Unit 2 The United Kingdom
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1. convenience
n.便利;方便
联想拓展
inconvenience n. 不方便
convenient adj. 便利的;适宜的
conveniently adv. 便利地，方便地
常用结构：
at one’s convenience 在某人方便的时候
for one’s convenience(of) 为了某人的方便
for convenience’s sake 为了方便起见
make a convenience of 利用……
We bought this house for its convenience.
我们买下这所房子是为了方便。
Please come at your convenience.
请在你方...点击查看全部>> 便的时候来。
Gas is one of the conveniences the newlybuilt apartment building provides.
这幢新造的公寓大楼装有煤气等设备。
高手过招
（1）单项填空
Come and see me whenever .
（2010·01·江苏南京检测）
A. you are convenient B. you will be convenient
C. it is convenient to you D. it will be convenient to you
（2）翻译句子
（原创）
①你如果方便就来看看我。
②你明天方便开始工作吗?
解析：(1)
选C。convenient的主语不可以是人，排除A、B两项。whenever引导的是时间状语从句，
其谓语动词要用一般现在时，不可以用一般将来时。
(2)①Come and see me if it is convenient to you.
②Will it be convenient for you to start work tomorrow?
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2. arrange
v. 安排；排列；协商
常用结构：
arrange for 安排,准备
arrange with sb. about sth. 与某人商定某事
The child was required to arrange his shoes in a neat row by his
parents.家长要求这个小孩把鞋放成整齐的一排。
He was arranged by his family to marry a girl of his own class.
他家里安排他娶一个门当户对的女孩。
高手过招
翻译句子
（原创）
①你得在会议开始前把书架上的书整理好。
②他们在秘密地为一场盛大的婚礼做准备。
答案：①You should finish arranging the books on the shelves before the
meeting.
②They are arranging for a big wedding secretly.
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3. delight
n. 快乐;高兴;喜悦
vt.使高兴； 使欣喜
常用结构:
take/find/have delight in 喜爱;以……为乐
to one’s delight 令某人高兴的是……
delight in 嗜好；因……感到快乐
Sometimes an old movie can still delight the people who have a sweet memory
for the old days.
有时一部旧片仍能给怀念旧时光的人们带来喜悦。
The movie Xi Yangyang & Hui Tailang gave delight to millions of
children.电影《喜羊羊与灰太郎》使千万小朋友获得快乐。
高手过招
(1)单项填空
, the bookseller gave him something else as a present.
（2010·01·安徽合肥检测）
A. To the boy’s delight B. To the boy’s surprising
C. To the boy’s sadness D. To make the boy’s happy
（2）翻译句子
（原创）
①他的表演使观众感到满意。
②唱歌是她的主要爱好。
③年轻人喜欢旅行。
解析：(1) 选A。考查固定搭配。to one’s
delight意为“使某人高兴的是”，常用的名词有surprise, excitement,
disappointment, joy等。
(2)①He delighted the audience with his performance.
②Singing is her chief delight.
③The young have/take/find delight in travels.
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4. debate
vi.& n.辩论；讨论
常用结构：
debate with sb.about/over/on/upon sth.与某人辩论某事
under debate 在辩论中
open a debate 开始辩论
易混辨析
debate/argue
debate指各自陈述理由，强调公正、公开，气氛较为激烈。argue意为“说理；争论”，通常指提出理由来支持自己的观点，并企图说服别人，着重使
用说理的方式来论证主张。
After much debate，we decided to move to Beijing.
我们经过充分讨论后决定迁往北京。
They debated about the proposal for three days.
他们为那项计划争论了三天。
I debated the idea in my mind until I feel a>>收起