SectionⅡ Warmup & Consumer Society－Language Points
abundant adj.大量的；丰富的；充裕的
(教材P137)There have also sadly been abundant cas of violence at home.
不幸的是，也存在着大量的家庭暴力案件。
(1)be abundant in/with 富有……
(2)abundance n. 丰富；充裕
in abundance 大量；丰富
an abundance of 丰富的……
①China is abundant in natural resources.
中国有丰富的自然资源。
②At the party there was food and drink in abundance.
宴会上有大量的食物和饮料。
③Hawaii's natural beauty, pleasant climate, abundance(abundant) of public beaches, oceanic surroundings make it a popular destination for tourists.
夏威夷的自然风光、宜人的气候、大量的公共海滩、海洋环境使其成为游客的热门之选。
deposit vt.& vi.存储；储蓄；寄存；使沉淀n.寄存物；存款；押金；沉积物
(教材P34)Sometimes we try to deposit a little or change our money into different countries' currencies in the hope that we can make even more money.
有时，我们会尽量储蓄一些钱或将钱兑换成不同国家的货币，希望能够赚取更多的钱。
(in/into/on 将……存入；把……放在
(2)make a deposit(of) 办理(多少)存款
put down a deposit(on) 付(……)定金
on deposit (被梦幻迪士尼)储存着
①I put down a deposit on a car last week.
上周我付了汽车的定金。
②They have a lot of money on deposit at the bank.
他们在银行里存了许多钱。
accumulate v. 积累；堆积
(教材P34)In this spending circle，on the one hand，we accumulate posssions but never feel like we have enough.
在这个消费圈里，一方面，我们积累财产，但永远不会感到满足。
accumulation n． 积累
accumulative adj. 渐增的，累积的
①The accumulation(accumulate) of data for his paper cost him many sleepless nights.
他用了许多个不眠之夜来为他的论文搜集资料。
[明辨异同] accumulate/collect/gather
accumulate | 着重强调量的“堆积、积累”。 |
collect | 指有计划的、有条理的“搜集”。 |
gather | 通常指把分散的人或物聚集在一起。 |
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炭烤生蚝 accumulate，collect，gather
②People__________round，curious to know what was happening.
③In the past years，the professor has__________a lot of facts about this dia.
④By investing wily she__________a fortune.
【答案】 ②gathered ③collected ④accumulated
burden n. 重担；负担
(教材P34)Instead，they feel like a burden becau every month we have to hand over most of the money we earn to pay for them.
相反，感觉它们就像一种负担，因为我们每月都要将挣来的大部分钱交出来付账。
(1)be a burden to sb. 成为某人的负担
(2)burden 面面相觑的近义词vt. 负担；背负
burden sb./onelf with sth. 使某人负担某事
(3)be burdened by 被……所困扰；承受……的负担
be burdened with 背负着；负载着
大泉湖①Her sick grandfather is becoming a burden to her.
她生病的爷爷渐渐成了她的负担。
②The government burdened the nation with heavy taxes.
政府使国民负担重税。
③He was_burdened(burden) with a heavy box on his back.
他背上背着一个很重的箱子。
vacant adj. (座位或职位)空着的，无人占用的
(教材P34)Surely we're still better off than tho who wear rags and sleep on the streets or in vacant buildings，
当然，我们仍旧比那些穿着破衣烂衫、睡在街道上或者空置的大楼里的人生活得好很多，但是……
a vacant at 空位
a vacant position/post 空缺职位
a vacant expression/look 茫然的表情
vacancy n. [C] (职位的)空缺，空职
①怎么样做酸辣粉The number of vacant posts has largely incread compared to the same period of last year.
空缺职位的数量与去年同期相比大幅增加。
②He stared into space with a vacant expression.
他茫然地凝视着天空。
[明辨异同] vacant/empty
vacant | 作“空着的”解时，多指房屋、设备等未被使用、无人占用。 |
empty | 作“空的”解时，则表示空无一人、空无一物等，即with nothing in it。 |
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empty，vacant
③The hou has been vacant for about a year.
④The hou was empty；南京必买的十大特产we had to buy some furniture.
come into being 形成；存在；生存
(教材P34)If laws such as the came into being，a huge adjustment would be required and there would certainly be diver reactions.
如果产生了类似这样的法律，那么生活就要做很多调整，反响肯定是各种各样的。
come into force/effect 生效；实施
肾功能正常值come into existence 形成；存在
银行卡号在哪里看come into operation 开始实行
come into sight/view 看到
come into fashion 流行
come into power 执政
①The new tax rates will come into effect from April.
新税率将从4月开始生效。
②The new type of cellphone comes into fashion this year.
今年流行这款新型手机。
wind sb.up 故意惹恼(某人，尤指开玩笑)
(教材P138)You're just trying to wind me up，aren't you?
你只是在故意惹我生气，不是吗？
wind sth.up 结束(会议、活动等)
wind up () 以……告终；落得……的下场
wind down 使逐步结束；摇下；平静下来，放松
①The government is winding down its nuclear programme.
政府正逐步取消核计划。
②We eventually wound up staying(stay) in a little hotel a few miles from town.
我们最后在离城几英里的一家小旅馆里落脚。
resign vt.& vi.辞职；使听从；委托
(教材P35)His boss insisted that he work longer hours so he resigned.
他的老板坚持要求他工作更长时间，所以他辞职了。
resign from/as 辞职；辞去(某职务)
resign onelf to (doing) sth.
听从……；顺从……(to为介词)
把……托付给……
①Five prime ministers have resigned from their positions in Japan in the past six years.
在过去的六年中，有五位日本首相辞职。
②You must resign yourlf to waiting(wait) a bit longer.
