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Unit 3 An American Love Affair New Words: ?mobile adj. moving or movable; able to be moved rapidly or easily. e.g. mobile troops. / Mr. Yang reported the hijack to the police on his mobile phone. / mobility n. Americans are known for their job mobility. tragic adj. of sth. that is very sad. e.g. She has made a study of Guan Hanqings tragic drama. // tragedy n. a very sad event, action, experience, etc, in real life; a play with a very sad ending. e.g. The car accident was a terrible tragedy. Nobody survived. / Hamlet is a tragedy. shift n. change; period of time one works. e.g. A sudden shift in the wind indicated that the weather was going to change. / He works the day/afternoon/night shift. / The factory operates on three shifts. // shift vi. vt. to move, change. e.g. Bill shifted impatiently in his seat during the long speech. / The candidate shifted his opinion on the womens issue. ? mundane adj. earthly, worldly (contrasted with spiritual or heavenly). e.g. When a man is near death, he loses interest in all mundane affairs. module n. In the text, module simply means tool, machine, or vehicle. ? better off well off, richer, more comfortable. e.g. Since I got the new job, Ive been better off. / Toms parents are quite well-off; they just bought him a new car. / Chinese people are now better off. identify vt. to say, show , prove who or what sb. or sth. is. e.g. Could you identify your umbrella among a hundred others? / The brave young girl identified the rapist who was later brought to trial. // identification n. e.g. Identification of the fire victims is rather difficult. / In China, anyone who is 16 years old or above has an identification (ID) card. / identity n. e.g. identity theft (盗用身份罪). landscape n. natural scenery; a branch of art dealing with scenery. e.g. He is known for his landscape painting (山水画). ? sculpture n. [C] 雕塑品; [U] 雕塑（艺术）. e.g. The city government has put up a lot of sculptures around the city to make it look more beautiful. / My sis