1、NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONSUNIT 14Zoology is the scientific study of animals.cricketcricketHumorous picturesIf someone or something is humorous, they are amusing, especially in a clever or witty way. He was quite humorous, and I liked that about him. humorously He looked at me humorously as he wrestle
2、d with the door. You can refer to the amusing things that people say as their humour. Her humour and determination were a source of inspiration to others.Humour is a quality in something that makes you laugh, for example in a situation, in someones words or actions, or in a book or film. She felt so
3、rry for the man but couldnt ignore the humour of the situation.get hold of 抓住Where can I get hold of a copy?哪里可以找到复印件?You must get hold of yourself你必须控制住自己catch hold of 抓住lose hold of 失去对的掌握beeshiveshoneycombA landlocked country of central Europe. A Roman and Carolingian territory, it was later a po
4、werful empire ruled by the Hapsburgs. The empire was broken up in 1918, and the republic of Austria was annexed by Adolf Hitler in 1938. Full sovereignty was restored in 1955. Vienna is the capital and the largest city. Population, 7,555,338.奥地利：欧洲中部的内陆国。曾为古罗马及加洛林王朝疆域，后成为哈布斯堡统治下的强大帝国。于1918年分裂，奥地利共和国
5、于1938年被阿道夫希特勒吞并。于1955年收回全部主权。维也纳是该国首都及最大的城市。人口7,555,338If an object or substance is transparent, you can see through it.If a situation, system, or activity is transparent, it is easily understood or recognized. If you can tell people or things apart, you are able to recognize the differences between
6、 them and can therefore identify each of them. Perhaps it is the almost universal use of flavorings that makes it so hard to tell the products apart. the twins are so much alike that we can hardly tell them apart.相关词组tell right from wrong 辨别是非distinguish between right and wrong. 辨别是非distinguish righ
7、t from wrongI could barely make out the traffic signs through the rain. 在雨中我几乎看不清交通标志surrounding adj. n 周围的，附近的；周围的事物，情况，环境The surrounding housesIn the surrounding hillssurroundings强调周围的生活环境；environment环境对人的感受、道德及观念的影响 同义词区别Someones environment is all the circumstances, people, things, and events ar
8、ound them that influence their life.The moral characters of men are formed not by heredity but by environment.The twins were separated at birth and brought up in entirely different environments.Troops are soldiers, especially when they are in a large organized group doing a particular task. The Neth
9、erlands, Spain and Sweden have been notified they will no longer be able to station troops on Uzbek soil or use the countrys airspace, a top official from the Uzbek foreign ministry told AFP. A troop of people or animals is a group of them. Amy was aware of the little troop of travellers watching th
10、e two of them. Out of beams and cracks came troops of beetles, ants and spiders.If you make an assumption that something is true or will happen, you accept that it is true or will happen, often without any real proof. They have taken a wrong turning in their assumption that all men and women think a
11、like. Dr Subroto questioned the scientific assumption on which the global warming theory is based. Economists are working on the assumption of an interest rate cut.Different semicirclesAn apparent situation, quality, or feeling seems to exist, although you cannot be certain that it does exist. I was
12、 a bit depressed by our apparent lack of progress. There is at last an apparent end to the destructive price war.If something is apparent to you, it is clear and obvious to you. It has been apparent that in other areas standards have held up well. The presence of a star is already apparent in the ea
13、rly film.took a step sideways; a sideways glance.向旁边跨了一步；斜着眼看了一下a painting lit sideways; sideways pressure.侧光照射的一幅画；侧压We turned the table sideways to get it into the room. 我们把桌子斜向一边以便把它搬进房间里。adv. 向一旁, 向侧面地, 斜地里adj.一旁的, 向侧面的A stopwatch is a watch with buttons which you press at the beginning and end
14、of an event, so that you can measure exactly how long it takes. To my knowledge, no proof of our guilt has yet come to e to light显露, 暴露出来, 成为人所共知Truth will come to light sooner or later.纸包不住火 New facts about ancient Egypt have recently come to light. 最近有一些关于古代埃及的事实被发现了。 You use maximum to describe a
15、n amount which is the largest that is possible, allowed, or required. Could you tell me what the maximum weight allowance. is?您能告诉我行李的最大重量限额是多少吗? The maximum weight allowance is 60 kilos per traveler, excluding hand luggage. 每个旅客托运的行李最大重量限额是60公斤，手提行李除外。You use minimum to describe an amount which is
16、the smallest that is possible, allowed, or required. He was only five feet nine, the minimum height for a policeman.In the United States, the minimum wage is $5 an hour.To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail. (FORMAL) Thank you for writing
17、 and allowing me to clarify the present position. A bank spokesman was unable to clarify the situation.clarification clarifications The union has written to Zurich asking for clarification of the situation.Any of various large, tailless Old World primates of the family Pongidae, including the chimpa
18、nzee, gorilla, gibbon, and orangutan.无尾猿，类人猿：一种猩猩科大而无尾的东半球灵长目动物，包括黑猩猩、大猩猩、长臂猿和猩猩The largest of the anthropoid apes (Gorilla gorilla) native to the forests of equatorial Africa, having a stocky body and coarse, dark brown or black hair. 大猩猩：栖居在赤道非洲的最大的类人猿（大猩猩） ，体型粗壮，头发很粗，呈深棕色或黑色 A gregarious anthropo
19、id ape (Pan troglodytes) of tropical Africa, having long dark hair and somewhat arboreal habits and exhibiting humanlike behavior and a high degree of intelligence. It is now considered vulnerable to extinction in the wild. 黑猩猩：产于非洲热带地区的一种长有长长的黑毛群居类人猿（黑猩猩） ，有一些栖于树上的生活习惯且表现出与人类相似的行为以及高等的智力，现在被认为在荒野里很可能灭绝
