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B3U3 Diverse Cultures
Language Points(1)
Amelia
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一词多义
fortune
collection
item
select
claim
material
mild
suit
(教材p26)fortune cookie
① [U] luck 运气
② [U] 命运
③ [C] wealth 财富,大笔财产
①I have had the good fortune to see Taylor Swift at close quarters.
②She can tell your fortune by looking at the lines on your hand..
③A car like that costs a fortune.
1. fortune
fortune n. misfortune n. 不幸
fortunate adj. (=lucky) unfortunate adj.
fortunately adv. unfortunately adv.
有幸 / 有机会做…
算命
一大笔钱
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try one’s fortune 碰运气 make a fortune 发财
good/bad fortune 好/坏运气 worth a fortune 价值不菲
1. In China, children are given money in a red envelope to bring good _______ in the New Year.
2. He received a large ________ yesterday.
3. She was _________ enough to find a job as soon as she got to the city.
fortune
fortune
fortunate
2. collection
(教材p31)...It is even mentioned in the oldest collection of Chinese poetry. ……
它甚至在中国最古老的诗集中也有提及。
n. 作品集;收集物;收藏品;收集;收取;聚集
collect vt. 收集
collect stamps/evidence/information/data
收集邮票/证据/ 信息/数据
①The painting comes from his private collection.
②There was an interesting collection of people at the wedding.
③I asked my headmaster if he could arrange a collection for a charity.
④The computer systems could speed up the collection of information.
⑤Please collect yourself and do not panic.
私人收藏
一群有趣的人
为…安排募捐
信息收集
(尤指在受惊后)恢复镇定
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词根记忆
collect
col- 表示共同
-lect 表示选择
select 选择
collection n.
collective adj. 集体的、共有的
collector n.
collected adj. (作品)成集的; (性格)镇静的
elect 选举
neglect 忽略
intellect n.智慧;智者
3. material
(教材p32)Traditionally, visitors enter Chinatown through the legendary Dragon Gate, which was built using materials donated from China.
传统上,游客通过传说中的龙门进入唐人街,该龙门是用中国捐赠的材料建造的。
n. 材料(pl.);布料;[un.]素材
adj. 物质(上)的
①Artists have used books as the raw material for artworks — transforming covers, pages into paintings and sculptures.
②The writer is collecting material for his new book.
③ The spiritual life is more important than material goods.
④The teacher saw her as good university material.
原材料
为…收集素材
物质的
上大学的料
反:spiritual (adj.)精神上的
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4. item
(教材p33) Tick the items that are mentioned.
将提到的条目打勾。
n. 新闻;项目;(一件)商品/物品
①The police examined several items of clothing.
②Are there any interesting news items in the paper this morning?
③This is the next item on the agenda(日程).
④The shop-window was filled with hundreds of items.
⑤The item of the contract(合同)still stands now.
物品
新闻
商品
条款
项目
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5. mild
(教材p32) The climate is mild all year round, meaning it is always a good time to visit.
这里一年四季气候温和,意味着一年四季任何时候都适合来游玩。
adj. 温和的;和善的;不严厉的;轻微的;和煦的;不强烈的
①She was a mild woman, who never shouted.
②The coat is too heavy for such a mild day.
③He suffered a mild heart attack — nothing too serious.
④He doesn’t like a hot curry(咖喱)— he prefers a mild one.
⑤Anya turned to Loid with a look of mild confusion.
⑥ The weather forecast predicted only mild showers for the afternoon.
温柔的
温暖的
味淡的;不浓的
有点困惑的神情
轻微的
小雨
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6. select
_________adj.被挑选出来的
________ n.挑选;选择; 被挑选的人(或物)
_________ adj.选择性的;认真挑选的
搭配
selection
selective
vt.选择;挑选;选拔
adj.精选的;作为…精华的;优等的;高级的
(教材p31) I selected a Cantonese restaurant.
我选了一家粤菜馆。
①The students selected from every class took part in the competition.
②She was selected as one of the most influential figures of science in the 20th century.
③John is throwing a very select party.
④He was one of the small select group assembled by the Avengers.
select sb to do sth 挑选某人做某事
select sb/sth from …..从…..中选出某人/某物
select sb as…挑选某人担任……
select…for…为……挑选……
selected
从…中被选出
被选为…
豪华的
精选的
完成句子
①The man went into the room and ______ (select) the best suit for me.
②The________ (select) of TV programmes, especially at the weekend, leaves a lot to be desired.
③______________(select) the proper present, they sent it to their respectable professor.
selected
selection
Having selected
辨 select, choose, pick 三者都有“选择”之意。
select 指“精选”,是基于要求从同类的许多事物或人中仔细辨别后选出最合适的。select比choose更正式。
choose 指挑选自己喜欢的人或物;决定或更喜欢做某事。choose 泛指选择,可不带宾语。
You choose — I can’t decide.
pick 指从一群人或一组事物中选出一个或一些,可泛指选择,口语用词。
choose to do can’t choose but do sth
choose from pick out
pick one’s words
vi 声称;宣称;断言
(根据权利) 要求;索要;认领
vt [尤用于新闻报道] 夺去 (生命)
vt & vi 供认
claim n. [C]要求;索赔;所有权;断言
①Scientists are claiming a major breakthrough in the fighting against cancer.
②You can claim on the insurance if you have an accident while on holiday.
③No one had called to claim the dog, so Ann decided to keep it.
④The company had made false claims about its products.
⑤The group claimed responsibility for a series of accidents.
7. claim
(教材p29) Over 3, 000 lives were claimed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake...
1906 年旧金山地震夺去了 3,000 多人的生命......
宣称
索要
认领这只狗
进行虚假宣传
宣称对…负责
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Exercise:
Heart disease is the biggest killer, ________ (claim)180,000 lives a year.
He claims______________(find) a mysterious creature on the peak.
Don’t claim ______________(know) what you don’t know.
There is already a long list of people ________ (claim) her attention.
claiming
to have found
claim to do/to have done sth 声称做某事/做过某事
claim/make an claim on 向…索赔
claim back 要求收回
claim the luggage 认领行李
It’s claimed that 据称…
claim sb’s life = claim the life of sb. 夺取某人生命
claimant n. 原告;索赔人;提出要求者
to know
claiming
需要关注
=take/get one’s attention
8. suit
(教材p32) There is Chinese food to suit everyone’s taste, with traditional dishes from all over China.
这里有适合每个人口味的中餐,以及来自中国各地的传统菜肴。
vt. 适合,使适宜
n. 一套外衣,套装
观察:
I want to take this jacket because it fits me and matches my trousers well, though the style doesn't suit me.
fit 大小合适 match 协调,匹配 suit 款式合乎需要
①You can choose a computer to suit your study needs.
②A good teacher suits his lesson to the age of his pupils.
③Please clean up and change into your wet suit.
满足学习需要
使他的课程适合…
潜水服
suit one's needs/convenience 适合某人需要/方便
suit A to B 使A适应/适合B
suitable adj.适合的,适宜的
be suitable for.../to do...
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⑴ No one can escape (punish)if he breaks the law.
⑵ The development of AI technology will (带来)great changes in the society in the near future.
(3) Open her closet and you can see piles of neatly______(fold) clothes.
(4)Shanghai is an attractive city, but maybe it's not_________ (suit)for everyone.
(5)Strawberries __________(包含)much vitamin C and are helpful to people's health.
(6)They were pleased to see their daughter __________( 安顿下来)and get married.
(7)A new big stadium is under_____________ (constuct), where we will be able to do various sports.
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