新必修三 Unit 3 DIVERSE CULTURES

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[重点单词]

1.diverse  adj. 不同的;多种多样的

→ diversity n.  差异(性);不同点;多样性

(1)各种各样: a diversity of …

我知道每个国家都有它自己的文化,价值观和法律,我们都应该尊重这种差异。

I understand every country has its own culture, values, and laws, and we should all respect the diversity.

2. fortune n. 机会,运气

(1)有幸做某事: have a good fortune to do sth

(2)碰运气: try one’s fortune

(3)发财: make a fortune

(4)外出寻找发财机会: seek one’s fortune

在澳大利亚发现黄金这件事使成千上万的人相信要发财了。

The discovery of gold in Australia led thousands to believe that a fortune was to be made.

→ fortunate adj. 幸运的,吉祥的

→ fortunately adv. 幸运地

-你听说市场发生的那场火灾了吗?

-Have you heard about that fire in the market.

-听说了,幸运的是没有人受伤。

-Yes , fortunately no one was hurt.

3.admit vi/vt 承认 vt 准许进入

(1)某人被大学录取: admit sb to/into college

(2) 承认做错了某事: admit doing / having done sth wrong

(3)承认做某事: admit to doing sth.

(4)(向某人)承认admit(to sb ) that…

(5)承认某事: admit to sth

如果你离开俱乐部, 你将不会被允许回来。

If you leave the club, you will not be admitted back in.

→ admission 允许;入场费

4.definite adj. 明确的;肯定的

(1)明确的计划、结论: a definite plan/ conclusion

(2)给某人明确的答复: give sb a definite answer

(3)定个确切的日期;fix a definite date

(4)对……有把握: be definite about…

→ definitely adv.肯定;确实

→ indefinitely adv.不明确地

5.occur vi.发生;出现;被想到

(1)(注意或想法)被想到: sth occur to sb

(2)某人想到: It occurs to sb that

(3)某人想到某事: It occurs to sb to do sth

我从未想过你会成功的说服他改变他的想法。

It never occurred to me that you could succeeded in persuading him to change his mind.

→ occurrence n 发生;发生的事情

6. selected adj. 挑选出来的

(1)被选拔做某事: be selected to do sth

(2)被 选作……: be selected as/to be

→ select vt.选择;挑选;选拔

(1)从……中选出:select from

Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is a difficult task because technology is changing so rapidly.

→ selection n选择,挑选;选集;精选品

7. claim vt/n. 夺取(生命);宣称;断言

(1)声称做某事: claim to do sth

(2)声称做过某事: claim to hve done sth

(3)要回某事: claim sth back

(4)索赔: make a claim

(5)有人声称……,据说……: it is claimed that

So far nobody has claimed the money back discovered in the library.

8.minority n. 少数民族;少数派;少数人

(1)少量。少数: a minority of

(2)……中的少数: the minority of

(3)占少数: in a/the minority

(4)只有极少数人支持这项计划。

Only a small minority of people were in favor of the plan.

Less than 30 percent of the employees in the company are women. That is to say, women are in a/the minority( 占少数).

→ minor adj. 较小的

9. escape vi/vt.逃走;逃开;避开 vi/vt(气体、液体)漏出;被忘掉、被忽视。未被注意(不用于被动语态)n. 逃跑;逃脱;解脱

(1)从……逃跑、漏出: escape from

(2)逃到……: escape to…

(3)逃脱做某事: escape doing sth

(4)逃脱惩罚: escape punishment=escape being punished

(5)死里逃生: have a narrow escape

那时任何人都逃不出的监狱。

It was a prison from which no one escaped.

[重点短语]

1.head to (朝……)前进:(向……)去

(1)朝……出发,动身: head for

(2)趋于: head down

(3)事先考虑、计划: think/plan ahead

(4)在……前面。早于: ahead of

他们去埃及之前。留下了所有的东西。

They left everything before they headed to Egypt.

2. seek one’s fortune

(1)寻找,寻求: seek for

(2)征求意见、寻求帮助: seek advice/help

(3)设法做某事: seek to do sth

(4)挑选出。物色到: seek out

At last Joanna was so unhappy that she asked her father whether she might go out into the world and seek her fortune.

3.earn ones living 谋生

(1)谋生的其他表达:earn one’s bread  make one’s/ a living

He earned himself living by growing cash crops.

4.bring about- 引起:导致

(1)导致、引起的多种表达:result in / contribute to/ lead to

(2)bring 的其他短语:

1.养育,抚养,提出,呕吐: bring up

2.带回;使回忆起,恢复: bring back

3.降低,减少: bring down

4.将……提前,提出: bring forward

5.引入;赚的:bring in

6.使显现,使表现出: bring out

一些人怕空气污染可能造成世界的天气变化。

Some people fear that air pollution may bring about changes in the weather around the world.

5.apart from( especially /aside from )除了……外(还);此外

1.除了(不包括): apart from/except(for )

2.除了(还……)(包括)apart from/besides/in addition to

Apart from good service, the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional Fujian dishes.

[重点句式]

1. It is likely that ……….很可能……

教材原句

(1)美洲土著居民很可能在至少一万五千年前迁往加州。

It is likely that Native Americans moved to California at least fifteen thousand years ago.

(2)雅各布很可能不喜欢这项计划。

It is likely that Jacob will dislike the plan.

= Jacob is very likely to dislike the plan.

小结:it is likely/possible/probable that ….

It is possible for sb to do sth

Sb/sth is likely to do sth

Likely 的主语可以是人或物,也可以是形式主语it;而 possible probable 通常只能用it 作形式主语。

2. can’t wait to do sth

=can hardly wait to do sth

句式仿写

(1).The party was boring — we couldn’t wait to make our escape

句式拓展

忍不住做某事:can’t help doing sth

不能帮忙做某事: can’t help do sth

不得不做某事; can’t help but do sth

I can’t help admiring the picture whenever I look at it.

3.One of the +形容词最高级+可数名词复数+定语从句

教材原句

(1).云南省绝对是我去过的最多样化的省份之一。

Yunnan Province is definitely one of the most diverse provinces that I have ever been to.

句式改写

(2).我去过的奥克兰最令人兴奋的之一是天空塔。

One of the most exciting sights in Auckland that I have ever been to is the Sky Tower.

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