选修7 Unit 1 Living well

核心词汇

1. ambition
n. 雄心
Her ambition is the presidency.
她的抱负是成为一名总统。
After several hours’work, she had no ambition to go dancing.
工作了数个小时之后，她没有精力去跳舞了。
联想拓展
ambitious adj.  志向远大的; 有雄心壮志的;有野心的
be ambitious for (power/social position, etc.) 极欲获得(权力，社会地位等)
be ambitious of success   渴望成功
be ambitious to 一心想……
The prince was attracted by the girl’s beauty, and ambitious to marry her.
王子为女孩的美貌打动了，渴望能娶到她。
2. beneficial
adj. 有益的；受益的
常用结构：
be beneficial to ... 对……有用/有好处/有益
A good diet is beneficial to one’s health.
良好的饮食有益于人的身体健康。
联想拓展
benefit n.利益；实惠；未来的好处
vt. 有益于，有助于
vi.(常与from，by连用)获益；得益于
I have typed out some lecture notes for the benefit of those people who were absent last week.
我打印了一些讲座的笔记，上周缺席的人会因此获益。
It’s said that yoga is of great benefit to human health.
据说瑜伽对人体健康有很大好处。
I did it for his benefit. 我做这个是为了帮助他。
The development of our country’s economy has benefited from the opening and reform policy.
我们国家的经济发展得益于改革开放的政策。
3. adapt 
v.  使适应;改编
常用结构：
adapt (oneself) to sth. 适应某物
adapt ...to ... 使……适应……
adapt sth. from sth. 根据某事将……改编成……
be adapted from ... 由……改编
You should adapt yourself to the new environment.
你应该适应新环境。
The makers adapted the cartoons film for children from the Russian original.
影片制作人为了孩子们将这本俄文原著改编成了卡通电影。
易混辨析：adapt/adopt/adjust
adapt指“修改或改变以适应新条件”。
adopt 指“采用，采取；收养；正式通过”。
adjust指“调整，调节(使之适应)”。
4. conduct
n.  行为
v. 指挥
The chairperson conducted the hearing.
主席主持了这个听证会。
His conduct of the business was very successful.
他的事业进展得相当顺利。
The curator conducted the visitors around the museum.
馆长领着游客们在博物馆中参观。
常用结构：
a bad conduct 恶劣行为
under the conduct of 在……指导(管理)下
联想拓展
conductor n. 领导者, 经理
5. absence
n. 缺席；不在
We did not receive any news during his long absence.
他长期缺席期间，我们没有得到他的一点消息。
常用结构：
absence of mind 心不在焉
in one’s absence (from)   当某人不在的时候
in the absence of 缺乏……
I don’t agree to this decision as it was made in my absence.
我不同意这个决定，因为它是我不在场的时候做出的。
联想拓展
absent adj. 不在的；缺席的
be absent from  缺席；不在；不存在；缺少
be present at 出席；到场
presence  n. 出席；到场
He had to make up the lessons he had missed as he had been absent from class for three weeks.
他必须补上由于旷课3个星期所耽误的课程。
Absence from work leads to deduct of payment.
旷工的结果就是扣除工资。
6. resign
v.  辞职；委托；把……交托给(to, into)
常用结构：
resign one’s position (as secretary) 辞去(秘书)职务
resign office 辞职
resign oneself to  听任(某种影响); 只好(做某事)
resign oneself to one’s fate 听天由命
resign ... to... 把……托付给
In order to look after her sick mother, Mary decided to resign her position as a manager in the company.
为了照顾生病的母亲，玛丽决定辞去公司经理的职务。
I resign my children to your care.我把孩子们委托你来照顾。