Unit2KingLear-section3PartTwo:TeachingResourcesSection3:WordsandexpressionsfromUnit2KingLearrespectfuladj.showingorfeelingrespect:Theonlookersstoodatarespectfuldistance.Wewerebroughtuptoberespectfulofauthority.shortenverb~(sthtosth)tomakesthshorter;tobecomeshorter:[vn]Injuryproblemscouldshortenhiscareer.ashortenedversionofthegameHername’sKatherine,generallyshortenedtoKay.[v]InNovemberthetemperaturesdropandthedaysshorten.modernize(BrEalso-ise)verb1.[vn]tomakeasystem,methods,etc.moremodernandmoresuitableforuseatthepresenttimeupdate:Thecompanyisinvesting$9milliontomodernizeitsfactories.2.[v]tostartusingmodernequipment,ideas,etc.:Unfortunatelywelacktheresourcestomodernize.burdennoun1.the~(ofsth)|a~(on/tosb)aduty,responsibility,etc.thatcausesworry,difficultyorhardwork:tobear/carry/ease/reduce/sharetheburdenThemainburdenofcaringforoldpeoplefallsonthestate.theheavytaxburdenonworkingpeopleIdon’twanttobecomeaburdentomychildrenwhenI’mold.2.(formal)aheavyloadthatisdifficulttocarrybeastofburdenverb[vn]1.~sb/yourself(withsth)togivesbaduty,responsibility,etc.thatcausesworry,difficultyorhardwork:Theyhaveburdenedthemselveswithahighmortgage.Idon’twanttoburdenyouwithmyworries.tobeburdenedbyhightaxation2.beburdenedwithsthtobecarryingsthheavy:Shegotoffthebus,burdenedwithtwoheavysuitcases.responsibilitynoun(pl.-ies)1.[U,C]~(forsth/fordoingsth)|~(todosth)adutytodealwithortakecareofsb/sth,sothatyoumaybeblamedifsthgoeswrong:WearerecruitingasalesmanagerwithresponsibilityfortheEuropeanmarket.Theyhaveresponsibilityforensuringthattherulesareenforced.Itistheirresponsibilitytoensurethattherulesareenforced.totake/assumeoverallresponsibilityforpersonnelparentalrightsandresponsibilitiesIdon’tfeelreadytotakeonnewresponsibilities.tobeinapositionofresponsibilityIdiditonmyownresponsibility(=withoutbeingtoldtoandbeingwillingtotaketheblameifithadgonewrong).Theresponsibilityfordoingthisrestswiththedepartmentmanagers.2.[U]~(forsth)blameforsthbadthathashappened:Thebankrefusestoacceptresponsibilityforthemistake.Nobodyhasclaimedresponsibilityforthebombing.Wemustallbearsomeresponsibilityforwhathappened.3.[U,C]~(to/towardssb)|~(todosth)adutytohelportakecareofsbbecauseofyourjob,position,etc.:She用心爱心专心116号编辑feelsastrongsenseofresponsibilitytowardsheremployees.Ithinkwehaveamoralresponsibilitytohelpthesecountries.allocateverb~sth(forsth)|~sth(tosb/sth)|~(sb/sth)sthtogivesthofficiallytosb/sthforaparticularpurpose:[vn]Theyintendtoallocatemoreplacestomaturestudentsthisyear.Alargesumhasbeenallocatedforbuyingnewbooksforthelibrary.[vn,vnn]Moreresourcesarebeingallocatedtotheproject.Theprojectisbeingallocatedmoreresources.adoreverb(notusedintheprogressivetenses)1.[vn]tolovesbverymuch:It’sobviousthatsheadoreshim.2.(informal)tolikesthverymuch:[vn]Isimplyadorehismusic!Don’tyoujustadorethatdress![v-ing]Sheadoresworkingwithchildren.prayverb1.~(tosb)(forsb/sth)tospeaktoGod,especiallytogivethanksoraskforhelp:[v]Theykneltdownandprayed.I’llprayforyou.toprayforpeaceSheprayedtoGodforanendtohersufferings.[v(that)]Weprayed(that)shewouldrecoverfromherillness.[vtoinf]Heprayedtobeforgiven.[alsovspeech]2.~(forsth)tohopeverymuchthatsthwillhappen:[v]We’reprayingforgoodweatheronSaturday.[vthat]Iprayedthatnobodywouldnoticemymistake.adv.(olduseorironic)usedtomean‘please’whenyouareaskingaquestionortellingsbtodosth:What,pray,isthe...
