1、Book 3 Unit 1重点单词精讲1. belief n.1) 相信，信任I had no belief that you did it. 我不相信你做了这件事。2) 信念，看法My belief is that the visiting team will lose. 我看客队会输。3) 信仰That man has a strong belief in God. 那个男子虔诚地信仰上帝。【拓展】 believe v. 相信，认为真实；believer n. 信徒；believable adj. 可相信的，可信任的；unbelievable adj. 令人难以置信的。【常见搭配】 rel
2、igious / political belief宗教 / 政治信仰；in the belief that 信仰、相信；beyond belief (因太大、太难、太可怕等)难以置信；to the best of ones belief / knowledge尽其所知(不一定有把握)；believe in信任(某人)。2. trick n. vt.1) C n. 诡计，骗局，花招He got into the castle by a trick. 他耍了个花招混进了城堡。 恶作剧Dont be serious; its only a trick. 别太认真了，这只不过是个恶作剧而已。 戏法，把
3、戏Magicians often perform tricks such as pulling a rabbit out of a hat. 魔术师常常变像从帽子抓出兔子这样的戏法。2) vt. 欺骗，诈骗They managed to trick me into making a mistake. 他们设法骗我犯了错。【拓展】 trickster n. 骗子；tricky adj. 诡计多端的。【常见搭配】 be up to ones old tricks 故伎重演；trick sb. into (doing) sth. 哄骗某人做某事；trick sb. out of sth. 从某人处骗
4、走某物；play a trick / tricks on sb. 搞某人的恶作剧，戏弄某人。【联想】 make fun of sb. 取笑某人；laugh at sb. 嘲笑某人。3. gain v. n.1) v. vt. vi. 获得，得到The Party gained over 50 percent of the vote. 该党获得了超过50的选票。Nothing venture, nothing gain. 【谚】 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 vt. 赢得(战争、独立等)India gained its independence in 1947. 印度在1947年赢得了独立。 vt. 使
5、得到He had gained himself a reputation for fairness. 他使自己得到了一个公正的名声。 vt. (钟表等) 走得快My watch gains two minutes every 24 hours. 我的手表每24小时快两分钟。2) C n. 获得，收获，利益The baby had a gain of half a pound. 婴儿的体重增加了半磅。No pains, no gains. 【谚】 不劳则无获。【常见搭配】 gain by / from (doing) sth. 从(做)某事中受益；gain weight = put on wei
6、ght 增加体重；gain speed (车等)速度越来越快。4. award n. vt.1) n. 奖，奖品The movie is good enough for the Oscar Award. 这部电影好得足以赢得奥斯卡奖。2) vt. 授予The award for the years best actor went to him. 本年度最佳男演员奖授予了他。 判定He was awarded damages of 5,000. 他判得损害赔偿费五千英镑。【辨析】 award与reward都含有一定的“奖励”之意。award 指正式或官方颁发，授予的“奖”或“奖品”；reward
7、指的是因对方的工作、服务、帮助而给予的“报酬”或“回报”。【常见搭配】 get / receive / win an award for sth. 因某事获得 / 得到 / 赢得奖项；award sb. sth. = award sth. to sb. 把某物授予 / 判给某人。5. admire vt.1) 赞赏，钦佩 I cannot help but admire his bravery. 我不得不佩服他的勇敢。2) 羡慕Many people admire those who can speak a second language. 很多人都很羡慕能说第二门外语的人。3) 欣赏We stopped our car to admire the wonderful view. 我们停下车来欣赏美景。【拓展】 admirer n. 钦佩者，赞赏者；admiration n. 钦佩，赞赏；admirable adj. 令人钦佩的，令人赞赏的。【常见搭配】 admire sb. for sth. 因某事赞赏(钦佩、羡慕)某人；have great admiration for 对于十分钦佩；with / in admiration心怀钦佩地。
