Unit2-英语综合课程二.ppt

D R _ word _ confront
confront: vt.
The difficulties that confront us seem insuperable.
1) (of a problem, difficulty, etc.) face (sb.) threateningly
A major difficulty that confronts international students is how best to judge the quality of a program in a foreign university.
2) (of a person) face and deal with (a problem,
difficulty, etc.)
军人必须面对危险和死亡。
A soldier has to confront danger and death.
Astronauts have to confront the unknown.
Unit 2 Values
D R _ word _ be confronted with
be confronted with: be brought face to face
conclusions that can be confronted with experience
The prisoner was confronted with his accusers.
D R _ word _ donation
donation: n. money or goods given for a good cause
They made a generous donation to charity.
他们对慈善事业慷慨捐助。
Collocation:
献血
a blood donation
捐赠
make/give a donation
允诺捐助
promise a donation
The hospital receives a good deal of money in donations.
D R _ word _ confusion
confusion: n. a state of uncertainty about what sth.
means, etc.
The enemy retreated in great confusion.
他们的突然到来打乱了我们的计划。
Their unexpected arrival threw our plan into confusion.
Collocation:
非常慌张
covered with confusion
乱七八糟,处于混乱状态
in confusion
使狼狈,使慌乱
throw into confusion
该词的动词为confuse,confusing意思是“令人困惑、迷惑的”, confused意思是“糊涂的、混杂的”。
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D R _ word _ curiosity
curiosity: n. a strong desire to know about sth.
Just to satisfy my curiosity, how much did you pay for your car?
Collocation:
在好奇心驱使下
from/out of curiosity
公然出头过问与自己无关的事
in open curiosity
好奇伤身。
Curiosity killed a cat.
We burned with curiosity over what was in the box.
D R _ word _ stammer
stammer: v. speak with a tendency to repeat rapidly
the same sound or syllable
It’s cruel to make fun of people who stammer.
他结结巴巴地道了谢。
He stammered his thanks.
D R _ word _ deny
deny: vt.
There is no denying the fact that Japan began to invade China as early as the early 1930’s.
1) say that sth. is not true
2) refuse to admit or accept
He denied knowing anythi