1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家WORDS & EXPRESSIONSconvince【语境展示】阅读下面句子，注意convince在句中的意思及用法。1. I hope this will convince you to change your mind.2. Her arguments didnt convince everyone, but changes were made.3. He managed to convince them of his innocence.4. Its useless trying to convince her that she doesnt need
2、to lose any weight.5. He instantly convinced himself that it was so. 【自我归纳】convince是动词，意为： _（常用搭配：convince sb. to do sth.）（句1）；使确信，使相信，使信服（常用搭配：convince sb.; convince sb. of sth.; convince sb. / oneself that .）（句2句5）。【拓展】convinced adj. 确信的，信服的 convincing adj. 令人信服的，有说服力的【即学即练】翻译下面句子。1. 我确信自己是正确的。 _2
3、. 我一直劝他去看病。 _3. 他点了点头，可他看起来并没有信服。 _4. 我们觉得她的话很有说服力。 _thanks to【归纳】thanks to意为“幸亏，由于，因为”，其后可接名词（短语）或代词，在句中作原因状语，可置于句首或句末。如：Thanks to the volunteers, they raised enough money. Thanks to the taxi driver, we arrived home safely.We have got it finished in the end thanks to you.【拓展】常见的表示原因的短语还有：because of
4、, as a result of。如：I had to move because of my job. Many people are now homeless as a result of the civil war.【即学即练】翻译下面句子。1. Thanks to your help, we succeeded. _2. They didnt climb the mountain because of the rain. _3. The flight was delayed as a result of fog. _scare【语境展示】阅读下面句子，并试着归纳scare的意思及用法。1
5、. Dont let the noise scare you; its only the wind. 2. Tom is a brave man. He doesnt scare easily.3. The high price is scaring away / off possible buyers.4. His warning scared her into obeying him.5. Their threats scared him out of telling the police.6. During the war there was a scare about enemy la
6、nding.7. To tell the truth, I did get a scare when you stood beside me without making a sound.【自我归纳】 scare作动词时，意为：惊吓，使害怕，使恐惧（句1）；受惊吓，害怕，恐惧（句2）。常用短语：scare sb. away / off把吓跑；scare sb. into doing sth.威胁、恐吓某人做某事；scare sb. out of doing sth.吓得某人不敢做某事（句3句5）。scare作名词时，意为：恐慌，恐惧（句6）；惊吓，惊恐（常用作单数）（句7）。【拓展】scare
7、d adj. 惊恐的，担惊受怕的。常用结构：be scared of sth.; be scared of doing sth.; be scared to do sth.; be scared that。如：Jimmy is scared of heights. Kate is scared of going out alone at night. Im scared to fly in a plane scared that it might crash. 【即学即练】根据汉语意思补全下面句子（每空一词）。1. 煤气味把我吓了一跳。The smell of gas _ _ _ _ _.2.
8、 她轻轻地移动以免把鸟儿吓跑。She moved quietly to avoid _ _ _ _.3. 当小偷进入房子的时候，狗会把他们吓跑。When the thieves enter the house, the dog will _ _ _ _ _.tough【语境展示】阅读下面句子或对话，并试着归纳tough的意思及用法。1. How to balance the governments budget without raising taxes is a tough problem.2. Dont be too tough on / with him he was only tryi
9、ng to help.3. She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.4. There are some really tough children in this street, who frightened the other boys.5. Its very tough on Lily that she should lose her job because of someone elses mistake.6. I failed by one point.Thats tough luck.7. I was att
10、acked by two toughs on the way home.8. He was a friend with whom I was toughing out the difficult time.【自我归纳】tough作形容词时，意为： 艰苦的，艰难的，棘手的（句1）；严厉的，强硬的，无情的（常用搭配：tough on / with sb.）（句2）；坚强的，健壮的，能吃苦耐劳的，坚韧不拔的（句3）；彪悍的，粗暴的，粗野的（句4）；_（常用短语：tough luck倒霉，不走运）（句5、句6）。tough作名词时，意为“粗暴的人，暴徒，恶棍”（句7）。tough作动词时，常用短语：t
