1. Unit Three Sports Heroes

2. determine She determined to go that very afternoon. My mom's encouragement determined me to go on with my study. determine on/upon be determined to do He was determined to win the game.

3. at the cost of 以。。。。为代价 He saved the baby at the cost of his life. at all costs 、 at any cost [ad.] 不惜代价， We should promote the goods at all costs.

4. [n.] 价格，代价，费用，成本 The cost of the used car is 2000. The production cost The cost of living 生活费 Cost price 成本价

5. Cost [vt.] 花费（金额，费用，时间，劳 力），付代价 ( 无被动 ) *cost+n. This jacket cost 200 dollars. How much does it cost to build the bridge? Such a difficult job costs a lot of time and effort. *sth. Cost sb. +n. It will cost you 500 dollars to repair the car. Careless driving will cost you your life.

6. C.F. cost/price/expense Cost 指某样东西或做某事的费用或代价， 还可指成本。主语常是物。 Price 指东西的价格，标价。 Expense 常用复数，表示费用开支。 Household ~/traveling ~/

7. Fight against sth./sb. 为反对 …. 而战， 和 ….. 斗争 Fight with sb. Fight for Fight off 击退、 fight back 回击

8. tough [a.] (1) 物体强硬的，坚硬的 This tire is ~er than that one. (2) 严厉的，粗暴的 *be ~ with The manager is ~ with his employees (3) 强壮的 He looks the ~est of all.

9. At the beginning/in the end At the beginning of/in the end of From beginning to end

10. engage (1)[vt.] 使 …. 从事 *engage oneself/sb.in= sb. Be engaged in sth./doing sth.…. He wants to ~ himself to foreign trade. He is engaged in helping others. (2)[vt.] 占用（时间、精力） Computer ~s his interest now. Studying ~s all my spare time.

11. champion [n.] 冠军、 [a.] 冠军的 a ~ team Championship [n.] 冠军身份，冠军称号

12. match [vt./n.] [vt.] 和 …. 相配，和 …. 相匹敌 Your hat matches your dress well No one can match her in the knowledge of classical music.. [n.] 比赛、火柴

13. in weight 在体重上 In age/size/height

14. Stubbornly [ad.] 顽强得，顽固地 Stubborn [a.] A ~ man His ~ courage made him respected. Stubbornness [n.]

15. be on one’s side 站在某人一边，支持某人 Whose side are you on?

16. survive (1) [vi] 幸存下来 Only three people ~d (2)[vt.] +n. Only one baby ~d the terrible car crash. Few houses ~d the storm. (3)[vt.] 比 … 活得长久，经受住 The girl ~d her parents. Rivera ~d endless blows. Survivor [n.] 幸存者 survival (n.)

17. blow[c.n.] 打击，殴打；精神上的打击 *give/strick sb.a blow 打某人一拳 He gave me a blow on the head. I got such a blow and fell down. My father’s death was a great blow to me. [v.] blow 吹，吹响

18. defence(defense) [n.] 防卫，防御， 防御物 The Department of Defense 国防部 They built a bank as a defense against flooding. [v.] defend

19. frightening [a.] 令人恐怖的 frightening scene/story frightened [a.] 感到恐怖的 The ~ girl was speechless. The child stared at the man with ~ eyes. be ~ to do /that…. She was very ~ to look down from the top of the building. The boy was ~ that he would get lost.

20. [vt.] frighten (~ed/~ed) 使恐惧，使害怕 *~ sth./sb. The sudden noise ~ed us. The little girl was ~ed by the big dog.

21. play trick 耍花招 Play a trick on sb. 捉弄某人

22. pretend to do/be doing/have done [n.] pretendence

23. at the last instant 在最后一瞬间 instant [n./a.] [n.] 瞬间 刹那＝ moment She was told to clean the room in an ~. *this ~ /that ~ [ad.] 现在，那时候 Do your homework this ~. *at the same ~ 在同一刻

24. the ~ [conj.]=as soon as She began to cry the instant she read the letter. [a.] 立刻的，立即的；速容的 an ~ death/ an ~ reply/~ coffee/~ noodles

25. .should have done 本该做 … 实际没有做 Should not have done 不该做但实际上做 了 You should have come to see me last night, but you didn’t. You should not have gone to the movies yesterday, but you did.

26. Strike (strick, struck/stricken) 敲打， 袭击 Strike while the iron is hot. The tsunami struck Southeast Asia suddenly in 2004. He was struck with fever. A poverty-stricken area

27. by the dozen(by dozens) 以打计算 Eggs are sold ~. dozen [n.] 一打。十二 前有数字是单复数同形。后接名词，不用 of These pencils are $3 a dozen. Three dozen eggs Two dozen bottles of beer dozens of 几十个 I have been there dozens of tomes.

28. mercy [n.] [u.n.] 慈悲，怜悯，宽恕 He showed little ~ to the prisoners *without ~ 无情地 He made the decision ~. *show ~ on sb./have ~ on sb. 对某人怜悯 We should learn to show ~ on others.

29. throw oneself on sb’s ~ 请求某人宽恕 He threw himself on the ~ of the master. at the ~ of sb/at sb’s ~ 受人摆布 The boat was at the ~ of the rapid river. show no ~ in doing 没有怜悯 The general showed no ~ in killing all his prisoners.

30. Before sb could do… 乘 … 还来不及 The roof collapsed before he could run out.

31. demand (v/n.) The boss demanded that Mary (should) finish it within a week. (advise/insist/order/propose/require/request/sug- gest) He demanded to try again demand sth. of/from sb. I demand an answer from him. There is a great demand for English books. Meet the demand of/on demand

32. care [v.] 在乎，忧虑 I won’t care who give me advice. Some one may be angry at this but I don’t care. care about/care for

33. Matter ( 常用于否定句和疑问句 ) 有关系, 要紧 All these things do not matter now. It doesn’t matter how long their hair is. What matters is that.. 返回