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学前教育期中复习题一 单词解释及造句 1.overseas adv. to, at, or in somewhere across the sea; foreign 向海外；在海外；在国外 It is easier for people in the central states to ship their goods to New York for export overseas. The university has over 16,300 students, almost a quarter of these students are from overseas. 2.occupation n. a job; employment 工作；职业 Each occupation is commonly associated with a different level of status, usually called an economic class. Every one faces the problem of choosing an occupation after graduation from college or university, which plays a vital role in his life. 3.donate…to… give something, especially money, to a person or an organization in order to help them 向…捐款，把…捐献给 Everyone was asked to donate a day’s pay to the combined city charities. More and more people are willing to donate their organs to sick people after their death. 4.work on try hard to improve something or achieve something 致力于，从事 Sometimes, the applied scientist finds the problems for the theoretical scientist to work on. According to Hopkins, the film turned out to be the most exciting hed ever worked on. 5.rock n. also rock n’ roll, popular modern dance music played loudly on electrical instruments 摇滚乐 Many young people today like rock and roll music, for it is more exciting. My parents prefer listening to some light music to rock music. 6.go to sleep fall asleep 入睡 You look tired. When did you go to sleep last night? I am used to do some reading before going to sleep. 7.self-esteem n. self-respect 自尊 The teacher always praises her students in order to raise their self-esteem. I felt very sorry that I hurt the young clerk’s self-esteem. 8.kid n. a child 孩子 For no apparent reason this nine-year-old kid kicked my friends dog. It doesnt help if parents treat the teenager as a big kid, and demands obedience. 9.household n. family 家庭 The smallest unit of economic production in any society is often called a household. In America, only in a few cases does more than one household live under one roof