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第二十四讲 Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World
【知识熟记】
一、 高频单词
1.exist vi.存在;生存;生活;继续存在
(1)exist in 存在于
exist on = live on 靠……生存;靠……生活
There exist(s) ... 有……
(2)existence n. 存在;生存;生活
in existence 现存的;存在的
come into existence/being 开始存在
① existed an obvious conflict between the accounts of the witnesses, so a judgment was not announced in court.
目击证人的证词存在明显的分歧,所以判决没有当庭被宣判。
②I can hardly the wage I'm getting; there is no money for luxuries.
我靠我挣的工资简直难以生存,根本没钱买奢侈品。
③Scientists have many theories about how the universe first came into (exist).
关于宇宙的起源,科学家有许多种理论。
[名师指津] exist是不及物动词,不能用于被动语态和进行时。
2.adapt v.(使)适应;(使)适合;改编;改写
(1)adapt oneself to 使自己适应
adapt to 适应
adapt ...from ... 根据……改写/改编……
adapt ...for ... 改(编)……为……之用
(2)adaptable adj. 能适应的;可修改的
adaptation n. 适应;改编;改写本
①Ben, as a new immigrant from China, found it hard to adapt _ the American life.
本,一名来自中国的新移民,发现很难适应美国的生活。
②This machine has been specia