Units 1 - 10重要词汇及短语Units 1 - 2Ⅰ. 重要词汇及短语1.set down 记下;写下2.in the first place 首先;第一;原先3.burst into sth. 突然而猛烈地发出或产生某事物4.centre on/upon 将某人 ( 某事物 ) 当作中心或重点5.concentrate on 专心致志于6.Tour de France 环法自行车赛7.keep track of 记录;掌握……的线索;保持对……的联系8.stand out 突出;出色9.be diagnosed with... 被确诊患有……(疾病)10.in a row 连续,一连串11.lead sb.to do sth. 致使某人做某事12.apply for 提出申请(或要求等)13.make for 走向;向……前进;有利于,有助于;倾向于14.get a better understanding of... 更充分地理解……15.head down to... 向……进发,动身16.hang ten (冲浪运动中)作十趾吊17.in the name of 以……的名义;代表18.push on ( with sth. )毅然继续(做某事)19.run out of 耗尽;用光20.apart from... 除……外(尚有)21.set sail ( to/from/for... ) 起航22.compete for 为……而竞争23.in search of 寻找24.give birth to 生;产生25.as long as (表示条件)只要……26.at the height of 在……顶点;在(事业等)的高峰27.for once and always 一劳永逸地28.be made up of 由……构成;组成. 重点句型1.Tian’anmen Square is the largest square in the world with an area of about 40 hectares. ( with 引导的短语作定语)2.Impressive as the record is , it fades next to the story of Armstrong’s struggle against disease. ( as 引导让步状语从句时要倒装)3.July 13 , 2001 saw a very bright night in Beijing that will never fade in history.(see 在该句中的意思是“目睹 ; 经历” )4.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.(一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。)5.It was not until 1874 , when a young American explorer followed the Nile from Lake Victoria through to Lake Albert , that this part of the river’s course was finally explored. (强调句型) 6.It was believed that the northern coast of this continent lay somewhere in the Paci...