Unit 1 Festivals around the world
award, admire, apologize, remind, in memory of, hold on, turn up, It + be + adj. / n. = that…/ to do…
1. award vt. 颁奖，授奖，给予
n. 奖，奖品，奖状
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award |
vt. 授予，颁发，判给 be awarded for… 因…而受奖 award sb sth 颁发给某人某物 |
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n. 奖品，赠品，与prize近义 | |
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reward |
vt. 报答，酬谢，可以用于比喻意义 reward sb with sth 用…酬谢某人 |
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n. 赏金，酬金，回报 |
eg: The Olympic winner received a gold medal as an award.
Students who complete the course successfully will be awarded a diploma.
Everyone who reached the summit was rewarded with a magnificent.
The prize was a just reward for all his hard work.
2. admire vt. 赞美；钦佩；羡慕
admire sb for sth 因某事而钦佩某人
in admiration of 对…表示钦佩
with / in admiration 钦佩他
express / have admiration for sb （表示）钦佩某人
admirable adj. 可钦佩的；极佳的
admiring adj. 羡慕的；赞美的
admiration n. 钦佩；羡慕
eg: I have to admire Wang Nan for her persistence.
I am filled with admiration for his courage.
= I have admiration for his courage.
He gave me an admiring look.
3. apologize vi. 道歉
apologize to sb for (doing) sth 因(做)某事向某人道歉
apologize to sb + that 向某人道歉
make an apology to sb for sth 因某事向某人道歉
accept / refuse one’s apology 接受 / 拒绝某人的道歉
eg: I must apologize for not being able to meet you.
I apologized to her for stepping on her foot.
= I made an apology to her stepping on her foot.
He is too stubborn to accept other’s apology.
4. remind vt. 提醒；使想起
remind sb of / about sth 提醒某人某事
remind sb to do sth 提醒某人做某事
remind (sb) + that / how / what…提醒…
eg: This story reminds me of my childhood.
She reminded me that we had in fact met before at a conference in
Remind Jenny to bring her laptop when she comes.
I need the plans to remind me what to do.
辨析remind / recall：
1 remind“提醒，使想起”，指在外力的作用下回响起某事或指有意识地使某人牢记某事。如This reminds me of what we did together during our holidays.
2 recall“回忆，使回忆”，侧重有意识地回忆起过去的事情。如Dick recalls having been in Paris to study music when he was a child.
5. in memory of 纪念；追念
to the memory of = in memory of 为了纪念
have a good / bad memory for sth 善于/不善于记…
bring back good memories 引起对美好往事的回忆
within sb’s memory 就某人记忆所及
in favor of 支持，赞同，对某人有利
in face of 面临，面对
in honour of 为纪念…；祝贺…；为了向…表示敬意
in need of 需要
in place of 代替
in case of 万一
in charge of 负责；掌管
in search of 寻找
eg: He wrote a poem to the memory of / in memory of those who died in Sichuan Earthquake.
Not everyone has a good memory for English words.
In case of fire, ring the alarm bell.
6. hold on 别挂电话
hold back 踌躇；阻止；抑制
hold on to 抓住不放手；保住，守住
hold up 使耽搁；使停顿；支撑
hold out 坚持；顶住
eg: She held back, not knowing what to do or say.
I made my choice and I will hold on to the end.
Could you hold out in spite of the difficulty?
A lot of cars were held up in the accident.
7. turn up 出现，到场；调高
turn down 关小；调低；拒绝
turn off 关上；转弯
turn out 生产，制造；结果是；赶走
turn over 翻转；交付；反复考虑
turn to 求助于；转向
turn around 回转
turn against 背叛；反抗
turn in 上交；欺骗
turn on 打开；转开
turn away 不准…入内；走开
eg: There is no need to book—just turn up on the night.
Don’t turn the TV up—I’m trying to read.
You may turn over your exam paper now.
I’m sure it will turn out well in the end.
8. At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months.
本句to find动词不定式的主动形式表被动。
不定式在某些形容词(difficult, hard, easy, comfortable, pleasant, fit, unfit, light, heavy, good, safe, dangerous, interesting等)后作状语且和句子的主语(或宾语)构成逻辑上的动宾关系时，用主动形式表示被动含义。不定式若为不及物动词，后面要带有介词。
eg: Tom is an easy-going person while his brother is hard to get along with.
We found English hard to learn.
The problem is difficult to deal with.
9. It was obvious that the manager of the coffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leave…
it作形式主语，可以代替不定式、动名词、从句，置于句首，无意义，使句式结构更平衡。常见句型有：
1It is important (easy, hard, difficult, possible, necessary…) for sb to do sth.
2 It is a pity (a shame, a pleasure, one’s duty, bad manners…) for sb to do sth.
3 It is kind (nice, wise, brave, silly, polite, friendly…) of sb to do sth.
4 It’s a pity (a shame, a fact, a wonder…) that…
5 It is strange (obvious, true, good, possible, likely, clear…) that…
6 It seems (happens, turns out, occurs to me…) that…
7 It is said (reported, decided, expected…) that…
eg: It’s important for us to set a goal and achieve it with hard work.
It is our duty to protect our environment.
It’s a wonder that he is still alive.
It is estimated that 5 companies have suffered heavy losses in the incident.
练习：
1. Such noble deeds of the doctors and nurses can’t be only with money.
A. rewarded B. awarded C. praised D. valued
2. We the old scientist his contribution
the country.
A. admire; for; to B. admire; at; to
C. respect; on; for D. respect; on; at
3. 你必须因你的粗鲁向她道歉。
4. 有时候接受别人的道歉是明智的和体谅人的。
5. ---Please call me at 8:00 tomorrow morning. I’m forgetful.
---Don’t worry about that. You’ll be surely .
A. reminded B. told C. warned D. informed
6. the numbers in employment, the hotel industry was the second largest industry in this country last year.
A. In spite of B. In case of
C. In terms of D. In praise of
7. This monument was built the little hero.
A. in place of B. in search of
C. in memory of D. in need of
8. You should your old furniture, because it will be used some day.
A. hold back B. hold on to
C. hold up D. hold out
9. Memories of her staying with the host family in
A. come back B. call up
C. hold back D. bring up
10. Let’s not wait any longer. He might not at all.
A. turn over B. turn up C. turn on D. turn down
11. I have found a room which is comfortable .
A. living B. to live C. to be lived in D. to live in
12. It is strange that she today.
A. will be absent B. is absent
C. should be absent D. was absent
Unit 1 Festivals around the world
1—2 AA 3. You must apologize (make an apology) to her for your rudeness.
4. It’s wise and considerate to accept other’s apology.
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