人教版高中英语必修5Unit4重点知识和语法讲解
assist sb. to do sth.
assist (sb.) with sth.
eg:We all assisted in mending the roof. 我们都帮忙修屋顶。
This programme assists the young to find a job easily.这个节目帮助年轻人容易找到工作。
【拓展】assistant n. 表示“助手，助理”；
assistance n. 表示“协助，援助”，
常用短语：be of assistance= help sb. 帮助某人
eg：He became an assistant cook after he graduated from the technological school. 从技术学校毕业后他成了厨师助理。
Can I be of any assistance to you? 我可以帮助你吗？
【随时练】
Here are some good sources of information to ____ you in making the best choice.
A. provide
B. supply
C. assist
D. support
【答案与解析】C。
assist in doing sth. 帮助某人做某事；provide 提供，常用provide sb. with sth；supply 供应，常用s upply sb. with sth；support 维持，养活。
5、acquire vt. to get sth. by your own efforts, ability or behavior表示“获得，取得；学得”。
Only if you ask many different questions will you acquire all the information you need to know. (P26)
acquire a(good) knowledge of得到……知识，精通
eg：We must study hard to acquire a good knowledge of English.
我们必须用功学习才能精通英语。
Some smoking and alcoholic drinks are an acquired taste and are not in born. 抽烟喝酒往往是一种后来习得的嗜好，并不是生来就有的。
【拓展】acquisition n. 获得；（语言）习得；获得物
eg：The teacher is interested in theories of child language acquisition.
这位老师对儿童语言学习的理论感兴趣。
【随时练】
Some people go back for their education to _______ another degree to impress the society. A．require B. acquire C. accept D. present
【答案与解析】B。句意：一些人返回学校想获取另一个文凭来增强社会地位。
6、have a nose for 善于觉察/对……很敏感
结构类似的词组还有：
have an eye for 对……有鉴赏能力
have an ear for对……有欣赏能力(听觉灵敏)
have a gift/talent for对……有天赋
运用：用nose，eye，ear，gift填空。
⑴As a reporter，Mary has a ______ for a story.
⑵Through the competition，the leader of the group can pick out some singers having a ____ _____ for music.
⑶Being trained for many years，all the students have a good___ for different kinds of music.
⑷As a good artist，she has a/an _____ for colour.
7、inform v. formally or officially tell someone about something or give them information. 通
知，告知；告发，告密
They must use research to inform themselves of the missing parts of the story. (P27)
常用短语：
inform against/ on sb. 告发某人，检举某人
inform sb.of sth.把某事告诉某人
eg：He informed me of your decision.他把你的决定告诉了我。
He informed on his brother though he felt sorry for him.虽然他为哥哥感到抱歉，还是检举了他。【拓展】information n. 信息
注意：information 一般是不可数名词。
【随时练】The leaflet(传单) _________ customers about the end-of-summer sales.
A. protects
B. informs
C. inquires
D. acquires
【答案与解析】B。
protect 保护；inquire 打听，询问；acquire 获得。句意：宣传单告知顾客夏末大减价的事。
8、accuse vt. to say that someone has done sth. wrong or committed a crime, 表示“控告；指
控，指责”。
Have you ever had a case where someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick? (P27)
【点拨】accuse常用短语：accuse sb. of sth. 控告某人某罪
eg：The police accused him of murder. 警方指控他谋杀。
I don’ t want to accuse my best friend of te lling lies. 我不想指责我最好的朋友撒谎。
【拓展】accusation n. 表示“指控，指责”
eg：The Minister denied the accusation that she had behaved dishonestly. 那位部长否认她表现不诚实的指责。
Several accusations were made against the government.这个政府遭几项指控。
【随时练】Tom ______ his boss of having broken his words.
A. blamed
B. accused
C. charged
D. scolded
【答案与解析】B。考查accuse sb. of sth. 表示“控告某人某事”；blame sb. on sth. 表示“责备某人某事”；charge sb. for sth. “ 控告某人某事”；scold sb. for sth. “因为某事而批评某人”。注意不同的介词搭配。
疑难补充：get the wrong end of the stick 表示“用完全错误的方式理解某种状况”。
如：You have got the wrong end of the stick. He isn’t her boyfriend at all. 你错误理解此事了。他根本不是她的男朋友。
9、case n. a legal matter that will be decided in a court，or an example or instance of sth.,
or a situation involving a particular person or thing 表示“案件，官司；事例，情况”，还表示“盒子，箱子，事实”等，
Have you ever had a case where someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick? (P27)
eg：The case against Mr. White is said to be heard tomorrow.据说指控怀特先生的案子明天审理。
He took a case full of clothes with him.他带着个装满衣服的箱子。