1、Lesson 38 The first calendar New wordscalendar 历法,日历历法,日历lsolar calendar 阳历llunar calendar阴历 Today is her birthday according to the solar calendar.historian 历史学家历史学家lhistoric(adj.)可名垂青史的,历史上著名的A historic building/momentlhistorical(adj.)(有关)历史的the historical background to the war历史背景historical docume
2、nts/records/research 史学文献/档案/研究unique 无与伦比的无与伦比的l唯一的,独一无二的Everyones fingerprints are unique.l独特的,罕见的A unique talentl(某人、地或事物)独具的,特有的The koala is unique to Australia.steadily 不断地不断地lSteady lConstant 稳步的,持续的,匀速的 five years of steady economic growthlRegular 稳定的,恒定的 His breathing was steady.A steady job
3、/incomel稳的,平稳的 He held the boat steady.lSteadily The companys exports have been increasing steadily.solely 唯一的唯一的lOnlyShe was motivated solely by self-interest.她完全出于私利Selection is based solely on merit.选拔唯贤He became solely responsible for the firm.CD-ROMvideodiskbewilder 令人眼花缭乱令人眼花缭乱lbewilder 使迷惑,使糊
4、涂She was totally bewildered by his sudden change of mood.lbewilderedHe turned around,with a bewildered look on his face.lBewilderingThere is a bewildering variety of software available.各种可供挑选的软件令人目不暇接deduce 推断,推理推断,推理lCan we deduce from your silence that you do not approve?你保持沉默,我们是否可以据此而推断出你不赞成?lWe
5、 can deduce a lot from what people choose to buy.从人们选购的东西可以做出多方面的推断scanty 不足的不足的lScant(adj.):hardly any(只用在名词前)I paid scant attention to what she was saying.我没大注意她在说什么The firefighters went back into the house with scant regard for their own safety.消防员奋不顾身地返回那座房子lscanty(scantier,scantiest)Details of
6、his life are scanty.a scanty bikini 遮不住多少身体的比基尼泳装clue 线索线索lThe police think the videotape may hold some vital clues to the identity of the killer.重要线索lyoull never guess who I saw today.Give me a clue.提示lI dont have a clue where she lives.不知道lDont ask him to do it-he doesnt have a clue.笨极了insignifica
7、nt 不重要的不重要的lan insignificant difference 微不足道的差别lHe made her fell insignificant and stupid.他使她感到卑微愚蠢lSignificantlA highly significant discovery有重大意义的,显著的lIt is significant that girls generally do better in examinations than boys.很明显la significant look/smile 意味深长的眼神/微笑shed 使流出,泻使流出,泻lV.The factory is
8、shedding a large number of jobs.裁员(去除)The candles shed a soft glow on her face.蜡烛在他的脸上映着一层柔光。She shed no tears when she heard he was dead.洒,流lN.A bicycle shed自行车棚advent 出现,到来,来临出现,到来,来临lThe advent of new technology 新技术的出现lAdventure 冒险Adventure game 冒险游戏A sense/spirit of adventure 冒险意识/精神agriculture
9、农业农业lIndustry 工业lService(industry)服务业assumption 假定,设想假定,设想lHis actions were based on a false assumption.他的行为基于错误的设想lAn underlying/implicit assumption 设想,含蓄的假定lIt is impossible to make assumption about peoples reactions.臆断人们的反映是不可能的。symbol 符号符号dot 小圆点小圆点engrave 雕刻雕刻lHis name was engraved on the silve
10、r cup.lBe engraved on/in your heart,memory,mind牢记,铭记ivory 象牙制品象牙制品lIvory tower 象牙塔(指脱离现实生活的小天地)mammoth(古)长毛象(古)长毛象tusk 獠牙,长牙,象牙獠牙,长牙,象牙nomad 游牧民游牧民correlate 使相互联系使相互联系lThe figures do not seem to correlate.这些数字似乎毫不相干lA high-fat diet correlates with a greater risk of heart disease.高脂肪饮食与增加心脏病发作的风险密切相关
11、lResearchers are trying to correlate the two sets of figures.研究人员正试图展示这两组数字的相关性phase 月相,天相月相,天相primitive 原始的原始的lPrimitive tribes 原始部落lPrimitive man 原始人lA primitive instinct 原始本能 (maternal instinct)depict 描画,描绘描画,描绘lThe artist had depicted her lying on a bed.画家画了她躺在床上的画像lThe novel depicts French society in the 1930s.描述lThe advertisements depict smoking as glamorous and attractive.这些广告把吸烟描绘得充满刺激和吸引力
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