cultivate耕作种植 reverse反转颠倒 parental父母的亲本的 therefore因此,所以
reduce减少缩小 beloved被热爱的,亲爱的
otherwise否则另外 3.选词组
make it获得成功,准时到达 with open arms热烈地,欣然
strip off揭开 去掉 脱掉 keep back抑制,控制,隐瞒 free of/from无···拜托了···的 after all毕竟终究 straighten up直起身,把···弄整洁 throw away扔掉丢弃 1. After 10 years of full-time training, she has finally make it as a professional dancer.
3. Redecorating the house is a challenging task. It's necessary to strip off the wallpaper first.
5. A lot of what we throw away is made from raw materials which are not renewable.
6. Megan and John realized that their house was too messy for a new baby, so they decided to straighten up their house before the baby was born.
7. Jennifer couldn't keep back her tears when she saw the sick children at a new blood cancer center in Virginia.
8. We want to give all children a world free of/from violence. 4.翻译
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圣诞节是一个被广泛庆祝的文化节日,全世界有许许多多的人在12月25日庆祝这一节日。它是为了纪念耶稣基督的诞辰。该节日最早可追溯到公元336年。渐渐地,这一节日演变为一个既是宗教又是非宗教的节日,越来越多的非基督徒也庆祝圣诞节。如今,圣诞节在全球被作为一个重大的节日和公共假日来庆祝。不同国家的圣诞节风俗也各不相同。现代流行的圣诞接风俗包括交换圣诞贺卡和圣诞礼物、唱圣诞歌曲、参加教堂活动、摆放各种圣诞装饰品和圣诞树、举行家庭聚会以及准备一顿特别的大餐。对小孩子们来说,这个节日充满了幻想和惊喜。据传说,圣诞老人会在圣诞夜从烟囱进入每户人家,给乖巧听话的孩子带来礼物。由于圣诞节送礼物以及许多其他方面推动了基督徒和非基督徒的经济活动,圣诞节也因此成为商家的一个重大活动和主要销售季。
每 年 农 历(Chinese lunar calendar)八 月 十 五 是我 国 的 传 统 节 日 —— 中 秋 节(the Mid-Autumn Festival)。这时是一年秋季的中期,所以被称为中秋。中秋节的一项重要活动是赏月。夜晚,人们赏明月、吃月饼,共庆中秋佳节。中秋节也是家庭团圆的时刻,远在他乡的游子,会借此寄托自己对故乡和亲人的思念之情。中秋节的习俗很多,都寄托着人们对美好生活的热爱和向往。自____年起,中秋节成为中国的法定节假日。
Unit 3 选词填空
response反应,响应 transform使改观,使变形
focus焦点重点,集中于··· analyze分析,剖析 typical典型的有代表的 regulate调整校准调节 2. People are beginning to realize that to transform nature at will is the biggest mistake that man has ever made.
3. It is difficult to conclude what a(n) typical student does in his spare time because every student has different interests.
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5. Some of your suggestions have been adopted , but others have been turned down as they are not workable.
6. All of a sudden, he lost his interest in engineering, and focused his attention on learning a foreign language.
8. I failed to pass the exam although I had worked very hard. I should analyzethe causes of my failure.
9. When you do yoga, try to regulate your breathing. Don't breathe too fast and make sure you breathe only through your nose.
10. It was difficult to estimate how many people had been wounded in the earthquake.
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preferred提出,提升 require要求
undergraduate大学生 大学的 accountable可解释的可说明的
acquire获得得到 tranmits传输传送
indispensable不可或缺的 creativity创造性,创造力 referred提及,针对 seeks 寻找,追求
post邮件,张贴,快速行进 connectivity连通性
transform改变改观 3.选词组
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keep up with保持,同步,和朋友保持联系 set up建立设立创立
fire off开枪,匆忙发出 take the lead树立榜样,带头 add to增加,增添 stand out显眼,突出,出色
in large part多半,在很大程度上 visit with叙谈闲谈 account for占据,是···的原因,解释 at a disadvantage处于不利地位的 2. People browse the Internet, read newspapers and watch TV to keep up with what is happening in the world.
4. I find it very difficult toaccount for the fact that two of our best students failed the exam.
6. She is getting popular since she appeared in a TV interview last month. Her new movie will no doubt add to her growing fame.
7. The developed countries shouldtake the lead in reducing greenhouse gas emissions (排放) and provide support for the developing nations to follow. 8. If your spoken English is not very good, then you may be at a disadvantage when you are looking for a job.
9. Their success was due in large part to their well-conceived (周密策划的) plan. 10. He has been so occupied with his work these days that he barely has time tovisit with his friends.
4.翻译
伦敦地铁是英国的一个快速交通运输系统,服务于大伦敦的大部分地区。地铁系统因其地铁隧道的典型形状也被称为地下管道。伦敦地铁始建于19世纪中期,是世界上最早的地下铁路系统。它的第一段地铁于____年开始运营。自此,伦敦地铁不断延伸,发展成为一个包括12条线路、275个车站、铁轨总长
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