必修4

Unit 1

achievement n. 成就；功绩

△Joan of Arc 圣女贞德

（法国民族女英雄）

△Elizabeth Fry 伊丽莎白•弗赖伊

（英国慈善家）

△Quaker n. 教友派信徒；贵格会会员

welfare n. 福利；福利事业

project n. 项目；工程；规划

institute n. 学会；学院；协会

△China Welfare Institute 中国福利基金会

specialist n. 专家；专业工作者

△specialize vi. 专攻；专门从事；专注于

△Jane Goodall 简•古道尔

(英国动物学家)

△chimp n. （非洲）黑猩猩

connection n. 连接；关系

human being 人类

△Jody Williams 乔迪•威廉斯

（美国诺贝尔和平奖得者）

campaign n. 运动；战役

vi. 作战；参加运动

△landmine n. 地雷

organization n. 组织；机构；团体

△Gombe National Park 贡贝国家公园

(位于坦桑尼亚)

behave vt. & vi. 举动；（举止或行为）表现

behaviour (=behavior) 行为；举止；习性

shade n. 荫；阴凉处

vt. 遮住光线

move off 离开；起程；出发

worthwhile adj. 值得的；值得做的

nest n. 巢；窝

bond n. 联系；关系；结合；纽带

observe vt. 观察；观测；遵守

observation n. 观察；观测

childhood n. 童年；幼年时代

outspoken adj. 直言的；坦诚

respect vt. & n. 尊敬；尊重；敬意

argue vt. & vi. 讨论；辩论；争论

argument n. 争论；争辩；争吵

entertainment n. 款待；娱乐；娱乐表演

lead a … life 过着……的生活

crowd n. 人群；观众

vt. 挤满；使拥挤

crowd in （想法、问题等）涌上心头；涌入脑海

inspire vt. 鼓舞；激发；启示

△inspiration n. 灵感；鼓舞

support n. & vt. 支持；拥护

look down upon/on 蔑视；瞧不起

refer vi. 谈到；查阅；参考

refer to 查阅；参考；谈到

audience n. 观众；听众；读者

by chance 碰巧；凑巧

come across （偶然）遇见；碰见

△career n. 事业；生涯

rate n. 比率；速度

sickness n. 疾病；恶心

intend vt. 计划；打算

emergency n. 突发事件；紧急情况

generation n. 一代；一辈

△determination n. 决心；果断

kindness n. 仁慈；好意

considerate adj. 考虑周到的

consideration n. 考虑；体谅

deliver vt. 递送；生（小孩儿）；接生；

发表（演说等）

carry on 继续；坚持

modest adj. 谦虚的；谦让的；适度的

Unit 2

statistic n. （常用pl statisitcs）数据；统计；统计数字；统计资料

sunburnt adj. 晒黑的

struggle vt. & vi. 斗争；拼搏；努力

decade n. 十年；十年期

super adj. 特级的；超级的

△hybrid adj. 混合的；杂种的

n. 杂交种；混血儿

output n. 产量；输出

△strain n.（植物的）品种；种类

crop n. 庄稼；农作物；产量

hunger n. 饥饿；欲望

vt. & vi. （使）饥饿

disturbing adj. 引起烦恼的；令人不安的

expand vt. & vi. 使变大；伸展

circulate vt. & vi. 循环；流传

Vietnam n. 越南（东南亚国家）

thanks to 幸亏；由于；因为

battle n. 战役；战斗；较量；斗争

vt. & vi. 搏斗；奋斗

rid vt. 摆脱；除去

rid… of 摆脱；除去

be satisfied with 对……感到满意

freedom n. 自由；自主

would rather 宁愿；宁可

therefore adj.因为；所以；因而

equip vt. & vi. 配备；装备

△sorghum n. 高粱

grain n. 谷物；粮食；颗粒

△peanut n. 花生

export vt. & vi. 输出；出口

nationality n. 国籍

occupation n. 工作；职业；占领

△personality n. 性格；个性；人格

confuse vt. 使迷惑；使为难

regret vt. 遗憾；惋惜

n. 遗憾；懊悔

chemical adj. 化学的；关于化学的

△organic adj. 有机的；器官的；组织的

△fertile adj. 肥沃的；富饶的

△fertilizer n. 肥料；化肥

production n. 生产；制造

bacteria n. （bacterium的复数形式）细菌

pest n. 害虫；害兽；害鸟

build up 逐渐增强；建立；开发

lead to 导致；造成（后果）

nutrition n. 营养;滋养；食物

mineral n. 矿物；矿石

discovery n. 发现；发觉

focus n. 焦点；中心点

vt. 集中；聚集

