Unit1重点单词、短语、句型梳理

Unit 1重点单词、短语、句型梳理

重点单词

argue

【课文原句】She has argued that wild animals should be left in the wild and not used for ...(Page 2)

【点拨】argue v. 意为"讨论；辩论；争论,争吵"。如:

It is a good topic for you to argue about for hours. The couple of our neighbors are always arguing.

【拓展】★argue所构成的常用搭配有:

argue with sb. about / over sth. 因某事和某人争论/ 争吵;

argue for (doing) sth. 据理力争; argue against (doing) sth. 反对;

argue sb. out of / into (doing) sth. 说服某人(不) 做某事。如:

They are arguing with each other about (over) who should take on the responsibility.

He argued for the right to work in a better condition.

His parents argued him into taking part in the national English oral competition.

★argument n. 争论；辩论,争辩；论据；论点,其常见搭配有:

get into an argument with sb.；win / lose an argument。

【小试牛刀】用适当的介词填空。

1. I’m not going to argue ________ you although I don’t agree with you.

2. They were arguing _________ how to finish the project on time.

3. His teacher tried to argue him ______ carrying out the foolish plan.

Key:1. with 2. about / over3. out of

Observe

【课文原句】She spent years observing and recording their daily activities. (Page 2)

【点拨】observe v. 意为"观察；观测"。如:

The honey keeper spent a very long time observing how bees make honey.

The far side of the moon is difficult for us to observe.

【拓展】observe还可意为"注意到；看到"。

observe sb. do sth. 注意到某人做某事(强调注意到动作的全过程)；observe sb. doing sth. 注意到某人正在做某事(强调注意到动作正在进行)。如:

Please observe the differences between the two pictures.

The students didn’t observe their English teacher enter the classroom. I observed Jack repairing his bike in the yard at that moment.

注意：

★observe sb. do sth. 变为被动语态要加上to: sb. be observed to do sth.。如:

Mr. Smith was observed to go into the mysterious building.

★observe还可意为"遵守；奉行；庆祝,纪念(节日、事件等)"。如:

If everyone observes the traffic regulations, there will be fewer accidents.

Do you observe Christmas Day like us in China?

【小试牛刀】从方框中选择observe的英文释义, 标在相应句子后面的括号内。

A. to see and notice

B. to examine carefully; to study

C. to obey laws and rules

D. to celebrate a traditional holiday

1. They didn’t observe the agreement reached two years ago. ()

2. The teacher observed that Jim wasn’t listening. ( )

3. Professor Yang has been observing the behavior of birds. ( )

4. Where are you going to celebrate the Spring Festival this year? ( )

Key:1. C 2. A 3. B 4. D

behave

【课文原句】... and helped people understand how much they behave like humans. (Page 2)

【点拨】behave v.意为"举动,表现"。如:

It’s hard to train children to behave well at table. If you behave like that, you’ll get yourself disliked.

【拓展】

★behave oneself 举止规矩有礼,检点；

well-behaved守规矩的；badly-behaved不守规矩的。

★behave的名词形式是behavior；

good / bad behavior 良好/ 恶劣行为；

be on one’s best behavior尽量表现得体。

【小试牛刀】

将下面句子翻译成英文。我不在时,孩子们表现好吗？

____________________________________________________________

Key: Did the children behave themselves while I was away?

经典短语

lead a...life

【课文原句】

She is leading abusy life but she says ... (Page 2)

【点拨】lead a ... life意为"过着……的生活"。life前可用不同的形容词poor, rich, busy, peaceful, quiet等来修饰。如:

The Greens are very rich, but they still lead a simple life.

【拓展】表示"过着……的生活"的短语还有live a ... life。如:

She lives a quiet life on the farm which is far from the city.

【小试牛刀】根据中英文提示,完成下列句子。

1.我的父母一直过着忙碌的生活,但他们从不觉得累。

My parents always ____ ____ ____ ____, but they never feel tired.

2.在夏令营里,孩子们过着一种不同于家里的艰苦生活。

In the summer camp, children _____ ____ ____ ____ different from that at home.

Key: 1. lead / live a busy life

2. led / lived a hard life