高一上學(xué)期詞匯解析Unit7 Cultural relics
Words and expressions
cultural adj. 文化的
cultural exchange 文化交流
relic n. something that has survived the passage of time, especially an object or a custom whose original culture has disappeared 遺跡;紀(jì)念物
unearthed relics 出土文物
pyramid n. thing with a flat bottom and three or four sides that come to a point at the top 金字塔;角錐體
the pyramids of Egypt 埃及的金字塔
statue n. stone, metal or wooden figure of a person or animal雕像;塑像
There is a statue of Nelson in Trafalgar Square. 在特拉法加廣場(chǎng)有一尊納爾遜的塑像。
capsule n.太空艙;膠囊
represent vt. to speak or act for 代表
Words represent ideas or things. 說話代表思想或事務(wù)。
include v. to contain, to have something as part of the whole thing 包括;包含
The track events will include dashes, middle distance races, long distance races, etc. 競(jìng)賽項(xiàng)目包括短跑、中長(zhǎng)跑等。
fairy tale n. a fanciful tale of legendary deeds and creatures, usually intended for children神話故事;童話
give in stop trying to do something because one is not strong enough, etc. 屈服;讓步;投降
Tom always gave in to his big brother. 湯姆總是屈從于他的大哥。
He would rather die than give in. 他寧死不屈。
ruin (often ruins) the remains of something destroyed, disintegrated, or decayed(常作 ruins) 廢墟;遺跡
They study the ruins of ancient Greece. 他們研究古希臘遺跡。
in ruins 成為廢墟
burn vt. to hurt or destroy with fire or heat 焚燒 (burned/burnt; burned/burnt)
The house was burnt to ashes. 房子燒成了灰燼。
restore v. to return to a former state or condition恢復(fù);重建
The bridge has been restored since the end of war. 戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)結(jié)束后,橋已修復(fù)。
rebuild vt. 重建;改造 (rebuilt; rebuilt)
bring ... back to life 使蘇醒;使生動(dòng)
beauty n.[u] being lovely 美;美麗
Such great beauty like this in all our landscape! 江山如此多嬌!
n.[c] someone or something that is very lovely or very fine 美人;美的東西
She was one of the famous beauties of the last century. 她是上一世紀(jì)有名的美女之一。
photograph n. a picture made with camera 照片
The photograph of the lake is in color. 那張湖景照片是彩色的。
portrait n. painting or picture of someone肖像
This is a portrait from life. 這是一幅寫生像。
recreate vt. 再創(chuàng)造;再創(chuàng)作
bronze n. 青銅;青銅制品
unite v. join together to become one; put two things together to become one 聯(lián)合;團(tuán)結(jié)
England, Wales and Scotland united to make Great Britain.
英格蘭、威爾士和蘇格蘭聯(lián)合成為大不列顛。
artist n. a person who practises one of the fine arts; a person who paints pictures 藝術(shù)家
He is a promising artist. 他是一位有前途的藝術(shù)家。
period n. length of time一段時(shí)間;時(shí)期
One day is a period of twenty-four hours. 一天是二十四小時(shí)的一段時(shí)間。
vase n. pretty pot for holding flowers 花瓶
pull down demolish 拆毀
In order to stop the fire from spreading, some of the houses nearby had been pulled down.
為了防止火勢(shì)蔓延,附近的幾所房屋被推倒。
stone n. very hard part of the ground; a piece of rock 石頭
He threw a stone at the bird. 他用石頭打鳥。
n. jewel 寶石
A diamond is a precious stone. 鉆石是珍貴的寶石。
damage vt. to harm or break something 損害;毀壞
The fire has badly damaged the house. 大火嚴(yán)重地?zé)龎牧诉@座房子。
n.[u] harm, loss損害,損失
The storm did great damage to the crops. 暴風(fēng)雨對(duì)農(nóng)作物造成極大的損害。
set up construct; assemble 設(shè)立;創(chuàng)立
set up a school 開辦一所學(xué)校
website n. 站點(diǎn);網(wǎng)址
ancient adj. 古代的;古老的
ancient relics 古代遺物
an ancient custom 古老習(xí)慣
project n. 計(jì)劃;方案;工程
brick n. block of baked clay used for building 磚
This wall is built of red bricks. 這墻是用紅磚砌的。
n. anything shaped like a brick 磚形的東西
Give me a brick of ice cream. 給我一塊冰磚。
dynasty n.[c] 王朝;朝代
official n.[c] someone who does important work, especially for the government 官員;公務(wù)員
An official at the railway station said the train would arrive late.
