模块一 unit2 单词讲解(第一部分)教师

1.act [c] 1) (戏剧的)一幕2) 行动，行为3)法案

Act 5 Scene 2 第五幕第二场

a foolish act 愚蠢的举动

Parliament has passed an Act国会通过了一项法令

v. 行动，动作，表现

The time for thinking is past, we must now act.

思考的时间过去了, 我们现在必须行动

The soldier acted like a real hero. 那个士兵的举动像一个真正的英雄。vt/vi 演（角色）；演（戏剧）

He acted in two plays. 他在两个剧中扮演角色。

act as 担任…职务He acted as an monitor. 他担任班长。.

2. frightened adj. (感到)恐惧的、(感到)害怕的

frighten v.使惊吓、使惊恐

frighten sb.恐吓某人

Don't frighten her. She's just a little girl. 别吓唬她。她只是个小女孩。

The dog tried to frighten us, but it failed. 这条狗想吓唬我们，但是失败了。frightening, frightened是frighten的分词形式，也可以说是形容词形式。frightening令人惊恐的、恐怖的

frightened (感到)恐惧的、(感到)害怕的

He is frightened at the frighting news. 他对这个令人害怕的消息感到害怕。The film is very frightening. 这部影片非常恐怖。

The frightened children were calling for their mothers.

受惊的孩子们呼喊着找妈妈。

be frightened of... 害怕……

The little girl is not frightened of dogs. 这个小女孩不怕狗。

be frightened by... 被……吓坏(吓一跳)

She was frightened by the shadow of the tree. 她被树影吓坏了。

be frightened at... 看到……感到惊恐

She was frightened at the sight that he was drowned.

她看到他被淹死的情景感到恐惧。

be frightened to do sth. 害怕做某事

She was very frightened to look down from the top floor of the building.

她很害怕从那栋建筑物的顶楼往下看。

3.be supposed to 应该，被期望

be not supposed to 意为“不应当”，此用法与ought(not) to/should (not)have done用法相同。

He is supposed to arrive before six o’clock.

在教室里是不准踢足球的. You're not supposed to play football in the classroom. suppose v. 推想, 假设, 猜想

我猜想将会下雨。I suppose it will rain.

was/were supposed to do 常用来表示“本应该（发生而实际上并未发生）”，有时也可使用was/were supposed to have done 表示过去本应该发生而实际未发生的事。

We were supposed to arrive at 6, but we were late.

He was supposed to have told me about it.

4.bend (bent, bent) v. （使）弯曲

The branches bent in the wind. 树枝被风吹弯了。

He bent to touch the dog.

be bent on 专心于

He is bent on his books. 他专心于书。

5. starve vt. & vi. (使)挨饿, 饿死

Because there is no food, the people are starving. 由于没有食品, 所以人们在挨饿。starve to death 饿死

The explorers starved to death in the desert. 探险者们在沙漠中饿死了。

6.sink (sank, sunk) n. 水槽, 水池vi. 沉下, (使)下沉

Sink or swim. 成败靠自己

The ship is sinking. 这船正在下沉。

7. tolerate v. 忍受; 容忍

We cannot tolerate such waste. 我们不能容忍这种浪费现象。

8. behavior n.举止, 行为

good behavior 好行为

9.scene n. 1)[戏剧]一场2)场面, 情景3)景色, 发生地点, 现场

Act 1, Scene 2 第一幕第二场

the scene of the crime. 犯罪现场

a beautiful scene 一幅美丽的景象

10.upset(upset, upset) v. 1)使不高兴, 使苦恼, 使心烦

sth upset sb. 某物使某人不高兴

The news upset him. 这消息使他不高兴。

adj. 心烦的, 不高兴的

He was very upset. 他非常心烦。

be upset at 对…不高兴的

He was upset at not being welcomed. 他对因不受人欢迎而生气。

11. defend v. 1)保卫, 防御；保护；2)辩护; 辩解

defend one's country保卫祖国

She defended herself successfully in court. 她在法庭上成功地为自己进行了辩护。

12. anyhow =anyway adv. 不管怎样, 无论如何，总之

He told me not to buy it, but I bought it anyhow.

他告诉我不要买它, 但不管怎样, 我还是买了。

Anyhow, let us try. 不管怎样，我们试试看。

13. deserve vt. 应受, 应得, 值得

He deserves a reward for his efforts. 他的努力值得奖赏。

He deserved to be punished. 他应受惩罚。

14.explanation n. 解释, 解说, 说明

What is your explanation for being late? 你对你的迟到怎么解释？

explain v. 解释，说明

explain to sb. sth. = explain sth. to sb. 向某人解释某事

He explained the reason to me. 他向我解释原因。

He explained to me how the machine was used. 他向我说明这个机器怎样使用。15. now that 既然,由于