U6(选修六)1 volcano n. pl. volcanoesan active volcano活火山an extinct volcano死火山a dormant volcano休眠火山volcanology火山学volcanologist火山学家pianistphysicistnovelist2. erupt1)(火山)爆发,喷发Mount Vesuvius hasn’t erupted for a good many years. 维苏威火山已经多年没有爆发了。
2)(搏斗,暴力事件,噪音等)突然发生,爆发Violence in street can erupt for no apparent reason.街头暴力可以在没有明显原因的情况下爆发。
erupt into laughter/shouting/crying, etc.突然大笑/叫喊/大哭He erupted into laughter without any reason. 他毫无理由地大笑起来。
3. alongsidealongside: with “和”It’s a pleasure to wo rk alongside such men. 与这样的人一起工作是一件乐事。
beside “在...旁边”The boat pulled up alongside the dock.adv. 在旁边;沿着;靠拢着;并排地The police car pulled up alongside. 那辆警车在旁边停下4 equipment n.配备,装备The complete equipment of the new hospital will take a year.把这个新医院的设备配齐要化一年时间。
equip v.装备,使有准备使能够做某事Equip ourselves with knowledgeEquip the army with modern weapons5. Sometimes working indoors…, I’m never bored.bored (人)厌烦的boring (物)令人厌烦的I am bored with the same old routine day after day.The book is boring.bore v. (尤指无聊的长话)使(人)厌烦I am sorry I spoke for so long很抱歉说了这么长时间;---I hope I didn’t bore you.希望你没有厌烦。
bore sb. to death 使某人厌烦得要命He is always asking the same question, which bores me to death.他老是问同样的问题,真是烦死我了。
bore n.令人厌烦的人,令人厌烦的事Doing housework is a real bore. 做家务真是令人烦透了。
6. appoint vt.任命,指派appoint sb. as/to beThey appointed him (to be) manager. 他们任命他为经理。
约定,指定;安排Our visitors arrived at the appointed time. 我们的来宾在约定的时间到达了。
appointment n.(尤指正式的)约会 +with+to-vI have an appointment with them in the evening. 今晚我与他们有个约会。
7. evaluate 评估,评价I cannot evaluate his ability without seeing his work. 没见过他的工作,我无法评估他的能力。
evaluation n. 评估,评价They made an intensive evaluation of the healthcare program.8. burn to the ground 完全(楼房等)烧毁He has no place to live in because his house has been burnt to the ground.他无处栖身因为他的房子被烧掉了。
与burn搭配的常用词组有:①burn away烧掉Half of the candle had burnt away. 蜡烛已烧掉一半了。
②burn down 渐渐烧完The room grew colder as the fire burnt down. 随着炉火逐渐减弱,屋里越来越冷。
③burn sth. down 把……烧得精光Don‘t f orget to turn off the gas----you might burn the house down.别忘了关煤气,不然会把房子烧掉。
④burn up 烧得更旺He put more wood on the fire to make it burn up. 他往火里续了些木柴,让它烧得旺些。
⑤burn sth. up 把……烧掉He has burnt up all the garden rubbish. 他已把花园里的垃圾全烧掉了。
9 However, the eruption itself is really exciting to watch and I shall never forget my first sight of one.然而火山喷发本身的确是很壮观的,我永远也忘不了我第一次看见火山喷发时的情景。
在“主语+be+形容词+不定时”句型中,有时主语是不定时结构的逻辑主语,这时应用主动形式表示被动含义。
适合于此结构的形容词比较多,最常用的有amusing, dangerous, difficult, easy, important, nice, pleasant 等当上述形容词在句子做宾语补足语,后接不定时,不定时也用主动形式表被动意义That question is difficult to answer.Chicken legs are nice to eat.I found him easy to get along with.They don’t think the game interesting to play.10 Having experienced quite a few earthquakes in Hawaii already, I didn’t take much notice.由于我已经在夏威夷经历过好几次地震,所以我并没过多注意。
Having……分词短语在句中作状语,表示动作发生在主句动作take notice之前。
Having cleaned the classroom, the students went to the playground to watch the football match. Having been flooded for several weeks, the city needed food.Experience 动词“体验,经历”名词“经验,体验(不可数)“经历,体会(可数)The old man experienced two world warsShe has had two years’ experience in teaching.He had many interesting experiences while traveling in Europe.Take notice of sb or sth注意到(常用于否定句)Take no notice of what others say about your way of life.别理会别人对你的生活方式的批评。
11 fountain1.泉水;喷泉;水源A beautiful stone fountain was set in the middle of the garden.花园中央砌造了一个漂亮的石头喷水池。
2(知识等的)源泉;根源[(+of)]Ancient Greece was a fountain of wisdom and philosophy. 古希腊是智慧和哲学的源泉。
12. absolute adj. 完全的,真实的It’s an absolute fact.absolutely adv.完全地,无条件地,完全对absolutely right 十分对,对极了,当然(口语,作为对一问题的回答或评语)-Do you let your kids walk alone at night? 你让你的孩子晚上单独行走吗?-Absolutely not. 当然不是。
13.suitn. (一套)衣服[C]I picked out a black suit.vt. 1. 适合,中...的意The arrangement suited us both. 这个安排对我们两人都合适。
2. (不用被动式)与...相配,与...相称This dress suits you beautifully. 这件衣服你穿非常合适。
vi.相称;彼此协调[(+to/with)]The position suits with his abilities.14. make one’s way向某地走去, 有出息She hesitated, but made her way forward. 她犹豫了一下,但向前走去.She hastily left the room ,and made her way to her bed她快速离开房间,朝她床边走去.If you want to make your way in the world, you must learn to work hard while you are still young. 你若想要有出息,趁年轻的时候要学会发奋.make way (for)让路,让位All the traffic has to make way for a fire engine所有的车辆都得给救火车让路.I shall make way for a younger man. 我将把职务让给更年轻的人.feel one’ way摸索前进push one’s way挤过find one’s way找到路,设法到达go one’s way走自己的路,我行我素fight one’s way奋勇前进wind one’s /its way蜿蜒前进lose one’s way迷路15 Today, I am just as enthusiastic about my job as the day I first started.如今,我和当初从事这项工作时一样满怀热情。