Robots
unit 2 robots核心單詞
1. desire
n. 渴望
vt. 想要
常用結構：
desire sth. 渴望得到某物
desire to do sth. 希望/渴望做某事
desire that sb. (should) do 要求……
have a desire for sth./to do sth. 渴望得到某物/希望做某事
at one’s desire 照某人的希望
we all desire happiness and health.我們都希望幸福健康。
everyone has a desire for success, but not everyone desires to get rich.每個人都渴望成功，但并非人人都渴望金錢。
he desires you to go to see him at once.
=he desires that you should go to see him at once.
他要求你馬上去見他。
(2)翻譯句子 （原創）
①他想接受大學教育。
②他們要我快點回來。
③我請他立即回信。
④她要你立即見她。
⑤她應邀演奏了一曲。
解析：(1) 選b。wish表示不能實現的愿望，句型搭配wish for sth.；c、d兩項不符合題意。desire渴望，想要；符合句意。
(2)①he desired a college education.
②they desire me to return soon.
③i desire an immediate answer of his.
④she desires that you (should) see her at once.
⑤she played a piece at others’desire/by desire.
2. alarm
n.警報
vt.使……驚恐
we were much alarmed by the fire in the forest.
森林失火使我們大為驚慌。
常用結構：
give /raise the alarm 發警報
ring the alarm 敲警鐘
sound the alarm 發警報; 吹警報號
take (the) alarm at 對……感到吃驚; 因……而驚恐