focus on 集中（注意力、精力等）于

soil n. 土壤

reduce vt. 减少；减缩

keep … free from/of 使……免受（影响；害等）；使……不含（有害物）

△soybean n. (=soyabean) 大豆

root n. 根；根源

skim vt. 浏览；略读

underline vt. 画底线标出；强调

summary n. 总结；摘要；概要

comment n. 评论；议论

vi. & vt. 表达意见；作出评论

△producer n. 生产者；制片人

△industrial adj. 工业的；产业的

Unit 3

humour n. 幽默；滑稽

△punchline n. 故事、笑话等中的妙语；关键语

△verbal adj. 口头的

△nonverbal adj. 不用语言的

△mime n. 哑剧

△Charlie Chaplin 查理•卓别林

（英国喜剧大师）

△Edward Lear 爱德华•李尔

（英国作家、画家）

comedy n. 喜剧

△Victor Hugo 维克多•雨果

（法国文学家）

up to now 直到现在

△brighten vt. 使更愉快；使更有希望

△depressed adj. 忧愁的；沮丧的

content adj. 满足的；满意的

n. 满足

vt. 使满足

feel/be content with 对……满足

performer n. 表演者；演出者

astonish vt. 使惊诧

astonishing adj. 令人感到惊讶的

fortunate adj. 幸运的；吉利的

unfortunately adv. 不幸地

badly off 穷的；缺少的

△teens n. 十几岁（13至19岁的年龄）

ordinary adj. 平常的；普通的

bored adj. 厌烦的

△subtle adj. 微妙的；精巧的；技艺精湛的

entertain vt. & vi. 使欢乐；款待

△entertaining adj. 愉快的；有趣的

△charming adj. 迷人的；有魅力的

△tramp n. 流浪汉；行乞者

throughout prep. 遍及；贯穿

adv. 到处；始终；全部

homeless adj. 无家的；无家可归的

moustache n. 小胡子

worn adj. 用旧的；用坏的；破烂的

△worn-out adj. 磨破的；穿旧的

△stiffly adv. 僵硬地

failure n. 失败（者）

△optimism n. 乐观；乐观主义

overcome vt. & vi. (overcame,overcome)

战胜；克服

△underdog n. 失败者；处于劣势的一方

△snowstorm n. 暴风雪

leather n. 皮革

pick out 挑出；辨别出

△lace n. 饰带；花边；鞋带

cut off 切断；断绝

chew vt. & vi. 嚼碎；咀嚼（食物）

△mouthful n. 一口；满口

△enjoyment n. 享受；欢乐；乐趣

convince vt. 使信服

convincing adj. 令人信服的

direct vt. & vi. 导演；指示；指挥

adj. 直的；直接的；直率的

star in 担任主角；主演

△Oscar n. 奥斯卡

outstanding adj. 突出的；杰出的；显著的

Switzerland n. 瑞士（欧洲中部国家）

△confidence n. 信心；信念

△costume n. 服装；戏装

gesture n. 姿态；手势

vi. 做手势

particular adj. 特殊的；特别的

n. 细节；细目

particularly adv. 特殊地；特别地

occasion n. 时刻；场合

budget n. 预算；开支

actress n. 女演员

slide vt. & vi. （使）滑动；（使）滑行

n. 滑；滑动；幻灯片

amuse vt. 使发笑；使愉快

△amusing adj. 好笑的；有趣的

pancake n. 烙饼；薄饼

explanation n. 解释；讲解；说明

detective n. 侦探

△Sherlock Holmes n. 夏洛克•福尔摩斯

mountainous adj. 多山的；山一般的

whisper n. 耳语；低语

vt. & vi. 低语；小声说

vast adj. 巨大的；辽阔的

△rhythm n. 节奏

mess n. 脏或乱的状态

react vi. 作出反应；回应

porridge n. 粥；麦片粥

drunk adj. 醉的

Unit 4

statement n. 陈述；说明

greet vi. & vt. 迎接；问候

represent vt. 代表；象征

association n. 社团；联系；联想

dormitory n. 宿舍

canteen n. 食堂

flight n. 飞行；航班

curious adj. 好奇的

curiously adv. 好奇地

△Garcia 加西亚（姓）

Colombia n. 哥伦比亚（南美洲国家）

approach vt. & vi. 接近；靠近；走近

n. 接近；方法；途径

cheek n. 面颊

defend vt. 保护；保卫

defend against 保卫……以免受

defence n. 防御；保卫

major adj. 主要的

misunderstand vt. (misunderstood,

misunderstood)

