内容正文:
选必1- Unit 1- Cultural Focus -Language points
· Words and phrases:
物质财富
material wealth
未必,并不一定
not necessarily
in the long run
从长远来看= in the long term
超重的,肥胖的(a.)
overweight = obese obesity (n.) 过度肥胖;肥胖症 反:underweight
the contributing factor
促成因素=contributor
消耗卡路里
consume calories / calorie consumption a diet high in calories 高热量的饮食
三个里面有一个/三分之一
one in three / one out of three = one third
在上世纪40年代
in the 1940s 在他二十多岁的时候in his twenties
在郊区
in the suburbs suburban (a.) 郊区的 urban 市区的 rural农村的
人行道
sidewalk = pavement (Br. E)
因此,结果
as a result = as a consequence, in consequence, consequently, in result
drive-through
(a.) 免下车的
screenagers
(擅长电脑、精通网络的)屏幕青少年
不活动的;不活跃的
inactive (a.) inactivity (n.) 不活动,无所事事 activate (v.) 激活
包括…在内(prep.)
including including sb./sth. = sb./sth. included
inclusive (a.) 包含全部费用;包容广阔的,范围广泛的
game console
游戏机操作手柄
console (n.)(机器、电子设备等的)控制台,操纵台,仪表板
(v.) 安慰, 抚慰=comfort
成功故事
success stories succeed (v.) 成功(~ in doing);接替,继任(~ sb.),继承(~ to sth.)
汉堡吧
burger bar bar (v.) 封,堵;阻止,禁止bar sb. from doing
become incredibly successful
大获成功 incredible (a.) 令人难以置信的,不可思议的= unbelievable
反:credible (a.) 可信的,可靠的 credibility (n.) 可信度
feed families
养家糊口= support families
超大份爆米花
supersized popcorn / popcorn of supersize portions
portion (n./v.) 一份,部分;把…分成若干份 区别:proportion比例;份额
go on sale
开始上市销售= be marketed on sale 廉价抛售,甩卖 for sale供出售
a sales drive/campaign 推销/促销活动 a sales manager 市场经理
看起来贪吃
look greedy 贪吃的,贪婪的 be greedy for greed (n.) greedily (ad.)
don’t mind buying a bigger-sized bag
愿意/乐意买一包更大的 mind doing 介意做
adopt the same approach
采用相同的方法 adopt (v.) 采纳;收养 adoption (n.)
adoptive (a.) 收养的 adoptive parents 养父母 adopted child养子
相似地,类似地(ad.)
similarly (ad.)= likewise
similar (a.) be ~ to… (in sth.) 与…(在…方面)相似
similarity (n.) = resemblance bear a striking ~ to 与…有惊人的相似
增加了25%
rise by 25%