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Unit 4 Helping people around the world 重点单词 【1】 ensure v. 确保，担保 ensure的句型为：ensure that…/ensure (doing)…/ensure sb. sth./ensure…against… I can't ensure his being there on time. ＝ I can't ensure that he will be there on time. 我不能担保他会准时到那儿。 The medicine will ensure you a good night's sleep. 这药能保证你睡一夜好觉。 These are safety devices to ensure you against/from accidents. 这些安全措施能保护你不出事。 ensure that/make sure that/see to it that…句型中，从句的将来时态常用一般现在时表达。 You will have to see to it that all the windows are shut when you leave. 当你离开时，你要确保所有的窗户都关好了。 The government has the responsibility to ensure that all the chemical factories ______ out of the city within 5 years. A. are moved B. will be moved C. has been moved D. move A ensure that…从句中的将来时态常用一般现在时，同时，本题中factories与move out之间为被动关系。 【2】 face v. 面对，面向 n．脸 We feel warmer in winter because our house faces south. 因为我们的房子朝南，所以冬天感觉暖和一点。 He faced the difficulty with courage. 他勇敢地应对了困难。 be faced with…面临，面对 The whole world is faced with the economic crisis now. 现在全世界都面临着经济危机。 face the music 承担批评，接受处罚 They all ran away, so I had to face the music. 他们都跑了，所以我不得不挨罚。 face up to…敢于面对…… You should face up to your responsibility. 你应该勇敢地承担你的责任。 make a face 做鬼脸 save (sb.'s) face 保全(某人的)面子 lose (one's) face 有失面子 to one's face 直接地，当着某人的面 facial adj. 面部用的 ______ with the problems of my telephone addiction, I went to have a talk with a doctor. A. To face B. Faced C. Facing D. Face B 本题考查了过去分词短语充当原因状语，可补充为Because I was faced with the problem… 【3】 lack n. 缺乏，没有(常与介词of连用) v. 缺乏(＋in); 需要 (＋for) Many people can't afford to buy a house because of lack of money.
因为缺钱，许多人买不起房子。 The plants lack water; please water them, or they'll die. 这些植物缺水，请浇水，否则它们会死的。 He is young; he is still lacking in experience. 他年轻，还缺少经验。 用lack的适当形式填空 ①Health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits and a ____________of exercise. ②____________ the necessary courage and strength, I failed in the competition. ①lack ②Lacking 【4】 touch n. & vt. 触摸；接触 I'm trying to get in touch with Dr. Li. 我正设法与李博士取得联系。 I must do some more work on that article — I haven't touched it all week. 我还得在那篇文章上再下点工夫，我整整一个星期没有碰它了。 get in touch with 与……取得联系 keep/be in touch with 与……保持联系 be in/out of touch with 与……有/失去联系，不再了解 lose touch with 失去和……的联系 ①I'm trying to ________________________ Jane. Do you have her number? 我正在设法和简取得联系。你有她的电话号码吗？ ②Unfortunately, the people making the decisions are ____________________ the real world. 令人遗憾的是，制定决策的人不了解实情。 ③I've ____________________ all my old friends. 我与所有的老朋友都失去了联系。 ①get in touch with ②out of touch with ③lost touch with 【5】 force vt. 强迫，迫使 n．武力，暴力 The soldiers forced the prisoners to give up their arms. 战士命令囚犯们放下武器。 He forced a smile. 他勉强地笑了笑。 The rioters were taken away by force. 聚众闹事者被强行带走。 force sth. back 强忍 force sth. down 强迫咽下，迫使(飞机)降落 bring sth. into force 开始生效，开始实施 come/enter into force 开始生效 force of habit 习惯力量 ①She swallowed hard and ____________ her tears. 