Unit7（第20講—第22講）
Text A Families
本課主要單詞
1. definition n. 定義，釋義
define v. 解釋；給…定義；明確表示
He simply said it was very difficult for him to give a definition for that word.（他只是說(shuō)要他給那個(gè)詞下個(gè)定義是很困難的。）
The dictionary gives us several definitions， which makes me more confused about the meaning of this word. （辭典給了我們好幾個(gè)釋義，這使我對(duì)該詞的意思更加困惑。）
People define him as a genius. （人們說(shuō)他是天才。）
I have already defined my position on that issue. （我已經(jīng)明確表示了我在這個(gè)問(wèn)題上的立場(chǎng)。）
2. marriage n. 婚姻，結(jié)婚
marry v. 結(jié)婚
married adj. 結(jié)了婚的
No one expected that their marriage could break up because of a misunderstanding.（誰(shuí)也沒想到他們的婚姻竟會(huì)因?yàn)檎`解而破裂。）
Her second marriage lasted only 6 weeks. （她的第二次婚姻只維持了六個(gè)星期。）
They are in love with each other and wish to marry. （他們彼此相愛，希望結(jié)婚。）
Her parents said they wouldn't allow her to marry that poor young man.（她的父母說(shuō)他們不會(huì)允許她與那個(gè)窮苦的年輕人結(jié)婚。）
He was 35， married with two children. （他35歲，已婚，有兩個(gè)孩子。）
She was married to the young artist last month. （她上個(gè)月與那位年輕的藝術(shù)家結(jié)了婚。）
（請(qǐng)注意：要表述某人同某人結(jié)婚，不能用sb. marries / married with sb. else，而應(yīng)該用sb. marries/married sb. else 或者sb. is/was married to sb. else 來(lái)表述。）
3. descend v. 下降；傳下，遺傳；墮落
descendant n. 子孫，后裔
ascend v. 上升；登高；追溯到某個(gè)時(shí)期
ascendant n. 優(yōu)勢(shì)；祖先（與descendant相對(duì)而言） adj. 優(yōu)勢(shì)的
The sun descended behind the hills. （太陽(yáng)下了山。）
The customs have descended to our generation. （這些習(xí)俗一直傳到我們這一代。）
He was so poor that he descended to begging. （他窮得只好乞討度日。）
As descendants of the early settlers， they were tolerant and hardworking.（作為早期移民的后裔，他們?nèi)棠投趧?。?BR> They are descendants of an Indian tribe. （他們是一支印第安部落的后裔。）
The airplane ascended into the cloud. （飛機(jī)高高飛入云端。）
Queen Victoria ascended ascended the throne in 1837. （維多利亞女王于1837年登上王位。）
His party is no longer in the ascendant. （他那一派已經(jīng)優(yōu)勢(shì)不再。）
We still have the ascendant position in world politics. （我們?cè)趪?guó)際政治中仍占優(yōu)勢(shì)地位。）
4.ancestor n. 祖先，祖宗
His ancestors came to America on the Mayflower. （他的祖先乘“五月花”號(hào)來(lái)到美洲。）
Their grandfathers were the ancestors of some of the well-known families in Boston.（他們的祖父輩是波士頓幾家望族的祖先。）
ancestry n. [總稱] 列祖列宗；血統(tǒng)
He was born of good ancestry. （他出身名門。）
She is an American of German ancestry. （她是德國(guó)血統(tǒng)的美國(guó)人。）
5. household n. 家庭，戶；一家人
adj. 家庭的，家常的
How many people are there in your household？ （你們家有幾口人？）
Early in the morning the household got into a car and headed for the beach.（一大早，全家人坐上汽車往海邊駛?cè)?。?BR> Household chores are not just women's work. （家務(wù)雜事不只是婦女的活。）
Einstein is a household name in the civilized world. （愛因斯坦是文明世界里家喻戶曉的名字。）
6. relative n. 親屬，親戚 adj. 相對(duì)的
His wife had to visit some of her relatives for a few days. （他妻子需要幾天時(shí)間去看娘家的親戚。）
