Unit 2 The Olympic Games

重点单词

1. compete  vi.比赛；竞争
联想拓展
compete with 与……竞争
compete for 竞争以获得……
compete with/against sb. for sth.
为得到某物与某人竞争
compete in (a game, a match) 参加；在……方面竞争
be in competition with sb.和某人竞争
competition n.比赛；竞争
competitor n.比赛者;竞争者
competitive adj.竞争的;有竞争力的
易混辨析：compete/contest
compete 表示“为了争得名次、奖金，合同等”，并不含有将对手征服的意思。
contest 所表示的竞赛可以是友谊赛，也可以是有敌意的竞赛，旨在比试技能、能力、力气、耐力等，此外还可以表示赢得选举。
He believed that nobody could compete with/against him.
他认为没有人能和他竞争。
More than 1,000 competitors took part in the competition to compete for the first prize.
1 000多名选手参加了争夺一等奖的比赛。
He has now competed in two Olympics.
他已经参加过两届奥运会了。
2. admit  vt.&vi.准许进入；容许；接纳(常用被动结构);承认
联想拓展
be admitted as ...  被接受为……
be admitted (to/into) 被准许进入……
admit (to) sth./doing 承认某事/做过某事
admit that   承认……
admit sb./sth. to be 承认……是
It is/was admitted that普遍认为……
He was admitted as a member of the basketball team.
他被接受成为篮球队的一名队员。
Only 200 children were admitted to/into the school every year.
那时每年只有200名儿童获准入学。
Will you admit having broken the window?
你承不承认你打破了窗户？
They freely admit that they still have a lot to learn.
他们坦率承认，他们要学的东西还很多。
He admitted his words to be mistaken.
他承认自己的话错了。