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M1U1 Life Choices
L2 Understanding and Coping with Stress
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1. café n.咖啡馆;餐馆
an Internet café 网咖
2.downtown adv.向/在城镇商业中心区
①Let’s go downtown shopping this afternoon.
②Do you like living in the downtown or countryside?
③It’s easy to go anywhere when we live in the downtown area.
3.stress n.&vt.→stressed/stressful adj.
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4.suffer
①vi.&vt.患病;(因疾病)受苦
suffer (from) a heart attack
②vi.&vt.遭受(困难等)
suffer (from) defeat/loss
suffer from stress
③vi.变差;变糟
His company is suffering because of financial problems.
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5.reduce vt.&vi.减少;缩减;降低
①The price has been reduced from 30 yuan to 25yuan.
②Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%.
*reduce to... 使陷入(更坏的)境地;使沦落
①She was reduced to tears by their cruel words.
②After the war the city was reduced to ruins.
*reduction n.缩减;减少
strategies for noise reduction
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5. expert
①n.专家
an expert on sth.
an expert at/in doing sth.
②adj.专家的;内行的
He is expert at/in driving cars.
翻译:他是打高尔夫球的高手。(play golf)
→He is an expert at playing golf.
→He is expert at/in playing golf.
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6. editor n.编辑;主编→edit vt.剪辑;编辑
newspaper/magazine editors
the chief editor/editor-in-chief 主编
*editorial adj.编辑的;主编的&n.社论
7.remove vt.→removal n.
①vt.移开;搬走(take away)
→He was too tired to remove the stone.
→He removed a notice from the door.
→In June 2015, the Xizang antelope was removed from the endangered species list.
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②vt.摘掉;脱掉(take off)
→She removed the diamond ring to cook a meal.
③vt.消除;去掉
→Warm and encouraging words from my mother removed my fear.
→We can’t remove stress from our lives entirely.
④vt.撤职
remove a man from office
*be far removed from 远离;与......大相径庭
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8.entirely adv.→entire adj.整个的;全部的;完全的
①Towns only a few miles apart can have entirely different dialects.
②I am in entire agreement with you.
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9.position
①Can you show me the position of the city on the map?
②Lie in a comfortable position.
③He is thinking of applying for the position of Chief Editor.
④She finished the race in the third position/place.
⑤I’m afraid I’m not in a position to help you.
⑥I hope you could reconsider your position.
⑦I positioned myself to take the best photo of the sea view.
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n.位置
n.姿势
n.职位
n.名次
n.处境
n.立场
vt.放置;摆放
10.due
①adj.预定的;预期的
She is due to graduate this year.
②adj.到期的
Please make sure you return the book before it’s due.
③adj.应得的
Our thanks are due to the whole team.
*due to prep.由于;因为
The water shortage is severe mainly due to global warming, environmental pollution and ever-increasing population.
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11.absolutely adv.
①M:People don’t care enough about the environment.
W:I think you are absolutely right.
②M:You are sure there’s absolutely no hot water?
W:No, none.
③M:They could have told us, couldn’t they?
M: Absolutely!
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完全
确实
正是;当然
④W:Do you let your kids travel alone at night?
M:Absolutely not!
12.extent n.程度;范围;长度;面积
①the extent of forests
②I was amazed at the extent of his knowledge.
*to...extent 在......程度上
①to some extent/to a certain extent/to an extent
(to a degree/to some degree)
②to a large/great extent
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当然不!
13.tension n.→tense adj.绷紧的;紧张的
①The sudden tension on the line told me that I had hooked a fish.
② Comfort food is an important tool in helping us relieve tension.
14.organise vt.组织;策划→organiser n.组织者
→organisation n.组织;机构
→well-organised adj.有组织的;有安排的;有序的
15.in other words/that’s to say 换句话说
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16.function n.功能&vi.运转
①The function of the heart is to pump blood through the body.
②If you become so stressed that you can’t function properly, you should seek professional help.
17.seek vt.寻找;谋求;征求(sought;sought)
*seek one’s advice/suggestions
*seek one’s help/assistance
*a job seeker
18.professional adj.专业的&n.专业人士
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Thank you
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