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必修8(本单元由：孝荣、惠如、晓兰、璐萍、亮英负责)Unit1Distinctadj.清晰的；明显的；明确的easilyheard,seen,feltorunderstood;definite1、Thosetwoideasarequitedistinctfromeachother.这两种观点截然不同。2、Thereisadistinctposibilitythatshe'llbeyourteachernextterm.她下学期当你们的老师的可能性非常大。3、Therewasadistinctsenseofembarrassmentintheair.周围的气氛中有一种明显的局促不安的感觉.Distinctionn差别；区分；卓著acleardifferenceorcontrastespeciallybetweenpeopleorthingsthataresimilarorrelated:1、Weshouldmakeadistinctionbetweenrightandwrong.我们应该分清是非。2、Hepassedtheexaminationwithdistinction.他以优异成绩通过考试。3、Acarsymbolizeddistinctionandachievement,andhewasproud.汽车象征着荣誉和成功,所以他很自豪。Liveon继续存在；继续生存Ifsomeoneliveson,theycontinuetobealiveforalongtimeafteraparticularpointintimeorafteraparticularevent.1、Catsliveoninstinct.猫靠本能而生存。2、Peoplehavetoliveonsomethingmorenourishingthanhope.人们必须依赖比希望更滋养的东西来过活。3、Andthatinsomesensetheywouldliveoninthissocietywhichtheyhadimprovedandmadeabetterthing.因而在某种程度上来说他们在今天依然活着,活在这个他们所改良的美好世界Straitn.海峡anarrowareaofseawhichconnectstwolargerareasofsea1、.BothsidesoftheStraitsharesthesameoriginandbelongtothesamefamily,China.海峡两岸同属一个中国,同宗同源,是一家人。2、Egyptwouldnotinterferewiththenormalflowoftrafficthroughthestrait.埃及不干涉通过这个海峡的正常交通运输。3、Ihearyouareinpoorfinancialstraits.我听说你处于经济困难之中。Arcticadj北极的；北极区的relatedtoorhappeningintheregionsaroundtheNorthPole1.EskimosliveintheArctic.爱斯基摩人生活在北极。2.IguesstherearemuchlesspeopleintheArcticregionsthanhere.我想北极地区的人要比这里的少得多。3.ThesebirdsareabletosurvivetheperilsoftheArcticwinter.这些鸟能在北极寒冷的冬天里生存。Meansn.手段；方法amethodorwayofdoingsomething1、Radioandtelevisionareimportantmeansofcommunication.无线电和电视是重要的通信手段。2、Pleasefindalternativemeansoftransport.请另外找一个运输方法。3、It'sbynomeanscertain.完全不能肯定。Bymeansof用……方法；借助……through,bywayof;withthehelpof1、Theysucceededbymeansofhardworking.他们依靠努力工作而获得成功。2、Hesucceededbymeansofperseverance.他是通过坚持成功的。3、Theywereabletopositiontheyachtbymeansofradar.他们能够用雷达测定快艇的方位。Majorityn.大多数；大半thelargernumberorpartofsomething1、ThemajorityofpeopleseemtopreferTVtoradio.多数人喜欢电视胜过广播。2、Themajorityoftheworkersaregood,andsoarethemajorityofthepeasants.工人的大多数是好人,农民的大多数是好人。3、Hewaselectedbyalargemajority[byamajorityof3240].他以大多数票[超过对方3240票]当选。Ministryn.部门；牧师（职责）adepartmentofthegovernmentledbyaminister;thejobofbeingapriest,insomepartsoftheChristianChurch1、TheMinistryofTransportmadeasearchingenquirytodiscoverthecauseoftheplanecrash.交通部进行了一次彻底的调查，以查明飞机坠毁的原因。2、She'sonattachmentto(ietemporarilyworkingin)theMinistryofDefence.她暂时隶属於国防部。3、She'sonattachmenttotheMinistryofDefense.她现在隶属于国防部。Catholicadj.天主教的；n.