英美概况USA chapter 1 Brief Introduction to the United States f America.pptVIP

An Outline of the UK and the USA An Outline of the UK and the USA Chapter 1 Brief Introduction to the United States of America Warming-up 1 New words and expressions 2 Brief Introduction 3 Geography 4 Population and Languages 5 Contents Warming-up the symbols of USA New words and expressions contiguous: adj. very close or connected in space or time邻近的，接触的，连续的 — California and Mexico are contiguous. insular: adj. relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island 岛的，岛民的， 岛特有的 archipelago: n. a group of many islands in a large body of water 群岛，多岛海 ethnically: adv. with respect to ethnicity人种上，民族上 ratification: n. making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it 批准，认可 New words and expressions agrarian: adj. relating to rural matters土地的，耕地的，有关土地的 — The agrarian reform enabled us to form an alliance with the peasants on the basis of democracy and enabled them to obtain land. dissolution: n. separation into component parts 分解 — The President announced the dissolution of Parliament. peninsula: n. a large mass of land projecting into a body of water半岛 — Pray for newly established Churches to be a great blessing to this Arabian Peninsula nation. New words and expressions hinge: n. a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other铰链;枢纽；关键 — The door is joined by hinge. precipitation: n. the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time坠落，沉淀，凝结；冰雹 — There will be precipitation on northern hills tonight. diminish: vt. decrease in size, extent, or range使减少；使变小 — No man and no thing can interfere with your use of this power or diminish your spare of it. New words and expressions elevation: n. the event of something being raised upward 海拔；高地；提高；正面图；崇高 — Mountaineers sometimes have to use oxygen at this elevation. deciduous: adj. (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season每年落叶的，非永久性的 vegetation: n.