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[单元词汇预习]
(一)Reading and Thinking&Learning About Language
1.vary vi.(根据情况)变化;改变→various adj.各种各样的
①vary with the season 随季节变化
②In our everyday life opinions vary from person to person, especially when a class activity is to be organized.(在我们的日常生活中,意见因人而异,尤其是在组织课堂活动时。)[佳句背诵·学校生活]
2.appropriate adj.合适的;恰当的
①an appropriate measure/method恰当的措施/方法
②If I were you, I would bring some appropriate gifts with me.(如果我是你,我会带一些合适的礼物。)[佳句背诵·建议信]
3.by contrast 相比之下
She seems slimmer by contrast with her sister.(与她姐姐相比,她似乎更苗条些。)
4.approve vi.赞成;同意 vt.批准;通过→approval n.批准;赞成;同意
①approve the plan 通过计划
②Some of them approve of the idea that it is good to start learning English from childhood.(他们中有一些人赞同从童年就开始学英语很有益这一观点。)[佳句背诵·观点论证]
5.demonstrate vt.表现;表达;说明;证明
Let me demonstrate to you some of the difficulties we are facing.(我来向你说明一下我们面临的一些困难。)
6.gesture n.手势;姿势;姿态
①make a rude gesture at...向……做粗野的手势
②The robot can play tennis with me and can express his emotions with words and gestures.(机器人会和我一起打网球,并能用话语和手势表达他的感情。)[佳句背诵·未来生活]
7.witness vt.当场看到;目击;见证 n.目击者;证人
①a witness to the killing杀人案的目击证人
②Standing on the top of the mountain,the temple has witnessed many changes in this area.(坐落在山顶的寺庙见证了这个地区的许多变化。)[佳句背诵·景点介绍]
8.employ vt.使用;应用;雇用→employment n.使用;雇用
For the past three years he has been employed as a firefighter.(三年来他一直受雇当消防员。)
9.interpret vt.把……理解(解释)为 vi.& vt.口译→interpreter n.口译人员;口译者
①The data can be interpreted in many different ways.(这份资料可以从多方面解读。)
②She couldn't speak much English so her children had to interpret for her.
她讲不了几句英语,所以她的孩子们得给她翻译。
10.differ vi.相异;不同于→different adj.不同的;相异的→difference n.差异;不同
French differs from English in this respect.(在这方面法语不同于英语。)
11.by comparison(与……)相比较
The second half of the game was dull by comparison with the first.(与上半场相比,比赛的下半场有些沉闷。)
12.favour vt.较喜欢;选择;有利于 n.帮助;恩惠;赞同
①ask a favour 请求帮助
②However, some people are in favor of it while others are skeptical about it.(然而,一些人赞成,而另一些人对此持怀疑态度。)[佳句背诵·观点论证]
13.bow vi.鞠躬;点头 vt.低(头) n.弓;蝴蝶结
①bow one's