Unit 2 Module 8 Words and expressions
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Learning Aims: to learn the meanings and usages of the following words and expressions.
Learning important points: the usages of the words and expressions
Learning difficult points: the usages of the following words: star, cast, dare, desire, appeal to, exercise control over, etc.
Learning Procedures:
1. star (1) vt. 由……担任主演，由……担任主角。 （B级）
The performance was splendid. It _________ some of the world’s greatest opera singers.
演出很精彩；几位世界级顶级歌剧演唱家担当主演。
(2) vi. （在电影中）任主角、主演
Gong Li ________ ______ the film Curse of the Golden Flower directed by Zhang Yimou.
巩俐在张艺谋导演的《满城尽带黄金甲》中担任主角。
(3) star n. （娱乐或体育的）明星，名角。
There are many pictures of NBA __________ __________ on the walls of my son’s bedroom.
我儿子卧室的墙上有很多NBA篮球明星的照片。
与名词star常见的搭配：
pop music star __________________ big star ____________________
super star __________________ rising star ____________________
shining star __________________
拓展： 表示“扮演……的角色”的表达有：
___________________/___________________/____________________/_______________
2. cast (1) vt. 选派……扮演某角色，为（戏剧、角色）选派演员，（常与______连用）。
常用结构：cast sb. as/ sb. be cast as （B级）
Many great Chinese musicians, actors and singers _______ _______ ________.
许多杰出的中国音乐家、演员和歌手也参加了演出。
The director ________ ______ ________ a newly-married princess in the new film.
在新片中，导演让我 扮演一个新婚的公主。
(2) 投，掷，抛。
As soon as they reached the fishing area, the fishermen _______ _______ ________ into the sea.
渔民们一到捕鱼区就把鱼网撒进了大海。
3. dare （C级）
(1) vi. 后接不定式，可用于任何句式中。
He _______ _______ accuse me of dishonesty. 他胆敢控诉我不诚实。
I ________ _______ ________ move then. 那时我一动都不敢动。
_______ ________ ________ _______ compete against me? 你敢跟我竞争吗？
(2) aux. v. (情态动词) 过去式为 ___________。 后接动词原形，通常用于否定句、疑问句和条件状语从句中。
I ___________________think of it. 我几乎不敢想它。
_____________________ speak of it. 没有人敢说起这件事。
___________________ ask him? 你敢问他吗？
___________________________________(如果你再敢那样对我说话), you will be sorry.
(3) 习语 I dare say 意思是“我猜”、“可能”、“大概”等。
我猜他会来。 ___________________________________________
我敢说今天会下雨。 ___________________________________________
4. direct vt. & vi. 导演；指导，指挥；命令，指令；负责，管理，监督
写出下列句子中direct的含义： （C级）
○1A policewoman stood in the middle of the street, directing the traffic. ________________
○2The mayor directed the crowd to move back for safety. _________________
○3Who do you know directed the American famous movie Gone with the Wind? ______________
○4Steven was asked to direct the project of designing a tunnel under the English Channel.
________________
拓展：○1 director n. _____________ ; direction n. __________________
○2direct adj. & adv. 径直，直接
Will you ________ ________ _______Hong Kong or stop in Shanghai first?
你是直飞香港，还是先在上海停一下？
比较：direct 和directly
这两个副词都有“直接地”之意。
direct: 指行路中不停步、不绕道、直奔目的地；直接地(不经过中间环节)。
directly: 指以一种直接的方式。表示时间的时候，指立刻，不拖延之意。
同义词或词组有：immediately, instantly, directly, shortly, soon, at once, right away
即时练习：用direct和directly 完成下列句子 （B级）
○1I will deal __________ with the manager of the supermarket.
○2Johnson will see you ___________ after the conference.
○3__________the manager came into the office, everyone became quiet.
○4He answered me very __________and openly
5. desire （B级）
(1) n. 愿望，心愿，要求
尽管他很贫穷，他对财富无欲望。Poor as he is, he ___________________________________.
(2) vt. 渴望，欲望
我们希望每一个中国人都幸福和健康。
We ____________________________ to all the people in China.
