Language points
Unit 1 Women of achievement
1. devote
1)devote oneself /sth. to (doing) sth.
献身于……；致力于……
He devotes himself to finishing the task.
She devotes all her time to her family.
2) devoted (adj.)
深爱的，全心全意的，忠实的
a devoted friend
She is devoted to her family.
她深爱她的家庭。
2.connection n.连接;关系
Have connection with/to
I have no connection with that matter.

In connection with
He asked me many questions in connection with life in China.
connect vt.连接，联系
connect… with/to/and
The road connects He Zhou and Beijing

be connected with
I am not connected with his company.
3. behave
1) vi. 行为;举止
She behaved with great courage.
他对顾客的态度不好。
He _______________ to the customers.

2) vt. & vi. 举止适当或有礼
You should learn to behave.
behaved badly
3) vi. (指事物)有某种作用
My camera has been behaving well since
it was repaired.

【拓展】
behaviour n. 举止; 行为
behave oneself 守规矩
behave well / badly 行为好/不好
be on one’s good behavior 举止规矩
根据汉语提示完成英语句子。
1) 你今天在晚会上守规矩了吗?
Did you ______________ at the party
today?
2) 这孩子在校行为良好。
The child ____________ at school.
behave yourself
behaved well
4.Move off 离开;起程;出发
When we got there they had moved off.

归纳拓展：
Move in/ into 搬进新居
Move around / about 四处走动、四处旅行
Move away 搬走
Move on (to) sth. 开始做(别的事);换话题
Move out 迁出
5. worthwhile
worthwhile: （adj.) 值得(花精力、时间、金钱做) 的
a worthwhile experiment
It is worthwhile to do / doing sth.
worth: 值得的
这辆自行车值50英镑
____________________________________.
这个博物馆（非常）值得参观。
The museum_________________________.
The bicycle is worth ￡50.
is (well) worth visiting(.
be (well) worth + n. / doing sth.
worthy: 值得的
be worthy to be done
be worthy of + being done / n.
The experiments is worthy to be done.
eg. He is worthy of our praise.

The experiment is well worth the time and money.
The experiment is well worth doing.
6.Jane spent many years observing and recording their daily activities.

(1) spend sth on sth
He spent all his savings on a new house.
(2) spend sth (in) doing sth
He spent his whole life looking after the poor.
7 observe
vi. & vt. 观察注意到
observe + n./pron./sb. doing/do sth/that从句

The scientist has observed the stars all his life.

I observed a stranger go/going into the office.

I observed that several students were asleep
in class.
vt. 遵守, 顺从
我们必须遵守交通规则。
We must ______________________.

vt. 举行(仪式等), 庆祝(节日等)
你们国家的人庆祝圣诞节吗？
Do you ______________________ in your
country?
observe the traffic rules
observe Christmas Day
We have never observed him to do such a foolish thing.
observe用作被动语态时, 作主语补足语的不定式须带to。
She was observed to enter the bank.
【拓展】
1) 同根词: observation n. 观察; 监视
observer n. 观察者; 遵守者
2) 常见搭配：
observe sb do sth 注意到某人做了某事
(表示动作全过程)
observe sb doing sth 注意到某人正在做
某事 (表示动作正在进行)
under observation 在观察中; 在监视下
8. argue vt. & vi. 讨论; 辩论; 争论
argue (vi.) +with sb. about/over sth.
同某人辩论某事
They are arguing with their classmates
about the solution to the problem.
他们正在和同学争论这个问题的解决
方法。
argue for/against 为反对……而辩论
The workers argued for the right to strike.工人们为争取罢工的权力而辩论。
Some people argue against free trade.
一些人为反对自由贸易辩论。
argue (vt.) +n./clause(从句)/sb. to be…
We argued that we should be paid more.
argue sb into / out of doing sth 说服某人做
(不做)某事
in argument about sth 为某事而争论
9. Only after her mother came to help her
for the first few months was she allowed to
begin her project.
Only +状语(从句), 放在句首时, 主句要
用部分倒装, 即把助动词do、does 或did/动词
/系动词be 提到主语前面。

Only in this way can we learn English better.
Only then did we get to know each other better.
但当only在句首修饰句子的主语时, 不用倒装
语序。
Only you understand me. 只有你了解我。
Only Mary and Tom failed in the exam.
I failed in the final examination last term
and only then ____ the importance of
studies.
A. I realized B. I had realized
C. had I realized D. did I realize
D
10 the rest of: 它之后可以接不可数名词或可数
名词, 但要注意含义, 以便决定后面动词的
单复数形式。
e.g. The rest of the money was given to his
son.
The rest of the apple was thrown away.
The rest of the apples were sent to the
nursing home.
11 respect “尊重; 尊敬”。
e.g.
I do not respect him because he often tells lies.

【拓展】
Respect 还可用作名词, 表示“尊敬; 敬重”。

e.g. They have a great respect for his ability.
常见短语:
show respect for 对……表示尊敬
have respect for 尊敬; 重视
give ones respects to 向……问候
根据汉语提示, 完成下列句子。
All the students ______________ (尊敬)
their history teacher.
have respect for
12. lead a …life 表示“过着……的生活”
e.g. My parents are retired and now lead a
quiet life.
我的父母都退休了, 现在过着安静的生活。
lead to 导致
lead the way 带路
If we want to lead a peaceful life, we
cannot help but object to war.
如果我们要过和平的生活, 一定要
反对战争。
We hope to lead a happy life.
我们希望拥有幸福的生活。
13. inspire v. 鼓舞; 激发; 启示
inspired adj. 有灵感的
inspiring adj. 激励人心的
inspiration n.
She was an ___________ to all of us.
The president made an _________
speech at the meeting yesterday.
I am _________ by this book.
inspiring
inspired
inspiration
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