Unit 1 Women of achievement
behave, worthwhile, observe, argue, intend, deliver, look down on / upon, refer to
1. behave
behave well / badly towards sb 对某人态度好 / 恶劣
behave oneself （某人）规矩点；老实点
Do behave! 规矩点！
be on your best behaviour 尽量表现得体
eg: I want you to behave yourself while I’m away.
She has been behaving rather oddly.
I’m sorry about what I did last night—I behaved like a child.
注：在口语中，behave as if常用behave like代替。Behave yourself！用在口语交际中表示“规矩点！”。另外，behave可与某些副词构成形容词，如well-behaved（表现好的），badly-behaved（表现差的）。
2. worthwhile adj. 值得的，值得出力的
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worthwhile |
It’s worthwhile doing… It’s worthwhile to do… |
值得做某事 |
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worth |
be + worth + n. |
值得…，值… |
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be worth doing |
“某事值得被做”要用动名词的主动形式表示被动意义。另外it’s worth it表示“是值得的” | |
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worthy |
be worthy of + n. |
应得某事物 |
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be worthy of being done be worthy to be done |
“某事值得被做…”，接动名词时of后要用动名词的被动式，接不定式时，worthy后要用不定式的被动式。 | |
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表示“很值得做…”要用副词well来修饰。 | ||
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worth一般只作表语；而worthy和worthwhile既可作表语又可作定语。worthy表示“有价值的，值得尊敬的”。 | ||
eg: The “Water Cube” is worth a visit / visiting.
= The “Water Cube” is worthy of being visited.
= The “Water Cube” is worthy to be visited.
= It’s worthwhile to visit / visiting the “Water Cube”.
The lecture is well worth listening to, though it is rather long.
The new necklace is worth $ 1, 500.
Helping the disabled is a worthwhile activity.
3. observe vt. 观察；观测；遵守；庆祝
observe sth 观察某物
observe sb do sth 观察某人做某事（全过程）
observe sb doing sth 观察某人正在做某事
eg: She has observed the stars all her life.
He observed a stranger hanging around the store.
We must observe the rules of the road.
4. argue vi.&vt. 争论，争辩，说服，用辩论证明
argue for… 为…而争论，为…而辩护
argue against 争辩（反对…）
argue with 与…争辩
argue with sb on / about / over sth 与某人争辩某事
argue sb into / out of doing sth 说服某人做 / 不做某事
argument n. 争论，争辩，论点
eg: We decided to argue for the peasant free of charge the moment we finished hearing his story.
He argued with Mary over the best place for a holiday.
They were arguing about how to spend the money.
Mary argued Tom into buying a new car.
5. intend vt. 计划；打算
intend sb to do sth 打算让某人做某事
intend doing sth 打算做某事
intend sb / sth for 打算使…成为；想让…从事某事
be intended to do sth / for sth 是用来…
intend that… 打算，想…
had intended to do sth = intended to have done sth
过去本打算做…
intention n. 意图；打算；目的
by intention 故意
have no intention of doing… 无意做…
with the intention of 抱有…目的，打算
without intention 无意中，不是故意地
eg: Do you intend making / to make a long stay here?
This gift is intended for you.
I intended to have gone to
6. deliver v. 投递，发表，宣布，接生，生(小孩)(仅限于被动语态)
deliver sth (to sb) 投递 / 传送某物（给某人）
deliver a speech 发表演说
be delivered of a child = give birth to a child 生孩子
deliver sb / sth over to sb 把…移交给某人
eg: Would you deliver my message to your mother?
She is due to deliver a lecture on genetic engineering.
I’m having some flowers delivered for her birthday.
She was delivered of a healthy baby.
7. look down on / upon 蔑视，轻视，瞧不起
look forward to 盼望，期待
look into 调查，观察，窥视
look up 抬头看；查阅
look on 旁观
look on / upon…as… 把…看作…
look out (for…) 注意，留意，留神
look sb up and down 上下打量某人
look though 浏览；看穿；审查
eg: You mustn’t look down upon the disabled.
I’m looking forward to working with you.
Most people look on the government’s promises with complete belief.
As I looked through the newspapers, I found some useful information.
8. refer to 提到，说到，参考，参阅
refer…to… 把…提交给…（以求获得帮助）
reference n. 言及，提及，参考，查阅
in / with reference to = in connection with 关于
without reference to 与…无关，不管
eg: You may refer to your notes if you want.
My doctor referred me to a specialist.
Did you hear all the nasty references to me that Janet kept making?
I am writing with reference to your job application.
注：refer to和consult后直接带书籍、词典等名词，而look up（查阅）后面跟所要查找的词作宾语，如look up a word in a dictionary。
9. Only after her mother came to help her for the first few months was she allowed to begin her project.
1 only在句首修饰作状语的副词或介词短语时，句子要倒装。
2 only在句首修饰状语从句时，主句要用倒装语序，从句不用倒装语序。
3 only在句首修饰句子的主语时，不用倒装语序。
eg: Only then did I realize the importance of communication.
Only in this way can we improve our English.
Only after you have reached eighteen can you join the army.
Only he can answer the question.
练习：
1. Paul, do . Did you forget the college rules?
A. conduct B. perform C. react D. behave
2. Cheng Fei is most gymnast and she proved to be
to have a place in the women’s gymnastic team.
A. worth; worth B. worthy; worthy
C. worthy; worth D. worth; worthy
3. Do they Christmas Day in that country?
A. congratulate B. support
C. watch D. observe
4. He argued smoking, and insisted that it was
argument that smoking was harmful to health.
A. for; beyond B. against; over
C. for; over D. against; beyond
5. She went out with the door unlocked by although
she knew early that it would result in theft.
A. accident B. intention C. chance D. purpose
6. We can goods to your door.
A. pass B. relay C. deliver D. release
7. Heads from Asia and
A. stated B. issued C. addressed D. delivered
8. this proposal for me, and tell me what you think of it.
A. Look out B. Look back
C. Look through D. Look up
9. ---Please don’t take the books out of the reading room.
---No, I won’t. I just want to them for some figures.
A. mention B. refer to C. look up D. look into
10. The coach asked his staff to the large group of journalists, waiting for him to announce his training plans.
A. adapt to B. attend to
C. refer to D. appeal to
11. a mobile phone can you ring you want to talk with anywhere.
A. Using; whoever B. Only on; whomever
C. Only by; whatever D. With; anyone
12. Only by following this method .
A. we can study English well
B. can we be able to study English well
C. can we study English well
D. study English well can we
13. Only when he returned from the exchange program
how much he enjoyed it.
A. he realized B. he had realized
C. did he realize D. had he realized
Unit 1 Women of achievement
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