Unit 2 Word Study

1.consist of 由…..组成 (不用被动语态和进行时态) consist of = be made up of A．e.g. Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen Water is made up of hydrogen and oxygen .

B．consist in 存在于 在于 e.g. What does happiness consist in ? 什么才是真正的幸福？ The beauty of Venice consists in the style of its ancient building. 威尼斯的美在于它具有古代建筑物的风 格。

2. divide…. into 把….分成 e.g. Divide this line into 20 equal parts. B. divide …up 把…分开 e.g. The prize money will be divided up among the three winners. 奖金将由三名优胜者均分。

3.break away from to escape (from sb/sth) 挣脱；脱离 e.g. The criminal broke away from the policemen who were holding him. 罪犯从警察的手中挣脱了。

break down （机器）损坏 破坏 break in 闯入 break into闯入，突然。。。。起来 break out 突然发生；爆发 break up 打碎；拆散 （关系）破裂 break through 突破；

4.leave out not to include 省去 遗漏 不考虑 e.g. You have left out the most important word in this sentence 你在这一句里漏掉了最重要的一个词。 We left out the possibility of his coming. 我们没有考虑到他会来。 leave alone 不打扰 让独自呆着 leave behind 留下，忘带 leave for 去（某地）

5.take the place of = replace 代替 =take sb’s place 代替某人 e.g. Computers have taken the place of typewriters in most offices. 在大多数的办公室里，电脑已经取代了打字机。 take place 发生，举行 in place of =instead of代替

6.delight n great pleasure 快乐；高兴；喜悦 vt to give great pleasure or enjoyment 使高兴，使欣喜 delighted adj 高兴的 delightful adj 令人高兴的。

to one’s delight 使人高兴的是 with delight 高兴地 take delight in…以。。。为乐 delight sb. with sth. 用某物使某人高兴 be delighted with 对….感到高兴，满意 be delighted at 因…感到高兴 be delight to do sth 很高兴做某事 be delighted that … 乐意….

e.g. To the teacher’s delight, all his students passed the examinations. 老师极为高兴的是他的学生全部考试及格。 She was delighted with the award. 她因得奖而喜气洋洋。 She looked at me with delight. 她喜悦的看着我。

consists of consists in Assignment 用 consist of和 consist in填空 consists of This club ___________ one hundred members. The happiness of a country ___________the freedom of its people. consists in

Assignment We ________the job_________five parts and each man did one part. A. divided ; into B. separated; into C. divided; from D. separated; from A 指把原来连在一起的，可靠近的东西分开

Assignment News reported say talks between the two countries____with no agreement reached. A. have broken down B. have broken out C. have broken in D. have broken up A

Assignment Farmers in China began to use tractors___cattle for farming work. A. to take the place of B. to take place of C. to in place of D. in the place of A

leave out 留下，忘带 leave for 省去 遗漏 不考虑 leave alone 去（某地） Assignment leave out 留下，忘带 leave for 省去 遗漏 不考虑 leave alone 去（某地） leave behind 不打扰 让独自呆着

in To in with with with at Assignment 用适当介词填空 in I took delight ______books. ____ his delight, he passed driving test. He delights______the beatiful pictures. He often delights us _____jokes. He laughed _______delight We were all delighted _______your second article. I was delighted _____the news. To in with with with at