1、Unit Unit 3 3 DIVERSE CULTURESDIVERSE CULTURES WORDS WORDS and and EXPRESSIONSEXPRESSIONS 1.diverse davs: adj. 不同的不同的;多种多样多种多样的的 various vers: adj. 不不同的同的; 各种各样各种各样的的 different: adj. 不同的不同的; 有区别的有区别的; 有差异的有差异的 difference: n. 差异差异; 差差别别; 不同不同 1)Chinatowns are an important part of the diverse culture
2、of the USA. 2)People from diverse cultures work together in this company. 3)Society is now much more diverse than ever before. 4)My interests are very diverse. 2. diversity davsti: n.差异差异(性性);不同不同(点点);多样性多样性 1)We have nothing against diversity; indeed, we want more of it. 2)Many bosses seek diversit
3、y in their workers. 3. fortune ftun/ ftn : n.机会机会;运气运气; 财富财富 fortunate ftnt: adj. 幸幸运的运的; 侥幸的侥幸的; 吉利的吉利的 fortunately: adv. 幸运地幸运地 seek ones fortune: 寻寻找成功致富之路找成功致富之路; 闯世界闯世界 1)I have had the good fortune to work with so many excellent teachers. 2)He made his fortune in car sales. 3)That holiday cost
4、 me a small fortune. fortune cookie fortune cookie okra 4. fortune cookie: 幸运曲奇幸运曲奇 1)At the end of the meal, Mary was given a fortune cookie. 2)You always talk like a Chinese fortune cookie? 5. gumbo mb: n. 秋秋葵葵汤汤 (用秋葵荚做的浓鸡汤或海鲜汤用秋葵荚做的浓鸡汤或海鲜汤) soup sup: 汤汤 have/take/eat soup: 喝汤喝汤 Im smelling gumbo!
5、 Im smelling. nachos 6. nachos ntz : n (复数复数)墨墨西哥玉米片西哥玉米片 Could you bring me some nachos and two glasses of beer? 7.chip tp: n. (英英)炸土豆条炸土豆条; (美美)炸薯片炸薯片;芯片芯片;碎片碎片 cheap: adj. 便宜的便宜的 expensive/dear: adj. 昂贵的昂贵的 1)We ate chips every night, but hardly ever had fish. 2)He is burning wood chips to cook h
6、is supper. 3)We must develop our advanced chip technology. cheese 8.cheese tiz: n.干干酪酪;奶奶酪酪 milk: n. 奶奶; 牛奶牛奶 butter: n. 黄油黄油 1)They import a lot of cheese from Europe. 2)If you like cheese, go for the ones with the least fat. spicy 9.spicy spasi: adj. 加有香料的加有香料的;辛辣辛辣的的 hot : adj. 热热的的; 烫的烫的; 辛辛辣辣的的
7、 1)I dont really like spicy food. 2)Spicy food is not good for your health. 10.ethnic enk: adj. 具有民族特色的具有民族特色的; 异异国风味的国风味的;民族的民族的;种族的种族的 national: adj. 民族的民族的;国家的国家的 1)You will learn about the ethnic minority cultures in China. 2)Ethnic tensions are an old problem in that country. 3)The school teach
8、es students from different ethnic groups. 11. admit dmt: v. 承认承认; 准许进入准许进入/加入加入 admission dmn: n. 进入进入; 承认承认; 招供招供;入场费入场费; 门票费门票费 permit: v. 同意同意; 允许允许 permission: n. 同意同意; 允许允许 admit doing: 承认做承认做. admit to doing: 承认做承认做. be admitted to/into.: 被允许进入被允许进入;被录取被录取 1)I am willing to admit that I do mak
9、e mistakes. 2)She refuses to admit the truth/defeat. 3)He admitted (to) having driven the car without insurance. 4)Each ticket admits one adult. 5)All victims in the crash were admitted to the local hospital. 6)His son has been admitted to Peking University. 12.definitely defntli: adv.肯定肯定;确实确实 1)I
10、have to admit that it definitely feels good to be back in the city again. 2)Relations between the two countries have definitely cooled. 3)I can say quite definitely I have passed the exams. 13. occur k(r): v. 发生发生;出现出现 occur: (双双写写) 发生发生 (正式。意外正式。意外/偶然发生偶然发生) take place: 发生发生;举行举行 (已计划或安排的事情已计划或安排的事
