Unit 2 Robots
1．desire n. 渴望；欲望；渴求 vt. 希望得到；想要
①It's surprising that he has no desire for wealth. 真是奇怪，他对财富没有什么欲望。 ②He desired a college education. 他想受到大学教育。
③He desired that you(should)see him at once. 他要求你应立即去见他。 [运用提升]
（1）The people trapped in the ruins desire that rescue teams________here without delay. A．be sent B．is sent C．has been sent D．was sent
(2) They _________________ to learn a second language.他们不想学另一种语言。 (3) I __________________ to a famous university. 我很想上一所名牌大学。 (4) Most people ____________ a lot of knowledge. 大多数人渴求更多的知识。 (5) The couple ____________ their son ____________ to a famous university 那对夫妻迫切地希望他们的儿子能上名牌大学。
(5)The group leader desired that we ____________ it right away.那个组长迫切希望我们现在就开始做那件事。 2．alarm vt. 使警觉；使惊恐；惊动 n. 警报；惊恐 ①Her pale face alarmed her mother. 她脸色苍白，使她母亲很惊慌。
②The villagers were alarmed just in time to escape the flood. 村民们及时得到警报，才没被水淹。 [归纳拓展]
(1)sound/give/raise the alarm 发出警报；敲警钟 in alarm 惊恐地
a fire/burglar/security alarm 火警装置/防盗警报器/安全警报装置 (2)be alarmed at/for... 被??吓一跳 be alarmed to do... 做??感到恐慌
①He crossed the river and sounded the alarm to the soldiers before the Germans arrived. 德国人到来之前，他过河向士兵们报了警。 ②“What's up？”he asked in alarm. “出什么事了？”他惊恐地问道。 [运用提升]
All of us were______to hear that Mike, our company's most valued clerk, should say he would leave the company. A．alarming B．alarmed C．terrified D．satisfied 3．favour n. 喜爱；恩惠，帮忙；优惠 vt. 喜爱；偏袒(＝favor) [归纳拓展]
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①I'm in favour of equal pay for equal work. 我支持同工同酬。
②I asked a favour of him once, but he refused. 我求过他一次，但他拒绝了。
③Will you do me a favour and take this to the post office for me? 你可以帮我把这个拿到邮局吗？ [运用提升]
（1）Most of them were________my opinion while David was against it.
A．in honor of B．in favour of C．in search of D．in memory of (2) May I ________________________ you？ 请您帮个忙行吗？
(3) Was he __________________ the death penalty? 他赞成死刑吗？
(4)_______________________ and turn the radio down while I’m on the phone, will you? 劳驾，我在打电话时把收音机的声音调小点好吗？ 4．accompany vt. 陪伴；伴奏；附有；配有 [归纳拓展]
① I must ask you to accompany me to the police station. 我必须请你陪我去警察局。 ② The singer was accompanied on the piano by her sister. 女歌手由她姐姐钢琴伴奏。 ③ I'll stay here and keep you company. 我留下陪你。
点拨：accompany作动词用时意为“陪同??去??”(go with...)，本身已包含了go的含义，因而不能再与go连用。例如：
I accompanied him to the hotel. 我陪他去了宾馆。 完成句子
(1) Do you mind________ ________(陪我)to the supermarket? (2) He________(附有)his speech with gestures.
(3) The wellknown singer________ ________(伴奏)at the electronic organ by his school teacher. (4) Strong winds _____________________ heavy rain.狂风夹着暴雨。
(5) Children under 14 must __________________ an adult.14岁以下的儿童必须有成人陪伴。 (6) I will _____________ Professor Li ___________ the station. 我要送李教授去车站。 5．satisfaction n．满意；满足；令人满意的事物
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①The education system must satisfy_the_needs_of all children.教育系统必须满足所有儿童的需要。 ②The result of the examination is very satisfying. 这次考试的结果令人非常满意。 6．declare vt. 表明；声明；宣布；宣告；宣称；申报
①I declare this bridge open. 我宣布大桥正式启用。
②The government has declared war on illiteracy. 政府已宣布要扫除文盲。 ③Do you have anything to declare? 你有什么申报的吗？ 辨析：declare, announce
(1)declare宣布(如公开声明战争、和平、中立、意见等)
This powerful country declared war on that small country. 这个大国向那个小国宣战。 (2)announce 宣布；宣告(含有“预告”的意思)
It was announced that there would be a celebration on Sunday. 据宣布，星期日要举行庆祝(活动)。 [运用提升]
（1）We have time and time again________that we will never be the first to use nuclear weapons.
