Unit 5 Language points 1.aid n/vt. 帮助;援助;资助;救助 1)vt. aid sb to do sth. with … 以某物给某人帮助 in (doing) sth 他们被指控帮助他逃跑。 They were accused of aiding him in his escape 他资助贫困学校。 He aided poor schools with money . 老人资助孩子继续学业 The old man aided many children to continue their study . 2)n ①do/give /offer/perform/carry out +first aid 进行急救 ②come to one’s aid 来援助某人 ③with the aid of sb.= with sb.’s aid 在某人帮助下 ④in aid of 为帮助 ⑤be a great aid to/for… 对…有极大的帮助 He was too busy to come to my aid。 老人拄着拐杖走路 The old man walks with the aid of a stick. We are raising money in aid of the poor family. The new dictionary is a great aid to me. 医生来之前,我们进行了急救。 We did first aid before the doctors came . 2. temporary [adj.] 暂时的,临时的 permanent [adj.] 永久的,持久的 3. fall ill (动作) 生病 be ill (状态) been ill? How long has he ______ fallen × 注: fall ill 不能与时间段连用 4.injury n(身体)损伤;伤害(感情、名誉) an injury to sb/sth 对……的伤害 do an injury to sb=do sb an injury 对某人造成伤害 What you said was an injury to her fame. Don’t play with fire. You will do yourself an injury. injure vt.& vi.使受伤;损害;伤害感情;损害名誉 injured adj.受伤的;受委屈的 Smoking will injure your health. I think he must get/be injured. 受伤 5.bleed vi/vt (bleed-bled-bled) 流血; 为(国家、主义)牺牲流血;为…心痛 bleed to death 流血而死 bleed for…为... ...流血(伤心),对... ...表示同情 His nose was bleeding . =He was bleeding at/from the nose. They bled for their country. My heart bleeds for the poor child. blood n. 血;血液; Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。 6.essential adj.最重要的,不可缺少的,本质的 be ~ for /to Sun and water are essential to the growth of crops. It is essential that we master the grammar. [n.] (pl.) 必需品 ~s of life essential用作形容词指事物赖以存在或与他物 相区别的“最基本的”东西。一般与to或for 连用,表示“对…是要紧的”。 essential用于“It is/was essential+that-clause” 结构时, that从句要用虚拟语气。 7. organ [n.]器官;机构 The heart is a vital organ. state organs 国家机关 8. poison [c./u.] 毒药,毒害 He killed himself by taking poison. [vt.]毒害,使中毒 Someone tried to poison our dog. poisonous [adj.]有毒的;恶毒的;讨厌的 9. complex [adj.]组成因素多,关系复杂的 complicated [adj.]复杂而难理解的 A computer is certainly complex machine. a ________ This problem is too complicated __________; I can’t work it out. 10.variety n.cn/un 变化;多样(化);多变(性) a variety of varieties of 各种各样的 There are a variety of flowers in the garden. various adj 不同的 vary vt /vi 使……不同;变化 vary from…to… 从……到……不等;在……到……之间变动 由于种种原因,每个人开会都迟到了。 Everyone arrived late at the party for various reasons Opinions on this matter vary from person to person. 11. mild “轻微的、不严重的”。 Edward suffered a mild heart attack. 爱德华犯了轻微的心脏病。 “温和的、暖和的;味淡的” She’s the mildest person I have ever met in my life. 她是我平生见到过的最温柔的人了。 a mild climate 温暖的天气 mild cheese 淡味奶酪 12. electric shock 电击 electric shock/ fans/ lamps adj.由电驱动的(直接关系) electrical books adj.与电有关的(间接关系) electronic adj.电子的 electricity n.电 13. swell .v. 膨胀,隆起 ①她的腿肿得很厉害。 Her leg has swollen badly. ②风鼓起了帆。 The wind swelled the sails. ③大雨使河水上涨了。 The heavy rain swelled the river. swollen 可作形容词,表示“ 肿胀的” Her eyes were red and swollen with weeping. 她的眼睛哭得又红又肿。 14. squeeze 挤;压;塞 The car was full, but I managed to squeeze in. He squeeze everything into a suitcase. 15.over and over again =over and over =again and again =time and again 反复;多次; eg: The teacher demands that the students should read the passage over and over again. 老师要求学生应反复读课文。 16.in place 在适当的位置;适当,准备就绪 I like to have everything in place. Her dress was quite in place at the party. out of place 不在适当的位置;不合适 These clothes are out of place. 17.vital adj. ① 至关重要的 to /for ② 生死攸关的,致命的a vital mistake /wound Consideration for other people is vital to all of us . It is vital that …(should )do… It is vital that we should realize the importance of study. 18.pour vt/vi 1)注、倒 vt She poured wine into the glasses. pour sb sth=pour sth for sb 给某人倒…… Shall I pour you a cup of tea? 2)雨倾盆而下 vi It is pouring outside. 19.a number of 许多;若干 a good/great/large number of numbers of many/a great many/a good many +可数名词 quite a few dozens of scores of much,a great/good deal of, a large amount of large amounts of a lot of , lots of , plenty of a large quantity of large quantities of +不可数名词 +可数/不可数名词 20. put one's hands on 找到 It's most upset that you can't put your hands on it when you badly need something. 最气人的是当你需要某样东西时却偏偏找不到它 21.treat vt/vi 1)接待;对待 vt They treated us with all respect. 2)把……当做/想做 vt treat…as… He treated this orphan as his own son. 3)治疗 vt This doctor treated her for a broken arm. 4)款待,宴请 vt /vi treat sb (to …) He will treat you to a movie. 22.apply 1) Vi 申请,请求 apply (to …for…) Many students apply for scholarships . The company applied to the government for financial help. 2)Vt vi 适用;适合 apply …to… apply to… You can’t apply this rule to every case. What you said didn’t apply to me. 3)Vt 把……应用于; apply…to… He applied what he had learned to the experiment. 4)专心于;致力于 apply oneself to.. He applies himself to the study of English . 5)涂;敷;贴 The nurse applied a bandage to the wound. 23.make a difference 有影响;起重要作用 make a big /a great deal of difference (to …) make no difference (to…)没影响;没关系 make some difference 有些影响 It will make no difference whether you come or not. 考上一所好大学将对你的人生影响很大。 Being admitted to a good university will make a big difference to your life. tight • • • • • • • • • adj.(形容词) 那件衣服看上去很紧。误 That coat looks tightly. 正 That coat looks tight. 析 tight和tightly都有“紧”的意思。tight既可用作形容词, 也可用作副词; 而tightly只可用作副词。这里look是系动词, 后面须跟形容词tight。 adv.(副词) 门关得紧紧的。误 The door was shut tightly. 正 The door was shut tight. 正 The door was tightly shut. 析 tight和tightly都可以用作副词,意思也一样,但被动式中 tightly通常在系动词的后面,动词的前面