Module 5 Unit 2 New words and expressions
Words: debate, lay, approach, figure, production, beneficial, responsibility, effective, willing, state, shock, disappoint, shame, arrival, limited, decrea, equipment, measure, rai, concern, importance, advi, endanger, remain, effort, appreciate
Expressions: cut back on, run out of, It is obvious that…, wipe out, in addition, open the floor, What if, take…into consideration, provide something. for somebody., be stocked with, pick out, on doing something, in the form of, be likely to do something, rely on, result in, lead to, under way, focus on, it is illegal to do something, prohibit somebody from doing something, solution to something
Part 1 Words from page 22 to 25
根据所给释义写出本单元出现的词
1. _______ formal discussion at a public meeting
2. _______ produce eggs; put in a certain position
3. _______ come near to; get clo to
4. _______ having good effect; helpful
5. _______ process of producing
6. _______ being responsible; duty
7. _______ having an effect
8. _______ ready to help
9. _______ symbol for a number
答案解析
1. debate
debate既可用作名词，又可用作动词，意为“辩论，争辩，争论”。用作名词时有如下用法：
After a long debate David was chon captain of our school football team.
The proposal under debate was put forward by our monitor.
用作动词时，过去式和过去分词分别是debated，debated；现在分词为debating。常构成短语debate about sth. with sb. 意为“与某人争论某事”等。举例如下：
What are they debating about?
They were debating whether to go to the mountains or to the aside for their holidays?
Before we make a final decision, we must debate the question with the rest of the members.
We debated for more than an hour on the advantages and disadvantages of that plan to protect our environment.
名词debater的意思是辩论者
2. lay
lay在本单元是用作动词，意思有“产卵，下蛋，放置，摆放”等。其过去式、过去分词分别为laid，laid， 现在分词是laying。lay的主要用法有：
How many eggs does the hen lay each week?
New laid eggs, one dollar each dozen.
She laid her hand on my shoulder.
Plea lay down your pens and just listen to me carefully.
I carefully laid my new jacket on the bed.
Then both sides started laying the blame on each other.
Why don’t you lay that problem aside for a while and think about it later?
He was willing to lay down his life for his country.
lay构成的词组很多，请说出下面句子中这些词组的意思：
a. 放重点在……上 b. 摆设餐具 c. 归罪于
d. 暂时解雇 e. 储蓄
(1) Plea lay the table for dinner.
(2) The couple laid aside some money for their old age.
(3) The president laid great emphasis on would peace.
(4) Don’t lay all the blame for the accident on me.
(5) Some workers were laid off becau of a shortage of materials.
Keys: b e a c d
注意lay与lie的区别。lie 有两种意思，一是“说谎”，过去式、过去分词分别为lied，lied；现在分词是lying；二是“位于，躺”，过去式、过去分词分别为lay，lain；现在分词是lying。请根据句子意思，用lay或lie的正确形式填空。
(1) Plea _______ the book where it _______.
(2) The little boy _______ that he _______ the egg _______ by the hen _______ under the tree in the box.
Keys: (1) lay, lay (2) lied, had laid, laid, lying
3. approach
approach既可用作及物动词，又可用作不及物动词，意为“接近，靠近”，分别可指距离上、时间上，或某种状态上的接近。如：
The little boy approached the mou quietly and watched it.
As summer approached, the weather became hotter and hotter.
His work is approaching perfection.
He is rather difficult to approach. ＝It’s not easy to get on friendly terms with him.
approach也可用作名词，指“接近，渐近”或“（人）易、难亲近”。如：
The birds flew away in all directions at my approach.
The approach of the examination made him nervous.
My class teacher is easy of approach.
4. beneficial
beneficial是形容词，意为“有益的，有利的，有帮助的”，是正式用语。常构成短语“be beneficial to …”，意为“对……有帮助的”，如：
Enough sleep, good food and some exerci are beneficial to the health.
I hope this holiday will be beneficial for my husband, who is under high pressure of work.
beneficial的名词和动词都是benefit。作为名词时，意为“利益，帮助，恩惠，益处”，常构成短语be of benefit to，意为“对……有裨益”；以及for the benefit of，意为“为了……的利用”，用法如下：
I got a lot of benefit from traveling around the world.
The collected money will be ud for the benefit of the people from flood-stricken areas.
benefit既可用作及物动词，又可作不及物动词，意为“有益于；对……有益，因……得到利益”。如：
The project for environmental protection will benefit us enormously.
I benefited a lot from my teacher’s advice.
5. production
production 作不可数名词时，意为“生产，产出，产量，生产量”。如：
The company is famous for the production of mobile phones.
Production has been incread by using better methods.
