Period 2 Vocabulary Focus（同步课件+分层练习）英语沪外版2020选择性必修第一册

Unit 1 Learning for Life Period 2 Vocabulary Focus Marie Curie What was a great trial to 6-year-old Marie Curie?  n. challenge / difficulty She was frequently brought forward to recite when there were visitors.  n. the process of testing the ability, quality or performance of sb / sth The new drug is undergoing clinical trials. Science proceeds by trial and error.  n. a formal examination of evidence in court by a judge and often a jury The online trial systems have helped citizens pursue justice during the coronavirus outbreak. Marie Curie She acquired a strong taste for poetry, and willingly learned by heart long passages from their great poets What did she learn with the help of her father? and recited to others. learn sth by heart = memorize 记住感兴趣的诗歌对她来说很简单。 It is easy for her to learn by heart the poetry that she is interesed in. learned long passages from their great poets by heart Marie Curie How did her father help her? He used to recite or read to her the masterpieces of Polish prose and poetry on Saturday evenings and even composed poetry himself.  vt. to write sth, usually with a lot of care and thought Beethoven composed a lot of music. Charles Darwin composed a book called Natural Selection. Steve Jobs composed an impressive commencement speech.  vt. to combine together to form a whole The passage is composed of 3 learning experiences of famous people. Charles Darwin What did he learn during the time with his brother? He learned the meaning of experimental science by aiding his brother in most of his experiments. They made all the gases and many compounds. Nelson Mandela He and his friends had been climbing up and down the back of the donkey one after the other. She and her sister recited poetry to the family in turn. She and her sister took turns reciting poetry to the family. What happened to him that day? He and his friends had been taking turns climbing up and down the back of the donkey. in turn. take turns doing = do sth in turn When it was