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选择性必修二UNIT4HUMOUR重点单词短语
重点单词：
1.pretend v.假装；假扮；扮演
The children pretend to be different animals，dancing to the music.
孩子们扮成不同的动物，随着音乐起舞。
pretend to be+adj./n.假装是
pretend to do sth 假装要做某事
pretend to be doing sth 假装正在做某事
pretend to have done sth 假装做了某事
pretend that...假装....
2.significant adj.有重大意义的；显著的 significance n.意义；重要性 significantly adv.明显地；有重大意义地
In recent years， researchers from diverse fields have agreed that short-termism is now a significant problem in industrialised societies.
近年来，来自不同领域的研究人员一致认为，短期主义现在是工业化社会的一个重大问题。
It is significant that... 很明显…
be of significance to...对.有重要意义(=be significant to)attach significance to... 重视:认为……重要(to为介词)
3.astonish vt.使吃惊 astonishing adj.令人惊讶的 astonished adj.感到惊讶的 astonishment n.惊讶
But that's how nature is—always leaving us astonished.
但大自然就是这样——总是让我们感到惊讶
It astonishes sb that... 令某人惊讶的是
It is astonishing that... 令人感到惊讶的是….
be astonished at/by/that...对…感到惊讶
be astonished to do sth 对(做某事)感到惊讶
to one's astonishment(=to the astonishment of sb)令某人惊讶的是
in/with astonishment 惊讶地;吃惊地
4.announce vt.宣布；通知；声称 announcement n.公告；宣布 announcer n.广播员；宣告者
First announced in April， 2016， the tax which applies to soft drinks containing more than 5g of sugar per 100ml， was introduced to help reduce childhood obesity.
该税于2016年4月首次宣布，适用于每100毫升含糖超过5克的软饮料，旨在帮助减少儿童肥胖。
announce sth to sb 向某人官布某事
It is/was announced that... 据官布....
make an announcement发布通知:声明
5.deserve v.应受；值得；应得deserving adj.应得的；值得的
No matter how ordinary a job is， it plays a part in society and therefore deserves our due respect.一份工作无论多普通，它都在社会中起一定作用，因此它应当受到我们的尊重。
deserve sth值得某事:应受某事
deserve to do sth应该做某事:值得做某事
sth deserve doing/to be done 某事值得被做
deserve consideration/attention值得考虑注意
微提醒:deserve to be done与deserve doing 的意义相同,即可用动词-ing的主动形式表示被动意义,类似的动词还有 need、require、want 等
6.demand n.要求；需求 vt.强烈要求 demanding adj.苛求的；要求高的；吃力的
The friend who is remaining needs to be sensitive to all the additional time demands placed on the friend who has moved.
留下来的朋友需要体谅已搬走的朋友提出的所有额外时间要求
demand (of sb) to do... 要求(某人)做……
demand that... (should)do... 要求…做某事
(be)in(great) demand 非常需要的:受欢迎的:(迫切)需求
meet/satisfy one's demand(s)满足某人的要求
7.amuse vt.使娱乐；（提供）消遣 amusement n.娱乐；消遣；娱乐活动 amused adj.逗乐的；觉得好笑的 amusing adj.好玩的；好笑的；有趣的
His father frequently amused the boy with a tablet computer which was loaded with colorful pictures that come alive when you poke them.
他的父亲经常用一台平板电脑逗乐这个男孩，平板电脑里装有五颜六色的图片，当你戳它们时，它们就会栩栩如生。
amuse oneself with...以……自娱
amuse oneself(by doing sth)(通过做某事)自娱自乐
be amused at/by/with... 因... 而乐
be amused to do sth 做某事取乐
(much) to one’s amusement 让某人感到(非常)愉快的是
in/with amusement愉快地
8.embarrass vt.使窘迫；使尴尬；使为难 embarrassment n.害羞；窘迫 embarrassed adj.难堪的；尴尬的 embarrassing adj.令人尴尬的
Don't get caught making an embarrassing mistake at a restaurant.
不要在餐馆犯令人尴尬的错误。
It embarrasses sb to do sth做某事使某人窘迫
be embarrassed at/about对…感到为难/尴尬
be embarrassed to do sth羞于做某事:对做某事感到尴尬
It is embarrassing for sb to do sth 对某人来说做某事是令人尴尬的to one’s embarrassment令人难堪的是
10.terrifying adj.极其可怕的；骇人听闻的 terrify v.使十分害怕；使恐惧 terrified adj.恐惧的；很害怕的 terror n.恐怖；恐惧
While receiving treatment at a hospital, she recalled the terrifying moment the quake struck early in the morning.
在医院接受治疗时，她回忆起清晨地震发生的可怕时刻
terrify sb into doing sth 威胁某人做某事
terrify sb out of doing sth 吓得某人不敢做某事
terrify sb to death 把某人吓死
be terrified at/with/by被…吓了一跳
be terrified of对……感到惊恐
in terror 惊慌地
11.confuse vt.使迷惑；使混乱；混淆 confused adj.困惑的；糊涂的
（表示人的感受） confusing adj.使人困惑的（表示事物的状态）
confusion n.混乱；杂乱；困惑
As for Bailey, she is more confused about why her act is considered a big deal.
至于Bailey，她更困惑的是，为什么她的行为被认为是一件大事
be confused by被……弄糊涂
be/become/get confused about对……不解/感到困惑
in confusion 处于混乱状态:困惑地
重点短语：
12.rely on/upon 依赖；依靠；信赖
Still， 55 percent of Australians have a landline phone at home and only just over a quarter （29%） rely only on their smartphones according to
a survey.
尽管如此，一项调查显示，55%的澳大利亚人家里有固定电话，只有略多于四分之一（29%）的人只使用智能手机。
rely on/upon sb/sth指望/依靠某人/某事(=depend/count on sb/sth)
rely on/upon sb to do sth 指望/相信某人会做某事
rely on/upon (doing)sth 依赖/信任/指望(做)某事
rely on/upon it that... 相信.指望....
reliable adj.可信赖的;可依赖的:可靠的 reliably adv.可靠地
reliance n.依靠:依赖
13.end up （尤指经历一系列意外后）最终处于；到头来
However, we did not mark the route so we ended up almost missing the sunset entirely. 然而，我们没有标记路线，所以我们最后几乎完全错过了日落。
其他与end有关的短语:
end up doing sth 以做某事结束
end with 以……结束
put an end to..使……终止/结束
come to an end 完结:结束
in the end 最后;终于
by the end of到……结束时;到……时为止;在……之前
at the end of...在……末端;在……的结尾

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