S2A 重难点词汇.docxVIP

Unit 1 Sporting eventspromise (v.) 答应，许诺，做出保证The busy man promised a family get-together on Christmas Eve. 这个工作繁忙的人答应在圣诞夜与家人团聚。(n.) 承诺Bob is a dishonest man who always breaks his promise. 鲍勃是个不诚实的人，总是不守诺言。(to-V) I promise not to be late again. 我保证不再迟到。(that) They promise (that) the work would all be finished by next week. 他们保证到下星期完成全部工作。obj.+(that) I promised my mother (that) I’d write to her. 我答应妈妈一定给她写信。(oi.+od.) Her parents have promised her a new bike if she passes the exam. 她的父母许诺，如果她考试及格，就给她买一辆新脚踏车。promising (a.) 大有希望的，很有前途的straight(a.) 连续的，不间断的；笔直的Manchester United enjoyed ten straight wins in the English Premier League. 曼联队在英格兰足球超级联赛中获得十连胜。Keep the boat in a straight line.让小船直线行驶。(ad.) 连续地；笔直地The president has been working for 17 hours straight. 总统已连续工作了17个小时。Stand straight and stretch the left hand to the right foot.站直，伸左手够右脚。get straight A’s 得全优Having got straight A’s, Anna won the scholarship last term. 由于成绩全优，安娜上学期获得了奖学金。keep one’s word 遵守诺言Great men show their greatness in keeping their word. 伟人的伟大之处在于信守承诺。(syn.) keep a promise 遵守诺言(opp.) break one’s word, break a promise 违背诺言，食言despite(prep.) 不管，尽管Despite all the difficulties, our confidence remains strong. 尽管困难重重，我们仍信心十足。(syn.) in spite of 尽管shuttle (n.) 来往于两地间的火车、班车或航班I’m travelling to Paris on the shuttle train. 我将乘坐短程往返火车去巴黎。resort(n.) 度假胜地、旅游胜地Qingdao is well known for its beautiful seaside resorts. 青岛以其美丽的海滨旅游胜地而闻名遐迩。(v.) (to) 采取，诉诸，求助于（通常为不好的事物）When polite requests failed he resorted to threats. 他恳求不成，便诉诸威胁了。She resorted to stealing when she had no more money. 她没有钱就去偷窃。be dying to (do sth.) 渴望（做某事）Stan is dying to know the answer to the riddle. 斯坦很想知道谜底。scramble(v.) 争抢，推挤Customers scrambled to get into the shop on the first day of the bargain sales. 大减价的第一天，顾客们争先恐后地涌进商店。(n.) 抢夺There has been a scramble for the government bonds recently. 最近掀起了抢购国债的热潮。check in 到达并登记We arrived at Pudong International Airport and checked in for Flight MU501 to Hong Kong.我们抵达浦东国际机场，办理了飞往香港的MU501次航班的登机手续。check-in (n