Module 2

　　Traffic Jam

　　Explanations for new words and phrases

　　1、be connected to：= be joined to與相連同連接在一起導學P14-1

　　The fridge is connected to the electricity supply.冰箱通著電。

　　Have the two parts been connected properly? 這兩個部件連接好了嗎？連接；聯系onnect…to/with…把…與…This corridor connects with the living room.

　　這走廊與客廳相連接。同.....(have a relationship with...; be related to...)。

　　Connect me with A.R. Company, please.

　　請給我接A.R公司。

　　He was suspected to be connected with the crime. 他被懷疑與犯罪事件有關。

　　His disappearance was connected with the robbery. 他失蹤和這起搶劫案有關。 拓展:have sth. to do with與…有關系be related to與…有關系 be involved in與…有牽連be/get stuck in：被困在...里...里be caught in /be(get) trapped in

　　導學P14-2

　　They got stuck in the elevator.被困電梯Help! I’m stuck in the mud. 陷進泥里They have been stuck in the traffic jam for three hours. 交通堵塞困在那里三個小時了。

　　When you are stuck in the trouble, you’d better call 110.He was stuck in debt.他債務纏身。e /get stuck with sb/sth與某人與某事糾纏不清I was stuck with him for the whole journey.

　　get + p.p.：表意想不到的、突然的或偶發的事，或是為自己做的事，即自身做的動作而非被動的動作。

　　get caught被抓住；get broken弄破get dressed穿衣；get lost迷路get married /divorced結婚

　　in no time：立刻馬上很快地 very quickly; immediately; at once; right away/now. 導學P15-3-2

　　He was really hungry. In no time, he ate up everything on the plate. 真餓了一會兒就西吃光了。

　　Lisa is very quick in thinking; she always answer you in no time no matter what you ask her.

　　常見詞組：利薩頭腦敏捷，無論你問她什么，她都能立刻回答你。in time 及時，總有一天；on time準時；at the time當時；at one time曾經，一度；at a time 每次，一下子；at any time隨時；all the time 一直

　　ahead of time提前at all times隨時；永遠at other times 在其它時候；也有時候at the same time同時at this/that time在這/那時at times (sometimes)有時behind the times過時的；落伍的for the time being目前；暫時 from time to time不時；偶爾once upon a time 從前time after time /time and time again 屢次；無數次at no time 決不位于句首引導倒裝句 At no time shall we give up our wishes.

　　4、display：vt. 展示，陳列，顯露顯示

　　We will display our new products in this hall. 我們將在這個大廳展示新產品。It’s the first time the painting has been displayed to the public. 這是該畫首次公開展出。The boy didn’t want to display fear in his heart.這男孩不想顯露出他內心的恐懼。 顏色就開屏。The peacock displayed its fine tail feathers when it noticed any bright colors. 孔雀看到鮮艷

　　to make a display of one’s knowledge 炫耀自己的知識

　　n. 陳列；展示；陳列的貨物、藝術品等The shop window display attracted me. 這家商店櫥窗陳列吸引了我。 What Lee did is only a display of anger. 李所做的只是憤怒的表現。 常用短語： on display 正在展覽中 on show; on exhibition

　　There are so many fancy cars on display here that I don’t know which to buy.

　　有這么多的豪華汽車在此展出，我不知要買哪一輛才好。 permit： n. 許可證(尤指通行證)；執照a travel /work /export permit

　　導學P16-5-2

　　You cannot enter a military base without a permit. 無通行證者不得擅入軍事基地。 Have you got a driver’s permit? 有駕照嗎You must get a building permit if you want to build a building.

　　vt. 許可；容許permit sth. / doing sth. 允許某事/做某事 permit sb to do sth 允許某人做某事The facts permit no other explanation.事實不容的解釋Do you permit your children to smoke?

　　The old lady doesn’t permit making noises in her house. 這位老太太不允許別人在她家里吵鬧。Our teacher won’t permit us to be absent or late. 我們老師不允許我們曠課或遲到。 Weather permitting=if the weather is good enough. Weather permitting, we will have a picnic in the woods.

　　permission：n. 許可；準許；同意 permissive：adj. 許可的；縱容的；放任的with /without one’s permission 用于禮貌的征求對方的許可。

　　With your permission, I will send a copy of this letter to the doctr.

　　give sb permission to do sth

　　Who gave you permission to leave class early?

