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Unit 1 1. ability n. 能力，才能 the ability to do (sth.) 从事（某事）的能力； reasoning ability 推理能力 The organization says that animals must have food, water, shelter, health care and the ability to reproduce. (2006,6) 该组织说，动物必须有食物，水，栖身处，健康护理以及繁殖能力。 ★(ability有关的其他短语：to the best of one’s ability “尽某人最大的努力”；intellectual ability “智力”；the ability for/in doing sth “做某事的能力”) 2. absent adj. 缺席的，缺乏的；心不在焉的 be absent 缺席的，不在的 M: Jean missed the class again, didn’t she? I wonder why. W: Well, I knew she had been absent all week. So I called her this morning to see if she was sick. It turned out that her husband was badly injured in a car accident. (2007,6) 男： 简又没来上课，是吗？ 为什么？ 女： 嗯，我知道她已经整整缺席一周了，所以今天早上给她打了个电话，问她是不是病了，结果是她丈夫在车祸中受了重伤。 3. abuse vt./n. 滥用; 虐待；辱骂 alcohol abuse 酗酒 Brain scans show alcohol abuse kills brain cells. (1996.6) 脑部扫描显示，酗酒会杀死癌细胞。 (abuse our environment 破坏我们的环境；abuse one’s authority/power 滥用职权) 4. academic adj. 学院的；学术的 academic difficulty 学业困难 Just staying up late can cause increased academic difficulty and attention problems for otherwise healthy, well-functioning kids.(2006.12) 仅仅是熬夜就会给健康且身体技能良好的孩子造成更多的学习困难及注意力不集中的问题。 ★ (academic achievement “学术成就”； an academic year “一学年” ) 5. accept vt. 接受，认可 I would certainly have accepted the job if they had offered it to me. (1999.6) 如果他们让我来做那份工作，我当然会接受。 ★ (accept any more excuses “接受任何借口；accept the charges (为…付费)”) 6. accident n. 事故，意外 traffic accidents 交通事故； a car accident 一起车祸 M: Jane missed the class again, didn’t she? I wonder why. W: Well, I knew she had been absent all week. So I called her this morning to see if she was sick. It turned out that her husband was badly injured in a car accident. (2007,6) 男： 简又没来上课，是吗？ 为什么？ 女： 嗯，我知道她已经整整缺席一周了，所以今天早上给她打了个电话，问她是不是病了，结果是她丈夫在车祸中受了重伤。 ★ (by accident =by chance 偶然地) 7. according adv. 依照 according to 根据 According to classroom teachers, elementary and middle school students who stay u