1、必修3（本單元由：張麗、水梅、婷娣、孝榮、惠如負責）Unit 1Take place 發(fā)生come about; happen; occur1 The concert takes place next Thursday.音樂會將在下周二舉行。2、The fete wi I I take place on Sunday, rain or shine.游園義賣會定于星期日舉行，風雨無阻。3、The meeting wi I I take place soon.會議即將舉行。Beauty n.美；美人Beauty is the state or qua/ / ty of being beauti f

2、ul; A beauty is a beautiful woman.1 We enjoyed the beauty of nature.我們欣賞大自然的美。2、She was a famous beauty i n her youth.她年輕時是個有名的美人.3、 That last goaI was a beauty.最彳爰進去的那個球真漂亮。Harvest n. & vt. & vi.收獲；收割The harvest is the gathering of a crop; When you harvest a crop, you gather i t in; If you harvest

3、a large number of things, you collect them, often by making great efforts.1、 The bad harvest Ied to severe food shortage.歉收引起食物嚴重短缺。2、 The farmers are out harvesting the corn.農(nóng)民們在地里收割作物.3、The harvest has been safe Iy gathered i n.莊稼已妥善收獲完畢。Celebration n.慶祝；祝賀The celebration of something is praise an

4、d appreciation which/s given to it. ; A celebration is a special enjoyab/e event that peop/e organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone fs birthday or anniversary.1、The night of the celebration was just I ike Chr istmas for them.當晚的慶祝活動對他們來說就像圣誕節(jié)一般。2、A wedding is an oc

5、casion for celebration The celebration incIuded music shows, dancers, food and dr i nks.慶祝方式有音樂表演、舞會、飲食。Hunter n.狩獵者；獵人The man who hunt animals.1、The hunter entertained us with venison which was very de Iicious.獵人拿出了非常美味的鹿肉招待我們。2、The hunter put the I ion1s head on the waI I as a trophy.獵人把獅子的頭掛在墻上當紀

6、念品。3、The hunter seized a porcupine.獵人捕獲了一只豪豬。Starve vi. & vt.（使）餓死；餓得要死/ f people starve, they suffer greatly from lack of food which sometimes leads to the ir death.1 Thousands of cattle are starving.成千上萬的牛正在挨餓.2、They tr ied to starve him into submi ssion.他們試圖用饑餓來使他屈服。3、 Dont starve the kitten.別餓著小

7、貓。Origin n.起源；由來；起因The point at which something comes into existence or from which i t der i ves or is de ri ved.1、 The origins of the custom are unknown.該風俗起源不詳.2、The iI Iness is organic in origin.該病起初是器質(zhì)性疾患。3、They reported that a I I potatoes today have a single origin i n southern他們的報告指出，現(xiàn)在的土豆都是同

8、起源于秘魯?shù)哪喜?。Rei igious adj.宗教上的；信奉宗教的；虔誠的You use religious to describe things that are connected with re I igion or wi th one particular religion.1The religious affai rs have been reestabIished.宗教事務(wù)已經(jīng)恢復。2、Mahatma Gandhi was both a pol it ical and a re I igious f i gure in Indian history.甘地在印度歷史上是政治和宗教要

9、人。3、But courage and rel igious faith a lone are not enough to win但是單憑勇氣和宗教信仰要打勝仗還是不夠的。Ancestor n.祖先；祖宗Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.1 Hi s ancestors had come to Eng I and as refugees.他的祖先來到英國的時候是難民.2、She has worsh i pped her ancestor.她已拜過她的祖先。3、The abacus is the ancestor

10、of the modern computer.算盤是現(xiàn)代電腦的原型。In memory of紀念；追念/ f something is done in memory of someone who has died, it is done so that the person is not forgotten, and to show respect for them.1、They presented a sum of money to the col lege in memory of the i r son.他們向?qū)W院贈送了 一筆款項以紀念他們的兒子。2、He founded the cha

11、r ity in memory of hi s I ate wife.他興辦那項慈善事業(yè)以紀念他已故的妻子。3、The Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memor i a I, as the name suggests, i s a memor i a I built i n memory of Dr. Sun Yat-sen.國父紀念館，顧名思義，是建來紀念國父的紀念館。Mexico n.墨西哥（拉丁美洲國家）a country to the south of the US and to the north of Guatemala.1、 In Mexico they were able t

