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Unit 3 Sports And Fitness
1. track n.足迹,轨迹,车辙;小路,小径(= path) v.跟踪,追踪
track and field 田径 railway tracks 铁轨
follow one’s tracks 跟着某人的足迹走
keep track of 了解...的动态,与...保持联系
lose track of 不了解...的动态,与...失去联系
例:(1)Modern method of tracking polar bear populations have been used since 1980s.
(2)Students should read the newspapers every day to keep track of current events.
(3)I had so much fun that I lost track of time.
2. honor n.荣誉,荣幸,尊敬 v.向...表达敬意,尊重;颁奖,表彰
honored adj.感到荣幸的 honorable adj.可敬的,光荣的
in honor of sb 为纪念某人(= in memory of sb)
honor somebody for... 因某事表彰某人,因某事给某人颁奖
be/feel honored to do... 做某事感到荣幸
It’s an honor for sb to do sth = It’s one’s honor to do sth 对某人来说做某事很荣幸
例:(1)People celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in honor of Quyuan.
(2)I feel honored to stand here to give you a speech.
(3)The government is scheduled to honor the scientist for his great achievement.
3. work out 算出(= calculate);解决(= solve);锻炼(= exercise)
例:(1)I am just trying to work out how much I spend each month.
(2)To work out the difficult maths problem, I have consulted Professor James several times.
(3)I work out in the gym twice a week.
4. master n.主人;大师;硕士 v.掌握,精通
a master’s degree 硕士学位 master a foreign language 精通一门外语
例:(1)Money is good servant and a bad master.
(2)It’s hard to master a foreign language, let alone five!
5. determine v.决定 determination n.决心,决定
determined adj.坚决的,有决心的,意志坚定的
determine to do = decide to do 决定/决心去做某事
be determined to do 坚定的要去做某事,坚决要去做某事
例:(1)Determination is a kind of good quality and that is what it takes to do anything well.
(2)He is a determined man and he determined to change the current situation.
(3)She is determined to be an interpreter though she is not so good at English.
6. injure v.损害,使受伤(侧重意外事故对身体部位造成损伤)
对比:hurt(侧重身体或感情上的伤害,强调引起身体疼痛);wound(侧重刀枪等武器造成的伤害)
injury n.伤害,损伤 injured adj. 受伤的,有伤的
be/get injured 受伤 be seriously/badly injured 受重伤 be slightly injured 受轻伤
例:(1)Though he was injured in his leg