U1词汇手册学生版.doc

Unit 1 Fighting with the Forces of Nature Text A The Icy Defender Vocabulary Study 1. in the case of: as far as … is concerned (para.0) Examples： 1) In the case of a highly intelligent animal, elementary training is easy. 2) Formal training will take at least 3 years _______________________________（就室内装潢来说）. 3) 至于亨利，他们想方设法使他蒙在鼓里。___________________________________________ Related Phrases： 1) 假如；以免 in case (of) 2) 无论如何 in any case 3) 决不 in no case 4) 事实如此 be the case 5) 恰当的例子 a case in point 2. stand / get / be in the way (of): prevent from doing sth. (para.0) Examples： 1) Her social life got in the way of her studies. 2) I don’t think kids have as much fun as we used to. ___________________________________________________（激烈的竞争阻挡了他们成长的道路）. Related Phrases： 1) 一直，完全 all the way 2) 经过，经由 by way of 3) 让步，倒塌 give way 4) 特地，不怕麻烦地 go out of one’s way 5) 在某种程度上 in a way 6) 决不 in no way 7) 前往 make one’s way 8) 让路，腾出地方 make way 9) 以某种形式 one way or another 10) 在进行中 under way 3. resistance n. opposition; refusal to accept new ideas or changes; the force opposed to anything moving (para.1) Examples： 1) The troops are encountering ____________________________（顽强抵抗）. 2) The committee put up ___________________________ the chairman’s plan（对……大量反对意见）. 3) The aircraft is streamlined to reduce wind resistance. Related Phrases： 1) 无力的抵抗 feeble resistance 2) 在公众中引起抵制情绪 arouse resistance in the public 3) 瓦解敌人的抵抗 break down (wear down, overpower) the enemy’s resistance 4) 对新法律的抵制 resistance to the new law 5) 电阻 electric resistance Word formations: resist v. / resistant a. 4. raw a. cold and wet; not cooked or processed; not organized or developed (para.1) Examples： 1) She shivered in the raw morning air. 2) Much of the raw beef is cooked and canned at the plant. 3) We are on a tight budget because __________________________________________（我们的原材料成本涨了很多）. 5. launch v. start; send (sth.) on its course; make a new produ