12、o live high on a moderate income.在墨西哥他們能靠中等的收入過豪華的生活。2、 We got a way for you to get to Mexico.我們安排好讓你去墨西哥。3、 we know he fled to Mexico.我們知道他飛往墨西哥。Feast n.節(jié)日；盛宴A feast is a large and special meal.1、Enough i s as good as a feast.知足常樂。2、Prepar i ng for the Chr istmas Eve feast makes me at my wit1 s end

13、.籌辦圣誕宴會簡直使我智窮才竭。3、Chr i stmas i s an important feast for Chr i st i ans.圣誕節(jié)是基督教徒的一個重要節(jié)日。Bone n.骨；骨頭Your bones are the hard parts inside your body which together form your skeleton.1 This fish has a lot of bones in it.這種魚有很多刺.2、I ve broken a bone i n my arm.我的臂部骨折了.3、 Her bones were laid to rest.她的屁骨

14、已下葬.Belief n.信任；信心；信仰Bel ief is a fee! i ng of certainty that someth i ng ex i sts, is true, or is good. Your re I igious or po/i tical be! iefs are your views on religious or po/itica/ matters.1、Hi s fi rmness on hi s belief supported him i n difficulties.困境中，他堅定的信仰支撐著他。2、I havent much be Iief i n

15、hi s honesty.我對他的誠實缺乏足夠的信心.3、He acted i n accordance with h i s be I iefs.他按照自己的信念行事.Dress up盛裝；打扮；裝飾If you dress up or dress yourse/f up, you put on different clothes, in order to make yourse/f look smarter than usual or to disguise yourse/ f.1、 She dress up i n EI i zabethan costume for the fancy-

16、dress ball.她穿上伊麗莎白的服裝去參加化妝舞會。2、 Dont bother to dress up come as you are.用不著穿講究衣服一一就穿平常的衣服來吧。3、We are supposed to dress up as mov ie characters for the party, what a noveI idea!我們在晚會上要裝扮得像電影中的角色，這是一個多么新奇的主 意?。rick n.詭計；惡作劇；竅門vt,欺騙；詐騙an action which is intended to deceive9 either as a way of cheating

17、 someone, or as a joke or form of entertainment; to deceive someone, often as a part of a plan.1、You can11 fooI me with that oId trick!你玩弄那種老花招騙不了我！2、The trick is to hold your breath while you aim.竅門就在於瞄準時須屏住呼吸.3、Her partner tr ied to trick her out of her share.她的合伙人企圖騙走她的股份。Play a trick on搞惡作?。辉p騙；開

18、玩笑to surpr ise or deceive someone with a trick so that you and other people can laugh at them.1 Please dont p I ay a tr ick on the o I d.請不要對老人搞惡作劇。2、How dare you play a trick on your boss你怎么敢捉弄你的老板3、 They used to play a trick on each other.他們過去經(jīng)?；ハ嚅_玩笑。Poet n.詩人A poet is a person who writes poems.1、

19、His fame as a poet did not come untiI after his death.他死后才獲得詩人之名。2、There were a poet and a noveIi st.有一位詩人與一位小說家。3、With tears in hi s eyes the poet looked at the good old man.詩人眼中泛著淚水，看著這位慈祥的老人。Arrival n.到來；到達；到達者When a person or vehicle arrives at or reach a place, you can refer to their arrivat.1、

20、I am impat ient for hi s arr ivaI.我渴盼著他的到來。2、Late arr i val s must wa i t in the foyer.來晚的人要在門廳等候.3、Thei r unexpected arr ival threw our plan into confusion.他們的突然到來打亂了我們的計劃。Gain vt.獲得；得到to obtain something that is useful, that gives you an advantage, or that is in some way posit i vef especial I y o

21、ver a per i od of time.1 After swimming for an hour, he final Iy gained the shore.他游了一小時后，終于到達岸邊。2、He has ga ined r i ch exper ience i n these years.這些年來，他取得了豐富的經(jīng)驗。3、His persistence gained him victory.他因堅持不懈而獲勝.I ndependence n.獨立；自主If a country has or gains independence, it has its own government an

22、d is not ruled by any other country. Someone 1 s independence is the fact that they do not re I y on other people.1、The government adopted an uncompromi s i ng posture on the i ssue of independence.政府在獨立的問題上采取了毫不妥協(xié)的態(tài)度。2、The Forth of July is the NationaI Independence Day of the USA.七月四日是美國國慶日。3、I tr

23、ied to preserve my independence.我試圖保持自己的獨立性。I ndependent adj.獨立的；自主的If one thing or person is independent of another, they are separate and not connected, so the first one is not affected or influenced by the second. If someone is independent, they do not need help or money from anyone else.1 Now th

24、at you are a col lege student, you shou I d I earn to be independent of your parents* help.既然你已是個大學生了，就應(yīng)當學著獨立，不靠父母的幫助。2 、 She never borrows anything; shes far too independent for that.她從不向別人借東西，她很有獨立性.3、Barbados was once a Br i t i sh co I ony, but now i t1 s independent.巴巴多斯曾是英國的殖民地，現(xiàn)已獨立.Gather vt.

