人教版新课标选修六英语基础知识点复习UNIT 1
1.faith n.信心，信念，信仰
*I have faith in his ability.
*He is a man of Catholic faith.
2.aim
A.n.目标，目的；瞄准目标
*Our aim is to increase production.
*Take careful aim at the target.
B.vi.以…为目标，目的是,打算
*The factory must aim at increasing production.
*What do you aim to do?
aim high志向远大，目标很高
3.typical adj.典型的*A typical day at the office begins at 9.
*This is a typical English farmhouse.
be typical of是…特有的
*The style is typical of him.
*It is typical of him to speak like that.
4.“new ideas and values gradually replaced those held in the Middle Ages”
hold可作“持有(某种观点/想法)”解释
*He holds strange views about art.
*He held the opinion/thought that our plan was not practical.
5.adopt vt.采取，采纳，采用；收养
*They refused to adopt my suggestion.
*She adopted a homeless child.
*He had an adopted son.
6.possess vt.拥有 possession n.财产,拥有物
*She lent him a book she possessed.
*He possessed a lot of property.
*How did you get possession of it?
*He was a poor man with few possessions.
7.a great deal(a good deal)
A.a great deal of +不可数名词
*We have spent a great deal of/much money.
B.修饰动词
*He has done a great deal/much.
*He ate a great deal/much for supper today.
8.mostly adv.主要，基本上，大多数
*They were mostly middle-aged women.
*The medicine was mostly sugar and water.
*The audience present were mostly old men.
比较：most pron. & adj. 大部分
*Most of them were middle-aged women.
*Most of the audience present were old men.
*Most students don’t like classical music.
比较：almost adv. 几乎
*Almost everyone knows him.
*Almost all the boys have left.
*He is almost always late for class.
*There is almost nothing in it.
*I got almost no help from him.
*It’s almost ten o’clock.
*Tom slipped and almost fell.
*I’m almost out of breath.
*The room is almost empty.
*They were mostly middle-aged women.
*They were almost all middle-aged women.
9.shadow n.阴影,影子 shade n.阴凉处
*As the sun set, the shadows became longer.
*Let’s find some shade and have a rest.
10.scores of 许多，大量
*I have heard that scores of times.
*Scores of people were present at the party.
11.attempt vt. n.企图，试图，尝试
A. vt.
*He attempted to get in touch with his long lost friend.
*She attempted to go on with her work, but she could not.
*The second question was so difficult that I didn’t even attempt it.
*He attempted the examination but failed.
B. n.
*They are beginning a new attempt to solve the problem.
*He failed in his attempt to pass the exam.
12.on the one hand, on the other (hand)
*On the one hand I admire his gifts, but on the other I distrust his judgment.
*On the one hand he said he wished to study hard, and on the other hand he didn’t stop playing games.
*He is clever, but on the other hand, he makes many mistakes.
*Food here is cheaper than in Britain; clothing, on the other hand, is dearer.
注意：on the other hand 通常表示转折，意为“可是另一方面”.
13.predict
*He predicted a war in the next few years.
*He predicted that there will be a war in the next few years.
14.specific adj.具体的，特定的
*What’s the specific time of arrival?
*We had no specific reason of coming.
*The money is to be used for a specific purpose.
*Every organ has its specific function.
15.a bunch of
a bunch of flowers/grapes/keys
16.which are well worth a visit
well worth “非常值得”
17.appeal to=attract吸引(某人)；
=interest使某人感兴趣
*The idea appealed to all of us.
=The idea attracted/interested all of us.
*The menu here doesn’t appeal to me.
= The menu here doesn’t attract/interest me.
*This book doesn’t appeal to children.
18.fragile adj.脆的，易碎的，脆弱的
*Thin glass is fragile.
*Be careful with the fragile vase.
*The old lady looks very fragile.
19.lie in在于
*The trouble lies in the engine.
*The difficulty lies in the fact that he can’t speak their language.
*That’s where the real danger lies.
20.works of art
work 作“作品”解释时是可数名词
*This painting is one of his greatest works.
*This is a hard work to understand.
*Collecting works of art is becoming popular.
21.such famous artists as Monet,…
such…as…像…那样的…
*He likes such subjects as chemistry.
*His works are kept in such a place as an art gallery or museum.
22.permanent adj. 永久的，长期的
*This is my permanent address.
*They built a permanent monument to the hero.
反义词temporary 临时的，暂时的
23.art by living artists
films by contemporary video artists
by可用在名词后表示该名词由谁创作/写等
a book by Lu Xun
