选修10 Units1-5全册知识点汇总（新人教版）
holy grail重要词汇讲解
Unit 1
honor
[u]荣誉，光荣；[c]光荣的事，引以为豪的事
常用词组：
on my honor “以我的荣誉担保”
have the honor of doing sth. “很荣幸能够做某事”
do sb, the honor of doing sth. “做某事使某人感到特别荣幸“
be an honor to do sth. “很荣幸能够做某事“
in honor of “为了向……表示敬意；为纪念……”
I promi I'll pay you back, on my honor.
我以人格担保，一定把钱还给你。
May I have the honor of this dance?
可以赏光和我跳这个舞吗？
Will you do me the honor of dining with me?
可否赏光与我一起吃饭?
I feel it a great honor be asked to speak here.
St Petersburg was renamed Leningrad in honor of Lenin after his death.
列宁死后，为了纪念他，圣彼得堡改名为列宁格勒。
【拓展】
honored adj. “荣幸的”
I feel highly honored by your trust.
我得到您的信任, 感到十分荣幸。
breathless
a. 喘不过气来的=out of breath
I was completely breathless when I got to the top of the mountain.
当我到达山顶上时，我已经上气不接下气了。
I met him in a hot and breathless afternoon.
我是在一个又闷又热的下午遇到他的
b. 屏住呼吸的
The children are breathless as they watch the tightrope act.
孩子们在看走绳索表演时呼吸都屏住了。
circumstance
[c n]. 环境,状况companyprofile,事件(通常用复数)
Circumstances forced us to change our plans.
halloween 客观情况迫使我们改变了计划。
The circumstances of this ca are unusual．
这件案子的情况很不寻常。
Under the circumstances, he felt unable to accept the job.
在这种情况下, 他觉得无法接受这项工作。
Under no circumstances should you lend him any money.
assassins 你无论如何都不该把钱借给他。
重要词组
in/under no circumstances “决不;无论如何也不”
Under no circumstances will China be the first to u nuclear weapons.
中国决不首先使用核武器。
She won't give up in any circumstances.
在任何情况下她都不会屈服。
in／under the circumstances “在这种情况下；因为这种情况”。
It's amazing that they did so well under the circumstances.
In exceptional circumstances students may take exams at other times.
如遇特殊情况，学生可在其他的时段考试。
alive
adjpottery “活着的；活泼的”。
形容词作伴随状语，说明状态，而不是方式。
As soon as the king died, the queen was buried alive.
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皇帝一死，皇后就被活埋。
Make sure that he is captured alive.
一定要捉活他。
类例:
1).Suddenly he fell on the ground dead.
突然，他倒地而死。
2).He went to bed, cold and hungry
他上床睡觉时觉得又冷又饿。
tear
[c n.] 泪滴
My wife burst into tears when she heard the bad news.involvewith
规格英语 [vt]. （在某物上）撕、扯、划、刺（洞或裂口）；强行使某人离开某人；撕开，撕碎，撤掉
She tore her skirt on the nail.
She tore the child from its father’s arms.
Do tear yourlf away from the television and come out for a walk.
Don't pull the pages so hard or they will tear.
别那么使劲扯书页, 那会撕破的。
This cloth tears easily. ( 注意：当强调主语的特性时，不用被动)
这布料容易撕破。
hold on （口）等一下；坚持住；抓住或握住某人（某物）
Hold on a minute while I get my breath back.
They managed to hold on until help arrived.
I don’t think I can hold on much longer.
He held on (to the rock) to stop himlf slipping.
The nuts（螺母） and bolts（螺栓） hold the wheels on.
stick:
n. 棍, 棒, 条状物；呆头呆脑，不善交际的人
v. 插于, 刺入, 粘；忍受；
The old man could not walk without a stick.
He is a regular stick.
他是个十足的木头人
The key stuck in the lock.
This glue doesn’t stick very well. (注意：描述注意特性时不用被动)
I can’t stick it any more.
重要词组：
stick to “坚持”
be/get stick to “陷入……;遭遇了……困境”
stick one’s neck out to do “做有风险的事”
He sticks to his own opinion.
The bus was stuck in the mud.
He got stuck in traffic for an hour and misd the train.
When I was in trouble, Paul was the only one who would stick his neck out to help me.
当我遇到麻烦时，只有保罗会冒风险来帮助我。
must have+过去分词
表示对过去事情的猜测，而且是很有把握的猜测,但只用于肯定句。
He looked great. He must have enjoyed his holiday.
他看上去气色很好，他一定是度过了一个开心的假期。
My coat isn’t there. Someone must have taken it by mistake.
我的外套不在那儿，准是有人拿错了。
urgent
panici a. 急迫的, 紧要的, 紧急的
They've made an urgent request for international aid.
他们紧急请求国际援助。
It is urgent that food and clothing (should) be nt to the sufferers.
急需将食物和衣服送给灾民。
（注意：It is urgent that后的句子用should +v. should 可以省）
vital
a. 与生命有关的，维持生命所必须的（作定语）；
（对某事的存在、成功或运作）极重要的，必不可少的
精力充沛的；有活力的
The heart performs a vital bodily function.
心脏起著维持生命的重要作用。
The government saw the introduction of new technology as vital.
政府认为引进新技术至关重要。
The leader津巴布韦共和国’s vital and cheerful manner filled his men with courage.
指挥官朝气蓬勃和欢欣愉悦的神态使士兵们勇气倍增。
注意
It is vital that we move quickly.
She's a very vital sort of person. 她是个精力旺盛的人
give way to
“让位，让道；妥协，屈服；转为“
Cloudy mornings give way to clear evenings.【谚】早晨云遮日，晚上星满天。
