文档介绍：Unit 1
The written word
1、desperate adj. 绝望的,不顾一切的,极其想要的
◆The situation is desperate.
情况令人感到绝望。
与hopeless相比,desperate的语气要轻些。
◆The situation was desperate but not hopeless.
这个情形是令人绝望的,但也不全无希望。
desperate后可接不定式,表示“发疯似的想要”。
◆When the war was over, Tom was desperate to return to civilian ,汤姆发疯似的想要回到平民的生活。
*be desperate at…属于固定搭配,表示“因……而绝望”。
He's a glass of water.
他极想喝一杯水。
desperate for
2、resist v. 抗拒;拒绝;克制
◆The soldiers resisted the enemy attacks.
士兵们抵抗了敌人的进攻。
cannot resist (doing) sth. 忍不住,按捺不住(做)某事
◆I can never resist the urge to laugh.
我克制不了大笑的冲动。
◆He couldn't resist showing off his new car.
他忍不住要炫耀自己的新车。
3、rescue vt. 营救,援救n. 救援;营救;抢救;获救;营救行动
◆He dived from the bridge to rescue the drowning child.
他从桥上跳入水中去抢救那名溺水儿童。
◆Had Jim not dived in to rescue him, the boy would have drowned.
如果不是吉姆跳下水去救,那小男孩早就淹死了。
◆The government has rescued the firm from bankruptcy by giving them a grant.
政府拨款给这家公司使其免于破产。
◆We had given up hope of rescue.
我们那时已经放弃了获救的希望。
◆Ten fisherman were saved in a sea rescue.
在一次海上营救行动中,10名渔民获救。
The well­drilled crew managed ____________ most of the passengers.
训练有素的机组人员设法营救出了大部分乘客。
to rescue
4、 intend v. 打算;专供……使用
I intend you to take over my career.
我打算让你来接替我的事业。
The school is intended for the children whose parents are doing odd work outside.
这所学校是专门为父母在外做特殊工作的小孩而开设的。