A．declared B．announced C．declined D．exclaimed (2) I _________ this exhibition ______. 我宣布展览会开幕。
(3) The doctor finally ____________ the man was dead. 医生最终宣布该男子死亡。
(4) Police have now __________________ drug dealers in the area. 警方已经对这个地区的毒贩宣战了。 (5) Paredes decided to ____________ federation. 帕雷德斯决定声明支持联邦政府。 7．turn around 转向；回转
①All of a sudden he turned around/about and saw me. 他突然转过身来，看见了我。 ②The speaker was clever enough to turn my question around so that it sounded foolish. 演讲者聪明地把我的问题转换了，使它听起来很愚蠢。 [归纳拓展]
turn down 调小(音量)；拒绝 turn against 背叛；反抗，使对抗 turn away (把脸)转过去；驱逐 turn on 开(电灯、收音机、自来水) turn out 结果是；证明是；生产(产品) turn off 解雇；关掉 turn to 转向；变成；求助 turn back 阻挡 用适当的介词或副词填空。
(1) Please turn the television________a bit as our baby is sleeping.
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(2) Nobody can turn________the wheel of history. (3) The plan turned________to be a failure.
(4) We often turn________this handbook for more information. (5) Why did they suddenly turn you________？
(6) As he had broken the rule of the factory, he was turned________.
8．leave...alone 不管；别惹；让??一个人待着；和??单独在一起 ①I told him to leave my things alone. 我告诉他别乱动我的东西。 ②Please leave my personal affairs alone. 请别管我的私事。
③I've told you to leave my things alone. Why can't you leave me alone? 我已经告诉你别管我的事情。为什么你不让我一个人待着？ [归纳拓展]
leave behind 遗留；留下 leave for 动身去??；出发去?? leave off 停止；结束 leave aside 不予考虑；搁置一边 leave out 省略；遗漏
辨析：let alone, leave...alone
let alone 更不用说；别管；不干涉 leave...alone 不管；别惹 用适当的介词或副词填空。
(1) I think we should leave______now and have a cup of tea. (2) Can you tell me the time? I've left my watch______. (3) She left________an important detail in her account. (4) Don't you think we'd leave________the concert now?
(5) A railway station is no place for a child to be left______at night. 9．set aside 将??放在一边；为??节省或保留(钱或时间)
①So set aside some time each day to write, even if it is only five minutes. 因此每天都拿出些时间来写写，哪怕仅拿出5分钟。
②You'd better set some money aside in case of future use. 你最好留出些钱来以备将来之用。 [归纳拓展]
set about(doing sth.) 着手做某事 set back 把(钟表指针)往回拨
set down 记下；放下 set off 出发；动身；启程；使??爆炸；引起 set out(to do sth.) 出发；开始做某事 set up 设立；建立；竖起 ①Why don't you set your ideas down on paper? 你怎么不把你的想法写在纸上呢？ ②Do be careful with those fireworks; the slightest spark could set them off. 这些烟火要格外小心，稍有火星就能引起爆炸。 [运用提升]
（1）Mother's Day is a key holiday________to honour all the devoted mothers.
A．set about B．set aside C．set up D．set out (2)用适当的介、副词填空
① Why don't you set your ideas ________ on paper?
② They have set ___________ on a journey around the world. ③ I set _______ to knit a sweater but in the end it became a vest. ④ A new government was set _________ after the civil war. ⑤ Do you know how to set _______ going on this work? Ⅱ.重点句型详解
10．As she turned around, there_stood Gladys Claffern. 她刚一转过身去，就看到格拉迪斯·克拉芬站在那里。
There stands...倒装句。(1)there, here, now, then 等副词放在句首时，句子要完全倒装，谓语动词常用 come, go, be,
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