选修8-UNIT4-词汇讲解

Unit+4Pygmalion

1．hesitate vi.犹豫，踌躇

A gentleman (G) passes and hesitates for a moment.(教材P29)这时有位先生(简称G)从这儿路过，他迟疑了片刻。

She is still hesitating about/over sending her son to college.对于送儿子上学这件事，她仍在犹豫。

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need any more information.

hesitate to do sth.做某事犹豫不决

hesitate about/over(doing) sth.对……犹豫不决

hesitate (about)＋疑问词＋to do sth.是否做……犹豫不决

hesitation n．踌躇；犹豫

have no hesitation in doing sth.毫不踌躇/毫不犹豫地干某事

without hesitation毫不踌躇/毫不犹豫地；立即

eg.She had no hesitation in helping me with my English.＝She helped me with my English without hesitation. 她毫不犹豫地帮我学习英语。

(2013·长春高二检测)Please don't ________ to contact me if you want to know about more detailed information about this terrible accident.

A．determine B．hesitate C．attempt D．require

【解析】hesitate to do sth.“不愿做某事；对做某事有顾虑”；determine to do sth.“决定/决心做某事”；attempt to do sth.“尝试做某事”；require sb.to do sth.“要求/规定某人做某事”。B项最符合语境。

2．classify vt.编排，分类，归类

Simply phonetics studied and classified from people's own speech.(教材P29)

对人的发音进行研究、分类，如此而已。

People who work in libraries spend a lot of time classifying books.

Eggs are classified according to size.

classify...as...把……判定为(归类为)…… classify...into...把……分为……

classified adj.分类的；归类的 classification n．[U]分类；分级[C]类别；等级

Patients are classified into three categories.病人被归为三种类型。3．remark n．谈论；言论；评述vt.&vi.谈论；评论；说起

You can place a man by just a few remarks.(教材P29)

你可以仅仅通过几句话就判断出对方是哪个地方的人。

What did you mean by that last remark?

你最后那句话是什么意思？

A local newspaper remarked that car accidents were on the decrease due to the forceful law.

make remarks on/about对……做出评论

remark on/upon对……评论

remarkable adj.引人注目的；不寻常的，非凡的

be remarkable for 以……著称

The judges remarked on the high standard of entries for the competition.评委们说明了参赛的高标准。

The area is remarkable for its scenery. 这一地区以其优美的景色而引人瞩目。

选择：A large number of foreign media made good ________ about the 18th National Congress of CPC.

A．appointments B．choices C．remarks D．promises

【解析】make remarks about...“对……做出评论”。make appointments“约定”；make choices“做出选择”；make promises“承诺”。【答案】 C

4．betray vt.出卖；背叛；泄露(秘密)；露出……迹象

But they betray themselves every time they open their mouths.(教材P29)

betray sb./sth.(to sb.)(向某人)出卖某人/(向某人)泄露某事

betray oneself暴露出本来面目

betray one's trust辜负某人的信任

betray one's country背叛祖国

She was terrified of saying something that would make her betray herself.

I won't betray his trust. 我不会辜负他对我的信任。

She would not betray his secrets to me. 她不会把他的秘密泄露给我。

5．condemn vt.谴责；判刑；宣告……有罪(与to连用)；迫使……接受(困境)；使……注定...the English that will condemn her to the gutter to the end of her days.(教材P30)

……那一口英语使她注定要在贫民窟里待一辈子。

World opinion condemned the aggressor's provocation. 世界舆论谴责侵略者的挑衅。

condemn sb.to sth.

迫使某人接受困境(或不愉快的状况)