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Unit 3 Travel
【重点单词】
1. attraction n. an interesting or enjoyable place to go or thing to do 向往的地方;有吸引力的事
Our level of attraction to the opposite sex has more to do with our inner confidence than how we look.
我们对异性的吸引程度更多地与我们内心的自信有关,而不是外貌。
The walled city is an important tourist attraction.
这座城墙围绕的城市是一个重要的旅游胜地。
【词组】
tourist attraction 观光胜地
attraction for 对…的吸引力
sexual attraction 性吸引力;性诱惑,性引诱
fatal attraction 致命的吸引力(电影名称);致命的诱惑(电影名称)
magnetic attraction 磁吸引;磁引力
【拓展】
attractive adj. 有吸引力的
I thought he was very attractive and obviously very intelligent.
我认为他很有魅力,而且显然也很聪明。
2. decoration n. a thing that makes sth look more attractive on special occasions 装饰品;装饰
The decoration and furnishings had to be practical enough for a family home.
装修和家具陈设必须对一个家庭住房来说够实用。
The only wall decorations are candles and a single mirror.
墙上仅有的装饰品就是一些蜡烛和一面镜子。
【词组短语】
interior decoration 室内装饰;内部装饰
architectural decoration 建筑装饰
glass decoration 玻璃装饰
【拓展】
decorate /ˈdɛkəˌreɪt/
1. V-T If you decorate something, you make it more attractive by adding things to it. 装饰
He decorated his room with pictures of all his favourite sports figures.
他用他所喜爱的所有运动员的照片装饰自己的房间。
2. V-T/V-I If you decorate a room or the inside of a building, you put new paint or wallpaper on the walls and ceiling, and paint the woodwork. 装修
The boys are planning to decorate when they get the time.
男孩们正计划在他们有时间的时候装修。
【固定搭配】
decorate…with…. 用…装饰…
3. relic n. an object, a tradition, a system, etc. that has survived from the past遗迹;遗物
The material of human fossil, culture relic in the Old Stone Age are very abundant.
在古代石器时代,人类的化石以及文化遗迹非常丰富。
4. political adj. connected with the state, government or public affairs政治的;政府的
She enjoyed political life.
她喜爱政治生活。
politics n. 政治
5. vast adj. extremely large in area, size, amount, etc. 巨大的;辽阔的;
Development has affected vast swathes of our countryside.
开发建设影响了乡村广大地区。
【近义词辨析】
tremendous, colossal, huge, gigantic, massive, vast, enormous, immense, giant
这组词都有“巨大的,庞大的”的意思,其区别是:
tremendous