英语必修三 Unit 1 语言点总结

Unit 1 Word usage 1）           starve A）          to cause a person or an animal to suffer severely to die from hunger Millions of people starved to death during the war. The lady is starving herself trying to lose weight. B) be starved of / starve for : long for , be in great need of   The homeless children were starving for love.    The patients are starved of medicine. [同根词]  starvation  n. 2) satisfy Nothing satisfies him, he is always complaining. He tried to find something to satisfy his hunger. He satisfied me that he could do it well. [同根词] satisfaction  n.         satisfactory  adj.  令人满意的,良好的         satisfying   adj.   使人满意的,令人满足的         satisfied   adj.     满意的,满足的 3) harm. A) n. damage , injury do harm to sb.= harm sb. B) v. cause harm to sb./sth. The event did not harm his reputation. It hasn’t harmed me at all. 4) award A) 奖,奖品,奖金 She showed us the athletics awards she had won. His horse was given the highest award at the show. B) 授予,给予,奖给,赏给,判给(award sth. to sb.) He was awarded the first prize for being the best singer. The gold medal was awarded to Mr. Smith for his fine show of vegetables. 5) admire . A) admire sb./sth. for sth.: regard sb./sth. with respect,pleasure ,satisfaction, etc They admired our garden. I admire him for his success in business. B) express admiration of sb./sth Aren’t you going to admire my new house? [同根词] admirer n.. 6)apologise (apologize) : express sorrow ,as for a fault or causing pain, say sorry You must apologise to your teacher for being so rude. I apologize for my breaking your glasses. [同根词]  apology n. 为做某事而向某人道歉 apologize to sb. for doing sth. say sorry to sb. for doing sth. make an apology to sb. for doing sth. offer an apology to sb. for doing sth. offer sb. an apology for doing sth. Useful expressions: 1 take place : to happen When did their quarrel take place? Our school sports meet will take place next Friday. 2 in memory of / to the memory of sb. : serving to remind people of sb.,esp as a tribute The museum was built in memory of the famous scientist. The monument was built in memory of the little hero. People write many moving poems in memory of Premier Zhou. 3 dress up a) to wear one’s best clothes Don’t bother to dress up-come as you are. b) dress sb. up in sth /as sb/ sth: put on fancy dress, etc Children love dressing up. 4 look forward to : hope for ,long for , expect(usu. With pleasure) I am looking forward to seeing you again. The day we looked forward to came at last. 5 day and night/ night and day / all day and all night I think of my hometown day and night. The beasts and the birds quarreled all day and all night. 6 as though /as if : with the appearance of ; apparently He looks as though he were ill. They behaved as though nothing had happened. 7 have fun with sb. 玩得开心 People love to get together to eat,drink and have fun with each other. 8 turn up a) arrive , make one’s appearance You are always turning up late for everything. He hasn’t turned up so far. b) find or be found The missing pen turned up , broken , under the desk. c) increase the force ,strength, loudness.etc. of sth by using controls  Please turn up the fire. 9 keep one’s word 守信用,履行诺言 She said she would be there at seven o’clock , and he thought she would keep her word. 10 hold one’s breath 屏息 The girl held her breath at the sight of the snake. He was not going to hold his breath for he r to apologise . 10 play a trick 诈骗,开玩笑 If they are not given anything ,the children might play a trick . The naughty boy loves playing tricks on others.