Unit 2 Language points （Wordpower~Project）

express / feel / have sympathy for sb 同情某人 1. It both makes us feel sympathy for them, and also makes us think about why we tend to have prejudice against other people just because they have a different culture or a different way of life. sympathy (the feeling of being sorry for someone who is in a bad situation)同情 express / feel / have sympathy for sb 同情某人 　  1) I have a lot of sympathy for her; she had to bring up the children on her own. 　  2) She wrote a letter expressing her sympathy .

(belief in or support for a plan, idea, or action, especially a political one) 赞同 in sympathy with sth 赞同，同情 out of sympathy with 不赞成 Willard is in sympathy with many Green Party issues.

sympathetic adj. (caring and feeling sorry about someone's problems) a sympathetic friend a sympathetic attitude be sympathetic to/towards 同情；赞同 I'm sympathetic to parents who are worried about what their children see on television. 同情 We are sympathetic to the idea, but we doubt whether the time is ripe to put it into force. 赞同

sympathize vi.同情，安慰 pity (to feel sorry for someone because you understand their problems) I sympathize, but I don't know how to help. We sympathize with those who have lost loved ones. pity We ________ those who have lost loved ones. 赞同，赞成…意见(to support someone's ideas or actions) The public sympathized with the miners' strike.

2. They have also been represented in many stories, Books and films. (L24) represent 描绘 (to describe someone or something in a particular way, especially in a way that is not true) represent sb/sth as sth 把…描绘成 1) The article represents the millionaire as a simple family man. 2) He had represented himself as an employee in order to gain access to the files.

He was charged with trying to resist arrest. 3. They resist making permanent homes, and choose not to become citizens of the countries that they move to. (L17) resist vt. 1) (to try to prevent a change from happening, or prevent yourself from being forced to do sth) 抵制 resist doing sth 拒不做某事 For months the company has resisted changing its accounts system. He was charged with trying to resist arrest.

2)( to stop yourself from having sth that you like very much) 忍住；抵制 cannot resist (doing) sth 无法抗拒 She can never resist buying new shoes. it is hard/difficult/impossible to resist sth It's hard to resist an invitation like that.

3) to not be changed or harmed by something 抗感染 A healthy diet should help your body resist infection. This new paint is designed to resist heat. 耐热

6. Many people often refer to the Romany as ‘travellers’. (L12) 1) 把…当成是… refer to somebody/something as His father likes to be referred to as 'Doctor Khee'. 2) ( to mention or speak about someone or something) 提及  We agreed never to refer to the matter again. Although she didn't mention any names, everyone knew who she was referring to.

3) (to look at a book, map, piece of paper etc. for information) 参阅，参考（资料等） He gave the speech without referring to his notes. 4) (to apply to) 适用于 This regulation refers only to children. The law applies to everyone irrespective of race, religion or color.

5) (owe…to) 归功于，归咎于 He referred his success to the good education he had had. He referred his depressions to his childhood illness.

7. The Nazis classified them as a dangerous group, and followed a systematic policy of hunting and killing them in large numbers. (L46) 1) They were printed in limited numbers . 2) Young people have been leaving the countryside in large numbers for urban areas. 3) Nurses are leaving the profession in increasing numbers. 4) The subject of a sentence and its verb must agree in number. 5) There was a large number of entries in the competition. in quanlity in large quantities a large/small/growing/increasing number of sth

8. The topic of the Romany will continue to be controversial, and the peace between them and many Europeans is tentative at best. We can only finish half of it this afternoon at best. 今天下午我们充其量只能完成一半。 不要对他期望过高; 他只不过还是个小学生。 Don't expect much of him; he is at best a primary student.  

rather than = instead of 9. Rather than being asked to pay for their degrees, more and more students who go abroad for study are now having their fees paid by the state or by companies. (P27) rather than = instead of 1) Rather than breaking up with her friend, Mary chose to tell her the truth. 2) Rather than go straight on to university, many students prefer to go abroad for a trip or take a gap year first. 3) Bryson decided to quit rather than accept the new rules.

Important sentences & phrases

1. 罗姆人与迁移和旅行紧密相连，在这方面没有哪个民族 能与他们 相比。(L. 1) No group is ________ ________ ______ moving and travelling ______ the Roma, who ______ _____ _________ Europe and Asia since the 11th century. associated more with than have been wandering Speaking of the association with moving and travelling, the Romany is a group that is _____ ____ ____in the world. second to none

4. 他们抵制永久落户安家，不愿成为任何一个国家的公民。 相反，他们更愿意以小团体聚居，以保护喝坚持自己的 文化和自由。(L.17) They resist________ (make)___________ homes, and ________(choose) not to become _________of the countries that they move to . _________, they ______ ______ stay in small groups, to preserve their culture and freedom. making permanent choose citizens Instead prefer to

5. 在第二次世界大战期间，罗姆人以及同性恋和犹太人都 生活在恐惧之中。纳粹将他们一起列为危险群体，制定有 计划有步骤的政策来大量逮捕并杀害他们。(L.45) During World WarⅡ, the Romany, _________ _______ gays and Jews, lived ______ ______. The Nazis _______ them as a dangerous group, and ________ a ___________ policy of _______ and _________ them in larger numbers. along with in terror classified followed systematic hunting killing

Phrases： 分裂成 某方面很精准 把某人称为 抵制永久落户安家 尊重当地的传统 面对许多困难 获得了小偷的名声 split into be precise about refer to sb as resist making permanent homes show respect for the local traditions face many troubles gain a reputation as thieves

文化冲突 导致许多国家采取措施抵制他们 禁止罗姆族群入境 禁止女人生孩子 被送进孤儿院 生活在恐惧中 将他们列为危险人群 制定有计划有步骤的政策来大量逮捕并杀害他们 the collision of cultures lead to many nations taking action against them ban Romany groups from entering forbid women from having children be put into institutions live in terror classify them as a dangerous group follow a systematic policy of hunting and killing them in large numbers

充其量只是暂时的 同情他们 往往对别人产生偏见 be tentative at best feel sympathy for them tend to have prejudice against other people