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Unit 1
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fiction
/ˈfɪkʃn/
n.小说;虚构的事
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fiction n.虚构、科幻的故事
novel n.长篇小说
story n.篇幅较短的故事
tale n.可与story替换,也指神话故事,如 fairy tale
fable n. 寓言
myth n.神话
science fiction
informal sci-fi [abbr. SF]
/略/
科幻小说(或影片等)
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test out
/略/
检验;测试
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His work is to test out new designs of cars before they are put on the market.
他的工作是在新设计的汽车投入市场之前对它们进行检验。
stand the test of... 经得起……的考验
bonus
/ˈbəʊnəs/
n.意外收获;奖金;红利
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1. The staff got a Christmas bonus.
员工在圣诞节得到了奖金。
2. He received a box of cookies as a bonus when he bought coffee at the shop.
他在商店买咖啡时,意外地得到了一盒免费赠送的饼干。
more like
/略/
更像是;更接近
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1. She behaves (towards me) more like a friend than a mother.
她像朋友一样(待我), 而不像是我的母亲。
2. He seems more like a military officer than a business executive.
他似乎比较像一个军官,而不像一个商业行政主管。
ridiculous
/rɪˈdɪkjələs/
adj.愚蠢的;荒谬的;
荒唐的
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1. That's ridiculous.
那太荒唐了。
2. That fat woman looked ridiculous in her tight golden dress.
那位胖妇人穿着金色的紧身礼服,显得滑稽可笑。
integrity
/ɪnˈteɡrəti/
n.诚实正直;完整;完好
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1. We must respect each other's territorial integrity.
我们应当尊重彼此的领土______。
2. My husband is a man of the highest integrity.
我丈夫是个非常______人。
3. The kid was raised to become a man of integrity.
这孩子被培养成了一个______人。
完整
正直的
诚实的
dignity
/ˈdɪɡnəti/
n.庄重;庄严;尊严
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1. The real dignity of a man lies in what he is, not in what he has.
一个人的真正____在于他的品格,而非他的财富。
2. She bears herself with dignity.
她举止_______。
3. He was a person high in dignity.
他是个____________人。
尊严
庄重大方
位高权重的
salary
/ˈsæləri/
n.薪水;薪金
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earn a salary 挣得薪水
raise salaries 加薪
basic salary
fixed salary
基本薪水,底薪
固定的薪水
absurd
/əbˈsɜːd/
adj.荒谬的;荒唐的
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1. What an absurd suggestion/idea!
多荒谬的建议/想法啊!
2. Don't be absurd—you're just worrying about nothing.
别犯傻了,你不过是在瞎操心。
3. It is absurd to try to persuade them.
试图说服他们是愚蠢的。
appointment
/əˈpɔɪntmənt/
n.预约;约会;委任
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appoint vt.任命,指定,约定
appointed adj.指定的,约定的
appointment n. 约会,任命,职位
was appointed
to take
as
appointment
make an appointment
nail
/neɪl/
n.指甲;趾甲;钉子