(
课件网) Book 8 Unit 4 Pygmalion 1.adaptation n. make an adaptation to 适应…… He made a good adaptation to his new school. → adapt v. (使)适应;(使)适合;改编,改写 adapt to 适应… adapt oneself to（介词） ..适应… [词语辨析]： ①adapt v.(使)适应;(使)适合;改编,改写 ②adopt vt.采用,采纳;收养 翻译句子： The film was adapted from a novel,which told that a couple adopted a flexible way to bring up their adopted son,who gradually adapted to his new family. 这部电影改编于一篇小说,小说讲了一对夫妇采用一种灵活的方法来抚养他们收养的儿子,使他逐渐适应了他的新家庭的故事。 2. classic adj. → class n. 班级；课程；阶级；种类 vt. 把...分类(classify) Whales are classed as mammals. → classical adj. 古典的, 经典的 classical music 古典乐 → classify vt. 分类；分等 Librarians spend a lot of time classifying books. 3. fateful adj. → fate n. 命运 vt. 注定 But fate had other plans for me. 但是命运对我另有安排。 4.woollen adj. → wool n. 羊毛；毛线 5. hesitate v. hesitate to do sth. 做某事有顾虑 He hesitated to take such a big risk. hesitate about/over sth. 对某事犹豫不决 He hesitated about what to do next. → hesitation n.踌躇,犹豫 without hesitation 毫不踌躇/犹豫地,立即 Just do it, no hesitation at all. I accepted the job without hesitation. 6. troublesome adj.带来麻烦的 → trouble n. 麻烦；困难；故障；困境 get (sb.) into trouble (使某人)陷入困境 in trouble 处于困境中 have trouble (in) doing sth. 做某事有困难 7. mistaken adj.错误的;不正确的 It can’t have been my car. You must be mistaken. → mistake n.错误 v.误会,看错 make a mistake 犯错 by mistake 错误地;无意中 mistake A for B 把A错当成B 学生们把我误当成他们的老师了。 The students mistook me for their teacher. 汤姆一定是错拿了你的词典。 Tom must have taken your dictionary by mistake. 8. brilliant adj. 光辉灿烂的;杰出的;极好的(口语) in the brilliant sunshine 在明媚的阳光下 a brilliant scientist/musician 杰出/ 才华横溢的 a brilliant idea/ thought/ design 绝妙的... That’s quite brilliant! 太棒了！ → brilliantly adv. 灿烂地; 出色地 9. classify vt.把……分类;把……归类 classify...into... 把……分成…… classify...as... 把……归类为…… The books are classified into several parts according to their contents. I’d rather classify his novels as science fiction. → classified adj.分类的;保密的,机密的 → classification n.分类,分级,归类 [构词法]： 名词class后加动词后缀-ify构成classify 类似的还有: simple→simplify vt.简化 beauty→beautify vt.美化 electric→electrify vt.使……通电 horrible→horrify vt.使……震惊 10. remark [c]n.谈论;言论;评述 vt.& vi.谈论;评论;说起 remark on/upon 谈论/评论…… → remarkable adj.引人注目的;,非凡的 → remarkably adv. 不寻常地；惊人地 I decided to ignore his rude remarks. You shouldn’t remark on her appearance on this occasion. betray oneself 原形毕露 11. upper adj. →（反）lower adj. 较低的，低等的 the upper class 上流社会 12. condemn vt.谴责;使…处于不幸(不愉快)的状态 The judge condemned him to seven years in jail ... ...
