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Unit One Living a Long Life
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(1)Caucasus ['kɔ:kəsəs] is the region at the border of Europe and Asia, it is the home of Caucasus Mountain.In Greek mythology the Caucasus was one of the pillars supporting the world.After presenting man with the gift of fire, Prometheus was chained there by Zeus, to have his liver eaten daily by an eagle as punishment for defying Zeus' wish of not giving the “secret of fire” to humans.(2)Georgia ['dʒɔ:dʒjə] an east European country.(3)50 out of every 100,000 people: in every 100,000 people, there are about as many as 50 people could live to
the age of 100 years old.(4)celebrate: to do sth.special especially for an event or festival.(5)(compare v.: to consider two things together, in order to show how they are similar or
different)比较起来：compared to someone or something else.[e.g.] After months of being in a tropical climate, Spain seemed cool by comparison.[e.g.] In comparison with China, Japan is small.[e.g.]My shoes are small in comparison with my sister’s.(6)alone: adj.without any other people.单独的、(7)Pakistani adj.=someone or something connected with Pakistan n.(8)to share(to have or to use sth.with someone else)the secret of long life: seemed to know the way of how to live a long life.Paragraph Two
(9)remain: link verb.To continue.(10)despite: prep.=in spite of 尽管、不管、任凭 [e.g.] Despite all our effort to save the school, the government decided to close it.(11)paage:(a).建筑物内的通道、过道、走廊 a narrow way with walls which connected one room or place with another.[e.g.] At the end of the narrow paage was a bathroom.(b).经过、穿过、时间的流逝 to go cro over sth.the paing of time.[e.g.] The bridge isn’t strong enough to allow the paage of heavy vehicles.[e.g.] Memory declines with the paage of years
(12)in one’s 60s and 70’s= when they are about 60 or 70 years old.(13)field: lands where crops are grown and animals are feed on.田野
(14)foreign:(a).of another country.[e.g.] She speaks four foreign languages.(b).seeming strange, unfamiliar.[e.g.] 陌生的、不熟悉的This new teaching method is foreign to many schools
(15)estimate: n.a calculation of the value.At a rough estimate I’d say it’s about 150 miles.v.to judge the value by calculating or gueing.[e.g.] Scientists estimated that smoking reduces life expectancy by 12 years on average.Paragraph Three accounts of the story in the newspapers.[e.g.] David gave us a vivid account of his trip to Tibet.(b)The arrangement you have in bank to pay in and1
take out money.[e.g.] My salary is paid directly into my bank account.(a)to be the reason why sth.happens.[e.g.] Recent preure at work may account for his behavior.(b)to give a satisfactory explanation of why sth.has happened.[e.g.] How do you account for the sudden disappearance of the murder weapon?
(17)way of life: the method someone uses to live.(18)have no intentions of doing sth.= doesn’t have the ideas in mind, doesn’t want to do sth.[e.g.] I have no intention of helping him after what he said to me.Opposite: with the intention of doing sth.(19)retire from: to stop work at a certain old age.n.retirement.[e.g.] His colleagues arranged a party for his retirement.(21)slow down: the speed or action becomes slower.(22)Now he may quit for the day after 6 hours in the field instead of 10.: Nowadays he may end a day’s farming work after 6 hours instead of 10 hours in the field.Paragraph Four
(23)reward: 侧重于回报，对某人给予的奖励。He got a reward of 1,000 Yuan for catching the thief.award: 官方经过正式研究或裁决后对有功者给予的奖励。Meryl Streep won the best actre award.(24)mountainous: have a lot of mountains.–ous “…的” dangerous, poisonous
(25)at elevations of… feet: a height above the sea level.feet 英尺 inch: 英寸 a doctor of 6 feet.(26)pollution-free tax-free, sugar-free, alcohol-free, fat-free
(27)reduced-oxygen environment: an environment which the oxygen in the air is much le compared with the normal air.(28)veel:a tube that carries the blood through the body.血管、导管
Paragraph Five-Eight 捐献、捐助
Contribute sth to somebody/sth: [e.g.] The volunteers contribute huge amount of their own time to the project.contribute to：（to help to cause something）对某事起促成作用[e.g.] Various factors contribute to his falldown.Isolation: the state of being completely separate from other place, group.Preure: force or infulence that makes you bend over or do sth.Separate adj.Not joined, different from other.[]Two separate rooms.Not related: []two separate questions.(33)inherited: received/pad down from your forefathers.Inherit sth.from : [] she inherited the land from her father.(34)therefore: 因此,所以 for this reason.(35)exactly: to comfirm sth is definitely ture or correct.[] We wear exactly the same clothes.(36)approach(a)methods: a new approach of teaching English.(b)the movement of move together.靠近[] Our approach frighted the birds away.(37)remarkable: unusual or surprising and therefore deserving attention or praise.[] She has made remarkable progre.Unit Two Your Education is Your Future
(1)guarantee: v.许诺某事会发生 promise sth will happen: ’t be regret it.’t guarantee you a job.(2)Guarantee: n.(a)保修单，保修期 a formal written promise time to repair or replace a product without
charging, if it has a fault within a specific time after you buy it.[] The television comes with a two-year guarantee.这台电视有两年的保修期。
Be under guarantee: 在保修期内[] Your watch will be repaired free if it’s still under guarantee.(b)正式而坚定地承诺 a formal and firm promise that sth will be done or will happen.(3)Turn one’s back on sb/sth: 不理会某人，背离，背弃某人
[] I won't ever forgive my older brother--he turned his back on me and refused to lend me any money when I lost my job.(4)Left out: 漏掉，忽视 [] She left out an important detail in her account.[] He's been complaining for days
about being left out of the team.(5)Go right(for sb): 成功地，顺利地，按预定计划地
Go wrong: 不成功地，出现了问题地 [] She tends to over-react when things go wrong.[] Their marriage started to go wrong when he got a job abroad.(6)Have something/nothing in common with: [] They have something in common in this point.(7)Be determined to do sth: 决心做某事 make up one’s mind to do sth.[] She is determined to do regardle
of all consequences.[] We are determined to smash terrorism.[] They are determined to resist invasion.(8)Earn: make some effort to have sth:
Earn money/salary/wage
Earn a living 谋生
Earn a fortune 发财
(9)Meet life’s challenges: encounter/face with challenges occurred in one’s life.(10)全部否定和部分否定（full negation/partial negation）
【全部否定】相当于部分否定而言，是对否定内容完全的否定。常用于全部否定的词组有：no, nor, none, never, neither…nor…, nobody, nowhere, nothing, in no way, by no means etc
[] Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.[] No pain, no gain.注意：No修饰做表语的名词时否定语气强烈，有时具有特殊含义。
He is no composer.他绝非作曲家（他根本不懂作曲）
He is not a composer.他不是作曲家（他也许还懂作曲）
【部分否定】部分否定的意义是“不都是，并不完全是”主要由代表全体意义的代词或副词与否定词not搭配。该类词有：all, each, every, both, always, often, entirely, wholly 等
All that glitters is not gold.[] I don’t know both of them.(11)Start out with nothing.白手起家。
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