The apes are man's closest relatives. （猿是與人類親緣關(guān)系為接近的動(dòng)物。）
He told me that his aunt was his only immediate relative. （他告訴我說(shuō)姑母是他的至親。）
All human values are relative. （人類的一切價(jià)值標(biāo)準(zhǔn)都是相對(duì)的。）
The Jackson's are living in relative comfort now. （現(xiàn)在，杰克遜一家生活過(guò)得比較舒適。）
7. traditional adj. 傳統(tǒng)的
tradition n. 傳統(tǒng)
Alice said she would be happy to have a traditional Chinese wedding.（愛麗絲說(shuō)能有一個(gè)傳統(tǒng)的中國(guó)婚禮她會(huì)很開心。）
More and more Westerners believe in traditional Chinese medicine now.（現(xiàn)在，越來(lái)越多的西方人相信傳統(tǒng)中醫(yī)了。）
He reassured his grandfather that he would keep up the family tradition by all means.（他向祖父保證，他會(huì)盡一切可能保持家庭傳統(tǒng)。）
In his lecture he talked briefly about the history and traditions of the movement.（在他的講座中，他簡(jiǎn)述了那次運(yùn)動(dòng)的歷史和傳統(tǒng)。）
8. security n. 完全；保障；把握
secure v. 保衛(wèi)，保證，獲得 adj. 完全的
We are all concerned for the security of the passengers. （我們都很擔(dān)心旅客的安全。）
Children rely on their parents for love and security. （孩子們靠父母給他們愛和完全感。）
The girl delivered her speech with great security. （那個(gè)女孩滿懷信心地講演著。）
She felt secure only when she made sure that both doors were locked.（只有確信兩道門都鎖上了時(shí)，她才感到放心。）
We all dream of living a quiet and secure life. （我們都?jí)粝脒^(guò)上平靜、安定的生活。）
His carefulness secured him from making more mistakes. （他的細(xì)心保證了他不犯更多的錯(cuò)誤。）
His father couldn't believe that he secured such a good job. （他父親不相信他找到了這么好的一份工作。）
（注意：securities 指證券）
9. basically adv. 基本上；從根本上說(shuō)，大致說(shuō)來(lái)
basic adj. 基礎(chǔ)的，根本的；初步的；主要的
base n. 基礎(chǔ)，根據(jù)；基地 v. 把…基于
My work is basically to train students' ability in reading and writing.（從根本上說(shuō)，我的工作是訓(xùn)練學(xué)生的讀、寫能力。）
There are basically two types of families： nuclear families and extended families.（大致說(shuō)來(lái)，有兩類家庭：核心家庭和大家庭。）
The basic theme of these stories is more or less the same. （這些故事的主題大致相同。）
They are trying to solve the basic economic problems. （他們正試圖解決那些基本的經(jīng)濟(jì)問(wèn)題。）
What is your basic aim in life？ （你基本的生活目標(biāo)是什么？）
The base of his argument is that our after service is not very satisfactory.（他的論據(jù)是我們的售后服務(wù)不十分令人滿意。）
The weary soldiers marched back to their base. （疲憊不堪的士兵們列隊(duì)返回基地。）
We should base our opinions on facts. （我們的觀點(diǎn)應(yīng)該基于事實(shí)的基礎(chǔ)之上。）
This film is based on the life story of a general. （這部影片是根據(jù)一位將軍的生平改編的。）
10.nuclear adj. 核子的，核能的；中心的
Mao Zetong used to say that under no circumstances would China be the first to use nuclear weapons.（毛澤東曾經(jīng)說(shuō)過(guò)在任何情況下，中國(guó)都不會(huì)第一個(gè)使用核武器。）
Greece was once a nuclear civilization of the world. （希臘一度是世界文明的中心。）
a nuclear explosion 核爆炸 nuclear electricity 核電力
a nuclear power plant 核電站 nuclear technology 核技術(shù)
the nuclear age 核時(shí)代 nuclear monopoly 核壟斷
