Module1DeepSouthReadingandVocabulary综合设计2课件（外研版选修8）.ppt

1．via prep.经由，取道；通过(某种手段或人)。 ①They went from London to Washington via New York. 他们从伦敦经纽约到华盛顿。 ②The news about him reached me via his wife. 我是从他妻子那里得知他的消息的。 即学即用 Roy heard about the sale________Jane. A．on　　　　　　　 B．in C．via D．for 答案：C　句意：罗伊从简那里听说了这次大减价。via在此表示“通过(某人)”。 2．severe adj. 1)严重的 He found that in two particular streets, the cholera outbreak was so severe that more than 500 people had died in 10 days. 他发现霍乱流行得很严重，特别是在那两条街道上，在10天内就死了500多人。 2)严厉的；苛刻的 be severe with oneself 严于律己 3)严峻的；激烈的；艰难的 the severe winter 严冬 a severe competition 激烈的竞争 3．absence n. 不在；缺席；缺乏 ①His long absence raised fears about his safety. 他长期不在引起了大家对他的安全的担心。 ②What was the real reason for your absence? 你缺席的真正原因是什么？ 知识拓展 during/in the absence of (＝in ones absence) 当……不在时；由于缺乏…… absence from school/meeting 缺课/旷会 absence of mind 心不在焉；精神不集中 leave of absence 休假 absent adj. 缺乏的；缺席的；不在场的；心不在焉的 be absent from 缺席 ①Xiaojun was absent from school because he was ill. 小军因病没有上学。 ②Snow is absent in some countries. 有些国家从不下雪。 ③He had an absent look on his face. 他一副心不在焉的神情。 即学即用 He was ________ the meeting. A．absent­minded B．absent in C．absent D．absent from 答案：D 4．depressing adj. 令人消沉的 The test results were very depressing. 试验的结果令人沮丧。 知识拓展 depression n．沮丧，消沉 depress vt. 1)使抑郁；使沮丧；使消沉 ①I feel a little depressed or lonely when there is no concert for a long time. 如果很长一段时间不办音乐会，我会感到有点情绪低落或孤独。 ②Raining weather always depresses me. 雨天常使我感到压抑。 2)使萧条；削弱 The recession has depressed the housing market. 经济衰退导致住房市场不景气。 1．come into sight进入视野，看得见 ①But when land came into sight, the Endurance became trapped in the ice and began to break up. 但当人们看见陆地的时候，“耐力”号却陷在冰里开始解体。 ②When land come into sight after they had sailed for over two months, all the crew jumped with joy. 当航行了两个多月终于看到陆地时，船员们都高兴得跳起来。 知识拓展 catch sight of 看见；瞥见；发现 at first sight 乍一看；第一次看到 out of sight 看不见 lose sight of 看不见；忽视 ③They fell in love with each other at first sight. 他们一见钟情。 ④Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不烦。 ⑤When she caught sight of the snake, s