unit 17 New words

ability n. --- power and skill, esp. to do, think, act, make, etc. e.g. He has the ability to make a very good house. disability n 伤残, 无能, 无力 Zhouzhou is a man of great musical ability, but he is also a man with a mental disability.

inability n. --- lack of power or skill 无能, 无力 e.g. an inability to tell directions disable v. --- to make (a person) unable to use his body properly e.g. As his disease has disabled him, Hawking has to sit in his wheelchair and speak through a computer.. disabled adj e.g. He was disabled in the war; he lost his ability to walk. disability n. e.g. To work under disabilities. 残而不废。

USAGE(genius, talent, skill, ability) ☆ genius: 很强烈的字眼，用于罕见的人或其 罕有的能力。 天才 ☆ talent: 较不强烈，用来指人天生的能力， 但不用来指人本身。 ☆ skill/ability: 指做某事之能力，是可以从学 习得来的。 ☆ e.g. Einstein was a genius. Goethe had genius. She has a talent for music. She weaves with great skill/ability.

ability inability disability disable a disabled person … with disabilities

 Helen Keller was not a born disabled person.  Nothing disabled her at birth.  She was not a person with disabilities at birth. adj. vt. n.

get around /round 到处走动, 活动, 传播 =get about It is still difficult for him to get round without a cane. The news has got round-everyone knows about it.

potential adj. 潜在的, 可能的 n 潜力, 可能性 a potential problem. 潜在的问题 For the first time she realized the potential danger of her situation.

assist v. --- to help or support e.g. She assisted (him) in building the house. Good glasses will assist you to read. assist sb to do sth/with sth/in doing sth ☆ help 与 assist 意义常相同。 ☆ assist 常指受协助的人能做一部分工作。 ☆ aid 指援助一群人，特别是用钱。 ☆ e.g. One helps someone who is drowning. One helps/assists someone who is moving a piano. Aid for developing countries

Sympathy n 同情 ( 心 ), 同感 be in sympathy with something Willard is in sympathy with many Green Party issues. I'm not asking for sympathy. sympathy with/for Sullivan expressed sympathy for the striking federal workers.

encouragement n 鼓励, 促进, 赞 助 encourage sb to do sth 鼓励某人今后 做某事 The teacher encouraged me to study abroad. encourage sb in doing sth 鼓励某人目 前做某事 Don’t encourage him in this way.

adjust vi 适应, 调整, 调节 adjust (oneself) to 适应于 She soon adjusted (herself)to his way of life. Will you adjust this clock?

participate vi 参加, 参与 participate in sth with sb participate (in) … I’ll participate (in)your suffering and joy. 我要和你同甘共苦.

accessible adj 可以使用的, 可 得到的, 可进入的 be accessible to sb 某人容易得到, 了 解, 亲近 Our principal is accessible to the students. This book is easily accessible to the young reader.

Exercises

用正确形式填空 : 1. Every __________ finishing the race will receive a medal. (participate) 2. The manager of the company is a man _________ to reason. (access) 3. She is proud to receive people ’ s __________ of her many achievements. (recognize) participant accessible recognition

4. She ’ s a very _______ child. She is not only good at studies, but also at sports and other things. (gift) 5. They has a very _________ meeting and solved a lot of problems. (produce) gifted productive

6. The actress said she could never have achieved this without the ____________ of her parents and husband. (encourage) 7. Books for children have to be ________ very exciting. (visual) encouragement visually