nuclear waste 核廢料 a nuclear nation 擁有核武器的國(guó)家
nuclear bomb 核彈 nuclear disarmament 核裁軍
nuclear family 核心家庭 nuclear-free zone 無(wú)核區(qū)
nuclear fuel 核燃料 nuclear reactor 核反應(yīng)堆
11. nucleus n. 核，核心，中心；起點(diǎn)，開始
These young people formed the nucleus of the internet bar. （這些年輕人成了網(wǎng)吧的核心。）
The strange behavior of the absent-minded professor became the nucleus of all the stories.（“心不在焉”教授的奇異舉止成為所有故事的中心內(nèi)容。）
12. agricultural adj. 農(nóng)業(yè)的
agriculture n. 農(nóng)業(yè)
More and more modern agricultural methods are used in that village.（在那個(gè)村子里，人們?cè)絹?lái)越多地使用現(xiàn)代農(nóng)業(yè)方法。）
The agricultural production is on the rise this year. （今年的農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)呈上升態(tài)勢(shì)。）
His solution greatly improved the agriculture in this area. （他的方法極大地推動(dòng)了這一地區(qū)的農(nóng)業(yè)發(fā)展。）
13. industrial adj. 工業(yè)的，產(chǎn)業(yè)的
industrialize v. （使）工業(yè)化
The industrial output of this city doubled last year. （去年這個(gè)城市的工業(yè)產(chǎn)量增加了一倍。）
The Industrial Revolution influenced the whole world. （工業(yè)革命影響了全世界。）
The country has been steadily industrializing. （這個(gè)國(guó)家一直在穩(wěn)步實(shí)現(xiàn)工業(yè)化。）
14. post-industrial adj. 后工業(yè)化的
post- 是一個(gè)前綴，表示“后”：如：
post-war policies 戰(zhàn)后政策
postdoctoral 博士后的
postgraduate courses 研究生課程
post-harvest storage 收后貯藏
postimpressionism 后印象主義
15.earner n. 賺錢者；獲得收入者
earnings n. 掙得的財(cái)物；收入，利潤(rùn)
earn v. 掙得，獲得
How many earners are there in your family？ （你們家?guī)讉€(gè)人掙錢？）
Father is not the only earner in the family. （父親不是家里掙錢的人。）
What are you going to do with your earnings？ （掙來(lái)的錢你打算干什么用？）
He earns 40 dollars a day. （他每天掙四十美元。）
How did he make his living？ （他靠什么謀生？）
His brave act won him the name of a hero. （他的英勇行為使他得到了英雄的名聲。）
16. split v. 撕裂；分開；使分裂；分擔(dān) n. 分裂，裂口
He is splitting the firewood with an axe. （他正用斧子劈木柴。）
They split the cost of the party between them. （他們兩人分擔(dān)了宴會(huì)的費(fèi)用。）
They split up after years of marriage. （他們倆結(jié)婚多年之后分開了。）
She split with her boyfriend last week. （上個(gè)星期她與她的男友絕交了。）
Mother mended a split in my trousers. （媽媽縫好了我褲子上的一條裂縫。）
split-hair 極其精確的；過(guò)分瑣細(xì)的
split second 一剎那
split-level 錯(cuò)層式的
split personality 分裂人格
17. divorce v. 離婚；與…離婚 n. 離婚
The child's parents divorced last month. （這孩子父母上個(gè)月離了婚。）
He divorced his wife. （他同妻子離了婚。）
I don't think it is possible to divorce sports from politics. （我認(rèn)為把體育與政治分離開來(lái)是不可能的。）
Text A Families
本課主要單詞
1. definition n. 定義，釋義
define v. 解釋；給…定義；明確表示
He simply said it was very difficult for him to give a definition for that word.（他只是說(shuō)要他給那個(gè)詞下個(gè)定義是很困難的。）
The dictionary gives us several definitions， which makes me more confused about the meaning of this word. （辭典給了我們好幾個(gè)釋義，這使我對(duì)該詞的意思更加困惑。）
