人教版高中英语选修9 unit 2《sailing the oceans》word词汇讲解

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

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

3、etostopsb/sthharmingyoubecausetheyhavepowerorcontroloveryou:I’mnotgoingtoputmyselfatthemercyofthebank.Wewereatthemercyoftheweather.leavesb/sthtothemercy/merciesofsb/sthtoleavesb/sthinasituationthatmaycausethemtosufferortobetreatedbadly:privatizedcompanieslefttothem

4、ercyofmarketforces(humorous)I’llleaveyoutothetendermerciesoftheseladies!throwyourselfonsb’smercy(formal)toputyourselfinasituationwhereyoumustrelyonsbtobekindtoyouandnotharmorpunishyoulongsideprep.1.nexttooratthesideofsth:Apolicecarpulledupalongsideus.alifeboatmoore

5、dalongsidetheyachtMuchofthelandalongsidetheriverisbelowsealevel.2.togetherwithoratthesametimeassth/sb:Traditionalbeliefsstillflourishalongsideamodernurbanlifestyle.explorationnoun[C,U]1.theactoftravellingthroughaplaceinordertofindoutaboutitorlookforsthinit:theexplo

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

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

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