火車站的一位官員說這列火車將晚點(diǎn)到達(dá)。
public official 公務(wù)員
adj. from a person with authority官方的;正式的
Is the news official? 這是官方消息嗎?
cave n. hole in side of a hill or under the ground 洞穴;窯洞
Many years ago men lived in caves. 很久以前,人過著穴居生活。
pollution n. the state of being polluted污染
People in big cities have to fight a battle against different kinds of pollution.
大城市的居民不得不與各種各樣的污染斗爭(zhēng)。
carbon n.[u] a chemical element (symbol C)碳(化學(xué)符號(hào)C)
This black substance is carbon. 這種黑色物質(zhì)是碳。
dioxide n.二氧化物
carbon dioxide 二氧化碳
breath n.[u] air that you take in and send out through the nose and mouth 呼吸;氣息
He drew a deep breath. 他深深地呼吸了一口氣。
limit v. allow only a certain amount, number, sort, etc. 限制;限定
All speeches were limited to 10. 所有發(fā)言一律限定十分鐘。
n. the most that is allowed 極限;限度
There is a limit to everything. 一切事物均有限度。
sincerely adv. in a sincere manner 真誠(chéng)地;誠(chéng)懇地
I sincerely hope you will soon recover. 我真誠(chéng)地盼望你不久就會(huì)恢復(fù)健康。
Egypt n. country in NE Africa 埃及
There are over 80 pyramids in Egypt. 在埃及80多座金字塔
Stonehenge n. (英國(guó)Salisbury平原上的)史前時(shí)期巨大石柱群
Czar n. 沙皇
The Czar of Russia was overthrown in 1917. 俄國(guó)沙皇一九一七年被推翻。
Nazi n. a member of the German fascist party under Adolph Hitler 納粹黨人
the Nazi 納粹黨
Words and expressions
cultural adj. 文化的
cultural exchange 文化交流
relic n. something that has survived the passage of time, especially an object or a custom whose original culture has disappeared 遺跡;紀(jì)念物
unearthed relics 出土文物
pyramid n. thing with a flat bottom and three or four sides that come to a point at the top 金字塔;角錐體
the pyramids of Egypt 埃及的金字塔
statue n. stone, metal or wooden figure of a person or animal雕像;塑像
There is a statue of Nelson in Trafalgar Square. 在特拉法加廣場(chǎng)有一尊納爾遜的塑像。
capsule n.太空艙;膠囊
represent vt. to speak or act for 代表
Words represent ideas or things. 說話代表思想或事務(wù)。
include v. to contain, to have something as part of the whole thing 包括;包含
The track events will include dashes, middle distance races, long distance races, etc. 競(jìng)賽項(xiàng)目包括短跑、中長(zhǎng)跑等。
fairy tale n. a fanciful tale of legendary deeds and creatures, usually intended for children神話故事;童話
give in stop trying to do something because one is not strong enough, etc. 屈服;讓步;投降
Tom always gave in to his big brother. 湯姆總是屈從于他的大哥。
He would rather die than give in. 他寧死不屈。
ruin (often ruins) the remains of something destroyed, disintegrated, or decayed(常作 ruins) 廢墟;遺跡
They study the ruins of ancient Greece. 他們研究古希臘遺跡。
in ruins 成為廢墟
burn vt. to hurt or destroy with fire or heat 焚燒 (burned/burnt; burned/burnt)
The house was burnt to ashes. 房子燒成了灰燼。
restore v. to return to a former state or condition恢復(fù);重建
The bridge has been restored since the end of war. 戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)結(jié)束后,橋已修復(fù)。
rebuild vt. 重建;改造 (rebuilt; rebuilt)
bring ... back to life 使蘇醒;使生動(dòng)
beauty n.[u] being lovely 美;美麗
Such great beauty like this in all our landscape! 江山如此多嬌!
n.[c] someone or something that is very lovely or very fine 美人;美的東西
She was one of the famous beauties of the last century. 她是上一世紀(jì)有名的美女之一。
photograph n. a picture made with camera 照片
The photograph of the lake is in color. 那張湖景照片是彩色的。
portrait n. painting or picture of someone肖像
This is a portrait from life. 這是一幅寫生像。
recreate vt. 再創(chuàng)造;再創(chuàng)作
bronze n. 青銅;青銅制品
unite v. join together to become one; put two things together to become one 聯(lián)合;團(tuán)結(jié)
England, Wales and Scotland united to make Great Britain.
