选修8unit1单词详解

Alandofdiversity1.distinctadj.清晰的，明显的

distinctionn.差别，区别makeadistinctionbetweenAandB把A和B区分开来翻译：我们必须分清事实和观点。Wemustmakeadistinctionbetweenfactsandopinions.2.liveon1.继续存在，继续生活

2.以吃...为生Theoperationwasverysuccessful,andtheoldmanlivedonforanothertenyears.手术很成功，那位老人又活了十年。拓展：Live的短语liveupto符合，不辜负livewith忍受，容忍livea(n)...life过着...的生活3.bymeansof用...方法，借助...翻译：他通过刻苦学习赶上了其他同班同学。Hecaughtupwithotherclassmatesbymeansofhardwork.拓展：means构成的其他短语ameansof(doing)sth(做)某事的方法bynomeans绝不1.Weneedtomakea____________(distinct)betweenthetwoevents.2.Canyoutellushowtheoldcustomlived_________forsolong?3.Inmoderntimes,peoplehavetolerantolive_______allkindsofpressure.4.Aftermybikewaslostfortwoweeks,Ifoundit_________meansofanoticeinthenewspaper.distinctiononwithby4.majorityn.大多数，大半翻译：大多数人都看过这个电影Themajorityhaveseenthefilm.拓展：minorityn.少数，少数派5.makealife习惯新的生活方式、工作等翻译：他们最终在加拿大定居下来，不久就习惯了新的生活方式。TheysettleddowninCanadafinallyandmakealifesoon.拓展：与life相关的短语cometolife苏醒，变得活跃

fulloflife充满活力6.electvt.选择，选举electtodosth选择做某事electsb(as)+职务选举某人为...翻译：我被选举为文学俱乐部主席。Iwaselectedaschairmanofliteratureclub.拓展：electionn.选举，推选7.keepup坚持，维持Remembertokeepupagoodstateofmindevenifyouhavefailedmanytimes.即使已经失败很多次，也要记住保持良好的心态。拓展：关于keep短语keepinmind记住keepsbfromdoingsth组织某人做某事1.Amajorityofdoctors________(agree)smokingisharmfultohealth.2.Iwonderedhowtheymade_________lifeinanewplace.3.Theyoungcouplemovedtothenearbycityandsoonmadelifethere4.Increasingnumersofpeopleelect________(work)athomenowadays.5.改错：EversinceDonaldTrumpwaselectedthepresidentoftheUS,theentireTrumpfamilyhasbeenputunderamicroscope.agreeamade后加上atowork去掉the8.occurvi.发生，出现（无被动，不用于进行时）sthoccurstosb某事被某人想到Itoccurstosbthat...某人突然想到翻译：我今早醒来，突然想到一个很棒的主意。AnexcellentideaoccuredtomewhenIwokeupinthemorning.拓展：occurrancen.发生occur--occurred--occurred9.hire租用雇佣hiresthout出租某物for/onhire供（短期的）租用，租借Thebestwaytoexplorethisislandistohireacar.游览该岛最好的方式就是租用一辆汽车。10.takein包括吸收，理解，领会.Icouldn'ttakeintheprofessor'slectureatall.It'stoodifficultforme.我根本理解不了教授的演讲，这对我说太难了。拓展：take短语takeon呈现，承担（责任）takeup开始从事，继续11.agreatmany许多，很多+可数名词复数