单词语境记忆 Unit 2 English around the world.doc

Unit 2 English around the world ? 单词语境记忆 At present, English is playing a more and more important part in our life and because of that, many people are trying hard to study English. However, we will meet many difficulties in studying English: How to remember the large English vocabulary? Do we have some special ways to master the usage of English expression? How to be sure of accurate spelling? Actually, there are several ways that we can make use of to have a good command of English, such as reading English novels. Believe it or not, after reading for some time, youll find youve gradually fallen in love with English and that recognizing words like request and apartment is no longer a problem. Why not do it straight away? You may also listen and speak English as much as possible. Based on your efforts, you can travel to some countries, such as Canada, Singapore, where English is the official language. Communication with native speakers is of great help. So long as you study English hard, one day you may find that you can use English fluently. ? 热点词汇学习 ★? latter最常用的含义是“两者中的(后者)”，常与the连用，固定搭配“the former…，the latter…”。如： Here are Tom and David; the latter is my brother.这是汤姆和戴维;后者是我的兄弟。 I find it hard to understand the latter part of his lecture． 我发现他的讲座后面部分很难理解。 Did he walk or swim across the river? The latter seems unlikely． 他是趟过河，还是游过河?后者似乎不可能。 ? ★? present：n. 当前，目前 for the present暂时 at present:在目前，现在 ①I can’t remember his name for the present. 我一时想不起来他的名字了。 ②at present=at the moment/nowadays I can’t get in touch with him at present． 我现在无法和他取得联系。 adj．出席，在场，当前的，现在的 present意为 “出席，在场’’且作定语时，置于名词、代词之后；意为“当前的”且作定语时，置于名词之前。如： They are making a careful study of the present situation of the world. 他们正在仔细研究当前的世界局势。 Everyone present at the meeting was strongly against the decision. 参加会议的每个人都强烈反对这项决定。 vt. 赠送,呈献(with) They presented him with a bunch of flowers. 他们献给他一束鲜花 All the people ________ at the party were his supporters.(2002北京) A. present B. th