1、Module 6 unit 4 Helping people around the world I.重点单词： 1. worthy: adj. 令人敬重的；值得的，相称的；有价值的 eg. He is a worthy teacher. His behavior is worthy of praise. She said that she was not worthy to accept the honor they had offered her. 注：1) worth 和 worthy，worthwhile 表示“值得的”时的区别。 be worth + n./ pron. / doing
2、 be worthy of + n./ being done/ to be done It is worthwhile doing/to do sth. eg. 这本书值得一读。 The book is worth reading The book is worthy of being read/to be read.。 It is worthwhile reading /to read the book. 2)worthy 表示“可敬的”时，通常作定语，不作表语。 If only I were a Goodwill Ambassador! 2.equal: adj.平等的；同等的 n.同等的
3、人；相等物 vt.与相同或相等 eg. Women should have the equal rights as men. He believed that all men and women were equal. No one can equal him in strength and intelligence. Twice four is equal to/equals eight. Shall Bob have a try? I think he is equal to the position. Our manager treats all of us as equals. 3.c
4、ontribute vt./vi. 捐献；贡献；促成，导致；投稿 contribute to 有助于，促成；贡献 contribution n. make contributions to 为作出贡献 eg. The success of Olympic Games contributes to the growth of economy in China. He has made an important contribution to the companys success. Many people contributed money to a poor boy, which contr
5、ibuted to his returning to school. The boys teacher wrote an article about this and contributed it to a newspaper.许多人捐钱给一个可怜的孩子，使得他能够重返校园，孩子的老师据此写了一 篇文章并向报社投了稿。 4. acquire vt. 购得；获得，得到 acquire/gain knowledge eg. The museum has just acquired a famous painting by Pablo Picasso. She has acquired a good
6、 knowledge of English. obtain,acquire,gain,earn obtain 包含着“努力” 、 “希望 ”或“决意”去获得某物的意思。 acquire 虽然含有“努力获得”的意思，但更强调在原来的基础上自然增长或新的增添。 gain 有 obtain 的含义，但更强调某物需要努力奋斗才能得到，而且这种东西具有价值，特 别是物质价值。 earn 包含着获得物与所花力气是相互成比例的。 5.urgent 紧急的，紧迫的 urgency n. urgently adv. urge vt. eg. The law is in urgent need of reform
7、. It is urgent that the acute problem of air pollution in the city (should) be solved. 6. remind: 提醒，使想起 remind sb. of something remind sb. to do remind (sb) that eg. Im sorry, Ive forgotten your name. Can you remind me? Passengers are reminded that no smoking is allowed on this train. That view rem
8、inds me of the days when I was brought up in the village. 7.alternative adj.可供代替的； n.可供选择的事物 have no alternative but to do sth. eg. You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives. Do you have an alternative solution to the problem? 8.means n.手段，方法 means of transp
9、ort means of doing sth. by all means （口语）当然可以；用尽一切方法，一定要 by means of 用. ，依靠. by no means 绝不，一点也不（位于句首时句子要部分倒装） eg. The mobile phone is an effective means of communication. - Do you mind if I have a look? - By all means. The load was lifted by means of a crane. She is by no means an inexperienced tea
10、cher. =By no means is she an inexperienced teacher. II.重点短语 1.refer to: 1) 提交，交付； 2）求助，查询；3 ）参照，参阅； 4）言及，提到；5）把称作 eg. You can refer to your notes in the exam but discussing with others is not allowed. If you are still confused, please refer to the expert. The shop referred the complaint to the manuf
11、acturer. Dont refer to that matter again. Is she the lady referred to last night? The speaker referred to him as an up-and coming politicians. 2.in addition 除 以外（还） ，此外 In addition 另外，而且；单独使用，相当于副词，常用逗号隔开 In addition to 除之外还 ；介词短语，后接名词或代词 except 介词，除之外；除去同类事物 except for 介词，除之外；除去非同类事物 eg. The meal w
12、as excellent except for the first course. besides:1)介词，除了之外还 2）副词，而且，此外，常用逗号与句子隔开 as well as 并列连词，既又，不仅而且 apart from:1)除 之外，相当于 except for 2)除之外还相当于 besides/in addition to eg. I have finished all the paper apart from the last question. Apart from /Besides/In addition to/As well as their house in Lon
13、don,they also have a villa Spain. 3.draw ones attention to 使某人察觉到 eg. He drew/called (their) attention to the fact that many files were missing. 4.under the umbrella of 在的保护下 eg. Many previously separate groups are now operating under the umbrella of a single authority. 5. if only 但愿，要是就好了。引导的句子使用虚拟
14、语气。 eg. If only I were rich! If only I had taken your advice! If only I should come to your party tomorrow evening! 6. break down: 出故障；失败；（身体）垮掉；（谈话、通讯）中断; 打倒；分解 eg. The telephone system has broken down. They have to stop working because the machine had broken down. Negotiations between the two side
15、s have broken down. Her health broke down under the pressure of work. Firefighters had to bread the door down to save the people inside. After many years, rocks break down into dirt. 7.get hold of 抓住，掌握，获得 eg. Its almost impossible to get hold of tickets for the final. hold 动词短语： hold back/hold on/h
16、old up/off/out/on to/up/to 8.think back to 回想 eg. I feel happy each time I think back to the experience I had in the USA. think about 考虑，打算 think out 想出，想清楚 think over 仔细考虑 think up 想出，编造 9.make a difference 有作用（关系、影响） eg. This dam will certainly make a difference to the local villages. make a big/great difference(to) 有很大的影响 make no difference(to) 没作用，没影响
