Unit 1 Women of achievement
Word usage
1.achieve v: attain or reach a goal through a lot of effort
eg. You will never achieve anything if you spend your time that way.
She finally achieved what she wanted.
该词的名词形式为achievement.
eg. The invention of the computer is a great achievement.
They made great efforts in the achievement of their goals.
2.condition n:
a) [C]situation or state that under which person or thing exist
eg. After the king came to power, the condition of the people became worse.
My bike is in bad condition. I want to buy a new one.
Our living and working conditions have been improved in the past few years.
b) [U]the state of general health
What's the patient's condition?
The old man’s condition is improving.
3.connection: union or relationship linked by different means
eg. His connection with the family is slight.
There’re excellent road and rail connections between the two cities.
Is there a connection between the sun and seasons?
4.campaign
a)n: organize activity+ for/against/to do
eg. The city is planning to start a campaign against smoking.
We started a campaign for money raising for the flood area.
b)v: hold or join in a campaign
eg. He hasn't decided whether to campaign for the position.
Mary is campaigning for equal rights for women.
5.organization: organizing or organized system
eg. An army without organization would be useless.
Do you know the organization of the human body?
He is busy in the organization of the football club.
6.devote v: give up time or set apart for
该词通常构成词组devote… to，其中to 为介词，后接名词或代词或动名词.
eg. He devoted himself to writing.
He still devotes to the study of chemistry.
He has devoted all his life to helping the blind.
7.behave v: act or respond in a specified way
eg. He behaved like a true gentleman.
The young lady behaved courageously in the face of danger.
He behaved badly to the customers.
其名词形式为behaviour.
eg. His parents were satisfied with his behaviour.
I don’t like his rude behaviour.
8.worthwhile adj: rewarding enough to justify the time, money or effort that is spent
eg. The job is worthwhile.
It is worthwhile to read the book.
It is worthwhile to visiting the city.
区别worthwhile, worthy 及worth 的用法
be worth sth/doing sth
be worthy of sth/ being done sth
be worthwhile to do/doing sth
be worthy to be done
eg. The book is worth reading.
It is worthwhile to read the book.
The book is worthy of being read.
9.observe v: watch carefully
eg. The scientist observed the experiment.
I observed him stop at the gate.
这个动词的名词形式为observation
eg. They decided to put him under observation.
10. respect
a)n: esteem or admiration
eg. They treated me with respect.
We show great respect for old man.
b) v: to have respect for
eg. He is highly respected by everyone.
I deeply respected his courage.
11. argue vi/vt: to express disagreement in words, often with strong feelings.
Eg. I don’t want to argue with you.
We argued the matter over four hours.
He argued that she should not go.
12. inspire v: encourage
eg. His speech inspired us to try again.
My parents inspire me to study harder.
The beautiful scenery inspired the writer.
13. support
a)n: act of supporting
eg. Tom is the chief support of the family.
We need your support.
I will support his plan.
b) v: to provide money , food, etc
eg. He has a large family to support.
I can support myself after graduate from university.
14. communication n: act of communicating
eg. Communication between old and young people is not so difficult as you think.
Mobile phone has become an important means of communication.
There is little communication between him and his parents.
15. explain v: make clear or know in detail
eg. Can you explain how the machine operates?
I was asked to explain the meaning of the sentence.
explain不能带双宾语， 不能说explain sb sth 而说成explain sth to sb
eg. Please explain this rule to me.
16. deliver v:
a) take to an intended receiver
eg. The mailman delivered the letters.
He delivered my message to his brother.
b) utter speech etc
eg. He delivered an important report at the meeting.
He delivered his speech successfully.
17. kindness: quality of being kind
eg. She always shows kindness to children and animals.
He helped the man out of kindness.
Thank you for your kindness.
18. considerate adj: careful not to hurt others
eg. She is considerate of others.
He’s always considerate towards old people.
Please be considerate.
consideration n: thinking that kept in mind
eg. The matter is under consideration.
We’ll give your advice careful consideration.
Health is the first consideration.
19. modest adj: not boasting/ shy
eg. He’s modest about his success.
He is a modest man.
