Unit 2 The Freedom Givers

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Unit 2The Freedom Givers
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Language Study

• breeze (L.1) n. a gentle wind
• A gentle breeze blew over the garden.
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• a cool, refreshing breeze
• words related to wind
• gust a strong, abrupt rush of wind
• gale a very strong wind
• hurricane a severe tropical cyclone, usu.
  involving heavy rains
• tornado a rotating column of air

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• slender (L.2)
• (of people) slim not very wide but comparatively
  long or high
• slender fingers
• a slender waist
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• a woman with a slender figure
• (of things) slight inadequate
• a slender income
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• slender hopes

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• stand up for (L.13) speak, work, etc. in favor
  of sb. / sth. support sb. / sth.
• Dont be afraid to stand up for your rights.
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• All my friends will stand up for me.
• ??stand up to (????????)
• A soldier must stand up to the danger.
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• Your argument just wont stand up to close
  scrutiny.

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• historic (L.15) famous or important in history
• The signing of the Declaration of Independence
  was a historic occasion.
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• a historic meeting between the two leaders
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• The French Revolution was of great historical
  importance.

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• forge (L.22)
• create by means of much hard work
• The two countries agreed to forge a closer
  economic ties.
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• They finally forged an agreement after months of
  negotiating and arguing.
• make a forgery or counterfeit
• forge a signature

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• liberate (L.23) set free (pattern liberate sb.
  from sth.)
• liberate people from poverty
• liberate sb. from economic worry
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• liberate the mind from prejudice

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• authorize (L.26) give approval or permission for
  sth. give authority to
• According to the contract, neither party is
  authorized to permit the third party to publish
  the book unless both parties agree.
• You are not authorized to download this file.
  Please login.
• As a registered member, you are authorized to
  download, store, copy and distribute materials.
• n. authorization
• No Reprints Without Authorization

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• exploit (L.30)
• n. brave or adventurous deed or action
• The heroic exploits will go down in history.
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• sing sb.s exploits
• vt. employ to get the greatest possible advantage
• exploit ones talents
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• The company exploited its workers with long
  hours and low pay.

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• be intent on doing sth. (L.30) be eager and
  determined to do sth.
• Working day and night, Janet seems intent on
  breaking the record in the Guinness Book of
  Records.
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• He is intent on making money.

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peer (L.32) look closely or carefully, esp. as
if unable to see well (followed by
at/through/into, etc.)

• A horse and a mule peer through a wire fence.
• Being somewhat short-sighted, she has the habit
  of peering at people.
• ??peer?peep,gaze, gape, glare, stare?????

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• The mother peeped into the bedroom to see if her
  child was asleep. (??,??)
• She gazed at her beautiful new diamond ring.
  (??????????????)
• The man gaped at the big elephant in the zoo.
  (???,??,????)

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• The woman glared at the man after he shouted
  rudely at her. (????,??????????????)

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• I told my son to stop staring at that fat woman
  it wasnt nice. (????????????????????????????,????
  ???????)

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• whisper (L.35) to speak very quietly to sb. so
  that other people cannot hear what you are saying
  
• She leaned over and whispered something in her
  ear.

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• on the side (L.41) as an additional job or
  source of income secretly
• Some teachers have to find ways of making some
  money on the side.
• Hes married but he has a girlfriend on the side.

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• close in (on/around) (L.52) come near to, esp.
  in order to attack from several directions
  surround
• Hitler committed suicide as Soviet forces were
  closing in on Berlin.
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• Despair closed in on her.

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• conviction (L.59) firm opinion or belief
• strong political / moral convictions
• It is her personal conviction that all corruption
  should be exposed and dealt with according to
  relevant laws.
• She was motivated by deep religious conviction.

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• impose (L.71)
• place a ( penalty, tax, etc. ) officially on
  sb./sth.
• EU was likely to impose a tax on imports of
  Chinese leather shoes despite disagreement about
  the move among member states.
• The local government tried to impose fines on the
  factories which poured untreated waste into the
  river.
• try to make sb. accepted (an opinion or a belief)
  
• I wouldn't want to impose my religious
  convictions on anyone.

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• as for (L.77) with regard to
• As for your request for a free sample, we will
  send it to you in about 10 days.
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• As for my past, Im not telling you anything.

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• disguise (L.85) give sb./sth. a false appearance
  (pattern disguise sb./sth. as)
• He disguised himself as a woman.
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• It is impossible to disguise the fact.
• U.S. Releases Images Showing
• Saddam in Disguise (n.)

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• make the best of (L.92) accept an unsatisfactory
  situation cheerfully and try to manage as well as
  you can
• The living conditions in the village were very
  poor, but we had to make the best of it.
• If you cannot have the best, make the best of
  what you have. (????????,?????????)

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• compel (L.94) make (sb.) do sth. force
  (pattern compel sb. to do sth. be compelled to
  do sth.)
• Duty compelled the soldiers to volunteer for the
  mission.
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• The heavy rain compelled us to stay indoors.

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• at risk (L.102) threatened by the possibility of
  loss, failure, etc.
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• The disease is spreading, and all children under
  five are at risk.
• collocation
• at all risks (at any risk) (???????????)
• at the risk of (????????)

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• starve (L.103) (cause a person or an animal to)
  suffer severely or die from hunger
• pictures of starving children
• starve to death
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• She's lonely, and starving for companionship.

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• pass for (L.112) appear like be accepted or
  looked upon as (same as pass as)
• I cant imagine how this place passes for a
  five-star hotel.
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• He passes for a doctor.
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• He passes for a learned man.

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Useful Expressions
Try to find the English equivalence of the
following phrases from Text A.

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