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Unit 3
Words and Expressions
diverse adj.
不同的;多种多样的
diversity n.多样性;差异性
biodiversity n.生物多样性
单词短语
fortune n.
[U]机遇;运气
[C](大量)财产;大笔的钱
(1)good fortune
(2)make a fortune
(3)fortune teller
(4)fortunate adj. 幸运的
fortunately adv. 幸运地
反义词 unfortunate(ly)
好运
发财;赚大钱
算命先生
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admit
vt. 准许进入;可容纳;接收
vt.&vi. 承认 (admitted-admitted)
(1) This big hall is so large that it can admit 2,000 people.
(2) admit doing 承认做了某事
(3) be admitted to/into 允许进入;被...录取
eg. He (admit) into university last December.
单词短语
admission n.
允许;入场费
翻译:
Last admission is at 5:00 pm, one hour before closing.
was admitted
容纳;接纳
最后入场时间是下午5点,关门前一小时。
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单词短语
definitely adv.
肯定;确实
definite adj. 明确的;肯定的
eg. fix a definite date
It occurs/occurred to sb. 某人突然想起......
=sth. occurs/occurred to sb
翻译:
(1)The idea occurred to him in a dream.
(2) It suddenly occurred to him that he had left his keys in the office.
拓展: It hits sb that…/ It strikes sb that…
定个确切的日期
occur vi.
发生;出现;存在 (occurred-occurred)
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单词短语
seek vt.&vi.
(sought;sought)
寻找;寻求;谋求
(1) seek=look for 找工作
(2) seek one’s fortune 寻找成功致富之路;闯世界
(3) play hide-and-seek
玩捉迷藏
earn vt.&vi.
赚得;挣得;赢得
(1) earn/make a living
earn one’s bread
(2) earn sb’s respect
谋生
赢得某人的尊敬/声誉
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claim
单词短语
1. Scientists are claiming a major breakthrough in the fighting against cancer.
2. You can claim on the insurance if you have an accident while on holiday.
3. Earthquakes have claimed more than 1.6 million lives in the last hundred years.
4.So far nobody has claimed the money discovered in the library.
vi 声称;宣称;断言
(根据权利) 要求;索要;认领
vt [尤用于新闻报道] 夺去 (生命)
vt & vi 供认
claim n. [C]
宣称
索赔
夺去生命
认领
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单词短语
series n. (pl. series)
单复同形
一系列;连续;接连
① (sequence) 一系列,一连串
a series of measures/ events
② (set) 一套
a series of stamps
③ (on TV, radio)系列节目
TV series 电视剧
a drama/co