unit 7 lesson 1 词语用法
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Lesson 1词语用法
“说服” persuade
[寓词于境]
阅读下列句子,注意persuade的意思和搭配。
I finally managed to persuade her to go out for a drink with me.
我最终说服她出去和我喝了一杯。
She couldn’t help being persuaded into making peace with her parents.
她经不住劝说只好与她的父母言和。
Michael must persuade the jury of his innocence.
迈克尔必须使陪审团相信他是无辜的。
[用法归纳]
persuade v. 说服, 劝服; 使相信。强调动作的结果——劝说成功。常用结构:
persuade sb. to do / into doing sth. 说服某人做某事
persuade sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事
[温馨提示]
如果只是劝说而不知是否成功,应用try to persuade。如:
I’m trying to persuade your dad to buy some shares.
我正在设法说服你父亲买点股票。
[即学即练] 将下列句子翻译成英语。
1. 假如她不想去,你说什么也说服不了她。
2. 要说服亨利多运动纯属徒劳。
3. 我已经使他相信了它的真相。
Key:
1. If she doesn’t want to go, nothing you can say will persuade her.
2. It’s no use trying to persuade Henry to take more exercise.
3. I have persuaded him of its truth.
spirit “精神”
[寓词于境]
阅读下列句子,注意spirit在句中的不同意思,并从所给的中文释义中找出与之对应的解释。
1. My grandfather is 85, but he still feels young in spirit.
2. She was still in high spirits after winning the race.
3. Fireworks are lit to frighten off evil spirits.
4. They took away his freedom and broke his spirit.
[中文释义]
a. 情绪,心境 b. 精神, 心灵 c. 勇气,意志 d. 幽灵
Key: 1. b 2. a 3. d 4. c
[用法归纳]
in spirit 精神上,在内心
be in good / high spirits 高兴, 兴致好
be in low spirits 沮丧
[即学即练] 根据汉语提示完成下列句子。
1. 我的心将和你在一起。
I shall be with you ______ ______.
2. 众人兴高采烈地走进了一片树林。
______ ______ ______, the group entered a wood.
Key: 1. in spirit 2. In high spirits
不同的"旅行"
[寓词于境] 阅读下列句子,注意划线单词的用法。
I took a journey from Beijing to Shanghai last year. He makes frequent trips to London on business.
She usually gets seasick during the voyage.
They made a voyage across the Pacific Ocean by air.
They took us on a tour of the Cambridge campus.
They came home after years of foreign travel.
Her travels have taken her all over China .
[用法归纳]
journey, trip, voyage, tour和travel都有“旅行”的意思,但各自的含义有所不同:journey意为从一地到另一地的旅行,尤指长途旅行;trip意为往返某地,尤指“短途旅行”; voyage指海上旅行,有时也指空中或宇宙旅行;tour意为“观光,游览”;travel泛指旅行、游历。
[温馨提示]
1. 在英国英语中, journey 可指长途或短途的常规旅行;
2. travels意为出国或到其他地区旅游,尤指远途的旅行。
[即学即练]
根据括号内的提示翻译下列句子。
1. 我启程去旅行。(journey)
2. 我坐火车上班,这段行程需要半个小时。(trip)
3. 横跨大海的航行很顺利。(voyage)
4. 他带我们参观他的新家。(on a tour of)
5. 我正在读一本关于去北极旅行的书。(travel to)
Key:
1. I started on a journey.
2. I go to work by train, and the trip takes half an hour.
3. The voyage across the sea was smooth.
4. He took us on a tour of his new house.
5. I am reading a book about the travel to North Pole.