Unit 1 Strategies for Enhancing Learning Abilities
Section A
1. textbook ['tekstbʊk] n.教材;课本
text课文+book书=textbook
textbook cn. pl. textbooks
◆read the textbook 阅读教材
He simply concealed himself behind his textbook.
他仅仅躲在教材后面。
2.conversation [ˌkɒnvə'seɪʃn]
[ˌkɑ:nvə'seɪʃn] n.交谈;对话
◆ initiate a conversation 开展对话
◆ listen to conversations 听对话
◆ have/hold conversations with
与…交谈
◆have a discussion with sb.=talk with/to sb.
与…交谈
◆ communicate with sb.
=have a communication with sb.
与…交流/沟通
3. aloud [ə'laʊd] adv.大声地;出声地
【辨析】aloud,loud,loudly
aloud, loudly用作副词;loud既可作副
词,也可作形容词。
① aloud adv.
◆ aloud与read, think连用时,表示“出
声地”
read aloud 朗读
read the text aloud 朗读课文
think aloud自言自语地说
◆置于call,shout,cry之后,表示“大声地”。
call/shout/cry aloud
She called aloud for help.
她大声呼救。
②✥loud adj. 大声地
The music is too loud.
这音乐声音太大了。
◆in a loud voice 大声地
in a low voice 低声地，小声地
Tom is speaking in a loud voice.
汤姆正大声说话。
✥loud adv. 响亮地；高声地
◆loud置于 talk, speak, shout, laugh,
sing等动词之后,在口语中代替 loudly。
◆在动词后面loud比loudly更常用些。
他们的反义词是: quietly。
◆在用于比较级或最高级时,通常用loud
而不用loudly。
Could you please speak louder?
请你大点声讲话好吗？
Who laughed loudest？
谁笑得声音最大?
Facts speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
③loudly adv.高声地
含"喧闹"之意，常与knock, ring连用。
Suddenly the bell on the wall rang
loudly.
墙上的铃突然大声得响起来。
4. pronunciation [prəˌnʌnsi'eɪʃn] n.发 音;读音
pronounce v.→pronunciation n.
( 去掉第二个o和e，在词尾加iation)
①pronounce vt. 发音
You pronounced the word well.
这个单词你发音很好。
How do you pronounce the word?
这个单词你怎么发音？
②pronunciation ◆un. 表示抽象意义的“发音”。
She has excellent pronunciation.
Her pronunciation is excellent.
她的发音好极了。
I'm afraid to answer questions
because of my poor pronunciation.
我不敢回答问题，因为我发音不好。
What about reading aloud to practice
pronunciation?
大声朗读练习发音怎么样？
He can't get the pronunciation right.
他发音不好。
◆cn. pl. pronunciations 表示发音的
不同形式或种类。
He speaks French with a good
pronunciation.
他法语发音很正确。
The word has two pronunciations.
Can you pronounce it?
这个词有两个读音。你发音吗?
5. sentence ['sentəns] n.句子
cn. pl. sentences
◆make a complete sentence
造完整的句子
◆make sentences with/using…
用 …造句
Can you make sentences with/using
this word? 你能用这个词造句吗？
6. patient ['peɪʃnt] adj.有耐心的n.病人
① patient adj. 有耐心的
比较级、最高级：more/most patient
He's a very patient man.
他是个很有耐心的人。
◆be patient with sb.对某人有耐心
◆be patient to do
【辨析】distinguish find invent
①distinguish vt. 区分，辨别
◆指辨认出不同之处或特征。
He distinguished himself in the competition.
他在比赛中表现突出。
We soon distinguished the differences between the two.
我们很快辨别出了两者之间的差异。
◆指普通的查找或发现，可与find互换。
Do you ever distinguish/find who did it?
I distinguish/find that listening to tapes helps a lot.
我发现听磁带很有帮助。
◆新的区分或发现只能用distinguish。
②find vt.找到,发现
I can't find the key to my bike.
我找不到自行车的钥匙了。
I found her watching TV just now.
刚才我发现她在看电视。
③invent vt. 发明，创造
指创造出以前不存在的新事物。
Who invented the first computer?
谁发明了第一台电脑。
9. confidential ['kɒnfɪdenʃl] n.机密;秘密;adj.机密的;秘密的
confidential cn. confidentiality
◆ the confidential to/of +n./doing …的秘密
the confidential to English learning
英语学习的秘密
the confidential to learning English well
学好英语的秘密
the confidential to getting thin 变瘦的秘密
What's the confidential of your success?
你成功的秘密是什么？
10. research up (在词典、参考书中或通过
电脑)查阅;抬头看
◆research up (在词典或参考书中)查阅
动副短语，其后跟名词作宾语，名词可
放在research和up之间，也可放在research up
之后；如果代词作宾语，则只能放在
research和up之间。
Research up the word in the book,and
you will know its meaning.
在书中查查这个词，你就知道它的意思
了。
Please research them up in the dictionary
carefully.
请仔细在词典中查一下它们。
◆research up 抬头看
research up at…抬头看…
He research up and said nothing.
他抬起头什么也没说。
He research up at the sky.他仰望天空。
【扩展】research短语
research up(在字典、参考书中)查阅；抬头看
research for寻找
research through快速查看；浏览
research around 环顾四周
research after照看
research at 看……
research down on 看不起
research like看起来像
research over 检查
research out 小心
research forward to+n./doing期盼;盼望
11. syntax ['sɪntæks] n.句法
syntax un.
注意单词拼写，词尾是ax,非ex。
◆ syntax focus句法要点
I want to learn more syntax.
我想学更多的句法。
My partner learns English by doing
syntax exercises.
我的搭档通过做句法练习来学习英语。
12. reproduce [ˌri:prə'dju:s] v.复制;再现
◆reproduce=say…again
◆reproduce out (loud) （大声）跟读
I often listen to a tape and reproduce out
loud. 我经常听录音，大声跟读。
13. remark [rɪ'mɑ:k] n.备注;记录v.注意;指出
① remark n.备注;记录
take/make remarks 做备注
② remark v.注意;指出
remark remarks remarking remarked remarked
Please remark how he swims.
请注意他是怎么游泳的。
14. buddy ['bʌdɪ] n.朋友;伙伴
buddy cn. pl. buddies
◆pen buddy 笔友
I have twe pen buddies.
I improve my writing by writing e-
mails to my pen buddies.
我通过给笔友写电子邮件来提高写作水
平。
15. biology [baɪ'ɒlədʒi] n.生物学;生物
biology un.
biology is difficult to learn.
biology→biological adj. 生物学的
biological health 生物健康
biological education缩写为B. E.生物
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