Unit2 Healthy eating
Ⅰ. 常考单词必背
1.diet n.日常饮食 vi. 节食
Lisa always seems to be on a diet. 丽莎似乎总是在节食。
No sugar in my coffee,please. I'm dieting. 请不要给我的咖啡放糖,我在节食。
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be/go on a diet用 规定的食谱;节食 put sb on a diet 限制某人饮食
keep a healthy/balanced diet 保持健康的/平衡的饮食
2. balance vt. 平衡;权衡 n.天平;平衡
He balanced the advantages against the disadvantages. 他权衡利弊。
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(1)keep one's balance 保持平衡 lose one's balance 失去平衡 out of balance 不平衡
balance A against B 在A与B之间权衡 (2)balanced adj.平稳的,安定的,和谐的 balanced diet 平衡膳食
3.curiosity n.好奇心
She decided to follow him out of curiosity. 出于好奇,她决定跟踪他。
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(1)out of/from curiosity 在好奇心驱使下;出于好奇 with curiosity 好奇地
satisfy one's curiosity 满足某人的好奇心 (2)curious adj. 好奇的;奇特的 curiously adv. 好奇地
4.lie n.谎话;谎言 vi. 说谎
He promised his mother never to lie to her again. 他答应他母亲再也不向她撒谎了。
He lay on the grass thinking about the big lie. 他躺在草地上想着那个弥天大谎。
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a white lie 善意的谎言 tell a lie/tell lies 说谎 5.discount n.折扣
In this shop,everything is sold at a discount. 在这家商店,所有的东西都打折销售。
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at a discount 打折扣
at a discount of...=at a ... discount 打……的折扣 give/allow/make a discount (on) 打折
6. strength n.强项;长处;力量
He is a man of great strength. 他是个力大无穷的人。 [快速闪记]
strengthen vt. 增强;加强 7. consult vt. 咨询;请教;商量
I consulted with a friend of mine about it. 我为此事跟朋友商量过。
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consult sb about sth 向某人咨询某事
consult with sb (about/on sth) (就某事)与某人商量 8. glare vi. 怒目而视;闪耀 n.怒视;眩目的光 They stood there,glaring at each other. 他们站在那里,怒视着对方。 [快速闪记]
glare at 瞪视;怒目而视
give sb a glare 对某人怒目而视 9. limit vt. 限制;限定 n.界限;限度 He limited each person to one cup of tea. 他限制每人只喝一杯茶。
We set a limit to the expense of the trip. 我们规定了这次旅游的费用。
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(1)put/set a limit on/to... 对……限制 within the limits of... 在……的范围内 without limits 无限(制)地 be limited to...受限制于……
limit...to... 把……限定在……的范围内 (2)limitless adj. 无限制的 limited adj. 有限的
10. benefit n.利益;好处 vt.&vi. 有益于;有助于;受益 I'm sure everyone will benefit a lot from this activity. 我相信大家都会从这个活动中获益良多。 [快速闪记]
(1)for the benefit of 为……;为……的利益 be of benefit to 对……有益 benefit sb 对某人有益
benefit from/by... 从……受益;得益于 (2)beneficial adj. 有利的;有益的;受益的
Ⅱ. 高频短语必会
1.lose weight 体重减轻;减肥 put on weight增加体重
Because there is not enough food,they are losing weight. 因为没有足够的食物,他们的体重在减轻。 2.get away with 被放过;(做坏事)不受惩罚
If you cheat in the exam,you'll never get away with it. 如果你在考试中作弊,你会受到惩罚的。
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get down to (doing) sth 开始认真做某事 get along/on with 与……相处;进展
get through 通过;接通(电话);完成,做完 get over 克服
3.win...back 赢回;重新获得
Once you break your promise,you will never win back her trust again. 你一旦违背诺言将永远不会再赢回她的信任。 [快速闪记]
win through 终获成功,摆脱困境 4.earn one's living 谋生
Her dream was to earn her living as a singer. 她梦想靠当歌手来谋生。 5.cut down 削减;删节
You should cut down what you wrote in your paper. 你应该把你的论文内容删减一下。 6.ought to 应该
You ought to work harder than your brother. 你应该比你哥哥学习更努力。
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ought to的否定形式为ought not to(oughtn't to);一般疑问形式是将ought提至句首,其否定答语通常用don't have to或needn't。 Ⅲ. 写作句式必学
1.Wang Peng sat in his empty restaurant feeling very frustrated. 王鹏坐在他那空荡荡的餐馆里,感到很沮丧。 2.“Nothing could be better”,he thought. 他想:“再没有比这更好吃的了。”
3.He could not have Yong Hui getting away with telling people lies! 他可不能让雍慧哄骗人们却不受惩罚!
4....but I found your menu so limited that I stopped worrying and started advertising the benefits of my food.
……不过我发现你菜谱上的菜太少了,所以我就不着急了,并且我也开始宣传我餐馆的食物的好处。
5.He did not look forward to being in debt because his restaurant was no longer popular.
他可不希望由于餐馆不受欢迎而负债。