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UNIT 1
Vocabulary
1. integrity /ɪnˈteɡrəti/
n. 正直诚实,耿直;
完整,完全
近义词:honesty(诚实)
a man of integrity 正直的人
He is a man of integrity.
他是一个正直的人
We must respect the territorial integrity of other countries.
我们应当尊重他国的领土完整。
2. virtue/ˈvɜːtʃuː/
n. formal美德,优秀品质;
优点,长处 advantage
have the virtue of 有...优点
________________ is a virtue.
拾金不昧是一种美德
Returning money
________________ is that he seldom gets angry.
他的优点之一是鲜少生气。
One of his virtues
3. licence/ˈlaɪsns/
n.执照,证书,许可证
____________________________ 驾照
driver’s licence=driving license
licence (英) license (美)
v. 批准,许可
licence sb./sth. to do sth.
They had licenced the firm to produce the drug.
他们批准了那家公司生产这种药物。
permit?
licenced adj. 得到正式许可的
4. loan/ləʊn/
n.(银行等的)贷款
v.【美】借给(尤指钱);把(贵重物品)出借给(某人)
get a bank loan 获得贷款 take out a loan 贷款
loan sb. sth. = loan sth. to sb借给某人某物
on loan (某物)借出去了
5. adulthood /ˈædʌlthʊd/ 英 / əˈdʌlthʊd / 美 n.成年
adult /ˈædʌlt/ / əˈdʌlt / n.成年人 adj.成年的; 成熟的
adult + hood(名词后缀:表示一段时期)
child n.
childhood n. 童年,儿童时代
6. milestone/ˈmaɪlstəʊn/
n.重大事件,里程碑
1 mile ≈1609 metres
mile(英里) + stone(石头)
7. wage/weɪdʒ/
n.(按小时、日或周计算的)工资,薪金
8. election n.选举 elect v. 选举
win/lose an election 当/落选 a general election 大选,普选
be elected as/to be 当选为...
She won the and Prime Minister last year.
______________ 挣工资
earn a wage
election
was elected as
high/low wages
______________ 高薪/低薪
______________ 工薪族
wage earners
9. tax/tæks/
n.税;负担,重负
raise/cut taxes 增加/削减税收
personal income tax 个人所得税
lay a tax on sth. 对sth.征税
______________ 交税
______________ 收税 ______________ 税前/税后
It is reasonable to tax the rich more heavily than the poor.
对富人征税重于穷人是合理的。
pay taxes
charge taxes
before/after tax
10.have a say 有发言权/话语权
12. ambulance/ˈæmbjələns/ n.救护车
13. legal /ˈli:g(e)l/ adj. 合法的 the legal age 法定年龄
a legal holiday= a bank holiday(BrE) 法定节假期
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