SectionFour Consolidation Activities
1. Word Derivation
1) insurev.→ insurance n. → insured n.&a.
①保险公司可以给你保寿险。
Aninsurance company will insure yourlife.
②未投保者需自付修理费。
People without insurancehad to pay for their own repairs.
③投保人需支付一定比例的医药费。
Theinsured are required to pay a portion of all medical bills.
2) deserve v. → undeserved a. → deservinga.
①这篇文章值得仔细研究。
The article deservescareful study.
②他有罗密欧之称是名不副实的。
His reputation as a Romeo is quite undeserved.
③值得同情的
be deservingof sympathy
3) generous a. → generosity n. → generouslyadv.
①贤明的统治者在胜利时能宽宏大量。
A wise ruler is generous in victory.
②他的慷慨在困境中表现了出来。
His generosity manifests itself in times ofneed.
③请慷慨施予。
Please give generously.
4) benefit n. / v. → beneficial a.
①新规章对我们大家都会大有好处。
The new regulations will be of great benefit to us all.
②这些设施使全城受益。
These facilities have benefited the whole town.
③新鲜空气有益健康。
Fresh air is beneficialto one's health.
5) regret n. / v.→ regrettablea.
①我听到他去世的消息感到万分悲痛。
I heard of his death with great regret.
②很抱歉，此事我爱莫能助。
I regretthat I cannot help.
③她粗俗无礼，令人遗憾。
Her rudeness was highly regrettable.
6) mirthn. → mirthful a. → mirthless a.
①圣诞节是个快乐的日子，尤其是对孩子们。
Christmasis a time of mirth, especially forchildren.
②她那滑稽的装束引得客人哄堂大笑。
Her funnycostume caused much mirthful laughteramong the guests.
③苦笑
a mirthless laugh
7) blaspheme v. → blasphemyn. → blasphemous a.
①他醉酒后总是骂骂咧咧，诅天咒地。
He always swears and blasphemes when he's drunk.
②谋杀和亵渎神明都是不可饶恕的大罪。
Murderand blasphemy are mortal sins.
③满屋的人都对他那亵渎神明的语言感到愤慨。
Thepeople in the room were shocked by his blasphemouslanguage.
8) reverev. → reverence n. → reverent a.
①那教授学识渊博备受敬重。
The professor was revered for his immense learning.
②他脱下帽子表示敬意。
He removed his hat as a sign of reverence.
③恭敬的态度﹑姿势等
reverent attitudes, gestures, etc
2. Phrase Practice
1. Inyour mad pursuit to destroy evil, you may _______ evil yourself. turn into
turn into: (cause sb./sth. to)pass from one condition or state to another
e.g. 水冻起来就能结成冰。
Water turns into ice when it freezes.
2.Itnever ________ me that he was a double agent. occurred to
occur to: come into (aperson's mind)
e.g. 她从未想到问问他人。
Itnever occurred to her to ask anyone.
1. Ifyou go on driving so rashly, you will ________ in hospital. end up
end up: reach or come to acertain place, state or action, esp. by a lengthy route or process
e.g. 你要是继续行窃终归得进监狱。
If youcontinue to steal you'll end up in prison.
2. Theytried every means to ________ production. step up
step up: increase sth.;improve sth.
e.g. 进一步推进核武器裁减
step up the campaign fornuclear disarmament
3. Moby-Dick （注意制作时要保持斜体）tells the story of how Ahab, the captain of awhaling ship, is determined to ________ the white whale ________ for it hascrippled one of his legs. pay back
pay … back: punish sb. or getone's revenge
e.g. 他对我使坏，我得治治他。
I’ll pay him back for the trick he played on me.
3. Synonym / Antonym
1. Family outingswere supposed to be fun.
l Synonyms: excursion,jaunt
2. Just to make sure that everybodyknew how much fun we were having, we put happy faces on flunking testpapers, dirty bumpers, sticky refrigerator doors, bathroom mirrors.
l Synonym: failing
3. I just mean we ought to treat fun reverently.
l Antonyms: irreverently, disrespectfully, contemptuously
4. Television commercials brought alot of fun and fun-loving folks into the picture.
l Synonym: advertisements
5. Your honeymoon was supposed tobe the epitome of fundom.
l Synonym: example
6. The god of mirth is paying us backfor all those years of thinking fun was everywhere by refusing to come to ourparty.
l Antonyms: grief, sadness, melancholy
7. I don’t want to blaspheme fun anymore.
l Synonyms: profane, revile
8. Itwas a long way to Pam’s house but every time we got weary Pam would put herhand over her eyes, scan the horizon like a sailor and say …
l Synonyms: examine, scrutinize