25、 & vi. & n. 搜集；集合；聚集/ f you gather things, you collect them together so that you can use them. If people gather somewhere, they come together in a group.1、 Give me a moment to gather my notes together.給我些時間整理一下筆記.2、 A crowd soon gathered.很快聚集起一群人.3、 The car gathered speed.汽車速度逐漸加快了.Agr iculture n.農(nóng)業(yè)

26、；農(nóng)藝；農(nóng)學Agriculture is farming and the methods that are used to raise and look after crops and animals.1 Agr iculture i n th i s country has deveI oped great Iy after I i berat i on.解放后這個國家的農(nóng)業(yè)得到了巨大的發(fā)展。2、Modern agriculture is spoi Iing our beautifuI countryside.現(xiàn)代農(nóng)業(yè)正在破壞我們美麗的農(nóng)村。3、He says more investment

27、 is needed in agriculture research.他說學要更多的投資進行農(nóng)業(yè)調(diào)查。Agricultural adj.農(nóng)業(yè)的；農(nóng)藝的Agricultural means involving or relating to agriculture.1、 They persisted with the agricultural reforms, despite opposition from the farmers.他們不顧農(nóng)民反對，仍繼續(xù)進行農(nóng)業(yè)改革。2、 The country is heaviIy dependent on its exports of agricuItura

28、I commodities.這個國家很大程度上依靠農(nóng)產(chǎn)品的出口3、Modernization does not increase agricultural production overaI I.現(xiàn)代化并沒有增加農(nóng)業(yè)的總體產(chǎn)量。Award n.獎；獎品vt.授予；判定An award is a prize or certificate that a person is given for doing something we 11. If someone is awarded something such as a prize or an examination mark, it is giv

29、en to them.1、She has been awarded a schoIarship to study at Harvard.她獲得了去哈佛大學讀書的獎學金。3、 She was awarded a medaI for bravery.她因勇敢而獲得獎?wù)?3、The award for th i s year s best actress went to Mery I Streep.本年度最佳女演員的得獎?wù)呤敲防餇査固乩锲?。Rooster n.雄禽；公雞A rooster is an adult male chicken.1、 He gets up at the crow of th

30、e rooster every day.他每天雞鳴即起。2、Rooster spoiled the seed Iings.公雞損壞了秧苗。3 The rooster c I awed a ho I e i n the earth.那只公雞在地上扒出個“洞”來。Admire vt.贊美；欽佩；羨慕to respect and approve of someone or the i r behaviour, or to find someone or something attract! ve and pleasant to look at1 You may not I ike him, but

31、you have got to admi re his pers i stence.你可以不喜歡他，但你不得不佩服他那種堅韌不拔的精神。2、They admi red our garden.他們稱贅我們的花園.3、I admi re him for hi s success in business.我佩服他事業(yè)有成.Energetic adj.充滿活力的；精力充沛的；積極的An energetic person is very acti ve and does not fee I at al I t i red.An energetic activity involves a lot of p

32、hysical movement and power.1、 He seems an energetic person.他似乎是一個精力充沛的人。2、I Iike to take some energetic exercise at weekend.我喜歡在周末做些劇烈運動。3、An energetic person i s constant Iy doing things.一個充滿活力的人能不斷地做事。Look forward to期望；期待；盼望 to wait happi/y or excitedly for something that is going tohappen1 I Iook

33、 forward to be i ng a I one i n the house.我盼望著能自己一人待在這所房子里。2、 Look forward to seeing you again soon. Bye!希望近不久再見到你。再見。3、Yeah, kids always look forward to the gift.是啊，孩子們總是期待著禮物。Para加n.游行；閱兵；檢閱a large number of people walking or in vehicles, all going in the same direction, usua /1 y as part of a pub

34、 lie celebration of something1、The 01ympic Games begin with a parade of a I I the compet ing nat i ons.奧運會以參賽各國的列隊行進開始。2、The regiment is on parade.該團正接受檢閱.3、The parade kept the traffic from moving.游行隊伍堵塞了交通。Day and night日夜；晝夜；整天continuous I y, al / day and all night1 He worked hard day and night.他日夜

