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Unit3 Diverse culture
words and expressions
diverse a.不同的,多种多样的
We have diverse views on the origin of cheese.
fortune
Unfortunately,I arrived late.
(fortune),the plates were still whole.
Fortunately
spicy adj.辛辣的
spicy food
spicy hot pot麻辣烫
admit vi&vt承认,vt.准许进入(admitted-admitted-admitting)
admission n.承认;入场费,门票费
You will not be admitted to the theatre after the performance has started.
admit doing sth.
It was generally admitted that... 人们普遍认为
It was generally admitted that the government had acted too quickly.
definitely adv.肯定,确实
I will definitely be at the airport to meet you
近义
certainly
surely
for sure
unquestionably
undoubtedly
occur vi.发生,出现,突然 想到(occurred, occurred)
sth. occurs to sb.
it occurs to sb. that
某人突然想到
____________________he had an important conference to attend the next morning.
他突然想到第二天要出席一个重要会议。
_________________________ while I was watching TV.
我看电视时想到了一个好主意。
It occurred to him that
A good idea occurred to me
downtown adv.在市中心
go downtown去市中心
head to
heading n.标题,题目This is an interesting heading. 这是一个有趣的标题
【拓展讲解】
head n.头部; 头脑;前端; 领导 v.(朝......)出发;动身
from head to foot/toe 从头到脚
hold one's head high 趾高气昂,昂首挺胸
off the top of one's head不假思索地
go to one's head 冲昏某人的头脑
laugh one's head off大笑
head for朝.....行进 head up领导;负责
He carried on telling a joke, laughing his head off .
他大笑着不停地说笑话。
She managed to hold her head high and ignore what people were saying.
她勉力昂首挺胸,不理会人家的闲言碎语。
We were covered from head to foot in mud.
我们浑身是泥。
Ford is definitely not a man to let a little success go to his head.
福特绝不是那种会被一个小小的成功冲昏头脑的人。
I can't remember the name off the top of my head, but I can look it up for you. 我一时想不起这个名字,不过我可以给你查一查。
After the game , the fans headed for the exit 比赛结束后,球迷们朝出口走去。
Mr. Wang will head up the new business. 王先生将领导这个新公司。
seek(sought, sought)
seek help寻求帮助 seek advice征求意见
seek for 寻找;探索
seek to do sth.试图做某事
seek out 挑出,找出
Most businesses seek to make a profit.
大多数企业都企图追求利润。
We must seek out a solution to the problem.
我们必须找出解决这个问题的办法。
We should never seek for fame or position.
我们决不应该追求名誉和地位。
earn
earnings n.收入,薪水,工资
select vt. 选择;挑选;选拔;(在计算机屏幕上)选定;(从菜单中)选择,选取
selection n. 可选之人或物;选集
selective adj.慎重选择的;精挑细选的
We seem to have a selective memory for the best bits of the past.
我们似乎对过去最好阶段的时光有选择性的记忆。
词组
select... as把......选为
select,..to do sth. 挑选......做某事
bring about
bring in 引入,引进,挣得,赚得
bring down降低;使倒下
bring on使发展,使进步;引起,导致
bring out使表现出;阐明;出版
bring up抚养,长大;提出(讨论等);呕吐
bring back使回忆起来;使恢复;把......带回来
bring forward提出(建议、论据等);把.....提前
The firm decided to bring in a new management team.
该公司决定引入一支新的管理队伍。
The tornadoes brought down thousands of trees and telegraph poles.
龙卷风刮倒了数以千计的树和电线杆。
More study should bring on your English. 多学习会提升你的英语水平。
He never criticized us, but used praise to bring out our best.
他从不批评我们,而是用称赞来让我们表现出最好的一面。
Can you make a sentence to bring out the meaning of the phrase?
你能造个句子说明这个短语的含义吗?
Many women still take career breaks to bring up children. 许多妇女仍然为养育孩子而中断事业。
The young engineer brought forward a new design. 年轻的工程师提出来一个新设计。
escape doing sth.避免干某事
escape from...从.....逃走
narrow escape 九死一生
make one's escape逃走
He was fortunate enough to have escaped being killed in that earthquake.
他足够幸运,没有在那次地震中丧生。
A prisoner has escaped from a jail in northern Texas.
一名囚犯已经从得克萨斯州北部的一个监狱逃跑。
I heard you had a very narrow escape on the bridge.
我听说你在桥上勉强逃过一难。
As soon as he turned his back,she would make her escape.
他一转身,她就逃跑。
escape v.逃离,逃脱 n.逃脱;逃跑
financial adj.财务的,金融的
【拓展讲解】
financial crisis金融危机
financial support财政支持
financial management 金融管理
If this is not stopped, the financial crisis will deepen.
如果这不加以阻止,金融危机将加剧。
settle vt.使坐下:解决:使平静 vi.定居;平静,安定;降落,停留
settler n.定居者
settlement n.协议;解决,处理;定居点(复数)
【基础讲解】
Albert settled himself on the sofa. 阿尔伯特在沙发上安坐下来。
Her eyes settled on the baby. 她的目光停留在婴儿身上。
settle down定居下来;专心于;使平静
settle down to开始专心于
When are you going to get married and settle down?
你打算什么时候成家,安定下来?
It always takes the class a while to settle down at the start of the lesson.
那个班一上课总得过一会儿才能安静下来。
They finally settled down to a discussion of the main issues.
他们终于开始专心讨论一些主要问题
construction n.建设,建筑物
construct v.建筑,建设,构筑
constructive adj.建设性的;积极的
under construction在建设中
The railway is still under construction. 这条铁路仍在建设之中。
The government is encouraging all parties to play a constructive role in the reform process.
政府鼓励所有的政党在改革过程中发挥建设性的作用。
suit v.适合
suit one's needs符合某人的需要
suit one's taste适合某人的口味
suitable adj合适的, 适当的
be suitable for...适合 be suitable to do sth.适合做某事
Does the food suit your taste?
这食物合你的口味吗?
Efforts to persuade the remainder to follow suit have continued.
说服其余的人也跟着做的努力在继续。
Employers usually decide within five minutes whether someone is suitable for the job.
雇主们通常在5分钟内判断出某人是否适合那份工作。
Tom is suitable to finish the project. 汤姆适合完成这个项目。
效仿,跟着做
contain v.含有;包含;克制,控制 container n.器皿;容器
The envelope contained a Christmas card.
该信封里装有一张圣诞贺卡。
More than a hundred firemen are still trying to contain the fire at the plant .
一百多名消防队员仍在努力控制工厂火势。
My father could hardly contain his pride in me.
父亲以我为傲的心情无法控制。
contain oneself 克制自己
contain one's excitement 抑制某人的激动
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