11、情) come about: 发生发生 (难以防止的难以防止的) happen: 发生发生 (偶然发生或必然发生偶然发生或必然发生) （以上词或短语只能用主动语以上词或短语只能用主动语态态） 1)And what a city-a city that was able to rebuild itself after the earthquake that occurred in 1906. 2)How did the accident happen/occur/ come about ? 3)Something strange happened/occurred/ came about las
12、t night. 4)Great/Big changes have happened/ occurred/taken place in China in the last/past 40 years. downtown 14. downtown ,dantan : adv.在市中心在市中心;往市中心往市中心 go downtown: 去商业中心区去商业中心区 work downtown: 在商业中心区工作在商业中心区工作 live downtown: 住在商业区住在商业区 1)You have to be downtown in a hurry. 2)Its a long way to go
13、from here to downtown. 3)What is the best way to get downtown from the airport? 15.mission mn: n.传传教教(区区); 重重要任务要任务; 使使命命 task: n. 任务任务;工工作作 1)In fact, an art movement called the “Mission School” started here. 2)Her mission in life is to work for the farmers. 16. district distrikt: n. 地地区区; 区域区域 pla
14、ce: n. 地方地方; 地点地点; 场所场所; 位置位置 region: n. 地区地区;区域区域; 地方地方 area: n. 地区地区;地域地域; 地方地方;场地场地; 面积面积 Haidian/Fengtai/Chaoyang District: 海海淀区淀区/丰台区丰台区/朝阳区朝阳区 1)My hotel is near downtown, in the Mission District, one of the oldest parts of the city. 2)I drove around the business district. 3)The busiest shoppi
15、ng district in Beijing is around Wangfujing Street. 4)There are many famous universities in this district. graffiti 17.graffiti rfiti: n. (复数复数)涂鸦涂鸦;胡写乱画胡写乱画 1)Why do you think graffiti is important to the college? 2)As long as weve had walls and writing, weve had graffiti. 3)Graffiti is not the low
16、est form of art. 4)The walls of the railway station are covered in graffiti. 18. comic kmk: n. 连环画杂志连环画杂志; 漫漫画杂志画杂志; 喜剧演员喜剧演员 adj.滑稽的滑稽的; 使人发笑的使人发笑的 fun: adj. 有有趣的趣的; 好玩的好玩的; 逗乐的逗乐的; 令令人开心的人开心的/快乐的快乐的/愉快的愉快的 funny fn: adj.滑滑稽的稽的; 好笑的好笑的; 有有趣的趣的; 古怪的古怪的; 奇怪奇怪的的 1)Its influenced by graffiti art and co
17、mic art. 2)Mr. Bean is a fine comic actor. 3)Most of these trips had exciting or comic moments. 4)I saw the child reading a comic. 5)He is a popular TV comic. 19.afterward(s) ftwdz : adv.以后以后;后来后来 1)Afterwards, I ate some delicious Mexican-Chinese noodles from a food truck. A real mix of cultures he
18、re! 2)Afterwards she was sorry for what she had said. 3)Lets go out now and read the text afterwards. 20. head to.: (朝朝)前进前进; (向向)去去 head for/to/toward: 向向前进前进 make for.: 向向前进前进 make ones way to: 向向前进前进 After breakfast, they headed to the Great Wall. 21. historical hstrkl: adj.(有关有关)历史的历史的 history h
19、st()r: n. 历历史史; 经历经历 in history: 在历史上在历史上 1)In the afternoon, I headed to a local museum that showed the historical changes in California. 2)China is a country with a history of 5000 years. 22. seek si:k (sought st): v.寻找寻找;寻求寻求;争取争取; (向人向人)请求请求 think (thought) k: v. 认为认为; 想想; 思考思考; 想象想象; 猜想猜想; 预料预料
20、 seek for.: 寻找寻找 seek to do: 试图做试图做 1)We seek to improve relations between our two countries. 2)She managed to calm him down and seek help from a neighbour. 23.seek ones fortune: 寻寻找成功致富之路找成功致富之路;闯世界闯世界 1)Over 300,000 people came from all over the world to seek their fortune, and San Francisco quick
