Unit 4 The Professor and the Yo-Yo词汇讲义
I. New words:
1. modest (adj.) ----modesty (n.)
(1) showing a not too high opinion of one’s merits, abilities, etc.
e.g. To be ～ is considered as a virtue in China.
be ～ about…
e.g. Tom is ～ about his achievements, that’s why he is popular with most people.
(2) not large in size or amount 适度的
e.g. He bought a ～ house in the suburb.
How can he live such a luxurious life on a ～ income?
He bought the bicycle at a ～ price.
There has been a ～ decrease in house prices this year.
CF. modest & humble 均有“谦恭的”之意。
Be modest, otherwise you will lag behind.
humble 指精神和行为上的谦逊。褒义指对自己或自己的成就不骄傲；还可以指“（身份、地位）低下的，卑微的”
Knowledge makes one humble; ignorance makes one proud.
He gave a great performance, but he was very humble.
a humble occupation
men of humble origin / birth
2. display (vt.): exhibit; show; reveal
e.g. Peacocks like to ～ their fine tail feathers when praised for their beauty.
It’s the first time the painting has been ～ed to the public.
It’s fashion designers’ dream to ～ their dresses in Paris.
His essay ～s his natural talent for writing.
display (n.) =show; exhibition
on ～ a ～ of
e.g. Let’s go to the gallery this weekend. There’ll be many pictures on ～.
Speaking in public is a fine ～ of courage.
a ～ of fear / knowledge / bad temper
All the parents were looking at the ～ of children's work.
3. impress (v. ) --- impression (n.) --- impressive (adj.)
～ sb. with sth.
be ～ed with / by / at sth.
e.g. Charlie Chaplin ～ed the audience with his excellent acting.
I am favorably ～ed with / by his appearance / sense of humor.
We are most ～ed by / with you efficiency.
I was ～ed by his simplicity though we had conflicting ideas.
～ sth on sb: make sb. keenly aware of …; fix sth in one’s mind
e.g. My parents ～ on me the importance of honesty time and again.
They ～ed on their children the virtue of always telling the truth.
be ～ed on one’s mind
e.g. She repeated the directions so that they were ～ed on her mind.
～ sb. as…
e.g. He ～ed me as a modest scholar.
Mary ～ed me as being very rude.
impression (n.)
give sb. a good ～ion
leave /make a good /deep ～ion on sb.
Fill in the blanks with “impress, influence, affect”. Change the form where necessary.
1) The school leaders were worried about the _________ of Western films and TV programs.
2) I tried to __________ my new boss with my diligence but in vain.
3) Cancer had ___________his lungs.
4) We were deeply by the efficiency of the employees in the company.
4. function
(1) (vi. )work, operate; do the work of
Some English adverbs ～ as adjectives.
My pen does not ～ very well.
_______________________________(当计算机正常运转时) , the green light is on.
(2) (n.) use, special duty or purpose
The ～ of an adjective is to describe or add to the meaning of a noun.
______________________________(大脑起三大作用): reading, recalling and analyzing.
教育的功能在于启迪心智。_____________________________________________.
funtional (adj.) 功能的，官能的 functional disorder 机能紊乱
5. ambition: (n.):humble me strong desire to achieve sth., such as fame or power
Eric wasn't particularly intelligent but he had plenty of ～.
_____________________ (她的理想)was to be a famous singer.
A sparrow cannot understand the ambition of a swan. ___________________________
Collocation:
achieve / attain / fulfill / realize one’s ～ 实现抱负
spur / stimulate / stir one’s ～ 激发某人的雄心壮志
one’s life-long a ～ 毕生的志愿
ambitious (adj.) full of ambition,esp for success or money; showing or requiting ambition
Tom was an ambitious person when he was in his childhood.
be ambitious to be / to do…
Everyone should be ambitious to succeed in life.
6. immune (to): free from or unaffected by
e.g. Ordinary people may find it difficult to be ～ to pretension, jealousy, resentment, etc.
An official must be ～ to greed, corruption, bribery, selfishness and so on.
Vaccination makes people ～ to measles.
总统似乎不受批评影响。______________________________________________.
The criminal was told he would be ～ from punishment if he said what he knew about the murder.
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