1、Unit 3 English around the world词汇精讲精练词汇精讲 1. pleased；pleasantpleasure（1）pleased 是形容词，意为“高兴的；满意的” 。通常指人对外物的感受。常见结构是：be pleased with。例如：I am pleased with your success. 我对你的成功感到高兴。（2）pleasant 是形容词，意为“令人愉快的；讨人喜欢的，可爱的” 。例如：We spent a very pleasant evening. 我们度过了一个愉快的晚上。What a pleasant girl! 多可爱的姑娘啊！（3）pl
2、easure 是名词，指“快乐；愉快的事；乐趣” ，大多用于客套话中。例如：It gives me great pleasure to keep plants and grow flowers at home. 在家养花种草给我带来了很大乐趣。He finds great pleasure in reading. 他从读书中发现很大的乐趣。2. similarsimilar 意为“相像的，类似的” ，无比较级，可作前置定语。常见短语有 be similar to 表示某物与另一物相似。例如：His problem is similar to yours. 他的问题和你的相似。What you
3、said is similar to what I said. 你所说的和我所说的是相似的。【拓展】 same 与 similar（1）same 意为“相同的，同样的” ，其前常用定冠词 the。例如：We have lunch at the same table. 我们在同一张桌子上吃午饭。（2）similar 意为“相似的，类似的” ，并不完全一样。例如：Lily is similar to Lucy in many ways. 在好多方面莉莉同露西相似。3. feel like feel like 后接名词、代词或动名词，构成 feel like doing sth. 例如：I dont
4、 feel like eating. 我不想吃东西。【拓展】（1）would like 后接名词、代词或不定式。构成：would like to do sth. 例如：What would you like to do now? 你现在想做什么？（2）want 后可接名词或不定式，构成 want to do sth. 例如：Do you want to join us? 你想加入到我们中吗？4. one ofone of意为“中的一个”或“之一” ，后接复数名词，当名词前有形容词修饰时，形容词应用其最高级形式。one of 作主语时，应看成单数。例如：One of the girls is m
5、y sister. 这群女孩当中有一个是我的妹妹。Mike is one of the tallest students in our class. 迈克是我们班最高的学生之一。Miss Li is one of the most popular teachers in our school. 李老师是我们学校最受欢迎的老师之一。5. more than（1）more than 意为“超过，多于” ，相当于 over。例如：His father is more than 50 years old. 他的父亲 50 多岁了。（2）more than 还可意为“不仅” ，与 no more tha
6、n“仅仅”相对。例如：She is more than a teacher. She is also a sister. 她不仅是一位老师，还是一个姐姐。（3）morethan意为“比多” 。例如：There are more boys than girls in my class. 在我们班男孩比女孩多。（4）more than 的反义词为 less than，意为“不到；少于” 。例如：My home is less than three miles from here. 我家离这里不到三英里远。6. honor（1）honor 作名词，意为“尊敬，敬意” 。show honor to s
7、b. 表示“向某人表示敬意” 。例如：She is an honor to our school.她是我们学校的光荣。Children should be taught to show honor to their elders.应该教育孩子尊敬长者。（2）be honored with.表示“被誉为” ，honor 意为“给以荣誉，使增光” 。例如：I was honored with an invitation. 我以受到邀请为荣。7. try ones besttry ones best to do sth 表示“尽某人最大的努力做某事” 。例如：Ill try my best to l
8、earn English well. 我将尽力学好英语。【拓展】（1）try doing sth.表示“试着做” 。 例如：Why not try doing the experiment in another way?为什么不试着用另一种方法做这个实验呢？（2）try to do sth. 表示“尽力做，试图做” 。 例如：I will try to get to the station on time. 我要尽力按时到车站。8. compare（1）compare 作动词，意为“比较，对照” ，常与 with 连用。例如：Compare your answers with those at
9、 the back of the book to see if they are right.把你的答案同书后面的答案对照一下，看看是否正确。My handwriting can not be compared with my fathers.我的书法不能与我父亲的相比。If you compare the two books, you will see that this one is better.如果你比较一下这两本书，你会发现这一本好一些。（2）compare 作动词，还用作比喻意义，意为“比作” 。例如：Mans life is often compared to a candle.
