ReadingUnit 1, Oxford S2A

• one after another in a series [ siəri:z ] ՝

• in spite of• succeed in doing• not steep [sti:p] or

sharp• however• push• the side of a hill

• straight

• despite• manage to do• gentle

• nevertheless• scramble• slope

• the pointed end• honestly speaking• certainly• look forward to doing• a place of interest• keep a promise• get the best marks in

all subjects

• tip• to be honest• definitely• be dying to• resort• keep one’s word• get straight A’s

My favourite sportSkiing

English is my favorite subject. adj. （特别喜爱的）

The subject English is one of my favorites. n.（特别喜爱的人或物）

n. favor do sb. a favor=do a favor for sb.( 帮某人忙 ) beg/ask a favor of sb. （请求某人帮忙） be in favor of ( 支持，赞成，有利于 ) =be for =be in support of adj. favorable 赞同的 ; 称赞的 [(+to)]

They are favorable to the proposal. 他们赞同这项提议。

1. promise 答应，许诺 --She’s not coming tonight. --But she promised.2. promise (+sb.) +sth. You promised a special holiday. I’ve promised Susan the book by

Monday. I can’t give you the book. I’ve

promised it to Susan.

3. promise (+sb.) + to do sth. I promise to return your bicycle in good

condition. She promised him never to lie to him

again.4. promise +that clause They promised that the work would all

be finished next week.5. 给人以 ... 的指望 ; 有 ... 的可能 [+to-v]

It promises to be fine tomorrow. 明天有希望是个好天气。

promising a. 有希望的 , 有前途的 a promising boy

If you make a promise, you should keep a promise, you ought not to break a promise.

keep one’s promise=keep one’s word

break one’s promise=break one’s word

承诺；保证书

take sb. on a holidaye.g. I’m taking two weeks’ holiday.on holidaye.g. The typist is on holiday this

week.

do well in one’s exams

get an A in maths/ biology…

straight adj. one after another in a series

He became famous as a table tennis player after he won the championship three straight times.( 三连冠 )

get straight A’s : get the best marks in all one ’s subjects.

straight adj. 连续的 , 无间断的

It has snowed for three straight days. 已连续下了三天雪了。

正直的 , 坦率的 [(+with)]The boss is not completely straight with us. 上司对我们并不完全坦诚。

ad. 直接地 , 一直地

Go straight down the road and then turn left. 沿着这条路一直走 , 然后左转。

正直地 , 坦率地Tell me straight what you think of the plan. 请把你对这个计划的看法坦白地告诉我。

botanical gardens [ bə tænɪk[ə]l  ]՝ ( 植物园 )

botany [  bɔtəni  ]՝ n. 植物学 zoological gardens[  zəuə lɔdʒikəl  ]՝ （动物园）

1. [U] a promise keep/break one’s word a man of one’s word

2. [C] one or more sounds which can be spoken to represent an idea, object, action, etc.

Tell me what happened in your own words.

in other words in a word Don’t say a word to anybody. Can I have a few words/ a word with you?3. [U] a message or news Word came of his success abroad.

1. The Chinese ________ for ‘skiing’ is ‘ 滑雪’ .2. He couldn’t put his feelings into _______.3. I don’t believe ________of his story.4. You must show your support by deeds, not

________.5. Actions speak louder than ________ .6. Please send me ________of your safe

arrival.7. ________ came that I was needed at home.8. __________ is that he’s left the country.

word

wordsa word

words

words

word

Word

The word

despite=in spite ofprep. 不管 , 尽管 , 任凭

He went to work despite his illness. 尽管生病 , 他还是去工作。

◆ 尽管他很忙，他还是来了车站迎接我们。 误： Despite he was busy, he came to the

station to meet us. 正： Despite his being busy, he came to

the station to meet us. 正： Despite the fact that he was busy, he

came to the station to meet us. 析： despite( 尽管 ) 是介词，不是连词，所以不能

用来引导句子，若其后要跟 that 从句，需插入 the fact 。

尽管天气不好，他们的假日还是过得极为愉快。

They had a wonderful holiday, despite/in spite of bad weather.

