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Unit 3
DIVERSE CULTURES
WORDS and EXPRESSIONS
1.diverse [daɪ'vɜːs]: adj. 不同的;多种多样的(=various)
diversity [daɪ'vɜːsəti]: n.差异(性);不同(点);多样性=variety
diversely adv 不同地
be diverse from 与......不同
a great/wide diversity of 种类多样
(1)As far as I know, her interests are diverse ____ her sister's.
(2)他兴趣广泛,喜欢运动、旅行和下棋。
He _________________________________________, such as sports, traveling and playing chess.
from
has diverse interests/a great diversity of interests
2. fortune ['fɔːtʃuːn/ 'fɔːtʃəːn ]: n.机会;运气; 财富
fortunate [ˈfɔːtʃənət]: adj.幸运的=lucky; 侥幸的; 吉利的
fortunately: adv. 幸运地
misfortune(n.)不幸
unfortunate(adj.)不幸的
unfortunately(adv.)不幸地
make a fortune 发财 try one's fortune碰运气
be fortunate to do sth=have the fortune to do sth
有幸做某事
seek one’s fortune: 寻找成功致富之路; 闯世界
tell one's fortune 算命
fortune cookie
1.If you are____________ to have____________ cookies, I bet you will_________your own fortune in San Francisco.
(2)___________(fortune), she promised me an interview chance.
(3)I was fortunate _________(enjoy) such attractive scenery in your hometown.
(4)这俩兄弟决定去美国碰碰运气。
These two brothers decided to go to America __________________.
fortunate
fortunate
seek
Fortunately
to enjoy
to try their fortune
3.admit [əd'mɪt]: v. 承认; 准许进入/加入
供认
admit
容许……进入
(基本义)
承认
“容许”事情“进入”内心
“容许”人“进入”组织或机构
“容许”物体“进入”某地
接纳;招收
容许……进入
“容许”自己做错了的事“进入”公众视野
She refuses to admit the truth.
Each ticket admits one adult.
He was admitted to the Peking University.
admission [ədˈmɪʃn]: n. 进入; 承认; 招供;入场费; 门票费
admittedly adv[句子副词]诚然;不可否认地
admit (to )doing…: 承认做了某事
=admit having done sth
be admitted to/into...: 被允许进入;被录取
(1)___________(admit)to universities depends on examination results.
(2)He admitted to________ (break) the window.
(3)Only ticket-holders will ___________ (admit) into the stadium.
Admission
breaking
be admitted
4.definitely[ˈdefɪnətli] adv 肯定,确实(=certainly)
definite [ˈdefɪnət] adj.一定的;确切的
define [dɪ'faɪn] vt.使明确;给...下定义
definition [ˌdefɪˈnɪʃn] n.定义;[物] 清晰度
5. occur [ə'kɜː(r)]: v. 发生;出现
=take place=come about=happen(只能用主动语态)
take place
occurred
happened
broke out
occurrence(n.)事件的发生
It occured/occurs to sb that/to do 某人突然想起......
=It strikes/ struck sb. that…
=It hits/ hit sb. that…
sth occurs to sb. 某事浮现在某人的脑海中;某人想到某事
1)A good idea ____________ me while I was watching TV.
2)It _______ to her to phone the police.
occurred to
occurred
6. historical [hɪ'stɒrɪkl]: adj.(有关)历史的
historic有历史意义的;历史上著名的
historically adv.历史上地;从历史观点上说
history n.历史,历史学;历史记录;来历
historian n.史学家
1.historical 主要指历史上发生过或存在过的,侧重强调其真实性. 如:
a historical novel /character历史小说 /历史人物
2.historic 主要指历史上有名或具有历史意义,侧重强调其影响性。如:
a historic character 历史名人
a historic building 具有历史意义的建筑
7. seek [si:k] (sought [sɔːt]): v.寻找;寻求;争取; (向人)请求
seeker n[C]寻找者;追求者
seek for/after sb/sth 寻找某人/某物
seek to do sth 试图/设法做某事
seek one s fortune 寻找成功致富之路;闯世界
seek out 挑选出;物色
在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
1. On a hot summer day in last August, I ________ (seek) shade and a cool drink at a café.
2. Some businesses only seek ________ (earn) enough to cover their operating costs.
3. Unluckily, they sought ________ somewhere to shelter in vain(徒劳地) .
4. A job ________ (seek) is an unemployed person who is trying to get a job.
sought
to earn
for
seeker
8.earn [ɜːn]: v. 挣得; 赚得; 赢得; 博得
earnings n.所得;收入;工资
earn/make money 挣钱
earn sb a fame/reputation 赢得名声
earn the respect/trust of sb. 赢得某人的尊重/信任
earn one’s /a living (by) =make one’s/a living
靠…谋生
My grandpa said last summer they _______ quite a lot by selling the fish.
You are old enough to _____________________.
翻译:他因诚实而赢得了赞扬。
_____________________
earned
earn your own living
He earned praise for honesty.
9. select [sɪ'lekt ]: v. 选择;挑选;选拔
selection n [U] & [C] 可选之人或物;选集
selective adj 慎重选择的;精挑细选的
select …from…: 从…选择/挑选/选拔
select sb to do sth挑选某人去做某事
select sb as...选拔某人作为…
select...for .为……挑选…
(1)You can select your favourite book from these.
(2)Who has been selected to take (take) part in the project?
(3)Who do you want to select as your director?
(4)我被选中代表我们学校参加英语辩论比赛,因为我精通英语口语。
I’ve been selected to represent our school to take part in the English debate competition because I have a good command of spoken English.
