Unit 1 Living Well单词

Unit 1 Living Well单词·巧记·典句·考点

disability [dɪsə'bɪlɪtɪ] n. 伤残；无力；无能

【巧记】dis（否定前缀）-ability（能力）.口诀：没能力即“残疾”。

【典句】Do you know anyone with a mental or physical disability?

【考点】可用作可数名词和不可数名词，用作可数名词表“残疾”；用作不可数名词表“无能、劳动能力丧失”。

【记忆链】able ['eɪb(ə)l] a. 能够；有能力的

ability [ə'bɪlɪtɪ] n. 能力；才能

unable['eɪb(ə)l]adj.不能的，不能胜任的

disable [dɪs'eɪbl]vt. 1. 使失去能力[(+from)] 2. 使伤残

disabled [dɪs'eɪb(ə)ld]adj.伤残的

enable [ʌn 'eɪbl]vt.使某人能够做某事；使某事成为可能

【活用】

1) Mr. Hill lost his legs while he was in the army, so he became a _____person.

A. disable

B. disabled

C. disability D unable

2) The students in the pictures each have ____ _______.

答案：1) B 2) a disability

hearing ['hɪərɪŋ]n. 听力；听觉

【巧记】hear--ing.口诀：听见加-ing是“听力”。

eyesight ['aɪsaɪt] n. 视力

【巧记】eye-sight.口诀：眼睛视线—视力，视觉。

2. ambition [æm'bɪʃ(ə)n]n. 雄心；野心

【巧记】am-bit-ion.“野心”是一点点积累起来的。谐音--俺必胜。口诀：你要有“俺必胜”“雄心”。

【典句】Her son was filled with ambition to become a great inventor.

她儿子一心想成为伟大的发明家。

【考点】1）ambitious：[æm'biʃəs]adj. 有雄心的；有野心的【巧记】ambitio(n)-us. 口诀：我们是有“有雄心的”。

2）常用结构：

One’s ambition is to do sth. 某人的理想就是……

have no ambition to do sth. 没有精力做某事

be ambitious for [power, social position, etc.] 极欲获得[权力, 社会地位等]

be ambitious of success渴望成功

be ambitious to serve the people一心想为人民服务

【活用】用适当形式填空：

1) His __________ is to sail around the world.

2) As ___ ________ leader, he wants to guide the local people to lead a happy life.

答案：1) ambition 2) an ambitious

3. beneficial adj. 有益的；受益的

【巧记】benefi(t)( 益处)+ cial(形容词后缀)。

【考点】1）常用短语：be beneficial to sb./ sth.对……有益

=be of benefit to sb./ sth.

2）benefit v. &n.有助于；受益；利益，好处。【巧记】ben-e-fit.口诀：奔（ben）跑的姨(e)有“健康的”(fit)身体，终身“受益”。

benefit from从……中受益（A benefits B = B benefits from A）

Thousands of patients have benefited greatly from this treatment.

= This treatment has benefited thousands of patients.

3) for the benefit of为了……(的利益)

get/gain/receive a benefit 得到好处

have the benefit of (sth.) 拥有……的好处

【活用】翻译句子：阳光对植物有益。

1）Sunshine __ __ ______ ___ plants.

2）Sunshine ___ ________ ___ plants.

3）Sunshine __________ plants.

4）Plants _______ _____ sunshine.

答案：1）is of benefit to 2）is beneficial to 3）benefits 4）benefits from

The new regulations will be ___________us all.

A. great beneficial to

B. greatly beneficial to

C. great benefit to

D. of greatly benefit to

key：B. be of great benefit to= be greatly beneficial to

。

4. in other words 换句话说

=that is to say

【典句】You can stay at home and needn’t come here any longer. In other words, you are fired.你可以在家呆着以后都不用来了。也就是说，你被解雇了。

【词卡】in a word=in one word总而言之

in word 口头上

in words用语言

have a word with sb.与某人谈话

have words with 与某人争吵

get in a word 插话

keep one’s word 守信用; 履行诺言

【活用】从以上短语中选择适当的短语填空。

1. I found it hard to convey my feelings _____.

2. His wife is my daughter, _____, I am his mother-in-law.

3. Let us not work hard _____, but in deed.

4. _____, then, we should improve our service.

答案：: 1. in words 2. in other words 3. in word 4. In a word

5. adapt [ə'dæpt]vt. 使适应；改编;vi. 适应

【巧记】ad--apt ; 联想：ad广告，apt易于...的。口诀：广告易于“适应”。

【考点】1）常用搭配：

adapt to 适合（to是介词）

adapt sb. / sth. to ... 使某人/某事物适应…… （其中to为介词）

adapt (oneself) to ... (使自己)适应/习惯于……（to是介词）

adapt ... for ... 为……而改编

adapt from ... 根据……改编

adapt sth. for sth. from sth.根据某事将……改编成……