话题三　人物与职业

 

1

高频单词

 

·Group 1·

1. achieve     vt. 达到, 取得 

     achievement   n. 成就, 成绩, 功绩

2. admire       vt. 钦佩;欣赏

3. ambitious       adj. 有雄心壮志的

4. appearance     n. 外貌

5. background    n. 背景

6. birthplace     n.  出生地;故乡

7. character       n.  (汉)字,  字体;品格

      characteristic       adj.  典型的, 独特的

8. coincidence       n.  巧合,  巧事

9. confident        adj.  自信的

10. contemporary      adj.  属同时期的, 同一时代的

·Group 2·

1. content      adj.  甘愿的, 满意的   n.  内容

2. contribute     v.  贡献

       contribution    n.  贡献

3. creative      adj.  富有创造力的

4. determination       n.  决心

      determine      vt.  决定;决心

5. devote       vt.  把……奉献,  把……专用(于)

     devotion     n.  奉献,  奉献精神

6. educated       adj.  受过教育的

7. energetic            adj.  精力旺盛的

8. expectation       n.  期望;期待

9. experience         n.  经验;经历

10. failure       n.  失败

·Group 3·

1. fortunate        adj.  幸运的;侥幸的

        fortune       n.  财产;运气

2. generous     adj.  慷慨大方的

3. hardship     n.  困难

4. hardworking     adj.  努力工作的

5. honest      adj.  诚实的, 正直的

6. honour(美honor)     n.  荣誉, 光荣；vt.  尊敬,  给予荣誉

7. humorous     adj.  富有幽默感的

humour(美humor)    n.  幽默,  幽默感

8. independent       adj.  独立的

9. inspire        vt.  鼓舞;激励

10. intelligence     n.  智力, 才智, 智慧

·Group 4·

1. occupation     n.  职业,  工作

2. optimistic     adj.  乐观的

3. outgoing      adj.  爱交际的, 外向的

4. outspoken   adj.  直率的, 坦诚的

5. outstanding     adj.  优秀的, 杰出的

6. personality     n.  个性, 性格

7. possess      vt.  占有;拥有

       possession    n.  拥有;财产, 所有物

8. private      adj.  私人的

9. profession       n.  (需要有高等教育学位的)职业(如医生或律师)

10. prove        vt.  证明

·Group 5·

1. qualification     n.  资格,  学历

2. respect     vt. &n.  尊敬,  尊重

3. retire     v.  退休

4. sacrifice    vt.  牺牲

5. stubborn     adj.  固执的, 倔强的

6. virtue     n.  美德,  正直的品行, 德行

7. voluntary      adj.  自愿的, 主动的

     volunteer    n.  义工, 志愿者；v.  自愿做

8. warm-hearted    adj.  热心的

9. wealth   n.  财产, 财富

       wealthy     adj.  富有的

10. wrinkle      n.  皱纹

 

2

高频短语

 

·Group 1·

1. be honored as　　被誉为……

2. be gifted at   对……有天赋

3. be interested in    对……感兴趣

4. be satisfied/content with对……满意

5. be active in      积极从事

6. be absorbed in     全神贯注于

7. be enthusiastic about     对……热心

8. be skilled in      在……方面熟练

9. be admitted into a key university考   上重点大学

10. do well in      在……方面做得好

·Group 2·

1. devote oneself/one’s life to   献身于, 专心于

2. dream of    梦想

3. graduate from     从……毕业

4. learn from     向……学习

5. make great contributions to     对……做出巨大贡献

6. make efforts to do sth.     努力做某事

7. praise sb. for sth.     因某事赞扬某人

8. regard. . . as. . . 认为……是……

9. set a good example to为……做出好榜样

10. think highly/well of对……高度评价

 

3

写作佳句

 

1. I have already filled in the application form and had my resume ready for it. However,  I am not sure about the words and format. 我已经填了申请表, 并且准备好了简历。然而我对于词汇和格式还不确定。

2. We are very proud of ourselves and believe we can do more for a better world. 

我们为自己感到骄傲,  并且相信我们为一个更加美好的世界可以做更多的事情。

3. I’m sorry to say that I cannot go to the bookstore with you on Friday afternoon. 

很抱歉,  周五下午我不能和你一起去书店了。

4. A month before the event,  I spent hours working out a schedule outlining my goals and practical steps. 

在比赛前一个月,  我花费了几个小时的时间制订了一个计划,  列举了我的目标和实际的步骤。

5. Amazingly,  she earned respect from her students,  all of whom later grew to be confident,  considerate and well-behaved. 

