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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,*,Unit 20 Archaeology,Glossary study,decoration:,to furnish,provide,or adorn with some-,thing ornamental;ornament,to decorate a street with flags,decorate a house for New Year,curiosity:,a desire to know or learn,He is full of curiosity.,from curiosity(=out of curiosity),在好奇心驱使下,emperor:,the male ruler of an empire,VS.,empress,Yellow Emperor (,中国,),黄帝,the Roman Empire,Empress Wu,Zetian,build an,oilempire,(=a huge company),Empire State,美国纽约州的别名,arrow:,a straight,thin shaft with a pointed head at one,end;as a directional symbol,arrow characters,楔形文字,as swift as an arrow,Time flies like an arrow.=How time flies.,shoot the arrow at the target,有的放矢,traffic arrow,交通箭头标志,distinction:,the condition or fact of being dissimilar or distinct;difference,A distinction should be made between the primary and secondary,contradictions.,要区分主要矛盾和次要矛盾。,There is no apparent distinction between the twins.,His distinction of sound is excellent.,a distinction without a difference,名义上的区别,人为的区别,Make/draw a distinction between,对,.,加以区别,with distinction,以优异的成绩,;,以杰出的表现,without distinction,无差别地,一视同仁地,dozen:,a set of 12,several dozen exercise-books,some dozen(of)people,约十二个人,some dozens of people,几十个人,3 dozen of,these,students,pack pencils,in dozens,按打包装铅笔,a bakers,dozendozen,十三个,be six of one and half a dozen of the,other dozen,半斤八两,by the dozen,按打计算,trend:,a general tendency or inclination;current style,the latest trend in fashion,the trend of a coast-line,海岸线的走向,set the trend(,在风尚、式样上,),开个头,带个头,伸向,转向,趋向,倾向,(towards),The gender gap was trending down.,“,性别之间愈来愈没有距离”,.,The prevailing wind trends east-northeast.,强风转向东北偏东方向,.,trendy adj.,最流行,时髦,的,;,合乎潮流的,average:,an intermediate level or degree;ordinary,What is the average rainfall for August in your country?,His results is the average.,on(an/the)average,通常;按平均,Most people are men of average ability.,above the average,在一般 水平以上,中上,;,在平均数以上,below the average,在一般水平以下,中下,;,在平均数以下,be(well/quite)up to the average,(,完全,),达到一般水平,be,about,up to the average,刚,达到一般水平,link:,a unit in a connected series of units;one of the rings;connect,join,The two families linked up through the marriage of a daughter and son.,The new bridge will link the island to the mainland.,Researchers have detected a link between smoking and heart disease.,One link broken,the whole chain is broken.,一环脱,全链断。,link up,联接,;,结合,status:,position relative to that of,Others;standing,have no official status,未任官职,social status/position,his status as a teacher,他的教师身分,status of taxpayers,纳税人身分,the status of a minor.,未成年人的地位,remote:,located far away;distant in space or in time;hidden away,lonely,in the remote future,a remote relative/hamlet,in the remote past,keep oneself remote from human passions,完全不近人情,;,割断人世间的情丝,;,不食人间烟火,a question remote from the subject,与本题不太相干的问题,be remote and cold in ones manner,态度冷漠,quantity:,a specified or indefinite number or amount,Mathematics is the science of pure quantity.,He ate a small quantity of rice.,Quantities of food were on the table.,What quantity does she want?,她要多少,?,I prefer quality to quantity.,a quantity of,一些,a known quantity 【,数,】,已知数,量,in(large)quantities,大量地,;,大批地,accompany:,to be or go with as a companion,She accompanied me to the doctors.,Please accompany me on the trip to my hometown.,Lightning usually accompanies thunder.,Mary sang and I accompanied her on the piano.,(be)accompanied by,附有,伴随,be accompanied with(a thing),带着,带有,The text is accompanied by illustrations.,approximately,:,about,next to,an approximate analysis,大概的分析,be approximate to,近似,约计,approximate v.,近于,接近于,(to),His description of what happened approximated to,the truth,but he still left a few details out.,他叙述所发生的事近于实情,但尚遗漏了几项细节问题。,His income approximated ten thousand dollars a year.,approximate perfection,臻于完善,
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