新概念第三册单词-2

Lesson

12Life

on

adesertislanddesert["d

z

t]n.沙漠；荒原

[d"z

t]vt.遗弃；放弃dessert[d"z

t]n.餐后甜点；甜点心the

Sahara

Desert

(North

Africa)

[s

"hɑ:r

]cactus仙人掌

camel骆驼

oasis绿洲mirage海市蜃楼荒岛desert

island光秃秃的山

barren

mountainisland

n.岛，岛屿

Anglo-Saxon:EnglishEngland

n.半岛

peninsula几百万年前，英格兰岛是一个半岛。Millions

of

years

ago，England

was

a

peninsulaunrealistic

adj.

It

was

unrealistic

to

think

two

people

couldspend

a

lifetime

together

and

never

squabble

（=quarrel

）about

anything.

Becoming

a

doctor

seemed

unrealistic,

given

texpense

and

time

involved

in

getting

an

M.

Most

of

us

have

formed

an

unrealistic

picturelife

on

a

desert

island.

对我而言，我只是一个普通人，有着现实的目标和远大的理想。

To

me,

I

am

just

an

ordinary

guy

with

realisticgoals

and

big

dreams.paradise：a

place

where

it

isextremely

beautiful

and

pleasantparasite

n.寄生虫寄生虫生活在天堂。The

parasite

lives

in

the

paradise.夏威夷是冲浪者的天堂。Hawaii

is

a

paradise

for

surfers.(surfer

n.冲购物天堂a

shopper’s

paradisethe

Garden

of

Eden(In

the

Bible,

where

Adam

and

Eve,

the

firsthumans

lived,

often

regarded

as

a

place

ofhappiness

and

innocence.

)Heaven(the

place

where

god

is

believed

to

live

andgood

people

are

believed

to

go

when

they

die.--be

in

the

seventh

heaven:to

be

extremely

hap当我被梦想的大学录取的时候，我高兴至极。I

felt

in

the

seventh

heaven

whenenrolled/admitted

by

my

dream

college.世外桃源A

never-never

land（a

imaginary

land

whereeverything

is

perfect)对很多人来说，美国像是伊甸园或者世外桃源，但是对其他许多人来说，它恰恰相反是人间地狱。To

many

people,

America

is

like

the

Garden

ofEden

or

a

never-never

land,

but

to

manyothers,

it

is

hell

on

the

contrary.wretched

adj.

(miserable)

lead

a

wretched/miserable/terrible/dog’s

l过着悲惨的生活starve

v. I

am

starving.starve

to

death战争中，一大部分人被饿死。

During

the

war,

a

large

amount

of

people

starvto

death.starve

for

（yearn

for）在这种情况下，我最需要你的帮助。I

starve

for

your

help

in

such

a

condition.elementn.元素The

periodic

table

of

the

elementsa

small

amount

ofan

element

of一点点猫有九条命的说法听起来有一点点道理。There

is

an

element

of

truth

in

the

idea

that

a

canine

lives.an

element

of

risk投资总是要有一点风险的。There

is

always

an

element

of

risk

in

investmentan

element

of

surprise;

an

element

of

doubt

The

four

elements

are

earth

and

water

(heavy),fire

and

air

(light).

In

terms

of

qualities,

theelements

are

strong,

negative,

passive,

and

femThe

light

elements

are

weak,

positive,

active,heavenly,

and

male.elementary

adj.基本的，初级的elementary

school

（Am）primary

school（Br）opportunity

n.机会这么好的时机不容错过。I

found

it

too

good

an

opportunity

to

miss.at

every

opportunity

(whenever

possible)只要一有机会，我就会不停地说英语。I

will

try

to

speak

English

at

every

opportunichance

:

possibilitystand

good

chance大有机会

中国作为全世界最大的发展中国家，在加入

WTO之后，发展前景看好。

China

as

the

largest

developing

country

in

theworld

stands

good

chance

after

entering

WTO.

a

chance

in

a

million千载难逢(a

chance

veryunlikely

to

happen)Peter认为能在中国工作是个千载难逢的好机会，因为他对中文十分感兴趣。

Peter

found

it

a

chance

in

million

to

work

in

Chfor

he

has

a

great

interest

in

Chinese.occasion（a

moment

when

something

happens）我在适宜的场合，有机会见到她。I

could

meet

her

on

certain

occasions.

coral

n.珊瑚（a

hard

red

or

white

substance

fofrom

bones

of

very

small

sea

creatures

）珊瑚项链a

coral

necklace珊瑚岛a

coral

island珊瑚礁a

coral

reefVirgin

Islands

（islands

of

West

Indies

）virginadj.纯洁的，未经利用的The

BlessedVirgin

Mary圣母玛利亚原始森林a

virgin

forest未经开发的土地a

virgin

land

Miami：

a

city

in

the

southeast

of

Florida

inU.S.,

which

is

popular

with

tourists.dinghy

n.

(a

small

boat

for

racing)

rubber

didingy

["d

nd

i]

adj.

(dark

and

dirty)a

dingy

roomtanker:a

ship

to

carry

gas

and

oil油轮

lifeboat救生船；liner客轮；ferry渡船；

motorboat摩托艇；canoe独木舟；

submarine潜水艇；destroyer驱逐舰；aircraft

carrier航空母舰；

freighter货轮；Noah’s

ark诺亚方舟destroyersubmarinefreighteraircraft

carriercanoerubber

dinghygenuinely

adv.由衷地

If

you

apologize

genuinely

I"m

sure

everythinwill

be

forgotten.

I

thought

they

were

joking

at

first,

but

it

sethey

were

genuinely

interested

in

the

talk

abglaciers.

When

you

say

something

genuinely,

you"rehonest.

If

you"re

genuinely

worried

about

youfriend

getting