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高二英语选择性必修三Unit4 早读材料
一、词性转换
1．qualify vt.(使)合格；(使)具有资格→qualified adj.符合资格；具备……的知识(或技能、学历等)
→qualification n．资格；资历
2．enthusiasm n．热情；热心→enthusiastic adj.热情的；热心的→enthusiastically adv.热情地
3．assign vt.分派；布置；分配→assignment n．分派；布置；分配
4．envy n．& vt.羡慕；妒忌→envious adj.嫉妒的
5．abandon vt.舍弃；放弃；遗弃；抛弃→abandoned adj.被遗弃的；放纵的
6．decency n．正派；规矩；礼貌→decent adj.相当不错的；正派的；得体的→decently adv.合适地；高雅地；正派地
7．persevere vi.坚持；孜孜以求→perseverance n．毅力；韧性；不屈不挠的精神
8．resolve vi.& vt.决定；决心；解决(问题或困难)n．决心；坚定的信念→resolution n．决议；解决；坚定
9．fortune n．[U]机会；运气；[C]大笔的钱→fortunate adj.幸运的→fortunately adv.幸运地→unfortunate adj.不幸的
→unfortunately adv.不幸地；遗憾地
10．guide vt.指导n．向导；指南→guidance n．指导；引导；导航
11．advertise vt.& vi.公布；宣传；做广告→advertiser n．[C]广告商→advertisement n．[C]广告
→advertising n．广告活动；广告业
12．commit v．犯罪；承诺；委托→commitment n．承诺；保证；奉献
13．motivate vt.成为……的动机；激发；激励→motive n．动机；原因；目的→motivation n．积极性；动机
二、重点短语
1．at the age of 在……的年龄 10．deal with 处理；对付
2．turn sb.down 拒绝(某人) 11．make fire 生火
3．be enthusiastic about 热衷于 12．give off 放出(热、光、气味或气体)
4．set off 出发 13. assign sb. to do sth. 指定/安排某人做某事
5．keep one's spirits up 振作精神 14. resolve to do sth. 决定做某事
6．from bad to worse 每况愈下 15. be cruel to sb. 对某人残酷
7．make it 成功 16. apply to sb. for sth. 向某人申请某物
8．consist of 由……组成 17. sign up 注册；签名；报名
9．cheer sb.up 使某人振作起来 18. cope with 应付；处理
三、重点句子
1. However, when I applied to join the expedition, Shackleton turned me down …
然而，当我申请参加此次探险时，沙克尔顿却拒绝了我……
2. … because he thought I was too young and wasn't qualified.……因为他认为我太年轻，不具备资格。
3. But I was so enthusiastic about the idea of going along with them …但是，满怀着想要与他们同赴南极的热情……
4. The ice froze around us and we were well and truly stuck!冰把我们周围都冻住了，我们彻底被卡住了！
5. How everyone will envy me when I come back and tell them about the amazing places I have been to!
当我回来告诉他们我去过的神奇的地方时,每个人都会多么羡慕我啊!
6. This gave off oily, black smoke, but it stayed burning even in strong winds.它散发出油性的黑烟,但即使在强风下也会燃烧。
7. However, when I applied to join the expedition, Shackleton turned me down because he thought I was too young and wasn’t
qualified.
然而，当我申请加入探险队时，沙克尔顿拒绝了我，因为他认为我太年轻，不具备资格。
8. How everyone will envy me when I come back and tell them about the amazing places I have been to!
等我回来，当我告诉大家我去过的那些令人惊叹的地方时，他们该多羡慕我啊！经典美句
9. Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.成功在于不断失败而不失去热情。
10. Through perseverance, many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
通过坚持不懈，许多人从似乎注定要失败的情形中赢得了成功。
11.Adversity shows the genius;prosperity conceals it.逆境显才华，顺境隐天资。
12. Difficulties contain victory, while failure breeds success.困难里包含着胜利，而失败里孕育着成功。
13.If you wish to succeed, you should use persistence as your good friend, experience as your reference, prudence as your brother
and hope as your sentry.
如果你希望成功，当以恒心为良友，以经验为参谋，以谨慎为兄弟，以希望为哨兵。
