新增词汇及用法

1、40. indicate v.指示，表示He indicated the bar across the street when I asked where his father was.我问他爸爸在哪里的时候他指了指街道对过的酒吧。 A red sky at night indicates fine weather the following day.晚上天边有红云就表示次日天气会很晴朗。41. insurance n.保险There are many insurances you can choose when you buy a house.当你买房子时有多种保险可供选择。People w

2、ithout insurance should pay for their own loss.没上保险的人应自理损失费用。42. junior a. 初级的All the children will go to junior schools before entering middle schools.所有的孩子在上中学之前都要上小学。The book is suitable for the students who study junior English.这本书适合英语初学者。年少的He is my junior.他比我小。My sister is two years junior to

3、me.我妹妹比我小两岁。43. kid n.小孩Where are the kids? 孩子们在哪？How many kids do you have? 你有几个孩子？44. latter n.（两者之中的）后者They all support the former idea, but I prefer the latter one.他们都支持前一种想法，但我却比较喜欢后一种。Of the two the latter one is better than the former one.两者中后者比前者好。45. literature n.文学When I was at university,

4、 I studied American and British literature.我在大学的时候学习了英美文学。He got a degree in Russian literature.他获得了俄国文学学士学位。46. means n. 方法，手段The quickest means of travel now is by air.现在最快的旅行方式是坐飞机。He couldnt speak, but made himself understood by means of signs.他不能说话但通过做手势的方式让人明白了他的意思。财产She intended to marry her

5、daughter to a man of means.她想把闺女嫁给个富翁。Have the means to support your large family? 你的收入够养活你那一大家子人吗？47. movie n.（口语）电影Theres a good movie on tonight.今晚有一部好电影要上映。We are all movie fans.我们都是电影迷。48. observe v.观察，监视，观测He kept on observing the stars for nearly 20 years.他坚持观察星相有将近20年了。The police have been o

6、bserving the suspects movements.警方一直监视着嫌疑犯的一举一动。49. occupy v.占有，占据，占领Her books occupied too much space.她的书占了太多的地方。Voluntary work occupies a lot of my spare time.志愿服务工作占去我大部分业余时间。The city was occupied by their enemy.那座城市被敌人占领。50. outstanding a.杰出的，优秀的I was proud of your outstanding performance.我为你们出色

7、的表演感到自豪。Some outstanding students are competing for the top prize.几名杰出的学生在争夺大奖。51. overcome v.克服，战胜，解决Its high time you overcame your bad habit.你早该克服你的坏毛病了。Well overcome that difficulty when we get to it.我们到时候会战胜那困难的。52. per prep.每，每一Potatoes cost 1 dollar per pound.土豆每磅一美元。How many words can you ty

8、pe per minute? 你每分钟可打多少字?53. positive a. 肯定的Are you positive shes the person you danced with last Saturday? 你肯定她就是上周跟你跳过舞的那人吗？We still dont have a positive answer as to how he died.他是怎么死的我们还说不准。积极的The boss sang high praise for our positive thinking.老板对我们的积极思考大为赞赏。Its no use just telling me to do it;

9、 give me positive advice as how to do it.只告诉我做什么没用，请在做法上给我一些具体指导。54. potential a.可能的，潜在的I dare say every seed is a potential plant.我敢说每颗种子都会长成植物。He is seen as a potential winner in the game.大家都认为他将是比赛的获胜者。n.潜力Your daughter certainly shows the potential to become a good singer.你女儿当然很有希望成为一名好歌手。He is

10、a young player with great potential.他是一位有很大潜力的年轻选手。55.predict v.预测，预言He predicted that she would become an excellent dancer.他预言她会成为一个很棒的舞蹈家。Can you predict when the task will be fulfilled? 你能预测什么时候完成任务吗？56.profit n. 利润They sold the coal mine at a profit.他们把煤矿卖掉赚了钱。Did she make any profit on the sale

11、? 她做这次买卖挣到钱了吗？利益，好处Were reading for both profit and pleasure.我们阅读既是为得到好处也是为愉悦。You could with profit spend some extra time learning a foreign language.你额外花些时间学习外语是有好处的。57.purchase v.购买，购置Have you considered purchasing a new house by the river? 你考虑过买幢河边的房子吗？We were encouraged to purchase shares in tha

12、t firm.鼓励我们购买那家公司的股票。58.quality n.质量，性质I insist that we use building materials of high quality.我坚持用质量高的建筑材料。He shows real quality as an actor.作为演员他表现出真正的表演才华。59.quit v.停止，放弃Theyve quit working on the project of the dam.他们已经停下了修建大坝的工作。Ill quit if I dont get a pay rise.如果不给我加薪我就不干了。60.rank n.职衔，军衔He a

13、sked what your rank was.他问你的军衔是什么。Is your husband above or below a major in rank? 你丈夫的军阶在上校之上还是之下？61.rate n.率，比率The birth rate is the number of births compared to the number of the people of some area in a certain time.出生率是某一时间某个地方新出生的人数跟人口数的比率。So far the spacecrafts been traveling at a steady rate.

14、到目前为止飞船一直在以稳定的速度飞行。v.认为，估价We all rate him highly as a novelist.我们都认为他是很棒的小说家。What do you rate her income at? 你估计她的收入有多少？62.reality n.现实Her words brought me back to reality.她的话把我带回到现实。Do you think the plan will soon become a reality? 你认为计划会很快实现吗？63.reflect v.反射The reason why white clothes are cooler is that they reflect the heat.白色衣服穿上去比较凉快的原因是反射热。She looked at her face reflected in the mirror.她看了看自己映在镜子里的脸庞。64.religion n.宗教Whatre the three main religions in the world? 世界上的三大宗教