Unit 2 Robots
1.fiction n．小说；虚构或想象出来的事 2.desire n．渴望；欲望；渴求 vt.希望得到；想要 3．pile n．堆；摞；叠 vi.堆起；堆积 vt.把……堆起；积聚 4.absurd adj.荒谬的；可笑的 5．clerk n．售货员；职员；旅馆接待员 6.counter n．柜台；计数器 7．envy vt.忌妒；羡慕 8.digital adj.数字的；数码的；手指的；脚趾的 9．grand adj.大的；豪华的；雄伟的 10.affection n．喜爱；爱；感情 11．staff n．全体员工 12.framework n．框架；结构 13．divorce n．离婚；断绝关系 vt.与……离婚；与……脱离 14．satisfaction n．满意；满足；令人满意的事物→satisfy vt.使满足；使满意 →satisfactory&satisfying adj.令人满意的→satisfied adj.感到满意的；满足的 15．alarm n．警报；惊恐 vt.使警觉；使惊恐；惊动→alarmed adj.担心重的；害怕的→alarming adj.令人惊恐的 点单词 雅 18．favor/favour n．喜爱；恩惠 vt.喜爱；偏袒→favorable/favourable 16．sympathy n．同情(心)→sympathetic adj.有同情心的 17．elegant adj.优雅的；高雅的；讲究的→elegance n．优雅；高雅；典adj.赞成的；有利的 →favorite/favourite adj.特别喜爱的 n．特别喜爱的人(或物) 19．accompany vt.陪伴；伴奏→company n．陪伴；(一)群；(一)队→companion n．伙伴；伴侣；同伴 20. awful adj.极坏的；极讨厌的；可怕的；(口语)糟透的→awfully adv.可怕地；十分 21. declare vt.宣布；声明；表明；宣称→declaration n．宣布；公告 22．junior adj.较年幼的；资历较浅的；地位较低的 n．年少者；晚辈；等级较低者 →senior adj.年长的；高级的；资历较深的；地位较高的 23．talent n．天才；特殊能力；才干→talented adj.有才气的；有才能的 24．theoretical adj.理论(上)的；假设的→theory n．理论；原理；学说
25．obey vt.& vi.服从；顺从→disobey(反义词)vt.& vi.不服从；违抗 26．assessment n．评价；评定→assess vt.评价；评定；估价 1.test_out 试验；考验 2.ring_up 给……打电话→ring_off 挂断电话 3．turn_around 转身；翻转 4.leave...alone 不管；别惹；让……一个人重点短语 待着；和……单独在一起 5．reach_for 伸手去够 6.set_aside 将……放在一边；为……节省或保留(钱或时间) 7．in_all 一共；总计 8.be_bound_to 一定做…… 9．or_rather 更确切地说 10.have_an_affair_with_sb 和某人有暧昧关系 11．in_favour_of 支持；赞成 1.“状语＋谓语＋主语”式的完全倒装结构 As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern.(教材P11) 重点句型 2．It is/was＋被强调部分＋that/who... It was then that Claire realized that Tony had opened the curtains of the front window.(教材P12) 3．“介词＋关系代词”型的定语从句 Asimov had...and an amazing mind with which he searched for explanations of everything, in the present and the past.(教材P16) 语法要点 复习被动语态和动词不定式的被动形式 It was going to be tested out by Larry's wife, Claire.(教材P11) She was amazed by his fingernails and the softness and warmth of his skin.(教材P11)
1desire n．渴望；欲望；渴求
vt.希望得到；想要
Do you think it is possible for a robot to have its own needs and desires? (教材P10)
你认为机器人有可能有自己的需求和愿望吗？
?to do sth迫切想要做某事?
(1)have a strong desire ?
??for sth急于想得到某物
to do sth渴望做某事??
(2)desire?sb to do sth想要某人做某事
??that...?should? do sth渴望……
①He has a strong desire for success though he has failed many times. 尽管他失败了多次，但是仍然很渴望成功。
②We always desire to_live(live) in peace with our neighbours. 我们总是想与我们的邻居们和平共处。
③The teacher desired that all the exercises (should)_be_handed(hand) in before school was over.
