高中英语新人教版Unit 2 词汇拓展

必修二Unit 4 词汇拓展

Section A Listening and Speaking

1、be similar to

教材原句

Why do you think William said his hometown was similar to Qufu?你认为为什么威廉说他的家乡和曲阜很像?

要点必记

be similar in在.....方面相似

be the same as与.......相同

be different from与.....不同

be different in在.....方面不同

词语积累

similarity n.相似点;类似

2、Achilles’ heel 致命的弱点

要点必记

英语中常用的习语:

pull one's leg同某人开玩笑

fish out of water因环境不熟悉而感到不舒服或尴尬的人

fly off the handle大发雷霆

be over the moon欣喜若狂

laugh one's head off大笑不止，狂笑不已

be all ears全神贯注地听，洗耳恭听

child's play很容易的事

green fingers园艺技能

last straw救命稻草

an early bird早起的人

a wet blanket扫兴的人或事

a lucky dog幸运儿

a tough nut难对付的人

Section B Reading and Thinking

1、puzzle n 智力游戏；疑问vt 迷惑；使困惑；

教材原句

Getting to know a little bit about British history will help you solve this puzzle.了解一点英国历史将有助于你解决这个难题。

要点必记

solve a puzzle解决难题

in a puzzle不知如何是好，感到困惑

puzzle over/about苦苦思索

crossword puzzle填字游戏

词语积累

Puzzlement n.迷惑，困惑

puzzled adj.感到迷惑的

puzzling adj.令人迷惑的

说明:-ing形容词常说明事物的性质;-ed形容词常说明人的感受或修饰人的表情、声音等。

2、join …to …把…和…连接起来

要点必记

join A to/and B把A和B连接起来

connect... to/with/and...把..... 与...连接起来(具体含义)

join in参加;加入

join (with) sb. in doing sth.和某人一起做某事

3、break away （from sb /sth ）脱离；背叛；逃脱

教材原句

Finally, in the 20th century, the southern part of Ireland broke away from the UK ,which resulted in the full name we have today..

最后，在20世纪，爱尔兰南部脱离英国,形成了我们今天的全称......

要点必记

break down出故障;垮掉;失败

break into强行闯入

break in (强行进入)打断,搅扰

break through突破

break out (战争、火灾等)突然发生，爆发

break up (团体)解散; (关系)破裂

4、result in 导致，造成

教材原句

Finally, in the 20th century, the southern part of Ireland broke away from the UK，which resulted in the full name we have today...最后，在20世纪，爱尔兰南部脱离英国，形成了我们今天的全称…

要点必记

result in导致，造成

result from由于

as a result因此，结果

as a result of由于

5、refer to …as 把…称为…

教材原句

People from the UK are called “British",which means the UK is also often referred to as Britain or Great Britain.

来自英国的人被称为“British”,这意味着英国也经常被称为不列颠或大不列颠。

要点必记

(1) referto指的是;提到;涉及;参考

refer to his experiences谈到他的经历

refer to the problem about society涉及社会问题

refer to a dictionary查字典

refer to your notes参考一下你的笔记

refer ...to.... 把…提交…; 把...归功于....；把.....称作....

(2) for future reference供日后参考

6、belong to 属于（某人）；是…的成员；是…的一部分；

教材原句

The four countries that belong to the United Kingdom work together in some areas. 所属英国的四个部分在一些领域进行了合作

要点必记

belong vi.应在(某处);适应

belongings n. (pl.)所有物;财产，财物

personal belongings个人财物，私人用品

学法点拨

(1) belong to既不能用于被动语态，也不能用于进行时态。但可用belong to的现在分词形式作后置定语。

(2)to是介词，后面可跟名词或代词作宾语。

7、as well as 同；和；还；

教材原句

They use the same flag, known as the Union Jack, as well as share the same currency and military defence.他们使用同样的国旗，即英国国旗，还使用同样的货币和军事防御。

要点必记

A as well as/together with/along with

B +谓语动词+其他，谓语动词的单复数由A 决定

学法点拨

not only A but also B不但A... 而且B ....(强调B )

A as well as

B 不但B.....而且A ..... (强调A)

8、defence n 防御；保卫

要点必记

(1) in defence of 为.....辩护;捍卫，保卫

build up a defence筑起一道防线