天主教徒oforinvolvingtheRomanCatholicChurch；amemberofaCatholicchurch,especiallyaRomanCatholic1、HewasaCatholicbutdidn'tpractise(hisreligion).他那时是天主教徒，但并不实践信仰。2、Catholicprieststakeavowofcelibacy.天主教神父发誓不结婚。3、He's(a)RomanCatholic.他是天主教徒。Makealife习惯于新的生活方式、工作等；创造新的生活Createalife，livetoghther1、Nevermistakeknowledgeforwisdom.Onehelpsyoumakealiving;theotherhelpsyoumakealife.绝对别误认知识就是就是智慧。知识助你谋生，智慧使你不虚此生。2、Never,neverforgetonething.Thegirlyoumarry,andthewomanyoumustmakealifewith,aretwodifferentpeople.千万不要忘记这样一个真理：你要与之结婚的姑娘和你必须与之共同生活的女人，是两个完全不同的人。3、Ithoughtitmatteredtomakealifeonmyown,butafteraccomplishingthat,Irealizedtherewassomethingmissing.我原以为独立创造生活至关重要，但实现这个目的后，我发现自己错失了一些东西。Hardshipn.苦难；困苦asituationthatisdifficultandunpleasantbecauseyoudonothaveenoughmoney,food,clothes,etc1、Thetaxincreaseswill,intheaggregate,causemuchhardship.增加税收归结起来将造成很多困难。2、Yearsofhardshipandneglecthadtakentheirtoll.多年的劳累和疏于保养损害了他们的健康。3、Astoicpersonrespondstohardshipwithimperturbation.坚忍克己之人经受苦难仍能泰然自若。Electvt.选择；选举某人；决定做某事todecideonorchoose,especiallytochooseapersonforaparticularjob,byvoting1、Votersalwayselectthecandidatemosttunedintotheirneeds.选民总是选那些最能体察其疾苦的候选人。2、Theyelectedhimchairman.他们选他做主席。3、ThePresidentelectwillbeinstallednextweek.候任总统将在下周正式就任。Federaladj联邦制的；联邦政府的relatingtothecentralgovernment,andnottothegovernmentofaregion,ofsomecountriessuchastheUnitedStates1、IntheUSAforeignpolicyisdecidedbythefederalgovernmentandfederallawsaremadebyCongress.美国外交政策取决于联邦政府，联邦法律由国会制定。2、ExpendituresbytheFederalGovernmenthavebeensteadilypared.联邦政府的开支正在逐渐削减。3、TheFederalReserveSystemincludes12regionalFederalReserveBanksand25FederalReserveBankbranches.联邦储备系统包括12家地区性联邦储备银行和25家联邦储备银行的分行。Railn.铁路；扶手；横条railways/railroadsasameansoftransport；awoodenormetalbarplacedaroundsthasabarrierortoprovidesupport1、Ifyouareunder26youcanbuycheaprailtickets.未满26岁者可购买廉价火车票。2、It'scheapertoshipgoodsbyroadthanbyrail.公路运输比铁路运输便宜。3、Holdthehandrailforsafety.抓住扶手以防滑倒。Percentagen.百分比；百分率anamountofsomething,oftenexpressedasanumberoutof1001、Whiskycontainsalargepercentageofalcohol.威士忌所含酒精的百分比很高。2、Ofallthefibersnowusedbyman,averylargepercentageisman-made.现在人类所使用的所有纤维之中，有很大的百分比是人造的。3、Wehaveonlyasmallpercentageofforeignbooks.我们只有一少部分外文书。Keepup坚持；维持；沿袭（风俗、传统等）maintainarequiredpaceorlevelorpreserveatraditionalcustom1、Thehouseisbecomingtooexpensiveforthemtokeepup他们的房子维修费用贵得越来越修不起了。2、Theenemykeptuptheirbombardmentdayandnight敌军一直日夜不停地狂轰滥炸。3、Itisdifficultenoughjusttokeepupwiththeadvancesinscienceandtechnology,anditismoredifficultistokeepupwithpopularculture.要赶上科技的进步已经是一件难事,要跟上大众文化就