10.claim [kleɪm]: v./n.夺取(生命);宣称;断言
claim to do sth./that 声称做某事
claim to have done 声称已经做过某事
It’s claimed that 据称
claim sth back索回;要回
have a claim on sb对某人有……的要求权
Heart disease is the biggest killer, ________ (claim)180,000 lives a year.
He claims______________(find) a mysterious creature on the peak(山顶).
claiming
to have found
11.minority n. 少数, 少数民族
minor adj. 较小的,次要的 n. 辅修科目 vi. 辅修
majority [ mə'dʒɒrəti ]: n. 大部分;大多数
major: adj. 重要的, 主要的 n. 主修科目 vi. 主修,专攻
be in the/a majority 占多数
the majority 单独作主语时,谓语动词用单数或复数均可。
“the/a majority of + 复数名词”作主语时,谓语动词用复数。
“the/a majority of + 不可数名词”作主语 时,谓语动词用单数。
12. escape [ɪ'skeɪp]: v. 逃走;逃脱;避开n. 逃跑;逃脱;解脱
escape from...: 从...逃跑
have a narrow escape: 九死一生
escape doing sth/being done sth 逃脱(被)做某事.
an escape from sth 从……逃脱
在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
1. Time is something ________ which we can’t escape.
2. Compared with the ________ (escape) driver, I am proud of what I did.
3. He was lucky to escape ____________ (kill).
from
escaped
being killed
13. bring about: 导致;引起=cause=lead to=result in=give rise to
bring back把……带回来;使记起;恢复
bring down使减低;降低
bring in 引进;赚得
bring up抚养;培养;教育;提出
1)Growing up, she ___________ in an atmosphere of luxury(奢华) and wealth.
2)The government has taken measures to __________ the high prices to promote spending.
3)Earthquake sites should be regarded as a mute alarm rather than a tool to __________ money.
4)Interest-rate cuts have failed to ___________ economic recovery.
is brought up
bring down
bring in
bring about
语块积累
fold sb.in one's arms 拥抱某人,搂住某人
fold up 折叠起来;把......折叠起来
fold your arms 双臂交叉在胸前
反义词: unfold vt. 展开
(hold sb.in one's arms)
unfold a map 展开地图
14.fold [fəʊld]: v.包;裹;折叠;(可)折小; (可)叠平
15.percentage n.[C]百分率;百分比
percent n.(=pl.) adj.adv.
The percentage of elderly infection has been reduced after people are required to be isolated at home.
A large percentage of students now have classes at home.
Eighty percent of books are sold.
The percentage of +sth+ is/was
a large (small) percentage of+名词作主语,谓动与该n一致
数词+percent+of+名词作主语,谓动与该n一致
1.Sixty percent of the people____(be) female in this city.
2.Ninety-seven point five percent of the water____(be)salt, not drinking.
3.The percentage of boys in literature ___(have) increased.
are
is
has
16. settle ['setl]: v. 定居;结束(争论);解决(纠纷)
settled(adj.)稳定的,定居的
settlement(n.)定居, (解决纠纷的)协议
settler n定居者
反义词:unsettled(adj.)多变的
unsettlement(n.)未确定的行动
settle down: 定居;安顿下来; 坐下; 躺下
settle in: 习惯; 适应; 安顿下来
settle down to (doing) sth开始认真对待某事;定下心来做某事
[练通]——单句语法填空
(1)Tom can't sleep well because his problem on how to carry out his plan remained _______________(settle).
(2)They settled down to ____________(discuss) the solution to the problem.
(3)All hopes of a peaceful ____________(settle) were destroyed by his speech.
(4)问题解决了,他高高兴兴地回家了。
__________________________, he went home happily.
to be settled
discussing
settlement
With the problem settled
17. construction [kən'strʌkʃn]: n.建筑;
建造;建造物; (句子/短语等的)结构construct [kənˈstrʌkt]: v. 建造; 绘制
constructor n.建筑者;制造者
constructive(adj.)有建设性的
be under construction: 在建设中=(be) being constructed
1)He put forward a _________(construct) suggestion.
2)They _____________ (construct) a new railway now. The railway is still under_________(construct).
3)The stone castle___________(construct) five hundred years ago.
constructive
are constructing
construction
was constructed
18. suit [suːt/sjuːt]: n. 西服;套装v. 适合;满足…需要;相配;合身
suitable(adj.)合适的 suitably adv. 适合地
unsuitable(adj.)不合适的
suit/satisfy/meet one’s needs符合某人的需求
be suitable to do sth 适合做某事
suit sth to sth 使某物适合于另一事物
a suit of 一套
be suitable for sb/sth 适合于某人/某物
1)We may be able to design a course to suit your particular needs.
2)These regions seem too dry to be _______(suit) for farming.
3)I recommend you think about what kind of information would be suitable _____(use) in your presentation.
4)我认为我适合这个岗位,因为我精通英语。
___________________________________________________
I think I am suitable for this post, because I have a good knowledge of English.
suitable
to use
suit, fit, match 辨析
三者都可用作动词,有“适合”之意。
suit 主要指服装款式、颜色或花样等适合,也可指合乎需要、口味、性格、条件、身份等。
If we met at 2:00 in the afternoon, would that suit you?
I don’t know what profession would suit me.
Very spicy food doesn’t suit my stomach.
fit 多指大小、形状等合适,引申为“一致”“吻合”。
The coat she bought yesterday fits (her) exactly.
His talents are limited, and scarcely fit him for this post.
match 多指大小、色调、形状、性质等相匹配、协调。
The curtains and the carpets match perfectly.
Will you match me this cloth?
The coat ___ you well, but I don’t think the colour ______you, because its colour doesn’t ______ your shoes.
衣服穿在身上漂亮用suit,穿在身上不大不小用fit,协调、匹配用match
fits
suits
match
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