Unit Two,Success Stories,Italian,Italian n.C意大利人 U意大利语 learn Italian adj. 意大利的 意大利人的 Italian culture Italian scientist Italy n. 意大利,be remembered as,被作为来纪念 be remembered as one of the greatest composers Madame Curie will always be remembered as the discoverer of uranium. 居里夫人将作为镭元素的发现者而被永远铭记。,any other + 单 = any of the other +pl. = 最高级,His handwriting is better than any other students in his class. = His handwriting is better than any of the other students. = His handwriting is the best of his class.,belong to（无被动态）,Does this book belong to you? Two-thirds of the members belong to the wealthy class. Belongings n P 所有物； 财产 Pack up your belongings and leave! He left all his belongings to his brother.,be able to,be able to 有多种时态 can 只有现在时和过去时 could 具有能力但不一定成功；was / were able to 具有能力并借助这一能力做成了某事，相当于 managed to do 和succeeded in doing He could swim across the river. But, unfortunately, he was eaten by a crocodile. After several years hard work, he was able to pass the entrance exam.,leading,a. 主要的，领导的，领头的 Unemployment is already the countrys leading economic headache. He has the leading part in the play. a leading / key school,lead v. (led, led) 为带路, 引导, 带领 She led the blind man down the stairs. 她领着盲人走下接梯。 The distant lights led me to the village. 远处的灯光指引我走进了村庄。 leader n. a born leader 天生的领袖,master,n. (1) 大师 He was a master of English style. They consider him the only modern who can draw like an old master. (2) 主人 He likes to be his own master. Where is the master of this house?,adj. 熟练的 精通的 a master craftsman v.掌握；精通 English is not a difficult language to master. If the student is to master these structures, he must practise them. He never mastered the art of public speaking. 他从未掌握演讲的艺术. masterpiece n. 杰作 名作,satisfy,使（某人）满意 使满足 Some people are hard to satisfy. adj. satisfactory = satisfying Of all the pens he tried, only one was satisfactory. a satisfactory explanation. be satisfied with = be pleased with a satisfied smile n. satisfaction It will be a great satisfaction to know that he has reached home safely.,work,n. 【 U 】工作 【 C 】著作；作品 works of Shakespeare / Beethoven. This is his best-known work. The painting is one of Matisses greatest works. More people, from all walks of life, are now collecting works of art. The Complete Works of Luxun is made up of poems, novels and essays.,works n. 工厂, 工场 a car works a chemical works (防御)工事, (工务)工程 总是复数 defence works,regard,regard as +n. be regarded as I regard that movie as one of the worst Ive ever seen. He is regarded as the best doctor in town. think of as be thought of as look on as be looked on as consider (as) be considered (as),at first,at first 开始, 起初(但后来) first of all 首先 first 首先, 先 At first he was a little shy in class, but now he acts more natural. Im interested in old coins but first of all Im a stamp collector. First of all, you should be frank. First think and then speak.,turn down,（1）to refuse or reject 拒不接受 The company turned down the suggestion of shorter hours. He was poor but proud, and turned down every offer of help. （2）把（收音机等）开小 turn down the radio,shut up,关上, 关闭 Shut up the house carefully before you go away. I shut my room up secretly and left the key with the porter. 把 关(锁)在里面 They shut the boy up in the room. That dog bites. It should be shut up. 闭嘴, 不讲话 She told the noisy boy to shut up.,get ready to,get ready to do be ready to do / for sth prepare for Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Iraq immediately prepared for war. Are you ready for the journey? Im not ready to go back to work yet. Hes always ready to help others.,alone,1）adj. 独自一人；孤单一人（只作表语, 不作定语） He likes being alone in the house. I was alone in the when the fire broke out. 2）adv. 单独一人（放在动词后面） She decided to climb the mountain alone.,lonely,adj. 孤独的，人迹罕至的（表语,定语） When I was in the country, I used to live in that lonely hut. 人迹罕至的小草棚 He was extremely lonely at that time. The children living in the lonely mountain village are too poor to go to school. That old lady lives alone, but she doesnt feel lonely.,It takes sb. some time to do sth.,imagine,v. 想象 imagine sth/ doing sth / that clause We can hardly imagine life without gas and electricity. As I lie in bed I like to imagine that Im in a spaceship. Try to imagine being on the moon. imagination n. 【 U 】 想象力 She had plenty of / a strong imagination. Develop a childs imagination.,imaginary adj. 想象出来的 虚构的 All the characters in this book are imaginary. imaginative adj. 有想象力的 想象力丰富的 an imaginative design imaginable adj. 可以想象得出的 We tried every imaginable means , but we couldnt wake her up.,endure,v. 忍受 忍耐 endure sth /to do sth / doing sth I could no longer endure his rudeness. She couldnt endure to see /seeing cruelly treated. n. endurace U 忍受(能力), 耐力 He had reached the limit of his endurance. A long-distance runner should have endurance.,lie,lie on ones back 仰卧 lie on ones side 侧卧 lie on ones face/ chest 俯卧 stand on one feet 单脚站立,be / get used to sth. / doin