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UNIT 8 LITERATURE
晨背一 Topic Talk [对应默写练习一]
fiction n.小说;虚构的事
•fictional adj.虚构的,编造的;小说(中)的
•science fiction科幻小说(或影片等)
The newly released science fiction movie has enjoyed great popularity all over the country.
新上映的科幻电影在全国各地都很受欢迎。
poetry n.诗,诗歌;诗集;诗情,诗意
•poem n.诗,诗歌,韵文
•poet n.诗人
I bought a poetry anthology yesterday,which collects a large quantity of beautiful poems by contemporary poets.我昨天买了一本诗集,它收录了大量当代诗人的优美诗歌。
fable n.寓言
drama n.戏剧;戏剧表演;戏剧性事件
•dramatic adj.激动人心的;给人印象深刻的;巨大而突然的;表演的,戏剧的
•dramatically adv.突然地;戏剧(性)地;激动地
The number of homeless people has increased dramatically.Facing such a dramatic increase,the government officials are quite depressed.
无家可归者的人数急剧增加。面对如此急剧的增长,政府的官员们相当沮丧。
genre n.(艺术、写作、音乐等的)类型,体裁
There are different genres in literature,ranging from dramas and poetry to fiction.
文学有不同的体裁,从戏剧、诗歌到小说,不一而足。
adventure n.历险,奇遇
•adventurous adj.有冒险精神的;惊险刺激的
I have been looking forward to a stimulating adventure in the past few months.
在过去的几个月里,我一直期待着一场刺激的冒险。
romance n.爱情故事;罗曼史;爱情
•romantic adj.浪漫的;爱情的
In general,young girls who are eager for romance prefer romantic love stories while boys like science fiction more.
一般说来,渴望爱情的年轻女孩更喜欢浪漫的爱情故事,而男孩更喜欢科幻小说。
detective n.侦探,警探
Sherlock Holmes is a famous detective who can notice minor clues that ordinary people can’t.
夏洛克•福尔摩斯是一位著名的侦探,他能注意到普通人无法注意到的细微线索。
fantasy n.幻想作品;幻想,想象;空想
•fantastic adj.极好的;富于想象的
I strongly recommend that you read the fantastic story which is a magical mix of fantasy and reality.我极力建议你读这则极好的故事,它是幻想和现实的神奇结合。
folk adj.民间的,民俗的
Chinese paper-cutting,or jianzhi,is a kind of folk art dating back to the Han Dynasty.
中国剪纸是起源于汉代的一种民间艺术。
stimulating adj.使人兴奋的;饶有趣味的
•stimulate vt.激发;促进;刺激
•stimulation n.刺激;激励;激发
The stimulating discussion did stimulate our interest in the history of the Ming Dynasty and such stimulation would make us explore more about the great dynasty.这场趣味盎然的讨论确实激发了我们对明史的兴趣,这种激励会让我们对这个伟大王朝有更多的探索。
absorbing adj.十分吸引人的,引人入胜的
•absorb vt.理解,掌握;吸收;吸引全部注意力
•absorbed adj.专心致志的;全神贯注的
•absorb...into...把……吸入/并入……
absorb...from...从……吸收……
absorb oneself in专心致志于……
•be/get/become absorbed in专心致志于……
The drama is so absorbing that we are all deeply absorbed in it.
这出戏太引人入胜了,我们都深深地沉浸在其中。
subjective adj.主观的;主语的
•objective adj.客观的;宾格的 n.目标
Some critics hold a subjective attitude to the issue while others have an objective attitude.
一些评论员对这个问题持主观态度,而另一些持客观态度。
logic n.逻辑;道理,合理的想法
•logical adj.按照逻辑的;合情合理的
•logically adv.合乎逻辑地;在逻辑上
As far as I am concerned,though absorbing,the detective story is logically loose;that is,it lacks strict logic.就我而言,这个侦探故事虽然引人入胜,但在逻辑上是松散的;也就是说,它缺乏严格的逻辑。
mystery n.难以理解的事物,谜;悬疑故事
•mysterious adj.神秘的;奇怪的
It is a great delight to explore the mysterious valley to work out unknown mysteries.
探索神秘的山谷找出未知的奥秘是一件非常愉快的事。
recite vi.& vt.背诵;朗诵
•recital n.(诗歌)朗诵会
•recitation n.背诵;朗诵
Learning that you are to take part in a recital,I am writing with the intention of informing you of how to recite an article more vividly.You can start with a recitation from an old Chinese poem.
得知你要参加一个朗诵会,我写信是想告诉你如何更生动地朗诵一篇文章。你可以从朗诵一首中国古诗开始。
contradictory adj.矛盾的;抵触的
•contradiction n.不一致,矛盾;反驳,驳斥
•contradict vt.相矛盾,相抵触;反驳,驳斥
A nursery rhyme may not make sense and its contents even seem contradictory.
童谣本身可能并没有意义,内容甚至会显得自相矛盾。
riddle n.迷,谜语;谜团
One of the traditions on the Lantern Festival is solving riddles written on paper lanterns.
元宵节的传统之一是解开写在纸灯笼上的谜语。
literary adj.文学的
•literal adj.字面意义的;完全按原文的;缺乏想象力的
•literacy n.读写能力
•literally adv.真正地;简直;按字面,字面上
•literature n.文学;著作;文献
He can be literally referred to as a learned young man for the reason that he is fond of literature and he has read many literary works,not to mention the basic literacy skills practised since his young age.他真正能被称得上是一个博学的年轻人,因为他喜欢文学,他读过很多文学作品,更不用说他从小就练习的基本读写技能了。
rhyme n.押韵
Poetry is a genre of literature,which stresses imagery in content and rhymes in form.
诗歌是一种文学体裁,在内容上强调意象,在形式上强调韵律。
structure n.结构,构造;建筑物,结构体 vt.使形成体系;系统安排;精心组织
•structural adj.结构(或构造)上的
I am writing to invite you to deliver an online presentation on how to structure fiction and how to use grammatical structures accurately.
我写信邀请你发表一场关于如何组织小说和如何准确使用语法结构的在线演讲。
tone n.(说话的)语气,口气,腔调;(尤指乐器或说话的)音调,音色,音质
setting n.(书、影片等中情节发生的)背景;环境
The romance,Roman Holiday,starring my favorite female actress Audrey Hepburn,has its setting in Italy and America.
爱情片《罗马假日》由我最喜爱的女演员奥黛丽•赫本主演,它的背景设在意大利和美国。
historical adj.历史的
•history n.历史
•historic adj.有历史意义的;历史上著名的
•historian n.史学工作者,历史学家
•with a history of...拥有……的历史
Dr John,a famous historian who has made great historical discoveries during his work,is now giving a lecture about some major historic events in human history.
约翰博士是一位著名的历史学家,他在工作中取得了巨大的历史发现,现在正在作一场关于人类历史上的一些重大历史事件的讲座。
era n.时代,年代
shelf n.搁板,架子
submit vt.呈送,提交,呈递
•submission n.提交(物);呈递(书);屈服
•submit sth to sb将某物提交给某人
•submit (oneself) to屈从于……
The surgeon decided to submit his paper to the journal,which will respond to the submission within six weeks.
这位外科医生决定把他的论文提交给杂志,该杂志将在六周内对提交的文章作出回应。
registration n.登记,注册
•register vt.& vi.登记;注册
Some of my classmates are registering for selective courses in the registration office.
我的一些同学正在注册处注册选修课。
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