Unit 5

The Father of Modern Physics

fascinate vt.The magician fascinated the children.The idea of travelling through time fascinates the children.be fascinated by

The audience was greatly fascinated by the performance of the children.

The visitors were fascinated by the beautiful scenery of the West Lake.

be fascinated withThe little boy is fascinated with computer games.

fascinating adj.

The book is so fascinating that I can’t put it down.

fascination n.Chinese art has a great fascination for me.

mathematics n.politics economicsphysics

Mathematics is a compulsory subject in middle school.

mathematician n.musician

politicianhistorian

qualification n.qualification for…

After four years of study in the university, John had the qualification for being a lawyer.qualification to do sth.His experience as a teacher gave him the qualification to be in charge of the training department.

qualify vt.

Her teaching experience qualifies her for the job.

The certificate qualifies you to work as a dentist.

a highly / fully / well qualified engineer.

post n.

He took an important post as the general manager in the company.

By 5 o’clock, the soldiers were already at their posts.

No one was allowed to leave his post.v. send

Remember to post a letter for me.

junior adj.& n.

She became a junior clerk at 800 yuan a month.

He is junior to me by seven years.He is my junior by seven years. (n.)

senior superior

gravity n.

Anything that is dropped falls towards the ground because of the force of gravity.

You do not seem to understand the gravity of your mistake.( 严重性 )

theory n.

Darwin’s theory of evolution

the theory that light is made up of waves.different theories on / about how the brain works.

in theory (theoretically)In theory, the train should arrive at 9 o’clock, but in practice it is quite often late. theoretical adj.

theoretical possibility

movement n. the movement for independence.the women’s movement

He lay there without movement.the dancer’s graceful movement

come to / into powerThe Russian working class came to power in November,1917.

in powerthe party in power

come to

vt. 共计 , 得到…结果 , 达成vi. 苏醒 , 恢复知觉

come up vi. 提及 , 发生

come out vi. 出版 , 发芽 , 开花

come on

vt. 进展 , 开始vi. ( 表示劝说 , 激励 , 不耐烦等语气 ) 来 , 赶快 ,

When did the book________?

The enemy ‘s plan________ nothing.

How is John _________with his study of English?

The question hasn’t ________ yet.

come out

came to

coming on

come up

speak outThe students are often encouraged to speak out when they are practising spoken English.speak out against

He spoke out against things he thought were unjust.

speak to sb. about sth.speak forspeak highly / well of sb.

I’d like to meet his daughter, everyone speaks highly / well of her.

pass awaypass downpass bypass off 进行到最后 , 冒充

He _____ me _____ as though he had never in his life seen me before.

The skill was __________ from father to son.

The meeting _________ well.

Deng Xiaoping _________ in 1997.

She _____ herself _____ as an experienced actress.

passed

by

passed downpassed off

passed awaypasse

d off

be born of/ into / in / on / at

Einstein __________ a Jewish family.

Einstein _________ Jewish parents.

The twins __________ August,29,1962.

At that time, most babies __________ home.

He ________ Tokyo.

The new political party _________ a small meeting.

was born intowas born of

were born on

were born atwas born

in was born at

be born with

She was born with a beautiful voice.Switzerland n.Swiss adj. & n.a Swiss the Swiss

Sweden n.Swedish adj. & n.

a Swede Two Swedesthe Swedish

explanation n.

He shook his head, but gave no explanation. (u)One of his theories provided an explanation for a puzzling effect. (c)explanation of / for

He gave the explanation for his being late.

award v.

(n.) award for…

award of…

The award for this year’s best actress.The award of $10,000 to those injured in the explosion.

award sb. sth. sb. be awarded sth.award sth. to sb.reward sb. with sth.They award John the first prize.

The school principal awarded special scholarships to the bests students.He rewarded the boy with ￡ 1 for bringing back the lost dog.

He gave the boy ￡ 1 in reward for bringing the lost dog.

in reward (n.)

crime n.commit a crimeIf you commit a crime, you must be punished.

flee fled fled vi.&vt.

The frightened people fled from the fire.

flee the country

protest vt. & vi.

Thousands of people blocked the street, protesting against/about the new legislation.protest against doing / n. He protested against being called an old fool.

She protested her innocence.He protested that he had no views of that sort.

v. 辩白说 , 申明 ( 表示不满或反对时 )

n.Despite their protests, the students’ fees were increased.