人们期望照管某个东西，因此他们养些自己宠爱的动物做伴侣。
People ____________________________something so they keep pets for companion.
我的女朋友希望今年她生日时我去见她。
My girlfriend _________ ________ _________ go to see her on her birthday this year.
=My girlfriend desired that _______ _______ go to see her on her birthday this year.
(3) 搭配：
have a strong desire to do sth. ________________________________
do sth. at sb’s desire _______________________________
desire sb. to do sth. ________________________________
desire to do sth. ________________________________
6. hire vt. & n. 雇佣，雇用；租用
我们委托一家广告公司替我们推销产品。
We _________________________________ to help us promote the sales of the products.
他儿子在市中心开一个汽车出租公司。
His son runs __________________________ in the center of the city.
搭配： hire and fire _________________ for hire ______________________
hire out _________________
辨析：hire/employ/rent
hire通常指短期雇用人或租用物(汽车、服装、音乐厅等)。雇用人时hire强调受雇者纯粹是为了工钱而被雇佣。
employ一般表示工业、企业、政府机构或其他方面长期雇用人，强调被雇用的人不仅看重工钱，而且还看重工作的稳定性。
rent指长期租用物品，如：租用房屋、土地等不动产。
即时练习： 用hire, employ, rent的适当形式填空 (C级)
○1This motor plant is ______________ three thousand workers.
○2We have ___________a villa in the south of France for the summer.
○3Because of poverty, I have to ________a suit for the wedding.
7. appeal (B级)
(1) n. 吸引力，感染力。为不可数名词，常与介词for连用。
这部电视连续剧对中国年轻的观众有巨大的吸引力。
This TV series ____________________________young viewers in China.
(2) n. 呼吁，恳求。为可数名词。
利比亚总统在联合国大会上呼吁发达国家给予援助。
The president of Liberia ________________________ the developed countries for aid in the UN conference.
每每有困难就伸手求援并不是个好办法。
译：___________________________________________________________________________
(3) vi. 吸引，引起兴趣（常与to连用）；呼吁，恳求
你有没有兴趣到大公司去工作？Does the idea of working for a big company _______________?
象《哈利波特》这样的书很吸引年轻学生。
译：___________________________________________________________________________
政府呼吁每个人节约用水。The government is ________________________________________.
appealing adj. 吸引人的，引起兴趣的
搭配： popular/wide appeal ________________ appeal to sb. _________________________
(make an ) appeal to sb. for sth. / to do sth. ____________________________________
8. exercise control over 对某人或某事实施控制 (B级)
The national Entrance examination is coming; I need to exercise more control over myself!
译：____________________________________________________________________________
Because of the bad injury in my arms, I couldn’t exercise control over the car on the muddy road.
译：___________________________________________________________________________
搭配：in control of ___________________ in the control of ______________________
under control ___________________ out of control _______________________
under the control of ________________ beyond sb’s control ______________________
get out of control _________________ lose control of sth. ______________________
have /gain/take control over/of sth. _______________________________
have /bring/keep sth. under control _______________________________
9. be condemned to death 被处死 （C级）
The Chinese government made a promise that if Lai Changxing is sent back to China from Canada,
_________________________________. (他将不会被处死)
搭配：put sb to death __________________ sentence sb. to death ______________________
starve to death __________________ bleed to death _______________________
fight to death ___________________ burn to death _______________________
当堂检测： 单词拼写
1.Gongli,who is a very famous actress, has s_________ in many films directed by Zhang Yimou.
2.The director c______ me a newly-married princess in the new film.
3.I d________(敢) say it will rain today.
4.Having been running for such a long time made him b__________.
5.In almost every fairy tale, there is a very h __________ prince who marries a princes.
6.Every mother has _____________( 感情 )for her children.
7.His grandfather finds music and painting very a____________ in his life.
8.You must take some o__________ activities so that you can pick up your health.
9.In 1945, the Japanese invaders surrendered ______________(无条件)
10.It is d_________ that you (should) be present at Mary’s wedding party on Sunday.