　　6、Public transport provides a cheap way to get around in Beijing. 公交為游京提供了低價位的出行方式。= Public transport provides a cheap way to go or travel to different places in Beijing.

　　get around/round (=go/get about):

　　四處走動到處旅游（消息等）傳播出去He used to get around in the city by bike. 他喜歡騎著自行車在城里到處逛。

　　It is hard to get around without a car. 沒有汽車的旅行很艱難。

　　You should get round. It will do good to your health. 你應該四處走走, 這對你的健康有好處。

　　His work makes it possible for him to get round the world. 他的工作方便他到處旅行。

　　He’s getting around again after the accident.他在事故過后，漸漸又能走動了。Word got around. 消息散布到各處。迅It got around quickly that Andy Lau would give a concert here.

　　劉德華將在開個唱會的消息 get around sb 說服某人You can get around him easily.

　　短語get across (使)傳播通過或為人理解；get ahead 領先；get back 返回，回來；get away 離開;

　　get after 催促，責罵；get along 相處融洽get down to doing著手做某事get over 克服，從（疾病，損失中）恢復get through

　　通過，打通，辦完

　　7、fare：n. [U] (坐車，飛機等花費的) 費用bus / train / air / cab fare

　　I need some money for my bus fare. What is the bus fare to London? Air fares have shot up by 20%.

　　8、impressive:

　　adj. 給人印象深刻的。 That was an impressive scene.

　　導學P17-7

　　impress:

　　vt. 給予深刻印象What impressed most is the beautiful lake

　　be impressed with/by 對…留有印象e are impressed with/by the standard of the children’s work.

　　impress sth on sb 使某人了解某事的重要性 Father impressed on me the value of hard work.

　　impression:

　　n(c) 印象…impression of ….（對 人，事的） 感想 印象hat’s your impression of your boss?

　　made a deep impression on：

　　The speech made a deep impression on me

　　9、provide： vt. 提供；供給 provide sb. with sth. / provide sth. for sb. 給某人提供某物We provided food for the hungry children.

　　The sun provides us with light and heat.

　　We provided the sufferers with food and clothes. 我們給受難者提供食物和衣服。

　　vi. 預防（災害）；為（將來）做準備provide for / against sth. 為…做預防預防某物We’d better provide against a typhoon. 我們最好做預防臺風的準備。What will she do to provide for old age? 她將怎樣防老呢？provided / providing that： conj. 假如倘若；如果只有…才…以…為條件Provided it's fine we will have a pleasant holiday. 如果天氣良好, 我們的假日將過得非常愉快。

　　I will go, provided you go too. 只有你去, 我才去under construction= being built 在建設中正在修建施工

　　Several underground lines are under construction. 幾條地鐵線線正在建設之中。The bridge under construction is 300 meters long.正在修建的那座橋有300 米長。

　　The road under construction is too muddy to walk on. 正在修建的那條路太泥濘不好走。

　　under…表”在…過程中, 或正在受…的影響”。

　　類似的詞組還有：under way 在進行中；在航行中under attack遭受攻擊under repair正在維修under investigation正在調查under discussion在討論中

　　under control被控制住；

　　under reconstruction在重建中

　　His case is under investigation.

　　他的案子正在接受調查。

　　Can I use your bike? Mine is under repair.我能用你的自行車嗎？我的正在維修。

　　convenient：adj.方便的；近便的指事情“方便的”，不能形容人。I can’t phone you now; it’s not convenient. 我現在不方便給你打電話。 Will two o′clock be convenient for you？

　　It is convenient for sb to do sth.: 對某人來說做某事是方便的Will it be convenient for you to start work tomorrow? 你明天開始工作方便嗎？ It is convenient to sb …: 某方便的You can come whenever it is convenient to you.

　　be very convenient for近便的Our house is very convenient for the school我們家到很方便。

　　注意： convenient做表語時，主語不用人。用法的還有importantnecessary，possible，probable。

　　不能說：Please come at six if you are convenient可說：Please come at six if it is convenient to you

　　inconvenient：adj. 不方便的；不合適的convenience：n. 方便；便利inconvenience：n. 不方便之處；麻煩explore：vt. 探索研究仔細探察勘探；探險；考察此新大陸加以探測。

　　Columbus discovered America, but didn’t explore the new continent. 哥倫布發現了美洲，但未對

　　They were exploring for oil in this region. 他們在這一區域勘探石油。 治愈這種疾病的方法。Those scientists are exploring all possible ways to cure the disease.科學家們正研究所有可能China plans to explore the Mars in 10 years.

