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　　Unit6(第17講―第19講)

　　Text A Diamonds

　　本課主要單詞

　　1. rare adj. 稀有的，難得的

　　These animals are so rare that I would do whatever I can to save them.〔這些動物很稀有，我會盡我所能去保護它們?！?/P>

　　On the rare occasions when the old lady had any post， the little boy downstairs would go and get it for her.〔老太太難得有信，只要有信總是樓下的小男孩幫她去拿?！?/P>

　　Snow is rare in this part of China.〔中國的這個地區(qū)難得下雪?！?/P>

　　It is very rare for him to say “Sorry” to any others.〔他難得會對任何人說“對不起”?！?/P>

　　Believe it or not， she is a rare beauty.〔信不信由你，她是一個百里挑一的美人?！?/P>

　　a rare word〔冷僻的詞〕　 　rare metals〔稀有金屬〕

　　a rare disease(罕見的疾病)　　a rare medicinal herb〔珍奇藥草〕

　　2. substance n. 物質(zhì);實質(zhì);大意;根據(jù)

　　They were trying to remove harmful substances from the soil.〔他們正設(shè)法去除土壤里的有害物質(zhì)?！?/P>

　　Ice， snow and water are the same substance in different forms.〔冰、雪、水是同一物質(zhì)的三種不同形式?！?/P>

　　What was the point of going to a lecture with little substance?〔去聽一個沒有什么內(nèi)容的講座有什么意義呢?〕

　　What he is saying in substance is that we should take effective measures to prevent pollution.〔他大體上說的是我們應(yīng)該采取有效措施防止污染。〕

　　There was no substance in his complaints.〔他的抱怨沒有道理?！?/P>

　　3. slight adj. 輕微的;纖細的

　　Mother said she had a slight headache.〔媽媽說她有點頭疼?！?/P>

　　I didn't have the slightest idea about what had happened.〔我一點都不知道發(fā)生了什么事?！?/P>

　　His chances of winning the election are very slight.〔他在選舉中獲勝的可能性極小。〕

　　He is too slight to play football.〔他太纖細，不能踢足球。〕

　　4. extreme adj. 極端的，極度的;盡頭的　　　　n. 極端

　　He died in extreme poverty.〔他在極度貧困中死去?！?/P>

　　You have to proceed your work with extreme caution.〔你得極其謹(jǐn)慎地繼續(xù)你的工作。〕

　　Extreme action will be taken if necessary.〔如有必要，我們將采取最嚴(yán)厲的行動?！?/P>

　　His hospitality was carried to an extreme.〔他好客得過分了?！?/P>

　　She found the book uninteresting to the extreme.〔她覺得那本書沒意思透了?！?/P>

　　extreme joy/pain 〔極度的歡樂/痛苦〕 an extreme of sadness〔極度傷心〕

　　go from one extreme to the other〔從一個極端走到另一個極端〕

　　go to the other extreme 〔走到另一個極端〕

　　in the extreme〔極度，非?！?/P>

　　extremes of poverty and wealth〔貧富的兩極〕

　　5. pressure n. 壓力，壓強

　　The water pressure may need adjusting.〔水壓可能需要調(diào)整。〕

　　It was a pressure of five tons per square meter.〔每平方米的壓力為五噸?！?/P>

　　Heavy study load and great expectation from parents may give children too much pressure.〔沉重的學(xué)習(xí)負擔(dān)以及家長的過高期望可能會給孩子太大的壓力?！?/P>

　　He was under constant pressure from his superiors.〔他的上司不斷地給他壓力。〕

　　The doctor said this medicine could counteract his high blood pressure.〔醫(yī)生說這種藥能遏制他的高血壓?！?/P>

　　6. liquid adj. 液體的，液態(tài)的;清澈的，明亮的　　　　n. 液體

　　The doctor put the patient on a liquid diet.〔醫(yī)生規(guī)定那位病人吃流質(zhì)?！?/P>

　　The little girl with large liquid eyes is my sister.〔那個長著一雙水汪汪的大眼睛的小姑娘是我妹妹?！?/P>

　　She poured out a large quantity of yellowish liquid from a bottle.〔她從一個瓶子里倒出了許多黃色的液體?！?/P>

　　7. crack n. 裂縫　　　　v. 破裂;打開

　　She found a crack in one of the tea-cups.〔她發(fā)現(xiàn)一只茶杯上有裂縫。〕

　　He heard the cracks of rifle fire in the distance.〔他聽到了遠處的步槍聲?！?/P>

　　He asked his mother to crack some eggs for him.〔他請媽媽幫他敲碎幾個雞蛋?！?/P>

　　His face cracked with a broad smile. 〔他咧開嘴笑了?！?/P>

　　The phone cracked the room's quiet.〔電話鈴聲打破了房間的寂靜。〕

　　They were unable to crack a highly competitive sales market.〔他們無法打進競爭激烈的銷售市場?！?/P>

