12. 对...善良、友好 be kind and good to...

13. 被认为是.... be seen as...

14. 一大笔钱 a large sum of money

15. 对...有偏见 be prejudiced against/have prejudice against

16. 结识.... make the acquaintance of

17. 撵走，抛出，扔掉 throw ... out of...

18. 被抓住 get caught

19. 用旧袜子做成球 make a ball out of old socks

20. 在...有天赋 have talent for

21. 一看到 at the sight of

22. 伤心地叹了口气 let out a sad sigh

23. 一个负债累累的贫困家庭 a poor family with many debts

24. 一夜间全国闻名 become famous nationwide overnight

25. 靠...维持生计 earn one's living by doing sth.

26. 趋向于更加感情化 tend to be more emotional

27. 是...的典型特征 be typical of...

28. 民谣中常见的主题 a common theme of ballads

29. 由...组成 consist of / be made up of

30. 某一种生活方式 a certain way of life

Unit 2 The universal language (Module 8)

【考点释析】

1. ... I witnessed the first of only eight performances of ...

▲ witnessed vt. 当场见到... 目击 n. 目击者, 见证者

　The police are looking for those who have witnessed the fight that took place last week.

　警察正在寻找那些目击上周发生的打架事件的人。

　▲ witness sb...doing sth. 目击某人正在做...；doing sth.是宾语补足语。

　▲ witness sb/sth...being done 目击...正在被...；being done是宾语补足语。

　▲ witness to sth. 某事的目击者

Millions of people all over the world witnessed ShenZhou Ⅶ being launched into space.

全世界数百万人目睹了神舟七号被发射升空的场景。

　Will you act as (a) witness to the agreement between us? 您做我们协议的见证人好吗？

2. star （line 3） n./vi./vt. (starred, starring) 主演

▲ Sb. star in a film.= A film star sb.

The film If you are not the one starred the famous film star Ge You.

= The famous film star Ge You starred in the film If you are not the one.