casual
[adj.] 随意的，非正式的；不经意的，漫不经心的 His attitude to his job is rather casual. 他的工作态度不太认真。
Would you like some dress shoes, or just casual ones? 你想要出客穿的鞋还是便鞋？
I am familiar with the casual atmosphere in the company. 我对公司中这种放松的氛围感到很熟悉。 a casual meeting 不期而遇
a casual glance at a book 胡乱看一本书 meet sb. casually 巧遇某人 casually dressed 穿得很随便 casually employed 短期雇佣的
show off 炫耀
The child was eager to show off his new toy. 那个孩子急于炫耀他的新玩具。 Do stop showing off---- it’s embarrassing. 快别卖弄了——太难为情了。 拓展：
show sb. around/ round 带领某人参观 show up
出现；揭露；使清晰 show-off
[n.] 爱炫耀的人
bare
[adj.] 不加掩饰的，不加发挥的；赤裸的，无遮蔽的 a bare hillside 光秃秃的山坡
He came in with his bare hands. 他空手走进来。
We barely had time to catch the train. 我们差点没赶上火车。 He can barely read or write. 他勉强能读写。
The room was barely furnished.
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这房间陈设简陋。 put into practice 将??付诸实施
She’s determined to put her new ideas into practice. 她决心要把自己的新想法付诸实践。 How will you put your plan into practice? 你要如何把你的计划付诸实施？ 拓展：
in practice 实际上，事实上 Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
power
[vt.] 给??提供动力，驱动
[n.] 能力，力量；权力；功率，动力 The aircraft is powered by a jet engine. 这架飞机由喷气发动机驱动。
The power of the governments has increased greatly over the past century. 近一个世纪以来，政府的权力大大增强了。 He turned on the power and the machine worked. 他打开电源，机器就工作了。 拓展：
come into power/ in power 掌权
beyond/ out of power 不能胜任的
比较：
power, strength与force
这三个词都有“力”的意思，但使用范围不完全相同。 power “力”，含义最广，指政治力量或能力。 Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。
strength 指某人或某物所具有的内在力量，可指体力、力气。 The boy gathered his strength to get up. 那个男孩聚集力量站了起来。
force 也可指物质或精神力量。多指为做成某事而使用的力量，也可指武力。It took him great force to lift the big stone. 举起那块大石头花费他很大的力气。
push for 努力争取
push for sth./ push sb. for sth.
The group is pushing for a ban on GM foods. 集团正强烈要求取缔转基因食品。 I’m going to have to push you for an answer. 我将不得不催促你的答复了。 拓展：
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push forward 推行（计划） push back push on
推迟，延迟
继续前进（或进行活动）
heat [n.] 热
[vt.] 给??加热 Heat rises. 热空气上升。
You should not go out in the heat of the day. 你不应该在天最热的时候外出。
Heat the oil and add the onions. 把油烧热后加入洋葱。
The system produced enough energy to heat several thousand homes. 系统产生的能量足以给几千户人家供暖。
Transmit
[vt.] 传输，传送; 传播，传染 signals transmitted from a satellite 从卫星传送来的信号
The ceremony was transmitted live by satellite to over fifty countries. 典礼通过卫星向五十多个国家进行了实况转播。
Parents can unwittingly transmit their own fears to their children. 父母自己的恐惧有可能在无意中感染了孩子。
练习
一、 首字母填空完成句子。
1. Rice is grown in his area where it has a very heavy r________.
2. Jane and Mary don’t live in the same city, however, they manage to meet twice y________. 3. There is no p________ to be gained from endlessly discussing whose fault it was.
4. They believe the car will remain a leading means of city travel in f________ the future.
5. Some houses are designed to be smart and others have smart designs, as they are the works of
different d________. 6. Fresh air, enough exercise and nutritious food c________ to sound health. 7. Mr. Smith’s c_______ attitude annoyed her deeply.
8. He has many i________, including books and music.
9. We will never w________ our efforts in the face of difficulty. 10. Success is d________ on your efforts and ability.
二、 根据中文填空完成句子。
1. In general, old people in that country still firmly stick to their ________ (传统的) ideas. 2. The ________ (尊严) of occasion was lost when he fell down the steps.
3. According to the agreement, the ________ (利息) shall be divided into three equal shares. 4. These after-class activities have brought out the ________ (创造力) in the students in No.1
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5. 6. 7. 8.
High School.
I am familiar with the ________ (放松的) atmosphere in the company.
The birth of the twins put ________ (压力) on the couple to find a bigger flat. You can’t be ________ (依靠) on your parents all your life.
He had a ________ (权利) to visiting his daughter on his former wife.
9. The commission is calling for a ________ (全球的) ban on whaling. 10. The dates of the last two exams have been ________ (调换).
三、 选词填空完成句子。
severity
electricity
squeeze
repay
target on top of
bare power push for in debt 1. ________ everything else, my car’s been stolen. 2. The tractor is ________ by a diesel engine.
3. How can I ever ________ you for your generosity? 4. He ________ her hand and smiled at her.
5. He died heavily ________ so that his son had to work hard.
6. The chances of a full recovery will depend on the ________ of her injuries.
7. The company has been ________ by animal rights groups for its use of dogs in drugs trials. 8. Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the USA, discovered ________ while
flying a kite during a thunderstorm. 9. The walls were ________ except for a clock. 10. They are ________ the electoral reform.
四、 用所给词语编写故事。
dependent push for
switch
squeeze
claim
bare
contribute to put…into practice at risk without doubt
参考答案
一、首字母填空完成句子。 1. rainfall
2. yearly
3. profit
4. foreseeable 9. weaken
5. designers 10.dependent
6. contribute 7. casual 8. interests
二、根据中文填空完成句子。 1. conventional 6. pressure
2. dignity 3. interest 7. dependent 8. claim 4. creativity 5. casual 9. global 10.switched
三、选词填空完成句子。 1. on top of 6. severity
2. powered 7. targeted
3. repay 4. squeezed 8. electricity 9. bare
5. in debt
10. pushing for
四、用所给词语编写故事。
There is a family which has only two members in a small village, a boy who is 18 years old and his mother. His father died of cancer when the boy was less than ten and thus the family’s whole income depends on the boy’s mother. To give her son good education, the boy’s mother works
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very hard in order to earn money as mush as her can. In spite of this, the family is always in a tight squeeze and the boy often had to walk with bare feet. In order to change this situation, the boy claim to his mother that he won’t go on studying when he graduates from middle school. On hearing this, without doubt, the boy’s mother can’t agree with her son and push for her son finishing university education. But the boy didn’t want to let his mother suffer from hard working any longer. Finally, the boy still went out of this small village to a big city to put his thoughts into practice. He knew he may be at risk because he was too young, but he told himself that he won’t regret for his decision.
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