Enhance your language awareness
Unit1
Words in action
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1. monitor
2. phenomenon
3. isolation
4. gradual
5. opponent
6. advent
7. genetic
8. consciously
9. extreme
10. nasty
11. boom
12. formal
13. soar
14. survey
15. Similarly
16. modify
17. rough
②
1. show signs of
2. called upon
3. off limits
4. in fear of
5. slow down
6. cut down
7. from head to foot
8. come by
9. lost out
10. As yet
11. reside in
Increasing your word power拳击跳绳
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smog smoke + fog 烟雾
Blog web + log 博客
Brunch breakfast + lunch 早午餐 (早餐和午餐合为一餐)
Medicare medical + care 医疗保险;医疗保障
motel motor + hotel汽车旅馆
netizen net + citizen 网民
sci-fi science + fiction 科幻小说
workaholic work + alcoholic 工作狂
②新房装修开工仪式
biology
the scientific study of the life and structure of plants and animals 生物学
Anthropology
the scientific study of the human race, especially of its origins, development, customs and beliefs 人类学
Archaeology
the study of the buried remains of the ancient times, such as hous, pots, tools, and weapons 考古学
ecology
the study of the relations of plants, animals, and people to each other and to their surroundings生态学
geology
the study of rocks, soils, etc. which make up the Earth, and of their changes during the history of the world地质学
Ideology a t of ideas that an economic or political system is bad on意识形 态;思想体系
Musicology
the study of the history and theory of music音乐学
Psychology
the scientific study of the mind and how it influences behavior心理学
sociology
the scientific study of the nature and development of society and social behavior 社会学
Zoology
the scientific study of animals and their behaviour 动物学
GRAMMAR REVIEW家常鲍鱼的做法
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1. She wished us health and success in the new year.
2. He asked how we were getting along with our work.
3. Jack said to me that I would be happy to know that his condition had improved.
4. Ro asked Jack whether he was sure his mother would like the idea.
5. He asked John how long he had been waiting for them.
6. She said I needn't have done all that mylf.
②
1. The strikers protested to the police that they had no right to arrest them.
2. He promid that he would give us whatever assistance we needed.
3. He agreed (that) that was the best solution to the problem.
4. My sister admitted that it was she who had broken the glass.
5. He declared that he meant what he said and would never go back on his word.
6. The man insisted that we give an explanation of what had happened.
7. Mrs. Jones complained that no one showed concern for the elderly in that country.
8. The sales manager explained that he couldn't give us a definite answer becau he had not received instructions from his company.
CLOZE
小学语文老师
(1) realm
(2) elemental
(3) obtain
(4) stubbornly
(5) transferred
(6) transformed
冬季养生食谱
(7) subdued
(8) expansion
(9) irreplaceable
(10) extinct
(11) dynamic
(12) verge obeyed
(13) moderate
(14) ecological
(15) rational
TRANSLATION
1. The village is so clo to the border that the villagers live in constant fear of attacks from the enemy.
2. In only twenty years the country was transformed into an advanced industrial power.
3. This company has evolved into one of the major chemical manufacturing bas in this region.
4. Given the current financial situation, it is inevitable that the US dollar will be further devalued.
5. The government's call for suggestions about the control of water pollution produced very little respon from the citizens.
6. The weather showed no signs of getting better so the government called upon us to get prepared for floods.
秦妇吟原文
7. At one time scientists thought that there was nothing smaller than an atom but now most people know that an atom consists of even smaller particles.
8. The students were all very much concerned about the World Cup, spending at least two hours every day watching the live matches on TV.
9. The department store lost out becau loans were very hard to come by and it could not start business on time.
10. We can't go there for a walk becau there is a navy ba there, which is off limits to tourists.
Unit2
Words in action
①
1. monitor
2. phenomenon
歌曲拯救3. isolation
4. gradual
5. opponent
6. advent
7. genetic
8. consciously
9. extreme
10. nasty
11. boom
12. formal
13. soar
14. survey
15. Similarly
16. modify
17. rough
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1. at the same time
2. are stuck with
3. for certain
4. make no difference
5. on average