人教版新课标选修六英语基础知识点复习UNIT 2
1.convey vt.输送,运送,传达,表达
*Wires convey electricity from power station to users.
*We conveyed our goods to the market in an old truck.
*The pipeline conveys natural gas to the East.
*Do my words convey my meaning to you?
*I can’t convey my feelings in words.
*What is it that the author wants to convey to his readers through the story?
2.express oneself表达自己的想法/意思
*I don’t know if I express myself clearly.
*He can’t express himself in good English.
3.by playing with wordsplay with 玩，玩弄
*Don’t play with fire.
*The baby is playing with a ball.
4.flexible adj.有弹性的；灵活的
*We can easily bend the piece of wire; it’s flexible.
*We need a more flexible foreign policy.
*I like flexible working hours.
5.Some rhyme while others do not.
While可表示对比，译作“而”
*He likes science while she likes arts.
*He likes sports while I’d rather read.
6.take it easy别紧张，放松
*The doctor said to me, “It’s nothing serious. Take it easy.”
*Please sit down and take it easy.
take one’s time慢慢来，从容不迫
*Since there is no need to hurry, we can take our time leaving.
*Take your time. You don’t have to return it now because I’m not using it today.
take …seriously当真，认真对待
*Don’t take his words seriously; he’s just joking.
7.run out of vt.用完,耗尽
run out vi.
*The petrol has run out.
*His strength/patience has run out.
*We are running out of water.
*We ran out of petrol yesterday.
8.be made up of由…组成/构成
make up(vt.)组成，构成
consist of =be made up of由…组成/构成
*Women make up 60 percent of the workers in this factory.
*Different qualities make up a person’s character.
*Nine players make up a team.
*Fifty students make up the class.
在上述句子中不能用consist of，只有当上述句子改为被动后才能换成consist of。
*60 percent of the workers in this factory are made up of women.
=60 percent of the workers in this factory consist of women.
*A person’s character is made up of different qualities.
=A person’s character consists of different qualities.
*A team is made up of nine players.
=A team consists of nine players.
*The class is made up of fifty students.
=The class consists of fifty students.
*How many countries does the UK consist of?
=How many countries is the UK made up of?
所以，consist of无被动态，也不能用进行时，而make up是及物的，它的被动形式是be made up of。在用分词做定语时，consist of用现在分词，be made up of用过去分词。
*a team consisting of nine players
=a team made up of nine players
9.branch n.
*He climbed up the tree and hid among the branches.(树枝)
*Geometry is a branch of mathematics.(分支)
*Our company has branches in all big cities.(分支机构)
10. popular with受…欢迎
*Pop music is particularly popular with youngsters.
也可说be popular among在…中流行
*Pop music is particularly popular among youngsters.
11.in particular特别是；特别(地)
*You should avoid eating fat meat, pork in particular.
*He likes science subjects, physics in particular.
以上两句可用particularly或especially改写：
*You should avoid eating fat meat, particularly/especially pork.
*He likes science subjects, particularly/
especially physics.
其他用法
*“What do you mean?” “Oh, nothing in particular.”
*Why did you choose that in particular?
12.eventually adv.最后，终于
*You’ll find someone here eventually.
13.of one’s own 自己的
*The couple had no children of their own.
*He wants a house of his own.
on one’s own独自；靠自己的力量
*He got the job on his own.
*Can you finish it on your own?
*He left for London on his own.
*I hope to have a house of my own so that I can live on my own.
14.transform v.转化,转换,改造,改变
*Water can transform a desert into an oasis.
*A steam engine transforms heat into power.
15.exchange vt.& n.交换，交流
*You two boys exchange seats.
*My brother and I often exchange Christmas gifts.
exchange views/experience交流看法/经验
international exchange program国际交流项目
exchange…with…和…交换…
*May I exchange seats with you?
exchange…for…用…换…
*Where can I exchange dollars for pounds?
*I’d like to exchange my pen for your knife.
16.sponsor n.发起人，主办方，资助者
vt.倡议，发起，资助
*A big company is the sponsor of the TV Festival.
*A big company sponsored the TV Festival.
*The TV Festival was sponsored by a big company.
17.try out试试，试验，试用
*I’ll try it out and see whether it works.
*May I try out this ball pen?
*They are trying out new teaching method.
18. let out
*When she heard this, she let out a cry.(发出)
*They let out a scream.
*Someone has let the news out.(泄露)
