必修三unit 1单词讲解.docVIP

Unit 1 Festivals around the world New words and expressions ? 1. beauty ①ucn. 美 eg. 我被中国的美深深震撼了。I was deeply surprised by the beauty of China. ②cn. 美人，美的事物=belle eg. 她是个真正的美人。She is a real beauty. ? beautiful adj. 美丽的----beautifully adv. 美丽地 ? 2. harvest ①n. 收割，收获 eg. 为了收割，农场主雇了更多的工人。The farmer hired more workers for the harvest. ②v. 收割，收获 eg. 请尽量在黄昏前完成收割。Please try to finish harvesting before dusk. ? 3. celebration n. 庆祝，祝贺 celebrate v. 庆祝 eg. 我们举行宴会以庆祝我们的成功。We had a party to celebrate our success. ? 4. starve v. 使…饿死， 饿得要死 eg. 饿死了，我们吃点东西吧。I am starving, let’s get something to eat. ? starve sb. into sth./ doing sth. 用饥饿迫使..做… starve to death 饿死 be starving for sth. 渴求某物，渴望得到某物 be starving of sth. 缺乏某物，需要某物 eg. 他们用饥饿来迫使敌人屈服。They starved enemy into giving in. 他很寂寞，渴望友谊。He is lonely and starving for friendship. ? 这部引擎因缺乏汽油而开不动。The engine was starved of petrol and couldn’t start. 他们在沙漠中迷路了，最终饿死在沙漠中。They got lost in the desert and starved to death in the end. ? 5. origin ①n. 起源， 由来，起因 eg. 这场争吵的起因是什么？What’s the origin of the quarrel? ②n. 身世 eg. 他出身高贵。His origin is noble. original adj. 原来的，起初的 orginally adv. 原来，起初 ? ? 6. feast ①cn. 盛会，宴会 eg. 婚宴什么时候举行？When will the wedding feast be held? ②v. 款待，宴请 feast sb. on sth. 宴请…吃… eg. 我们很高兴有机会吃到这么多种鱼。We are pleased to be feasted on so many kinds of fish. ? 7. belief cn. 信念，信条，教义(复数 beliefs) eg. 这些节日源自古老的信念。These festivals have their origins in old beliefs. ucn. 信任，相信 have belief in.. 相信，信任 beyond belief 难以置信 eg. 我父亲对中医不是很信任。My father didn’t have much belief in traditional Chinese doctors. ? believe v. 相信 believer cn. 信徒，信仰者 believable adj. 可信的 ? 8. trick ①cn. 诡计 ，恶作剧， 窍门，习惯 play tricks/a trick on sb. 捉弄… =play jokes/ a joke on sb.= make fun of sb. eg. 孩子们经常耍花招彼此戏弄。The kids are always playing tricks on each other. have a trick of doing 有做…的习惯 eg. 他有重复自己话的习惯 。He has a trick of repeating himself. ? ②v. 欺骗，哄骗 trick sb.