Unit 18

Language points

因……感到疲倦 , 筋疲力尽be/get tired with/from

be tired out =be worn out

=be exhausted =give out

对……感到厌倦be/get tired of

=be sick of=be fed up with=be bored with

let out…(of) 放出 , 释放；大声表达；泄露秘密The two robbers were let out of prison last

week.Someone has let the air out of this tyre.He let out a cry of pain.Don’t let it out about me losing my job, will

you?He accidentally let out that he hadn’t been

home for three weeks.

习语： let the cat out of the bag 泄密，露马脚

• be born+ adj./n./prep./to do 天生就…的，天生适合做某事• 他天生残疾 .• He was born disabled • He was born blind.• He was born French, but later took Canadi

an citizenship. • She was born a singer/a born singer.• She was born to succeed in life.• She was borne by an English woman.

•她是一个英国妇女生的。 ( 生育、生产 )

throughout

1.prep. 在整个 , 遍及 ( 一段时期 / 地区 )

Shirley was a fighter ~ his life.

She visited me twice ~ my illness.

The company has many chains ~ the world.

2.adv. 完全地 ; 从头至尾 , 自始至终地，一直地

The factory was painted green ~.

The box is made of iron ~.

The prince remained loyal to the king ~.

• thinker [C] 思想者，思想家• thinkable 可以想到的；可以想像的• thinking adj. 有思想的 n. 态度，看法• thought 想法；观念，思想，思考• thoughtful 深思的；体贴人的

background

1. 背景 , 底色

In the ~ of his photo, you can see a few of my old college friends.

2. 出身 , 个人背景

He is always talking about his working class ~.

3. ( 事情发生的 ) 背景情况

Not knowing the ~ to the case, I couldn’t comment.

background information

background music

•creative adj. • 创造性的 ,( 人 ) 有创造力的•create vt. 创造，创作•creation n. （ U ）创造 , 创建， （ C ）创作物 / 作品•creativity n. 创造性，创造力

value

1. n. 益处 , 重要性 ; 价值 , 交换价值 ;

You will find the map of great ~ in helping you to get around in London.

The government set a higher ~ on defence than on education.

I paid him $200 for the painting, but its true ~ must be at least $ 500.

--Do you regret spending so much money on such a book?

--Not at all. I think I got good ~ for the money.

value

2. v. 估价 , 计算…的价格 ; 重视 , 尊重 , 珍视

If you want to sell your house, you ought to have it valued first.

The ancient vase has been valued at $42,000.

I have always valued your friendship.

His achievement in the field of art is

highly valued.

a matter of (doing) sth 是 ( 做 )… 的问题

We wouldn’t operate on pregnant woman unless it’s a matter of life and death.

Don’t worry. Winning the match is just a matter of time.

Anyone can take good photos—it’s just a matter of being in the right place at the right time.

as a matter of fact 事实上

allow for 顾及，考虑到• You can’t arrive there in an hour.

You must allow for the heavy traffic.

• It will take you half an hour to get to the station, allowing for traffic delays.

allow allow (doing) sth allow sb. to do allow sb sth 给予某人…

reject vt. 排斥 / 拒绝；丢掉；抛弃 =refuseShe rejected my suggestion/my offer

of help.He was rejected by the army because

of his bad eyesight.If people are unkind to him, he feels

rejected.Choose the good apples and reject

the bad ones.

rejection n. 排斥 , 拒绝 , 废弃物Philip feared rejection and loneliness.

get/be stuck 陷进去 , 被困住 , 遇到困难 The car got stuck in the mud.他们被困在雨里两小时They were stuck in the heavy rain for two hours.当我做数学作业时，我遇到了困难。I got stuck when I was doing my maths homework.类似结构： get tired get bored get dressed get married get hurt get burnt…

stick—stuck—stuck 粘住 , 粘贴 vi./vt. (sth.) stick to stick … to… The paint was still wet and the door handle stuck to my hand. The handle is broken off. Stick it with glue. He stuck the picture to the wall.stick to… 遵守 , 坚守 , 不放弃 , 紧扣I have made my decision and I am going to stick to it.We haven’t got much time, please stick to the point. sticky adj. 黏性的 ~ sweets

break away from逃脱，逃离；摆脱，脱离（组织） Taiwan is part of China. It can’t break away from China. The pickpocket broke away from the police who had been holding his arm. Some employees broke away from the factory to form their own company.

possibility1. 可能性 (u) Is there any ~ that he will be elected chairman?2. 可能 , 可能的事 (c) There is a ~ that he might go back to Seattle. His retirement is a ~.

possibleit is ~ that…it is ~ for sb. to doas… as ~wherever / whenever ~if ~

otherwise adv./conj.要不然，否则 ，在其他方面

Let’s hurry, otherwise/or we will miss the train. (if not)

•He is noisy, but otherwise a nice boy •He reminded me of what I should oth

erwise have forgotten. 他提醒了我，要不然 , 我会忘了这件事。

as with: like 正如……一样

As with drawing a picture, you should be patient and careful when you do the job.

attempt vt. 尝试；努力 , 试图• n. 尝试• The prisoner attempted an escape but failed.• Every time I’ve attempted to persuade her,

I’ve failed.• make an attempt /attempts to do• She made an attempt to cook the dinner.

• He made attempts to learn to ski.

previous adj. 以前的，先的 previous to… 在…之前 (before)•His previous attempt failed.• I have no previous experience of this

kind of job.•We met him a day previous to

Christmas.•Previous to leaving for France, he

studied a lot about the country.

former 以 / 从前的 ( 以前是…而现在不是… )previous 时间上早于某人物、事件或行动

aware adj.

察觉到的，感觉到的（表语形容词）• be aware of sth.

• be aware that 知道，意识到• Everybody is aware of the importance of the Fo

ur Modernizations.

• Are you aware that you have hurt her feelings?

• It happened without my being aware of it.

事情在我不知不觉中发生了。 awareness n.

connection n. 联系 / 结，关系，亲戚

• connection between A and B

• in connection with sb./sth. •与…有关联，关于

There are some connections between smoking and lung cancer.

The star said nothing in connection with her own affairs.

She's English but has Scottish connections.

•make (establish) a connection with 与……建立联系

•have no/a connection with 与……无 / 有 联系

•He said his mother had no ~ with the murder.

•break a connection 断绝联系•a close connection • 密切关系 , 紧密联系

trial n. 审判 a murder ~~ 一宗谋杀案的审判The man was on trial for killing the old man.试验， 试用，试用期take/ have sth. on ~ 把…拿来试用Take the typewriter on trial for a week; if you don’t like it you pay nothing.trial and error 反复实验，不断摸索

Through trial and error, they found the cause of cancer.Success comes after trial and error.