Unit15-16
Bookⅲ Word study ['vɔləntəri
]
voluntary
['ænjuəl
]
annual [' brθlis ]
breathless
[dizi ]
dizzy [ ‘wi:kli ]
weekly
[beni'fiʃəl ]
beneficial [ ,sætis’fækʃən ]
satisfaction
[ sta:v]
starve
Word study [ ‘veikənt ]
vacant
[ ə‘ses ]
assess [‘sæləri]
salary
[,ɔkju’peiʃən]
occupation
[ 'instənt]
instant [ 'mɔdist ]
modest [dra:ft
]
draft
1. 申请；请求 2. 立刻地；毫不犹豫地 3. 与……相适应；
与……相协调 4. 退缩；踌躇 5. 用一些（一段）时间 6. 赞同；赞许 7. 和某人有共同之处
8. 参与；参加 9. 为……作出贡献 10. 联合国秘书长 apply for straight away fit in（with） hold back take a while approve of have sth.in common with sb.
take part in make contributions to Secretary General of the United Nations 11. 有关系；有影响； 有意义 12. 渴望做…… 13. 打开，张开；开发；开辟；揭露；展现 14. 有时，不时 15. 结果；后果 16. 应归于 17. 使卷入，使陷入；拖累 18. 适应于 19. 脱下；（飞机）起飞 20. 穿上，戴上
make a difference eager to do sth. open up at times as a consequence be due to
become involved in， make the adjustment to take off put on 21. 受（某人）欢迎 22. 和……取得联系 23. 梦想；向往 24. 利用 25. 树立；开办；设立；创立；建立 26. 也，又 27. 实现，达到 28. 胜任，适于 29从那时起
be popular with get in touch with dream of make use of
set up as well as come true be up to from this point on , 1．预料今天晚些时候会宣布一项通告。 They ______
______
______ make an announcement later on today. 2．我正设法与哥哥取得联系，他移居澳大利亚了，那时我们就失去了联系。 I’m trying to ______
______
______
______ my brother; he emigrated to Australia, and I ______
______
______ him. 3．她拒绝了我们立即离开电影院的建议。 She refused our ___________ that we ______ the cinema right away 4．我一眼就认出了他。 I ____________ her ______
__________ I saw her. 5．他们也加入我们一起唱起了这首歌。 They all ______
______
______
______ the song. are
expected
to
get
in
touch
with
lost
touch with
suggestion
leave
Recognized
the
moment
joined
us
in
singing
6．有一份广告工作提供给我做。 I ______
______
______ a job in advertising. 7．过去给我们供货的那家公司已经停业了。 The firm that ______
______
______ us has gone out of business. 8．我要到伦敦去，妹妹也要去。
I’m going to London and my sister’s coming ______
______ . 9．我们终于使他们相信我们是清白的。 We finally ______
______
______ our innocence. 10．我要是你就不会卷入到它们的问题中去！ If I ______ you, I wouldn’t ______
______
______ their problems.
have
been
offered
used
to
supply
as
well
convinced
them
of
Were
get
involved
in
1
In 1920, the writer was born in Fengyang, which was _____ to be on the map. A. a too small town
B. a town too small
C. such a small town
D. so small a town 2 The typist worked late into the night, _____ a report for the manager. A.prepared
B.preparing C.was preparing D.to prepare 3
_____ ant in the ant city is much smaller than the queen. A. Any other
B. Other
C. Any
D. Another 4 A walk in the park and a visit to the sea every day is all he _____. A. hopes
B. wishes
C. asks
D. wants 5 _____ doesn’t seem to have been any difficulty solving the problem. A. It
B. He
C. That
D. There 6 —Would you tell me _____ about your cousin? —I’d like to do _____ but tell you about him; he is far from what I have expected of him. A. something; nothing
B. anything; nothing
C. something; anything
D. anything; something 7. Shelly had prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of
passing it on her first ______. A. intention
B. attempt
C. purpose
D. desire
8_____be sent to work there? A Who do you suggest
B Who do you suggest that should C D o you suggest who should D Do you suggest whom should 9 His death was horrifying news that ____them into panic. A sent
B drive C put
D push
10 Have you make out your ___for a passport? A appointment B application C apposition D appreciation 11 When I came through the customs at the airport ,I had to pay ___ on a clock I had bought. A taxes B duty C fines D fees 12 To our surprise , the little girl ___ going to the volleyball match,not the toys. A adores B would rather C would like D would prefer 13 Eating too much fat can ___ heart disease and cause high blood pressure. A result from B contribute to C attend to D devote to
运用本单元至少5个词汇写一篇求职信 Dear sir,
I was very delighted to hear that your hotel is looking for a secretary. This is a job I’m interested in. I’d like to apply for the post as an English secretary. I was born on July 9th, 1984. I graduated from Donghua University in 2004. Now I’m working as a secretary in a company. I’m in good health. I can write well in English and my oral English is excellent. I once won the first prize in an English contest which was held in our university. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, writing and listening to music. If you think I am the right person, please give me a telephone call. My number is 13523458971.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely yours
Xiaoning Dear sir,
I was very delighted to hear that your hotel is looking for a secretary. This is a job I’m interested in. I’d like to apply for the post as an English secretary. I was born on July 9th, 1984. I graduated from Donghua University in 2004. Now I’m working as a secretary in a company. I’m in good health. I can write well in English and my oral English is excellent. I once won the first prize in an English contest which was held in our university. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, writing and listening to music. If you think I am the right person, please give me a telephone call. My number is 13523458971.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely yours
Xiaoning voluntary adj自愿的；自发的；志愿的 She is a voluntary worker at the hospital.
