1、Unit 2 Robots.常考单词必背1desire n渴望;愿望;欲望v渴望;向往;要求We all desire happiness and health.我们都想得到幸福和健康。快速闪记(1)have a strong desiredesire to do sth渴望做某事desire sb to do sth想要某人做某事desire that主语should动词原形,should可以省略。(2)desirable adj.令人满意的desired adj.渴望的;想得到的2alarm n警报;惊恐vt.使警觉;使惊恐;惊动I forgot to set my alarm and I
2、 overslept.我忘了定闹钟,结果睡过了头。They were alarmed by a sudden attack.突然袭击使他们大为惊恐。3sympathy n同情I have a lot of sympathy for him;he brought up his two children on his own.我非常同情他,他独自把两个孩子养大。快速闪记(1)feel/have great sympathy for sb 对某人深感同情with sympathy同情地(2)sympathetic adj.同情的;支持的sympathize/sympathise vi.同情;怜悯体谅
3、;赞同4favo(u)r nU喜爱;恩惠;赞同vt.喜爱;支持;赞成The idea is beginning to gain widespread favour.这种意见开始赢得广泛赞同。快速闪记(1)in favour of赞同;支持in sb s favour对某人有利do sb a favour/do a favour for sb 帮某人一个忙ask sb a favourask a favour of sb 请某人帮忙(2)favourable adj.赞同的;有利的favourite adj.& n特别喜爱的(东西)5pile nC一堆大量 vt.& vi.堆积;积聚The le
4、aves had been swept into huge piles.树叶被扫成了一大堆一大堆的。快速闪记a pile of一堆piles of一堆堆的pile up堆积6absurd adj.荒谬的;可笑的He felt it was absurd to be filled with hatred for someone he had never met.他觉得对从未见过的人充满仇恨可真是荒谬。7. accompany vt.陪伴;伴随伴随发生(with)伴奏(on/at)Friends,in this time of happiness,joy and goodwill to accom
5、pany you! 朋友,在这幸福的时光里,让快乐和美好永远陪伴着你!快速闪记(1)accompany sb to someplace陪伴某人去某地accompany sb on/at用给某人伴奏accompany.with/by与同时存在或发生(2)keep sb company陪伴某人in company with与一起8declare v宣布(声明);申报;声明He declared that he would fight for his right.他宣称要为他的权利而斗争。快速闪记declaration n宣言,布告,公告,声明declare against声明反对declare s
6、th to sb/sth向表明自己的观点declare.open/close宣布开始/结束declared war on向宣战9talent n天才;特殊能力Which of them has more musical talent is open to debate.他们之中谁更有音乐天赋还未有定论。10obey vt.& vi.服从;听从;遵守disobey v不服从;违抗A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings.机器人必须遵守人类的指令。obey the rules遵守规则.高频短语必会1test out 实验;考验
7、2ring up 给打电话3turn around 转身;翻转4set aside 将放在一边;为节省或保留5in all 总共;总计6be bound to 一定做.写作句式必学1It was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human.机器人如此通人性,这使她觉得心烦和害怕。2As a favour Tony promised to help Claire make herself smarter and her home more elegant.作为一个恩惠,托尼答应帮助克莱尔,使她更漂亮,使她的家更高雅。3She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room,he managed to catch her in time.她从梯子上掉下来,尽管托尼在隔壁房间里,他还是及时(赶过来)把她接住了。