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Unit 1 Encyclopaedias
Key words
human adj. 人的
dinosaur n. 恐龙
inventor n. 发明家
musician n. 音乐家
scientist n. 科学家
born v. 出生
countryside n. 农村
intelligence n. 才智
ability n. 才能;能力
perhaps adv. 可能
invention n. 发明
notebook n. 笔记本
include v. 包括;包含
even adv. 甚至
however adv. 然而
suddenly adv. 突然
nobody pron. 没有人
win v. 获胜
dollar n. 元
Key phrases:
in the countryside 在农村
human being 人
die out 灭绝
find out 了解到
go for a walk 去散步
be famous for 因......而出名
how long 多久
more than 超过;超出
Paraphrase:
inventor
n.
a person who invents sth. new
musician
n.
a person who plays a musical instrument as their job or hobby
scientist
n.
someone who has studied science and whose job is to teach or do research on science
intelligence
n.
power of learning and understanding
ability
n.
power to do sth. physical or mental
however
adv.
in spite of
suddenly
adv.
something happened quickly and unexpectedly
learn
v.
get knowledge through studying
include
v.
have something as a part
show
v.
let sb. see something
Part One Words & Phrases
1. inventor n.发明家=a person who has invented something. Or whose job is inventing sth
【拓展】
(1) inventor n.发明家
e.g: Edison was a great inventor.
(2) invent v.发明;创造。通常指:发明;创造出来的是以前没有的东西
e.g: They want to invent a new kind of car to protect the environment.
(3) invention n.发明/发明物
e.g: I think camera is one of the most useful inventions.
【小试牛刀】
(4)He ___________the first electric clock.
(5)Edison was one of the greatest ____________.
(6)Thanks to these ____________, we can live a better life now.
【词语辨析】invent; discover; find
invent
是指创造前所未有的事物 “发明;创造”
discover
本来已存在但以前未被发现的事物 “发现”
find
(偶然)遇到;碰到;发现
【小试牛刀】
(8)I’m looking for my pen but I can’t ___________it.
(9)He____________America in 1492.
2. born v. 出生=come out of one’s mother’s body
动词原形是:bear v.结果实;生子女 (bear--bore--born/borne)
【拓展】
be born= be born in +年份/月份/大地点
be born on +具体某一天
e.g: I was born in 2000./ He was born in Shenzhen./ I was born o