Unit 1 Women of achievement1．achieve v. 完成，达到；实现，获得achievement：n.完成；达到；成绩；成就e.g He will never achieve anything if he doesn’t work hard.不努力工作他什么也做不成。
The company has achieved a 100% increase in profitability.这个公司在利润方面获得了百分之百的增长We felt a great sense of achievement when we reached the top of the mountain.当我们到达山顶的时候，我们有一种很大的成就感。
2．connection: 联系；关系；连接物；连接，联结(with/between) Pl. 亲属；亲戚e.g There is a strong connection between smoking and heart disease.吸烟和心脏病之间有很大的联系。
The company has a connection with a number of Japanese firms.这个公司和日本的好多公司有联系。
This town has very good road and railway connections with the coast.这个小镇和海岸之间有着很好的公路及铁路连接。
She ‘s English but she has Irish connections.她是英格兰人但她有爱尔兰的亲戚。
in connection with: 有关e.g In connection with your requ est of March 3, we are sorry to tell you that we can’t give you a reply until the manager comes back next week.关于你三月三日的请求，很抱歉地告诉你直到下周经理回来我们才能给你答复。
3．devote… to …献身于…;致力于…；把…奉献于…devoted: adj. 忠实的devotion: n. 热爱，忠诚e.g He has devoted all his life to helping blind people. 他一生都在帮助盲人。
He is my devoted friend. He is also devoted to his wife.他是我忠实的朋友，他对自己的妻子也很忠诚。
4．behave: v. 行为，表现behavior :n.e.g She has been behaving rather oddly. 他举止很奇怪。
Behave yourself.做你自己。
5．worthwhile : adj. 值得的e.g We had a long wait, but it was worthwhile because we got the ticket.我们等了很久，不过很值得，因为我们得到了票。
worthwhile: 值得花时间/精力/金钱worth: 值得尊敬的/重视的be worth+ n. /doingworthy: （表语形容词）值得的be worthy of +n./being done;be worthy to be done1). This vase was _____ five hundred francs at the most.2). Everybody has roots. It is _______ to search for his roots.3). She proved herself a _______ successor of the former champion.4). This book is well _______ reading and it is ______ of being read a second time.Keys: 1). worth 2). worthwhile 3). worthy 4). worth; worthy6．observe: v. 看到，注意到；遵守/奉行observe sb. do/doing sth. o bserve that…e.g I observed a stranger going into the house.我看见一个陌生人走进这个房子。
Do you often observe the speed limit?7．respect: n. v. 尊敬，尊重e.g We should respect each other. 我们应该互相尊重respectful: 恭敬的，对人有礼的respectable; 受/被人尊重e.g He is a respectful student. He respects the teachers.他是个对人有礼貌的学生，他尊敬老师。
He is respectable teacher. He is respected by all his students.他是个受人尊敬的老师，他所有学生都尊重他。
8．argue 争论；辩论；说服Argument: n. 争论，辩论argue for / argue against 主张／反对argue about sth. 争论某事argue with sb. 和某人争论argue sb. into doing sth. 说服某人做某事．e.g He often argues with me.他常和我争论。
e.g She argued him into/out of leaving his job.她说服他离职。
e.g His argument doesn’t hold water.他的争论站不住脚。
9．inspire 激励，鼓舞；赋予…灵感inspire sb. to do 激励某人做某事inspired adj有灵感的inspiring adj.激励人心的inspiration: n. 灵感e.g He tried to inspire them to make greater efforts.他试着鼓励它们做出更大努力。
eg. His speech inspired us greatly. 他的演讲大大地鼓舞了我们。
eg. The memory of his childhood inspired his first novel.他对童年的记忆促成了他第一部小说。
10．support : v. 承受；支撑；抚养，资助；赞成，支持；supporter: n. 支持者e.g Do you think those shelves can support so many books?你认为那些架子能承受这么多书吗？She needs a high income to support such a large family.她需要高收入来养活这一大家子。
Do you support their demands of independence? 你支持他们独立的要求吗？e.g I’m a strong supporter of women’s rights.我是女权的强烈支持者。
11．deliver: v. 传送；把..踢向；发表，宣布；给…接生delivery: n.e.g Letters are delivered every day.信件每天都会传送。
She delivered a hard kick to his knee.她狠狠地踢了他膝盖一下。
The doctor delivered her baby.医生给她接生。
12．mean的用法m ean doing sth. … 意味着做… mean to do sth… 打算做某事eg. Doing such a thing means wasting time. 做这样的事儿就是浪费时间eg. Do you mean to go without money? 没有钱你也打算走吗？13．wander的用法1）可以解释为漫步，逛，常与about搭配e.g We love wandering about the hills 我们喜欢在山上漫步。
2）还可以解释为脱离，迷失e.g Don’t wander off the point不要离题。
14“Only + 状语”开头的句子要用倒装eg. Only in this way can we learn English better.只有用这种方法才能把英语学更好。
Only then did I realize my mistake. 直到那时我才知道我的错误．15．work out算出；进行；发展；理解，说出；制定，拟定eg. I can’t wo rk out the meaning of the poem.我不理解这首诗的意思。
Things have worked out badly. 事情进展得很糟糕。
work out his income. 算出他的收入work out a plan 制定计划16．have/ has been doing 现在完成进行时，表示动作从过去就已开始，一直持续到现在，可能还会继续下去．eg. He has been reading since this morning.今早起，他一直在看书．He is very tired; he has been working hard all day .他很累，他一整天都在努力工作He has been writing a letter.他一直在写信．He has written a letter.他已写过信了．【语法精讲】：主谓一致(Subject- Verb Agreement)，指”人称”和”数方面的一致关系.如: He is going abroad. They are playing football.可分为:语法一致, 内容一致, 就近一致.(一) 语法一致原则: 即主语为单数,谓语用单数,主语为复数,谓语也用复数.1. 单数主语即使后面带有with , along with, together with, like(象), but (除了),except, besides, as well as, no less than, rather than(而不是), including, in addition to 引导的短语, 谓语动词仍用单数.如: Air as well as water is matter.空气和水都是物质.No one except two servants was late for the dinner. 除了两个仆人外, 没有一个人迟来用餐。