1、 Unit 1 Teenage Life 1. volunteer n.C志愿者；义务工作者；自告奋勇者 v. 自愿做；义务做；无偿做 voluntary adj.自愿的；志愿 的 volunteer to do sth 自愿做某事；自告奋勇做某事 volunteer for sth 自愿去做某事 Its very likely that youll want to have volunteers to help with the organizations activities. I need some volunteers to help with the washing-up. Hele
2、n volunteered to have Thanksgiving at her house this year. Several staff members volunteered for early retirement. 2. debate n.辩论；讨论 vi.争论 under debate 正在讨论中 debate with sb on/about sth=debate sth with sb have a debate with sb on/about/over sth 和某人就某事进行辩论/讨论 debater n.辩论 者；辩手 The issue of whether cl
3、assical music is relevant to young people causes heated debate. Its still under debate whether the old bus station should be replaced with a new hotel or not. The students are having a debate with their teacher over the question. He likes to debate issues with his friends. 3. prefer vt.较喜欢； 更喜欢； 喜欢多
4、于 ;prefer to do sth/prefer doing sth 更想做某事； prefer sb to do sth 更想让某人做某事 ；prefer A to B 比起 B 更喜欢 A(to 为介词 A，B 为名词或动名词)；prefer to do A rather than do B 宁愿做 A 不愿做 B=would rather do A than do B=would do A rather than do B;preference n.喜爱；偏爱；优待；优先 show/have preference for 偏爱 I prefer walking/to walk alo
5、ne after a days work. I prefer you to drive, if you dont mind. They preferred good news to bad. I prefer singing to acting. As a teacher,he should not show preference for any of his students 4. suitable adj.合适的； 适用的 suit n.西装； 一套衣服 vt.(服装、 颜色等)适合； 对(某人)方便； 中的意 unsuitable adj.不合适的 be suitable for.适合的
6、；be suitable to do.适合做 I hope I can find a suitable job after graduation. I want to buy some books suitable for children. Some occasions may be suitable to speak quite loudly, but for the most parts, it is better not to do so. The six survivors lived through their difficulties because of the special
7、 rubber suits they were wearing. He changed his overalls for a suit. Unit 1 Teenage Life I dont think this coat suits me. She had the ability to suit her performance to the audience. 5. challenge n.挑战；艰巨任务 vt. 怀疑；向挑战；质疑；激发，激励 the challenge of doing sth 做某事的 挑战 face a challenge 面临挑战 accept/take up/ta
8、ke on a challenge 接受挑战 meet the challenge of.迎接 的挑战 challenge sb (to sth)向某人挑战某事； (尤指对方不情愿时)强烈建议某人(做某事) challenge sb to do sth 对 某人做某事表示怀疑；激励某人做某事 challenging adj.具有挑战性的 challenger n.挑战者 Every teacher ought to challenge students to think about current issues. No challenge can match the heart and spi
9、rit of that country. Up to now, our society has been challenged with limited living space and a shortage of natural resources. She finished the most challenging task without a mistake. 6. confusing adj. 令人迷惑的；难以理解的；不清楚的 confuse vt.把弄糊涂；使迷惑；(把人或物)混淆 confuse.with.把与混淆；confused adj.(人感到)糊涂的，迷惑的(也指人的表情、
10、眼神、声音等充满困惑 的) be /get confused about.对感到困惑 confusion n.C,U不确定；困惑；混乱；辨别不清；混淆；u慌乱 throw sb into confusion 使某人不知所措 in confusion 处于混乱状态 If the structure of your speech is loose and confusing, chances are that your thinking is also disordered. They asked so many questions that they confused me. Her expre
11、ssion confused me. Please dont confuse Australia with Austria. All the roads looked the same and he felt thoroughly confused. 7. graduate vi. vt 毕业；获得学位 graduation n.u毕业 undergraduate n.(在读的)大学(本科)生 postgraduate n. 研究生 a graduate in +专业专业的一名毕业生； a graduate of+学校学校的一名毕业生 a graduate in English ;gradua
12、te from+学校 毕业于(学校)graduate in+专业 毕业于(专业) After graduating from college, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip. He graduated in physics from Cambridge University. 8. recommend vt.建议；劝告 recommendation n.推荐；介绍；建议 recommend sb/sth to sb 向某人推荐/介 绍某人/某物 recommend sb for.推荐某人担任某职务/到某岗位工作 be highly
13、/thoroughly/strongly recommended 强烈推荐 I recommend this book to anyone with an interest in chemistry. She was recommended for the post by a colleague. Unit 1 Teenage Life Heres a list of my top book recommendations. 9. advanced adj.高级的；高等的；先进的 advance n.前进；发展；进步；进展；预付款 vi.前进；发展 vt. 使发展；促进；提前；提出 adj.预
14、先的 advance warning/planning/booking 预先警告/计划/订购 This science and technology-based theme park uses the most advanced technology. Advance tickets are cheaper but there is no solid data on the cost or number sold. To catch the early flight, we ordered a taxi in advance and got up very early. Too much pr
15、otein in the diet may advance the ageing(aging) process. He will bear me out in what I advanced.(bear sth/sb out 为作证；证实) 10. quit vi;vt (quit;quit/quitted;quitted)停止； 戒掉； 离开(工作职位、 学校等)； 搬离 quit school 辍学 quit ones job quit doing=stop doing Weve done what we can.Lets quit. If he doesnt pay his rent,