令人感到惊讶的是,  她获得了学生的尊敬,  后来这些学生都变得自信、体贴人、举止得体。

6. I would really like to interview him because he is not only the first Chinese to go to space but also one of the greatest astronauts in the world. 我十分愿意采访他, 因为他不仅仅是第一个到太空的中国人,  还是世界上最伟大的宇航员之一。

7. As an outgoing girl,  I get along well with my classmates. 

作为一个外向的女孩,  我和同学们相处得很好。

8. I’m Li Hua,  a student from China. 

我是李华, 一名来自中国的学生。

9. As far as I am concerned,  not only will her generosity help those in need realize their dreams and rebuild faith in life,  but also it will motivate more people to participate in such a good deed. 

依我看, 她的慷慨不仅能帮助那些处于困境的人实现梦想、重拾生活信心, 而且还能激励更多人参加这样的善举。

10. They are not only experienced and knowledgeable,  but also patient and understanding. 他们不仅经验丰富、知识渊博,  而且有耐心、善解人意。

11. Born into a poor clerk’s family,  Charles Dickens had little schooling. 出生在一个贫困的小职员家庭中, 查尔斯·狄更斯几乎没有接受学校教育。

12. Thus,  the seemingly difficult process of study was neither complex nor dull.

因此, 看似困难的学习过程既不复杂也不枯燥。

13. I intend to recommend him because what he impresses on us is not only his expertise in teaching but his care for us. 我打算推荐他, 因为他使我们印象深刻的不仅是他在教学方面的专长, 而且还有他对我们的关心。

14. He offered his sincere and sound suggestions,  which cleared up my problem immediately. 

他提出了他真诚和合理的建议, 这立刻解决了我的问题。

15. As for my favourite figure in Chinese history,  it must be Wei Yuan,  a great thinker in the late Qing Dynasty. 至于我最喜欢的中国历史人物, 那一定是魏源, 一个伟大的晚清思想家。

16. Her marvelous voice and appealing dance make her one of the most popular girls in our school. 

她动听的歌声和迷人的舞姿让她成了我们学校里最受欢迎的女孩之一。

17. Now I have grown up and become more independent,  but whenever I come across setback,  my mother’s eyes are always with me encouraging me wherever I go. 现在我已长大且变得更加独立, 但每当我遇到挫折时, 不论我走到哪里母亲的眼睛总是伴随着我, 给我鼓励。

18. I was impressed by his devotion to teaching. 

他给我的印象是热心教学。

19. As far as I’m concerned,  my mother is always helping our neighbours or strangers,  which makes her gain good honors in our village. 

就我所知, 我的母亲总是帮助我们的邻居或陌生人, 这使她在我们的村子里获得了良好的声誉。

20. Owing to the fact that he can do whatever he has chosen to do with great perseverance,  he has made great achievements in many fields. 

由于他能够坚持不懈地做他所选择做的任何事情, 所以他在很多领域都取得了巨大成就。

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写作范例

 

某英文杂志正在举行以“Fancy yourself as an interviewer”为主题的征文活动, 请你以“A Famous Chinese I Would Like to Interview”为题, 写一篇英语短文。   

内容包括: 

1. 采访的对象;

2. 采访的原因;

3. 想提的问题。 

注意:

1. 词数80左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。

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【参考范文】

A Famous Chinese I Would Like to Interview

The person I would like to interview is Yang Liwei.  I would really like to interview him because he is not only the first Chinese to go to space but also one of the greatest astronauts in the world.  I have long been interested in space exploration and I believe I could learn a great deal from him about it.  

If I could interview him,  I would ask him what made him an astronaut and how he was trained.  I would also like to know how he felt in space and whether space travel is such great fun as I have read.  I would like to ask a few questions about his personal life,  which must be very interesting.