Unit 4 vocabularyoccupation1. 工作,职业 He is a bus driver by occupation. 他的职业是公车司机。 2. 消遣;日常事务 He was bored for lack of occupation. 他因无所事事而感到厌烦。 3. 占领,占据;占领时期 The Japanese occupation of Taiwan lasted fifty-one years. 日本占领台湾达五十一年之久。 4. 占用;居住;占用(或居住)期 No one is yet in occupation of the house. 这所房子还没有人住进去。eager 1. 渴望的,急切的 be eager to do sth/for sth. She is eager for going to school. 她渴望上学。 2. 热心的,热切的 He looked around the circle of eager faces. 他看了看四周热切的脸庞。 Maggie was eager to visit me. 麦琪急于来看我。concentrate on/upon 全神贯注于 The waitress concentrated on pulling the tea into the cup.acquire 取得,获得The museum has just acquired a famous painting by Pablo Picasso.该美术馆刚 刚获得一幅毕加索的名画。Gradually we acquired experience in how to do the work.我们逐步获得了做这工作的经验。 2. 学到;养成She has mastered English grammar and acquired a large vocabulary without the help of a teacher.她在没有老师指导的情况下,掌握了英 语语法,学到了大量词汇。meanwhile 其时,其间 n. In the meanwhile Ill visit an old friend of mine. 在这期间我将去拜访我的一位老朋友。 2. 其间;同时ad. Mother went shopping; meanwhile, I cleaned the house. 母亲去买东西;我打扫屋子accuse of 1. 指控,控告(+of) She accused him of stealing her watch. 她控告他偷她的表。 He was accused of murder. 有人指控他谋杀。2. 指责,把.归咎(于)Man often accuses nature for his own misfortunes. 人类常把自己的不幸归咎于天。so as to (do sth) 以便 The test questions are kept secret, so as to prevent cheating.试题必须保密,以防作弊。deny vt. 1. 否定,否认+v-ing+(that) There is no denying that. 事实不可否认. I do not deny that is a serious blow. 我不否认那是严重的一击。 He denied having seen these watches before. 他否认曾经见过这些手表。 He didnt deny the facts. 他不否认事实。 2. 拒绝给予;拒绝.的要求Women were denied the right to vote then. 那时妇女被拒给选举权。scoop 5. 一勺,一铲(+of) a scoop of ice cream 一勺冰淇淋【美】【口】新闻的抢先报导;独家新闻;最新内幕消息 He got all the big scoops for the paper. 他为本报弄到所有的头号独家新闻。thorough 1. 彻底的;完全的 The film was a thorough success. 这电影获得极大的成功。 You must promise me to take a thorough rest. 你得答应我彻底休息一下。 2. 周密的;完善的 The doctor was very thorough in his examination of the sick child. 医生对生病的孩子进行了仔细的检查。 3. 十足的,彻头彻尾的 He is a thorough scoundrel. 他是一个十足的无赖。 4. (人)十分仔细的 She is not brilliant, but she is thorough. 她并非才华横溢,但很仔细。defend against You should wash your hands before dinner to defend against the diseases.approve1. 赞成;赞许(+of) The professor does not approve the governments foreign policy. 那位教授不赞成政府的外交政策。 Im afraid your parents wont approve of your going there. 我担心你父母不会赞成你到那儿去。 2. 批准;认可 The city council has now approved the scheme for the erection of a new public library. 市议会业已核准建造一座新的公共图书馆的计 划。intention 意图,意向,目的 (+of)+to-vHis good intentions of helping others were repaid by good results.他的善意助人得到了善报 。It wasnt my intention to fool you.我不想骗 你。 2. 意思,含义The intention of the provision is clear.那条款的含义是清楚的。Homework1.preview the Warming up and Reading of Unit 4. 2.Finish the exercises on P63-64.