Unit 2 Civil Right Heroes 词汇

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1、Unit2CivilRightHeroesIV.LanguageStudy1.slender:(ofpeople)slim;notverywidebutcomparativelylongorhighAlthoughherfacewasquiteplain,shehadlong,slenderexpressivehands,likeaconcertpianist.Kingcrabshaveling,slenderlegs,withaspanover1meter(3feet).Antonym:stout2.settlement:aplacewherepeoplehavecometos

2、ettleManhattanwasthesiteoftheoriginalDutchsettlementofNewAmsterdam.ThesetoolswerefoundinanearlyIronAgesettlement.Rootform:settle1)Toestablishone'sresidence定居；使定居MysonhassettledhappilyinAmerica.我儿子已在美国愉快地定居了。2)Torestorecalmnessorcomfortto.使平静，使安静，使镇静Waituntiltheexcitementhassettleddown.等到兴奋的情绪

3、镇静下来再说。3)Toconclude(adispute,forexample)byafinaldecision决定，确定；解决Wehavesettledwhowillpayforthemeal.我们已经定了由谁来付饭钱。Theysettledthedisputeamongthemselves.他们自己把这个争论解决了。Phrase:settledown1)Tobeginlivingastableandorderlylife:安顿下来：过稳定有序的生活：Hesettleddownasafarmerwithafamily.他与一家人安顿下来务农2)Tobecomelessnervo

4、usorrestless.平静：变得不紧张或安静Imustsettledownthismourningandbegantostudyseriouslyagain.3.Intendvt.Tohaveinmind;plan:打算；想要；计划Today,Iintendtofinishreadingthisbook.今天我打算读完这本书。Weintendthisnewsreportasteachingmaterialforfreshmen.我们打算把这篇新闻报道作为新生教材.intend,mean,design这组动词的一般含义是“意欲”或“打算”。intend强调“意欲”做某一件确定的

5、事，或者“决意”达到某一确定的目的。此外这个词常用于表达“意欲”使某人从事某职业，或“打算”某物用作何种目的Ernaintendstotakeshortrestseverytwohours.欧娜打算每隔两小时休息片刻。Thedictionaryisintendedforthebeginners.这本词典是为初学者编的。mean常常可以和intend互换使用。但不强调决心达到某一目的Healwaysmeanttogobackoneday,butnottostay.他总想某一天回去，但不住下。design强调为达到某目的，事先作过精心安排和仔细考虑。此外，这个词还包含“预谋”、“策划

6、”或“以阴险的手段”达到自己的目的这一意义Thesepeculiarformsnotonlyseemeddesignedtoshockpeopleemotionally,buttogivethemelectricshocksaswell!这些奇怪的造型设计，似乎不仅用来在感情上给人们以强烈的刺激，而且给人以电休克般的刺激。Didyoudesignthis,ordiditjusthappenitself?这件事是你有意图安排的还是它自行发生的?4.confident:feelingorshowingtrustinoneselforone’sability(usu.followedb

7、yabout/of/thatclause)antonym:diffidentn.confidenceanti.:diffidenceMichaelwasconfidentthathewouldbeadmittedbyHarvardUniversity.Themorefamiliaryouarewiththemachine,themoreconfidentyouwillbeaboutusingit.Thesoccerteamisquiteconfidentofbeingableto