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Unit 1 School Life
【重点单词】
1. assignment n. (分派的)任务
The assessment for the course involves written assignments and practical tests.
这门课程的评估包括各种书面作业和实践测试。
【拓展】
assign /əˈsaɪn/
1). V-T If you assign a piece of work to someone, you give them the work to do. 布置 (任务)
When I taught, I would assign a topic to children that they would write about.
教书时,我会给孩子们布置个写作题。
Later in the year, she'll assign them research papers.
今年晚些时候,她将给他们布置论文。
2). V-T If you assign something to someone, you say that it is for their use. 分配 (某物)
The selling broker is then required to assign a portion of the commission to the buyer broker.
卖方经纪人则被要求分给买方经纪人一部分佣金。
【固定搭配】
assign sb. to do sth. 指派某人去做某事。
Judy, it is my great privilege to officially assign you to the heart of Zootopia.
朱迪,我很荣幸能正式把你指派到疯狂动物城的中心。
2. related adj. 相关的;有联系的
Light industry is closely related to agriculture.
轻工业和农业密切相关。
【固定搭配】
be related to… 与…相关。
The speed of Covid-19 spread is closely related to people’s wearing masks or not.
新冠的传播速度和人们戴不戴口罩密切相关。
3. creative adj. 创造(性)的;创作的
Like so many creative people, he was never satisfied.
正如许多有创造力的人一样,他永不满足。
We need to produce better creative if we want to attract big clients.
要吸引大客户,我们就得拿出更好的创意。
4. stare v. 盯着看;凝视
It's harmful for your eyes to stare at the computer or mobile phone screen for a long time.
长时间盯着电脑或手机屏幕对你的眼睛有害。
【固定搭配】
stare at…盯着…看;凝视
【近义词辨析】
peer, glance, stare, gaze, glare
这组词都有“看,瞧”的意思,都可以和at形成搭配;其区别是:
peer 指眯着眼睛仔细地或略为吃力地看。
glance 指匆匆地或粗略地一看,侧重心不在焉地、匆忙地看一眼。
stare 侧重因惊奇、好奇、粗鲁无礼等而睁大眼睛看。
gaze 指出于羡慕、感兴趣、关心或惊异而长时间目不转睛地看。
glare 指用愤恨、凶狠或含敌意的眼光死死看着某人。
5. blank adj. 空白的
He tore a blank page from his notebook.
他从笔记本上撕下一页白纸
【拓展】
1. (表格等的) 空白处
Put a word in each blank to complete the sentence.
在每个空格处填一个单词完成句子。
2. 茫然的; 无表情的; 漠然的
Abbot looked blank. "I don't quite follow, sir."
阿博特一脸茫然,“我不太明白,先生。”
3. (头脑、记忆等的) 一片空白
I'm sorry, but my mind is a blank.
很抱歉,可是我脑子里一片空白。
6. actually adv. 事实 上,的确
One afternoon, I got bored and actually fell asleep for a few minutes.
一天下午,我感到很无聊