必修五Units3～4重点词汇

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take up

1. 接受（建议或挑战）

He was afraid to take up a challenge.

他害怕接受挑战。

2. 拿起

Take up your arms to fight.

拿起武器战斗吧。

3. 开始从事……，开始承担……

He decided to take up photograph as his career.

他决定从事摄影事业。

4. 占去（时间或空间）

Writing the paper took up most of the weekend.

写论文占去了大部分周末时间。

5. 继续

Harry took up at the point where John had left off.

哈利接着约翰停止的地方继续讲那个故事。

constant

adj. 时常发生的；连续不断的；忠贞的

constantly adv. 经常地，反复地

The old mans hands shook constantly.

老人的手不停地颤抖.

He is constantly disturbing me.

他总是在打扰我。

He has been constant in his scientific research.

他一直不断地进行他的科学研究。

I am Jays constant fan and supporter.

我是杰伊的忠实粉丝和支持者。

lack

n. 缺乏；短缺的东西

v. 缺乏；不足；没有

1. n. 缺乏（某物）。后常接介词of

I havent finished the painting for lack of time.

由于缺少时间，我没有完成绘画。

2. v. 缺乏，通常接抽象名词，但不可以再接of：

I lack words with which to express my thanks.

我找不到话来表达我的感谢。

He is good at his job but he seems to lack confidence.

他很擅长他的工作但似乎缺乏信心。

They lacked （for） nothing but money.

他们什么都不缺，就是缺钱。

3. 短语：be lacking in，“缺乏”，其中lacking是形容词：“缺少的，不足的”，但不可以用在名词前做修饰语。

A number of countries and areas have been seriously hit by the typhoon. Now people in the affected areas are lacking in food and fresh water.

许多国家和地区已经严重遭受台风的袭击。现在人们在受灾地区缺乏食物和淡水。

He lacks courage.=He is lacking in courage.

他缺乏勇气。

be/get back on ones feet

（困境后）恢复；完全复原

After receiving timely treatment， the boy was back on his feet.

得到及时的治疗后，男孩完全康复了。

He soon got back on his feet after the fall.

他受过挫折，但很快就东山再起。

The new chairman hoped to get the company back on its feet within six months.

新董事长希望在六个月内使公司恢复元气。

professional

adj. 职业的； 专业的

I cant imagine he is a professional footballer.

我无法想象他是一个职业球员。

I want to be a professional journalist.

我将成为一名专业记者。

professional team 专业队伍/proffessional standards职业标准/proffessional advice专业建议

相近词辩异

profession 指受过高等教育或专业训练；

career 指长期为之奋斗的事业，职业，生涯。

He started his career as a reporter.

他开始了做记者的职业生涯。

occupation 工作，是job的比较正式的说法。

Please state your age， name and occupation.

请写明你的年龄、名字和职业。

acquire

v. gain or get by ones effort 获得endprint

acquisition n. 获得； 习得； 获得物

I managed to acquire two tickets for the concert.

我设法弄到了两张那场音乐会的票。

The acquisition of a language is different from learning it.

语言的习得不等同于语言的学习。

He is a valuable acquisition to the firm.

他是公司不可多得的人才。

注意 不要把 acquire（获得， 学到）和inquire（询问， 问明， 查究）混淆

case

n. 情况；病例；案例

It is true of every case.

在任何情况下都是真的。

In that case they would receive financial aid from the state.

在这种情况下，他们将得到国家的财政援助。

The case was tried last Wednesday.

上星期三审判了该案件。

Take an umbrella with you in case of rain.

带把伞吧，以防下雨。

case在定语从句中的常见考点：

我可能要住院，如果那样我就不去度假了。

误 I may have to go into hospital， and in which case I wont be going on holiday.

正 I may have to go into hospital， in which case I wont be going on holiday.

正 I may have to go into hospital， and in that case I wont be going on holiday.

demand 需求；强烈要求

1. 我要求他答复。

误 I demanded him for an answer （to answer）.

正 I demand an answer of him.

注 demand 不能把要求的人作为宾语直接连在一起，须加of。

2. 我要求约翰立即到那儿去。

误 I demanded John to go there at once.

正 I demanded that John （should） go there at once.

注 看到 demand 容易让人联想到want，于是生出demand sb to do这样的结构来。demand与order， command等词一样，不能接“宾语+不定式”，应该接that从句，且从句中的谓语动词应用虚拟语气，即“（should）+动词原形”。

3. demand后接动词不定式时，主语通常是人而不是物；动词不定式可根据需要用主动或被动形式。例如：

She demanded to be told everything about it.

她要求知道事情的整个经过。

accuse

accuse sb of sth指控某人做某事

1. A neighbor may accuse a man watching TV too loudly.

一个邻居可能指责一个人看电视太大声了。

2. He was accused of stealing a second hand car.

他被指控偷了一辆二手车。

相似结构短语：

inform sb of sth 告知某人某事

remind sb of sth 提醒某人某事

rob sb/someplace of sth 抢劫某人某物

cure sb of sth 治愈某人某病

warn sb of sth 警告某人某事

1. Its a dilemma that the development of economy will the process of global warming to certain degree.

A. speed up B. set up

C. sweep up D. take up

2. After studying in a medical college for five years， Jane her job as a doctor in the countryside.

A. set out B. took over

C. took up D. set up

3. Mary was well prepared for the job interview because she wanted to leave them a good .

A. permission B. admission

C. expression D. impression

4. As technology continues to advance， we must learn and progress or well risk becoming a dinosaur.

A. constantly B. instantly

C. technically D. thoroughly

5. The street is so narrow that they have to themselves against wall to let the car pass first.

A. push B. press

C. touch D. draw

6. Because of the noise made by cars running in the street， I couldnt my work at home.

A. take on B. depend on

C. concentrate on D. rely on

7. Sometimes some students make trouble in their classroom in order to get noticed.

A. deliberately B. entirely

C. privately D. logically

8. It took him a long time to the skills he needed to become a professional footballer.

A. inquire B. acquire

C. require D. request

9. You may have difficulty with the learning ， but if you keep working hard you will succeed eventually.

A. assess B. assignment

C. process D. section

10.—It is raining hard. Will you go to your friends birthday party？

—I promised him to go， but the heavy rain really places me in a . Im not sure whether I will go or not.

A. dilemma B. conclusion

C. disadvantage D. challengeendprint