误解，误会

misunderstanding n. 误解；误会

△Akira Nagata 永田明

△Ahmed Aziz 艾哈迈德•阿齐兹

Jordan n. 约旦（西亚国家）

△Darlene Coulon 达琳•库隆

dash vi. 猛冲；突进

adult n. 成人；成年人

adj. 成人的；成熟的

△simply adv. 简单地；只

△Muslim n. & adj. 穆斯林（的）；伊斯兰教信徒（的）

spoken adj. 口语的

unspoken adj. 未说出口的；非口语的

△posture n. 姿态；体态

Spain n. 西班牙（欧洲国家）

Italy n. 意大利（欧洲国家）

likely adj. 可能的

be likely to 很可能……；有希望……

in general 总的来说；通常

crossroads n. 十字路口

△employee n. 雇员

△frown vi. 皱眉；蹙额

△misread vt. （misread /misread）读错；误解

facial adj. 面部的

function n. 作用；功能；职能

vi. 起作用；运转

ease n. 安逸；舒适

vt. 减轻（痛苦；忧虑）

at ease 舒适；快活；自由自在

truly adv. 真实地；真诚地；真正地

false adj. 错误的；假的

anger n. 怒气；怒火

lose face 丢脸

turn one’s back to 背对；背弃

fist n. 拳头

yawn vi. 打呵欠

△respectful adj. 恭敬的

subjective adj. 主观的

hug vi. & vt. 拥抱

rank n. 等级；军衔

cassette n. 磁带

Unit 5

theme n. 题目；主题（曲）

△Camelot Park 卡默洛特公园（位于英国）

central adj. 中心的；中央的

△Central Park 中央公园（位于美国纽约）

△Dollywood n. 多莱坞（公园名，位于美国）

various adj. 不同的；各种各样的

cartoon n. 漫画；动画片

be famous for 以……而闻名

△roller coaster n. 过山车

whichever pron. 无论哪一个；任何一个

△pirate n. 海盗；盗版

△fairy tale 神话故事；童话

fantasy n. 幻想；怪念头

amusement n. 消遣；娱乐（活动）

swing n. 秋千；摇摆

vt. & vi. (swung, swung) 摇摆；摆动

attraction n. 有吸引力的事物；吸引

no wonder 难怪；不足为奇

tourism n. 旅游业

wherever pron. 无论在什么地方；各处

unique adj. 独一无二的；仅有的

carpenter n. 木匠

△craftsman n. 匠人；能工巧匠

engine n. 引擎；发动机

△bald adj. 秃头的

preserve vt. 保存；保留

n. 保护区

length n. 长度；长

deed n. 行动；事迹

△knight n. 骑士；爵士

be modeled after 根据……模仿；仿造

△Merlin the Wizard 魔术师梅林

sword n. 剑

△joust vi. （指中世纪骑士）

骑着马用长予打斗

tournament n. 锦标赛；联赛

settler n. 移民；殖民者

athletic adj. 运动的

translator n. 译员；翻译

minority n. 少数；少数民族

cloth n. 布

△Futuroscope n. 观测未来（公园名，位于法国）

jungle n. 丛林

△diver n. 潜水员

creature n. 生物；动物

sunlight n. 阳光

△T-Rex n. (=Tyrannosaurus Rex)霸王龙

advance vt. & vi. 前进；促进；提前

in advance 提前

advanced adj.高级的；先进的

brand n. 商标；牌子

get close to 接近

come to life 活跃起来

outing n. 外出；短途旅行；远足

admission n. 允许进入；入场费；承认

shuttle n. 往返汽车；航天飞机

freeway n. 高速公路

souvenir n. 纪念品

sneaker n. 运动鞋

brochure n. （作宣传或介绍用的）

小册子；指南

必修4 Unit 1Women of achievement 知识点讲解重点汇集

重点词汇

1. achieve

【课文原句】She has achieved everything she wanted to do… (P3)

【名师点拨】achieve v. 意为“完成；达到”，指经过长期努力而达到某目标、地位或标准等。其名词形式为achievement，意为“成就；功绩”，a sense of achievement可指“成就感”。如：

He had finally achieved success.

Even a small success gives you a sense of achievement.

2. condition

【课文原句】She helped improve prison conditions and gave prisoners work and education. (P1)

【名师点拨】condition 意为“环境；境况；条件”时，是可数名词，常用复数形式conditions；意为“状态；状况”时，是不可数名词，be in good condition表示“处于良好的状态”，be out of condition表示“健康状况不佳”。如：

 We should pay more attention to the poor living under the bad conditions.

 The astronauts soon got used to the condition of weightlessness.

 My car is old but in good condition.

 He is overweight and out of condition.

【知识拓展】condition意为“条件”时，常用短语on condition that，表示“如果；在……条件下”；在美国英语中，也经常用under the condition that。如：

I will come on condition that Peter is invited.

They agreed under the condition that the matter be dealt with quickly.

3. devote

【课文原句】She devoted all her life to medical work for Chinese women and children. (P1)

【名师点拨】devote vt. 意为“投入于；献身”，其宾语后常与介词to搭配，to后接名词、代词或动名词。devote … to … 意为“献身；致力于”，指把自己、时间、精力等奉献给某种工作或事业。如：

He has devoted his whole life to benefiting mankind.