People define him as a genius. （人們說(shuō)他是天才。）
I have already defined my position on that issue. （我已經(jīng)明確表示了我在這個(gè)問(wèn)題上的立場(chǎng)。）
2. marriage n. 婚姻，結(jié)婚
marry v. 結(jié)婚
married adj. 結(jié)了婚的
No one expected that their marriage could break up because of a misunderstanding.（誰(shuí)也沒想到他們的婚姻竟會(huì)因?yàn)檎`解而破裂。）
Her second marriage lasted only 6 weeks. （她的第二次婚姻只維持了六個(gè)星期。）
They are in love with each other and wish to marry. （他們彼此相愛，希望結(jié)婚。）
Her parents said they wouldn't allow her to marry that poor young man.（她的父母說(shuō)他們不會(huì)允許她與那個(gè)窮苦的年輕人結(jié)婚。）
He was 35， married with two children. （他35歲，已婚，有兩個(gè)孩子。）
She was married to the young artist last month. （她上個(gè)月與那位年輕的藝術(shù)家結(jié)了婚。）
（請(qǐng)注意：要表述某人同某人結(jié)婚，不能用sb. marries / married with sb. else，而應(yīng)該用sb. marries/married sb. else 或者sb. is/was married to sb. else 來(lái)表述。）
3. descend v. 下降；傳下，遺傳；墮落
descendant n. 子孫，后裔
ascend v. 上升；登高；追溯到某個(gè)時(shí)期
ascendant n. 優(yōu)勢(shì)；祖先（與descendant相對(duì)而言） adj. 優(yōu)勢(shì)的
The sun descended behind the hills. （太陽(yáng)下了山。）
The customs have descended to our generation. （這些習(xí)俗一直傳到我們這一代。）
He was so poor that he descended to begging. （他窮得只好乞討度日。）
As descendants of the early settlers， they were tolerant and hardworking.（作為早期移民的后裔，他們?nèi)棠投趧?。?BR> They are descendants of an Indian tribe. （他們是一支印第安部落的后裔。）
The airplane ascended into the cloud. （飛機(jī)高高飛入云端。）
Queen Victoria ascended ascended the throne in 1837. （維多利亞女王于1837年登上王位。）
His party is no longer in the ascendant. （他那一派已經(jīng)優(yōu)勢(shì)不再。）
We still have the ascendant position in world politics. （我們?cè)趪?guó)際政治中仍占優(yōu)勢(shì)地位。）
4.ancestor n. 祖先，祖宗
His ancestors came to America on the Mayflower. （他的祖先乘“五月花”號(hào)來(lái)到美洲。）
Their grandfathers were the ancestors of some of the well-known families in Boston.（他們的祖父輩是波士頓幾家望族的祖先。）
ancestry n. [總稱] 列祖列宗；血統(tǒng)
He was born of good ancestry. （他出身名門。）
She is an American of German ancestry. （她是德國(guó)血統(tǒng)的美國(guó)人。）
5. household n. 家庭，戶；一家人
adj. 家庭的，家常的
How many people are there in your household？ （你們家有幾口人？）
Early in the morning the household got into a car and headed for the beach.（一大早，全家人坐上汽車往海邊駛?cè)?。?BR> Household chores are not just women's work. （家務(wù)雜事不只是婦女的活。）
Einstein is a household name in the civilized world. （愛因斯坦是文明世界里家喻戶曉的名字。）
6. relative n. 親屬，親戚 adj. 相對(duì)的
His wife had to visit some of her relatives for a few days. （他妻子需要幾天時(shí)間去看娘家的親戚。）
The apes are man's closest relatives. （猿是與人類親緣關(guān)系為接近的動(dòng)物。）
He told me that his aunt was his only immediate relative. （他告訴我說(shuō)姑母是他的至親。）
All human values are relative. （人類的一切價(jià)值標(biāo)準(zhǔn)都是相對(duì)的。）
The Jackson's are living in relative comfort now. （現(xiàn)在，杰克遜一家生活過(guò)得比較舒適。）
7. traditional adj. 傳統(tǒng)的
