1、Unit 5Nelson Mandela a modern heroReadingLanguage points1mean adj.吝啬的；自私的；卑鄙的 vt.意思是；意味着；打算例句Hi,Tom,dont be too mean.嗨，汤姆，不要太吝啬。I meant to give you this book today,but I forgot.我本来打算今天给你这本书，可是我忘了。Revolution means liberating the productive forces.革命就是为了解放生产力。派生:meaning n意思；含义；意义；重要性派生:派生:派生:means n方式
2、；手段(单复数形式相同)派生:means n方式；手段(单复数形式相同)派生:means n方式；手段(单复数形式相同)派生:means n方式；手段(单复数形式相同)搭配mean to do sth.打算做某事mean doing sth.意味着做某事by means of 用的办法by all means 一定；尽一切办法by no means 决不(1)起床晚了意味着赶不上早班车。Getting up late_.(2)我打算去国外，什么也阻止不了我。I _and nothing will stop me.(3)你务必在他去新加坡之前提醒他。You should _ remind him
3、 before he leaves for Singapore.means missing the early busmean to go abroadby all means运用:完成句子2.active adj.积极的，灵活的，活跃的He is still active in his profession after retirement.退休后他还活跃在自己的工作岗位上。action n.行为，做法activity n.活动actor/actress n.男/女演员be active in 在方面活跃，积极参加take an active part in 积极参加根据汉语意思，完成英文句
4、子(1)虽然他已70多岁了，但他依然做事灵活。Over seventy as he is,he _.is still active(3)军队要支持和积极参加国家建设。The army should _national construction.support and take an active part in3.generous adj.慷慨的；大方的be generous with sth 在某事上大方我哥哥钱方面非常慷慨，因此他经常缺钱My brother is generous with his money,so he is often short of money.n.generos
5、ity4.devoted adj.忠实的；深爱的be devoted to 忠诚于；专心于devote vt.献身，专心于devote oneself/ones energy/time/attention to(doing)sth.把奉献于/献身于devotion n.挚爱，关爱，关照devotion to 对的忠诚/关爱用所给词的正确形式填空(1)她是一位贤妻良母。She is a good wife and a _(devote)mother.(2)我们被他们的献身精神深深感动。We were deeply moved by their _(devote)(3)他把毕生精力都奉献在做科学研
6、究上。He devoted his whole life to _(do)scientific research.devoteddevotiondoing5.die for 渴望，为了而死It is a brave person who will die for his beliefs.为他的信仰而死的人是勇敢的人。He is dying for a cup of coffee.他极想喝一杯咖啡。die of若死因存在于人体之上或之内（主要指疾病、衰老等自身的原因)，die of illness(heart trouble,cancer,a fever,etc)死于疾病(心脏病，癌症，发烧等)
7、die from若死因不是存在人体之内或之上，而是由环境造成的(主要指事故等方面的外部原因)，一般用介词 from。如：die from an earthquake(a traffic accident,a lightning,a stroke,etc)死于地震(交通事故，雷击等)7.fight against v.对抗；反对；与作斗争8.out of work失业9.be hopeful about/of 对抱有希望 10、难句分析The last thirty years have seen the greatest number of laws stopping our rights a
8、nd progress,until today we have reached a stage where we have almost no rights at all.过去30年来所出现的大量法律剥夺我们的权利,阻挡我们的进步,一直到今天,我们还处在几乎什么权利都没有的阶段。(P34L19)结构分析：这是一个含有两个从句的复合句。stopping our rights and progress是现在分词作 _,修饰laws;until引导的是一个 _从句,where引导的是一个 _从句,修饰stage。定语定语时间状语see,find,witness 等可用地点或时间做主语，表“经历;目睹
9、,见证”Yesterday saw the resignation of the chieffinancial officer.昨天，首席财政长官辞职了。The year 1949 witnessed the founding of the Peoples Republic of China.1949年中华人民共和国成立了。11、votevt.&vi.投票；表决；选举n.投票；选票；表决(1)vote for 投票赞成vote against 投票反对vote on 投票表决vote to do sth 投票表决做某事温馨提示：vote for 表示“投票赞同”；vote against 表示
10、“投票反对”，类似的结构还有“be for/against;fight for/against”。(1)Since we cant reach any agreement,now we _ the problem.既然我们没有办法达成一致，现在我们就这个问题投票表决吧。(2)The committee_ to impeach the President when a group of police stormed in.委员会正要投票弹劾总统时，一队警察冲了进来。(3)她投票赞成共产党。She _the Communist Party.will vote onwas about to vote
11、voted for12、.only then did we decide to answer violence with violence.直到那时我们才决定以暴力反抗暴力当 only 修饰状语(从句)位于句首时，主句采用部分倒装结构，即将助动词、情态动词或系动词提到主语前。(1)他只有靠大声喊才能使河对岸的人们听到他的声音。Only by shouting _make people on the other side of the river hear him.(2)在 1949 年战争结束之后，他才返回了家乡。Only when the war was over in1949_home.w
12、as he able to/could hedid he return/get back温馨提示：(1)only放在句首，但如果修饰主语，句子不需要倒装。在这里只有我认识他。Only I know him here.(2)only不在句首，则用正常语序。直到昨天我才知道这个消息。I knew the news only yesterday.13.blow up 爆发，爆炸；放大；使充气14.put sb in prison 把某人送进监狱15equal adj.相等的；平等的nC(地位等)相同的人；相等的事物vt.等于；比得上，敌得过Everybody has an equal chance.
13、人人机会均等。In spelling she had no equal.在拼写方面她没有对手。No one equals him in strength.论力气，无人能和他相比。equality n相等；平等；均等；(数)等式be equal to sth./doing sth.胜任某事be on equal terms with sb.与某人地位平等运用：完成句子(1)这项任务需要思维敏捷，但约翰胜任得了。The task took quick thinking,but John_.(2)不管是容貌还是舞艺我们都比不上她。None of us can _either in beauty or
14、 as a dancer.(3)四加五等于九。Four and five_.(4)妇女们要求同工同酬。Women demand _for_.was equal to itequal herequals nineequal payequal work16.in trouble处在困境/麻烦中17.be willing to乐意去做某事18turn to 求助于；致力于；转向我设法自立而不求助于我的父母。I tried to stand on my own two feet rather than turn to my parents.顺着这条大路走，在路的分岔口向右拐。Follow the ma
15、in road until it branches,and thenturn to the right.拓展：turn down 调低(温度、音量等)；拒绝turn up 调高(温度、音量等)；露面，出现turn off 关掉(开关等)turn on 打开(开关等)turn out(to be)结果是，证明是，原来是turn over 翻身；翻转运用：用 turn 相关短语的适当形式填空(1)We invited her to dinner but she didnt even bother to_.(2)She petitioned(请求)her neighbor to_ the radiobecause her baby was sleeping.(3)If it_ wet,we may have to change our plans.(4)We can_ him for help.turn upturn downturns outturn to
