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课件网) Unit 2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE Words and Expressions 1. persuade vt.劝说；说服；使相信，使信服 persuasion n．说服；说服力 persuasive adj.有说服力的 persuade sb. to do sth.＝persuade sb. into doing sth. 劝某人做某事 I finally persuaded her to be committed to the struggle for the equal rights. persuade sb. not to do sth.＝persuade sb. out of doing sth. 劝某人不做某事 She persuaded him out of smoking. 她说服了他戒烟。 persuade vt.劝说；说服；使相信，使信服 persuade sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事 He must persuade his companion of his honesty. 他得让他的同伴相信他是诚实的。 persuade sb. that... 使某人相信…… It will be difficult to persuade them that there's no other choice. 很难让他们相信别无选择。 2. switch vt.转换；交换 vi. & vt.(使)改变；转变 n. 开关；转换器；改变 ①switch on/off 打开/关上（电器等） ②switch over to 转换到 ③switch from A to B 由A转变为B ④make a switch in 在……方面做出转变 1)Ladies and gentlemen, please_____ (关闭手机)! The meeting is about to begin. 2)He first majored in history but then _____ (转为) art. 3)Our team switched from defense _____attack at the crucial moment and defeated them. 4)She _____(做出改变) in our plan to go swimming when it started to rain. switch off your mobile phones switched over to made a switch to 3. distant adj.遥远的；远处的；久远的；疏远的；心不在焉的 be distant from 离……遥远 distance n. 距离；远方 in the distance 在远方, 在远处 keep sb. at a distance 与某人保持一定的距离， 对某人冷淡 1)Zhang Guimei commits herself to the cause of education in the mountainous area which is _____ from big cities. 2)As we approached, we could see the lighthouse winking in the _____. distant distance knob n. [C]旋钮; 球形把手 appliance n. [C]电器; 器具 apply v. 申请；涂，敷；应用 1)家用电器 home/household appliances Most air conditioners can be controlled by the remote control. But some are automatic. air conditioner 空调机；空调设备 remote control 遥控器 preference n. [C]爱好/偏爱;[U]优先权 ①have a preference for... 偏爱 ②give preference to 优先考虑 prefer v. (更) 喜欢；愿意；宁愿 (preferred-preferred; preferring) preferable adj. 更可取的；更好的；更合意的 1) Most teenagers have a _____ (prefer) for popular music. 2)We _____ (优先考虑) those who have a good knowledge of first aid. give preference to preference prefer v. (更) 喜欢；愿意；宁愿 ③prefer (to do/doing) sth. 更喜欢/宁愿(做)某事 ④prefer sb. to do sth. 更喜欢/宁愿某人做某事 ⑤prefer (doing) A to (doing) B 宁愿(做)A而不愿(做)B ⑥prefer to do A rather than do B ⑦would rather do A than do B to read 3)Many people who work in London prefer to live/living outside the city. 4)Second, I prefer English to Japanese, so I prefer you to learn English. 5)I prefer doing something to _____(do) nothing. 6)I prefer _____(read) a newspaper rather than watch TV. doing instant n．瞬间；片刻 adj.立即的；速食的；速溶的 instantly adv.立即 instant coffee 速溶咖啡 instant noodles 方便面 in an instant ... ...