她是在这家医院义务服务的。 volunteer n.志愿者, 志愿兵 v.自愿 volunteer to do
annual adj.每年的; 年度的(植物)一年生的, 一季生的一年一度的; 例年的 annual report年度报告 annual ring【植】年轮 anniversary n.周年纪念
breathless adj.气喘吁吁的; 令人气喘的; 屏住呼吸的 已死的; 无呼吸的 无风的; (空气等)静止的 a breathless summer day 没有一丝风的夏日 The climb left him breathless. 向上爬使他气喘吁吁。 dizzy adj.使人晕眩的;使人眼花缭乱的 [美俚]被弄糊涂的, 令人昏乱的; 愚蠢的 a dizzy height令人晕眩的高度 be [feel] dizzy感到头晕目眩 a dizzy spy愚蠢的间谍 dizzy vt.使人头昏眼花 使茫然, 使混乱; 使糊涂 The old woman was -zied by the strong wind. 那位老太太被风吹得头昏眼花。
weekly n -lies 周刊；周报 This weekly is printed every Friday.
这份周报每星期五印刷。 weekly adj. 一星期(一次)的, 每周的, 周刊的 weekly wage
周工资
satisfaction n. a satisfaction使(欲望)满足的事物, 乐事 express one's satisfaction at [with] 对...表示满意 The happy news was a satisfaction to us all. 喜讯传来, 人人高兴。 I demand some satisfaction for that loss. 为那项损失我要求一些补偿。
starve vi.饥饿, 饿死; 渴望 ; 因缺油而磨损[停车] starve to death饿死 starve for news渴望消息 What's for dinner? I'm starving! 晚饭吃什么? 我饿死了! vt.(使)饿死; 使饥饿 使...因缺油而磨损[停车] starve a dog to death使狗饿死 They tried to starve the army into surrender. 他们试图使守军因饥饿而投降。 starvation n.饥饿; 饿死; 绝食 缺乏, 不足 die of starvation饿死 starvation wages不足温饱的工资
7 salary， income, pay, wages, fee区别 income 用以指一个人或单位所得收入， 不仅限于工资。 例如： A family with two incomes 双份收入的家庭。 pay 一般指雇主定期付给的工资的通用的词。 如pay-day 指每星期或每月领取工资的日子。 He doesn’t like the job, but the pay is good. 他不喜欢那个工作， 但是薪水很高。 wage 一般指按星期或按日发放的工资，通常为现款，一般按小时，日，星期或按照完成一定的工作量计算。 wage-earner 通常指体力劳动者。 如： We expect a fair day’s wage for a fair day’s work. 我们做好一天的工作， 就希望得到一天应得的工资。 salary 一般按月计算，常指直接拨入领取者的银行帐户内。一般用于专业人士或在办公室工作的人员。 如： The company is offering a salary of $30,000 per year. 那家公司招聘职员，年薪30000美圆。 fee 指付给律师，医生等的报酬，如 Pay the lawyer’s fee 付律师费。 习惯于 沉溺于 与．．．相关 着手做 导致 反对 全神贯注于 胜任 献身于 引起 盼望 注意 坚持 处理；照料 通向 负责 接近，进入（某地的）方法 为．．．做贡献 be used to
be given /addicted to
be related to get down to lead to
object to/be opposed to put one’s mind to
be equal to
devote oneself to give rise to look forward to
pay attention to
stick to
attend to
lead to see to access to contribute to
8 from this point on 从那时起
at one point 曾经，一度 I think I even told you that at one point.
我认为我曾经告诉过你那件事。 At one point he turned his head, listening for Emily. 一度，他转过头，听Emily的声音。
1）时刻，关头，瞬间，阶段 on the point of adv.正要...的时候 The climber was at / on the point of death when they found him. 当他们发现那个登山者的时候，他已奄奄一息。 We were on the point of giving up. 我们当时几乎要放弃了。 At this point I don’t care what you decide to do. 在这个时候，我不在意你怎么做了。 2） 论点，观点;
She made several interesting points in the article. 她在文章中提出了几个有趣的观点。 3）重点，要点
to the point adv. 中肯, 扼要,切题的 The point is you shouldn’t have to wait so long to see a doctor.
关键是看病不该等那么长时间。 I wish he would get to the point. 我但愿他快点说正题。