　　8. crust n. 地殼;面包皮，外皮

　　There are some brownish bread crusts on the dining table.〔餐桌上有一些棕色的面包皮。〕

　　The white snow had a fine crust on the trees.〔樹上覆蓋著一層美麗的白雪?！?/P>

　　The continuous movements of the earth's crust may lead to earthquakes.〔地殼的不斷運動引發(fā)了地震?！?/P>

　　It is very dangerous to walk on the thin crust of ice.〔在這樣一層薄冰上行走是很危險的。〕

　　9. crystal n. 水晶;晶?！　　　dj. 清澈透明的

　　Mother gave her a necklace of crystals as a birthday present.〔媽媽給她一條水晶珠項鏈作為生日禮物?！?/P>

　　The old woman looked into the crystal ball for a while before telling my fortune.〔老婦人朝水晶球里看了一會，然后給我算命?！?/P>

　　I've made my point crystal clear that I would never agree to such a proposal.〔我已經(jīng)表明了我的觀點，絕不同意這個提議。〕

　　10. popular adj. 流行的，大眾的;普及的;受歡迎的

　　Popular music is well liked by young people.〔流行音樂深受年輕人的喜愛?！?/P>

　　Swimming is a sport popular with people of all ages.〔游泳是老老少少都喜歡的體育運動?！?/P>

　　He has always been popular with / among boys in his community.〔他一直廣受他那個社區(qū)的男孩子們的喜歡。〕

　　This restaurant offers meals at popular prices.〔這家飯店供應(yīng)價格大眾化的飯菜。〕

　　He is a good politician but he is not very popular among the people.〔他很會搞政治，但是不得民心?！?/P>

　　11. handful n. 一把，一小撮

　　He told the doctor that his hair fell out in handfuls.(他對醫(yī)生說他的頭發(fā)一把一把地脫落。)

　　The naughty boy gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them in the lake.〔那個調(diào)皮的男孩手里聚了一把石塊，并把石塊往湖里扔。〕

　　He gave me nothing except for a handful of books.〔除了少量的幾本書他什么也沒給我。〕

　　注意：一般來說，-ful是一個形容詞后綴，加在名詞后面可以構(gòu)成形容詞，比如：careful，helpful，useful，hopeful等等。而在handful這個單詞中，-ful是一個名詞后綴，加在某些名詞的后面，表示“充滿…所需的量”，比如：roomful，basketful，mouthful，spoonful等等。

　　12. formation n. 巖層;形成，構(gòu)成

　　Most diamonds are mined from rock formations inside the earth.〔大多數(shù)鉆石都是從地下的巖層里開采出來的。〕

　　The formation of good habits is very important for a child.〔好習(xí)慣的養(yǎng)成對孩子來說很重要?！?/P>

　　The teacher is explaining to the students the formation of the new word.〔老師正對學(xué)生們解釋那個新詞的構(gòu)成?！?/P>

　　The peculiar formation of human brain drew the attention of researchers in many fields.〔人腦的奇特構(gòu)造吸引了許多領(lǐng)域的研究人員?！?/P>

　　13. pipe n. 管子，導(dǎo)管;煙斗　　　v.用管道輸送

　　Tell the pipelayer that he has to be careful with the gas pipe.〔告訴管道安裝工煤氣管道要小心?！?/P>

　　The old man was sitting in the corner smoking a pipe.〔那個老人坐在角落里抽著煙斗?！?/P>

　　It won't be very troublesome to pipe water into the house.〔用管道把水送進屋里不會很麻煩?！?/P>

　　14. somewhat adv. 稍微，有點

　　It is somewhat difficult for him to answer the question.(要他回答這個問題有點難。)

　　I felt somewhat awkward when I couldn't remember his name.〔當(dāng)我記不起他的名字時，我有點尷尬。〕

　　The working conditions in this factory have somewhat improved.〔這家工廠的工作條件已有所改善。〕

　　15. blast n. 疾風(fēng)，強風(fēng);爆炸　　　v.炸，炸掉

　　A blast of cold air sent a shiver all over his body.〔一股冷氣使他渾身戰(zhàn)栗?！?/P>

　　Furious blasts of thunder frightened everybody.〔一陣陣的霹靂炸雷嚇壞了所有的人?！?/P>

　　The driver blasted the horn continuously.〔司機不停地按喇叭。〕

　　Rock music blasted from the hall and the whole building seemed to be shaking.〔震天的搖滾樂從客廳傳來，整座房子似乎都在搖動。〕

　　They decided to blast through the mountains. 〔他們打算炸山開路。〕

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