Unit 4 Making the news 核心单词1. eageradj. 热切的；渴望的联想拓展eager的用法表示渴望得到某物，后接介词 for, after, about；表示渴望做某事，后接不定式；后接 that 从句时，从句谓语一般都用“should＋动词原形”的虚拟语气结构。We are all eager for/after/about knowledge. 我们都求知心切。 He is eager for/after/about success. 他渴望成功。 He is eager to go abroad. 他渴望出国。She is eager to see her parents. 她渴望见到她的父母。He’s eager that they (should) come to see him.他很希望他们来看他。易混辨析eager/keen/anxious eager 指“以巨大的热情渴望实现愿望或达到目标的”，有时也指“由于其他感情影响而表现急不可耐的”。 keen 指“对某人、某物怀有极大兴趣或热情的”。 anxious 指“热切地希望实现愿望，并因顾虑愿望落空而心情不安，感到焦虑的”。高手过招（1）单项填空He wasn’t with what he had gained and wanted to get more. （2010·01·河北唐山检测）A. Proud B. content C. eager D. anxious (2)完成句子（原创）①She (渴望) new skills so that she can be qualified for the job.②He took a medical examination two days ago and now he (渴望) know the result.解析:(1) 选B。be content with意为“对……感到满足”。(2)①is eager for ②is eager to 2. meanwhileadv. 此时；同时；其间n. 同时(=meantime)meanwhile意为“同时，在此期间”，作为副词和名词，表示在某动作或情况发生或存在期间将可能发生另一件事。它不用于说明人或事物的另一面。常用结构：in the meanwhile 在此期间（=in the meantime）They’ll be here soon. Meanwhile we’ll have some coffee.他们即刻就到，我们现在先喝点咖啡。联系方式 QQ:1365602590 邮箱：zxjkw@163.com1Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been.与此同时,我的舌头正忙于寻找被拔牙齿的伤口。 Meanwhile, two other actors had carried two large food baskets to a shady spot under some trees.与此同时,另外两位演员把两个盛着食物的大篮子拿到树下荫凉的地方。高手过招（1）单项填空Mother went shopping; , I cleaned t...
