1、 Unit 1 School life Key words and phrases1. experience (1) 可数名词“经历”something that happens to you or something you do, especially when this has an effect on what you feel or think:This was my first experience of living abroad.Failing an exam was a new experience for me.Getting caught in the flood was
2、 quite an experience for me.(2) 不可数名词“经验”knowledge or skill that you gain from doing a job or activity, or the process of doing this:Experience is the best teacher.I have some first-hand experience in skiing.Nowadays people prefer to hire someone with work experience. (3) 动词to feel, to suffer, to kn
3、ow an experience:Have you ever experienced real hunger?Its the most wonderful feeling that I have ever experienced.(4) experience experienced形容词，“有经验的”an experienced teacheran experienced reporter* be experienced at/in +名词/doing somethingShe is quite experienced in medicine.Jenny is experienced at t
4、eaching beginners. Tom is experienced in dealing with difficult customers.2. respect n./v.(1) 名词 “尊重，尊敬” The new teacher soon earned/won the respect of his students. We must show enough respect for/ to our parents. Everyone has a right to be treated with respect. “细节，方面” In this respect, we are very
5、 fortunate. In all/some/many respects 在各个/某些/许多方面 （2）动词 “尊重，敬重” respect sb. for sth. She has always been honest with me and I respect her for that.3. devote 动词(1)“投身于，奉献”devote oneself to (doing) sth.She devoted herself to her career. The students devote themselves to achieving high grades at school
6、. “把用于” devote sth. to (doing) sth. I could only devote two hours a day to working on the project.形容词 devoted “挚爱的，忠诚的，全心全意的” They are devoted to their children.名词 devotion 与 to 连用 His devotion to his wife and family is touching. Her devotion to the job left her with very little free time.4. average
7、(1) 形容词 “平均的”：the average rainfall平均降雨量 the average temperature平均气温Tom is of average height.The average age of the students in this school here is 16. *“一般的，普通的”neither very good nor very badShe looks like an average teacher.An average American eats more than 10 pounds of chocolate a year.(2) 名词 “平均
8、，平均数”The average of five and three is four. Do you know how to work out an average? 你知道怎样算平均数吗？This years rainfall comes close to the average.(3) average的词组：* on (the) averageOn average, I receive 15 e-mails every day. On the average, men still earn more than women.* above (the) average / below (the
9、) averageHer grades are above the average.The cost of living in this city is below the average.*common, ordinary, normal, usual, regular, popular, general1)common 指不稀奇,强调常见的，共有的，共同的。2)ordinary指日常生活中随时碰到的、平凡的、平常的。3)normal指正常的、通常的。4)usual指通常的，用以表示自然界中符合规律的事物，也可表示符合社会风俗或个人习惯的事物。含有一贯如此，并不新奇的意思。5)regular
10、指符合常规，有规律的；暗示没有意外发生的或不稳定的情况。6)popular指被广泛地接受或在普通人中间广为流行的、通俗的、大众化的。7)general含义较笼统，指同类中的近乎全部、绝大部分或绝大多数，含几乎没有例外之意。as a general rule，generally， The book describes the way of life that the ordinary people of the European countries 这本书描述了欧洲国家普通人的生活方式。The average temperature this winter is below normal今冬平均
11、气温比正常偏低。Following the usual method，he heated the metal and found that it expanded他采用通常的方法，把金属加热并发现它膨胀了。Mr Goodman is a regular customer of ours古得曼先生是我们的常客。Jogging is a popular form of exercise慢跑是一种十分普及的锻炼方式。The general opinion is in favor 0f them舆论是支持他们的。5. strugglevi. struggle 努力，争取 struggle for st
12、h 斗争 struggle with/ against sb/ sthn. struggle It is a real struggle for sb to do sth 6. somehow (adv.) = someway(informal.) “不知为什么”However, somehow I cant remember the title of the book. “以某种方式,不管怎么着”We must stop him from seeing her somehow.7. satisfy be satisfied with Satisfaction to ones satisfac
13、tion with great satisfaction8. exchange Exchange A for B In exchange for 9. donate 动词“捐献，捐款”to give something, especially money, to a person or an organization in order to help them:* donate something to somebody/somethingLast year he donated $1,000 to cancer research.She donated one million yuan to
14、 the Hope Project. Now more and more people volunteer to donate blood to the blood bank. * donate donation 名词“捐献” donation toThere have been donations from around the world to the flooded areas.Would you like to make a donation to the school? 10. be dependent on be independent of11. inform 动词，“通知”to
15、 officially tell someone about something or give them information:* inform somebody about/of somethingPlease inform us of any change of address as soon as possible.They decided to inform the police of the missing boy.* inform somebody + that-从句We regret to inform you that your application has been r
16、ejected.12. run动词“控制、管理”to organize or be in charge of an activity, business, organization, or country:For a while, she ran a restaurant in Boston.Some married women manage to work out and run a home as well. well-run badly-run The hotel is well-run and very popular.The hotel is badly-run and not po
17、pular at all.13. approve(1) 及物动词“批准，通过”to officially accept a plan, proposal, etc.:The President approved the building plan.(2) 不及物动词“赞成，认可，同意”to think that something /somebody is good, right, or suitable * approve ofHer parents dont approve of their marriage.I dont approve of your choice. (3) appro
18、ve approval 名词 approve disapprove反义词14. charge n. 负责，掌管 sb be in charge of sth Sth be in the charge of sb Take charge of sth vt. 收费 charge sb one yuan15. preparation make preparations for In preparation for v. prepare prepare sth Prepare for sth16. composition 名词（1）作品 a piece of music or art or poem
19、 One of Beethovens finest compositions was performed in the concert. (2) 成分 the chemical composition of the soil 土壤的化学成分 the composition f the board of directors 董事会的组成 compose 动词 （1）“组成，构成” Ten men compose the committee.= The committee is composed of ten men.(2) “创作，作曲”compose a letter/ speech/ poe
20、m Mozart composed his last opera shortly before he died.17. for free= free of charge18. be fond of sth.19. look back on 补充： look down upon look forward to look out for look up to20. make use of sth.= make the most of sth. Make good/full use of21. in charge of sth. 区别于 in the charge of sth. take charge of sth.
