高中英语必修4
Unit 1 Women of achievement
一、日常口语复习
描述他人与应答
①-What does he look like? 他是个怎么样的人?
-He is helpful and unselfish. 他乐于助人且大公无私。
②-How do her friends describe her? 她的朋友如何描述她?
-She is considerate and energetic. 她考虑周到且精力充沛。
二、核心单词复习
1. achieve vt. 获得(成就等);达到(目的),完成(心愿)
She achieved fame at the age of nineteen. 她十九岁时就成名了。
He'll never achieve anything if he doesn't work. 如果他不努力,就会一无所成。
I have achieved only half of what I'd hoped to do. 我只完成了我原想完成的一半。
They have achieved their goal. 他们已经达到了目的。
2. behave v. 行为,举止;表现好,听话
She behaves as if she were a man. 她的举止像个男人。
The boy behaved very well last night. 孩子昨天晚上表现挺好。
Tell him to behave, or I'll fix him. 告诉他规矩点,否则我要收拾他。
Please behave yourself. 请礼貌点儿。
搭配:well-behaved children有礼貌的孩子;ill/`badly-behaved people不礼貌的人
3. worthwhile adj. 值得的,值得干的,值得花时间/金钱/精力的
(1)可作定语、表语和宾语补足语。如:
Nursing is a very worthwhile career. 护理是很值得干的职业。(定语)
The visit to Paris is worthwhile. 去巴黎访问是值得的。(表语)
I think it worthwhile to read the book. 我认为看那本书是值得的。(宾补)
(2)用于It is worthwhile doing /to do sth. 句型。如:
It is worthwhile reading /to read the book. = Reading /To read the book is worthwhile. 这本书值得看。
比较:The book is worth reading. =The book is worthy of being read. = The book is worthy to be read. 这本书值得看。