Unit 1 A land of diversity Vocabulary课件-高中英语人教新课标选修八

Unit1Alandofdiversity1.distincta.清晰的；明显的distinction

n.差别，区分

Weshouldmakeadistinctionbetweenrightandwrong.我们应该明辨是非。InBeijing,thefourseasonsaredistinct.北京四季分明。2.immigrant

n.移民immigratev.移入（外国定居）immigration

n.移民

Therearestrictlimitsonimmigrationonthiscountry.移民到这个国家有很严格的限制。3.liveon继续存在；靠......生存

Shediedtenyearsagobuthermemoryliveson.她十年前就去世了，但她还是留在人们的记忆中。Weliveonrice.我们以米饭为主食。liveby符合;配得上;不辜负(希望)liveupto经历过;度过livethrough过……的生活livea(n)...life靠(手段、方法)为生4.bymeans

of...用......办法meansn.方法，手段（单复数同形）

Thisisatwo-yearcoursetaughtbymeansoflectures.这是一门为期两年的通过讲座形式教授的课程。byallmeans决不byanymeans通过这种方式bynomeans一定,务必,当然bythismeans一种……的方式ameansof...无论如何,用一切可能的方法辨析:means&meanmeans

:n.

手段；方法mean

v./adj.v.表示...的意思：Theredlightmeans“Stop”.意味着：Sometimesgivingupalittlecanmeangettingmore.打算；意欲：Ididn’tmeantoharmyou.adj.吝啬的；小气的；卑鄙的；刻薄的

Itismeantospeakillofothers.5.majorityn.大半;大多数majoradj.重大的;主要的

vi.专攻majorin主修①themajorityof+可数名词复数作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。②themajorityof+不可数名词作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式。③Themajorityoftheland

(destroy)sofar.

④Someoftheplaystoldsadstories,butthemajorityoftheplays

(be)reallyfunny.

hasbeendestroyedwere6.makealife习惯于新的生活方式、工作lead/livea/an...life过着……的生活cometolife苏醒,变得活跃起来bring...tolife使……更生动makealiving谋生=earnaliving

Wemakealiving

bywhatweget,andwemakealife

bywhatwegive.获取的医生存，给与得以生活。7.electv.选择;决定做某事;选举某人election

n.选举electsb.(tobe/as)...选举某人为……TheyelectedSmith(as/tobe)mayor.他们选史密斯当市长。8.keepup保持,维持,继续,沿袭(风俗、传统等)Someseniorhighstudentschantedsloganstokeeptheirspiritsupbeforethebigexamination.一些高中生在大考前喊口号以保持高傲的情绪。Ifthestepsyoutakeareworking,keepitup.如果你才去的这些措施奏效了，那就继续做下去。keepupwith跟上keep...from...阻止;抑制keepback阻止,阻挡,抑制感情等的流露keepaway(fromsb./sth.)避免接近,远离,勿靠近……keepinmind记住keepintouchwith...与……保持联系9.applicant

n.申请人applyv.申请；应用；涂IamwritingtoapplyforthepostofvolunteerforourschoolEnglishassociation.我写信申请我们学校英语协会志愿者这个职位。Thenewtechnologywasappliedtofarming.这项新技术被应用于农业。application

n.应用;申请;申请表10.socialistn./a.社会主义者(的)socialismn.社会主义sociala.社会的societyn.社会socialize

v.社交socialbutterflysocialphobia11.occurvi.发生(=happen);出现(=exist)

occur--occurred--occurringAgreatdeclineinyoungworkforceislikelytooccurinChina。年轻劳动力骤减的情况可能会在中国发生。Sugaroccursnaturallyinfruit.水果天然含有糖分。It

occurstosb.that...某人想起/想到……It

occurstosb.todosth.某人想起/想到做某事Itoccurredtohertophonethepolice.她突然想到了给警察打电话。Itoccurredtohimthathehadanimportantconferencetoattendthenextmorning.他突然想到第二天早晨要参加一个重要的会议。Theconductorcouldn’tcontrolthesituationandthetram(有轨电车）slippeddownthehill.2.Beingcareless,sheslippedovertheice.3.Tenyearsslippedby/pastbeforeheknewit.4.Thenaughtyboyslippedintotheclassroomwithoutbeingseen.12.slipvt.滑(动)；溜；(时间，人等)悄悄溜过(slippedslipped)13.teamupwith与……合作或一起工作Iteamedupwithhimtodothework.我和他合作做这项工作。catchupwith赶上comeupwith想出putupwith容忍keepupwith跟上14.takein吸收;欺骗(多用于被动语态中);收留;理解IhopeyoucantakeinwhatIsaid.我希望你能理解我所说的话。Thechildwasnoteasilytakeninbythecheat.这个孩子不会轻而易举地被骗子欺骗。Treestakeincarbondioxideandgivesoutoxygen.树木吸收二氧化碳释放氧气。takeon呈现;雇用;承担takeoff脱下;(飞机等)起飞;开始走红;迅速流行takedown取下;记录takeup占用;从事;开始做takeover接管1.

Iamnotafraidofmakingmistakesandgraspeveryopportunitytoimprovemyself.____________(词义)2.

Hegrasped

myhandandshookitwarmly.___________(词义)3.

Ittookhimsometimetograsp

thathewasnowapublicfigure. ___________(词义)4.

Takeafirmgraspofthehandleandpull.____________(词义)5.Shehasagood

grasp

ofthesubject. ____________(词义)6.Don’tletthesituationescapefromyourgrasp.___________(词义)vt.利用/抓住vt.抓住/紧vt.理解/领会n.抓住/牢n.理解/领会n.控制15.graspvt./n.indicatedistinct

aircraft

meanspercentagestraitapplicantcustomsthankfulgrasphardshipministryreformracial

electfederalcivilmajorityboomauthorityrailapparentimmigration1．

n.手段；方法→__________n.意思____________adj.有意义的→_____________adv.2．

vi.发生；出现→

pt/pp.→________(现在分词)→____________n.事件，发生的事3．

n.海关；关税→_______n.风俗，习惯→

n.顾客4．

vi.滑动；滑行；滑;n.滑动；滑倒→

_________adj.滑的→___________n.拖鞋5．

vt.&n.租用；雇用→_________vt.解雇meansoccurmeaningmeaningfulmeaningfullyoccurredoccurringoccurrencecustomssliphireslipperyslipperfirecustomcustomer6．

n.大多数；大半→

adj.主要的；重要的vi.主修，专攻7．

vt.选择；决定做某事；选举某人→

n.选举8．

adj.清晰的；明显的；明确的→

n.差别；区分；卓著9．

n.申请人→

vi.申请→

n.申请书；申请10．

adj.显而易见的；显然的；表面上的→

adv.显然地；显而易见地majoritymajor