U5 Education
一．核心词精讲
1. She’d had eyesight problems early in life as well so she could relate to Helen’s difficulties.
relate vi. to feel that you understand someone’s problem, situation etc 理解；相联系
eg Laurie finds it difficult to relate to children.
劳里觉得很难理解小孩子的想法。
【拓展】
related adj. 与某人（某物）有关的，相联系的
relation n. 关联，关系；亲戚，亲属relationship n. 关系
relative n. 亲属，亲戚；adj. 相关的，两相比较的
2. Now that Helen grasped the key to language, …
grasp vt. to completely understand a fact or an idea, especially a complicated one 理解，领会
eg Some people find the idea of relativity difficult to grasp.
一个舌一个氏
有些人觉得相对论的概念很难理解。
3. As Helen’s knowledge and vocabulary expanded…
expand vi. & vt. to become larger in size, number, or amount, or to make something become larger（使）扩大; 增加土布鱼
【辨析】
入党意见expand 展开, 扩大, 不仅指尺寸的增加, 还可指范围和体积的扩大。
extend 伸出, 延伸, 指空间范围的扩大, 以及长度、宽度的向外延伸, 也可指时间的延长。
罗马神话故事spread 伸开, 传播, 一般指向四面八方扩大传播的范围, 如传播(疾病)、散布(信息)等。
stretch 伸展, 拉长, 一般指由曲变直、由短变长的伸展, 不是加长。
4. Although the meaning of love was still not apparent to Helen…
apparent adj. easy to notice 显而易见的；明白的
eg Her unhappiness was apparent to everyone.
谁都看得出她很不开心。
【拓展】
It’s apparent that …. 显然……
It is apparent to sb. that … 某人明白……
apparently adv. 显然地，显而易见地
5. … she was confud and disappointed.
disappointed adj. unhappy becau something you hoped for did not happen, or becau someone or something was not as good as you expected 失望的，沮丧的
be disappointed at / about / with sth.对某事/某方面感到失望
be disappointed in / with sb. 对某人感到失望
be disappointed that / to do sth.因做某事而感到失望
【拓展】
disappoint v. 使失望
disappointing adj. 令人失望的，令人沮丧的
disappointment n. 失望, 沮丧, 扫兴; 令人失望的人或事
to one’s disappointment使某人失望的是……
6. At first, people approved of his studies and urged him to continue, but later when he pr
两点天上来
oved Aristotle wrong, they grew angry and put him in prison.
approve vt. 赞成；赞许；批准
to think that someone or something is good, right, or suitable; to accept, allow or officially agree to something approve of sth. 赞成某事; 满意某事
E.g.They approved the new building plans.
The cour is approved by the Department for Education.
7. urge vt. 强烈要求；敦促
recommend or advocate (something) strongly; to strongly advi or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing
【归纳】
urge sb. to do sth. 催促某人做某事
urge that sb. (should) do sth.
极力主张某人做某事
have an urge to do sth. 渴望做某事
【拓展】
urgent adj. 紧急的，迫切的
in urgent need of 急需
urgently adv. 紧急地
urgency n. 紧急；催促
e.g. Lawyers will urge the parents to take further legal action.
They didn’t want to abandon what they’d always thought as true. abandon vt. 放弃，抛弃
e.g. The scientist abandoned his rearch for lack of funds.
【归纳】
abandon onelf to 沉溺于……
abandon one’s hope 放弃某人的希望
8. We owe so much of our knowledge and understanding of the world to people like
Bacon and Galilei, …
owe vt. 有……是由于；把……归功于
e.g. We owe this discovery to Newton.
【归纳】
owe sb. sth. ﹦owe sth. to sb. 欠某人某物
把……归功于……
owe it to sb. 多亏某人……
owing to = becau of/ due to/ on account of 因为, 由于
二．重点词精练
1. We need to be able to read, so that we are able to communicate and e_____________ (使接触， 使体验) ourlves to new things.
2. Now that Helen g_______________(理解，领会，抓住) the key to language, she was very eager to learn more and u it as much as she could.
梦游的原因3. Becau Helen was so e_____________________(热心的，热衷的) about learning, the results were amazing.
4. As Helen’s knowledge and vocabulary e__________________(扩大，增加), she asked more and more questions.
5. When her teacher said no to her question, she was confud and d_______________
__(失望的，沮丧的).
离奇的意思
6. In that v______________(生动的，逼真的) moment, Helen finally understood the beautiful truth of the word “love”.
7. Obviously, certain kinds of knowledge are necessary not only to p____________(追求) certain careers but also to c__________________(奉献，捐献) to the world.
8. Education makes people b__________(表现) with integrity, regardless of background and circumstances.
9. In conclusion, education is important not only becau it facilitates individual development, but also p__________________(促进，增进) social and national development.10. Her e________________ (兴奋，激动) showed that she was interested in this way of learning.
