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译林高中英语2020版选修三
Unit 1 重点词和短语汇总及拓展
P1 (welcome to the unit):
1、 Every man is the architect of his own fortune.—— Appius Claudius Caecus (古罗马政治家) 每个人都是自己命运的设计师。
2、 be punctual for appoinments准时赴约 (反义词be late for )
punctual: adj. 按时的;准时的;守时的 a punctual start at 9 o'clock 9点钟准时开始
punctuality: n. 守时
3、 put off what I can do today until tomorrow今日事拖到明天 (put off = delay )
4、 reflect on sth反思
5、 excel in sth. 在...方面突出
6、 set out to do : 开始/着手做某事
P2-P3 (Reading):
7、 excerpt: n. 节选
8、 the 7 habits -- an overview 概论 (a general description or an outline)
9、 Excellence is not an act, but a habit.优秀不是一个行为,而是习惯。
10、 Our character is basically a composite of our habits. 基本上是我们的习惯的混合物。
composite: n. 合成物;混合物 adj. 合成的;混成的;复合的
Cuba is a composite of diverse traditions and people. 一个不同传统和民族的融合体.
a composite picture 拼图
11、 Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny.播种思想,收获行动;播种行动,收获习惯;播种习惯,收获性格; 播种性格,收获命运。
reap: 取得(成果);收获 = obtain); 收割(庄稼)= harvest
They are reaping the rewards of all their hard work. 他们的全部辛劳都得到了回报.
You reap what you sow. 一分耕耘一分收获。
sow: (sowed sown) 播种
destiny:命运(fate)(复数destinies) be in control of one’s own destiny掌握自己的命运。
be destined to do sth. / be destined for sth. 预定;注定;(尤指)命中注定
hence adv. 因此,于是
12、 The maxim goes.格言是这样说的。
13、 weave a strand 织一缕
weave: ( wove, woven) 编织;迂回穿行
She was weaving in and out of the traffic. 她在来往的车辆中穿来穿去。
strand:n.(线、绳、金属线、毛发等的)股,缕 a strand of wool 一股羊毛
vt. 使滞留;使搁浅
The strike left tourists stranded at the airport. 罢工使游客滞留在机场。
14、 It isn’t a quick fix. It involves a tremendous commitment.它不是一蹴而就,而包含巨大的投入。
15、 Those of us who watched the lunar voyage of Apollo 11 were transfixed. 我们这些观看阿波罗11号登月之旅的人都惊呆了。
transfix: 使(因恐惧、惊愕等而)动弹不得;使惊呆SYN paralyse
Luisa stood transfixed with shock. 路易莎大吃一惊,站在那里呆若木鸡。
16、 Superlatives such as fantastic and incredible were inadequate to describe those eventful days.“奇妙的”、“不可思议的”等盛赞之辞不足以形容那些不平凡的日子。
superlative: n. (形容词或副词的)最高级