Unit 2Working the land
（一）核心词汇
1. struggle vi & n 斗争；拼搏；努力 1）struggle against sth 同..做斗争
A strong man will struggle against the storm of fate .
一个坚强的人会同命运的风暴做斗争。 2）struggle for sth为...奋斗
The young man is struggling for his future . 这个年轻人在为自己的将来拼搏。 3）struggle to do sth 挣扎/努力做某事
We must struggle to protect our environment .
我们必须努力保护我们的环境。
4）struggle to one’s feet 挣扎着站起来 The injured man stuggled to his feet to fight against the robber.
那个受伤的人挣扎着站起来和歹徒搏斗。 2 .disturbing adj 引起烦恼的；令人不安的 disturbed adj
disturb vt打扰，妨碍；使不安
1）disturbing news令人烦恼的消息 It is disturbing that ..令人不安
It is disturbing that we haven’t heard from him so long.
这么长时间没收到他的来信真令人不安。 2）disturbed adj 心烦一乱的；心神不安的 Sb :be disturbed about sth 因...感到不安 She is disturbed about her son’s safety. 她为儿子的健康感到不安。 3）disturb vt打扰，妨碍；使不安 Don’t disturb!请勿打扰！
Don’t disturb the peace! 不要扰乱治安 3.be satisfied with 对...感到满意
One shouldn’t be satisfied /content with only a little success .
一个人不应该只因一点小成就而感到满足。
1）be satisfied to do sth
He was satisfied to win the race. 她对赢得赛跑感到满意。
2）satisfied adj 感到满意的；满足的
satisfying adj 令人满意的；使人满足的 a satisfied smile 满意的笑容
a satisfying answer令人满意的回答 3）satisfy vt 使满意；使满足
satisfy one’s needs满足某人的需求 We will try our best to satisfy his needs . 我们会尽力满足他的需求。 4）satisfactory n 满意
to one’s satisfactory 令某人满意的是 with satisfactory满意地
To his satisfactory ,the problem was well dealt with .
令某人满意的是,问题得到了很好的处理。 4. would rather 宁可；宁愿 1）would rather (not) do sth宁愿（不）做... He would rather keep time for his hobbies.他宁愿把时间花在自己的爱好上。 2）would rather do sth than do sth =would do sth rather than do sth 宁愿做.. 也不愿做..
I would rather walk than take a bus . =I would walk rather than take a bus .
他宁愿走路，也不愿乘公共汽车。 4）prefer to do sth rather than do sth 比起...更愿意做...
I prefer to walk rather than take the bus . 比起乘车我更愿意步行。
5）would rather （that） sb did
（从句表示与现在或将来相反的情况） would rather（that ） sb had done sth （表示与过去相反的情况）
I would rather that you come tomorrow . 我宁愿你明天来。（将来相反的情况） I would rather that you had finished your work yesterday .（过去相反的情况） 我宁愿你昨天完成你的工作。
5 equip vt &vi equipped, equipped equipping
配备;装备
1）equip sb/sth with sth 用..装备/配备
be fully /poorly equipped装备齐全/简陋 All bedrooms are equipped with a color TV.所有卧室都配有一台彩电。
All bedrooms are fully equipped.
所有卧室都装备齐全。
2）equip sb/sth for sth为...装备.. He is equipped for the future. 他为未来做好了装备。
3）equipment n 设备（不可数）
Some new equipment has been bought in by our school.
我们学校已引进一些新设备。 6 .confuse vt 使迷惑；使为难 1）confuse A with B :mix up 把A与B 混淆
People often confuse me with my twin sister .
2）confused adj 指（人）感到困惑的; sb :be confused about 对..感到困惑 a confused look困惑的表情 sth :confusing adj 指（事物）令人困惑的
a confusing answer令人困惑的答案 The instructions are so confusing that I am completely confused.
用法说明太令人费解 了，我完全糊涂了。 3）confusion n 不清楚；不确定（不可数）
人教版必修四第二单元核心词汇和短语
