内容正文:
Unit 1 Life Choices
Lesson 2
词汇
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cafe n.咖啡馆,小餐厅
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💡 记忆小贴士:cafe 源自法语,
发音英式:[ˈ kæfeɪ] 、美式:[kæˈfeɪ]。
是喝咖啡的地方,也是现代都市生活社交与休闲空间。
coffee cafe 咖啡饮品的小型门店
e.g. We met at a cozy cafe near the station to discuss our trip.
译:我们在车站附近一家温馨的咖啡馆碰面,一起讨论了旅行计划。
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downtown adv. 在城镇商业中心
e.g. l live downtown, so it's very convenient.
我住在市中心,所以很方便。.
● go downtown 去市中心
● downtown area 市中心区域
💡 记忆小贴士:
downtown 城市的核心商业区,美式英语常用词汇。
英式英语中多用 "city centre"。
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Stress 压力,忧虑
e.g. The teacher stressed the importance of reviewing lessons in study.
这个老师强调了在学习中复习课程的重要性
stress n. 压力
stress v. 强调
stressful adj. 充满压力的 (物)
stressed adj. 感到有压力的 (人)
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suffer v.遭受痛苦
suffer pain/hardship/a defeat / a loss
经历痛苦, 苦难, 失败, 损失
suffering n. 痛苦
05 suffer from a headache 头疼
suffer +宾语:受......之苦
suffer from +宾语:因......受苦
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练习: The villagers ____________________ hunger. The _____________ made their life hard and some _____________had to leave their home.
suffered from
sufferings
sufferers
村民们饱受饥饿之苦。 痛苦使他们的生活很艰难,
一些疾苦之人不得不离开家。
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reduce vt. 减少;降低;缩小
by 减少了(程度)
reduce
to 减少到(结果)
by 增加了(程度)
increase
to 增加到 (结果)
reduction n. 减少;减价,折扣
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The workforce has been reduced_______half due to the financial crisis.
由于经济危机,劳动力已经减少了一半。
by
There has been slight (reduce)
in unemployment so far.
reduction
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expert n.专家,行家
an expert at/in/on (doing) sth
......方面的专家/行家
be expert at/in (doing) sth
在(做)......方面是熟练的
adj. 熟练的,内行的
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frank adj.坦白说
09 to be frank=frankly speaking 坦白说
be frank with sb. 与某人坦诚相待
练习:_______________, I think he is always ____________ everyone. 坦白说,我一直认为他对所有人坦诚相待。
To be frank
frank with
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editor n.编辑、主编
e.g. She works as an editor
for a fashion magazine.
翻译:她在一家时尚杂志社担任编辑。
💡 edit (v.) 编辑;校订
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remove v. 移走、去掉
💡 remove from 从……移除
e.g. Please remove your books from the table.
译:请把你的书从桌子上移开。
💡 remove away 移开,挪走(强调远离)
e.g. Let's remove away the old boxes in the corner.
译:让我们把角落里的旧箱子移开。
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entirely adv.完全地,彻底地
e.g. I entirely agree with you.
译:我完全同意你的看法。
entirely different —— 完全不同
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position n.职位、位置
n. 职位; 位置
in position 处于某种地位
out of position 不在适当的位置
n. 处境,立场
a difficult position 艰难的处境
make one’s position very clear 明确表示某人的立场
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military n.军队、武装力量
e.g. served in the military for two years.
译:他服了两年兵役。
💡 military service (n.)兵役
💡 military training (n.)军事训练
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due to 因为,由于
due adj. 到期的;应付的
because of
thanks to
as a result of
owing to
on account of
介词短语式的原因状语
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I think my long and active life must be due ______the healthy life I live.
They are due __________ (meet) later today to work out a plan.
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to meet
我想我之所以长寿且精力充沛,是因为我健康的生活。
他们定于今天晚些时候进行会谈,商定一个方案。
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absolutely adv.正是、当然
e.g. Absolutely! That's a great idea.
译:当然!那是个好主意。
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stressed adj.焦虑的、紧张的
e.g. I feel stressed before exams.
译:考试前我感到紧张。
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to...extent 到......程度,在......程度上
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extent
to some extent/to a certain extent 在一定程度上
to a large extent 在很大程度上
To a large extent, doing sports regularly can reduce stress. 译:在很大程度上,长期做运动能减轻压力
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thus adv. 因此
e.g. He is ill, thus he cannot come to the meeting.
译:他生病了,因此不能来参加会议。(表因果,语气正式).
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in tension 处于紧张状态
mental tension 精神紧张
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tension n.紧张、焦虑
ease tension
relieve tension
tense adj. 紧张的 n. 时态
缓解紧张情绪
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organise vt. 组织, 筹划
拓展: (1) organiser n.[C]组织者,安排者
(2) organised adj.有组织的;有条理的
well-organised 井然有序的
(3) organisation n.[C]组织,机构,团体;
[U]组织工作,筹备工作
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In other words 换句话说
in a word 简言之,总之。
keep/ break one’s word 遵守诺言/食言(单数)
Word came that ... 有消息说...(不可数)
练习:I don’t think your idea is a good one. In______word, I don’t agree with you
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我认为你的想法不妥,换句话说,我并不赞同你。
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(1) n. [C,U] 作用,功能,职能
perform a (...) function 发挥(……)功能
履行 (……)职责
(2) vi.起作用,运转
function normally 正常运转
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function vi.运转 n.功能.
Because of this, some people said that these places performed a similar function to universities.
译:因为如此,一些人觉得这些地方发挥着与大学相似的功能
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seek v.寻找; 追求;试图
seek-sought-sought
seek for/after 寻找;寻求 ...
seek to do sth 试图做某事
seek one's fortune/ fame 追求财富/ 名誉
seek neither fame nor fortune 既不追名,也不逐利
Nothing seek, nothing find. 无所求则无所获。
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Scientists have been seeking __________________
(understand) the mystery.
She _____________(seek) help for her and her son over the past years.
to understand
has sought
科学家一直试图理解这个不解之谜。
在过去这些年,她一直为自己和儿子寻求帮助。
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例句:She is a professional singer.
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professional adj. 专业的, 职业的
profession n. 职业,专业
Professor n. 教授,讲师
amateur adj. 业余的
n. 业余人员
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