选修6unit1单词讲解

选修6 unit 1 Art

IV 重点词汇

1. faith n.信仰；信任；信心

have faith in sb./sth.对某人/某事有信心

lose faith in 不再信任,对…失去信心

be faithful to sb. [sth.] 忠实于某人[某事]

faithful adj.忠实的

faithfully adv.忠实地

1)Having faith in the masses is the requirement by government.

相信群众是对政府的要求。

2)Under no circumstance shall we lost faith in the future.

在任何情况下，我们都不该对未来失去信心。

[练习] 汉译英

1) 他对我的能力很有信心。

_______________________________________________________________________________ 2) 虽然只是一个小挫折，却让露丝对成功失去了信心。

_______________________________________________________________________________ Keys: 1) He has faith in my ability.

2) Though it’s only a small frustration, it made Rose lose faith in success.

2. aim n. 目标；目的；瞄准vi.&vt.瞄准（向某方向）努力

take aim (at) 瞄准

aim at向…瞄准；旨在，针对；志在

aim high胸怀大志; 力争上游

1)What is your aim in life?

你生活的目的是什么?

2)He aimed the gun at the enemy officer．

他用枪瞄准了敌军官。

3)Our factory must aim at developing new models of machines．

我们的工厂必须致力于研制新型机械。

[练习]根据句子的意思在横线上填入适当的词或词组。

1) This anti-smoking campaign mainly___________ (针对)young teenagers．

2) The hunter_____________ （瞄准）the lion and fired

3) He ____________ （力求）at accuracy.

4) He could not ________ （瞄准）straight.

5) He is leading a life without ________（目标，方向）.

Keys:1)aims at 2)aimed at 3) aimed 4) aim 5) aims

3. typical adj. 典型的, 象征性的;不出所料；特有的

be typical of…是…代表; 象征

1) Xianglin Sao is a typical character in Zhufu.典型人物

2) grasp typical cases抓典型

3) It’s typical of her to be late.她这个人就是爱迟到。

[练习] 汉译英

1) 抢挑重担是他的特点。

_______________________________________________________________________________ 2) 温暖，潮湿的气候在南方很典型。

______________________________________________________________________________ Keys: 1) It is typical of him to take hard jobs.

2) Warm and wet weather is very typical in south China.

4. adopt vt. 采用,采纳; 收养

adoption n.采用;收养

形近词: adapt v. 使适应, 改编

adaptation n. 适应, 改编, 改写本

1) In the meeting, all the works agreed to adopt a new idea to reform the factory.

会议中所有员工都同意采纳新意见以改革工厂.

2) Many new couples are eager to adopt the children losing their parents in the earthquake.

许多新夫妇都期望可以收养在地震中失去双亲的孩子.

[练习] 汉译英

1）健康而没有孩子的夫妇依法可以收养一个小孩。

_______________________________________________________________________________

2）这部影片是为了孩子们从一本很受欢迎的小说改编而来

_______________________________________________________________________________

Keys: 1) The healthy couple without children can adopt a child by law.

2) The film was adapted from a popular novel for children.

5. convince vt. 使确信；使信服

convince sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事

convince sb. to do sth.说服某人做某事

be convinced of sth. 相信某事

be convinced that+从句相信某事

1) He was convinced of his error. 他认识了错误

2) He convinced me that I should study law．他劝我应该学法律。

3) It took many hours to convince the court of his guilt．

花费了许多个小时法庭才相信他有罪。

4)We convinced Anne to go by train rather than plane．

我们说服了安妮放弃乘飞机而坐火车走。

【高考考例分析】

To catch up with the times, we must keep ourselves __________of the current news.

A. warned

B. informed

C. convinced

D. accused

[解析] 本题考查四个动词的含义，这四个词都可以与of搭配，warn sb. of sth.警告某人某事，inform sb. of sth.通知某人某事，convince sb. of sth.说服某人相信某事，accuse sb. of sth.指控某人某事。本句译为：为了跟上时代，我们必须使自己知道当前的新闻。

[答案] B

[练习]根据句子的意思在横线上填入适当词或词组。

1) He_____________ me ____ his innocence.

2) After his discussion, I _______________ that I was wrong.

3) It is no use trying _____________ him to quit smoking.

Keys: 1)convinced…of2)was convinced 3)to convince

6. attempt n. 努力；尝试；企图vt.尝试；企图

[重点用法]

attempt sth.试图做……; 努力去执行(完成)某事

attempt to do企图做某事

make an attempt at sth／to do sth.企图做某事

1) The prisoners attempted an escape, but failed. 囚犯企图逃跑，但是失败了

2) An astronaut will attempt to leave the stationary spaceship and then return to it．

一名宇航员将试着离开停着的宇宙飞船，然后再回到里面去。