英格蘭、威爾士和蘇格蘭聯(lián)合成為大不列顛。
artist n. a person who practises one of the fine arts; a person who paints pictures 藝術(shù)家
He is a promising artist. 他是一位有前途的藝術(shù)家。
period n. length of time一段時(shí)間;時(shí)期
One day is a period of twenty-four hours. 一天是二十四小時(shí)的一段時(shí)間。
vase n. pretty pot for holding flowers 花瓶
pull down demolish 拆毀
In order to stop the fire from spreading, some of the houses nearby had been pulled down.
為了防止火勢(shì)蔓延,附近的幾所房屋被推倒。
stone n. very hard part of the ground; a piece of rock 石頭
He threw a stone at the bird. 他用石頭打鳥。
n. jewel 寶石
A diamond is a precious stone. 鉆石是珍貴的寶石。
damage vt. to harm or break something 損害;毀壞
The fire has badly damaged the house. 大火嚴(yán)重地?zé)龎牧诉@座房子。
n.[u] harm, loss損害,損失
The storm did great damage to the crops. 暴風(fēng)雨對(duì)農(nóng)作物造成極大的損害。
set up construct; assemble 設(shè)立;創(chuàng)立
set up a school 開辦一所學(xué)校
website n. 站點(diǎn);網(wǎng)址
ancient adj. 古代的;古老的
ancient relics 古代遺物
an ancient custom 古老習(xí)慣
project n. 計(jì)劃;方案;工程
brick n. block of baked clay used for building 磚
This wall is built of red bricks. 這墻是用紅磚砌的。
n. anything shaped like a brick 磚形的東西
Give me a brick of ice cream. 給我一塊冰磚。
dynasty n.[c] 王朝;朝代
official n.[c] someone who does important work, especially for the government 官員;公務(wù)員
An official at the railway station said the train would arrive late.
火車站的一位官員說這列火車將晚點(diǎn)到達(dá)。
public official 公務(wù)員
adj. from a person with authority官方的;正式的
Is the news official? 這是官方消息嗎?
cave n. hole in side of a hill or under the ground 洞穴;窯洞
Many years ago men lived in caves. 很久以前,人過著穴居生活。
pollution n. the state of being polluted污染
People in big cities have to fight a battle against different kinds of pollution.
大城市的居民不得不與各種各樣的污染斗爭(zhēng)。
carbon n.[u] a chemical element (symbol C)碳(化學(xué)符號(hào)C)
This black substance is carbon. 這種黑色物質(zhì)是碳。
dioxide n.二氧化物
carbon dioxide 二氧化碳
breath n.[u] air that you take in and send out through the nose and mouth 呼吸;氣息
He drew a deep breath. 他深深地呼吸了一口氣。
limit v. allow only a certain amount, number, sort, etc. 限制;限定
All speeches were limited to 10. 所有發(fā)言一律限定十分鐘。
n. the most that is allowed 極限;限度
There is a limit to everything. 一切事物均有限度。
sincerely adv. in a sincere manner 真誠(chéng)地;誠(chéng)懇地
I sincerely hope you will soon recover. 我真誠(chéng)地盼望你不久就會(huì)恢復(fù)健康。
Egypt n. country in NE Africa 埃及
There are over 80 pyramids in Egypt. 在埃及80多座金字塔
Stonehenge n. (英國(guó)Salisbury平原上的)史前時(shí)期巨大石柱群
Czar n. 沙皇
The Czar of Russia was overthrown in 1917. 俄國(guó)沙皇一九一七年被推翻。
Nazi n. a member of the German fascist party under Adolph Hitler 納粹黨人
the Nazi 納粹黨