大学英语Unit2 BookII.doc

Unit2 BookII
Section A
New Words
promising adj.
showing signs of being essful in the future
a promising businessman
2. amusing adj.
causing you laugh or smile
Do you have any amusing experience?
----相关词: amused; amusement
3. anniversary n.
a day that is exactly a year or a number of years
after a special or important event
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the foundation of this university
4. gratitude n.
the feelings of being grateful or thankful
------gratitude to sb. for sth.
I ‘d like to express my sincere gratitude to him for his help.
5. fatigue v.
make someone feel tired
What often makes you feel fatigued?
6. indifferent adj.
not interested in or caring about sb./sth.
------be indifferent to sb./sth.
7 assert v.
to say sth. clearly and firmly
------asserted sth. to be true
------assert that…...
8. swear (swore, sworn) v.
① to use rude or bad language; curse
He hit his thumb with the hammer and swore loudly.
② to make a serious promise
-----swear to do….
-----swear that….
③to say sth emphatically
-----swaer to doing…..
I swore to having seen him before.
④to curse
-----swear at sb.
n.
a sudden expression of a strong feeling,
especially anger
This remark brought an outburst of laughter
v.
to continue doing sth. even though other people say that you are wrong or that you cannot do