The girl, to whom he was devoted, died in a traffic accident by chance.

After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening.

4. behave

【课文原句】Jane has studied these animals for many years and helped people understand how much they behave like humans. (P2)

【名师点拨】behave vi & vt. 意为“举动；举止；行为表现”，如behave well / badly等。其名词形式为behaviour，指“行为；态度；举止”。如：

The parents encouraged the children to behave well in front of the guests.

My camera has been behaving well since it was repaired.

Everyone praises the children's good behaviour.

5. worthwhile

【课文原句】But the evening makes it all worthwhile. (P2)

【名师点拨】worthwhile adj.意为“值得做的；值得出力的”，可作表语或定语。be worthwhile to do / doing sth表示“值得做……”，在动词-ing形式的结构中，worthwhile有时可以用来替代worth，特别是在表示“值得花时间”这一概念时。如：

I think teaching school is always a worthwhile job.

The book referred to by the professor is worthwhile / worth reading.

6. observe

【课文原句】Jane spent many years observing and recording their daily activities. (P2)

【名师点拨】observe vt. 意为“观察；观测；遵守”，可用observe sb do sth，observe + that从句。其名词形式为observation。如：

I observed the man who murdered the boy enter the shop.

He observed that we should probably have rain.

Most information was collected by direct observation of the animals’ behaviour.

7. argue

【课文原句】She has argued for them to be left in the wild and not used for entertainment or advertisements. (P2)

【名师点拨】argue作动词时，意为“争论；争吵；争辩”。argue for意为“为……辩护”；argue with sb about / over sth指“就某事和某人争论”；argue against意为“据理反对；争辩……”。如：

It is no use arguing for the plan because it has been rejected.

We are always arguing with each other about money. 

Father argued fiercely against any increase in expenditure for the children’s annual party.

【知识拓展】argue的名词形式为argument，意为“争论；争端；论证”，常构成短语settle an argument指“解决争端”。

9. care for

【课文原句】It was a small book explaining how to cut the death rate from having and caring for babies by following some rules for keeping babies clean and healthy. (P6)

【名师点拨】care for可以表示look after的意思，意为“照顾；照料”，且较正式；也可表示“喜欢”的意思。如：

His son cared for him when he was ill.

In fact, I don’t really care for basketball.

另外，在上面的句子中，explain意为“解释，说明”，后可接名词、代词、从句或wh + to do作宾语，可用explain sth to sb或explain to sb sth。如：

Will you explain to us how we can finish the work as soon as possible?

【知识拓展】care about意为“介意；在乎”，表示是否认为某事是重要的，某事是否引起了某人的兴趣或使其忧虑。最常用于疑问句或否定句中。about用在宾语前面，但是在连词前面一般省掉。

 I don’t care about your opinion.

 I don’t care whether it rains — I’m happy.

10. intend

【课文原句】I looked carefully at the text and realised that it was intended for women who lived in the countryside. (P6)

【名师点拨】intend v. 意为“打算；计划；想要”。intend to do sth意为“想干某事”；intend后也可以接动词-ing形式或that从句。intend for表示“原打算给某人；准备让……干……”。如：

I intended to come to your house last night but it rained.

            I intend coming / to come back soon.

            He hadn’t really intended that they should be there.

            This gift is intended for you.

热点语法

主谓一致用法难点小结：

一、集合名词作主语时的主谓一致。

1. 集合名词有family, team, group, party, class, public, club, crew, crowd, enemy, audience, company, committee, government, population等，当被看作一个整体时，表示单数意义，谓语动词用单数形式；如果这些集合名词指其中的每个成员，表示复数意义，谓语动词则用复数形式。即谓语动词的单复数要与主语的含义相一致。如：

My class is a big one, including thirty boys and thirty girls.

My class are working hard for the coming exam.

2. 有些集合名词作主语时，谓语只能用复数形式，如：people, the police, the military, mankind, cattle等。如：

The police are searching for the lost child.

二、不定代词作主语时的主谓一致。

不定代词anyone, anybody, anything, everyone, everybody, everything, someone, somebody, no one, nobody, nothing, each, the other等作主语时，谓语动词用单数。如：

  Everything goes well with me.

  Each of the students in our class has an English-Chinese dictionary.

三、“名词＋名词”作主语时的主谓一致。

        当表示同一人物或观点时，谓语动词用单数。如：A novelist and playwright is coming to our school. 这里表示“一位小说家兼剧作家”，是同一个人，所以谓语动词用单数。

        如果是A novelist and a playwright作主语，这时表示“一位小说家和一位剧作家”，是两个人，所以谓语动词用复数，该句应改为：A novelist and a playwright are coming to our school.

四、The ＋ adj.作主语时的主谓一致。

        当The ＋ adj.表示抽象的含义时，谓语动词用单数。如：The beautiful is the true.

