to talk much when drunk . 他喝醉了酒往往唠叨。

have a tendency to/towards 有……的倾向

She has a strong natural tendency towards caution . 她天生喜欢小心谨慎。

There is a(n) growing/increasing tendency for sb. to do sth .

There is a growing tendency for people to work at home instead of in offices.

人们越来越倾向于在家而不是在办公室工作。

tend vi. 往往会；走向；趋向

tend to do sth. 易于做某事，往往会做某事

Women tend to live longer than men.

tend to/towards 有…的倾向

His views tend towards the extreme . 他的观点趋于偏激。

7．deposit vt. 放；（把钱）存入银行 n. 订金，押金；存款

(1)Now people seldom deposit their money and valuables in their home safe .

现在人们很少把钱和贵重物品放在自家的保险柜里。

(2)I deposited 200 dollars in my account this morning .

pay a deposit on sth. 付某物的订金/押金

make a deposit 存款 eg.I’d like to make a deposit.

8．thirst n. 渴，口渴；渴望 v. 感到口渴，渴望，渴求

a thirst for knowledge/power etc . 对知识/权力等的渴望

thirst (vi.) for sth. 渴望，渴求（某物）

thirsty adj.口渴的；渴望的 be thirsty for sth. 渴望，渴求某物9．tear v. 撕破；扯破 (tore—torn)

Take care ! The paper tears easily . 当心！这纸很容易撕破的。

tear up 撕碎

tear apart 撕开，扯开

tear at 撕扯

The children were screaming and tearing at each other’s hair.