Unit5-SectionB Words and Expressions

Unit 5 Section B

The Last Dive at the Olympics

Active Expressions Words and Expressions

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Active Expressions

1. Because of my dark skin, kids at school

called me names. 2. My diving made me feel good about myself

when my peers made me feel stupid. 3. Regardless, I made it into the finals.

Find the active expressions in the following:

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?call sb. names

?to insult sb. by using

unpleasant words to describe him

?feel good about oneself / sth.?feel happy or feel satisfied with oneself / sth.

?make it

?to be successful in a particular activity or

profession.

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1. 你可以批评他，但别在背后说他的坏话。

2. 我初来乍到，对新环境以及对自己都感

到不满意。3. 如果抓紧，我们一定赶得上！

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1. You can make critical comments about him, but please don’t call him names behind his back.

2. As a new comer, I don’t feel good about the new environment as well as myself.

3. If we hurry, we’ll make it .

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51. apart

ad. ①separate by distance 分开地

The two towns are five miles apart.

两座城镇相距五英里。

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51.apart

ad.②apart from = except for 除……外

We had a pleasant time, apart from the weather.

我们玩得很愉快，可就是天气不太好。

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52. approach

vt . come near to 靠近；接近

Walk softly as you approach the baby’s crib.

你走近婴儿的小床时，步子轻一点。

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52.approach

n.①the act of coming near 靠近；接近

Our approach drove away the wild animals.

我们一靠近就把野兽赶跑了。

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52.approach

n.②a means or way of entering

Is this the shortest approach to your house?

—Well, in fact, it ’s the only approach.—No, it ’s the longest approach. But the shortest one is in construction.

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52.approach

n.③a way or method of doing sth.

There are several approaches to the problem.

有几个方法可以解决这个问题。

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53. spill

vt. accidentally pour a liquid out of a container 使溢出；使溅出

vi. (of a liquid) flows out of the edge of a container 溢出；溅出

?Who has spilt/spilled the ink on the desk??我们不要徒劳地后悔。

?谁把墨水洒在桌子上了?

?Let's not cry over the spilled milk.

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54. explore (doing sth.) vt.探究；探索；探讨

explore

the basis for...

the possibilities of...the secret of...

the root causes of...

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5因为他黑色的皮肤，学校的孩子们都说小洛加尼斯的坏话。/你可以批评他，但请不要在背后说他的坏话。

5. call sb. names

= say bad or unkind things about sb

Kids called little Louganis names because of his dark skin.

You can make critical comments about him, but please don’t call him names behind his back.

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56. have a shot at (doing) sth. = attempt to do sth.

Why don’t you have a shot at the new approach?

你为什么不试一下新方法呢？Translation

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57. prior

a.①earlier ②greater in importance

a prior

discussion 事先讨论choice 优先选择

consideration 优先考虑

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5prior to sth.

= before; coming before in time or order

The thought is always prior to the fact.

思维始终先于事实。

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58.triumph

n.an important victory or success after a difficult struggle 胜利，成功

He held up the prize in triumph.

他扬扬得意地举起了他的奖品。

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58.triumph

n.(in ancient Rome) procession and ceremony in honor of a victorious general (古罗马)凯旋仪式

Arch of Triumph

in Paris 凯旋门

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58.triumph (over)

vi.gain a victory or success after a difficult struggle 获胜，成功，击败正义必将战胜非正义。

Justice will triumph over injustice.

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59.confuse

vt.make sb. feel they do not understand sth. 使困惑，使糊涂

?He asked so many questions that he confused me.

?I always confuse Australia with Austria.

?他问了很多问题，把我弄糊涂了。?我总是把澳大利亚同奥地利弄混。

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vi.take part and try to win in a competition 竞争；参赛

?compete in a race 参加赛跑

?compete against /with other countries in trade 与别国在贸易上竞争

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1. 爱德华从人群中向我们这边挤过来。Edward thrust his way through the crowd towards us.

2. 在信息时代，一切都是公开的，因而律师要做好因法律问题随时被曝光的准备。

thrust:vt.push sth. or sb. somewhere with a sudden or violent movement 推，冲

In the information age, all cases are public and lawyers need to be ready for the legal matter that thrusts them into the media spotlight.

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push off:push against something with one’s hands or legs 把······推开; 出发，离开

1. 她是意外从楼上跌下去的，还是被人推下去的？Did she fall off the building by accident, or was she pushed off?