16、he will receive a notice to quit. One friend of mine has decided to quit his job and go abroad for further study recently. He quitted smoking at last. 11. responsible adj.负责的；有责任的；成为起因；可靠的=reliable;有责任心的 responsibility n.责任；职责 Sb is responsible for sth 某人对某事负责/有责任;sth is responsible for.某事物是的原因;have
17、/take/shoulder responsibility for doing sth 对做某事负责 a sense of responsibility We should be responsible for our own happiness and misery. Smoking is responsible for many cases of lung cancer. You can leave the children with Billy-he is very responsible. Its time you started acting like a responsible a
18、dult. He is a responsible young man. Police are determined to catch the man responsible. We need to take responsibility for looking after our own health. 12. solution n.解决办法；答案；解答 solve vt.解决问题；解答难题 solution to.的解决办法/答案 After running through the numbers in every possible combination,we finally find
19、the solution. Attempts to find a solution have failed. Unit 1 Teenage Life Here is the perfect solution to all your problems. The solution to last weeks quiz is on page81. 13. schedule n.日程安排；工作计划；时间表；列车时刻表 vt.安排；预定；为安排时间；把安排在 be scheduled to do sth 预定/安排做某事； be scheduled for+时间 安排在 on schedule 按时；
20、按预定时间 according to schedule 根据时间安排；按照预定计划 ahead of/behind schedule 先于/迟于预定时间 He made a phone call,and handed us a map and a train schedule. As scheduled,we participated in several instructive activities. Doors are scheduled to open at 2 p.m. The meeting has been scheduled for this afternoon. The jet
21、 arrived two minutes ahead of schedule. 14. expert n.专家；行家 adj.熟练的；内行的；专家的 expertly adv.熟练地 an expert in/on/at doing sth方 面的专家/能手 be expert at/in doing sth 在做某事方面是内行/专家 He is an expert in/on/at psychology. Tom is an expert at playing golf. To her expert eye, the painting was terrible. Could you give
22、 me your expert advice? He is expert at/in driving cars. He can run this machine expertly. 15.behaviour n. u行为； 举止 behave vi.表现； 举止规矩有礼 behave well/badly 表现得好/差 behave oneself 举 止规矩有礼 well-behaved adj.有礼貌的；行为端庄的 badly-behaved adj.没有礼貌的；举止表现不好的 His behaviour was, in a word,shocking. My car has been b
23、ehaving well since it was repaired. Mr Blake was a gentleman.He knew how to behave. The kids at this school are disciplined,hard-working and well-behaved. 16.attract vt.吸引；引起的注意(或兴趣)attraction n. c,u喜爱；吸引力；魅力c吸引人之物 attractive adj. 迷人的；有魅力的；有吸引力的 attract sb to.吸引某人到 be attracted to.喜爱；被吸引 attract att
24、ention 吸引注意 Her beauty attracted many passers-by. What first attracts people to the job is the chance to travel. Unit 1 Teenage Life He was very handsome,but I wasnt deeply attracted to him. They tend to attract attention wherever they go. She felt an immediate attraction for him. Buckingham Palace
25、is a major tourist attraction. I thought he was very attractive and obviously very intelligent. 17.focus on 集中；特别关注；(眼睛、摄像机等)对准，调节焦距 focus vi. vt.集中(精力、注意力等)；(使)调节焦 距； 聚焦(于) focus.on.把集中到上 focus n.焦点； 重点； 中心 focus/centre/concentrate/fix ones attention on sth 集中某人的注意力于某物上 focused adj.注意力集中的； 目标明确的 st
26、ay/keep focused 保持注意力集中 the focus of attention/concern/interest 关注的焦点 come into focus 成为焦点 bring sth into focus 使某事/某物成为焦点 Whats more, it is of significance to focus on both food quality and quantity. But more cameras focus on Stallone and his three beautiful daughters. He focused his blue eyes on h
27、er. The focus of recent research has been on environmental issues. Our products have been designed to meet customers actual needs since we shifted our focus to family cars three years ago. 18.addicted adj.有瘾的；上瘾的；入迷的 be addicted to 对入迷；沉迷于；对上瘾 addict n.对入迷 的人；吸毒成瘾的人 addictive adj.使人上瘾的；使人入迷的 addicti
28、on n. 瘾；入迷 My children are hopelessly addicted to the television. Many smokers who are addicted to nicotine cannot give up easily. He is addicted to playing video games, which can account for his failure in the exam. She is a TV addict and watches as much as she can. This is a fun and very addictive
29、 game which needs skill. He is now fighting his addiction to alcohol. 课堂练习： 第一组 1. After dinner, Mary volunteer_(clean)the table. 2. We need three_(volunteer)to teach at the school in this mountain village. 第二组 Unit 1 Teenage Life 1. Whether he deserves what has happened to him is still_debate. 2. F
30、or many years, there has been a debate_rewarding our children. 双语互译 There has been widespread public debate over the introduction of genetically modified food. _ 我们花了一个小时讨论这个计划的利弊。 _ 我们必须和其余成员讨论这个问题。 _ 第三组 1. I became a teacher because I_(prefer)books and students to politics. 2. They prefer_(camp)t
