亭湖高级中学高二英语学案 2015年4月
牛津英语 M7 Unit 2 重点词汇讲解
编写人：单爱兵 审核人：卞彩群
1. Nearly 3,500 years ago, people chewed on leaves or drank a kind of tea made from leaves posssing a special chemical to reduce body pains and fever.
★ posss v. 广场舞绣红旗拥有，具有
The country posss rich mineral deposits. 这个国家有丰富的矿藏。
Ro is a woman who posss a rare intelligence.罗斯是一个拥有非凡智慧的人。
posss sb. of sth胎教真的有用吗是某人拥有 be possd of拥有，具有
She is possd of a fine and original mind. 她具有细腻而独到的思维。
posssion n.【U】 有，拥有；【C】=belongings所有物，财产（常用复数）
The posssion of a degree does not guarantee you a job.
He had few posssions．
用法拓展：
take posssion of 占有；占领
come into the posssion of sb. 被某人占有；落入某人手中
come into posssion of sth. 占有(获得)某物
have posssion of sth. 占有 / 拥有某物
in one’s posssion = in the posssion of sb. 由某人所有 / 控制
例[1] Mobile telecommunication’s ______ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result of a contract signed between the two companies.
A. capacity B. potential
归脾丸功效
C. posssion D. impact
例[2] 茶与人生—Does the young man standing there ______ the company?
—No, the company is ____ his father.
A. in posssion of; in the posssion of
B. have posssion of; in the posssion of
C. take posssion of; in posssion of
D. have posssion of; in posssion of
2. Not only has aspirin proved vital for reducing fever and helping stop pain, but…
★vital adj. 极其重要的，必不可少的
It is vital that all the equipment should be checked.
The questions put forward at the meeting are of vital importance.
The heart is a vital organ.
vital energies 生命力
vital style 生动的文体
a vital wound 致命伤
a vital question 生死攸关的问题
vital part (身体的)要害处
be of vital importance=very important
It’s vital that….(should)
例：The samples could give scientists _________________ about longterm changes in the earth's atmosphere.
这些样品能给科学家提供关于地球大气长期变化的至关重要的信息。
3. Lawrence Craven, a doctor from the USA, introduce the idea in 1953 that aspirin had the potential to reduce the risk of heart attacks, becau it helped the blood circulate better.
★potential 1） n.可能性，潜在性；潜力，潜能
potential for (doing) sth . …的可能性/潜在性
realize one’s potential 培训合同协议书范本发挥某人的潜能
have the potential to do sth 有潜力做某事
例[1]All children should be encouraged to_________________________.
应当鼓励所有的儿童发挥他们的潜能。
2）adj. 潜在的，可能的（只可作前置定语）
例[2]She realized the__________________ of their situation.
她意识到了他们处境的潜在危险。
4. It astonished him to e the bacteria surrounding the mould dead, which meant that the mould had killed them.
令他十分惊讶的是，他发现这种霉周围的细菌都死了，这意味着这种霉杀死了它们。
★astonish vt. 使十分惊讶，使吃惊
1）astonish sb by doing sth.以… 方式使某人吃惊
2）It astonishes sb that… …使某人惊讶
He astonished us by saying he was leaving. 他说他要离开，这令我们惊奇。
It astonished everyone that he pasd the English test.
他通过了英语考试，这使每个人都感到惊奇。
●拓展：astonished adj.惊讶的，惊愕的
1） be astonished at/ by 对…雁肉感到惊讶
2） be astonished to do sth对做某事感到惊讶
astonishing adj. 令人吃惊的astonishingly令人吃惊地
astonishment=amazement n[U]. 惊讶，吃惊
to one’s astonishment 使某人惊讶的是in astonishment吃惊地
令我吃惊的是，他是我的老师。To my astonishment, he is my teacher.
5. He immediately realized that the mould might have an application in treating illness caud by bacteria.
他立刻意识到，这种霉菌或许可应用于治疗由细菌导致的疾病。
★ application n.9月9日是什么星座【C，U】 应用，运用；【C】申请，申请表；[C,U]涂抹，外敷
an application to sb for sth为某事向某人作出的申请
他向法庭申请保释(bail)遭到拒绝。
His application to the court for bail has been refud.
●拓展：apply 1) vi. 申请，请求；适用
2) vt. 使用，运用
apply to 适用于
apply to…for…向…申请…
apply onelf to( doing )sth专注于做某事
apply…to…把…运用于/涂到…上
apply theory to practice将理论运用于实践
They will apply the money to building up a little library.
他们将这笔钱用于建一个小图书馆。
6. Since the new drug was needed for World War Ⅱ, the government approval process for penicillin was accelerated, and mass production began in 1944.
因为二战期间需要这种新药，所以政府审批青霉素的程序加快，并于1944年开始批量生产。
★ （dis）approval n. 喝羊汤的好处批准，通过；赞成，同意 on approval（指货物）包退包换
1） meet with one’s approval得到某人的同意
2） give one’s approval to批准…
●拓展：
1) approve v. 赞成，赞同；[vt]批准，认可
2) disapprove v. 不赞成；不同意
approve/ disapprove of sb(’s) doing sth赞成/ 不赞成某人做某事
董事会最终批准了这项贷款。
The board has finally given its _______________ the loan.
★ mass 1)adj. 大规模的，数量极多的
他们的最新产品瞄准了大众市场。
Their latest product is aimed at the mass market.
