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New words Unit 2 (p.12-17) 1. nest /nest/ n. 鸟窝;巢穴;窝 词形联想: best adj. 最好的 adv. 最;最佳 pest n.害虫 rest v. 休息 n. 休息时间;剩余部分 test n.&v. 测试; 试验 vest n. 背心 west n. 西方 adj. 西方的; 向西的 next n.&adj.&adv 下一个(的);次于(的) & prep. 紧靠……旁边;次于 2. roof /ru f/ n. 屋顶; 顶部 词形联想: woof n.(狗叫声)汪汪 (informal) bark n.&v. (狗)吠叫 (formal) root n. 根;根茎;根源 v. (使)生根,扎根 room n. 房间;空间 3. battle / b tl/ n. & vt. & vi. 争论;战斗,搏斗;斗争 They had a heated battle over who was responsible for this. 他们就谁该对此负责展开了激烈的争论。(= argument) These soldiers are battling a giant dragon. 这些士兵正在与一条巨龙搏斗。 Coco lost her brave battle against cancer two years ago. Coco在与癌症进行了勇敢的斗争之后于两年前去世。 4. see eye to eye with sb (on sth) 在(某事上)与某人看法一致 = agree with sb on sth We don't see eye to eye with each other on many things. 我们在很多事情上的观点不一致。 5. argument / jum nt/ n. 争吵, 争论; 论点; 论据 ( vi.争吵, 争辩, 争论 vt.说理, 论证) Please back up the arguement with facts. 请用事实证明论点。 他们之所以在争吵,是因为他们在很多事情上意见不一致。 They are arguing because they don't agree with each other on many things. argue 6. teenager / ti ne d (r)/ n. 青少年 = teen 通常指(13至19岁之间的)青少年男女 7. tension / ten n/ n. 紧张; 紧张关系; 拉伸 ( adj. (神经)紧张的;(肌肉)绷紧的;令人紧张的(或焦虑的) v. (使肌肉)拉紧; 绷紧) The tension between Palestine and Israel is likely to continue. 巴勒斯坦和以色列之间的紧张局势可能会持续下去。 tense tense adj. (神经)紧张的;(肌肉)绷紧的;令人紧张的(或焦虑的) v. (使肌肉)拉紧; 绷紧 (1)His muscles tensed as he got ready to run. (2)A bath can relax tense muscles. (3)He's a very tense person. (4) It was a tense time. v. 绷紧 adj.(肌肉)绷紧的 adj.(神经)紧张的 adj. 令人紧张的 8. anxious / k s/ adj. 忧虑的,担心的;令人焦 虑的;渴望的 ( n.担心;焦虑;渴望) E.g. Being anxious about the war only increases our anxiety. 对战争感到焦虑只会增加我们的焦虑。 anxiety 9. rate /re t/ n. 速度;率 vi. & vt. 评价;评估;划分等级;分等 birth rate 出生率 E.g. The birth rate is decreasing at a fast rate. at a(n) rate fast / low average different alarming frightening 以...的速度 1. The university is highly rated for its research. 该大学在研究方面获得了很高的评价。 2. He is currently rated number three in the world. 他目前世界排名第三。 Translate the following sentences. 3. 大多数人步行的平均速度为每小时5公里。 Most people walk at