Unit 2 Topic talk commit vt.承诺;保证 commit oneself to do /doing sth 承诺做某事 commitment n.承诺 make a commitment 做出承诺 committed adj.坚定的. make sense有意义;解释得通 make sense of理解;弄懂的意思 in a/ one sense从某种意义上来说 in no sense决不 injure vt.使受伤;伤害. injury n.伤；损害 injured adj.受伤的. be /get injured受伤 the injured伤者；伤员 employ vt.雇用;使忙于 employ sb to do sth雇用某人做某事 employ sb as雇用某人担任 be employed in 忙于做某事 employer r.雇主 employee n.雇员 employment n.雇用 unemployment n.失业. Lesson1 comfort vt.安慰n.舒服. comfort... with用安慰… be a comfort to sh 对某人来说是一种安慰 comfortable ad.舒服的. uncomfortable adj.不舒服的. discomfort vt.使不舒服.n.不适 comfortably adv.舒服地 uncomfortably adv.不舒适地 get on well with sb 与某人相处得融洽 drop out辍学;退出 not...but...不是...而是... Lesson2 influence vt.起作用;影响 n.影响;作用 have an influence on/upon 对...有影响 influential adj.有影响力的 2. devote vt.把…奉献给;专心致力于 devote … to (doing). 把…用于（做）…… devote oneself to 献身于致力于 devotion n.奉献专心. devoted adj, 忠诚的,挚爱的 be devoted to (doing) sth 忠诚于（做）某事;专心于（做）某事. 3. limit vt.限制. n.限制 be limited to…把…限制在…内 set a limit to/on…对….设定限度 limitation n限制;控制 limited adj.有限的. 4. convince vt说服使确信 convince sb of sth 使某人相信某事 convince sb to do sth说服某做某事 convinced adj.信服的;确信的. be convinced of sth /that…确信…… convincing adj.有说服力的 Lesson3 count vi.计算，总数 countable adj.可数的 countless adj.无数的 lengthen vt.&vi.加长 length n.长度 long adj.长的 apply vi.申请 vt.应用 apply to do sth申请做某事 apply for sth申请某物 apply....to...把...运用... apply oneself to sth专心致志于某事 application n.申请书；应用 applicant n.申请人 set about doing sth set out to do sth 开始做某事 set off出发;动身 set up设立;创建;开办 average adj.平均的;普通的 an average of平均有… the average of的平均数 on average平均来看 above/below average 高于/低于平均水平 normal adj.正常的;典型的 n.通常标准;一般水平normally adv.正常地 abnormal adj.不正常的;反常的 Writing workshop recognize vt.辨认出;承认 be recognized as…被公认为… recognition n.认出；认可 recognised adj.公认的. advance n.前进；进展 vi.前进 in advance提前；事先 advancement n.发展 advanced adj.先进的;高级的 fashion n.流行;时髦 come into fashion流行 follow the fashion赶时髦 out of fashion过时的 in fashion流行的 fashionable adj.流行的