老师要求把所有练习在放学前交上来。
【提示】 desire作及物动词，不用于进行时态。 2alarm n．警报；惊恐
vt.使警觉；使惊恐；惊动
However, when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed.(教材P11) 然而她初次见到机器人的时候，感到有点儿惊恐。 ring/sound the alarm 敲警钟；发警报??give the alarm to给……发警报(1)?take ?the? alarm at对……感到吃惊；因……而惊恐??in alarm 惊恐地(2)be alarmed at被……吓一跳
?alarmed adj.惊恐的；忧虑的?(3)?
??alarming adj.?令某人?惊慌的；?令某人?忧虑的
①Sound the alarm in case of fire. 万一失火就按响警报器。
②Hearing a scream, my father jumped up in alarm. 听到尖叫声，我爸爸惊慌地跳了起来。 ③We didn't take alarm at the news. 我们听到这消息并不吃惊。 3sympathy n．同情；同情心
Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot.(教材P11) 克莱尔觉得，机器人会向她表示同情，这有点荒唐可笑。 (1)have/feel sympathy for sb/sth对某人/某物表示同情
have ?no? sympathy with/for?不?赞同?支持?……??
(2)?be in sympathy with sb/sth支持某人/某事??be out of sympathy with不赞成(3)sympathetic adj.同情的；赞同的
①I felt more than ordinary human sympathy for him in his misfortune. I was deeply moved as a fellow sufferer.
我对他的遭遇，不只是普普通通的同情，还有一种深切的同病相怜的感触。
②Her husband was sympathetic(sympathy) at first but his patience soon wore thin.
一开始她丈夫还抱以同情，可不久就失去耐心了。 4favour(A.E.favor) n．恩惠；帮忙；喜爱；优惠
vt.偏袒；喜爱
As a favour Tony promised to help Claire make herself smarter and her home more elegant.(教材P11)
托尼为让克莱尔高兴，答应帮助她，使她变得更漂亮，使她的家变得更高雅大方。 ask a favour of sb＝ask sb a favour请某人帮个忙??do sb a favour＝do a favour for sb帮某人一个忙(1)?do sth as a favour为了帮忙而做某事??owe sb a favour欠某人一个人情
??in favour of赞成，支持；以……来代替(2)?
?in one's favour对某人有利?
(3)favourite adj.特别喜爱的
n．最喜爱的人或物
①Do me a favour and turn the radio down while I'm on the phone, will you? 劳驾，我在打电话时把收音机的声音调小点好吗？
②We are in favour of having a picnic if the weather is favorable. 如果天气好，我们赞成野餐。
③I owed him a favour(favourite), so I couldn't say no. 我欠他一个人情，所以无法拒绝。
【熟词生义】 写出加黑单词在语境中的含义。
④He divided the candy among the children without favour to any one. 偏爱 5accompany vt.陪伴；伴奏；附有；配有
As he was not allowed to accompany her to the shops, he wrote out a list of items for her.(教材P11)
她不允许他陪她去商店，所以他为她列了份购物清单。 accompany sb to sp?to为介词?陪某人到某地??
(1)?be accompanied by由……伴奏/伴随??accompany sb on用某乐器为某人伴奏
??company n.陪伴；交往；公司(2)?
??keep sb company陪伴某人
(3)companion n．同伴，伙伴
①Thunders accompanied by heavy rain in this season are very common. 这个季节，雷鸣常常伴有大雨。
②We can only print letters which are_accompanied(accompany) by the writer's name and address.
我们只能刊登附有作者姓名和地址的信件。
③Sarah sings and Bill accompanies her on the guitar. 萨拉唱歌，比尔弹吉他为她伴奏。
④Fred had been her constant companion(company) for the last six years of her life.
在她生命的最后6年，弗莱德一直是她忠实的伴侣。 6declare vt.宣布；声明；宣称；表明
She cried out “Tony” and then heard him declare that he didn't want to leave her the next day and that he felt more than just the desire to please her.(教材P11～12)
她大叫一声“托尼”，然后听到托尼一本正经地说，明天他不想离开她，而且他并不满足于仅仅使她开心。
sb/sth ?to be?＋adj.宣布某人或某事为……??
declare?for/against表示赞成/反对……
??war ?on/against? ?向……?宣战【比较网站】
announce declare 指正式地“公开；发表；宣布”，侧重“预告”人们所关心或感兴趣的事情，尤指新闻之类的消息。 指正式地、明确地向公众“宣布；宣告；声明”，侧重“当众”发表，多用于宣战、议和和宣判等。
①The accused man was_declared(declare) to be innocent by the court. 法庭宣布被告无罪。
②When they asked him for his opinion, he declared strongly against the policy.
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