高中英语 unit 2 sailing the oceans词汇讲解 新人教版选修9

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1、Unit2SailingtheoceansTeachingResourcesSection3:WordsandexpressionsfromUnit2Sailingtheoceansmercynoun(pl.-ies)1.[U]akindorforgivingattitudetowardssbthatyouhavethepowertoharmorrighttopunishhumanity:toask/beg/pleadformercyTheyshowednomercytotheirhostages.Godhaveme

2、rcyonus.Thetroopsareonamercymission(=ajourneytohelppeople)inthewarzone.2.[C,usuallysing.](informal)aneventorasituationtobegratefulfor,usuallybecauseitstopssthunpleasant:It’samercyshewasn’tseriouslyhurt.Hisdeathwasamercy(=becausehewasingreatpain.atthemercyofsb/s

3、thnotabletostopsb/sthharmingyoubecausetheyhavepowerorcontroloveryou:I’mnotgoingtoputmyselfatthemercyofthebank.Wewereatthemercyoftheweather.leavesb/sthtothemercy/merciesofsb/sthtoleavesb/sthinasituationthatmaycausethemtosufferortobetreatedbadly:privatizedcompani

4、eslefttothemercyofmarketforces(humorous)I’llleaveyoutothetendermerciesoftheseladies!throwyourselfonsb’smercy(formal)toputyourselfinasituationwhereyoumustrelyonsbtobekindtoyouandnotharmorpunishyoulongsideprep.1.nexttooratthesideofsth:Apolicecarpulledupalongsideu

5、s.alifeboatmooredalongsidetheyachtMuchofthelandalongsidetheriverisbelowsealevel.2.togetherwithoratthesametimeassth/sb:Traditionalbeliefsstillflourishalongsideamodernurbanlifestyle.explorationnoun[C,U]1.theactoftravellingthroughaplaceinordertofindoutaboutitorloo

6、kforsthinit:theexplorationofspaceoilexploration(=searchingforoilintheground)2.anexaminationofsthinordertofindoutaboutit:thebook’sexplorationsofthehumanmindaccelerateverb1.tohappenortomakesthhappenfasterorearlierthanexpected:[v]Inflationcontinuestoaccelerate.[vn

7、]Exposuretothesuncanacceleratetheageingprocess.2.[v](ofavehicleorperson)tostarttogofaster:Therunnersacceleratedsmoothlyaroundthebend.Thecaracceleratedtoovertakeme.secureadj.HAPPY/CONFIDENT1.feelinghappyandconfidentaboutyourselforaparticularsituation:Atlasttheyw

8、ereabletofeelsecureaboutthefuture.Shefinishedthematch,secureintheknowledgethatshewasthroughtothenextround.CERTAIN/SAFE2.likelytocontinueorbesuccessfulforalongtime;safe:asecu