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Unit 3 重点词汇复习 一、重点词汇列表 动词preserve, swallow, disturb, inspire, discourage, murder, orbit, desire, apply名词explorer, fortune, discovery, valley, entrance, content, death, coincidence, connection, punishment, virus, clothing, riddle, labour, airplane, signal, captain, warning, requirement, sex, nationality, data, companion, devotion, organization, voyage, orbit, astronaut, desire, candidate, status, superior, quality形容词curious, scientific, widespread, female, native, outgoing, rare, various, superior, optimistic重点词组set sail, as well as, right away, pay off, a great deal of, shortly after, have something to do with, live on, result in, look up to sb, live one’s dream二、精选词汇回顾 1. curious (1) curious adj. 好奇的；求知欲强的； 奇特的 be curious about … 对……好奇的； be curious to do sth. 对做……感到好奇 1) Curious, we looked around for other guests. 我们好奇地四处寻找着其他客人。 2) He spoke slowly, in a curious manner. 他以一种奇特的方式缓慢地说着。 (2) curiously adv. 好奇地；稀奇古怪地 Philip looked curiously at the people. 他好奇地看着人们。 (3) curiosity n. [u.]好奇感 in/ with curiosity 好奇地（相当于curiously）； out of/ from curiosity 出于好奇心 1) Philip looked at the people in/with curiosity. 他好奇地看着人们。 2) He kept asking me numerous questions about it out of / from curiosity. 出于好奇，对那件事他问了我许多问题。 (4) curiosity n. [C.]希奇的事；珍品 1) These antiques are curiosities. 这些古董是希世珍品。 2) This red and yellow striped seashell is quite a curiosity. 这个红黄相间的贝壳是件珍品。 2. discovery (1) discovery n.[c.] 发现 1) Scientists made a lot of amazing scientific discoveries in the twentieth century. 科学家们在二十世纪作出了许多惊人的科学发现。 2) She was shocked at the discovery that he was a thief. 她震惊地发现他原来是个贼。 (2) discover vt. 发现(发现世界上原本就存在的事物) 区别：invent vt. 发明 （发明世界上原本不存在的事物） 1) Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. 克里斯托弗·哥伦布于1492年发现了美洲大陆。 2) Alexander invented the telephone. 亚历山大发明了电话。 (3) discoverer n. [c.] 发现者 1) It was Madame Curie who/ that first discovered radium. 是居里夫人首先发现了镭元素。 2) Madame Curie is well known as the discoverer of radium. 居里夫人作为镭元素的发现者而出名。 3. as well