　　計劃10年后勘探火星。

　　The children have gone exploring in the woods. 去森林探險去了。

　　China is one of the earliest countries to explore the Antarctic regions. 最早考察南極的國家之一。

　　explore ways and means of solving the question 尋求解決問題的方式、方法explore： vi. vt. 勘探；探險explorer： n. 探險家；調查人員exploration： n. 勘探；探究exploratory： adj. 勘探的；實地調查的

　　make further explorations 進一步探索 space explorationthe exploration of space宇宙空間探索

　　13、switch off：關上(電燈/視等)；切斷電流turn off 反義詞組：switch on 接通電流

　　Please switch off the light when you go out.出去時一定要把燈關上。

　　Be sure to switch o the light when you leave the office.你離開辦公室時務必把燈關掉。

　　以off為中心詞的常見詞組：take off 脫掉，脫落；fall off 跌落； turn off 關掉，切斷;

　　pay off 付清；keep off 遠離；get off 下車

　　keep cool：保持涼爽保持冷靜鎮定自若keep calm, not nervous保持冷靜

　　Let’s sit in the shade and keep cool. 我們到樹蔭下去涼快涼快吧。 Don’t get excited about the examination; keep cool! 不要對考試太激動，沉著點。Keeping cool in an urgent situation is a good quality for a man. 緊急時刻保持冷靜是優良品質。

　　Be cool and everything will be all right.In any case, keep cool. 任何情況，保持冷靜。以keep為中心的常見動詞詞組有：keep awayfrom)避開離開；keep back后退，阻止靠近；keep on繼續；keep up with保持不落后；keep in touch with與某人保持聯系

　　keep calm 保持鎮靜Keep quiet保持安靜Keep still別動樂器號角The fan was blowing. 風扇正吹著。 The door blew open.門被吹開了。 My hat blew offHe took out his flute, and blew at it. 他拿出笛子吹了起來。

　　He gave him a violent blow on the head.

　　他照他的頭部重重一擊。blow away吹走

　　blow down刮倒

　　blow off 吹掉

　　blow out 吹熄

　　blow up炸飛/充氣6、react：vi. 反應；作出回應react to sb. /sth. 對某人/某物作出反應The eye reacts to light. 眼睛對光會起反應。You never know how he is going to react.

　　Local residents have reacted angrily to the news.

　　How did Wilson react to your idea?

　　vi. 有影響；起作用have an effect on sth.

　　react on/upon sb./sth.對…有影響起作用Unkindness often reacts on the unkind person.惡有惡報。Sincere words reacted on the cold-hearted person. 真誠的話語對這個冷酷無情的人起了作用。eact against sth/sb： 抗拒反抗He reacted against his father's influence by becoming a teacher. 他不受父親的影響, 當了一名教師eact with sth與…發生化學反應An acid reacts with a base to form a salt. 酸和堿反應形成鹽。

　　react by doing sth 通過做某事作出反應反應如何? 她的反應是非常生氣。How did your mother react to the news? She reacted by getting very angry.

　　你媽媽對這個消息 reaction： n. 反應；感應

　　Their reaction to the joke is to laugh.

　　他們對這個笑話的反應是笑。

　　7、solution：n. [UC] 解決方法；解答；答案常和介詞to/for搭配find a solution to

　　導學P21-4

　　He can find no solution to his present troubles. 他無法克服目前的困難。The best solution would be for them to unite. 最好的解決方案是他們團結起來。Both sides are trying to find a peaceful solution.

　　solve：vt. 解決；解答solve a problem

　　solvable：adj.（問題等）可解決的；可解答的Motorists could take a bus into the city center and arrive at work or shops relaxed and in a good mood.

　　= Motorists could go to the city center by bus and arrive at work or shops feeling relaxed and happy. 駕車者可以輕松地乘公交車進入市中心，心情愉快的工作或購物。be in a good mood:

　　feel happy心情好；感到高興 Why are you in such a good mood? 你心情怎么這么好？好不要自找麻煩了。The boss is not in a good mood now; you’d better not ask for trouble. 老板現在心情不好；你最 be in a bad mood 心情不好；不高興be in the mood for sth. / doing sth. / to do sth. 有做某事的心思或興致I am not in the mood for a party

　　be in no mood for sth./doing sth/to do sth. 沒做某事的心思或興致I was in no mood to argue any more.

　　19、There was no way I was going to catch the plane.

　　導學P21-6

　　=It was impossible for me to catch the plane. 我無論如何也趕上飛機了。 no way:

　　by no means 沒門兒；決不；無論如何不 You want me to give up my holiday? No way! 你想讓我放棄假期？沒門兒！ There’s no way we’re going to get this finished on time. 我們不可能按時完成這個工作。way組成的固定短語： on the way (to...) 在（去......的）路上all the way 一路上by way of 路經；途經by the way 順便說一句；在途中的路邊上 in a/one way在某種程度上in the way 擋路；阻礙under way 正在進行中20、registration： n. 執照；登記registration of：the registration of motors車輛登記

　　Student registration is the first week in September.

　　學生注冊在九月的第一周。

　　register:

　　v.

　　登記，注冊，記錄。

　　How many members have officially registered in the club? 該俱樂部正式登記的會員有多少?