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Unit 3 Amazing people
New words
1.
curse
n. & v
(1) n.
①
< br>诅咒（祈天惩罚，伤害或毁灭某物或某人）
be
under a ~
因被诅咒而受灾祸
Our tribe is under a
curse.
我们的部族正遭天谴。
lay a curse upon
sb.
诅咒人
②
祸因，祸源
Foxes are a curse to farmers.
狐狸是农民的一种祸害。
(2)
v.
诅咒
,
咒骂
他咒骂那个偷他皮夹的人。
He cursed the
man who had stolen his wallet.
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explore
v.
勘探
,
考察
;
探索
,
探究
They explored
the land to the north of the Yellow
River.
他们勘查了黄河以北的所
有地区
We must explore all the possibilities
for the solution of the problem
explorer
n.
探索者
;
勘探者
;
探测器
an Arctic
explorer
北极探险家
exploration
n.
勘探
,
考察
oil exploration
石油勘探
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adventurous
adj
①
(
人
)
有冒险精神的②
(
事
)
充满危险的，惊险的
那是一次惊险的旅行。
That is journey.
她的生活方式充满刺激。
She
lives in lifestyle.
她不够胆大。
She isn’t
adventurous enough.
adventurous pioneers
富有冒险精神的开拓者
adventure
n.
冒险
;
惊险活动
;
奇遇
;
冒险性
(
经历
)
adventures in the mountains
All the children are listening to his
adventures of travelling in Africa
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bright adj.
The leaves on
the trees are bright green in spring.
bright red
鲜艳的
Don’t be so bad about your future. You
should see the bright
side of things.
The doctor has a bright
future before him.
乐观的；前途光明的
His teacher didn’t think Edision
bright.
聪明的；伶俐的
She gave me a bright smile.
生气勃勃的；愉快的
The sun is brighter than the moon.
闪光的；明亮的；发光的
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curious adj.
①
好奇的，求知欲强的
be curious about sth ,
对
(
某事物
)
感到好奇
be curious to do<
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很想
(
做
);
渴望
(
做
be curious that
Children are naturally ~about
everything around them
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小孩子会自然地对周围每一件事感到好奇。
It is good to be curious about the
world around you
I’m curious to know
what they are talking about.
我很想知道他们在谈论什么。
I’m
curious h
ow he will deal with
it.
我很想知道他如何处理这事的。
②
奇特的，难以解释的
It is/ was curious that
真奇怪，他不辞而别。
It is curious that
he left without saying goodbye.
③
好管闲事的
curious neighbors
curiosity
n.
好奇（心）
；珍品
He is full of curiosity.
他充满了好奇心
curiously
adv.
curiosity
n
sail
启航，开船
have / take a
sail
set sail (from/for) : to begin a
trip by sea
启程去某地
Columbus set sail from barcelona for
india in 1492.
Zheng he set
sail for the west seven times between 1405 and
1433..
Early in
the morning, the ship set sail for Africa
go for a sail
it’s real fun to go for a sail in the
mediterranean.
go sailing
They set sail southward
sail
vi. & vt.
航行
;
驾船
;
乘船
His ship sails today.
他的船今天航行
She
sailed the boat without any help
7.
gold/golden
8. preserve
vt.
1)
保护，保存
(
使免受破坏
)
preserve sth.(from)…
保护
…
以免
..
I
think the interesting old customs should be
preserved.
The ancient Egyptians knew
ways to preserve dead bodies
2)
维护
,
保持
(
状况不变
),
保养
We must ~ our eyesight.
我们必须保护视力
preserve
public order
维护公共秩序
preserve the world peace
He
has managed to ~ his independence.
他设法保持住自己的独立性。
You
look well preserved
你看起来保养得很好
3)
腌制
,
保
存
(
食物
)
Ice helps to preserve
food.
冰有助于保存食物。
You can preserve meat or fish in
salt.
