Unit 2 What is happiness to you The

Unit 2 What is happiness to you ? The search for happiness

1. goal 1）目的，目标 achieve/reach/realize one’s goal 实现目标； 2）(球戏等的)得分，赢分 make/score/get a goal 得一分 2. times 时代; 时势；境况（常用复）; the times 当代 The times are different. 时代不同了。 in modern/ancient times 在近（古）代 What wonderful times we are now living in! 我们生活的时代是多么幸福的啊!

This is one of the most important issues of the time. 这是当代最重大的问题之一 3. expect+to do. sth. 期望做某事 The chairman of the committee expect to be back next Thursday. 委员会主席预计下星期四回来。 She expects to go there next week. Expect +n. /pron. 盼望或期待某物 Most of the parents expect much of their children. 大多数父母都对自己的子女寄予很大希望。

Scanning expect+sb. to do sth. 盼望某人做某事 The officer expected his men to do their duty. 军官期望他的部下尽职。 He expects you to finish the work in time. expect + that clause期望/期待 I expected that he would come one day. expect 用于than 或as 引导的从句中 You arrived earlier than I had expected= You arrived earlier than expected. The work is getting on as well as it can be expected. =The work is getting on as well as expected.

expect在简略答语中的用法： —Do you expect it will rain? 你预计会下雨吗？ —Yes, I expect so. （No, I don’t expect so = I expect not. ） 是的，我想会下雨。（不，我想不会。） ※I've worked with children before, so I know what _____ in my new job. A. expected B. to expect C. to be expecting D. expects

4……by the way she remained cheerful. People like the way he wrote his novels. ※ It was not what he said but _____ he said so that made his parents angry. A. in the way which B. the way that C. in the way that D. the way which remain “仍是; 保持”+adj. / n. / prep. phrases 作表 语 His knowledge remains weak. The town remains the same as before. He remained in poor health. His work remained unfinished

1．The dress only cost you ＄18． Tell me where the _______ money is！ A．was left B．remained C．leaving D．remaining 2．We have done things we ought not to have done and _______ undonethings we ought to have done． A．left B．remaining C．leave D．remain

5. …in case some of your viewers… In case he arrives before I get back, please ask him to wait. Take your umbrella in case it rains / just in case it should rain. ※ I don't think I'll need any money but I'll bring some ______. A. at last B. in case　C. once again D. in time NOTE: 1) in case的位置较为灵活, 可置于从句的 句首或句尾。其时态常用一般现在时表将来。 2) in case引导的从句也可以用虚拟语气 (should+动词原形)。

※ John may phone tonight. I don't want to go out ______ he phones. A. as long as B. in order that C. in case D. so that ※ I shall stay in the hotel all day ______ there is news of the missing child. A. in case B. no matter C. in any case D. in case of in any case 无论如何，总之不管已经或将要发 生什么 in case of 如果发生：

6. …by the time she competed… By next Friday, I ought to have finished the project. By the time the doctor arrived, the patient ________ (die). By the end of this year, she________(be) in Australia for two years. 7. …described her as energetic, happy…. Wei Hua described her school life in Britain as interesting and exciting. He describes himself as a business executive; in fact , he is a clerk.

8. devote…to… 献身…的; 专心于…的； devote oneself to sth. / doing sth. 献身于; 致力于 She devoted herself to fighting for the rights for the blacks. 她致力于为黑人权利而战的事业中。 Don’t devote too much time to games. 不要过度沉溺于游戏。 devoted adj. 挚爱的；忠诚的；全心全意的 She was devoted to her children. = She devoted herself to her children.

9. adapt to; adapt oneself to…(使)适应 We have had to adapt quickly to the new changes. It took him a while to adapt himself to his new surroundings. 她很快就适应了这种新气候。 She adapted herself quickly to the new climate. 我们的眼睛慢慢地适应了黑暗的环境. Our eyes slowly adapted to the dark. 10. apart 1）（指空间或时间）相隔，相距 The two houses stood 500 meters apart. Their birthdays are only three days apart.

2）不在一起；分离； 分开 We’re living apart now. 3) apart from 离开(除了. . . 之外, 缺少, 除. . . 以外, ) It‘s a good piece of work, apart from a few slight faults. 除了一些小缺点之外, 这不失为一件漂亮的 作. Apart from English, we study Russian and Spanish. 除了英语以外, 我们还学俄语及西班牙语。 She keeps herself apart from other people. 她与别人保持距离.

11. rush vt. 急送；猛推 Ambulances rushed the injured to the hospital. be rushed to被急送至… More soldiers were rushed to the front. n. 急速----in a rush 匆忙地; rush-hour I can’t stop—I’m in a rush. 我不能停下来----我忙着呢。 a rush on / for something --- 急需… There is a rush for medicine in the flood area.

12. cheer 使振奋; 使高兴; 欢呼 The good news cheered (up) everybody who heard it. Cheer victory 为胜利而欢呼。 Everybody cheered (up) at the news. 大家听了这个好消息都很振奋。 Try and cheer up a bit; life isn't that bad! 13. spirit （常用复数形式）情绪 in high (good) spirits 情绪高涨；兴高采烈 in low (poor) spirits 情绪低落；意志消沉 raise somebody’s spirits 鼓舞某人的情绪

14. focus (sth) on/upon … 1) 集中（注意力、精力等）于 The discussion focused on three main problems. 2) (眼睛、摄影机等) 调节聚焦 In this scene, the camera focuses on the actor’s face. He focused his eyes on the beautiful girl. 你应该把注意力放到学习上。 You should focus your attention on your study. 他总想成为注意力的焦点。 He always wants to be the focus of attention.

14. cost (cost, cost)使丧失；使损失 That one mistake almost cost him his life. The accident cost me a visit to the doctor. 这人的粗鲁行为为他付出了失业的代价. The man’s rude behaviour cost him his job. 15. due to=because of 由于；因为; 归功于 The team’s success was largely due to her efforts. My illness was due to bad food. She arrived late due to the storm. The train was delayed due to the fog.

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