当The ＋ adj.表示该类全体的含义时，谓语动词用复数。如：The rich should help the poor.

必修4 Unit 2 Working the land 知识点讲解重点

Phrases and Idioms

1. be satisfied (with): pleased because you have got what you want 

1)  Jane isn't quite satisfied with the way the barber cut her hair.

2)  If you are not completely satisfied, you can get your money back.

3)  I am not really satisfied with the job you did.

2. refer to : a)  mention or speak about someone or something 

b)  to look at a hook map, piece of paper, etc, for information

1) We agreed never to refer to the matter again.

2) Although she didn't mention any names, everyone knew who she was   referring to.

3) He gave the speech without referring to his notes even once.

3. would rather: used to say what someone prefers 

1) It seems you would rather play than work.

2)She would rather die than lose the children.

3) I would rather starve than be dependent on anyone again.

4. thanks to sb/ sth : because of sb./ sth.

1) I was late thanks to the heavy traffic.

2) It was thanks to his advice that I succeeded.

3) We've collected $50,000 for the poor, thanks to the generosity of the public.

5. rid of sb/sth: become free of

1) Will science- finally rid us of this disease?

2) Do you think it possible to rid the world of nuclear weapons?

3) By working hard day and night, she is trying to rid herself of loneliness and sadness.

6. lead a ...life: live in the way what you life is like 

1) Before liberation, my grandpa led a dog's life.

2) If the operation succeeds, the patient will be able to lead a normal life.

3) Mrs. Black is retired and leads a quiet and peaceful life in a mountain village.

7. care about: love;  be interested in; be concerned with

1) Just listening to somebody shows you care about them.

2) Your parents are only doing this because they care about you.

3) The only thing this rich- and greedy man seems to care about is money.

8. insist on sth/doing sth: to demand that something must be done or that you must have a particular thing 

1) The school insists on good behaviour from its students.

2) John insisted on doing all the work himself, though he was in poor health.

3) The old man insisted on helping me find a taxi even though I told him I didn't need any help.

必修4 Unit3 A taste of humor 知识点讲解

Unit3重点汇集

1. content

【课文原句】Perhaps it makes us feel more content with our life because we feel there is someone else worse off than ourselves. (P17)

【名师点拨】content adj.意为“满足的；满意的”，be content to do意为“乐意去做某事”；be content with sb / sth意为“对某人或某事感到满意”，相当于be pleased with或be satisfied with。如：

I’m content to help you to set up a website on the Internet.

Those who are not content with the progress they have made will have greater success.

注：worse off是badly off的比较级，意思是“境况比……更差”；better off意为“境况比……好”。如：

To my surprise, I found his living conditions were much worse off than mine.

With the development of economy, more and more people are better off.

【知识拓展】content还可作动词，意为“使满足”；作名词时，表示“满足；心满意足”，也可表示“（书、报纸等的）内容；目录；含量”。如：

My explanation seemed to content him.

Now she began to live in peace and content.

We've discussed the unusual form of the book — now, what about the content?

2. astonish

【课文原句】However, some actors can astonish us with the deep feelings they can inspire in us for a character they are playing. (P17)

【名师点拨】astonish vt．意为“使大为吃惊；使惊异”，比surprise程度强，比shock程度弱。如：

I was astonished to hear that the professor had broken down because of his hard work.

I was astonished by how much she'd grown.

【知识拓展】(1) astonishing adj．意为“令人惊异的”。如：

The astonishing news made the world astonished, and a great many people expressed their opinions on the Internet.

(2) astonished adj．指(某人)处于惊异、吃惊状况，常用be astonished at sth。如：

He was astonished at what Tom had said and done.

(3) astonishment n.意为“惊讶”，可用to one’s astonishment表示“使某人吃惊的是”。如：

To my astonishment, she still remembered my birthday.

3. particular

【课文原句】He became famous for using a particular form of acting, including mime and farce. (P17)

【名师点拨】particular adj.意为“专指的；特别的；格外的；不寻常的”。be particular about / over sth意为“对某事很讲究 / 很挑剔”。in particular意为“特别地”。如：

There was nothing in the newspaper of particular importance.

I'm not particular about my clothes; I don't mind what I wear.

He talked about the ball games in general and talked about football in particular.

What in particular did you like about the last apartment that we saw?

4. worn-out

【课文原句】He played a poor and homeless person, who wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat and carried a walking stick. (P18)

【名师点拨】worn-out adj.

(1) 意为“磨损的；损坏的；穿破的 (用坏的以至完全无用的)”。如：

Since your shoes are worn-out, why not buy another pair?

(2) 意为“筋疲力尽的；耗尽的”，相当于be tired out。如：

He was worn-out after the long journey.

