Unit Two

1. Unit Two Civil Rights Heroes

2. Language Study • breeze: a gentle wind • hurricane: a strong, abrupt rush of wind • gale: a very strong wind • gust: a severe tropical cyclone, usu. Involving heavy rain • tornado: a rotating column of air

3. Language Study • stand up (for) speak , work, etc. in favor of sb./sth.; support sb./sth. You must stand up for your rights. You have to be prepared to stand up for the things you believe in.

4. Language Study • forge (fig) create by means of much hard work • She forged a new career for herself as a singer. • The two countries agreed to forge a closer economic tie.

5. Language Study • authorize give approval or permission for (sth.); give authority to • The central government authorized $200 billion to construct new dams to generate cheap hydro-electricpower.

6. Language Study • He was obliged by the arguments of the Minister of Labour to authorize a 23 percent general wage increase.

7. Language Study • exploit n. brave or adventurous deed or action • Their heroic exploits will go down into history. 他们的英雄业绩将被载入史册。 • sing sb’s exploits 歌颂某人的功绩

8. Language Study • exploit v. employ to the greatest possible advantage • exploit one’s talents 充分发挥…的才能 • exploit one’s friends 利用朋友 • The company exploited its workers with long hours and low pay. exploitable adj. exploitation n.

9. Language Study • be intent on (sth./doing sth.) be eager and determined to do sth. • He is intent on his studies. • Working day and night, Janet seems intent on breaking the record in the Guinness Book of Records.

10. Language Study • on the side as an additional job or source of income; secretly

11. Language Study • Some teachers have to find ways of making some money on the side. • In order to earn enough money to send his children to school, he makes a little money on the side by cleaningwindows in his spare time.

12. Language Study • close in (on/around) come near to, esp. in order to attack from several directions; surround • Despair closed in on her. • Hitler committed suicide as Soviet forces were closing in on Berlin.

13. Language Study • conviction firm opinion or belief The old woman had a firm conviction that there would be a better life after death.

14. Language Study • A non-believer, Tom doesn’t have any religious convictions. • It is her personal conviction that all corruption should be exposed and dealt with according to relevant laws.

15. Language Study • impose place a ( penalty, tax, etc. ) officially on sb. /sth; try to make sb. accepted (an opinion or a belief) • The government has made a decision to impose a further tax on wines and spirits.

16. Language Study • The local government tried to impose fines on the factories which poured untreated waste into the river. • I wouldn't want to impose my religious convictions on anyone.

17. Language Study • as for with regard to • As for my past, I'm not telling you anything. • As for your request for a free sample, we will send it to you in about ten days.

18. Language Study • make the best of accept an unsatisfactory situation cheerfully and try to manage as well as you can

19. Language Study • We must try to make the best of things until we can afford a bigger house. • The living conditions in the village were very poor, but we had to make the best of it.

20. Language Study • compel: make ( sb. ) do sth. force • In the past children were frequently compelled to work from an early age. • A large debt burden compelled many developing countries to undertake stabilization and adjustment policies.

21. Language Study • at risk threatened by the possibility of loss, failure, etc.; in danger • The disease is spreading, and all children under 5 are at risk. • It is reported that some areas in the west are at high risk of desertification.

22. Language Study • in the eyes of in the opinion of • In the eyes of his students, Richard is a sensible and reliable teacher. • In the eyes of my parent, I am still a young person although I am already in my thirties.

23. Language Study • pass for appear like; be accepted or looked upon as as ( same as pass as ) • This kind of cloth might easily pass for silk. • His English is so good that he could pass for a native.