M4U2 Reading(Language points).ppt

Unit2 Sporting events delighted adj. 高兴的 He was delighted at/with your success. He was delighted at working with her. He was delighted to work with her. I was delighted to be invited to her party. 我很高兴被邀请参加她的晚会。 v.（常与in连用）热衷于；引以为乐 She delights in cooking lovely meals. 她以烹饪美食为乐。 He delights in taking long walks. 他喜爱远距离散步. briefly adv. to put it briefly 简而言之 brief n. 摘要，大纲 adj. 简短的，短暂的 make a brief visit a brief life brief and to the point 简明扼要 in brief 简单说 His explanation was brief and to the point. 他的解释既简洁又切中要点。 compete v. 比赛，竞争 Will you compete in the race? compete against sb. 与…竞赛 I’ll compete against two rivals for the prize. compete for 为…竞争 The two teams compete for the championship. compete with 与…竞争 Holland once competed with England for the mastery of the high seas. 荷兰曾与英国争夺公海的控制权. competition n. be in competition with sb. for sth. 与某人为…竞争 competitive adj. a competitive advertisement a competitive price competitor n. 竞争者 honour n. 尊敬, 敬意, 荣誉, 光荣 I have the honour to give a speech. 我很荣幸能在这里发言. That was a great honour for his parents, as well as himself. in honour of 纪念…; 向…表示敬意; (in order to pay respect for/in memory of) It is only a party in honour of my birthday. Later he gave a banquet in their honour. 后来他设宴款待了他们. I have cooked a special meal in honor of our visitors. 我做了一道特殊的菜向我们的来客表示敬意。 We are going to have a special party in honour of his recent promotion. in need of 需要 in favour of 赞同 in want of 需要 in praise of 赞扬 in face of 面临 in search of 寻找 in charge of 负责，管理 in memory of 纪念 no matter what/ whether/ how/ when No matter what difficulty she meets with, she will never give up. No mater how I tried to persuade him, he just didn’t take my words seriously. No matter whether it is rainy or sunny, the football match will be played as planned. Whoever breaks the law will be punished. =No matter who breaks the law,he will be punished.(whoever) make it possible fo