A star-studded glamorous occassion
1.penniless 身无分文的- Penny 便士- pennies
2.less-后缀,表示否定含义
Help--helpless
color--colorless
end--endless
cae--careless
power--powerless
3.ride home 顺风车
4.leave for 出发去 , for 后+(目的地)地点
leave (离开地点) for (到达目的地)
5.grow up 长大;成长 (身体/思想)
Gruw up+地点
Grown-up 成年人=adult
6. The +形容词:表示一类人或一类(事)物
monopoly:mono =uni 一
Bicycle: bi 二
Tricycle: tri 三
Distinguish a from b :把 a 和 b 区分开来
7. poverty 名词 贫困频发-- richness 富裕丰富
Unemployment 失业=Enemployment 就业
Poverty line 贫困线
War against poverty 向贫困宣战
Poverty-stricken 非常贫穷的
8. Be on the stage 登台献艺,上台表演
9. that 引导的是同位语从句,对与之同位的名词作进一步的解释,同位语从句一般只由"that"引导,常用在idea,fact,concept,doubt,news,belief,hope,evidence, explanation, opinion, plan,proposal,sign,suggestion, truth, theory, thought 等抽象名词后
10. Her son dreamed that he could succeed where she had failed.
本句中,that 引导了一个宾语从句,表达Dream的内容,"where she had failed'是定语从句,修饰前面"梦想能够成功这一内容",关系副词"where"在定语中作状语。
They generally go to places where the air is clean and the scenery is beautiful.
11. By +年份 到...年
come true 实现;成真
12. Admire vt 钦佩;羡慕;赞美
Admiration n 钦佩;赞赏
Admirable adj 令人钦佩的
Under stress 承受压力
13. Reach the top of...到达...的顶峰
Huge adj. 巨大的;庞大的;极大的;
14. Make a huge success 取得巨大的成功
Make 常常和表示动作的名词连用,表示动作
Make an explanation 进行解释
Make an change 变化
15. Develop the character 创造角色
Character n, 个性;品质;字符;人物
16. connect v 连接;接通;联系
Be connected with 和--联系起来
17. Go with 相配,很合适;和谁一起
18. pass 通过;度过;传递
1)可表示"穿过""度过""从..旁边经过"
2)pass an examination 表示再一次考试里及格
3)pass over 忽略,省略
4)pass on ..to ..把..传递或转告给...
5)pass for 被认为是... 常用语主动语态
19. allow vt 允许;留出,同意
Allow for 考虑到
辨析:allow 和 permit
1)两者可通用,均指"允许"且后面都可+宾语+不定式
2)当不存在宾语时,两词后+动名词
3)allow和permit还常用语被动语态
4)allow可与副词搭配使用,而permit不行。
She wouldn't allow me in.
5)allow有"容许,并不禁止"的意思,而permit指"准许",比allow更正式。
20. Make fun of 取笑..开玩笑 make fun of sb
21. Punish v 惩罚 punishment n
22. Distance n 距离,路程,远方
In the distance 在远方,在远处
distance adj 远程(教育的)
23. Nature n, 性质,天性
To a great extent, 在很大程度上
Natural adj, 自然的,天然的
24. Dream of..梦见,渴望
Fulfill duty 履行职责 realize 实现
25. reach for 伸手去拿;努力争取
26. Get in the way 阻碍;妨碍
A lion in the way 拦路虎;困难
Chickenhurt 胆小鬼
Talk horse 吹牛
Drink like a fish 牛饮,很能喝
27. Instead adv. 代替,反而
28. Write about 写;记述
Write sb about sht
29. Cruel adj, 残酷的;残忍的;
Cruel blow =heavy blow
Be cruel to sb sth
Cruelty n ,残酷,残忍
30. Mirror n 镜子;反映
31. Fear n. 担心;害怕;恐惧 v, 害怕,恐惧
32. Suffering n. 痛苦,受难
Suffer from .. 受痛苦,受困难,患病
33. Separate v. 分开,隔开,区分
Be Separated..from .. 分离
34. Courage n. 勇气,胆量
Courageous adj, 有勇气的;有胆量的
35. Strength n, 力气,力量
36. Struggle n, 斗争;奋斗
Struggle for 为..努力
37. Point of view 观点,看法,见解
38. Settle down 安下心来;定居
39. It was not until that..直到...才..
40. award n,奖品,奖励/ v. 授予
Sb was awarded sth 某人被授予
辨析:award 和 reward
Award:侧重指官方或经正式研究裁决后对有功者或竞赛优胜者所给予的奖励
Reward:指对品德高尚和勤奋的人所给予的奖励,也可指为某事付酬金。
He got a reward for helping them.
Exercises:
1.several people were hurt in the sruggle.
2.to some life means pleasure, to others suffering.
3.the award for this year's best actres went to merry Streep.
4.we should not be cruel to animals.
5.his house looks terrible with those ugly pieces of furniture.
6. Jobless and penniless.Tom had to sleep rough in the fields for several months.
7.gradually the surrounding farmland turned residential.
8.the road was blocked by a huge rock.
9.people in this area were ground down by hunger and poverty.
10.you may not like him, but you have got to admire his persistence.
11.the police have offered a large reward for information leading to the robber's arrest.
12.how long have you been suffering from a headache.
13.do not get in the wat while i am trying to sweep the floor!
14.one day i will want to settle down and have a family.
15.we admire her dedication to the cause of social justice.
16.his interest in this subject gradually decreases.
17. The patient reached for the glass but could not get it.
18. He praised her role in the struggle against inequality.
19.she has been awarded a scholarship to study at Harvard.
20, this speaker could not put across his point of view to the audience.
21.the boy was treated for a minor head wound.
22. Punishment can never be an effective cure for many social problems.
23. Huge changes have taken place in this country from 1980 to 1990.
24.tom's dream of being a doctor has come true after graduation from college.
25.more and more people begin to suffer from depression due to fast pace of life.
26.we should never let fear get in the way of pursing our success.