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(本单元由：张丽、水梅、婷娣、孝荣、惠如 负责)

Unit 1

Take place 发生

come about; happen; occur 1、The concert takes place next Thursday. 音乐会将在下周二举行。

2、The fete will take place on Sunday, rain or shine. 游园义卖会定于星期日举行,风雨无阻。 3、The meeting will take place soon. 会议即将举行。 Beauty n. 美；美人

Beauty is the state or quality of being beautiful; A beauty is a beautiful woman. 1、We enjoyed the beauty of nature. 我们欣赏大自然的美。

2、She was a famous beauty in her youth. 她年轻时是个有名的美人.

3、That last goal was a beauty. 最後进去的那个球真漂亮。

Harvest n. & vt. & vi. 收获；收割

The harvest is the gathering of a crop; When you harvest a crop, you gather it in; If you harvest a large number of things, you collect them, often by making great efforts. 1、The bad harvest led to severe food shortage. 歉收引起食物严重短缺。

2、The farmers are out harvesting the corn. 农民们在地里收割作物.

3、The harvest has been safely gathered in. 庄稼已妥善收获完毕。

Celebration n. 庆祝；祝贺

The celebration of something is praise and appreciation which is given to it.; A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary. 1、The night of the celebration was just like Christmas for them. 当晚的庆祝活动对他们来说就像圣诞节一般。 2、A wedding is an occasion for celebration. 婚礼是欢庆的时刻。

3、The celebration included music shows, dancers, food and drinks. 庆祝方式有音乐表演、舞会、饮食。 Hunter n. 狩猎者；猎人

The man who hunt animals. 1、The hunter entertained us with venison which was very delicious. 猎人拿出了非常美味的鹿肉招待我们。

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2、The hunter put the lion's head on the wall as a trophy. 猎人把狮子的头挂在墙上当纪念品。 3、The hunter seized a porcupine. 猎人捕获了一只豪猪。

Starve vi. & vt. (使)饿死；饿得要死

If people starve, they suffer greatly from lack of food which sometimes leads to their death. 1、Thousands of cattle are starving. 成千上万的牛正在挨饿.

2、They tried to starve him into submission. 他们试图用饥饿来使他屈服。 3、Don't starve the kitten. 别饿着小猫。

Origin n. 起源；由来；起因

The point at which something comes into existence or from which it derives or is derived. 1、The origins of the custom are unknown. 该风俗起源不详.

2、The illness is organic in origin. 该病起初是器质性疾患。

3、They reported that all potatoes today have a single origin in southern Peru. 他们的报告指出，现在的土豆都是同起源于秘鲁的南部。 Religious adj. 宗教上的；信奉宗教的；虔诚的

You use religious to describe things that are connected with religion or with one particular religion. 1、The religious affairs have been reestablished. 宗教事务已经恢复。

2、Mahatma Gandhi was both a political and a religious figure in Indian history. 甘地在印度历史上是政治和宗教要人。

3、But courage and religious faith alone are not enough to win battles. 但是单凭勇气和宗教信仰要打胜仗还是不够的。 Ancestor n. 祖先；祖宗

Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended. 1、His ancestors had come to England as refugees. 他的祖先来到英国的时候是难民. 2、She has worshipped her ancestor. 她已拜过她的祖先。

3、The abacus is the ancestor of the modern computer. 算盘是现代电脑的原型。 In memory of 纪念；追念

if 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 college in memory of their son. 他们向学院赠送了一笔款项以纪念他们的儿子。

2、He founded the charity in memory of his late wife.

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他兴办那项慈善事业以纪念他已故的妻子。 3、The Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial, as the name suggests, is a memorial built in memory of Dr. Sun Yat-sen.

国父纪念馆，顾名思义，是建来纪念国父的纪念馆。 Mexico n. 墨西哥（拉丁美洲国家）

a country to the south of the US and to the north of Guatemala. 1、In Mexico they were able to live high on a moderate income. 在墨西哥他们能靠中等的收入过豪华的生活。 2、We got a way for you to get to Mexico. 我们安排好让你去墨西哥。 3、we know he fled to Mexico. 我们知道他飞往墨西哥。 Feast n. 节日；盛宴

A feast is a large and special meal. 1、Enough is as good as a feast. 知足常乐。

2、Preparing for the Christmas Eve feast makes me at my wit's end. 筹办圣诞宴会简直使我智穷才竭。

3、Christmas is an important feast for Christians. 圣诞节是基督教徒的一个重要节日。 Bone n. 骨；骨头

Your bones are the hard parts inside your body which together form your skeleton. 1、This fish has a lot of bones in it. 这种鱼有很多刺.

2、I've broken a bone in my arm. 我的臂部骨折了.

3、Her bones were laid to rest. 她的屍骨已下葬.

Belief n. 信任；信心；信仰

Belief is a feeling of certainty that something exists, is true, or is good. Your religious or political beliefs are your views on religious or political matters. 1、His firmness on his belief supported him in difficulties. 困境中，他坚定的信仰支撑着他。 2、I haven't much belief in his honesty. 我对他的诚实缺乏足够的信心.

3、He acted in accordance with his beliefs. 他按照自己的信念行事. Dress up 盛装；打扮；装饰

If you dress up or dress yourself up, you put on different clothes, in order to make yourself look smarter than usual or to disguise yourself. 1、She dress up in Elizabethan costume for the fancy-dress ball. 她穿上伊丽莎白的服装去参加化妆舞会。 2、Don't bother to dress up come as you are. 用不着穿讲究衣服－－就穿平常的衣服来吧。

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3、We are supposed to dress up as movie characters for the party, what a novel idea! 我们在晚会上要装扮得像电影中的角色，这是一个多么新奇的主意啊！ Trick n. 诡计；恶作剧；窍门 vt. 欺骗；诈骗

an action which is intended to deceive, either as a way of cheating someone, or as a joke or form of entertainment; to deceive someone, often as a part of a plan. 1、You can't fool me with that old trick! 你玩弄那种老花招骗不了我!

2、The trick is to hold your breath while you aim. 窍门就在於瞄准时须屏住呼吸.

3、Her partner tried to trick her out of her share. 她的合伙人企图骗走她的股份。

Play a trick on 搞恶作剧；诈骗；开玩笑

to surprise or deceive someone with a trick so that you and other people can laugh at them. 1、Please don't play a trick on the old. 请不要对老人搞恶作剧。

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. 他们过去经常互相开玩笑。 Poet n. 诗人

A poet is a person who writes poems. 1、His fame as a poet did not come until after his death. 他死后才获得诗人之名。

2、There were a poet and a novelist. 有一位诗人与一位小说家。

3、With tears in his eyes the poet looked at the good old man. 诗人眼中泛着泪水，看着这位慈祥的老人。 Arrival n. 到来；到达；到达者

When a person or vehicle arrives at or reach a place, you can refer to their arrival. 1、I am impatient for his arrival. 我渴盼着他的到来。

2、Late arrivals must wait in the foyer. 来晚的人要在门厅等候.

3、Their unexpected arrival threw our plan into confusion. 他们的突然到来打乱了我们的计划。 Gain vt.获得；得到

to obtain something that is useful, that gives you an advantage, or that is in some way positive, especially over a period of time. 1、After swimming for an hour, he finally gained the shore. 他游了一小时后,终于到达岸边。

2、He has gained rich experience in these years. 这些年来，他取得了丰富的经验。 3、His persistence gained him victory.

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