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U8 Lesson 1
词汇学习
root
/ruːt/
n.树根; 根源
e.g. root of all evils
v. 扎根
be rooted in ... 扎根于…
shoot
/ʃuːt/
n.芽,苗; 嫩枝
vt.射中; 射击
shoot — shot — shot
(shooting)
bother
/ˈbɒðəd/
vi. & vt. 费心, 麻烦
bothered (adj.) 担心的; 烦恼的; 感到费心的
can’t be bothered to do sth.
(懒得做某事)
e.g. sorry to bother you
bothering (adj.) 令人费心的
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just-me-ism
/dʒəstˈmiːɪzəm/
n. 以自我为中心,自我中心主义
e.g. “There are millions of people in the world and I’m just me. How can it matter if I ....?”
gallon
/ˈɡælən/
n.加仑
e.g. Millions of gallons of water would be wasted.
take action
采取行动
take measures to do ….
(采取措施去做…)
e.g. take action for the environment
e.g. take action to protect the environment
institute
/ˈɪnstɪtjuːt/
n.机构;研究院
e.g. a reseach institute
chimpanzee
/ˌtʃɪmpænˈziː/
n. 黑猩猩
e.g. Dr. Jane Goodall is the world’s best-known expert on wild champanzees.
firm
/fɜːm/
adj.坚实的; 稳固的
n. 公司
firmly (adv.) 坚决地; 坚定地; 稳固地
foundation
/faʊnˈdeɪʃn/
n.基础; 地基
e.g. Roots move slowly under the ground to make a firm foundation.
found (v.) 成立; 创建
found — founded — founded
founder (n.) 创立者
brick
/brɪk/
n.砖,砖块
e.g. Shoots can break open brick walls to reach the light.
all around the world
全世界
e.g. It attracts people all around the world.
wag
/wæɡ/
vi.&vt.摇尾巴
wag — wagged — wagged
(wagging)
involve
/ɪnˈvɒlv/
vt. 参与;包涵
involve sb. (in sth.) (使...加入; 把某人牵涉到某事里)
get/be involved in sth. (参与….;与…有关联;投入…)
e.g. We want to involve all of you in the celebrations.
e.g. The job involves a lot of hard work but it's worth it.
e.g. He refused to believe his son was involved in drugs.
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