1. Unit 4 Painting the world. Module 2 The power of images

3. origin n. 起源 What was the origin of the quarrel? 这场争吵 的起因是什么？ original n. 原版 He can read Shakespeare in the original. a. 最初的, 本来的 ; 原始的 The original price of the car was a bit too high. 这辆汽车的原价太高了一点。 originally adv. 起初，原先 It was originally a toy factory.

4. amateur adj. 业余的 The pictures were taken by an amateur photographer. amateur n. 业余从事者， an amateur at sth. an amateur of sth. Our actors were all enthusiastic amateurs. He is an amateur at sports. He is amateur of acting.

5. investigate v. 调查 investigate (into) sth. The detective was sent to investigate the crime. investigation n. investigation of / on / into sth. … 的调查 The investigation into the accident was carried out by two policemen.

6. property n. 1. 地产 He has several properties in this street. property developer 房产开发商 2. 财产，资产 This small house is my only property. personal property 个人财产 3. 特性，属性 He is studying the medicinal properties of wild plants.

7. peek n. 一瞥 take a peek at sth. 瞥一眼 I took a peek at the list. peek v. 偷看，窥视 peek through / in / over sth. 透过 … 看 / 朝 … 里看 / 超过 … 看 They caught him peeking in through the keyhole.

8. 比较 glance, gaze, glare, stare glance v&n. 粗略看一下，浏览 glance at sth. have a glance at sth. Have you got time for a glance / to have a glance at this report? gaze v&n. 凝视 gaze at sth. She turned to gaze admiringly at her husband. glare v&n. 怒目而视 glare at sb. They stopped arguing and glared at each other. stare 盯着看 stare at sth. We stared at him in amazement.

9. Ⅰ. base on “ 以 …… 为根据 ” ，用法应是 base A on B 如： ① Edison based his ideas on scientific experiment. 爱迪生的想法是建立在科学 实验的基础上的。 ② You should base your opinion on facts. 你的意见都要以事实为根据。

10. Ⅱ. be based on “ 以 …… 为根据 ” ； “ 根据 ……” ； “ 基于 ……” 用法是 A be based on B ① What he said is based on fact. 他所说 的话是以事实为根据的。 ② The story is based on real life. 那故事是 根据现实生活而写的。 ③ Some modern languages are based on Latin. 在些现代语言是以拉丁文为基础的。

11. date from 始于 When did this mistake date from?

12. claim 断言，申明 make /have a claim to do /that … 声称要 做 … The government’s claim that it would reduce taxes proved false. claim v. 声称 claim to do /that 声称要 … She claims to be a good pianist.

13. ridicule n. 嘲笑，讥笑 Her brothers poured ridicule on her boyfriend. ridiculous adj. 可笑的，荒谬的 It’s the most ridiculous thing I ever heard in my life.

14. lifelike adj. 逼真的，栩栩如生的 It’s a lifelike portrait of Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ

15. genuine adj. 1 名副其实的 The ring is genuine gold. 2 真诚的，不造作的 He thanked her with genuine affection

16. religious adj. 宗教的；虔诚的 religious belief 宗教信仰 Our parents were very religious and very patriotic. religion n. 宗教 Christian religion 基督教 He is a man without religion.

17. simply adv. 仅仅，只不过，简直 I don’t like my job. I simply do it for money. I simply can’t believe it. You look simply beautiful in that dress.

18. inspiration n. 灵感；鼓舞，启示 I cannot write without inspiration. inspire v. 鼓舞，启示 inspire sb. (to do) 鼓励某人做某事，给某人启 示 inspire sth. in sb. / inspire sb. with sth. 激起， 唤起（感想，思想等） His speech inspired us to try again. The beautiful scenery inspired the composer. His encouraging remarks inspired me with confidence.

19. It was not until …that … 直到 … 才 … It is /was + 被强调部分 + that /who + 剩余部 分 It was his father that /who gave him financial support. It was in the garden that we planted an apple tree. He didn’t finish his homework until last night. It was not until last night that he finished his homework.

20. 补充 sell sth. For + 钱 cut out 切掉，剪掉 cut in 插话 Don’t cut in a word cut down 削减 cut down the expense cut up 切碎

21. in view of 由于，考虑到 keep in view 一直注视着 on a long view 从长远看 point of view 观点，看法 take a view of sth. 视察

22. He has strong _____( 观点 ) on education. Click to ______( 查看 ) or delete the open invitations. _____ ______ _____( 考虑到 ) the circumstances, we should give up the plan. Our new range of cars is now ___ ____( 展 出 ). You need to _________( 调查 ) the market carefully before you confirm the design of your products. views view In viewof on view investigate

23. They ________ ( 调查 ) corruption, observe elections and watch for government influence over the media. How do you ________( 维护 ) discipline within your department or team? Everybody hopes to get money so that he can __________( 维持 ) his livelihood. investigate maintain

24. origin original originally Many words in the English language are French in _____. Man has always speculated upon the _____ of the universe including earth. He can read Shakespeare in the ______. It is not known whether the bomb was _____ intended for the capital itself. origin original originally