英语:Unit 2 Working the land学案(新人教版必修4) 核心单词1. strugglev.挣扎;努力;拼搏;斗争 n. (为争取自由、政治权利等而进行的)斗争,奋斗常用结构:struggle with与……斗争struggle for 为争取……而斗争struggle against与……斗争;为反对……而斗争struggle to do sth. (=make great efforts to do sth.)努力做某事struggle to one’s feet 挣扎着站起来She struggled to keep back the tears. 她努力忍住泪水。It was a hard struggle to get my work done on time. 为使工作按时完成, 我做了一番努力。易混辨析struggle/fightstruggle指较长时间的、激烈的斗争,往往指肉体及精神上的战斗。fight意为“搏斗,打斗,打架”,表示“斗争”时,包含体力和勇猛的因素。高手过招(1)单项填空The working people have never stopped their struggle unfair treatment. ( 2010·01·山西太原五中检测) A. against B. for C. from D. to (2)完成句子 (原创)①我们应当帮助那些仍在为独立而斗争的人们。We should help those who are still . ②他们得和各种各样的困难作斗争。They had to . (1)解析:选A。struggle against意为“同……作斗争”;struggle for意为“为了……而斗争”。(2)①struggling for independence②struggle with/against all kinds of difficulties2. expandv.扩大;扩展;增加;增长;(使)膨胀;阐述;使变大常用结构:expand...into...将……扩展/发展成……expand on 阐述;详谈He is thinking of expanding his business. 他在正考虑扩大他的生意。In ten years the city’s population expanded by 12%. 十年之中,该市人口增加了百分之十二。1联想拓展expansion n. 展开;膨胀;扩展expansive adj. 广阔的;易膨胀的易混辨析expand/extend/spread/stretch expand 意为“展开,扩大”,不仅指尺寸的增加,还可指范围和体积的扩大。 extend 意为“伸出,延伸”,指空间范围的扩大,以及长度,宽度的向外延伸,也可指时间的延长。 spread 意为“传播;蔓延;铺开”。一般指向四面八方扩大传播的范围,如传播(疾病),散布(信息)等。 stretch 意为“伸展(身体等),拉长;连绵”,一般指由曲变直,由短变长的伸展,不是加长。 高手过招选词填空(expend/extend/spread/stretch...