21、ly became a big city. 2)Historians say that about one million people left their homes from different areas all over North America to seek their fortune in the “gold rush”. 24.earn n: v. 挣得挣得; 赚得赚得; 赢得赢得; 博得博得 1)He earns about $70, 000 a year. 2)His victory in the World Cup earned him $90, 000. 3)As
22、a teacher, she had earned the respect of her students. 4)It will take years to earn their trust. 25. earn a/ones living: 谋生谋生 = make a/ones living 1)To earn a living, some opened up shops and restaurants in Chinatown. 2)You cant expect to earn a living from your painting. 3)The Chinese people just w
23、ant to earn a living and live in peace. 26.immigrant mrnt: n. (外来外来)移民移民;外侨外侨 1)The museum did a really good job of showing how America was built by immigrants from different countries and cultures. 2)Life is very hard for almost every new immigrant in the USA. 27. select slekt : v. 选择选择;挑选挑选;选拔选拔 (
24、较正式用较正式用词词,表表示精选示精选) select from: 从从选择选择/挑选挑选/选拔选拔 pick: v. 挑选挑选; 选选择择; 采摘采摘 (较非正式，常指随意挑较非正式，常指随意挑选选) elect: v. 选举选举; (正式正式)选选择择 choose tuz (chose, chosen): v. 选选择择; 挑选挑选 (是是最最常常用用的的词词) choose from: 从从选择选择 choice ts: n. 选择选择 have no choice but to do: 除除了做什么外别无选择了做什么外别无选择;只好做只好做 1)She not only wrote
25、the text but also selected the illustrations(插图插图). 2)Winners will be selected at the end of each month. 3)When selecting fresh fish, you should smell it. china china 28. china tan: n. 瓷瓷;瓷器瓷器 China: n. 中国中国 1)I selected a Cantonese restaurant that served its food on beautiful china plates. What gre
26、at food! 2)This china came from a junk shop. 3)The old man bought a china vase in the city last month. 29. jazz dz: n. 爵士乐爵士乐 1)I much prefer jazz to rock music. 2)She only plays jazz as a hobby. 3)Two people are playing jazz on a piano. pub/bar 30. bar b(r): n. 酒吧酒吧;小吃店小吃店;小馆子小馆子 pub pb : n. 酒吧酒吧;
27、酒馆酒馆 caf : n. 咖啡馆咖啡馆; 小饭馆小饭馆 restaurant restrnt: n. 餐厅餐厅; 餐馆餐馆 1)Thats enough for today. Tomorrow evening, Im going to a jazz bar in the Richmond District. 2)He got drunk in the bar. 31.diagram darm: n.简图简图;图解图解;图表图表;示意图示意图 1)Sometimes it is a good idea to draw a diagram to organise the information
28、in the passage. 2)Your diagrams are unclear. 3)The temperature is shown on the diagram by a red line. 32. journal dnl: n. 日志日志;日记日记;报纸报纸;刊物刊物 diary dar: n. 日日记记 magazine: n. 杂志杂志 newspaper: n. 报纸报纸 keep/write a journal/diary: 写写日记日记 the Wall Street Journal: 华尔街日报华尔街日报 the British Medical Journal: 英英
29、国医学杂志国医学杂志 1)What examples of ethnic diversity can you find in the journal? 2)All our results are published in scientific journals. 3)He began to keep a journal/diary when he was 13 years old. 4)The journal is published weekly. 33.claim klem: v./n.夺夺取取(生命生命);宣称宣称;断断言言 lose ones life: 牺牺牲牲; 丧生丧生 ; 失去
30、生命失去生命 save ones life: 救命救命 1)The plane crash claimed 154 lives. 2)He claims that he was not given a well-paid job. 3)The old woman claims that she owns the house. 34. series sriz : n. 一系列一系列; 连续连续;接接连连 (单数复数同形单数复数同形) species spiiz: n. 种种; 物种物种 (单数复数同形单数复数同形) a series of : 一系列或一连串一系列或一连串 a range of:
