Lesson_8-BridgeDesignandConstruction讲稿.ppt

Lesson 8 Bridge Design and Construction 桥梁的设计与建造 New words and phrases 1、initiate [?n???e?t] vt. (1)开始，着手实施 to initiate a reform to initiate an attack (2)启发，启蒙；传授（与in/into连用） to initiate sb. into the game of chess (3)介绍……加入（与into连用） to initiate someone into a club n. 新成员；被传授了初步知识的人 adj. 新加入的；接受初步知识的 initial [?n???l] adj. 开始的，最先的 initiation [?,n???e??n] n. 开始；加入 initiative [?n????t?v] n. 主动；主动性 2、federal [fed(?)r(?)l] adj. 联邦的；同盟的 federal government/law/court 3、revenue [rev?nju?] n. 税收，国家的收入；收益 tax revenue sales revenue revenue and expenditure fiscal revenue 4、survey [s?ve?] vt. (1)调查；考察 to survey the will of the people (2)测量，勘测 When a project begins, the site is surveyed and mapped by civil engineers. (Lesson 1) (3)俯视，鸟瞰 to survey Paris from the top of Eiffel Tower vi. 测量，勘测，测绘 n. 调查；测量；审视 5、harmony [hɑ:m?ni] n. 协调；和睦；和谐 in harmony live in harmony in harmony with social harmony 6、durability [,dj?r?b?l?ti] n. 耐久性；耐久力 durable [dju?r?bl] adj. 耐久的；经久的；稳定的 durability test chemical durability 7、accumulation [?kju?mj?le??(?)n] n. 积累；积聚；聚积物 heat accumulation accumulation area 8、bump [b?mp] vt. (1)碰，撞，撞击 Her car bumped a truck. (2)使碰撞，冲击 She bumped the car against a post. (3)把……撞到，撞伤（头、臂等） He bumped his arm against the desk. vi. (1)碰，撞（与against, into 连用） to bump into sb. to bump against the table (2)偶然遇见（与 into 连用） I bumped into an old friend in the street. n. 碰撞；撞伤；颠簸 9、weather [wee?] n. 天气；气候；处境 vt. (1)使风化；风干，晒干 They are going to weather the corn in the thrashing field. (2)使退色；使分解；侵蚀 The wind and waves have weathered the rocks on the shore.