Unit1重要单词,词组讲解1.mean的用法Whatdoyoumeantodowithit?Ididn’tmeantohurtyou.1meantodo意欲做Thismeansstayingherelonger.Missingthetrainmeanswaitingforanotherhour.2meandoing意味着做Heisnotmeantforateacherandwillalwaysbeunhappyintheschool.Bemeantfor适合做他说他不适合读书因为懒。Hesayshe_________________astudentforhislaziness.这次考试失败意味着要再考一次。Failingthisexam___________________anotherone.我并不是故意迟到的。Ididn’t____________belateforschool.2.celebratevt.(1庆祝;祝贺celebrateChristmas/one’sbirthday/avictory(成功(2赞扬;称颂Thenamesofmanyheroesarecelebratedbythepoets.词语辨析:celebrate,congratulatecelebrate后常接日期,事情或场合congratulate后常接人表示为某事而祝贺某人congratulatesb.on/uponsth.ex:congratulateyouonyourmarriage.有时还表示私自庆幸的意思。ex:Icongratulatedmyselfonmyescapefrombeingpunished.3.英语中表示“发生”的词或短语均为不及物,不用于被动语态。主语为所发生的事。词语辨析:takeplace,happen,occur,comeabout,breakout的比较1Theweddingwilltakeplacetomorrow.2In1919,theMay4thMovementtookplaceinChina.takeplace发生,举行;侧重安排或计划而发生的事,带有“非偶然”的意思3Whathashappenedtoher?碰巧,恰好happen“发生”,普通用词,含义很广。常指具体客观事物或情况的发生,含有“偶然”的意味。当以具体事物、事件作主语时,happen和occur可以换用;但当happen用作“碰巧”之意时,不能用occur代替,但可以与comeabout互换。4Ithappenedtorainthatday.5ThetrafficaccidentoccurredonWednesday.occur“发生,出现”,较正式用词,指事情偶然地、意外地发生或思想突然浮在心头。occurto有“想起”的意思。6TheSecondWorldWarbrokeoutin1939.breakout(火灾、战争、疾病突然发生、爆发7Howdoesitcomeaboutthatyouwerecaughtbythepolice?comeabout“发生”,往往注重事情发生的原因。且很多时候与how连用。与happen用法较接近用takeplace,happen和comeabout的正确形式填空1.TheMay4thMovement_____________in1919.2.Ifanything___________tothemachine,letmeknowatonce.3.Theopeningdayoftheplay___________tomorrownight.4.Canyoutellmehowit___________?4.starve:vt.使饿死vi.饿得要死starvetodeathbestarvedof/starvefor:渴望她很寂寞,渴望友谊:Sheislonely,starvingforfriendship.Themotherlesschildrenwerestarvedof/werestarvingforaffection.渴望母爱他们在沙漠中迷路而饿死。他们正急需一大笔钱来完成工作。Theygotlostinthedesertand____________________.Theyare_____________asumofmoneytofinishtheirwork.n.starvation饿死:dieof____________5.ayear/dayofplenty富裕/丰收的年月days/yearsofplenty——Havewegotenoughapples?——Yes,th