Unit 3 Life in the future

核心单词

1. impression

n.印痕;印记;印象;感想

常用结构：

have an impression of sth./doing sth. 对(做)某事有印象

make an impression on sb. 给某人留下印象

make no impression on 对……无影响/效果

give sb.a favorable impression 给某人留下好印象

an impression of one’s foot 某人的脚印

Your performance gave me a strong impression.

你的表演给我留下了很深的印象。

What I said made no impression on him.

我的话对他不起作用。

联想拓展

impress v.留下印象

impress sth.on/upon one’s mind 把……牢记在心上

高手过招

单项填空

She spoke very confidently because she wanted to make a great on her employer at the first time.

A. Influence B. pressure

C. Impression D. Effect

解析:选C。make an impression on sb. 给某人留下印象。

2. lack

v.&n. 缺乏;缺少的东西

注意：lack作名词时，后常接of。lack作动词时，既可作及物动词，也可以作不及物动词，作不及物动词时，后常接for或in。lack不用于被动语态。

常用结构：

lack sth. 缺少某物

lack for sth. 缺少;需要

for/through lack of... 因缺乏……

no lack of... 不缺乏

a/the lack of ... ……的缺乏

He didn’t go there because he lacked courage.

他没去那里，因为他缺乏勇气。

The plant died for lack of water.植物因缺水而死。

They lacked for nothing.他们无所需求。

联想拓展

lacking adj. 匮乏的;不足的;没有的

be lacking in 缺乏(品质、特点等)

She seems to be lacking in common sense.

她似乎缺乏常识。