文档介绍：Vocabulary Page 41-42
I. Word transformation.
Word transformation
Verb
Noun
Adjective
die
death
dead
differ
difference
different
difficulty
difficult
direct
direction
direct
directly adv.
director n. 主管，导演
directory n. 目录
disable 使残废
disability
disabled
disagree
disagreement
disappear
disappearance
disappiont
disappointment
disappointing/disappointed
discourage
discouragement
discouraging 令人气馁
反义词：encourage
discover
discovery
discuss
discussion
display
display
distance
distant
II. Learn the following words by filling in the blanks with proper prepositions.
1. My boss really needs to go (on) a diet and get some exercise - all that rich food he loves to eat is turning him into a real butterball.
2. The two systems differ (in) many respects.
People differ (from) one another in their ability to handle stress
He is different (from) what he was 10 years ago.
3. The young teacher had difficulty (in) holding the children under her girdle.
He got to his feet (with) difficulty.
4. The bad weather put us (in) a dilemma
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5. I am going (in) the direction of the lake.
1) When the police arrived, the crowd scattered in all directions.
2) Stones were flying about in every direction.
3) The investigation was carried out under the direction of a senior police officer.
6. I disagree (with) him (about) what we ought to do.
7. We tried to discourage him (from) climbing the mountain without a guide.
Similar structures:
ban sb from doing sth
forbid sb from doing sth
prohibit sb from doing
prevent sb (from) doing
stop sb (from) doing
keep sb from doing
disable sb from doing
翻译：有件急事使得我今天不能和你共进晚餐。
Something urgent prevents me from joining you at dinner.
8. I'll have to discuss the matter (with) my friends.
We will have a discussion (about) Obama’s speech on September 8th tomorrow.
The project is still (under) discussion.
9. The student’s works are (on) displa