她使劲咽了一下口水，强忍住了眼泪。 ②They are hoping to ________ the new legislation ____________ before the end of the year. 他们希望在年底以前开始实施新法。 ③When do the new regulations ________________？ ①forced back ②bring; into force ③come into force 【1】 go wrong (机器)出故障；犯错；遇到困难，出现问题。其中go为系动词，后接形容词，表示“变得”。go deaf/blind/pale/sour, etc. 变聋/瞎/苍白/酸等。 The relationship started to go wrong when they moved abroad. 移居国外后，他们的关系开始出现问题了。 As years pass by, my mother's hair has gone grey. 随着岁月的流逝，我妈妈的头发变得灰白了。 表示“变得”的系动词还有： become, turn, get, grow, fall, come等。 It is getting dark; let's stop working. 天黑了，我们停止工作吧。 It's already spring! You see, the leaves are turning green. 已是春天了！你瞧，树叶都变绿了。 【2】 work on 继续工作，从事 It is known that this scientist has been working on this problem for about ten years. 人们知道，这位科学家研究这一问题已达10年之久。 work on 还可表示“奏效”、“激起”、“努力说服”等意思。 Wine will work on his emotion. 酒会使他情绪激动。 Susan decided not to ______ the program at home because she didn't want her parents to know what she was doing. A. work at B. work out C. work on D. work for C 本句的意思是“苏珊决定不在家里做这个方案”，即work on 从事……；做…… 【3】 set out 制定出，着手……，开始……，动身，出发 Students should learn to set out their study plan. 学生应学会制订学习计划。 He set out to understand why the plan had failed. 他开始明白为什么计划失败了。 The young man set out at daybreak for the sun. 年轻人黎明的时候出发去太阳升起的地方。 【4】辨析if only, only if (1) if only 如果……多好，要是……就好了。常用虚拟语气。 If only one had an unlimited supply of money. 要是能财源不断就好了。 (2) only if 只有当……，只有在……的时候。引导的是客观条件状语从句，若这个从句位于句首，主句需要用部分倒装语序。 Only if I get a job in the summer will I have enough money to go on my education next term. 我只有在暑假打到一份工，下学期才会有足够的学费(上学)。 The company will succeed only if they can have sufficient backing. 只有当这家公司获得足够的资助，它才会成功。 on is a student allowed to enter the classroom. A. If only B. Only if C. As if D. Even if B 根据后面的主句is a student allowed to…运用了倒装句可知，且全句的意思也是“只有当学生得到了老师的准许后才可以进入教室”。 【5】break down 出毛病，不运转；(身体)垮掉；瓦解，破除；中止，分解 The workers are having a rest, as the machine is broken down. 由于机器出了故障，工人们暂时在休息。 You will one day break down if you are always working so hard. 如果你总是如此辛勤地劳动，总有一天会病倒的。 break away 突然离开 break away from sb. 脱离/离开/背弃某人 break forth 迸发，爆发，发泄 break in/with/on 打断某人的谈话 break into…闯入，侵占 break…into pieces 打碎 break off 折断，突然中断；脱落；断绝；解除 break out (战争、火灾等)突然发生，爆发；叫嚷；使做准备，取出，倒空 break through…突破 break up 开垦，破碎，解散，分解 break with sb. 与某人断交 break sb.'s heart 使某人心碎 breakthrough n．突破，跃进 break n. 间隙 ①Plastics and other similar rubbish that doesn't ______ may be thrown into the sea anywhere. A. break down B. break away C. break off D. break through ②You will ______ sooner or later if you keep working like that. A. break off B. break down C. break into D. break out ①A 根据短语的意思以及句中的意思“那些不易分解或打碎的垃圾”可知break down 为最佳答案。 ②B break off 中断，突然停止；break down 损坏，(健康等)垮掉，崩溃；break into 非法闯入，强行进入；break out 逃脱，逃走，突然出现，爆发。句意为“如果你像那样一直工作的话，你的身体迟早会垮掉”。 【6】 refer to 提到；涉及；描述；参考；归功于 to是介词，后接名词、代词或动名词。refer的过去式、过去分词和现在分词形式是referred, referred; referring。 When I said someone was not