2. 听到他已动身回国的消息，她就感觉自己像是一个泄了气的皮球。

At the news that he had pushed off for his country, she felt like a deflated ball.

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something far more threatening:things much more frightening 更令人可怕的事情

(注释：something / anything / nothing + adj. / p.p.)他在她身上一定是发现了令他更为着迷的东西，不然，他不会爱得那样神魂颠倒。

He must have found in her something far more

attractive to him; otherwise, he would not have been head over heels in love with her.

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in haste:quickly or in a hurry 迅速当他听到老师正找他时，他迅速锁上了门。He locked the door in haste when he heard his teacher was looking for him.

in sb ’s haste to do sth . 某人匆忙干某事make haste to do sth . 匆忙做某事

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feel like (doing) sth.: 1) want to have sth. or do sth. 想要（做）某事2) feel as if you are a particular kind of people 感到自己是······人

1. 这个假期我不想出去旅游。I don’t feel like going out for a journey during this vacation.

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他的话让我觉得我是这个家庭的一成员。His words made me feel like one member of the family.1

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get / be mugged:be attacked or robbed in a public place 被欺负

他缺乏信心是童年时期常被欺负的结果。His lack of confidence is the result of frequently getting mugged in the boyhood.

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feel good about oneself / sth.:feel happy or feel satisfied with oneself / sth. 对自己（某事）很满意

我初来乍到，对新环境以及对自己都感到不满意。As a new comer, I don’t feel good about the new environment as well as myself.

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have a shot at:attempt to do sth.(have a chance to take part in) 试图做某事／尝试做······

1. 我怀疑我能否解决这个问题，但我会试试看。I doubt whether I can solve the problem, but I’ll have a shot at it.

2. 为什么你不尝试着自己与她谈谈？

Why don’t you have a shot at talking to her yourself?

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prior (to):(formal) before 在（······之）前的

1. 他没有事先和妻子商量就辞掉了现在的工作。

2. 在离开之前你应该把一切都安排好。All the arrangement should be completed prior to your departure.

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assist: vt.help sb. to do sth. 帮助，协助

1. 教授的研究工作需要很多学生的帮助。

A large number of students are needed to assist the professor with his research.

2. 学生正在帮助化学老师准备试验。The students are assisting the chemistry teacher to prepare the experiments.1

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find out:1) find sth. out: learn the information of sth. 获悉2) find sb. out: discover sb. doing sth. dishonest or illegal 发现某人干坏事

1. 没有人知道罪犯逃跑的时间和去向。Nobody could find out when and where the criminal escaped.

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六年以后人们最终发现是他杀害了他的邻居。He was found out in the end six years after he killed his neighbor.

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(the results) returned positive:(The results were)

positive when they returned 结果显示为阳性(注释：双谓语结构：非系动词＋形容词或名词)1. 她离开家乡时，只是一个13岁的女孩, 可回来时已是一位训练有素的医生了。

She left her hometown only a girl of 13 but returned a well-trained doctor.

2. 她生得伟大，死得光荣。She lived great and died glorious.

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vaporize:vi.1) change into a vapor 变成蒸汽

2) become nothing 化为泡影

1. 水沸腾时会变成蒸汽。Water vaporizes when it boils.

2. 在他看来他20年的心血顷刻间化为泡影。

It seemed to him that his 20 years’effort vaporized overnight.

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for fear:worry 担心

for fear of sth . 担心某事

for fear that + clause 担心／害怕······

教师不愿意把自己的女儿编入自己的班级，恐怕会对她有所偏袒。

The teacher refused to have his daughter in his class, for fear of showing favor to her.

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make it:1) arrive somewhere in time 及时赶到某地2) be successful in a particular activity or profession 在某项活动（职业）中成功

1. 如果跑起来的话，我们还可以赶上。

If we run, we could make it.2. 我一直坚信你会成为一位成功的商人。I firmly believe that you can make it as a successful businessman.

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areas, people apart

b.conditions in which people live

c.a group of people living together

d.perfect, what you like best

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__environment __community __barrier __ideal __absolute __arise b c a d

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5probable very necessary very important

unusual give order

make sth. stronger a way of considering sth.

?likely ?essential ?vital ?unique ?instruct ?reinforce ?

perspective

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