高中英语必修Unit 3 Travel Journal词汇句子讲解
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Unit 5 Nelson Mandela — a modern hero
Word usage
1. willing adj: desiring to do what is wanted; not objecting
eg. They are willing to come.
eg. He is willing to do the job without payment.’
2. prison n: building for confining person convicted or accused of a crime
eg. He was sent to prison for damaging public property.
词组be in prison在狱中，
eg .He is now still in prison.
put /throw sb into prison 把某人投入监狱
The two noblemen put/ threw Dr. Manette into prison without mercy.
3.Law n
a)system of rules which are used to govern the conduct of a nation
eg. He was against the law of the country, as a result, he was sentenced to death.
b) the science or study of such rules
eg. He is interested in the laws of nature.
3. advise v: suggest
eg. We advised her that she (should) wait.
这个词跟suggest都表示建议之义，但要表示建议某人做某事只能用advise sb to do sth, 不能用suggest sb to do sth
advise,suggest 后接宾语从句时,要用虚拟语气。
其名词形式为advice,是一个不可数名词,要表达一条建议只能说成a piece of advice
4. equal adj:the same in number, quality, size, etc
eg. Everybody had an equal chance.
be equal to，be fit for胜任
eg. He is not equal to the job
5. reward
a)n: somrthing given or received for service
eg. It is unfair that he gets very little in reward for his hard work.
b)v: to give a reward to
eg. Winners will be rewarded a trip to England.
6.Hero n:
a) man admired for his brave deeds.
Eg. He is a war hero.
b) chief male character in a story, play etc.
eg. Tony is the hero in this play.
7. quality n: characteristic or level of goodness
eg. She has many good qualities.
One quality of this material is that it can endure much tress.
8. peaceful adj: calm or quiet
eg. Our country is a peaceful country.
It is a peaceful garden.
9. vote
a) n: the result of an election
eg. He was chosen as president by vote.
b) to support or express by a vote
eg. We have the right to vote.
10. accept v: receive or say yes to an offer
eg. He accepted the reward.
She refused to accept his invitation.
11. position n: place or post of employment
eg. I want to know the position of the shop.
The guns are in position.
He has a high position in society.
Useful expressions
1. lose heart
eg. Don’t lose heart you still have many chances.
Though he failed many times, he didn’t lose heart.
2. (be) in trouble : in a situation that involves danger, pain, worry, etc
eg. When I am in trouble, I always ask him for help.
If we can’t finish the job on time, we will be in a lot of trouble.
3. fight against/with: struggle against sb/sth using physical force, in a war, battle, etc
eg. He fought against the enemy in the war.
England fought with Germany in the war of 1914—1918.
4. worry about: make sb anxious
eg. She worried about her missing son.
I worried about the result of the exam.
5. out of work: not having a paid job
eg. She has been out of work for a year.
He needs his family’s support because is out of work.
6. as a matter of fact: in fact
eg. As a matter of fact, I don’t know the truth.
He doesn’t mind at all. As a matter of fact he’s pleased.
7. blow up
a) explode
eg. The bomb blew up.
b) lose one’s temper
I’m sorry I blew up at you.
8. come to power: in power
eg. Things have changed a lot since he came to power.
He came to power last year.
9. set up : establish or create sth
eg. One organization will be set up to solved the problem.
They set up a tent to spend the night.
10. be sentenced to: state that sb is to have a certain punishment
eg. The thief was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment
The criminal was sentenced to death.