江苏省江阴市峭岐中学高二牛津版英语选修九学案：U1WORDS上册 .doc

1、Module9 Unit1 Other countries, other cultures 1. freezing adj./ adv. freezing weather freezing point 冰点 freezing cold 非常冷freeze (froze, frozen) v.(1)结冰;霜冻; frozen wastes 冰封的荒原(2) 冻死 freeze (sb.) to death (3) 不动;吓呆 I froze / was frozen with fear as the door slowly opened . 2. rank n. 等级，（尤指）军阶，军衔 a p

2、oet of first rank 第一流的诗人 junior/senior rank低级/高级军衔 （高）社会阶层（级别） people of all ranks 各阶层的人们 v. 把分等，给评级；比 级别高；排列The judges ranked Mary the best in the singing contest.A colonel ranks a captain. 上校军阶高于上尉。He ranks second/fifth. 他名列第二/第五。The cups were ranked neatly on the shelf. 杯子整整齐齐的排列在架子上。3. seek ones

3、 fortune 外出寻找发财机会seek (sought, sought) seek ones advice / seek help from sb They sought shelter from the rain . He sought to cheat in the exam, but in vain. be not far to seek 就在眼前；显而易见fortune u. 运气 c. 财富，财产make a fortune 发财 try ones fortune碰运气 tell sbs fortune算命Fortune smiled on me .= I have good l

4、uck .我交了好运4. settlement 定居点，定居；（问题的）解决The strikers have reached a settlement with the employers. 罢工的人已和雇主达成协议。settler n. 定居者settle vt. & vi.安排，整理； 安放，安顿；使定居；使平静；解决，结束（争端） After years of travel, we decided to settle here. 我们旅行多年后，决定在此定居。 Its time you settled your dispute with him. 是时候你和他把争端解决了。settle

5、 down 安定/安顿下来Its terrible. I cant settle down to anything today. 真糟糕，我今天无法安下心来做任何事。5. little more than 只是而已，仅仅= no more than回忆： more than多于；不仅仅 no more than仅仅 no morethan 同一样都不not more than 至多 less than 少于 no less than 多达；简直，完全 not less than 至少 rather than 而不是 other than 除了，不同于6. occasion n.时刻，时节；大事

6、，节日It is an occasion for all the family to celebrate.on occasion 偶尔，有时 on one occasion 曾经，有一个时候on this/that occasion 在这个/那个时候on no occasion 绝不，不会on no occasion should you do such a thing as that.7. content adj. 满足的(= satiafied ) n. 满足(satisfaction) ; 内容；所含之物；目录；vt. 使满足(satisfy)be (well) content with

7、 对感到很满足be content to do sth = be willing to do sth. 乐于做某事content oneself /sb with 满足于，对感到满足to ones hearts content心满意足地；尽情地He contents himself with the present life. The baby contented himself with a new toy / so little.Please show me the contents of your suitcase. 请把你箱子里的东西拿给我看看。8. immigration n. 移民

8、 an immigration office 移民局immigrate v. 移入（外国定居）His grandfather immigrated from Italy to America in the 1930s. 他祖父在20世纪30年代从意大利移民到美国。 immigrant n. 移民者 Early immigrants from Europe lived a hard life in America at that time. 那时早期的欧洲移民在美国过着艰苦的生活。9. absolute adj. 绝对的，不受限制的 absolute power无限权力 独立的，确实的 an a

9、bsolute fact 确凿的事实 彻底的，完全的 an absolute lie 彻底的谎言absolutely adv. 绝对地，完全地，当然Can we leave a little early? - Absolutely.10. owe vt. 欠 owe sb sth =owe sth to sb 欠某人某物应该把归功于owe it to sb that (为了感谢某人)应该，有义务I owe the landlord one hundred dollars.=I owe one hundred dollars to the landlord.我欠房东(landlord)100美元

10、.She owes her success to good luck.她把她的成功归功于运气好.I owe an apology to you. 我得向你道歉。 I owe _ my parents. A. that I have B. what I have C. that I have to D. what I have to Owing to=because of=on account of=due to= as a result of= by reason of因为，由于11. considering prep./conj. 考虑到，鉴于；用作介词或连词Considering your age, you have done quite well in this match. Considering that he lacks experience, we plan to send him abroad for training.considerable adj. 数量可观的considerate adj. 体谅的takeinto consideration/account 将考虑进去