八年级英语下册 Unit 7Section A 2.ppt

1. achievement n. 成就；成绩 e.g. 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，有一种巨大的成就感。 2. achieve v. 达到；完成；成功 e.g. He will never achieve anything if he doesn’t work harder. 如果他不努力工作，就会一事无成。 3. southwestern adj. 西南的；西南方向的 e.g. Is this Southwestern Airline? 这是西南航空公司吗？ 4. include v. 包含；包括 e.g. Her hobbies include swimming and gardening. 她爱好游泳和园艺。 5. condition n. 条件；状况 e.g. The piano was in good condition. 这台钢琴状况良好。 6. take in 吸入；容纳 e.g. Fish take in oxygen through their gills. 鱼用鳃吸氧气。 7. succeed v. 实现目标；成功 e.g. If you try hard you’ll succeed. 你如果努力就会成功。 常用短语：succeed in doing sth. e.g. Police have finally succeeded in solving the mystery. 警察最终成功破解了这个疑案。 8. challenge v. n. 挑战；考验 e.g. The job doesn’t really challenge him. 这项工作不能真正的考验他。 The new government’s first challenge is the economy. 新政府面临的第一个挑战是经济问题。 9. in the face of 面对（困难、问题等） e.g. In the face of difficulties, he’s completely unafraid. 他在困难面前毫不胆怯。 10. force n. 力；力量 e.g. The thief took the money from the old man by force. 窃贼用暴力抢了老人的钱。 作可数名词时通常用复数，表示具体概 念，即：各式各样的 “困难，难题，难 事”，如： He’s having financial difficulties. 他正手头拮据。 作不可数名词时，译作“困难，艰难，幸 苦”，如： She had great difficulty in understanding him. 她很难理解他说的话。 4. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. give up 意为“放弃”，后面可以接名词、代词或v-ing形式作宾语。 注意：如果其宾语是名词，那么名词可以放在 give 和 up 之间，也可以放在 up 之后；如果其宾语是代词，那么代词只能放在 give 和 up 之间。如： 5. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous? even though 用作从属连词，意为“即使；尽管”，相当于even if，引导让步状语从句，一般不与并列连词but连用。如： Mr. Wang will come on time even though it rains. 尽管下雨，但王老师会按时来。 Mount Tai is high. Mount Huang is a little _______ than Mount Tai. Qomolangma is ____________ of all. 1. The population of Singapore is large. 2. The population of Malaysia is much ______ than that