13 Reading and Thinking ( 目标导航 ) ( 知识精讲 ) 【核心词汇】 1.master （1）n. 高手；主人；教师 a work of art by a true master 一件真正大师的艺术作品 a master at（doing）sth. （做）某事的高手 be your own master 自己做主 the physics master 物理老师 （2）vt. 精通；掌握；控制（情绪） master new skills/techniques 掌握新的技能 / 技术 Study hard，and you will master it. 努力学习，你会掌握它的。 2.honour 3 honour n. & vt. （1）n. 荣誉；尊敬；荣幸 feel it an honour to do sth. 感觉做某事很荣幸 it is an honour to do sth. 做某事是一种荣幸 We fought for the honour of our country.我们为我们国家的荣誉而战。 An oak tree was planted in honour of the occasion.种了一棵橡树以纪念这一盛会。 （2）vt. 向某人致敬 be/feel honoured to do sth. 感觉做某事很荣幸 be honoured for 因……而受尊敬 be honoured as 被尊为…… We are here today to honour the people who gave their lives to our country. 今天我们在此向那些为祖国献出生命的人们表示敬意。 I am honoured to have a speech here. 我很荣幸在此发言。 3. glory n. 荣誉；光荣；赞美 搭配win glory for 为……赢得荣誉 for the glory of 为了……的荣誉 glory days 辉煌岁月 He came home a rich man，covered in glory. 他发迹返乡，荣归故里。 【词语积累】 glorious adj. 光荣的，荣耀的；壮丽的，晴朗的 a glorious victory 光荣的胜利 glorious sunshine 灿烂的阳光 4. determination n. 决心；决定 He fought the illness with courage and determination.他勇敢顽强地与疾病作斗争。 I admire her determination to get it right.我赞赏她把事情弄清楚的决心。 【词语积累】 （1）determine v. 决定；下定决心 to do sth. 决定 / 决心做某事 determine on（doing） sth. 决定（做）某事 sb. to do sth. 使某人下决心做某事 Your health is determined partly by what you eat.在某种程度上你的健康状况取决于你的饮食。 On entering the senior high school，Joe determined to study hard. 一进入高中，乔就下定决心努力学习。 ［词汇复现］ （2）determined adj. 有决心的；坚定的 be determined to do sth. 决心做某事 I am determined to get this piece of work done today.我决心今天完成这项工作。 5. injure vt. 使受伤；损害 搭配：be badly injured 严重受伤 He was badly injured when he was cycling along the valley.沿着山谷骑自行车时，他身受重伤。 Cheating seriously injured the company’s reputation.欺骗严重损害了这家公司的声誉。 【词语积累】 （1）injured adj. 受伤的；有伤的 the injured 伤员（作主语时一般看作复数） （2）injury n. 伤害，损伤 injury to sb./sth. 对……的伤害 do sb. an injury 伤害某人 6. strength n. ［U］力量；体力；［C］优点，长处，优势 build up one’s strength 增强体力 a man of great strength 一个力气大的人 strengths and weaknesses 优点和缺点 7. failure n. 失败；失败的人（或事物） Failure is the mother of success. 失败乃成功之母。 He is a failure as an artist.作为一名艺术家他并不成功。 The party was a total failure. 聚会彻底失败了。 【点拨】 有些抽象名词在表示具体事物时，可用作可数名词，这种现象称为抽象名词具体化。有类似用法的词还有 success，surprise，honour，danger，beauty，pleasure，pity，comfort，difficulty 等。 It is an honour for me to deliver a speech at the meeting.在会上发表演讲，我感到 ... ...
