Lesson 57 Back in the old country 重返故里.docVIP

PAGE Lesson 57 Back in the old country 重返故里 New Words and Expressions生词和短语 alien [‘eilj?n] adj.外国的, 外国人的 They are alien people.他们是外国人。 Orange trees are alien to China.橘子树是从外国传入中国的。 陌生的He quickly adjusts to the alien environment.他很快适应陌生的环境。 性质不同的The effect was entirely alien from what had been intended. 这个结果与原先的意图大相径庭。 n.外国人, 外侨, 局外人 An Englishman is an alien in America.英国人在美国便是外国侨民。 外星人extraterrestrial being (ET) Jim is an alien in this film.吉姆在这部电影里是个外星人。 Caucasian .[k?:keizi?n] n. 高加索人,白种人 adj..高加索的,白种人的 expatriate [ekspe?tri:,e?t] n.侨民；放弃本国国籍的人 The writer, an expatriate living in Singapore, has studied and worked in the US. 作者曾在美国读书和工作，目前旅居新加坡。 emigrate [‘emiɡreit]vt.移居国外 In the present difficult conditions, many people are emigrating from Britain 在目前的困难时期, 很多人正离开英国, 移居国外。 emigrant [‘emiɡr?nt] n.(从本国移往他国的)移民 immigrate [‘imiɡreit] vi.移入 immigrant [‘imiɡr?nt]n.移民 Canada has many immigrants from Europe.加拿大有许多欧洲移民。 absorb [?b’s?:b]vt.吸收 Dry earth absorbs water quickly.干土吸水很快。 把…并入, 同化 They absorbed a great deal of the Roman culture.他们大量地吸收了罗马文化。 吸引…的注意力, 使全神贯注 International affairs absorb his attention.他专心研究国际问题。 do sth. with absorbed interest / undivided attention=be absorbed in doing sth.全神贯注于… absorbing adj.吸引人的,非常有趣的absorbing stories 引人入胜的故事 embedded adj. 扎牢的 embed [im’bed]vt.把…嵌入, 埋入 They embedded the pilings打桩,打桩工程 deep into the subsoil(土壤的)底土,心土.他们把桩深深打进地基下的土中。 mortally adv. 致命地 mortal [‘m?:t?l]adj.终有一死的; 不会长生不死的 Man is mortal.人终有一死。 致命的 He received a mortal wound soon after the battle began. 战争开始后不久, 他就受到了致命的重伤。 不共戴天的, 你死我活的 They are our mortal enemies.他们是我们不共戴天的仇敌。 极度的, 极大的 We were in mortal terror of being found out.我们非常害怕被发现。 凡人的, 世间的 Its beyond mortal power to bring a dead man back to life. 让死去的人复活是凡人做不到的。 n.凡人, 人类 Were all mortals, with our human faults and weaknesses. 我们都是凡人, 自然都有过错和弱点。 immortal [im?:tl]adj.不朽的; 流芳百世的 Someone believed that the soul is immortal.有人认为灵魂不灭。 n.不朽的人物 Shakespeare is one of the immorta