选修 8 Unit 1 A land of diversity Vocabulary词汇

1、Unit 1 A Land of DiversityWords and expressions1. means n. 手段；方法（单数和复数形式相同）手段；方法（单数和复数形式相同）Only by this means can you do it well.只有通过这种办法你才能做好此事。只有通过这种办法你才能做好此事。常用结构：常用结构：by means of 通过；借助通过；借助by all means 务必；尽一切办法；当然可以务必；尽一切办法；当然可以by no means 决不，一点也不（位于句首决不，一点也不（位于句首时，句子用部分时，句子用部分 倒装）倒装）by every me

2、ans 尽一切可能的办法尽一切可能的办法be any means 无论如何；以任何方式无论如何；以任何方式你务必在他去新加坡之前提醒他。你务必在他去新加坡之前提醒他。You should _ _ _ warn him before he leaves for Singapore【练习】用【练习】用means，way，method填空。填空。1). These vegetables can be cooked in different _. 2). Only in this _ can you find out the truth.3). By this _ I got in touch wit

3、h him.4). We express our thoughts by _ of words. 5). _ _ _ shall I lend him money! 6). The methods of _ (teach) need _ (improve).Keys: 1) ways 2) way 3) means 4) means 5) By no means 6) teaching; improving / to be improved 2. elect vt. 选择；决定做某事；选举选择；决定做某事；选举elect to do sth. 决定做某事决定做某事elect sb. (to s

4、th.) 选举某人选举某人(担任担任)elect sb. (as) sth 选举某人担任选举某人担任n. electionAnd that is why we must help elect Barack Obama our president.3. keep up坚持；维持；沿袭风俗、传统等；坚持；维持；沿袭风俗、传统等；We will keep up our cooperation and exchanges with the WHO and other countries.keep up with sb/sth. 跟上（某人跟上（某人/某事物）；（与某事物）；（与某人某人/某事物）同步某

5、事物）同步keep away from（使某人（使某人/事物）不靠近某人事物）不靠近某人/事事物物We always try to keep up with our competitors.1)We should try to _ _(沿袭沿袭) our old customs.2) Police warned bystanders to _ _ _(不靠近不靠近) the building on fire.4. occur vi. 发生；出现；存在发生；出现；存在occur to sb. 发生在某人身上发生在某人身上It occurs to sb.to do sth.某人想起做某事某人想起做

6、某事sth.occurs to sb.sth.strikes es to sb.It occurs to sb.that-clauseIt strikes sb.that-clauseIt occurred to her that she should adopt the homeless child._ (他从他从没想到没想到) he might be falling in love with her.It had never occurred to him that5. slip vi. 滑动，滑滑动，滑跤跤 n. 滑倒；小过失；失误滑倒；小过失；失误 slippery adj. 滑溜的滑

7、溜的 slip over 滑到滑到 slip into/out of 悄悄溜进悄悄溜进/溜出溜出let slip. 错过错过；无意中说出；无意中说出 let sth. slip through your fingers错过错过(机会机会)，失，失去去(机会机会)Several people managed to slip past the guards and into the concert.Be careful not to slip on the wet ground or stairs!1). She _ _ (无意中说出无意中说出) that they were planning t

8、o get married.2). She _ _ _ the house before the others were awake.slipped out oflet slip6. indicate vt. 指出；标示；表明；指出；标示；表明；暗示暗示indicate sth. (to sb.) 把把指给（某人）看；指给（某人）看；向（某人）表示某事向（某人）表示某事indicate that/wh.表示表示；示意；示意Her tone indicated that she didnt believe a word of my explanation.Test results will in

9、dicate whether the treatment was successful.Research _ _ men find it easier to give up smoking than women.indicates that7. take in 1) 包括；包含包括；包含 （include/cover sth）The price _the cost of all the accommodation and food.The tour takes in six European capitals.2）吸收）吸收 Plants take in carbon dioxide while animals take in oxygen.3) 收留；收容收留；收容 The poor boy was homeless, so I _.takes in took him in 4) 欺骗欺骗, 使上当使上当Wom