5. failure & overcome

【课文原句】This character was a social failure but he was loved by all who watched the films for his determination in overcoming difficulties and being kind even when people were

unkind to him．(P18)

【名师点拨】(1) failure意为“失败”时，是不可数名词；意为“失败者；失败的事”时，是可数名词。如：

As we all know, failure is the mother of success.

At last, he was a great success, while she was a failure.

To our disappointment, the party turned out to be a failure.

(2) overcome v.意为“控制(感情)；克服(困难)；征服；战胜”，可用于to overcome difficulties / obstacles / problems / resistance等。如：

He made great efforts to overcome the difficulty.

They succeeded to overcome the tallest mountain in the world.

【知识拓展】fail还可作动词，意为“失败；不及格；无法做到”，可用fail to do sth或者fail in doing sth。如：

I failed to persuade him to give up smoking.

= I failed in persuading him to give up smoking.

6. in search of

【课文原句】The film is set in California in the middle of the nineteenth century when gold was discovered and thousands of people rushed there in search of it. (P18)

【名师点拨】in search of意为“寻找”。类似的词组有：in the／a／one’s search for／of，make a search for／of，在这三个短语中search是名词。如：

Today, many countryside people have rush to the city in search of good jobs.

The researchers are in their search for the animals which they want to experiment with.

注意：in search of 中of不可换用for。

【知识拓展】search还可以是作动词，意为“搜寻”，search 的宾语是寻找的东西所在的处所，即search someplace for sth，意为“搜查某地找……”。如：

They searched the building for the robber.

He searched his pockets for some change.

而search sb for sth意为“搜某人身以找到某物”。如：

He searched the boy for the lost pen.

search after／for = look for = hunt for意为“到处寻找”。如：

People who are searching after inner peace sometimes turn to religion.

7. pick up

【课文原句】They wash sand from the river in a pan of water, and expect to pick up gold, but they have been not fortunate enough to find any. (P18)

【名师点拨】pick up意为“拾起；拿起”。如：

He picked up his hat and went out.

pick up还有其他意思：

(1) 在中途搭载承载(乘客、货物等)。如：

The bus stopped to pick up passengers．

(2) (偶然地)发现，得到，购买；学得，得到(知识、利益)。如：

I picked up the book in a lonely place．

She picked up French very quickly in France.

When you live in a country, you soon pick up the language.

(3) 恢复，使恢复。如：

I believe he will pick up by the seaside.

(4) 接收，收听(广播)。如：

It is easy to pick up the programme clearly through my radio.   

【知识拓展】pick out意为“选好；选出；认出；看清楚”。如：

Have you picked out the movie you want to see?

Can you pick out your brother out from that group of people?

8. cut off

【课文原句Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe, treating it as if it were the finest meat．(P18)

【名师点拨】cut off意为“切下来；剪下来”。如：

He cut off piece of cloth and wrapped the wound.

cut off还可译为“切断；停掉；使电话中断”。如：

They’ve cut off the water temporarily because they are repairing one of the main pipes.

It was dangerous that our food and water supply were cut off at that time.

We were cut off in the middle of our telephone conversation.

Because I failed to pay the telephone bill, the telephone operator cut us off.

必修4 Unit4 Body Language 知识点讲解

Unit 4 重点汇集

1. major, local & represent

【课文原句】They will be meeting at a major hotel with local business people and people who represent the Chinese government. (P25)

【名师点拨】(1) major adj. 表示“主要的；较大的；重要的”，句中a major hotel 意思是“大酒店”；major经常用作名词，意为“主修课程；专业课”；可作动词，主要用于major in，意为“主修”。如：

Many people wish to live in a major city.

She decided to take computer as her major.

  My friend majored in economics at Tsinghua University.

 (2) local adj. 表示“地方的；当地的”。含有local的常用词组：local customs意为“地方风俗”；local news意为“本地新闻”；the local TV station意为“地方电视台”；the local court意为“地方法院”；the local government意为“地方政府”。如:

    My sister studies at a local university.

(3) represent在本句中是“代表”的意思，还有“象征；表现；描绘；扮演”等意思。如：

We must choose someone to represent us. (代表)

The stars in our flag represent the States. (象征)

This picture represents a man riding a horse. (表现)

【知识拓展】meet with sb表示“和某人会晤（商讨问题等）”。但具体句子要具体分析，有时候可表示“偶然遇见”。如：

I met with a friend on the train yesterday. （偶遇）

2. introduce

【课文原句】You introduce them to each other, and are surprised by what you see. (P26)

【名师点拨】introduce表示“介绍；引荐；引进；采用”等意思，常和to连用，即introduce… to…。在本句中是“介绍；引荐”的意思。如：

Let me introduce myself to you first.

The chairman introduced the speaker to the audience.

【知识拓展】introduce的名词形式是introduction，意为“介绍”，多作不可数名词，有时候也作可数名词；还可译为“引论；导言；概论”，是可数名词。如：

My next guest needs no introduction (= is already known to everyone).

