选修6 Unit 3 A healthy life
核心词汇
1. stress
n. 压力;重音
vt. 加压力于;使紧张
Too much work and stress does damage to your health.
过量的工作和压力会对你的健康有害。
In the word “mother” the stress is on the first syllable.
在“mother”这个单词中,重音在第一个音节上。
常用结构:
under stress 在压力之下
under the stress of 在……的压力下
stress sth.或lay/place/put stress on sth. 强调某事物;给某物压力
The weight of snow stressed the roof to the point of collapsing. 雪的重量压得屋顶快要塌了。
联想拓展
stressed adj. 焦虑不安的;心力交瘁的
stressful adj. 压力大的;紧张的高手过招
2. accustom
vt. 使习惯于
常用结构:
accustom oneself to
=be accustomed to (其中to为介词)习惯于……
These people accustomed themselves to hard work.
这些人习惯于艰苦的工作。
I am not accustomed to being interrupted.
我不习惯被别人打扰。
He is accustomed to loneliness.
他对孤独已经习以为常。
联想拓展
表示“习惯于……”的短语还有:
be/get used to doing
adapt oneself to doing
adjust oneself to doing
3. quit
vt. 停止(做某事);离开
常用结构:
quit something 离开……
quit doing something 停止做某事
He got his present job when he quitted the school.
他退学后得到现在这份工作。
Quit talking rubbish. 别胡说八道了。