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UNIT 5 Languages Around The World
billion['biljən] num. 十亿
例:Across the world,1.1 billion people have no access to clean drinking water.全世界有11亿人无法获取干净的饮用水。
native['neltiv] adj. 出生地的;本地的;土著的 n. 本地人
►adj.①出生地的,本国的,故乡的(置于名词之前)
one's native land祖国
one's native language本国语
②与生俱来的,生来的,天生的:Pupils are encouraged to develop their native skills.人们鼓励小学生充分开发他们的天赋。
③(某地)固有的,原产的;(动植物)(……地)物有的[to名]animals native to Africa非洲原产的动物
►n.[C](某地的)出生者,本国人[of名]:a native of Greece出生于希腊的人
My wife's a native New Yorker,but I'm from Atlanta.我妻子是纽约本地人,而我出生在亚特兰大。
例:She missed her native land every day. 她每天都在思念故乡。
She works in Jinan but she is a native of Hunan. 她在济南工作,但她是湖南人。
搭:be native to 原产于:The potato is native to America. 马铃薯原产于美洲。
【高考真题】
The western half of the U.S. was full of grizzlies when Europeans came, with a rough number of 50,000 or more living alongside Native Americans. 当欧洲人来的时候,美国的西半部到处都是灰熊,大概有50,000个或更多的人和美洲原住民住在一起。(2023全国甲卷 阅读)
attitude [ˈætɪtjuːd] n. 态度;看法
例:An attitude is what a person thinks about something. 态度是一个人对某事的想法。
搭:strike an attitude装模作样,矫揉造作
reference['refrəns]n. 指称关系;参考(n. 查阅;提及)
例:It quickly became a standard reference book in the States. 在美国,它很快变成标准的参考书。
搭: for easy/quick reference为查阅方便
with/in reference to 关于;就······而论:With reference to your request for information, I regret to inform you that I am unable to help you. 关于你索取资料的请求,我遗憾地通知你,我无能为力。
have reference to 和……有关系
refer[rɪˈfɜː(r)] (referred, referring) vi.提到;参考;查阅 vt. 查询;叫······求助于
例:In his speech, he didn't refer to the problem at all. 他的演说中丝毫没有涉及那个问题。
The doctor has referred me to a specialist. 医生让我找专家诊治。
搭:refer to…as 把……称为;把……当作;
The Chinese refer to their language as Han, as it became popular among the people during the Han Dynasty. 中国人称他们的语言为汉语,因为它在汉代开始流行。
refer to指的是;描述;提到;查阅
例:Don't refer to that matter again.别再提那件事了。
Her pupils often refer to this dictionary. 她的学生经常去查这个词典。
system[ˈsɪstəm]n. 体系;制度;系统
例:What similarities or differences do you know about America and Chinese school systems? 你知道美国学校制