她尽管很想再见到他，但却不愿意给他回信。

Despite/In spite of wanting to see him again, she refused to reply to his letters.

尽管我们尽了最大的努力，我们还是没有得胜。

Despite/In spite of the fact that we tried our best, we didn’t win.

[U] spending; cost 费用 ; 价钱 ; 支出 ; 消耗 at the expense of … 由 ... 支付费用 / 以 ... 为代价

(Pl.) money spent in doing a specific job 开

支 ; 经费 The house was decorated at great/little/no

_________ He hired a plane, regardless of_________. traveling _______ He built up the business at the _________ of

his health. adj. expensive v. expend…on sth. /in doing

sth. inexpensive.

expenseexpense

expenses

expense

take a shuttle bus

back and forth: from one place o another and back again repeatedly

e.g. He traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York.

resort

n. 1. 常去的休闲度假之处 ; 名胜 [C]

There are many summer resorts in the mountains. 在山里有许多避暑胜地。

a health resort 疗养胜地 2. 常去的地方 [U] A park is a place of popular resort in

good weather. 天气好的时候公园是人们爱去的地方。

be dying for sth. /be dying to do sth. want to do sth very much =be eager to do sth. /for sth. e.g. I’m dying for a cigarette. e.g. We’re dying to hear what

happened.

scramble v. push or compete with others e.g. When the police entered the room,

the robbers scrambled out of the windows and doors as quickly as possible.

check in ( 到达旅馆 ) 办理住宿手续e.g. You must check in at the

airport an hour before your plane leaves.

(opp.) check out vi. pay one’s bill and leave (a hotel) 付账离开，结账退房

e.g. Guests must check in before 6 p.m. and check out before 12 noon.

overlook v. 俯瞰 看漏 ; 忽略 [+v-ing] look down on sth. else e.g. Our flat overlooked a

playground and a busy road. 你忽略了这个工作中的几个错误。 You have overlooked several of the

mistakes in this work. 秘书是个很细心的人她从不忽视细节。The secretary is very careful and

never overlooks any little points.

slope n. piece of land which is not horizontal (but not vertical); side of hills suitable for skiing

e.g. mountain slopes

floodlights (esp. pl.) large powerful light that produces a wide beam, used to light sports grounds, theatre stages, etc.

e.g. a match played under floodlights

floodlight (v.) (usu. passive) light (sth.) using

floodlightse.g. The football pitch was floodlit

during night games.

can’t wait to do sth.

instructor n. teacher, person who teaches a certain skill

e.g. a driving instructor

instruct v.e.g. instruct a class in history

instruct …to do instruction n. instructive adj.

gentle adj. not steep or sharpe.g. Though the mountain was high,

for the most part of the slope was very gentle, and so the climbers did not have much trouble reaching the top.

a gentle person, 一个温文尔雅的人e.g. be gentle with animals,

children 对待…仁慈善待…

sideways adv. to, towards or from the sidee.g. Crabs are one of the few

creatures that walk sideways.( 横行 )

step by step gradually

point v. to aim (something)e.g. It’s bad manners to point your

fingers at people.e.g. The clock hand pointed to

twelve.We had a heart-to-heart talk and

pointed out one another’s shortcomings.

in case 以防e.g. You’d better take an umbrella

in case it rains. In case (that clause), in case of

sth.

to be honest to tell the truth

a great success

keep on doing sth.

manage to do =succeed in doing try to do

feel pleased with congratulate sb. on sth. congratulation (n.) congratulations on

sth. e.g. Congratulations! Your party was a

great success. Congratulations on your happy

marriage! 祝贺你喜结良缘 !

nevertheless

ad. 仍然 , 不过 , 然而She was angry; nevertheless, she listened to me. 她很生气 , 但还是听了我的话。 We can't act on your advice. Nevertheless, thank you for giving it.

我们不能照你的建议去办。不过承蒙您提出来 ,十分感谢。