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B3U4 Space Exploration
Key Words and Expressions
1. mental adj. 精神的;思想的
(1)mental health/problem 心理健康/问题
physical and mental health 身心健康
(2)mentally adv. 精神上;心理上
① It's going to be a tough competition but I'm ________prepared for it.
② Basketball is an interesting sport, but it's also _________(physical) demanding.
mentally
physically
2. intelligent adj.有智慧的;聪明的;有智力的
(1)intelligent software/system 智能软件/系统
(2) intelligence n. 智力;理解力;智慧
a person of high/low intelligence 智力高/低的人
artificial intelligence 人工智能
① All children are born with _______________。
孩子生来就有同等的智力。
②Susan is a woman .
苏珊是一个非常聪明的女人。
equal intelligence
of high intelligence
3. keen adj.热衷的;渴望的;锋利的;敏锐的
(1)be keen to do sth. 渴望做某事
be keen on sb./sth. 喜欢某人/某物
(2)take a keen interest in 对……产生浓厚的兴趣
①翻译:他一直以来非常热衷于体育锻炼。
② 他对这门课产生了浓厚的兴趣。
He took a keen interest in the course.
He has always been very keen on doing physical exercises.
4. determined adj. 有决心的;意志坚定的
(1)determine to do sth(=make up one's mind to do sth)决心/决定做某事 (2)determination n. 决定;决心
(3)determined adj. 坚决的;有决心的
be determined to do sth 决心做某事
① 翻译:正如教授所说,正是积极的态度决定人们的成功。
②翻译:我决定利用我的空闲时间去运动。
I am determined to make use of my spare time to do exercise.
As the professor puts it, it is a positive attitude that determines
people's success.
5. disappointed adj.失望的;沮丧的
(1)be disappointed at 对...失望
(2)disappoint v. 使失望、使沮丧
(3)disappointment n. 失望
to one's disappointment 令某人失望的是
①翻译:令父母失望的是,他们的儿子总是因他的令人失望的表现使他们失望。
To his parents' disappointment, their son always makes them disappointed at
his disappointing performance.
6. launch vt.& n. 发射;发起;上市
(1)launch a rocket 发射火箭
launch an attack 发起攻击
launch a new product 推出新产品
(2)the launch of… ……的发起/推出
①翻译:这个国家发起了禁烟运动。
②这一新产品将在六月份上市。
The country has launched a compain to ban smoking.
The new product will be launched in June.
7. desire n.渴望;欲望 vt.渴望;期望
(1)
(2)desirable