选修8 Unit 1-a land of diversity words and expressions vocabulary

1、.,Unit 1 A Land of Diversity,.,illustrate vt. 说明、阐明（用图示、实例等） Please illustrate how to use the machine. illustration n. 实例 by way of illustration 以实例说明,.,distinct adj 1)清晰的，明显的； the footprints on the ground are distinct, so they must be fresh. 2)不同的=different be distinct from 与. 不同 distinction n 区别；卓

2、著 distinction between A and B a writer of distinction 著名的作家,.,live on 继续存在/活着；以为食,These traditions will live on for centuries 这些传统将世代相传。 He lives on plain food 他靠粗茶淡饭度日。,.,by means of 借助手段；依靠方法 by _ means 当然可以（口语）；尽一切办法; by _ means 决不 （放句首，局部倒装） by _ means 用这种方法 Sometimes teachers and parents judge

3、whether we are good or not simply _ what grades we get in exams. Thats why we try to get high grades _ and some even cheat in exams. _ they may get higher grades and please their parents for a while. But then most of them will feel upset or even ashamed. So _ should we cheat in exams.,this,no,all,by

4、 means of,by no means,by all means,By this means,.,means n. 手段；方法； All possible means _been tried. Every possible means _been tried. means, way, method, manner区别,He caught up with the other classmates by means of hard work.,2. Only in this way can we learn English well.,3. The teacher is trying teac

5、hing language points with a new method.,4. She answered my questions in a cool manner.,means 与介词by 搭配。,way 与介词in搭配。,method 与介词with 搭配。,manner 多与介词in搭配。,单复数同形,.,单项选择： 1) We look forward to the day when the motor car has been replaced by some less dangerous _ of transport. A. means B. methods C. ways

6、D. manners 2) The quickest means of travel _ by plane. A. was B. were C. is D. are 改错： 1) By no means we will give in to difficulties. 2) Only in this method can you get much benefit from it when reading.,will we,with,.,the /a majority (of) 大多数、大部分,The majority speak(s) English. The majority were/wa

7、s in favour of the policy.,The majority of students are hard-working. The majority of the damage is easy to repair.,a/the majority 单独做主语时，若强调整体，谓语动词用单数，强调个体，谓语动词用复数 。,a/the majority of + n.(可数名词复数或不可数名词),谓语动词数由名词决定。,.,The number of students in our class _63 and the majority of them _ clever and work

8、 hard. is; is B. are; are C. is ; are D. are; is,.,谋生 _ 继续生活或生存 _ 过着的生活 _ After graduation, he went to Beijing, with the purpose of _there. However, he couldnt find a job and had to _by begging. He said he was _（过着悲惨的生活）but he would _and never give up no matter what happened.,lead / live a life,make

9、 /earn a/ones living,live on,make a life,making a life,live on,living a miserable life,make a living,.,make a life VS make a living,In education we are striving not to teach youth to make a living, but to make a life. ( W. A. White) 教育不是为了教会青年人谋生,而是教会他们 创造生活。(怀特),.,elect 选择，决定做某事；选举，推选 1). elect to

10、do = choose/decide to do 现在越来越多的人选择在家工作。 Nowadays more and more people elect to work at home. 2). elect sb. (to be/as) 选举某人为 美国人民每隔4年选一次总统。奥巴马当选为美国第44任总统。 Americans elect a president every four years and Obama was elected as the 44th president of America. *n. election 选举/推选,.,percentage n. 百分比；百分率,a

11、 (large/small) percentage of+ n. 做主语，谓语动词数与of后的名词保持一致。,A large percentage of the hotels income is from the visitors to the lake nearby.,Only a small percentage of the patients are children.,percent 百分之， = % ， 其前用具体数字修饰,百分之三： 3 percent=3%,.,_ (比例越来越大) of the population own their own houses. _(大部分) pe

12、ople came. _ (百分之五十的学生) came from workers family.,An increasing percentage,A large percentage of,50 percent of students,.,keep up 我们请她别再说话了，但她依旧说下去。 我们要沿袭我们的好传统。 We asked her to stop talking, but she kept up. We should keep up our good traditions.,keep 的相关短语 阻止/妨碍做某事 跟上 (与)保持联系 远离,keep up with,keep

13、. from,keep in touch (with),keep away (from),.,boom n. 繁荣 a boom in car sales 汽车销售的繁荣 v. 处于经济迅速发展时期 Business is booming .生意兴隆,.,occur vi. occurred When did the accident occur? An idea occurred to me. It never occurred to him that she would fail. 某人突然想到 It occurred to sb. that,.,indicate vt. 指示，标出，表明

14、，暗示 1. A red sky at night indicates that the following day will be fine. 2. The signpost(路标）indicates the right road. 3. His hesitation indicated that he doubted about the plan. The bell rang, _ that class was over. Indicated B. indicating C. indicate D. to indicate,The research _ （研究表明）that men are

15、 easier to give up smoking than women.,暗示,标出,表明,indicates,.,back to back,Enxi and Junxi sat back to back ,cleaning the window. What a fascinating picture!,.,shave,shave sth. (off sth.) This man is shaving his hair off his leg, which is so weird.,.,slip vi. 滑倒；溜走 (slipped),He slipped on a banana peel

16、. The thief slipped from the back window.,.,team up with 与合作或一起工作,Lets team up to cook a delicious dinner for our mom.,The little girl teams up with her sister to cook a delicious dinner for their mom.,.,mark out,when we were young, our desks were marked out and if the deskmate crossed the line, he would be scolded severely.,.,take in,1. Our party branch took in a new member yesterday. 2. This price takes in the cost of all the accommodation. 3. The students found it easy to take in what their teacher had taught. 4.The salesman finds it easy to take in old ladies.,吸收,