Unit 2 What is happiness to you
重点单词
【1】 devote vt. 把……奉献，把……专用(于)(常与介词to连用)
devote yourself to sb./sth. 献身，致力，专心
She devoted herself to her career.
她全力倾注于自己的事业。
He devoted a large sum of money to books.
他花了大笔的钱买书。
Sang Lan devotes all her energy, time and money to helping the disabled.
桑兰奉献出所有的精力、时间和钱来帮助残疾人。
devotion n. 奉献，奉献精神
Her devotion to the job left her with very little free time.
她全身心投入工作，几乎没有闲暇。
①______ to teaching the children in the countryside, he gave up many chances to go back to the city for easier life.
A. Devote B. Devoted
C. Devoting D. Being devoted
②He has __________ his whole life __________ (benefit) mankind.
③All his spare time __________ (devote) to his study.
④He __________ himself __________ (help) the poor, he couldn't get back home again.
①B devoted是形容词，形容词短语在句中充当原因状语。
②devoted; to benefiting
③is/was devoted
④has devoted; to helping
【2】 rush vi. 奔跑，冲
At the warning, they all rushed out of the building.
听到警报，他们都冲出了大楼。
rush at 猛烈进攻，向……冲去
rush into 冲进，仓促行事
rush round 匆匆访问
rush through 快速通过
rush sth. off one's feet 促使赶快行事
rush sb. into doing sth. 使某人仓促行事
______ to the hospital without any delay, the boy injured in the accident was saved.
A. Rushed B. Rushing
C. To rush D. To be rushed
A rush sb. to the hospital 急速将某人送往医院。过去分词短语充当原因状语，与逻辑主语the boy之间为被动关系。
【3】 cheer v. & n. 欢呼，喝彩
Everyone was cheered by the good news.
每个人都因这个好消息而兴高采烈。
The audience stood up and cheered as the stand－up comedian appeared on the stage.
当这位单口相声演员上台时，观众们都站起来欢呼。
The soldiers gave three cheers for the general.
战士们向将军欢呼三声。
cheer sb. on (比赛等中)为某人加油，以喝彩声鼓励某人
cheer (sb.) up (使)高兴起来，(使)振作起来
Cheers! 干杯！
cheerful adj. 快乐的，高兴的，令人愉快的
Why not buy some flowers? They can always ______ a room up.
A. clear B. cheer
C. put D. make
B cheer…up这里理解为“使满堂生辉”。
【4】 adapt v．(使)适应；使适合/改编(常与to连用)
One should adapt oneself to the changed conditions.
人应该使自己适应变化的情况。
This novel has already been adapted for film.
这本小说已经改编成电影剧本。
adopt vt. 采纳；领养(参见M3U2)
He adopted my suggestion that he should invite his mother to live with his family.
他采纳了我的建议，邀请他的妈妈和他(家人)住在一起。
adopted adj. 收养的，领养的
The girl doubted whether she was an adopted child.
这个女孩猜疑她是否是一个领养的孩子。
①Thinking out of the box is a great ability that can help you ______ successfully to the new situation.
A. make B. adopt
C. adapt D. achieve
②The good thing about children is that they ______ very easily to new environments.
A. adapt B. appeal
C. attach D. apply
①C 与后面的to连用，表示“适应于……”。
②A 句意为“对于孩子们来说，好的事情是他们很容易适应新的环境”。adapt意为“适应”；appeal意为“请求，呼吁，上诉”；attach意为“缚上，系上，贴上”；apply意为“申请，应用”。
【5】 inspire vt. 鼓舞，激励
The 12th five－year plan will inspire us to further efforts to win more progress in economy.
“十二五”规划将激励我们继续努力争取经济的进一步发展。
His speech inspired them with hope.
他的讲话使他们产生了希望。
The foreigners were inspired with the most friendly feelings towards us.
外宾们对我们产生了最友好的情感。
The education reformation has inspired in the students a love for learning.
