Book3 unit3
1.admit v.
admit (to) doing/having done sth
admit sb to be/as... (be admitted as)... admit...to/into...
①As a matter of fact,we all admit him ____________ (be) an honest man.
②Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be admitted ________ competitors.
③He was Beijing University. 2. occur vi. sth occur to sb
It occurs to /strikes/hits sb that... ①A good idea occurred to me all at once.
② It occurred to me that I had left the door unlocked.
occur结构中主语不能是人,而是想到的事情或it。 3.seek vt.& vi.(sought,sought)寻 seek for
seek sb/sth out 3.earn vt. earnings n.
earn money(=make money) earn success
earn a/one’s living (=make one’s/a living) earn sb sth
Your efforts will earn you a good reputation. 4.select vt.
select...as/to be... select sb to do sth select...for...
①Daff was selected from the whole class ____________ (go) on the trip. ②She has been selected ____________ the England team.
choose 用法最广,表示“选择,挑选”,侧重于通过意志或判断,是最普通的用语. You can choose a book from these.你可以从这些书中选一本.
select “精选,挑选”,指从同类的许多东西中仔细辨别后选择,挑选最合适的,从而淘汰一部分.
We selected some for seeds.. ___________
pick “挑选,挑捡”,是仔细挑剔和苛刻地选择,多指挑选有形的东西. Will you help me pick strawberries? __________ 5. claim vt.& n. claim to do
claim responsibility/ victory
make a claim 6.fortune n. fortunate adj. (=lucky) fortunately adv. (=luckily) seek one’s fortune make a fortune try one’s fortune good fortune
have the good fortune to do sth...
7.collection n. collect vt. make a collection for a collection of
①The class made a collection ____________ the local hospital. ②He published a collection ____________ short stories. 8.settle vi.& vt. settlement n. settler n.
①It will take you a few months to settle into life at college. ②He hoped to settle down in the countryside.
③I really must settle down to doing some serious work.(开始认真做某事) 9.suit vt. n. suitable adj.
There is Chinese food to suit everyone’s taste,with traditional dishes from all over China. (教P32)
This film Big Fish & Begonia is ____________ (suit) for people of all ages.
10.construction n. construct vt. constructor n.
靠近正在建设中的大楼是有危险的。
It’s dangerous to get close to the building under construction. 11.diverse adj. diversity n.
diverse culture
There is a need for greater diversity and choice in education. 教育方面需要更加多元化和更大的选择性。 12.5. bring about
除bring about外, 常见的表示“引起, 导致”还有: cause, result in, lead to, contribute to等。
bring up 养育, 抚养; 提出; 呕吐 bring back 带回; 使想起 bring down 降低; 减少 bring in 引进; 赚得, 挣得 bring out 出版; 阐明; 使表现出