137Wordswonderv1-tothinkaboutsthandtrytodecidewhatistrue,whatwillhappen,whatyoushoulddo,etc.想知道;想弄明白;琢磨Iwonderwhosheis.我不知道她是谁。Iwasjustbeginningtowonderwhereyouwere.我刚才正琢磨你上哪儿了呢?‘Whydoyouwanttoknow?’‘Noparticularreason.Iwasjustwondering.’“你为什么想知道?”“没有什么特殊原因。我就是想搞清楚。”WewerewonderingaboutnextAprilforthewedding.我们寻思着下个四月举行婚礼可好。‘WhatshouldIdonow?’shewondered.“我现在该怎么办呢?”她自忖道。n2:somethingoraqualityinsththatfillsyouwithsurpriseandadmiration奇迹;奇观;奇事;奇妙之处thewondersofmoderntechnology现代技术的奇迹That’sthewonderofpoetry—you’realways2discoveringsomethingnew.这就是诗的奇妙之处,你总有新的发现。band:asmallgroupofmusicianswhoplaypopularmusictogether,oftenwithasingerorsingers.流行音乐乐队review:areportinanewspaperormagazineinwhichsbgivestheiropinionofabook,play,film/movie,etc.;theactofwritingthiskindofreport评介;评论thereviews(page)inthepapers报纸的评论版enthusiastic/good/mixed/ravereviewsinthenationalpress全国性报刊中热情的/精彩的/毁誉参半的/极力吹捧的评论Hesubmittedhislatestnovelforreview.他提交了自己的最新小说供评论。ancient:belongingtoaperiodofhistorythatisthousandsofyearsinthepast古代的composition:ashorttextthatiswrittenasaschoolexercise;ashortessay作文;小品文grade:amarkgiveninanexamorforapieceofschoolwork成绩等级;评分等级Shegotagoodgradesinherexams.3她考试成绩优良。(美语用on)70%ofpupilsgotGradeCorabove.70%的小学生成绩都在C级或C级以上。(intheUSschoolsystem)oneofthelevelsinaschoolwithchildrenofsimilarage(美国学制)年级pyramid:alargebuildingwithasquareortriangularbaseandslopingsidesthatmeetinapointatthetoppupil:apersonwhoisbeingtaught,especiallyachildinaschoolShenowteachesonlyprivatepupils.她现在只当私人教师。meeting:anoccasionwhenpeoplecometogethertodiscussordecidesth会议;集会tohave/hold/call/attendameeting召开/举办/召集/参加会议acommittee/staffmeeting委员会/员工会议Whattimeisthemeeting?什么时候开会?Helenwillchairthemeeting(=beinchargeofit).海伦将主持这次会议。I’llbeinameetingallmorning-canyoutakemy4calls?我一上午都要开会-你能不能帮我接一下电话。ameetingoftheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil联合国安理会会议call:togivesb/sthaparticularname;touseaparticularnameortitlewhenyouaretalkingtosb给…命名;称呼;把…叫做TheydecidedtocallthebabyBrooklyn.他们决定给婴孩取名布鲁克林。Hisname’sHiroshibuteveryonecallshimHiro.他名叫广志,但人们都称他广。Whatdotheycallthatnewfabric?他们把那种新织品叫做什么?Theycalledtheirfirstdaughterafterhergrandmother.他们给大女儿取了祖母的名字。Wecalleachotherbyourfirstnameshere.我们这儿彼此直呼其名。event:athingthathappens,especiallysthimportant发生的事情;尤指重要事情,大事natural:existinginnaturenotmadeorcausedbyhumanbeings自然地;天然的light:fulloflight;havingthenaturallightofday充5满亮光的;明亮的;有自然光的athingthatproduceslight,especiallyanelectriclight发光体;光源;(尤指)电灯theenergyfromthesun,alamp,etc.thatmakesitpossibletoseethings光;光线;光亮reply:tosayorwritesthasananswertosb/sth回答;答复clear:whentheskyortheweatherclears,itbecomesbrighterandfreeofcloudorrain变明朗;转晴;放晴toremovesththatisnotwantedorneededfromaplace移走;搬走;清除clear:easytounderstandandnotcausinganyconfusion清晰易懂的;明白清楚的;不含混的rise:whenthesun,moon,etc.rises,itappearsabovethehorizon.ground:thesolidsurfaceoftheearth地;地面below:atortoalowerlevelorpositionthansb/sth在(或到)…下面edge:theoutsidelimitofanobject,asurfaceoranarea;thepartfurthestfromthecentre边;边缘;边线;边沿6bottom:thelowestpartofsth底部;最下部canyon:adeepvalleywithsteepsideofrock(周围有悬崖峭壁的)峡谷side:oneoftheflatsurfacesofsththatisnotthetoporbottom,frontorblack侧面apositionoranareatotheleftorrightofsth(事物左方或右方的)一旁,一边,一侧disappear:tobecomeimpossibletosee消失;不见distance:theamountofspacebetweentwoplacesorthings距离;间距huge:extremelylargeinsizeoramount;greatindegree巨大的;极多的;程度高的face:thefrontpartoftheheadbetweentheforeheadandthechintobeoppositesb/sth;tohaveyourfaceorfrontpointingtowardssb/sthorinaparticulardirection面对;面向;正对sight:athingthatyouseeorcansee看见(或看得见)的事物;景象;情景height:themeasurementofhowtallapersonorthingis(人或物的)身高;高度7lift:amachinethatcarriespeopleorgoodsupanddowntodifferentlevelsinabuildingoramachineview:whatyoucanseefromaparticularplaceorposition,especiallybeautifulnaturalscenery(从某处看到的)景色,风景;尤指自然美景attract:ifyouareattractedbysth,itinterestsyouandmakesyouwantit;ifyouareattractedbysb,youlikeoradmirethem吸引;使喜爱;引起…的好感(或爱慕)description:apieceofwritingorspeechthatsayswhatsb/sthislike;theactofwritingorsayinginwordswhatsb/sthislike描写(文字);形容;说明location:aplacewheresthhappensorexists;thepositionofsth地方;地点;位置85把有关大峡谷的事实性信息填入表格中。6创建一份带有有关长江的事实性信息的表格。6300kilometerslong,7想象你看见过一个世界奇迹。写几个句子描述一下你在你一次见到它时的感觉。IsawthePalaceMuseumforthefirsttimeearlyinMarchin2000.Itcoversanareaof720,000squaremeters.ItwasinspringandweweregoingthroughtheGateofHeavenlyPeace.Itwasextremelylarge.Unit34采访你的搭档并把问题的答案写下来。Whatwillbe/isawonderoftheworldin100yearsfromnow?Hongkong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge,ShanghaiTower(上海中心)5Thegoldengatebridgeisoneofthemostbeautifulbridgesintheworld.Thebridge’stotallengthis2,737m.Yuanmingyuan,locatedonthenorthwesternoutskirtsofBeijing,wasbuiltin1707andwasknownasthepearlofparks.Anglo-FrenchForcesstormedintoYuanmingyanandburntittothegroundin1860.TheYuanmingyuanisnowlistedasasiteforpatrioticeducation.MaybeYuanmingyuanwillberebuiltinthefuture.99设计一张有关世界奇迹的海报确定你想写的世界奇迹。你可以写本模块中的世界奇迹或者调查其它世界奇迹。从书本或网站上获取尽可能多的信息。精心安排怎样呈现信息和图片。写海报的文本。Inhabitedsinceprehistorictimes,thisNabataean(纳巴泰)caravan-city,situatedbetweentheRedSeaandtheDeadSea,wasanimportantcrossroadsbetweenArab