Unit 2 Module 8 Words and expressions
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Learning Aims: to learn the meanings and usages of the following words and expressions.
Learning important points: the usages of the words and expressions
Learning difficult points: the usages of the following words: star, cast, dare, desire, appeal to, exercise control over, etc.
Learning Procedures:
1. star (1) vt. 由……擔任主演，由……擔任主角。 （B級）
The performance was splendid. It _________ some of the world’s greatest opera singers.
演出很精彩；幾位世界級頂級歌劇演唱家擔當主演。
(2) vi. （在電影中）任主角、主演
Gong Li ________ ______ the film Curse of the Golden Flower directed by Zhang Yimou.
鞏俐在張藝謀導演的《滿城盡帶黃金甲》中擔任主角。
(3) star n. （娛樂或體育的）明星，名角。
There are many pictures of NBA __________ __________ on the walls of my son’s bedroom.
我兒子臥室的墻上有很多NBA籃球明星的照片。
與名詞star常見的搭配：
pop music star __________________ big star ____________________
super star __________________ rising star ____________________
shining star __________________
拓展： 表示“扮演……的角色”的表達有：
___________________/___________________/____________________/_______________
2. cast (1) vt. 選派……扮演某角色，為（戲劇、角色）選派演員，（常與______連用）。
常用結構：cast sb. as/ sb. be cast as （B級）
Many great Chinese musicians, actors and singers _______ _______ ________.
許多杰出的中國音樂家、演員和歌手也參加了演出。
The director ________ ______ ________ a newly-married princess in the new film.
在新片中，導演讓我 扮演一個新婚的公主。
(2) 投，擲，拋。
As soon as they reached the fishing area, the fishermen _______ _______ ________ into the sea.
漁民們一到捕魚區就把魚網撒進了大海。
3. dare （C級）
(1) vi. 后接不定式，可用于任何句式中。
He _______ _______ accuse me of dishonesty. 他膽敢控訴我不誠實。
I ________ _______ ________ move then. 那時我一動都不敢動。
_______ ________ ________ _______ compete against me? 你敢跟我競爭嗎？
(2) aux. v. (情態動詞) 過去式為 ___________。 后接動詞原形，通常用于否定句、疑問句和條件狀語從句中。
I ___________________think of it. 我幾乎不敢想它。
_____________________ speak of it. 沒有人敢說起這件事。
___________________ ask him? 你敢問他嗎？
___________________________________(如果你再敢那樣對我說話), you will be sorry.
(3) 習語 I dare say 意思是“我猜”、“可能”、“大概”等。
我猜他會來。 ___________________________________________
我敢說今天會下雨。 ___________________________________________
4. direct vt. & vi. 導演；指導，指揮；命令，指令；負責，管理，監督
寫出下列句子中direct的含義： （C級）
○1A policewoman stood in the middle of the street, directing the traffic. ________________
○2The mayor directed the crowd to move back for safety. _________________
○3Who do you know directed the American famous movie Gone with the Wind? ______________
○4Steven was asked to direct the project of designing a tunnel under the English Channel.
________________
拓展：○1 director n. _____________ ; direction n. __________________
○2direct adj. & adv. 徑直，直接
Will you ________ ________ _______Hong Kong or stop in Shanghai first?
你是直飛香港，還是先在上海停一下？
比較：direct 和directly
這兩個副詞都有“直接地”之意。
direct: 指行路中不停步、不繞道、直奔目的地；直接地(不經過中間環節)。
directly: 指以一種直接的方式。表示時間的時候，指立刻，不拖延之意。
同義詞或詞組有：immediately, instantly, directly, shortly, soon, at once, right away
即時練習：用direct和directly 完成下列句子 （B級）
○1I will deal __________ with the manager of the supermarket.
○2Johnson will see you ___________ after the conference.
○3__________the manager came into the office, everyone became quiet.
○4He answered me very __________and openly
5. desire （B級）
(1) n. 愿望，心愿，要求
盡管他很貧窮，他對財富無欲望。Poor as he is, he ___________________________________.
(2) vt. 渴望，欲望
我們希望每一個中國人都幸福和健康。
We ____________________________ to all the people in China.
