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New Words

commencement

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He made a speech at the commencement. ËûÔÚ±ÏÒµµäÀñÉÏ×÷ÁËÑݽ²¡£

We will get our diplomas at the commencement in May or June. ÎÒÃǽ«»áÔÚÎå¡¢ÁùÔ·ݾÙÐеıÏÒµµäÀñÉÏÄõ½±ÏÒµÖ¤Êé¡£ [C, U] beginning ¿ªÊ¼£¬¿ª¶Ë

The commencement of this year will be better. ½ñÄ꽫»áÓÐÒ»¸ö¸üºÃµÄ¿ªÊ¼¡£ Animation n. [U] ¶¯»­ÖÆ×÷

n. [C] a film or movie in which drawings of people and animals seem to move ¶¯»­Æ¬ quit

vi/vt. to leave your job, school, etc. À뿪£»ÀëУ He got his present job when he quitted/quit the army. ËûÍËÎéºóÕÒµ½ÁËÏÖÔÚÕâ·Ý¹¤×÷¡£ If I don't get a pay raise, I'll quit. Èç¹û²»¸øÎÒ¼Óн£¬ÎҾͲ»¸ÉÁË¡£

vi/vt. (informal) to stop doing sth. Í£Ö¹£¬½äµô Quit fooling around! ±ðºúÄÖÁË!

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a child's biological parents º¢×ÓµÄÇ×Éú¸¸Ä¸

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not married ûÓнá»éµÄ£¬Î´»éµÄ

In 1993 alone, 26,270 babies were born to unwed teens. ½ö½öÔÚ1993Äê±ãÓÐ26270ÃûÓ¤¶ùΪδ»éÉÙÅ®ËùÉú¡£ adoption

n. [C, U] the act of adopting a child ÊÕÑø£¬ÁìÑø He was pleased with the adoption of a little girl. ËûºÜ¸ßÐËÊÕÑøÁËÒ»¸öСŮº¢.

n. [U] the decision to start using sth. such as an idea, a plan or a name ²ÉÄÉ£¬²ÉÓà The adoption of this policy would relieve the unions of a tremendous burden. ²ÉÓÃÕâÒ»Õþ²ß½«»á¼õÇṤ»á³ÁÖØµÄ¸ºµ£¡£ adopt

vt. to take sb. else's child into your family and become its legal parent(s) ÊÕÑø£¬ÁìÑø vt. to formally accept a suggestion or policy by voting Õýʽͨ¹ý£¬±í¾ö²ÉÄÉ£¨½¨Òé¡¢Õþ²ßµÈ£©vt. to start to use a particular method or to show a particular attitude towards sb./sth. ²ÉÓã¨Ä³·½·¨£©£»²ÉÈ¡£¨Ä³Ì¬¶È£© relent

vi. to finally agree to sth. after refusing ÖÕÓÚ´ðÓ¦£¬²»Ôپܾø

Afterwards she relented and let the children stay up late to watch TV. ºóÀ´ËýÈò½ÁË£¬Èú¢×ÓÃÇ¿´»á¶ùµçÊÓ£¬ÍíµãÔÙ˯¡£

The police will not relent in their fight against crime. ¾¯·½ÔÚ¸ú·¸×ï·Ö×ӵĶ·ÕùÖоö²»ÊÖÈí.

vi. to become less determined, strong, etc. ¼õÈõ£¬±ä»ººÍ The pressure on us to finish this task will not relent. ΪÍê³É´ËÏîÈÎÎñ£¬ÎÒÃÇÊܵ½µÄѹÁ¦²»»á¼õÇá¡£ naively

ad. in a naive manner ÎÞÖªµØ£»ÌìÕæµØ

They naively assume things can only get better. ËûÃÇÌìÕæµØÒÔΪÇé¿ö¿Ï¶¨»áºÃת¡£ scary

a. causing fear or alarm ÒýÆð¿Ö»ÅµÄ That movie was too scary. ÄDz¿µçÓ°Ì«ÏÅÈËÁË¡£ stumble

vi. 1) to move or walk in an unsteady way µøµø×²×²µØ×ߣ¬õçõǶøÐÐ A drunk stumbled past us.

ÓиöºÈ×íµÄÈ˵øµø×²×²µØ´ÓÎÒÃÇÉí±ß×ß¹ý¡£ The tired old man stumbled along.

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vi. 2) to hit one's foot against sth. while one is walking or running and almost fall °í½Å I stumbled over a tree root. Ê÷¸ù°íÁËÎÒһϡ£

He stumbled on the staircase and hurt his leg. ËûÔÚÂ¥ÌÝÉϰíÁËÒ»õÓ£¬ÉËÁËÍÈ. intuition

n. 1) [U] the ability to know sth. by using your feelings rather than considering the facts Ö±¾õÁ¦

Nobody told me where to find you. It was sheer intuition. ûÓÐÈ˸æËßÎÒµ½ÄĶùÈ¥ÕÒÄã¡£ÎÒ´¿´âÊÇÆ¾Ö±¾õÕÒµ½ÄãµÄ¡£ Intuition told me you were an honest man. Ö±¾õ¸æËßÎÒÄãÊǸö³ÏʵµÄÈË¡£ n. 2) [C] £¨Ò»ÖÖ£©Ö±¾õ

I had a sudden intuition about the missing jewels.

