Women of achievement,Unit 1,Words and phrases,1. behave She behaved with great courage. 她表现出了很大的勇气。 He behaved badly to the customers. 他对顾客的态度不好。,You should learn to behave. 你应该学会举止得体。,vi. 行为; 举止,vt. & vi. 举止适当或有礼,behave well / badly / properly 表现好 / 不好 / 恰当 behave oneself 表现良好；行为规矩,She _ more like a friend than a mother. behaves B. proves C. shows D. observes,practice,Choose the best answer.,2. worthwhile,adj. 值得的; 值得做的,Its worthwhile taking the trouble to explain a job fully to new employees. 给新雇员详细解释一下工作要求, 费点事也是值得的。,【辨析】worth & worthy & worthwhile,worth,(1) 后可直接跟表示钱的词语，意为“值多少钱”。 This book is worth fifty yuan. 这本书值50元。,(2) 后可接动名词, 表示值得做某事。worth 后面的动名词通常用主动形式表示被动含 义。 This film is worth seeing again. 这部电影值得再看一遍。,worthwhile,It is worthwhile to do sth. / doing sth. 值得做某事,It is worthwhile to spend some money on books. = It is worthwhile spending some money on books.,worthy,(1) worthy后可用of+名词或动名词的被 动式(being done), 也可直接跟不定式的被动式(to be done)这两种形式。,a worthy man 一个高尚的人 a worthy cause 一项正义的事业,This film is worthy of being seen twice. = This film is worthy to be seen twice. 这部电影值得看两次。,(2) worthy常用作前置定语, 表示“有价值的; 可尊敬的”。,Mistakes dont just happen; they occur for a reason. Find out the reason, and then making the mistake becomes _. (2010湖北) A. favourable B. precious C. essential D. worthwhile,practice,Choose the best answer.,3. observe I observed her go out. 我注意到她出去了。 I observed him entering the bank with a gun. 我看到他带着枪进了银行。,We must observe the traffic rules. 我们必须遵守交通规则。,vt. 观察; 观测,vt. 遵守; 顺从,observe sb. do sth. 观察某人做某事(已做完) observe sb. doing sth. 观察某人正在做某事,When I came into the room, I observed him _ in a chair, reading a newspaper. A. sat B. sit C. to sit D. sitting We must _ the rule, otherwise we shall get punished. A. break B. watch C. observe D. fall,practice,Choose the best answer.,4. respect,vt. 敬意,respect oneself 有自尊心; 自重 have much respect for sb. 对某人非常尊敬 in many respects 在很多方面 pay respect to 考虑; 关心,I have the greatest respect for you. 我非常尊敬您。 I respect you for your honesty. 由于你为人正直, 我对你十分敬重。,I have the greatest _ for his ideas, although I dont agree with them. A. dislike B. respect C. doubt D. manner,practice,Choose the best answer.,5. argue,vt. 争论,She didnt want to argue with anybody about this problem. 她不想与任何人讨论这个问题。 I wont argue about the matter. 我不会针对这件事情进行辩论。 “But really you must be reasonable,” he argued. 他争论说：“你真的应该通情达理一点儿。”,argue for/against 为反对而辩论 The workers argued for the right to strike.工人们为争取罢工的权力而辩论。,argue (vt.) + n./clause(从句)/sb. to be We argued that we should be paid more. 我们据理力争我们应该得到更高的薪水。,argue (vi.) + with sb. about/over sth. 同某人辩论某事 They are arguing with their classmates about the solution to the problem. 他们正在和同学争论这个问题的解决方法。,practice,Translate the following sentences.,我不想和你争论。,I dont want to argue with you.,他们已经为这个问题争论了很长时间了，但还没有解决它。,They have argued about this problem for a long time, but still havent settled it.,6. inspire,vt. 鼓舞; 激发; 启示,His speech inspired us to try again. 他的演讲鼓舞我们继续尝试。 The sudden idea inspired his inspiration to carry out the experiment. 这个突如其来的想法激发了他做实验的灵感。 His wife inspired his first novel. 他的妻子对他的第一本小说给予了启示。,inspire sb. to do sth. 激励、鼓励某人做某事,practice,The Lake District scenery _ Wordsworth to write his greatest poetry. A. said B. supported C. inspired D. inspected,Choose the best answer.,