31、o staying in hotels. 3. Rather than go out to fly a kite,I preferred _(stay)at home. 4. I must say I have a strong_(prefer)for French films. 5. He chose Spain, but personally Id prefer _(go)to Greece. 第四组 1.I had great difficulty finding a_(suit)dress for the opening ceremony. 2. Tom is a little car
32、eless,but he is otherwise quite suitable_the post. 3.People _(suit)for the job can apply for it. 双语互译 Services should be run to suit the convenience of the customers, not the staff. _ Im going to get myself measured for a new suit. _ I think its one of the best suitable cities to work and live in. _
33、 Unit 1 Teenage Life Short skirts dont really suit me. _ 第五组 1. She likes her job to be_challenge 2. Copernicuss new theory_(challenge)traditional beliefs. 3. Try tennis, badminton or boxing.In short, try any_(challenge)sports. 4. Mike challenged me_a game of chess. 5. Take_the challenge and see the
34、 positive side in a situation. 6. The hard life challenged us_(move)forward. 第六组 1. I_(confuse)her_her sister because they were so alike. 2. She gave us too much information, so that everyone got_(confuse). 3. The instruction on the box are very_(confuse). 4. Judging from his_(confuse)expression, he
35、 didnt understand referring to teenagers mental health. 5. To avoid_(confuse),please write the childrens names clearly on all their school uniforms. 6. Her unexpected arrival threw us into total_(confuse). 第七组 1. My younger brother will graduate_Chinese_Peking University this year. 2. They asked wha
36、t his plans were after_(graduate). 3. Nancy became a teacher after_(graduate)from Beijing Normal University. 第八组 1. The authors purpose in writing this passage is to recommend people_(develop)more abilities. 2. Of the two trips to the Yangtze River and Mount Tai, both are highly_(recommend). 3. Expe
37、rts recommended that something easy_(do)first to gain confidence. 第九组 1. We had to pay the rent two weeks_advance. Unit 1 Teenage Life 2. There have been rapid_(advance)in medicine in the last 50 years. 3. Germany is an_(advance)industrial nation in the world. 4. They_(advance)along the path when a
38、stream stopped them. 5. We received no_(advanced)warning of the storm. 第十组 1.A neighbour came to ask the band to quit_(make)noises when they practised at 11:00 p.m. 2.Cathy_(quit)her job before her son wa born so that she could stay home. 第十一组 1.Human activity is not responsible_all water shortages.
39、 2.Who do you trust to take_(responsible)for the car accident? 双语互译 The man responsible for the job is a newcomer. _ Give the task to a responsible man. _ 第十二组 1. The school advisers help you talk through your problems,but they dont give you any direct_.(solve) 2. As usual, he found a practical_(sol
40、ve)to the difficult problem. 3. They are arguing with their classmates about the solution_the problem. 双语互译 这个问题对我来说很难解决 _ 第十三组 1.He_(schedule)to_(set)free from prison this summer. 2.Please make sure everything will be done_schedule. Unit 1 Teenage Life 双语互译 他们先于预定时间两周完成任务。 _ 运动会定于周三举行。 _ 第十四组 1. Th
41、e music was_(expert)performed. 2. Mr Lee is expert_dealing with the crisis. 3. She is one of the famous_(expert)in this field. 4. John Snow was_expert doctor in London in the 19th century. 第十五组 1.He has been behaving_(strange)recently. 2.How is your new car_(behave)? 3.Smoking in public is bad_(beha
42、ve). 双语互译 这些表现不好的孩子真的很令我头疼 _ 第十六组 1.What attracted me most_her was her sense of humour. 2.We welcome you to join us in this special tour which will explore one of the unique Australian_(attract) 3.Beidaihe is one of the_(attractive)summer seaside resorts in Northern China. 4.Guilin is an_(attract)ci
43、ty which many visitors want to go to. 5.Thousands of tourists_(attract)to the Shanghai Disney Resort the day it opened. 第十七组 1.Though the story is amusing,I have to put it away and_(把我的注意力集中在)study. Unit 1 Teenage Life 2.The old man stood there_(他的眼睛聚焦于)the picture 双语互译 我们必须关注产品质量的提升。 _ 这是会议上关注的主要焦点
44、。 _ 第十八组 1. The US government is facing the problem of drugs_(addict)among young people. 2. I went through about four years of being_(addict)to video games. 3. He is turning into_Internet addict. 4. People_(addict)to drugs have many difficulties in getting rid of the_(addict). 5. _(addict)to playing games recently, he is easy to feel sleepy in class. 6. Much to my shock, my daughter is_(addict)to surfing the Internet. 7. We should stay away from drugs which are dangerous and_(addict).