35、努力工作。2、The machine operates day and night.機器都日夜不停的轉(zhuǎn)動。3、 The hostess kept her maid at work day and night.女主人迫使女仆日夜工作。Clothing n.衣服Clothing is the things that people wear.1ChiIdren depend on thei r parents for food and clothing.小孩依賴他們的父母供給衣食。2、This clothing sells well to the teenage market.這種衣服在青少年中間很

36、暢銷。3、They wear warm cIoth ing a I I the year round .他們一年到頭都穿著暖和的衣服。Christian n.基督徒；信徒adj.基督教的；信基督教的A Christian is someone who fol lows the teachings of Jesus Christ.Christian means relating to Christian!ty or Christians.1 Chr i stmas and Easter are Chr i sti an fest i vaIs.圣誕節(jié)和復活節(jié)是基督教的節(jié)日。2、 Thats no

37、t a very Christian way to behave.那可不太像基督徒的行為.3、Al I of the schools are Chr istian.所有的學院學生都是基督徒。As though 好像as if, In the same way that it would be i f1 He rubbed h i s eyes and yawned as though wak i ng up after aIong sIeep.他又揉眼睛又打哈欠，好像睡了一大覺剛醒似的，2、You I ook as though you* ve seen an appar it ion.你好象

38、撞見了鬼似的。3、She worked as though her Iife depended on it.她工作的態(tài)度就像她依靠它生活。Have fun with玩得開心to enjoy yourself, especially doing an activity with other people, or doing something that is not serious1、Do not focus on these I ittIe things and have fun with your k i ds.別計較這些瑣碎的事情，好好享受和孩子一起玩的時光。2、 Relax and ha

39、ve fun with this.放松點，就當成是娛樂。3、Peop I e Iove to get together to eat, dr ink and have fun with each other.人們喜歡聚在一起，吃飯、飲酒、互相開心的玩。Custom習慣；風俗A custom is an activityf a way of behaving, or an event which is usua/ or tradit/ona/ in a particular society or in particular circumstances.1、Soc i a I customs va

40、ry great Iy from country to country.國與國之間的社會習俗有很大差異。2、It is difficult to get used to another country s customs.要適應(yīng)另一國家的風俗習慣是很困難的.3、It i s my custom to r i se ear Iy.早起是我的習慣.Worldwide adj.遍及全世界的；世界性的happening, existing, or having an effect in al / parts of the world1、Our society expanded into a world

41、wide organization.我們的協(xié)會擴大成一個世界性組織。2、Our hoteI have a worIdwide reputation for good service.我們出色的飯店服務(wù)享譽世界。3、Today, doctors are fear i ng a worIdwide epidemic.如今，醫(yī)生都為世界性的傳染病而擔心。Fool n.愚人；白癡；受騙者5.干傻事；開玩笑adj.傻的/ f you call someone a fool, you are indicating that you think they are not at all sensible an

42、d show a lack of good Judgement.Fool is used to describe an action or person that is not at al/ sensible and shows a lack of good judgement./f someone fools you, they deceive or trick you.1、 What fooIs we were not to see the trap!我們沒有看出那是個陷阱，多么傻呀！2、I was on Iy fooI ing when I said I * d lost your ke

43、ys.我說把你的鑰匙丟了，只是逗你玩的。3、He has fooIed a lot of peopI e into be I i evi ng he i s a r ich man.他騙了許多人，讓人相信他是個富翁。4、What can that fool guard be thinking of那個白癡守衛(wèi)能想起來什么Necessity n.必要性；需要the need for something; something that you need, especial Iy in order to Iive1 It was done under the pressure of the nece

44、ssity.這件事是在迫切需要的情況下而做的。2、Necessity is the mother of invention.需要是發(fā)明之母。3、The doctor asked us to ca I I him dur ing the night except in case of necessity.醫(yī)生吩咐我們，除非必須，否則不要在夜里叫他。Permission n,許可；允許A permission is a forma I, wr i tten statement from an official group or place al lowing you to do something

45、. / f someone who has authority over you gives you permission to do something, they say that they wi/ allow you to do it.1 You were wrong to take the car without permission.你未得許可就把汽車開走是不應(yīng)該的。2、I resent having to get his permission for everything I do.我討厭做每件事都要得到他的許可。3 Its iI IegaI to read peopIe1s pr

