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Unit 3 Topic Talk
1. occasion n.重要的社交活动:时刻;场合;机会occasional adj.偶尔的;偶然的→occasionally adv.偶尔,有时 on no occasion 绝不(位于句首句子倒装)
2. dragon n.龙 the Dragon-Boat Festival 端午节lunar adj.阴历的;月球的 lunar month阴历月,农历月
3. barbecue n.烧烤野餐 sticky adj.黏性的,黏的,棘手的a sticky situation棘手的局面
4. adult n.成人,成年人 同义 grown-up 成年人 lantern n.灯笼,提灯
Lantern Festival 元宵节
5. turkey n.火鸡 monster n.怪兽,怪物
6.congratulation n.恭喜,祝贺-congratulate vt.祝贺,向.道贺
offer/send one's congratulations to sb.向某人致以某
congratulate sb.on(doing) sth.=congratulations(to sb.)on sth.祝贺(某人)某事
7. decorate vi.& vt.装饰,布置.美化→decorationn.装饰物,装饰
decorate..with..用..装饰..be decorated with... 装饰着..
8. tradition n.传统→traditional adj.传统的,守旧的→traditionally adv.传统上
9. by tradition 按照传统
Lesson 1
1. immediately adv.即刻,马上直接conj.一...就→immediate adj.立即的
“一...就”的其他表达法as soon as;directly/instantly:the moment/the instant/the minute/
the second
2. gathering n.聚会-gather v.聚集
3. snack n.(正餐以外的)小吃,点心【“蛇”(snake)的“点心”(snack)】
4. put up 张贴,公布;举超、抬起;提升,增加:搭建:留宿:推荐
put aside忽视,不理睬;储存、保留 put away 将.....收起;积蓄,攒钱
put off推迟.延迟 put on穿上,戴上;增加体重;举办,上演,展出
put out扑灭,熄灭;生产,制造;出版.广播,公布put up with忍受,容忍(=tolerate)
5. let off 使某物爆炸:饶恕,放过:允许(某人)不做
let sb.off (with sth.)不惩罚,放过、宽恕;从轻处罚
let sb.off sth./sp.允许某人不做某事/不去某地
let alone更不用说 let...alone不碰,不打扰
6. account n.描述,报道:账户v.解释:说明:在数量,比例上占比
on account of 因为,由于 take account of/take....into account 考虑到,顾及
on no account决不 account for解释;说明(原因):占(比例)
7. summarise(summarize) vi.& vt.总结,概括→summary n.总结:概括 adj.概括的
to summarise/in summary 总的来说
8. host n.主人;东道主;主持人vt.主办,主持:做东→hostess n.女主人
9. sweep vt.扫,打扫 sweep-swept-swept-sweeping sweep away 扫除.清除
10. character n.字,字体:人物,角色;品质,性格
11.attach vt.贴;固定;附上→attached adj.附着的;喜欢的.依恋的→attachment n.附件,附属品;依恋,爱慕
attach..to....把...固定在/附在/贴在..上
be attached to 喜欢...附属于..
attach great importance/significance to...非常重视..
12.upside down 倒置地,颠倒地 inside out内外穿反了地
13.expectant adj.期待的,期望的;未来的- expect v.期望→expectation n.预料.期待;希望
live up to (one's)