新世纪综合英语B2-U1（修改）.docx

新世纪综合英语B2-U1（修改） Unit 1 Book 2 Living in Harmony Words and Expressions1. (Para. 1) forgiveness: n. [U] when sb. forgives another person*He never admitted his guilt or asked for forgiveness. (= 他从不成认自己的罪行，也不恳求饶恕)我必需恳求你的宽恕 I have to ask for your forgiveness.)Collocation:ask / beg / pray, etc. for (sb’s) forgiveness Derivation: forgive v.CF: forgive & excuse 这两个动词均有“宽恕”之意 forgive 指尽管某人做错了事情，但是你不再生气，不再指责他了，一般指宽恕或者宽恕比拟紧要的错误excuse 指宽恕一些不是很紧要的错误，比方莽撞、失礼等小过失 (Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the two s above. Change the form where necessary. 1. She was ______ for coming late. (= excused)2. A wife ______ an unfaithful husband. (= forgives) 3. Please _______ my bad handwriting. (=excuse) 4. They _______ their enemies. (= forgive)2. (Para. 1) good-tempered: adj. pleasant, kind, and not easily madeangry Minnie was always good-tempered and agreeable. Note: 与temper有关的词组 lose one’s temper 发脾气I’ve never seen Mike lose his temper. keep one’s temper 限制脾气、忍耐I found it increasingly difficult to keep my temper.3. (Para. 2) root sth. out: find out where a particular kind of problem exists and get rid of itAction is being taken to root out corruption in the police force. 1 4. (Para. 2) cripple: v.1. damage sth. badly so that it no longer works or is no longer effectiveThe industry is being crippled by high interest rates.Asia’s economy was crippled by inflation. (=通货膨胀曾使亚洲经济陷于瘫痪。

)罢工使工厂陷于瘫痪〔＝The strike crippled the factory.〕2. hurt sb. badly so that they cannot walk properlyShe was crippled in the car accident. (= 她在车祸中致残)5. (Para. 2) cling: v. continue to believe or do sth., even though it may not be true or useful any longerFor the moment I cling to the idea that there are a relatively small number of students left.他坚决地认为她有治愈的盼望(=He clung to the hope that she would be cured.)Collocation:cling to the hope / belief / idea, etc.6 (Para. 3) heal: v.1. if a wound or a broken bone heals or is healed, the flesh, skin, or bonegrows back together and becomes healthy again A sprain usually takes longer to heal than a broken bone.我胳膊上的伤已愈合了。

〔＝The wound on my arm has healed.〕2. if an argument or disagreement between people heals or you heal it, the people stop arguing or disagreeingThe disagreement among the family members healed over with time. (=家庭成员之间的不和随着时间的消逝而消逝) CF: treat, heal & cure 2 这三个动词均有“治疗”之意 treat 指通过用药、住院、手术等来治疗疾病heal 着重治疗的效果，多指外伤的治愈，也可以指精神上的创伤的愈合cure也着重治疗的结果，多指治愈内科疾病，也可用来指消退某种不良的影响 (Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the three s above. Change the form where necessary.1. The dentist is _______ my teeth. (= treating) 2. Penicillin ______ him of pneumonia. (= cured) 3. The cut on his finger ______ quickly. (= healed)4. The new treatment _____ his skin disease. (= cured) 5. Time ______ most troubles. (= heals)7. (Para. 3) put: v. say or write sth. using s in a particular wayWhen women joined the organization, it “took on a new look”, as the news report put it.It’s a matter of balance, as one teacher put it.8. (Para. 5) core: n. the most important or central part of sth. The core of the book focuses on the period between 1660 and 1857. 问题的关键是债务。

Debt is at the core of the problem.Collocations:the core of the problem core curriculum9. (Para. 7) initial: adj. happening at the beginning The initial talks were the base of the later agreement. (=最初的会谈是后来达成协议的根底)Collocations:initial stage / phase / period of the initial letter首字母10. (Para. 7) one-off: adj. happening or done only once, not as part of aregular series In fact the whole exercise was fairly straight forward, except for one problem which required a one-off solution.11. (Para. 7) confrontation: n. a situation in which there is a lot of angrydisagreement between two people or groups 3Julia had stayed in her room to avoid any more confrontation.They sense this may develop into a confrontation between teachers.Pattern:confrontation with / between12. (Para. 8) resentment: n. a feeling of anger because sth. hashappened that you think is unfairTom stared at the other boys with resentment.*She was filled with deep resentment at being passed over for promotion.Collocation:feel / harbour / bear resentmentCF: resentment & offence 这两个名词均有“气愤、怨恨”之意。

resentment 指因受到羞辱或自尊心受到损害而产生的怨恨例如:She cherished a deep resentment towards her employer for having denied her a promotion.Everyone feels resentment at being treated unfairly.offence 指因为话语或者行为而感到生气，语气没有resentment剧烈例如：I hope you will not take any offence at my s. She easily takes offence. 13. (Para. 9) tackle v. try to deal with a difficult problem It took twelve fire engines to tackle the blaze .There is more than one way to tackle the problem. (＝解决这个问题有很多方法)The question set by the teacher was so difficult that the pupils did not know how to tackle it.1。