选修 6 Unit 5 The power of nature 复习目标闯关要点名师讲解【重点单词】1. appoint vt.约定; 任命, 委任[典例]1) He was appointed mayor of the city. 他被任命为市长。2) Please appoint a time for the meeting 请你约定开会时间[相关短语]break an/ one's appointment 违约, 失约have an appointment with sb. at 要在某时间和某人有约会用心 爱心 专心keep an /one's appointment 守约make/ fix an appointment with sb. 与某人约会by appointment 按照约定, 照章hold an appointment 担任某职appoint sb. as/ to be… 任命某人为…appoint sb. to do sth. 委派某人做某事appoint sth. （for sth.）（为某事）确定（日期、场所）【即境活用】I called the airline to _____ my flight reservation a week before I left for Canada.A. appoint B. obtain C. confirm D. admit【解析】选 C。考查动词词义辨析。由句意可知，我提前一周给航空公司打电话的目的是想确定一下我动身去加拿大的航班预订。Appoint 任命；obtain 得到；admit 承认；confirm 确定，根据句意选 C。用心 爱心 专心4. panic vi. &vt. n. 惊慌，惊恐The crowd paniced at the sound of the guns.人们听到枪声感到惊慌。【拓展延伸】panic over/about/at sth. 对某事感到惊慌 panic sb. into doing sth. 使某人惊慌地做 get into a panic =be thrown into a panic 使陷入惊慌状态be in panic 惊慌失措地be seized with a panic 惊慌失措cause a panic 引起恐慌5. guarantee vt. 保证；担保 n. 保证, 保证书, 担保, 抵押品Guarantee sb. against/from… 保证某人免受损害、危险等guarantee to do sth 保证干某事 guarantee that/sth… 保证-------; guarantee sb. sth. =guarantee sth. to sb. 向某人担保/保证某事give sb a guarantee that…向某人保证-----（be）under guarantee 在保修期内The rain guarantees a good crop this year.用心 爱心 专心这场雨保证了今年有好收成。My watch is guaranteed for one year.我的表保修一年【 即 境 活 用 】 Working hard is not only a___of great success, but is among the essential requirements....
