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.