Unit Two Growing Pains
Part One knowledge
I Word study
1.act n (戏剧的)一幕 vi 表现 行动
The time for talking is past ;we must ~ at once .
You acted =behaved wisely by ignoring such bad advice.
Who is ~ing Hamlet? He ~ed very well in the play.
act as
I don’t understand their language; you’ll have to act as interpreter.
2.surpsrise vt&n
sth ~ sb sb be ~ed (at) sth be ~ ing
to one’s great surprise
His not passing the exam, surprised us very much.
We were surprised at his not passing the exam.
To our great surprise ,he didn’t pass the exam.
3.explain ~ sth to sb/ ~ to sb that
He ~ed his plan in some details.
Could you ~ why you left without saying anything?
Please ~ this problem to us .
She ~ed the children that the school had been closed .
Explanation n
He left the room without explanation.
4.charge vt 要价
n 1) 负责，掌管 2）费用
~ (sb/sth) for sth
How much do you ~for mending shoes ?
I’m not going there again ----- they ~ed me five dollars for a cup of coffee!
in charge take charge of in charge of
under /in one’s charge
Leave a child in charge of the shop while the manager was away.
Who’s in charge here?
These patients are under the charge of Dr Wilson .
The department was badly organized until she took charge(of it)
All goods are delivered free of charge.
5.reason n 理由 ， 原因
for this /that ~
for some ~
the ~ for (doing ) sth
the ~ why +从句
Can you tell us the reason why you didn’t attend the meeting yesterday?
For some reason ,he won’t believe you .
reasonable adj.
NOTE : cause n 起因 vt 引起
the cause of sth
What ~ed the fire (to happen)?
What is the ~ of the fire ?
~ sb / sth to do sth
What ~ed us to think of your childhood?
6.punish vt
~ sb for (doing )
Xiao Li was punished by his parents for not passing the exam .
Scold/criticize/blame etc
punishment n unpunished adj.
7. trust n & vt
A good marriage is based on ~.
I put my ~ in you.
They are not to be ~ed.
You can’t ~ what the papers say.
Can I ~ trust you to post this letter ?
8.upset vt 1) 打翻 弄翻 打乱 2） 使。。。。 苦恼或心烦
~ one’s cup /the milk etc
A large wave ~the boat .
Our arrangements for the weekend were upset by her visit.
Sth upset sb sb be upset
The problem ~s him so much.
Don’t ~ yourself -----no harm has been done.
He was ~ at not being invited.
be emotionally upset 心烦意乱
9.rude adj. be ~ to do
He is a very ~ man.
Don’t be ~ to people
be rude /cruel /impolite to sb
be kind/polite/friendly to do
rudely adv rudeness n
10. score n &vt 1)得分 2)+twenty
a high /low ~
make a good ~ of 90 points
What’s my ~?
The final ~ was 4-3.
She ~ed 120 in the maths test.
a ~ of people =twenty people
three score an ten
scores of 几十(个)
There are three score students /scores of students in the classroom.
11. insist vt&vi 1)坚持（应该做）2）坚持认为
I insist that you should take an immediate action to put this right.
He ~s that I (should ) be present.
She ~ed that she had done right.
Insist on (doing) sth
She will ~ on getting up early and playing her radio loud.
He ~ed on going with me .
The university ~s on an interview before accept a new student.
12.arugement n. 争论 辩论
have /get into an ~ with sb about sth
We agreed without much further ~.
argument/discussion /quarrel /debate
argue vt
~ with sb abut sth
~ for /against sth
~ that-clause
We ~ed with the waiter about the price of the meal .
I ~ed that we needed a larger office.
13. suggest vt 1)建议 2） 表明 暗示
~ sth to sb
~ (to sb ) that …. (should) do
~(one’s) doing sth
What did you ~ to the manager ?
I ~ed to him that the problem (should ) be dealt with another way.
He ~ed that the wounded (should) be sent to the hospital without hesitation.
He ~ed taking the children the children to the zoo.
His cool response ~ed that he didn’t like the idea.
Are you ~ing that I’m not telling the truth?
suggestion （cn ） 建议-----同位语从句、表语从句同样要用(should)+动词原形
14 spare adj 空闲的，多余的
vt 抽出、分出时间或金钱
Do you carry a ~ wheel in your car?
I have no ~money this month.
in one’s ~time
I can’t ~ the time for a holiday at the moment.
Can you ~ me a few minutes for a talk?
Can you ~a cigarette for me?
15.forbit vt
~ sb (from) doing sth
~ sb to do sth
(doing) sth is forbidden.
I can’t ~ you (from) seeing that man again.
He was forbidden to talk to her.
Smoking/parking is forbidden here.
16 mark n 分数，标记，记号，标志
vt 作记号
She got 80 marks for geography.
White marks painted on the trees show the route.
Who made these dirty marks on my new book?
mark one’s name on one’s clothes --- --mark one’s clothes with one’s name
The route has been marked so that it is easy to follow.
Prices are marked on the goods.
be marked with
Each book is marked with an English letter.
17 test n&vt 测验
a driving test a blood test a maths test
test sth for …
test the water for pollution
test sb on sth
She tested the whole class on irregular verbs.
have one’s eyesight/hearing tested
quiz/test/exam
18 leave vt 1)离开 2）使…处于某种状态
leave (a place) for (another place)
She is leaving for Nanjing tomorrow.
leave sb/sth + adj/prep/doing/done
Who is left in charge?
You should not leave the old man alone at home.
The work is left undone there.