10、 人生常被比为蜡烛。Shakespeare compared the world to a stage.莎士比亚把人世比作舞台。9. consider（1）作动词，意为“认为” ，常用短语 consider sb. as“认为某人为” 。例如：I consider you as a very good friend. 我把你当作好朋友。Mr. Zhang is considered as the most popular teacher in our school.张老师被认为是我校最受欢迎的老师。（2）作动词，意为“考虑” ，后面跟名词、动名词或者从句作宾语。例如：Please consid
11、er my suggestion. 请考虑我的建议。Why dont you consider visiting Qing Dao？你为什么不考虑去青岛参观？I consider that he is a selfish man. 我认为他是一个自私的人。10. pridepride 是名词，意为“骄傲，自豪”。常用的结构为： take pride in sth. 意为“为某事骄傲”。例如：They take great pride in her daughter who is now a famous scientist.他们为成为科学家的女儿而感到自豪。 He is the pride o
12、f our city. 他是我们城市的骄傲。【拓展】proud 是形容词，常用结构：be proud of sth. 意为“以而骄傲”。例如：I am very proud of being a Chinese. 作为一名中国人我很自豪。 be proud to do sth 意为“为做某事而骄傲”。 例如：We are proud to be a league member. 我们为成为团员而骄傲。11. take a breathtake a breath 意为“吸一口气” ，breath 作名词时，意为“呼吸” 。例如：He has stopped his breath. 他已经停止了呼
13、吸。Take a deep breath，and then you may feel relaxed. 深深地吸一口气，那样你会觉得轻松的。breath 的惯用法：hold ones breath 意为“屏住呼吸” ，out of breath 意为 “上气不接下气” 。 例如：I can hold my breath for about one minute.我能憋差不多一分钟的气。I got out of breath running up the hill from the station.我从车站跑上山顶,连气都喘不上来了。【拓展】breathe 作动词，意为“呼吸” 。例如：Its
14、good to breathe fresh air in the countryside. 呼吸乡间的新鲜空气是有益的。The doctor told him to breathe in deeply and then breathe out. 医生让他先深深吸一口气，然后再把气吐出来。12. aloudaloud 是副词，意为“出声地，高声地” ，常与 read，call 等动词连用，强调发出的声音不是很大但能听见。例如：Can you read aloud? 你能读出声来吗？【拓展】loudly 是副词，意为“高声地，喧哗地” ，可以与 loud 互换，但含有喧闹的意思，强调声音高，不悦耳
15、。例如：Someone knocked loudly at the door. 有人大声敲门。loud 是形容词，意为“高声的，喧哗的” 。作副词，表示“喧哗地，高声地” ，常用于talk，speak，laugh 等动词之后，强调声音响亮。比较级为 louder，最高级为 loudest。例如：His voice is very loud. 他的声音很大。He speaks loud and clear. 他说话响亮清楚。词汇精练I. 英汉互译。1. compare with_ 2. 为骄傲_ 3. 其中之一_4. more than _ 5. 对满意_ 6. take a breath_ 7
16、. 尽力_ 8. consider sb. as _ 9. feel like doing sth._ 10. show honor to sb. _II. 根据句意及首字母和汉语提示写出所缺单词。1. Can you t_ this Chinese sentence into English?2. It is important for you to buy a g_ book when you learn a foreign language.3. Tom is an English boy, he comes from B_.4. We know several m_ of Englis
17、h learning from this passage.Remember to choose one that fits you best.5. The English l_ is becoming more and more important.6. Please read a_; I cant hear you.7. Yuan Longping was h_ with the name “Father of Hybrid Rice”.8. She is s_ to her mother in many ways.9. You should take your c_ to do what
18、you are afraid of.10. She copied the phone number into her address n_ .III. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。1. Blue Cat is enjoyed by _(thousand) of children in China. 2. My father gives me a present in the box, I cant wait _ (open) it. 3. The birth of a baby panda in the zoo was _ (wide) reported.4. Try _ (ones) b
19、est and work harder, you can succeed. 5. China is becoming a _ (power) country. 6. There are _ (difference) between British English and Australian English.7. If you want to make yourself _(understand), you should speak clearly and slowly.8. Speech is the fastest method of _ (communicate) between peo
20、ple.9. The place of interest is visited by millions of _(tourist).10. With _(who) do you often practice your English?参考答案I. 英汉互译。1. 把与比较 2. be proud of / take pride in sth. 3. one of 4. 超过 5. be pleased with 6. 吸一口气 7. try ones best 8. 把看做 9. 喜欢做 10. 对表示敬意II. 根据句意及首字母和汉语提示写出所缺单词。1.translate 2.grammar 3.Britain 4.methods 5.language6. aloud 7. honored 8. similar 9. courage 10. notebookIII. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。1. thousands 2. to open 3. widely 4. your 5. powerful 6. differences 7. understood munication 9. tourists 10.whom