Before the meeting began I made the necessary introductions.

The introduction in a book tells us what the book is about.

3. approach & touch

【课文原句】Mr Garcia approaches Mrs Smith, touches her shoulder and kisses her on the cheek. (P26)

【名师点拨】(1) approach vt. & vi. 意为“接近；靠近；走近”。approach作名词讲时，表示“方法；步骤；途径；接近”，用于make approaches to sb，表示“想法接近（认识）某人”。如：

We could just see the train approaching in the distance.

It began to rain when he approached his home.

The time is approaching when we must be on board.

All approaches were blocked because of the accident.

A new approach should be found to solve the matter.

I am not good at making approaches to strangers.

(2) touch作动词讲，意为“接触；触摸”；touch作名词时，除了“接触；触摸”的意思外，还有“联系”的意思。如：

Visitors are not allowed not to touch the exhibits.

keep in touch with  同……保持联系

get in / into touch with 和……取得联系

lose touch with     和……失去联系

be out of touch with  同……失去联系

4. express

【课文原句】… they also express their feelings using unspoken “language” through keeping physical distance, actions or posture. (P26)

【名师点拨】express vt.意为“表达；表示”。文中express their feelings 意为“表达他们的感情”；express oneself用于表达自己的意思、思想或情感。如：

No words can express my thanks to your help.

He can express himself in clear English now after five years' hard learning.

【知识拓展】express作名词讲时，表示“快车；快递；快件”。如：

the No. 102 special express to Beijing   开往北京的102次特快

5. avoid

【课文原句】It is an interesting study and can help you avoid difficulty in communication. (P26)

【名师点拨】avoid vt. 表示“避开；避免”，avoid difficulty in communication意思是“避免交际上的困难”。avoid后接名词、代词或动词-ing形式。如：

Why are you trying to avoid that boy?

I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and ran towards me.

6. be likely to

【课文原句】People from places like Spain, Italy or South American countries approach others closely and are more likely to touch them. (P26)

【名师点拨】likely作形容词，指“可能发生某事”，后可接不定式或从句。be likely to意为“很可能……；有希望……”。如：

Do remind me because I'm likely to forget.

It's quite likely that we'll be in Spain this time next year.

They are likely to refuse your invitation.

【知识拓展】likely, possible, probable都含有“可能的”的意思，但也有差异：

      likely指从表面迹象来看很有可能。如:

Look at the black clouds. It is likely to rain tonight.

possible指由于有适当的条件和方法，某事可能发生或做到，强调“客观上有可能”, 但常含有“实际希望很小”的意思。如:

It is possible to go to the moon now.

probable语气比 possible强，“可能性”最大，指有根据、合情理、值得相信的事物，带有“大概、很可能”的意思。如:

I don't think the story is probable.

7. at ease

【课文原句】A smile is the universal facial expression — it is intended to put people at ease. (P29)

【名师点拨】at ease是个固定词组，意思是“处在舒适、自由自在的状态下”。本句中put people at ease意为“使人自由自在；不拘束”。如：

Her mind was at ease, knowing that the children were safe.

【知识拓展】(1) ease作名词讲时，表示“安逸；安心；不费力；悠闲”。如：

He leads a life of ease. (= He leads an easy life.)

(2) ease 作动词讲时，表示“解除；减轻（痛苦、忧愁或烦恼）”。如：

The doctor gave him some painkillers to ease the pain.

(3) ease的常用短语：

with ease (= easily)  熟练地；轻而易举地

be (feel) ill at ease   局促不安, 心神不宁

put sb at his ease   使某人宽心; 使某人感到无拘无束

stand at ease    稍息

必修4 Unit5 Theme parks 知识点讲解

Unit 5  知识综合辅导

1. amuse

【课文原句】Parks provide people with a place to amuse themselves and to escape their busy lives for a while. (P33)

【名师点拨】amuse vt. 意为“使高兴；使开心”，和please（取悦于；让……高兴）是近义词。amuse oneself意为“自娱自乐；消遣”。amuse的名词形式是amusement。如：

 I think it amuses him to see people make fools of themselves.

I bought a magazine to amuse myself while I was on the train.

They are more than amusement parks with rides, such as a Ferris wheel, merry-go-round or a roller coaster. (P33)

Carl came last in the race, much to my amusement.

【知识拓展】amused adj. 意为“逗乐的；觉得好笑的”，常用be amused (at / by sth)，指“觉得有趣；好笑；以……为乐”。如：

     She was very amused by / at your comments.

     Amused by the flying kites, the child stopped crying.

2. various

【课文原句】Though parks share this basic purpose, they find various ways to meet this need. (P33)

【名师点拨】various adj. 意为“不同的；各种各样的”，相当于different kinds of，后接复数名词。如：

At the meeting, the people present expressed their various opinions.