你可以用盐保存肉或鱼。
preserved fruit
蜜饯
well-preserved
mummies
保存很好的木乃伊
ery
n
Make a discovery
Recently scientists have made an
important discovery about bird flu.
The
discovery of oil by China in the East Sea made the
Japanese very jealous.
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discoverer
n
发现者
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riches
: wealth
Which do you think is more
valuable, health or riches?
So riches
mean nothing to you when you are ill.
be rich in
盛产，丰富
Oranges are
rich in vitamin C.
jewel: often used in
its plural form-- jewels
She is too
poor to buy jewels/jewellery.
People usually
buy jewels at
the jeweller’s.
jewellery: u.n
Gold jewllery is no longer in fashion
now.
11 as well as
和
,
也
,
不仅
…
而且
…
He gave me money as well as advice
He gave me advice, and money as well
The children are adventurous as well as
bright
The children are bright, and
adventurous as well.
as well as
除
…
以外还
…;
和
…
一样也
…
The teacher, as well as the
students,
wishes
for a holid
ay.(
谓语动词与前面的那个保
持人称和数一致
)
We expect her to do the
housework as well as
look
after the children.
（若连接两个不
定式
，如第一个带有
to,
则第二个就不带
to
）
She sings and
paints as well as
playing
the piano.
not only…but
also…
Not only the teacher
but also the students
wish
for a holiday.
adj. & vt.
to remove everything that is in a container
1) adj.
①
空的
;
I looked into
the classroom but I found it empty.
There’re two empty seats in the
room.
②空洞的
,
空虚的
,
无意义的
空谈
,
废话
empty talk
空洞的诺言
empty promises
空虚的生活
an empty life
2)vt. to remove everything that is in a
container
弄空
,
饮干
,
搬
[
腾
,
倒
]
空
empty a glass
干杯
,
喝干
empty a
house
搬空房屋
The
police made him empty his pockets of everything.
警察叫他把口袋里的东西都掏出来
Don’t forget to empty the waste paper
baske
t classroom after cleaning the
classroom
every day.
empty
sth. of sth.
I emptied my
handbag of everything, but still couldn’t find my
key
empty-handed
空手的，徒手的
empty-
headed
愚蠢的，无脑筋的
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adj.
出席的，在场的（做表语或后置定语）
be present
at
All the students present at the
meeting are from class 5.
现在的，现存的（做前置定语）
the present government/ tense
n. /’preznt/
= gift
礼物；目前，现在
They exchange presents at Christmas.
at present
He is in Shanghai at
present.
for the present
I can’t remember it for the
present.
vt.
/pri’zent/
赠与，交给，呈递
present
the village with a new library
present
a new library to the village
出现，出席
present
oneself at a friend’s house
present oneself for exam
dence
n.
巧合，碰巧
,
巧合的事
What a
coincidence!
多么巧合啊
It’s a coincidence that…
‥‥是巧
合
(
偶然
by coincidence= by
chance
碰巧，
由于巧合
coincident
adj.
同时发生的；巧合的
;
一致的
b
v.
打扰，扰乱
disturb the early
morning
打破清晨的宁静
disturb the minds of the
people
扰乱人心
disturb the
peace
扰乱平静
Do not
disturb
请勿打扰
She
has disturbed his plans for going abroad.
她打乱了他出国的全部计划。
A
light wind disturbed the surface of the
water
微风拂动水面。
He
was disturbed to hear her illness. (make someone
worry)
Don’t disturb the
papers on my desk. (move something or change its
position)
vi.
产生，发生，导致
If the police leave, disorder will
result
result from
产生于
…
，
由
…
引起
His failure resulted from not working
hard enough
result in
make
something happen; cause; lead to
引起，导致
…
；以
…
为结局<
/p>
Heavy rains may result in
flooding
The earthquake in tangshan in
1976 resulted in more than 240,000 deaths and
160,000
injuries.
His
careless speech resulted in much
argument.
他的过于草率的发言引来许多争议
.
The quarrel resulted in his mother
leaving the home.
n.
结果；效果
the
football results
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