教育改革使学生产生了学习热情
表示“鼓励、激励、刺激”等意义的词还有：encourage (sb. to do…); stimulate (sb. to do…); cultivate (sb. to do…)等。
①Children ______ to think out of the box are surely to do well in their future studies and work.
A. are inspired B. inspired
C. inspiring D. to be inspired
②Jordan's performance ______ his teammates and they finally beat the other team to win the match.
A. signaled B. promoted
C. opposed D. inspired
①B 过去分词短语充当定语，句子的主干是Children are surely to do well in…
②D 句意为“乔丹的表现鼓舞了他的队友，他们最终打败了对手，赢得了这场比赛”。由句意可知，要用inspire“鼓舞”。
【6】arrange v．安排，布置
The library assistants arrange the newly－bought books on the shelf.
图书管理员们把新买的书放上书架。
arrange (for)… 为……安排，准备
I have to arrange (for) everything.
我得安排好所有事情。
arrange to do sth. 安排做某事，预定做某事
I've arranged to see her tomorrow afternoon.
我安排明天下午去见她。
arrange for sb. to do sth. 安排某人做某事
We have arranged Betty to meet you at the railway station.
我们已安排贝蒂去火车站接你。
arrange that 商定，安排
We arranged that the meeting be put off till the next Friday.
我们安排将会议推迟到下周五。
arrangement n. 布置，安排
She's happy with her unusual living arrangements.
她对自己不同寻常的生活安排方式感到很满意。
①________________________ to collect us from the airport.
他安排了一辆轿车到机场接我们。
②Have you ________________________ him?
你安排好去见他了吗？
③________________________ we can borrow their car.
我已经说好了，我们可以借用他们的车。
①He arranged for a car
②arranged to meet
③I've arranged that
【7】 catch (caught, caught) v. 接住；捉住，赶上；染上(疾病)
He caught me by the hand and held it tightly.
他抓住我的手并紧紧地握住。
Some boy students were caught smoking in the toilet between classes.
几个男生课间在卫生间吸烟被当场抓住。
feel caught 陷入困境，遭遇困难
He felt caught to decide which school to choose.
他难以决定选择哪一所学校(就读)。
catch up with赶上，追上
be/get caught up in sth. 被卷入；陷入
Innocent passers－by got caught up in the riots.
无辜的过路人卷入了那场暴乱。
Only a few workers are lucky enough to get out, the rest still ______ in the flooded coal mine.
A. to catch B. caught
C. catching D. are caught
B 根据句子的结构可见，其前面部分为一个完整的句子，因为前后之间没有连词，所以后半部分应该是独立主格结构充当状语，catch与the rest (workers)之间为被动关系。
【8】assist v. 帮助；援助
assist sb. in/with sth.帮助某人某事
assist sb. in doing sth.帮助某人做某事
assist sb. to do sth.帮助某人做某事
All the villagers assisted in repairing the road.
所有的村民们都帮忙修路。
assistant n. 助手；助理
The assistant assisted the owner to calculate the total income of the week.
助手帮助老板计算那个星期的总收入。
assistance n. 协助，援助，补助
with the assistance of sb. 在某人的帮助之下
financial assistance 经济资助
come to one's assistance 援助某人
give assistance (to) 给……以援助
be of assistance to sb. 帮助某人
①我们要尽量帮助你。
________________________________________________________________________
②我们将帮你找个住的地方。
________________________________________________________________________
③凡愿协助者可拨此号码联系。
________________________________________________________________________
①We'll do all we can to assist you.
②We'll assist you in finding somewhere to live.
③Anyone willing to assist can contact this number.
【9】instant adj. 瞬间，刹那
The wounded lying on the ground is in instant need of help.
躺在地上的伤员需要立即救助。
instance n. 例子；事例
for instance 例如，比如
in the first instance 第一，首先
(1) the instant, the minute, the second, the moment等可用来引导时间状语从句，表示“一……就……”，相当于as soon as…
The instant (＝As soon as) the thief caught sight of the police, he r