4. gain vt. 获得；得到　 n.[c,u] 收获；获利

[典例] 该词有三种含义：

1). 表示经过努力一点一点地获得自己渴望的东西

He has gained rich experience in these years. 这些年他已获取了丰富的经验。

2). 表示速度、重量等慢慢增加

He gained weight after recovery from his illness. 康复后他的体重增加了。

3).(钟，表)走快

This clock gains five minutes a day. 这只钟每天快5分钟。

[重点用法]

gain experience / fame / independence 获得经验/名望/独立　　　　　　 gain sth. from 从……处获得某物

gain other’ s respect / love / trust 获得别人的尊敬/爱戴/信任　　　　 No pains, no gains. 一分耕耘,一分收获。

3. belief n. [c,u] 信任；信仰；信心　 believe vt.&vi. 相信

[典例]

1). He has great belief in his doctor. 他对那位医生无比信赖。

2). She has lost her belief in God. 她已不相信上帝(不相信真有上帝)。

[重点用法]

have belief in sth/sb 对某事物/人的真实性和正确性所具有的信心　　　　 beyond belief 难以置信

in the belief that... 相信　　　 ……　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 It is my belief that... 我相信……

[练习] 用belief的短语填空。

1). He came to me ________ ________ ________ ________ I could help him.

2). ________ ________ ________ ________ that nuclear weapons are immoral.

3). The cruelty of the murders was ________ ________.

答案：1). in the belief that　 2). It is my belief 　　 3). beyond belief

2. starve vi.&vt. (使)饿死；饿得要死　 starvation n.[u] 饿死

[典例]

1). The enemy is trying to starve us to death. 敌人正在企图饿死我们。

2). I’ m starving; let’ s have a big dinner. 我饿得要死了，让我们吃一顿丰盛的晚餐吧。

3). He said he would starve rather than beg for food. 他说他宁愿挨饿也不要饭吃。

[重点用法]

starve to death = die of starvation/hunger饿死　　　 　　　　　　 starve sb to death 把某人饿死

starve for sth. = be starved of sth. = hope/long for sth. 希望/渴望得到某物

[练习] 用starve的短语的适当形式填空。

1). Thousands of people ________ ________ ________ in Africa.

2). These children are ________ ________ love.

3). The people on the island _______ _______ _______ fresh water since it hadn’t rained for nearly half a year.

Keys: 1). starved to death/died of starvation 　 2). starving for　 3). were starved of

1. mean (meant, meant) vt.&vi. 意思是；意味着；打算；预定

[典例]

1). The sign means that the road is blocked. 这个标志表示此路不通。

2). What do you mean to do with it? 你打算把它怎样处理？

3). I mean you to work as our spokesman. 我想请你当我们的代言人。

[重点用法]

(sth.) mean doing sth. 意味着…　　　　 　　　　　　　 (sb) mean to do sth. 打算做…　

had meant to do sth. 本来打算做某事　　 　　　　　　 be meant for 打算作……用；打算给…

(sth.) be meant to do sth. 被预定/指定/认为做某事　 What do／did you mean by...? “你……是什么意思？”

[练习] 按要求填空或翻译。

1). Can you tell me what this sentence______ (mean)?

2). Your friendship ______ (mean) a great deal ______ (介词) me.　

3). In some parts of London, missing a bus means ______ (wait) for another hour.

4). What did he mean ______ (介词) saying that remark?

5). I ______ ______ ______ ______(本来打算来)yesterday, but I had an unexpected visitor.

6). 这些房间是打算用作少年活动中心的。

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答案：1). mean　　 2). means; to　　　 　 3). waiting　　 4). by　　 5). had meant to come

　　 6).These rooms are meant for the children’s centre.

6．我们为此感到骄傲。

　　 [写作要求]

　　 只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。开头和结尾已经给出。

　　 [评分标准]

　　 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

Dear friends,

　　　 Welcome to our school！It' s a great honor for me to say something about China' s Shenzhou VII-spaceship.

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Dear friends,

　　 Welcome to our school ! It' s a great honor for me to say something about China' s Shenzhou VII spaceship. China' s Shenzhou VII spaceship took off at 9:10 pm on Sep 25, 2008. It was China' s third manned space journey, which successfully launched a three-man crew into the space where one of them, Zhai Zhigang, made China' s first spacewalk. On Sep 27, Zhai Zhigang successfully made a 26-minute spacewalk and then the astronauts returned to Earth. The 4-day journey is expected to help China master the technology for docking two orbiters. The success of Shenzhou VII has made China the third country in the world that has made spacewalk after the former Soviet Union and the USA, so we all take pride in it.

　　 That' s all. Thank you !

5．中国成为继前苏联、美国之后世界上第三个能够实现太空行走的国家。

4．这次太空飞行任务持续了四天，它将有助于中国掌握两颗卫星的对接技术(technology for，docking two orbiters)。

3．太空行走在北京时间2008年9月27日下午进行，持续大约26分钟。之后宇航员返回地球。