高三英语Unit5 Getting the message
Ⅰ. Words.
1. convey vt.
①表达,传递(思想、感情等)convey sth. to sb.
convey the information / message / idea / one’s feelings / what you said to sb.
(2011浙江)Which of the following is conveyed in this article?
②传送,运输 convey/ deliver a letter to sb. →have a letter conveyed / delivered to sb.
2. advertise vi. & vt. 登广告,做广告;为…做广告
advertise for sth. / sb. 登广告寻…→advertise for an ideal lifelong companion / the missing boy advertiser n. 登广告的人,广告商
advertisement n. 广告
3. consideration n. 考虑,体贴
①take sth. into consideration 考虑某物
→Taking everything into consideration, the party is a great success.
→Students’ complaints of too much study burden were soon taken into consideration by the school.
be…→sth./sb. be considered to be…
考虑做某事
→Not satisfied with his present job, he is considering changing a better one.
③considerable adj. 相当…的→waste considerable amount of money and time
④considerate adj. 考虑周到的,为(他人)着想的→It is considerate of sb. to do…
4. charge n. 价钱,主管,控告;vt. 要价;向…冲;充电
①free of charge免费
sb. be in charge of sth. 负责(主动)
sth. be in the charge of 由…负责(被动)
sb.take charge of 掌管→He took charge of the big firm after his father passed away.
②charge sb. some money for sth./doing sth. 要价→It’s extremely annoying that he charged me 100
yuan for just mending a pair of shoes.
③charge downstairs/out of the classroom/for…冲向楼下/冲出教室/冲往…
④get charged充电
5. loss n. 遗失,损失
be angry about the ads for weight loss products 对广告登的减肥产品不满
suffer heavy loss 伤亡/损失惨重
be a loss to sb. 对某人是一种损失
be at a loss 不知所措,困惑
be filled with a sense of loss 充满了失落感
6. blame vt. 责备,归咎于;n. 责任
① blame sb. for sth.因…而责备某人→blame him for his failure/the breakdown of the network
blame sth. on sb.把…怪到某人头上→blame his failure/the breakdown of the network on him
② sb. be to blame for sth某人因…而受责备(无被动)→My brother, together with his classmates
④ take/get/accept/bear the blame for sth. 承担对某事的责任
7. mislead vt. 使误解, 使误入歧途misled―misled
mislead sb. into doing误导某人做某事misleading adj. 误导的→misleading information/ads.
8. broadcast vt. 播出/传播 broadcast---broadcast
broadcast the football match live = a live broadcast of the football match现场直播足球赛
9. hand in hand 手拉手;密切关联的
→The couple are often seen walking hand in hand in the evening.
①lend/give sb. a hand with sth. 帮忙做…
②on the one hand….on the other (hand) 一方面…另一方面…
10. react vi. 反应,放抗;vt.起化学反应
react to sth. / one’s reaction to sth. 对…作出反应  chain reaction连锁反应
→Children tend to react to their parents by going against their wishes.
11. annoy vt. 使烦恼;使恼怒
① sth. annoys sb.→sb. be annoyed at/about sht.
annoyed 恼怒的,生气的
annoying 使人恼怒的
②what annoys sb. (most) is that… 使某人(最)生气的就是…
→What annoys me now is that they haven’t turned up at the appointed time.
12. critic n. 批评者;评论家
① critical adj. 批评的,批判性的,挑剔的 / 极重要的,关键的,至关紧要的
②take a critical attitude towards sth. 对…持批判态度
→Your promotion is critical to our future. 你的提升对我们的将来至关重要。
③ criticism n. [U,C] 批评,批判
④ criticize vt. 批评,指责→criticize sb./sth. for…
→He has been criticized for not taking the problem seriously.
13. accuse vt. 控告,谴责
①acuse sb. of sth./doing sth. →sb. be accused of sth./doing sth.
②charge sb. with sth →sb. be charged with sth.
→I won’t actually accused him of dishonesty, even though I might suspect him of it.
14. associate vt. 使发生联系
①association n. 社团,协会;关系→Do you belong to any professional or trade associations?
你加入了专业学会或行业协会没有?
②be associated with 与…有联系→Associated with taking drugs and a series of social problems,
the case is rather difficult to cope with.
15. get across 传播,为人理解
①get sth. across to sb. /make sth. known to sb. 使某事为某人理解
weight的短语搭配→Though he spoke very slowly, he couldn’t get what he said across to his students.
②get rid of摆脱,去除                            get through to sb. 打通某人的电话
get about/around四处走动,(消息)传播          get down to doing sth. 开始做某事
16. appeal vi. 有吸引力,呼吁,上诉;n. 感染力,吸引力
①appeal to one’s emotion 迎合某人的情感          appeal to the court向法庭上诉
②make an appeal for sb. to do…/appeal sb. to do…呼吁某人做某事
→The government appeals every citizen to protect the environment and build a harmonious world where most people can live a cozy life.
③ The appeal of sth. is/lies in …/that…某物的吸引人之处在于…
→Apart from its low cost, the appeal of Golden Mirror mainly lies in that it contains a wide range of colorful pictures and masses of informative and entertaining articles.
17. illegal adj. 不合法的,违法的→legal adj. 合法的
illogical adj. 不合逻辑的→logical adj. 合逻辑的
use illegal ways to mislead customers 用非法的手段误导消费者
18. keep an eye out for sth./sb. 留心或注意某人
keep sth./sb. out使…进不去        keep back 隐瞒,忍住      Keep off the grass.勿踏草地。
keep an eye on  照看            keep away from 避开      keep sb. from doiong阻止某人做…
19. attach vt. 系,附加;认为有(重要性等)
① attach sth. to … 把…系/贴在…上→The tourist attached labels to all his bags.
② be attached to 附属于,依恋于
→Having been living in this old house for so many years, my grandmother has grown very
attached to it and would hate to move.
③ attach importance/significance to sth. 重视…
20. discount n. & vt. & adj. 折扣,打折扣,打折扣的
a10% discount 九折                  sell sth. at a discount打折销售某物
→He picked up the book at a discount of 20% yesterday. 昨天他以八折的价格买了这本书。
21. make sense有意义,有道理,讲得通
①sth. makes sense = sb. makes sense of sth.
→His promise to take a long journey to get away from the study burden in such a short holiday doesn’t make sense.
→I can’t make sense of what he said.
②in a sense就某种意义来说
③ in no sense 决不→In no sense should we lose heart.
④There’s no/much sense in doing…做某事无/很有意义
→Since he is so stubborn, there is no sense in persuading him out of changing his mind.
1.make notes of 记录
2.be full of lies 一派谎言
3.  a highly developed industry 一个高度发达的产业
< hand in hand with 与…密切相关
10. make people aware of social problems and govern-
ment policies 使人们意识到社会问题和政府决策
11. non-profit organizations 非营利组织 profitable adj.
12. spot a bad ad 发现一个骗人的广告赢利的
13. keep an eye out for hidden information 留心隐藏的信息    14. the average consumer普通消费者15. distinguish between fiction and facts 分清真伪
a distinguished guest 一个尊贵的客人

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