高中英語必修4 Unit2復(fù)習(xí)資料
他們問了許多問題，都把我弄糊涂了。
i confused her with / and her sister because they were so alike.
我把她和她妹妹弄混了，因為她們長得太像了。
we are confused by a lot of information.
我們被大量的信息搞糊涂了。
知識拓展
confused adj. 困惑的confusing adj. 令人費解的；使人困惑的 confusion n. 困惑，糊涂
i am still a bit confused about what happened.
我對發(fā)生的事仍有點困惑。
the instructions on the box are very confusing.
盒子上的使用說明令人費解。
7. regret
(1) vt. 遺憾；后悔
he regretted his carelessness.
他對自己的粗心大意感到懊悔。
i regret that i shall not be able to come.
很遺憾，我不能來。
they regretted not having taken / not taking his advice.
他們后悔沒有聽他的建議。
i regretted to tell you you hadn’t passed the driving test.
我很遺憾地告訴你你沒有通過駕駛執(zhí)照的考試。
（2）n. 懊悔；遺憾
he told me with regret that he couldn’t come to the party.
他很抱歉地對我說他不能參加這個聚會了。
i felt great regret about /for what i had said to him.
我真后悔對他說了那樣的話。
much to my regret, i am unable to accept your invitation.
非常抱歉，我不能接受你的邀請。
8. reduce vt. 減少，縮小；降低reduction n. 減少，縮小；減少的量
they’ve reduced the prices in the shop, so it’s a good time to buy.
商店已經(jīng)降低了商品的價格，看來現(xiàn)在是買東西的好時候。
the number of the students in our school reduces by 20% this year.
今年我們學(xué)校學(xué)生的數(shù)量減少了20%。
she reduced her weight to 45 kilograms.
她的體重減輕到45公斤。
9. focus
(1) vt. & vi. 集中(注意力、精力等)；聚焦
focus your camera. 把照相機的焦距調(diào)準。
he focused the sun’s rays on a paper with a burning glass.
他用一面凸透鏡把陽光聚焦在紙上。
today we’re going to focus on the question of homeless people.
今天，我們主要討論無家可歸者的問題。
you must focus/fix / concentrate your attention on your work.
你必須把注意力集中到你的工作上。
all eyes were focused on him when he came in.
他進來時大家都注視著他。
（2）n. 焦點；（活動、注意力、興趣等的)中心
she was the focus of everyone’s attention at the party.
她是聚會上大家注意的焦點。
10. comment
(1) vi. & vt. 表達意見；作出評論
he commented that she was not fit for the job.
他評論說她不稱職。
i won’t comment on what people say.
對人們說的話我不作評論。
(2) n. 評論；議論
the scandal caused a lot of comment. 這件丑聞遭到很多議論。
he made several favorable comments about / on their candidates.
他對他們的候選人發(fā)表了一些有利的評論。
即學(xué)即用
1. —robert is indeed a wise man.
—oh, yes. how often i regretted _______ his advice.
a. to take b. taking c. not to take d. not taking