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课件网) Unit2 Onwards and upwards Understanding ideas 部分词汇 debt - 词性:n.(名词) - 核心含义:债务;欠款 - 固定短语:in debt(负债);pay off a debt(还清债务) - 例句: - He is in debt because he bought a new house last year. 他去年买了新房,现在处于负债状态。 - She worked two jobs to pay off her debts. 她打两份工来还清债务。 pace - 词性:n.(名词)/ v.(动词) - 核心含义:n. 速度;节奏;v. 调整节奏 - 固定短语:keep pace with(跟上……的节奏); set the pace(定节奏) - 例句: - She walks at a slow pace to enjoy the scenery. 她放慢脚步欣赏风景。 - We need to keep pace with the latest technology trends. 我们需要跟上最新的技术趋势。 inform vt [正式用语] - 词性:v.(动词) - 核心含义:通知;告知 - 固定短语:inform sb. of sth.(告知某人某事);inform against sb.(告发某人) - 常考派生词:information(n. 信息);informative(adj. 提供信息的) - 例句: - The teacher informed us of the exam date. 老师告知了我们考试日期。 - This book is very informative about ancient history. 这本书提供了很多关于古代历史的信息。 dread - 词性:v.(动词)/ n.(名词) - 核心含义:v. 害怕;担忧;n. 恐惧;担忧 - 固定短语:dread doing sth.(害怕做某事);in dread of(害怕……) - 常考派生词:dreadful(adj. 可怕的;糟糕的) - 例句: - She dreads flying, so she always takes the train. (她害怕坐飞机,所以总是坐火车。) - The dreadful storm destroyed many houses in the village. (可怕的暴风雨摧毁了村里的许多房屋。) rarely - 词性:adv.(副词) - 核心含义:很少;难得 - 用法提示:位于实义动词前,be动词/情态动词后 - 例句: - He rarely eats fast food because he wants to stay healthy. (他很少吃快餐,因为他想保持健康。) - Rarely do we see such beautiful sunsets in the city. (我们在城市里很少能看到这么美的日落。)(否定副词置于句首,句子部分倒装) overnight - 词性:adv.(副词)/ adj.(形容词) - 核心含义:adv. 一夜之间;突然;adj. 夜间的;一夜的 - 例句: - The small company became famous overnight after winning the award. (这家小公司获奖后一夜成名。) - We need to book an overnight train ticket to Beijing. (我们需要订一张去北京的夜间火车票。) rejection - 词性:n.(名词) - 核心含义:拒绝;否决 - 常考派生词:reject(v. 拒绝;排斥) - 例句: - He couldn’t hide his disappointment after receiving the job rejection. (收到工作拒绝信后,他掩饰不住失望。) - The committee rejected his proposal because it was not practical. (委员会否决了他的提案,因为它不切实际。) nevertheless - 词性:adv.(副词)/ conj.(连词) - 核心含义:然而;不过(表转折,语气比however稍弱) - 用法提示:可位于句首、句中(用逗号隔开)或句末 - 例句: - The task was difficult; nevertheless, we finished it on time. (任务很难,但我们还是按时完成了。) - She was tired. Nevertheless, she kept working. (她很累,然而她还在继续工作。) persevere - 词性:v.(动词) - 核心含义:坚持;不屈不挠 - 固定短语:persevere in/with sth.(坚持做某事) - 常考派生词:perseverance(n. 毅力;坚持) - 例句: - He persevered in learning English even though he made many mistakes. ... ...