Unit 2 the United Kingdom【重点词汇】1.clarify vt. 澄清,讲清楚;阐明 vi. 澄清,清楚,明了;易懂事Could you clarify the question？ 你能解释这个问题吗？His mind suddenly clarified. 他的头脑突然清醒了.2.convenience n. 方便, 便利 I keep my reference books near my desk for convenience. 为了图方便, 我把参考书放在书桌前。3.attraction n. 1) 吸引，引力; 2) 吸引人的东西; 喜闻乐见的东西; 精彩节目He can’t resist the attraction of the sea on hot day. 酷热的夏天他经不住海的诱惑。A big city offers many and varied attractions. 大城市有多种多样吸引人的东西。4.influence vt. & n. 影响，感化, 影响力My teacher influenced my decision to study art.My teacher’s influence made me study science at college5.invade vt. 侵入; 侵略; 拥入Hitler invaded Poland in 1939. 希特勒 1939 年入侵波兰。Doubts invade my mind. 满腹狐疑。 Disease invade the body. 疾病侵袭身体。Holiday makers invade the seaside towns in summer. 在夏季, 度假者大批涌入海滨城市。【重点短语】1.consist of 由…组成, 由…构成, 包括(注意:不能用于被动语态和进行时态)= be made up ofThis club consists of more than 200 members.Coal consists mostly of carbon. consist in 基于,在于,存在…之中The beauty of the city consists in its magnificent buildings.2、divide。。。。 into 把…分成（破坏了宾语的整体性） The world is divided into five continents 世界被分成了五大洲。3．Debeat....sbout 争辩关于。。。的事情They debate about the proposal for three days.4.break away 突然逃掉或离开；断绝往来；挣脱（束缚）;脱离；改掉(旧习惯)；破除(旧做法)The thief broke away from the policeman. 小偷从警察那里逃脱了。He broke away from all his old friends. 他同所有的老朋友断绝了往来。You must break away from such habits. 你必须改掉那些习惯。5. refer to 1)提及，指的是…… 2) 参考；查阅；询问 3) 关系到；关乎 When he said “some students”, do you think he was referring to ...