11、ough sth. out坚持，挨过（句8）。【即学即练】翻译下面句子。1. The government has threatened to get tough with the people who try to avoid paying taxes._2. From the book we learned that the main character had a tough childhood._3. A crowd of toughs attacked the police._desperate【语境展示】阅读下面句子，并试着归纳desperate的意思及用法。1. Peter wa
12、s desperate after the failure of his plans.2. The increasing financial difficulties forced them to take desperate measures.3. The city is suffering a desperate shortage of clean water.4. The young man was desperate for a job.5. Spike was absolutely desperate to see his lawyer.【自我归纳】desperate是形容词，常作表
13、语或定语，意为：_（句1）；铤而走险的，孤注一掷的（句2）；极严重的（句3）；极度渴望的，非常需要的（常用搭配：desperate for sth., desperate to do sth.）（句4、句5）。【拓展】desperately adv. 意为“拼命地，极严重地，绝望地”。如：The doctors tried desperately to save the girls life.desperation n. 意为“绝望，走投无路”。如：In desperation, they jumped out of the window to escape the fire.【即学即练】翻译
14、下面句子。1. Jack made a desperate attempt to save the company._2. The lion was desperate to escape from the cage._3. The man lost in the desert was desperate for water. _obtain【归纳】obtain是动词，意为“获得，得到”，常用搭配为obtain sth. from sb. / sth.。如：Long delays in obtaining passports and visas often occur.You will nee
15、d to obtain permission from the manager.【即学即练】根据汉语意思补全下面句子（每空一词）。1. 乔治的父亲好不容易为他弄到了这幅画。Georges father _ _ _ for him with difficulty.2. 这样的信息很容易就能从网上获得。Such information _ _ _ _ the Internet.regardless of【归纳】regardless of意为“不管，不顾”，后跟名词或从句。如：Regardless of danger, these boys climbed the tower.They contin
16、ued to work regardless of the fact that it was raining.Monica will buy the novel, regardless of how expensive it is. 【即学即练】根据汉语意思补全下面句子。1. 不管卡尔是对还是错，我们都应该尊重他。_, we should respect him.2. 罗伯特怎么想就怎么说，不考虑别人的感受。Robert says what he thinks, _.astonish【语境展示】阅读下面句子，注意astonish在句中的意思及用法。1. The news astonished
17、everyone.2. It astonished me that she had changed so little.3. He was probably astonished to see his father.4. Im astonished that he didnt come.5. I was astonished at / by his sudden appearance.【自我归纳】astonish v. 意为“使惊异，使大为吃惊”（句1、句2）。它多用过去分词作表语，后接动词不定式、从句或由_引起的短语（句3句5）。【拓展】astonished adj. （人）感到十分惊讶的a
18、stonishingadj. （某物）令人十分惊讶的astonishmentn. 惊奇，惊讶 （不可数）【即学即练】用astonish的适当形式填空。1. She _ us by saying she was leaving.2. My parents looked _ at my words.3. I find it absolutely _ that you dont like it.4. To my _, the door opened by itself.参考答案convince【自我归纳】说服，劝说【即学即练】1. Id convinced myself that I was rig
19、ht.2. Ive been trying to convince him to see a doctor.3. He nodded but he didnt look convinced.4. She sounded very convincing to us. thanks to【即学即练】1. 由于你的帮助，我们成功了。 2. 因为下雨他们没有爬山。3. 因有雾该航班晚点。scare【即学即练】1. gave me quite a scare 2. scaring the birds away / off 3. scare them into running away tough【自我归
20、纳】不幸的，倒霉的【即学即练】1. 政府威胁说要强硬对付那些想逃税的人。2. 从书中我们得知主人公有一个苦难的童年。3. 一群暴徒袭击了警察。desperate【自我归纳】绝望的【即学即练】1.杰克为挽救公司作了孤注一掷的尝试。2.这只狮子极度渴望从笼子里逃走。3.在沙漠中迷失方向的这个男子极度渴望水。obtain【即学即练】1. obtained this painting 2. is easily obtained fromregardless of【即学即练】1. Regardless of whether Carl is right or wrong2. regardless of other peoples feelingsastonish【自我归纳】at / by【即学即练】1. astonished 2. astonished 3. astonishing 4. astonishment 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！
