词汇提炼:
1. professor:教授
2. favorite:喜爱的,流行的
3. die:渴望,期望
4. knock:敲,打
5. seek:追求,追寻
6. awaken:唤起,叫醒
7. spirit:心灵,精神,灵魂
8. dedicate:致力于,献出
9. knowledge:知识,学问
10. follow:跟随
11. declare:宣布
12. academic:学院的,学校的
重点单词精讲:
备注:做精讲的单词意思与本段台词意思相同
1.favorite
Exp. liked more than others of the same kind
Eg. It's one of my favourite movies.
这是我最喜欢的电影之一。
Eg. Who is your favourite writer?
你最喜欢的作家是谁?
2.die
Usage: be dying for sth/to do sth
Exp. have a strong desire for sth 极想;渴望
Eg. I'm dying for something to eat.
我极想吃点东西。
Eg. She's dying to know where you've been.
她极想知道你到哪儿去了。
3.seek
Usage:~ (after/for sth)
Exp. look (for sth); try to find or obtain (sth) 寻找; 找到或得到(某事物)
Eg. We sought long and hard but found no answer.
我们费力多时也未找到答案。
Eg. Those are young graduates seeking after success in life.
这些就是探索人生成功之途的年轻毕业生。
4.awaken
Exp. cause (sth) to become active 使(某事物)活动, 活跃; 引起; 激起
Eg. Her story awakened our interest.
她说的事引起了我们的兴趣。
Eg. The dream awakened terrible memories.
这个梦使我想起了可怕的回忆。
Idiom:awaken (sb) to sth
Exp. to become aware or to make sb aware of sth and its possible effects or results
使某人意识到某事; 唤醒某人警惕某事
Eg. We awaken society to the dangers of drugs.
我们要唤醒社会警惕毒品的危害。
Eg. I gradually awakened to the realization that our marriage was over.
我逐渐地意识到我们的婚姻结束了。
6.dedicate
Usage:~ oneself/sth to sth
Exp. give or devote (oneself, time, effort, etc) to(a noble cause or purpose)
将(自己﹑ 时间﹑ 精力等)奉献给(崇高的事业或目的)
Eg. She dedicated her life to helping the poor.
她毕生致力于帮助穷人。
Eg. She dedicates oneself to one's work.
她献身于自己的工作。
7.declare
Exp. formally announce (sth); make known clearly 正式宣布(某事);表明
Eg. They then declared to us all what had been decided.
他们然后对我们全体宣布所作出的决定。
Eg. They declared him to be the winner.
他们宣布他为得胜者。
Eg. I declare the meeting closed.
我宣布会议结束。