(
课件网) unit 2 单词扩讲 1. contribution n. 捐资；稿件；贡献 短语：make a positive contribution to（介词 考） sth eg. Everyone should make a positive contribution to protecting the environment. contribute v. 短语： contribute (sth) to （介词 考） sth 捐献…给… eg.We contributed $500 to the earthquake fund. 促成；导致 eg. Human error may have contributed to her death. (为报纸、杂志）撰稿；发表讲话eg.She contributed a number of articles to the magazine. ion n.贡献 contributing adj.起作用的 contributor n. 投稿人；捐款者；促成物 2. relief n.缓解；减轻 读后续写积累（写到笔记本作文部分）： We all breathed a sigh of relief when he left.他走了以后，我们都如释重负的送了一口气。 She sighed with relief.她送了一口气。 Much to my relief， the car was not damaged.令我非常庆幸的是，车并没有损坏。 What a relief!可轻松了。 It was a relief to be able to talk to someone about it.能和别人谈谈这件事，感觉到舒心多了。 relieve v. 解除；减轻 短语：relieve anxiety/guilty/stress 消除焦虑/内疚；缓解压力 relieve sb of(考) sth 替…拿重物；帮助…减轻负担 eg. The new secretary will relieve us of some of the paperwork. relieved adj. 感到宽慰的；放心的 They exchanged relieved glances.他们如释重负地彼此看了看。 She was clearly relieved when she heard this news.听到这个消息，她显然松了一口气。 3. shortage n.短缺；不足 eg. food shortage eg. If there is a shortage of (考）something, there is not enough of it. short adj.短的；不足 短语：be short of sth She is not short of excuses when things go wrong. 4. internal adj.内部的 external adj.外部的 5. effective adj.有效的 effect n.效果；影响 ineffective adj.无效果的 effectiveness n.有效性 扩展 efficient adj. 效率高的 efficiency n.效率 6. fund n.基金 v.为…提供资金 funding n.资金 foundation n.基金会；基础 found v.建立———founded-founded 7. recycle v.回收；再利用 recycling n. 回收利用 recyclable adj.可回收利用的 8. earn v.赚钱 短语：earn one’s own living =make a living 谋生 eg. In recent years, he has earned his living by doing business with local traders. earn sb sth 赢得/收获某物 The great contributions he made earned him great reputation. earn one’s respect 赢得某人的尊敬 He eventually earned their respect. earnings n.收入；薪金 9.donate v.捐赠；捐献（器官） donation n.捐赠物；捐助 短语： make a donation to(考） sb/sth 向…捐赠… donor n.捐赠者 10.break（broke-broken) into smile/laughter 突然笑/哭起来 break out laughing/crying 突然大笑/哭起来 扩展：注意完形填空中多有考察 break in破门而入；谈话插嘴 break down 出故障；使分解 break out 爆发 break up 使碎裂；关系破裂 break through 突破 11. insight n.顿悟；猛醒 读后续写积累（写到笔记本作文部分）： With a flash of insight, I realized what the dream meant.我突然明白了这个梦意味着什么。 eg. The book gives us fascinating insights into（考） life in Mexico. 这本书生动地表现了墨西哥地生活。 12. perseverance n.不屈不挠；坚持不懈 同:persistence eg. They showed great perseverance in the face of difficulty. 他们面对困难表现了坚强的毅力。 pers ... ...
