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人教版高中英语选修八词汇表(含教材例句)
Book8 Unit 1
1. △ illustrate/ ˈɪləstreɪt / vt.说明;阐明
2. distinct / dɪˈstɪŋkt / adj.清晰的;明显的;明确的
distinction / dɪˈstɪŋkʃn / n.差别;区分;卓著
It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA, having attracted people from all over the world. 加州与众不同之处在于它也是美国最具多元文化的一个州,它吸引了来自世界各地的人们。(P1)
3. △immigrant / ˈɪmɪgrənt / n.移民
4. live on 继续存在;继续生存
The customs and languages of the immigrants live on in their new
home. 这些移民的风俗习惯以及语言在他们的新家都得以延续。(P1)
5. strait /streɪt/ n.海峡
Scientists believe that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge
which existed in prehistoric times.科学家们认为这些迁居者通过一条史前时期曾经存在的大陆桥穿越北极地区的白令海峡到达美洲。(P2)
6. Arctic /'ɑ:ktɪk/ adj.北极的;北极区的
the Arctic 北极
7. means /mi:nz/ n.手段;方法
8. △ prehistoric /'pri:hɪ'stɔ:rɪk/adj.史前的
9. majority /mə'dʒɔrɪtɪ/ n.大多数;大半
Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious
men, whose ministry was to teach the Catholic religion to the
natives.