31、 一系列的一系列的 (a/the) TV series: 电视连续电视连续剧剧 1)The students have put forward a series of questions. 2)The farmers have had a series of good harvests. 3)The conductor produced a TV series about the homeless children in the countryside. 35. series of : 一系列或一连串一系列或一连串(事件事件) a series of : 一系列或一连串一系列或一连串 Over
32、 3, 000 lives were claimed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the series of fires that occurred after it. 36. apart/aside from: 除了除了外外(还还); 此外此外 besides: 除了除了. (还还) 【包含。常和包含。常和other, else, more连用连用】 but = except: 除除了了 【不包含。常和不包含。常和all, every, no- 连用连用】 apart from other than besides apart from
33、other than but/except 【except和和except for常通用常通用, 但在介词但在介词前前 只只能用能用except】 1)Apart from the three expensive cars, he also has a helicopter. 2)I like all sports apart from football. 3)Apart from my host, I didnt know a single person there. minority minority minority 37. minority manrti: n. 少数民族少数民族;少数
34、派少数派;少数人少数人 majority mdrti: n.大大部分部分;大多数大多数 major: adj.主要的主要的; 大的大的; 重要的重要的 The majority + 动动词单数词单数/复数复数 a minority of + 复数名词复数名词 + 动词单数动词单数/复复数数 1)Apart from being the kingdom of flowers, it is home to many ethnic minority groups. 2)Only a small minority of students is/are interested in politics th
35、ese days. 3)In China the minority nationalities take up six per cent of the population. 38. escape skep: v. 逃走逃走;逃脱逃脱;避开避开 n. 逃跑逃跑;逃脱逃脱;解脱解脱 escape from.: 从从.逃跑逃跑 have a narrow escape: 九死一九死一生生 1)I have to admit that it is the best district of China to escape the cold winter. 2)In the UK ten prisone
36、rs escaped from prison yesterday evening. 3)She was lucky to escape punishment/ death. 4)They had escaped to America shortly before the war broke out in 1939. 5)The man made his escape. 39. bring about: 导致导致;引起引起 cause kz: v. 使发生使发生;造成造成;引起引起;导致导致 n. 原因原因; 起因起因; 理由理由 lead to.: 导致导致; 造成造成; 通向通向 1)5G
37、technology will bring about a revolution in many fields. 2)What can bring about a world war? 40. Atlantic tlntk : adj. 大西洋的大西洋的 the Atlantic/Pacific/Indian/Arctic Ocean: 大大西洋西洋/太平洋太平洋/印度洋印度洋/北冰洋北冰洋 1)You mean you are planning a trip across the Atlantic for a holiday? It sounds like a good idea. 2)Th
38、e Atlantic Ocean separates America from Europe. 41.financial fannl: adj. 财政的财政的; 财财务的务的; 金融金融的的 money: n. 钱钱 cash: n. 现金现金 (by) credit card: 信用卡信用卡 He tried to solve his financial problems, but he couldnt solve the problems. 42. poetry ptri: n.诗集诗集;诗歌诗歌;诗诗作作 (不可数名词不可数名词) poem pm: n. 诗诗; 诗歌诗歌(可数名词可数名
39、词) poet pt: n. 诗人诗人 1)If it is necessary, Ill finish my report on American poetry as soon as it is possible. 2)Li Bai wrote a great deal of poetry. 3)He has published more than 20 books including novels and poetry. jeans jeans 43. jeans dinz: n.牛仔裤牛仔裤 trousers: n. 长长裤裤 shorts: n. 短裤短裤 pants: n.短短裤裤;
40、 内裤内裤; 长长裤裤 coat: n.上衣上衣 jacket: n. 上衣上衣; 夹夹克克 dress: n. 衣服衣服; 连衣连衣裙裙 skirt: n. 裙裙子子 sweater: n. 毛衣毛衣 shirt: n. 男衬男衬衫衫 blouse: n. (女式女式)短上衣短上衣/衬衫衬衫 clothes: n. (复数复数)衣服衣服 clothing: n. (不可数名词不可数名词)衣服衣服 1)The girl is wearing a pair of blue jeans. 2)These jeans need washing. 3)He didnt like jeans that
