Unit 2 The United Kingdom

1.consist vi.組成；在于；存在于
常用搭配：consist of =be made up of 由……組成；由……構(gòu)成
eg. the team consists of four europeans and two americans.
   the committee consists of seven members.
consist in=lie in在于； 存在于
eg. what does happiness consist in?
  the beauty of venice consist in the style of its ancient buildings.
2 puzzle 1)n. 迷；難題；玩具；迷惑（只用單數(shù)）
a chinese puzzle（中國玩具）【比喻】復(fù)雜難懂之事
a cross-word puzzle（縱橫填字游戲）
常用搭配：be in a puzzle about對……大惑不解
i am in a puzzle about the matter.我對這件事大惑不解。
2)vt. 常用搭配：puzzle sb./be puzzled with使……迷惑; 對……大惑不解
the question puzzled me./i am puzzled with the question.這個問題使我很迷惑。
3)vi.          puzzle over苦思……
 i puzzled over the question for quite a while.這個問題我想了好半天。
3.clarify vt., vi.解釋；澄清；闡明
clarify matters澄清真相
the government has time and again clarified its position on equal pay for women?
政府已經(jīng)反復(fù)闡明政府對男女同工同酬的立場。
his mind suddenly clarified.他的頭腦突然清醒了。
4.convenience n.適合；方便
we bought this house for its convenience.
我們買下這所房子為的是它方便。
when and where will it suit your convenience for our next meeting?
"我們下次見面什么時候,什么地點對你方便?"
please come at your convenience.請在你方便的時候前來。
常用搭配：for one’s convenience為 ……方便
          for convenience’s sake為方便起見
 at one’s convenience在……方便的時候
拓展：convenient adj. 方便的；便利的
our house is convenient for the shops.
常用搭配：be convenient to sb. 對……方便
          it is convenient for sb. to do sth.某人做……是方便的
is it convenient for you to come tomorrow? 你明天來方便嗎？
5.attraction n.吸引, 吸引力;吸引人的東西;引力
the idea of working for state-owned enterprises has little attraction to young people nowadays.
現(xiàn)時去國營企業(yè)就職的想法對年青人沒有多大吸引力。
the tides are caused by the attraction of the moon for the earth.
潮汐是由月亮對地球的引力引起的。
a big city offers many and varied attractions.大城市有多種多樣吸引人的東西。
拓展：attract v. 吸引
attractive adj. 有吸引力的
常用搭配：have attraction for sth. 對……有吸引力
          attract one’s attention吸引某人的注意力
          be attracted to sth.被……所吸引
6.influence 1) n.（常與on連用）影響力；感化力
my teacher's influence made me study science at college.由于我老師的影響，我上大學(xué)學(xué)了理科。