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选修1 Unit 2
Topic Talk
persistent
/pəˈsɪstənt/
adj. 坚持不懈的
persist v. 坚持,持续
persistent effort
e.g. Three children were removed from the school for persistent bad behavior.
adj. 持续的,反复出现的
determined
/dɪˈtɜːmɪnd/
adj. 坚定的,坚决的
determine v. 决定;确定
determination n. 决心
e.g. She is a determined woman who never gives up easily.
optimistic
/ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/
adj. 乐观的,乐观主义的
optimistically adv. 乐观地
e.g. She took up the job and was optimistic about her future.
pessimistic adv. 悲观的
astronaut
/ˈæstrənɔːt/
adj. 宇航员
e.g. An astronaut is a person whose job involves travelling and working in a spacecraft.
committed
/kəˈmɪtɪd/
adj. 坚定的,尽心尽力的
commit v. 承诺;投入;犯(罪或错)
commitment n. 承诺;投入
disciplined
/ˈdɪsəplɪnd/
adj. 遵守纪律的
e.g. The team is disciplined and works well together.
discipline n. 纪律;训练
enthusiastic
/ɪnˌθjuːziˈæstɪk/
adj. 热心的,热衷的
e.g. Tom has been enthusiastic about learning Chinese since childhood .
enthusiastically adv. 热心地
enthusiasm n. 热情
ambitious
/æmˈbɪʃəs/
adj. 有抱负的,有雄心的
e.g. Chris is so ambitious, so determined to do it all.
ambition n. 雄心,抱负
appreciative
/əˈpriːʃətɪv/
adj. 感激的
appreciate v. 欣赏;感激;理解;重视
appreciation n. 欣赏;感激;理解;
make sense
/meɪk sens/
有意义,讲得通
e.g. See,your computer has broken down again! It doesn’t make sense to buy the cheapest brand of computer just to save a few dollars.
injury
/ˈɪndʒəri/
n. 伤,损害
injure v. 使受伤
e.g. Despite many injuries in his career, he always remained determined and focused.
injured adj. 受伤的
career
/kəˈrɪə(r)/
n. 职业,事业
e.g. She started her career as an English teacher.
cooperation
/kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/
n. 合作,协作
e.g. We would like to see closer cooperation between parents and schools.
cooperate v. 合作,协作
cooperative adj. 合作的,乐于配合的
e.g. The two groups agreed to cooperate with each other.
cooperate with sb
与某人合作
employee
/ɪmˈplɔɪiː/
n. 雇员
employ v. 雇用;使用
employer n. 雇主
employment n. 雇用;使用
Language points
__________ adj.坚定的,坚决的
n. 决心
_________