UNIT 4　高中英语必修二HISTORY AND TRADITIONS.DOCXVIP

UNIT 4　HISTORY AND TRADITIONS Part 1　清单式背诵——主干知识一遍过 1.chief adj.最重要的；最高级别的 n.(公司或机构的)首领；酋长 eg. Financial stress is well established as a chief reason for divorce.　经济压力被充分证实为导致离婚的一个首要因素。 Then, the senior chief editor polishes and approves every section. 然后，由高级主编对每个部分做润色和批准。 The Queen is chief of the armed forces by right.　女王理所当然地是武装部队的首领。 2.puzzle n.谜；智力游戏；疑问 vt.迷惑；使困惑 (confuse) ?puzzle about/over冥思苦想；苦苦思索 ?a puzzle to sb一件让某人感到困惑的事情 ?puzzling adj.令人迷惑的 ?puzzled adj.迷惑不解的；困惑的 be puzzled about 对……困惑 eg. (2021·天津3月卷)What puzzles Lily’s friends is why she always has so many crazy ideas.　令莉丽的朋友困惑的是，为什么她总是有如此多疯狂的想法。 3.break away (from sb/sth) 脱离；背叛；逃脱 break down 损坏；发生故障；分解；累垮；失败 break into 强行闯入；突然……起来 break in 破门而入；打断(谈话等) break out (战争、火灾等)爆发；发生(无被动语态) break up 结束；破裂 eg. With so many problems unsettled, a few countries wanted to break away from the Union.　由于有那么多问题没有解决，有几个国家想要脱离这个联盟。 4.belong vi.应在(某处)；适应 ?belong to 属于 ?belongings n.财产；所有物 【点拨】　belong to既无被动语态，也不用于进行时态，常用现在分词作后置定语。 eg. Paper cutting has a history of over 1，500 years, which belongs to traditional art in China.(传统文化)　剪纸有1 500多年的历史，属于传统的中国艺术。 5.as well as 同(一样也)；和；还 (1)as well as连接并列主语时谓语动词与前面的主语一致； (2)as well as用作介词时，相当于besides，in addition to，意为“除……之外”，后常跟名词或动名词，尤其是位于句首时； (3)as well意为“也；又；还”，常放在句子末尾，作为副词短语使用； (4)may/might as well do sth倒不如做某事；不妨做某事。 eg. As well as having difficulty adapting herself to the new school life，she found the culture difference another challenge for her. 除了难以适应新的学校生活之外，她还发现文化差异对她来说是另一个挑战。 6.defence n.防御；保卫 ?in defence of 为了保卫…… ?defend vt.保护；保卫；为……辩护 defend...from/against 保护……以免受 defend oneself 为自己辩护；自卫 ?defensive adj.自卫的；防御用的 7.surround vt.围绕；包围 ?surround...with...用……包围/围绕…… be surrounded by/with...被……包围 ?surrounding adj.周围的 surroundings n.环境；周围的事物 【联想】　各种“环境，情况”表达： ①circumstances 环境；情况　②condition状况，情况 ③environment环境，周围状况；自然环境 ④situation情况；状况 8.evidence n.证据；证明(proof) ?There is some evidence that...有证据证明…… ?evident adj.明显的，明白的 It’s evident that...很明显…… eg. There is evidence show