41、looked too cheap. 44.boot but: n.靴子。后备箱靴子。后备箱;行李箱行李箱(UK) trunk: n. 后备箱后备箱;行李箱行李箱(US) shoe: n. 鞋子鞋子 1)Are you going to dress like that? Wearing a dress might be better than wearing jeans and boots. 2)You ought to take off your boots before you go to bed. 3)He opened the boot to put my bags in. mushmu
42、shroomroom 45.mushroom mrm: n.蘑菇蘑菇;葷葷(hn) 1)There are many types of wild mushrooms in the forest. 2)You must cook the mushrooms for about 30 minutes before you eating them. 46.poisonous pzns: adj.引起中毒的引起中毒的; 有有毒的毒的;分泌毒素的分泌毒素的 Some wild mushrooms are poisonous and some are not poisonous. 47.poison pz
43、n: n. 毒物毒物;毒药毒药;毒素毒素 v. 毒死毒死;毒毒害害 poisonous : adj.引起中毒的引起中毒的; 有有毒毒的的 1)Some mushrooms contain a deadly poison. 2)The dog/man was killed by rat poison. 3)Thirteen people were poisoned by this chemical. 48.fold fld: v.包包;裹裹;折叠折叠;(可可)折小折小; (可可)叠叠平平 unfold: v.打开打开; (使使)展开展开 1)I really like that paper fo
44、lding book, and my son likes that paper folding book, too. 2)He folded the map (up) and put it in the box. 3)Does this table fold? 49.super sup(r): adv. 特别特别;格外格外 adj. 顶好的顶好的; 超级的超级的 supper: n. 晚饭晚饭 extremely: adv. 极其极其;非常非常 1)Im going to Guizhou Province next month. Im super excited! 2)Your voice i
45、s actually super important. 3)We had a super/good time at his eighteenth birthday party. 4)You are my superstar. 50. collection klekn: n.作品集作品集;收集物收集物;收藏品收藏品 have a collection of:有有的收藏的收藏 collect klekt:v. 收集收集; 采集采集; 收藏收藏;募集募集 connect knekt: v. 连接连接; 联系联系; 沟通沟通 connection knekn: n. 联系联系; 关系关系 1)The
46、painting comes from his private (私人的私人的) collection. 2)The art collection was his lifes work. 3)The museum is filled with a collection of ancient beds and chairs. 4)Five years ago he published a collection of short stories. 51.accessory ksesri: n. 配饰配饰;附件附件; 配件配件 kit: n. 成成套的工具套的工具/设备设备 tool: n. 工工具
47、具 equipment: n.设备设备; 装备装备; 器材器材 necessary: adj. 必要的必要的; 必需的必需的; 必然的必然的 He wil buy some bicycle accessories at the town tomorrow. souvenir souvenir 52.souvenir suvn(r): n.纪念物纪念物;纪念品纪念品 a souvenir shop: 纪念品商店纪念品商店 1)A souvenir is something which you buy or keep to remind you of a holiday, place, or ev
48、ent. 2)She bought the watch as a souvenir of France. 3)Please accept this as a small souvenir of our friendship. 53. percentage psentd: n.百分率百分率;百分比百分比 percent = per cent: 百分之百分之. 1)A low percentage of the students are hard-working. 2)Theres a higher percentage of girl students in the school. 3)86 p
49、er cent of the workers are against the strike. 54. climate klamt: n.气侯气侯 weather: n. 天气天气 (不可数名词不可数名词) a pleasant/warm/wet climate: 宜宜人的人的/温暖的温暖的/潮湿的气候潮湿的气候 1)They wanted to move to a warmer climate. 2)Youll soon get used to the climate here. 3)The district is famous for its very mild winter climate
50、. 55. mild maild: adj.温和的温和的;和善的和善的;轻微的轻微的 gentle: adj. 温和的温和的; 温柔温柔的的 wild: adj. 野野生的生的; 天天然的然的 1)The climate is mild all year round, meaning it is always a good time to visit. 2)Its been a very mild winter this year. 3)He is a mild man and is willing to help anybody in need. 56. settle setl: v. 定居