46、ivate Ietters without permission.未經(jīng)允許看別人的私人信件是不合法的。Prediction n.預言；預報；預告/ f you make a prediction about some th i ng9 you say wha t you th ink wi / / happen.1 Recent discover ies wi I I bear his prediction out.近來的種種發(fā)現(xiàn)將會證實他的預言。2、 The prediction was Iiterally accomplished.這個預言確實實現(xiàn)了。3、 His prediction w

47、as right.他的預言是正確的。Fashion n.樣子；方式；時尚A fashion is a style of clothing or a way of behaving that is popular at a particular time. /f you do something in a particular fashion or after a particular fashion, you do it in that way.1 Long ski rts have come into fashion again. Faded jeans are still in fashi

48、on too.長裙子又流行起來。漂淺的牛仔褲也還很時髦。2、Fashions i n art and Ii terature are changing constant Iy.文藝的潮流總是日新月異.3、He waIks in a pecuI iar fashion.他走路的樣子很怪.Parking n.（汽車等）停放Parking is the action of moving a vehicle into a place in a car park or by the side of the road where it can be left.1 There is no parking b

49、etween 9 am and 6 pm.上午9時至下午6時禁止停放機動車輛.2、Is there any parking near the theatre劇院附近有停車場嗎3、 I got a parking-ticket today!今天我接到一張違章停車罰款通知單！parking lot 停車場A parking lot is an area of ground where people can lea ve the i r cars.1、 We encouraged the Smiths before leaving the parking lot.在離開停車場之前，我們鼓勵了史密斯一

50、家。2、The parking lot was crowded, and he was boxed in.停車場很擁擠，他被困在里邊出不來。3、There is a parking lot at the back of the bakery.面包店的后面有一個停車場。Turn up出現(xiàn)；到場 / f something that you have been looking for turns up, you find/t unexpectedlyIf a better si tuation or an opport uni ty to do something turns up9 i t ha

51、ppens or becomes ava i I able unexpectedly or in a way that was not ptannedto arrive or appear somewhere, usually unexpectedly or in way that was not ptanned1、The missing Ietter eventuaI Iy turned up inside a book.那封丟失的信最后在一本書里被發(fā)現(xiàn)了。2、Hes still hoping something wi I I turn up.他仍在期待機會出現(xiàn).3、Do you think

52、 many people wi I I turn up你認為會有很多人到場嗎Keep one s word守信用；履行諾言do what one has promised1、It i s cons idered a good qua Iity to keep one1s word.守信被認為是一種良好的品質(zhì)。2、The best way to keep ones word is not to give it.信守諾言的最好方法是不許諾言！3、 You should keep your word.你應(yīng)該言而有信。Hold one s breath 屏息；屏氣to prevent onese/f

53、from breathing temporari/yto wait anxious/y to see what is going to happen, especial Iy when there is a possibi/ 7ty that something bad may happen1、We held our breath in excitement.我們激動地屏息凝神。2、 We held our breath in fear.我們因害怕而屏住呼吸。3、 How Iong can you hold your breath underwater你在水下能屏氣多久呢Apo I og i

54、ze vi.道歉；辯白When you apologize to someone, you say that you are sorry thatyou have hurt them or caused trouble for them.1 I must apologize for not being abIe to meet you.我因為沒能接你而向你道歉.2 、 I apologize.我很抱歉。3、You must apologize to your sister for being so rude.你太無理了，必須向你姐姐道歉。Drown vt. & vi.淹沒；溺死；淹死If yo

55、u say that a person or thing is drowning in something, you are emphasizing that they have a very large amount of it, or are completely covered in it.When someone drowns or is drowned, they die because they have gone or been pushed under water and cannot breathe.1 He drowned h i s meaI i n gravy.他把飯菜

56、泡在肉汁里.2、 The band drowned our conversation.樂隊的演奏聲把我們談話的聲音淹沒了。3、It is crueI to drown the cat in the river.把貓淹死在河里是件殘忍的事。4、 The IittIe girl drowned i n the r iver.小女孩在河里淹死了。Sadness n.悲哀，悲傷the state of feeling sad1 I just fee I so much happ i ness and sadness.我只體會到許多快樂和悲傷。2、She p I ays a wife and mother who struggles with fee I i ngs of sadness and hope Iessness.在劇中她扮演了一位掙扎于傷心和絕望中的母親和妻子。3、Hi s stor ies are shot through with a gent Ie sadness.他的小說充滿了淡淡的憂傷。Obvious adj.明顯的；顯而易見的 /f something is obvious, it is easy to see or understand.1 11 i s obvious that she i s ver