Unit 3 Diverse Cultures Language Points1知识点讲义-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版必修第三册

B3U3 Language Points 1 Period 1 Listening and Speaking 1. diverse(adj.)不同的；多种多样的--diversity(n.)差异（性）；不同（点）；多样性 diverse cultures多元文化 cultural diversity文化差异 The beauty of the world lies in the diversity of its people.世界之美源自人之多样。 The land is home to a great diversity of rare plants and animals.这片土地是多种珍稀动植物的家园。 a (great/wide) diversity of= a variety of/varieties of 多种多样的 2. fortune(n.)[U.]机会；运气chance or luck, esp. in the way it affects people’s lives [C.]大笔的钱；巨款 a large amount of money misfortune[U.]厄运；不幸 bad luck fortunate(adj.)幸运的；交好运的；吉利的lucky--unfortunate(adj.)不幸的unlucky;令人遗憾的regrettable --fortunately(adv.)幸运地；吉利地luckily--unfortunately (adv.)不幸地；可惜地 fortune cookie幸运曲奇 He made a fortune in real estate.他在房地产上发了财。 I have been fortunate enough to visit many places of the world as a lecturer. 我很幸运，去过世界很多地方做演讲。 make/earn a fortune发财；赚大钱 a small fortune一大笔钱 have the good fortune to do sth有幸做某事 be fortunate to do sth/be fortunate in doing sth 有幸做某事 It is fortunate (for sb) that... （对某人来说）...是幸运的。 3. Mexican corn chips covered in cheese墨西哥芝士玉米片 4. spicy stew辣汤 5. ethnic groups族群 an ethnic minority少数民族 ethnic clothes具有民族特色的服装 6. cultural influences on American food对美国食物的文化影响 7. a mix of cultures多种文化 mixed-culture dishes混合文化菜肴 (mixed adj.混合的) a mix of A and B A和B的混合 mix A and B把A和B混合/融合起来 8. later on 以后；后来；其后；随后 9. be forced into slavery被迫成为奴隶 force sb into (doing) sth/force sb to do sth强迫某人做某事 10. in addition此外；另外 11. die from the diseases死于疾病 12. survive these terrible times挺过这段可怕的时期 13. When it comes to American food, some say no food was ever invented in America.(from listening text) 说到美国食物，有人说美国没有发明食物。(When it comes to (doing) sth...当提到；当谈到) 14. No one really knows exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California. 没有人真正确切地知道第一批人是什么时候来到我们现在所了解的加利福利亚的。 (know A as B 把A看作是B；认为A是B) 15. It’s likely that Native Americans moved to California at least fifteen thousand years ago. 美洲土著居民很可能在至少15000年前就迁往了加利