选修8unit1单词详解

1、A land of diversity,1. distinct adj.清晰的，明显的 distinction n. 差别，区别,make a distinction between A and B 把A和B区分开来,翻译：我们必须分清事实和观点。 We must make a distinction between facts and opinions.,2. live on 1.继续存在，继续生活 2. 以吃.为生,The operation was very successful, and the old man lived on for another ten years. 手术很成功

2、，那位老人又活了十年。,拓展：Live的短语 live up to 符合，不辜负 live with 忍受，容忍 live a(n) . life 过着.的生活,3. by means of 用.方法，借助.,翻译：他通过刻苦学习赶上了其他同班同学。 He caught up with other classmates by means of hard work.,拓展：means构成的其他短语 a means of (doing) sth (做)某事的方法 by no means 绝不,1.We need to make a _(distinct) between the two event

3、s. 2. Can you tell us how the old custom lived _for so long? 3.In modern times, people have to leran to live _all kinds of pressure. 4. After my bike was lost for two weeks, I found it _means of a notice in the newspaper.,distinction,on,with,by,4. majority n.大多数，大半,翻译：大多数人都看过这个电影 The majority have s

4、een the film.,拓展：minority n.少数，少数派,5. make a life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。 They settled down in Canada finally and make a life soon.,拓展：与life相关的短语 come to life 苏醒，变得活跃 full of life充满活力,6. elect vt. 选择，选举,elect to do sth 选择做某事 elect sb (as)+职务 选举某人为.,翻译：我被选举为文学俱乐部主席。 I was elected a

5、s chairman of literature club.,拓展： election n. 选举，推选,7. keep up坚持，维持,Remember to keep up a good state of mind even if you have failed many times. 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 keep in mind 记住 keep sb from doing sth 组织某人做某事,1. A majority of doctors _(agree) smoking is harmful to health. 2. I won

6、dered how they made _life in a new place. 3. The young couple moved to the nearby city and soon made life there 4. Increasing numers of people elect_(work) at home nowadays. 5. 改错：Ever since Donald Trump was elected the president of the US, the entire Trump family has been put under a microscope.,ag

7、ree,a,made后加上a,to work,去掉the,8. occur vi. 发生，出现（无被动，不用于进行时）,sth occurs to sb 某事被某人想到 It occurs to sb that .某人突然想到,翻译：我今早醒来，突然想到一个很棒的主意。 An excellent idea occured to me when I woke up in the morning.,拓展： occurrance n. 发生 occur-occurred-occurred,9. hire 租用 雇佣,hire sth out 出租某物 for/on hire 供（短期的）租用，租借,

8、The best way to explore this island is to hire a car. 游览该岛最好的方式就是租用一辆汽车。,10. take in 包括吸收，理解，领会.,I couldnt take in the professors lecture at all. Its too difficult for me. 我根本理解不了教授的演讲，这对我说太难了。,拓展：take短语 take on 呈现，承担（责任） take up 开始从事，继续,11.a great many许多，很多,+可数名词复数,A great many of the flowers are blue. 这些花中有很多是蓝色的。,拓展： A good/great many a large/great/good number of a good few,可数名词复数,12. grasp vt/n. 抓住，抓紧,grasp sb. by the hand 抓住某人的手 grasp a chance/an opportunity抓住机会,翻译：他抓住了去国外学习的机会 He grasped