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n. [U] (the art of producing) beautiful handwriting Êé·¨£»Êé·¨ÒÕÊõ I'm considering studying calligraphy or Chinese painting. ÎÒÕýÔÚ¿¼ÂÇҪѧÊé·¨»¹Êǹú»­¡£

The graphic arts include calligraphy and lithography. Æ½ÃæÔìÐÍÒÕÊõ°üÀ¨Êé·¨ºÍƽ°æÓ¡Ë¢Êõ¡£ calligraph

vt. to produce by means of calligraphy ÓÃÃÀÊõÌåÊéд serif

n. [U] a short line at the top or bottom of some styles of printed letters ³ÄÏߣ¬½ØÏßsanserif

n. [U] ÎÞ³ÄÏß×ÖÌå typeface

n. [C] £¨Ó¡Ë¢Óõģ©×ÖÌå typography

n. [U] Ó¡Ë¢Êõ£¬ÅŰ棬°æÃæÉè¼Æ historical

a. 1) connected with the past £¨Óйأ©ÀúÊ·µÄ Are there any historical sites in this area? Õâ¸öµØÇøÓÐʲôÀúÊ·Òż£Âð£¿

The book is based on historical events. Õâ±¾ÊéÊÇÒÔÀúʷʼþΪ»ù´¡µÄ¡£

a. 2) based on the study of history ÓйØÀúÊ·Ñо¿µÄ£¬ÀúʷѧµÄ We have no historical evidence for it. ÎÒÃÇȱ·¦¿ÉÒÔÖ¤Ã÷ÕâÒ»µãµÄʷѧÒÀ¾Ý¡£ It's a historical fact. ÕâÊÇÀúÊ·ÊÂʵ¡£

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artistically

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The room is luxuriously and artistically furnished. Õâ¸ö·¿¼ä×°ÊεÃÊ®·ÖºÀ»ªÑÅÖ¡£ fascinating

a. extremely interesting and attractive ¼«ÓÐÎüÒýÁ¦µÄ£¬ÃÔÈ赀 The results of the survey made fascinating reading. µ÷²é½á¹û¶ÁÆðÀ´ÁîÈËÈÄÓÐÐËȤ¡£ proportionally

ad. corresponding in size or amount ³É±ÈÀýµØ£¬ÏàÓ¦µØ

Crime rate is proportionally much higher in the north of the country. ¾Í±ÈÀý¶øÑÔ£¬·¸×ïÂÊÔÚÕâ¸ö¹ú¼ÒµÄ±±²¿Òª¸ßµÃ¶à¡£

Families with children spend proportionally less per person than families without children. Óк¢×ӵļÒÍ¥È˾ù¿ªÏú±ÈûÓк¢×ӵļÒÍ¥Ïà¶ÔÒªÉÙ¡£ font

n. [C] ×ÖÐÍ£¬×ÖÌ壻Ǧ×Ö gut

n. [C, usu. pl.] ÄÚÐÄ£¬Ö±¾õ£¬±¾ÄÜ destiny

n. 1) [U] the power believed to control events ÃüÔË Destiny drew us together.

ÃüÔ˰ÑÎÒÃÇÁ¬ÔÚÁËÒ»Æð¡£n. 2) [C] what happens to sb./sth. (thought to be decided beforehand by fate) ÌìÊý£¬ÌìÃü

It was his destiny to die in a foreign country. Ëû×¢¶¨Òª¿ÍËÀÒì¹ú¡£ karma

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Phrases and Expressions

be honored (to do sth.) =to feel proud and happy £¨×öijÊ£©¸Ðµ½ÈÙÐÒ I was honored to have been mentioned in his speech. ËûÔÚ½²»°ÖÐÌáµ½ÁËÎÒ£¬ÕæÊÇÈÙÐÒ¡£ I'm honored to meet you. ºÜÈÙÐÒ¼ûµ½Äú¡£

put (sb./sth.) up for Ìṩ£»ÍƼö£¬ÌáÃû

We decide to put up the family jewels for auction. ÎÒÃǾö¶¨°Ñ¼ÒÖеÄÖ鱦ÄÃÈ¥ÅÄÂô¡£

Harrison put up for the secretaryship. ¹þÀïÉ­×Ô¼öÃØÊéÒ»Ö°¡£ work out

1) to develop in a successful way ³É¹¦µØ·¢Õ¹

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