Fit for life Teacher Julia 1 Both of these medicines have saved millions of people s lives and have proved beneficial to mankind since they were invented 自这两种药被发明以来 它们已经挽 救了数百万人的性命 并已证实对人类 有益 Key words The agreement will be beneficial to both parties 这个协议对双方都有利 A good diet is beneficial to health 良好的饮食有益于健康 beneficial adj 有益的 构成短语 be beneficial to 对 有益 归纳拓展 1 be beneficial to sth sb be of benefit to sth sb 对 有益 2 benefit v n 有助于 受益 利益 好处 benefit from by 从 中受益 for the benefit of 为了 的利益 2 Nearly 3 500 years ago people chewed on leaves or drank a kind of tea made from leaves possessing a special chemical to reduce body pains and fever Key words 将近3500年前 人们咀嚼一种含有特 殊化学物质的树叶或饮用这种树叶制 成的茶 以减轻身体疼痛或退烧 The country possesses rich resources 这个国家拥有丰富的资源 I m afraid he doesn t possess a sense of humour 恐怕他没有什么幽默感 possess vt 意为 拥有 具有 支配 控制 多用于被动语态 常构成 be possessed by with 被 控 制 归纳拓展 be possessed of 拥有 某种品质 能力等 possession n C 常用复数 所有物 财产 U 具有 拥有 in possession of sth 占有 或拥有 某物 in the possession of sb 为某人所有 take possession of 占有 拥有 占领 3 It astonished him to see the bacteria surrounding the mould dead which meant that the mould had killed them 使他十分惊讶的是 他看到这种霉周 围的细菌都死了 这意味着是这种霉 杀死了它们 Key words Her father s sudden death astonished her 父亲的突然去世使她大为震惊 astonish vt 使十分惊讶 使吃惊 归纳拓展 astonished adj 吃惊的 多修饰人 astonishing adj 令人吃惊的 多修饰物 astonishment n 惊讶 吃惊 to one s astonishment 让某人感到惊讶的是 To his astonishment the keys he had been looking for were in the door 令他吃惊的是 他一直在找的钥匙就在门 上 4 Fleming tried this mould out on another bacterium and found that it killed the bacterium too 弗莱明将这种霉用在另外一种细菌上做 试验 发现它同样杀死了那种细菌 Key words The idea seems good but it needs to be tried out 那想法似乎很好 但是必须通过实验 try out 试用 实验 归纳拓展 try out与for连用 有 参加 选拔 之意 try for 立志要 企图达到 try it on 对 耍花招 摆架子 try on 试穿 衣服 试试看 try over 试演 戏剧等 5 He immediately realized that the mould might have an application in treating illnesses caused by bacteria 他立刻意识到这种霉或许能用于由细菌 引起的疾病 Key words A micro computer has a wide range of applications for businesses 微型电脑在商业方面用途很广 application n C U 申请 书 用途 实际应用 归纳拓展 1 apply vi 申请vt 应用 涂 敷 apply for 申请 apply oneself to 专心致志地做某事 apply to do 申请做 2 applicant n 申请人 6 Since the new drug was needed for world war the government approval process for penicillin was accelerated and mass production began in 1944 由于这种新药为第二次世界大战所需 政府批准程序得以加快 大批量生产 始于1944年 Key words 1 accelerate The increased capital could greatly accelerate economic development 增加的资本会大大地加快经济发展 2 mass A great mass of rocks fell from the cliff and blocked the road 一大堆岩石从悬崖上掉了下来 堵塞了 道路 A rapid rise in price soon eventuated in mass unemployment 价格的快速上涨很快就导致了大量的失 业 The grey clouds massing behind the mountains indicate it is going to rain 积聚在群山之后的灰色云团表明要下雨 了 mass 可用作名词 形容词或动词 在句 中mass是名词 意为 团 块 堆 在句 中mass是形容词 意为 大量的 许 多的 在句 中mass是动词 意为 聚集 集合 归纳拓展 a mass of 许多 大量 masses of 许多 大量 mass production 批量生产 the masses 群众 平民 7 Today I feel worn out 今天我感到精疲力尽 She was worn out after three sleepless nights 三天三夜她都没合眼 被弄得精疲力 竭 Key words worn out 疲惫的 筋疲力尽的 用坏的 穿旧的 归纳拓展 wear away 使 磨损 wear off 消退 wear on 慢吞吞地进行 wear out 使 耗尽 穿破 使精疲力竭 使虚弱 8 adjusting lighting arrangements 调整照明设备 Do these plans fit in with your arrangements 这些计划和你的安排冲突吗 Key words We came to an arrangement over the price 我们就价格问题达成了协议 arrangement n 安排 排列 归纳拓展 come to an arrangement 达成协议 make arrangements for 为 做准备 arrange v 安排 筹划 整理 排列 布置 arrange to do sth 安排做某事 arrange for sb to do sth 安排某人做某事 arrange sth with sb 跟某人安排妥某事 arrange for sth 安排某事 as arranged 如约 按照安排 注意 1 如果要表达 安排某人做某事 应该 用arrange for sb to do sth 结构 不能 用arrange sb to do sth 结构 2 arrange 后接从句时 从句谓语动词 应用should do should可省略 9 and a needle like a small sword used for letting liquid out of body parts which had swollen up 像小剑一样的针 用于让液体从 肿胀部位流出 Key words let out 放 出去 发出 喊叫等 泄漏 不小心说出 归纳拓展 let alone 更不用说 更谈不上 let sb alone 不打扰 不惊动 let sth alone 不碰 不移动 let go 放手 放开 let down 把 放下来 使 某人 失望 let in 允许进入 10 The main needle now used for acupuncture is fine and sharp 如今 用于针刺疗法的主针细而锋 利 You must be very careful with this sharp knife 你用这把锋利的刀子必须很小心 Key words sharp 既可用作形容词 又可用作副词 用作形容词时 含义较多 sharp 意为 锋利的 灵敏的 突然的 尖刻的 严厉的 整点 归纳拓展 sharp bend turn 急转弯 be sharp with sb 训斥某人 have a sharp tongue 说话尖酸刻薄 a sharp eye for detail 观察入微的眼力 keep a sharp eye on sb 密切注意某人 in sharp contrast 形成鲜明的对照 sharpen vt 使变锋利 使更紧迫 sharp eyed adj 目光敏锐的 sharply adv 严厉地 毫不客气地 急剧地 迅速地 11 Some people have also used acupuncture to treat smokers alcoholics and people who are addicted to drugs 有些人也用针刺疗法来治疗吸烟者 酗 酒者以及吸毒者 Key words addicted adj 上瘾的 沉溺的 入迷 的 归纳拓展 1 addict vt 使沉溺 使上瘾 n 入迷的人 有瘾的 addict oneself to 沉溺于 醉心于 a drug addict 吸毒上瘾的人 be get become addicted to 对 上瘾 2 addiction n 沉溺 上瘾 入迷 his addiction to drugs 他吸毒成瘾 3 addictive adj 使人上瘾的 12 A lot of people now subscribe to these theories 很多人现在都认同这些理论 Which journals does the library subscribe to 图书馆订有哪些报刊 Key words subscribe vi 同意 订阅 vt 签署 文件 捐助 常用搭配 subscribe to 在 上签署 向 捐 牛刀小试 1 Whoever the knowledge of this field will also have the opportunity to be admitted to this company A possessed B owned C enjoyed D appreciat