必修二 unit 1 words.ppt

1 rare --a rare book --in rare cases --此地难得下雪. It is rare (for sb) to do sth 难得很少做… --他难得缺席 rarely [adv] 很少,难得 (=seldom) --I rarely meet him now. 2 amaze --His laziness amazed me. --We were amazed at the news. be amazed at .. / to do / that…. 因…而吃惊 = We were amazed to hear the news. --他的英语进步迅速(make progress),令我大吃一惊. I was amazed at /by his rapid progress in English. =I was amazed (that) he had made such rapid progress in English. 扩展 amazement [U] 惊讶,惊愕 in amazement 骇然,惊惶地 (at….) to one’s amazement 令某人惊愕的是 ----他的英语进步迅速,令我大吃一惊. To my amazement, he made great progress in English. amazing [adj] 惊人的,令人惊奇的 amazed adj. 感到惊奇的 amazingly [adv] 令人惊奇地 --She has an amazing talent / gift for music. have a talent/ gift for… 有…的天赋,才华 3 select [vt] 挑选,精选 [adj] 精选的,上等的 --He selected one of his favorite books and read to his children. select sb to do 选择某人做某事 --They selected him to make a speech at the opening ceremony. --我们打算选两个人代表我们学校 We’re going to select two students to represent our school. select sb / sth from …. 从…中选出某人/ 物 select sb / sth as.. 挑选某人为…. 4. design -- a design for a dress -- a school of dress design. a design for a new car. 新汽车的图样。 I wandered about without any design. 我四处闲逛，并没有什么目标。 by design [adv] 故意地,有计划地 (?by accident) 我不知道他们这样做是偶然的，还是故意的 I don’t know whether they did it by accident or by design. make designs for… 为…设计 2 [v] 设计, 意图, --She designed the dress for the singer. --他为他的新小说拟定情节. He designed a plot for his new novel. 扩展 be designed for … 专为….而设计的 be designed to do… 目的是做…. design doing sth/ to do sth 打算做… --This house is designed for a large family. --这块土地打算用来建设公园. The land is designed to set up a park. --这间房子是为他儿子准备的. This room is designed for his son. 5. fancy 1 [adj] 奇特的,花哨的 --My sister likes collecting fancy clothes. 2 [n] 设想；想像力；爱好；怪想 to one’s fancy 合某人心意的 take a fancy to … (变得)喜欢 have a fancy for… 喜欢….. --他深爱他那辆红色汽车 He has ta