The students were late for various reasons.

【知识拓展】various是由动词vary（变化）派生而来的形容词，它的副词形式是variously。variety是名词，意为“有变化”，用a variety of表示“各种各样的；多种多样的”，后接复数名词，可与various互用。如：

 These new parks have a variety of things to see and do. (P33)

3. charge

【课文原句】They all charge money for admission, and for the rides and shows in the park. (P33)

【名师点拨】charge通常作及物动词，意为“收(费)；索(价)”，此时charge后接宾语（被收费的对象）和钱数；如果接购买的商品或其它原因，用for连接。如：

I’ll charge you five dollars.

How much do you charge for a haircut？

charge还可以表示“把……归咎于(to, on, upon)；告发；在控告(with)”。如：

Bob was charged with the murder, but he refused to admit it.

【知识拓展】charge作名词时，构成许多固定搭配：in charge（主管）；in charge of（负责某事）；in the charge of（由……管）；take charge of（负责管理）。如：

     The doctor in charge told us to be calm.

     Who is in charge of the school instead of Mr Black?

     The factory has been in the charge of the new boss for five months.

  Can you take charge of this class please, Miss Li?

4. profit

【课文原句】The big companies that own them parks except to make a profit not just by the charges for admission… (P33)

【名师点拨】profit n.意为“利润；经济上的好处”，既可数也不可数，用作复数的场合较多；也可译为“好处；益处（不可数）”。make a profit指“获得利润”。如：

Tom said he would give up his profits if there were no explanations to give him.

She makes a big profit from selling waste material to textile companies.

【知识拓展】profit也可作及物或不及物动词，profit by意为“从……中得到好处”。如：

You must make it clear what it will profit me.

You may profit by the experience of others.

5. advance

【课文原句】… and there are future parks, where people can go on imaginary trips to space and use advanced computer techniques to experience life in the future. (P34)

【名师点拨】advanced adj. 意为“高级的；先进的”，其动词形式是advance，可作及物动词或不及物动词，意为“推进；促进；提前”。如：

The Party Committee is going to advance our career to a new stage. （及物动词）

The date of the meeting has been advanced from Friday to Monday. （及物动词）

After having studied abroad for three years, they didn’t advance in knowledge at all. （不及物动词）

6. up-to-date

【课文原句】Science and technology-based theme parks like. Futuroscope provide up-to-date information, hands-on learning and lots of fun and excitement. (P38)

【名师点拨】up-to-date作形容词用，意思是“最新的；现代的；跟上时代的”。其反义词是out-of-date，意为“落后的；过时的”。如：

The editors are trying to bring a nuclear physics textbook up-to-date.

重点短语

7. come to life

【课文原句】The past can come to life when we see how our ancestors dressed, worked and lived. (P34)

【名师点拨】come to life意为“苏醒过来”，引申意义是“回复生机；重新辉煌”等。如：

     The old company came to life after the new technology was brought in. 

【知识拓展】bring to life意为“使苏醒；使复活”，bring之后可以接宾语。如：

The doctor brought the patient to life after a few minutes’ treatment.

The scientists brought the factory to life, which had almost been closed.

8. get close to

【课文原句】Disneyland has exciting rides, visits to castles and chances to get close to the life-size cartoon figures. (P34)

【名师点拨】get close to意为“靠近”，其中close是副词，close既可以表示具体的“近”，也可以表示抽象含义，意思是“接近；紧密地；牢牢地”。如：

    The firemen couldn’t get close to the building because the ladders are too short.

     The army men stood close to their officer, fearing nothing.

9. involve in

【课文原句】Its purpose is to involve visitors in physical exercise and athletic competition. (P34)

【名师点拨】involve是及物动词，意思是“牵涉；牵连”。involve in意为“使牵连进去；使陷入”，有时可表示“聚精会神干某事”。involve with意为“和……混在一起；和……有密切关系”。如：

The second accident involved two cars and a lorry.

The Mrs Blacks have been involved in trouble.

I prefer teaching methods that actively involve students in learning.

Our physics teacher got involved with a difficult problem.

10. name after

【课文原句】The park is named after Walt Disney, the famous film maker. (P34)

【名师点拨】name作动词，意为“取名；命名”。name after意为“根据（按照）……命名；用……的名字作名字”。如：

   The girl was named Mary after her mother.

【知识拓展】name作名词时有很多固定搭配：

by name  用名字；按名字

by the name of  名叫……的

in the name of   以……的名义

under the name of  用……的名字；以……为笔名

Can you list the works of Walk Disney by name?

Once upon a time, there lived a man known by the name of Oscar.

The police arrested the suspect in the name of the law.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens wrote a lot of short stories and essays under the name of Mark Twain.

高中英语必修四单词及知识点教材