人們期望照管某個東西，因此他們養些自己寵愛的動物做伴侶。
People ____________________________something so they keep pets for companion.
我的女朋友希望今年她生日時我去見她。
My girlfriend _________ ________ _________ go to see her on her birthday this year.
=My girlfriend desired that _______ _______ go to see her on her birthday this year.
(3) 搭配：
have a strong desire to do sth. ________________________________
do sth. at sb’s desire _______________________________
desire sb. to do sth. ________________________________
desire to do sth. ________________________________
6. hire vt. & n. 雇傭，雇用；租用
我們委托一家廣告公司替我們推銷產品。
We _________________________________ to help us promote the sales of the products.
他兒子在市中心開一個汽車出租公司。
His son runs __________________________ in the center of the city.
搭配： hire and fire _________________ for hire ______________________
hire out _________________
辨析：hire/employ/rent
hire通常指短期雇用人或租用物(汽車、服裝、音樂廳等)。雇用人時hire強調受雇者純粹是為了工錢而被雇傭。
employ一般表示工業、企業、政府機構或其他方面長期雇用人，強調被雇用的人不僅看重工錢，而且還看重工作的穩定性。
rent指長期租用物品，如：租用房屋、土地等不動產。
即時練習： 用hire, employ, rent的適當形式填空 (C級)
○1This motor plant is ______________ three thousand workers.
○2We have ___________a villa in the south of France for the summer.
○3Because of poverty, I have to ________a suit for the wedding.
7. appeal (B級)
(1) n. 吸引力，感染力。為不可數名詞，常與介詞for連用。
這部電視連續劇對中國年輕的觀眾有巨大的吸引力。
This TV series ____________________________young viewers in China.
(2) n. 呼吁，懇求。為可數名詞。
利比亞總統在聯合國大會上呼吁發達國家給予援助。
The president of Liberia ________________________ the developed countries for aid in the UN conference.
每每有困難就伸手求援并不是個好辦法。
譯：___________________________________________________________________________
(3) vi. 吸引，引起興趣（常與to連用）；呼吁，懇求
你有沒有興趣到大公司去工作？Does the idea of working for a big company _______________?
象《哈利波特》這樣的書很吸引年輕學生。
譯：___________________________________________________________________________
政府呼吁每個人節約用水。The government is ________________________________________.
appealing adj. 吸引人的，引起興趣的
搭配： popular/wide appeal ________________ appeal to sb. _________________________
(make an ) appeal to sb. for sth. / to do sth. ____________________________________
8. exercise control over 對某人或某事實施控制 (B級)
The national Entrance examination is coming; I need to exercise more control over myself!
譯：____________________________________________________________________________
Because of the bad injury in my arms, I couldn’t exercise control over the car on the muddy road.
譯：___________________________________________________________________________
搭配：in control of ___________________ in the control of ______________________
under control ___________________ out of control _______________________
under the control of ________________ beyond sb’s control ______________________
get out of control _________________ lose control of sth. ______________________
have /gain/take control over/of sth. _______________________________
have /bring/keep sth. under control _______________________________
9. be condemned to death 被處死 （C級）
The Chinese government made a promise that if Lai Changxing is sent back to China from Canada,
_________________________________. (他將不會被處死)
搭配：put sb to death __________________ sentence sb. to death ______________________
starve to death __________________ bleed to death _______________________
fight to death ___________________ burn to death _______________________
當堂檢測： 單詞拼寫
1.Gongli,who is a very famous actress, has s_________ in many films directed by Zhang Yimou.
2.The director c______ me a newly-married princess in the new film.
3.I d________(敢) say it will rain today.
4.Having been running for such a long time made him b__________.
5.In almost every fairy tale, there is a very h __________ prince who marries a princes.
6.Every mother has _____________( 感情 )for her children.
7.His grandfather finds music and painting very a____________ in his life.
8.You must take some o__________ activities so that you can pick up your health.
9.In 1945, the Japanese invaders surrendered ______________(無條件)
10.It is d_________ that you (should) be present at Mary’s wedding party on Sunday.