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Unit 4 Unforgettable experiences --------------------------------------------------------------------------------一、本单元重点单词1．scare　vt. 恐吓　 　　　 vi.受惊吓　 　　　 n.惊吓，恐慌Don’t let the noise scare you; it’s only the wind.别让那声音把你哧住，那只不过是风声罢了。(scare sb. vt相当于frighten)He is a man who doesn’t scare easily.他是一个不易受惊的人。（vi.）He got a gun and scared off the thief.他拿了一支枪把小偷哧跑了。(scare off/away…把……哧跑)What a scare you gave me , appearing suddenly in the dark!看你，突然在黑暗中出现，把我哧得半死！（n.）Why won’t you come on the trip? Are you scared? What are you scared of?你怎么不参加旅行？你害怕吗？你怕什么呢？［be scared of（害怕）相当于be afraid of］I’m scared to fly in a plane——scared that it might crash.我怕坐飞机——因为怕它坠毁。(be scared to do sth.害怕做某事；be scared that 从句)2．finally adv .最后地；终于；决定性地，彻底地finally 常用作状语。例如：The speaker finally managed to get the attention of his audience.讲话人终于设法吸引住了观众。（终于）They talked about it for hours. Finally, they decided not to go.他们谈论了几个小时，最后决定不去。（最后）It’s not finally settled yet.那事尚未决定性地解决。（决定性地）注意：①finally可用来表示顺序，引出列举各项的最后一项。此时，不可用 at last 与 in the end 替换。②不可用作感叹语。例如：At last! Where the hell have you been?总算找着你了！你到底上哪儿去了？（不可用作finally）3．advance （1）v.　前进；进展（move forward or develop）例如：The soldiers advanced on the enemy. 士兵们向敌人进发。A month has passed and the work has no advanced. 一个月过去了，可是工作却没有进展。（2）n. 前进；进展（forward movement or development）例如：You can not stop the advance of old age. 你不能阻止年龄老化的步伐。相关短语：in advance　提前in advance of　在……前面；比……进步；超过拓展：（1）advanced adj.　高级的；先进的　　 如：advanced education　高等教育　　 advanced English 　高级英语　　 advance worker 　先进工人（2）advancement n. 前进，进展4．seize vt. 抓住；逮住；夺取The weapons found in the house were seized by the police.在这所房子发现的武器被警察没收了。（依法没收，扣押，查封）The enemy army seized the city soon.敌军不久就攻占了这座城堡。（强占）He seized my hands, shook it, and said how glad he was to see me.他紧握着我的手，摇了几下，并且说他真高兴见到我。（抓紧，握紧；take hold of）He was seized with sudden chest pains.他胸部突然作痛。（常用被动，侵袭attack）注意：seize后常接by短语，后