tradition n. 傳統(tǒng)
Alice said she would be happy to have a traditional Chinese wedding.（愛麗絲說(shuō)能有一個(gè)傳統(tǒng)的中國(guó)婚禮她會(huì)很開心。）
More and more Westerners believe in traditional Chinese medicine now.（現(xiàn)在，越來(lái)越多的西方人相信傳統(tǒng)中醫(yī)了。）
He reassured his grandfather that he would keep up the family tradition by all means.（他向祖父保證，他會(huì)盡一切可能保持家庭傳統(tǒng)。）
In his lecture he talked briefly about the history and traditions of the movement.（在他的講座中，他簡(jiǎn)述了那次運(yùn)動(dòng)的歷史和傳統(tǒng)。）
8. security n. 完全；保障；把握
secure v. 保衛(wèi)，保證，獲得 adj. 完全的
We are all concerned for the security of the passengers. （我們都很擔(dān)心旅客的安全。）
Children rely on their parents for love and security. （孩子們靠父母給他們愛和完全感。）
The girl delivered her speech with great security. （那個(gè)女孩滿懷信心地講演著。）
She felt secure only when she made sure that both doors were locked.（只有確信兩道門都鎖上了時(shí)，她才感到放心。）
We all dream of living a quiet and secure life. （我們都?jí)粝脒^(guò)上平靜、安定的生活。）
His carefulness secured him from making more mistakes. （他的細(xì)心保證了他不犯更多的錯(cuò)誤。）
His father couldn't believe that he secured such a good job. （他父親不相信他找到了這么好的一份工作。）
（注意：securities 指證券）
9. basically adv. 基本上；從根本上說(shuō)，大致說(shuō)來(lái)
basic adj. 基礎(chǔ)的，根本的；初步的；主要的
base n. 基礎(chǔ)，根據(jù)；基地 v. 把…基于
My work is basically to train students' ability in reading and writing.（從根本上說(shuō)，我的工作是訓(xùn)練學(xué)生的讀、寫能力。）
There are basically two types of families： nuclear families and extended families.（大致說(shuō)來(lái)，有兩類家庭：核心家庭和大家庭。）
The basic theme of these stories is more or less the same. （這些故事的主題大致相同。）
They are trying to solve the basic economic problems. （他們正試圖解決那些基本的經(jīng)濟(jì)問(wèn)題。）
What is your basic aim in life？ （你基本的生活目標(biāo)是什么？）
The base of his argument is that our after service is not very satisfactory.（他的論據(jù)是我們的售后服務(wù)不十分令人滿意。）
The weary soldiers marched back to their base. （疲憊不堪的士兵們列隊(duì)返回基地。）
We should base our opinions on facts. （我們的觀點(diǎn)應(yīng)該基于事實(shí)的基礎(chǔ)之上。）
This film is based on the life story of a general. （這部影片是根據(jù)一位將軍的生平改編的。）
10.nuclear adj. 核子的，核能的；中心的
Mao Zetong used to say that under no circumstances would China be the first to use nuclear weapons.（毛澤東曾經(jīng)說(shuō)過(guò)在任何情況下，中國(guó)都不會(huì)第一個(gè)使用核武器。）
Greece was once a nuclear civilization of the world. （希臘一度是世界文明的中心。）
a nuclear explosion 核爆炸 nuclear electricity 核電力
a nuclear power plant 核電站 nuclear technology 核技術(shù)
the nuclear age 核時(shí)代 nuclear monopoly 核壟斷
nuclear waste 核廢料 a nuclear nation 擁有核武器的國(guó)家
nuclear bomb 核彈 nuclear disarmament 核裁軍
nuclear family 核心家庭 nuclear-free zone 無(wú)核區(qū)
nuclear fuel 核燃料 nuclear reactor 核反應(yīng)堆
11. nucleus n. 核，核心，中心；起點(diǎn)，開始
These young people formed the nucleus of the internet bar. （這些年輕人成了網(wǎng)吧的核心。）
The strange behavior of the absent-minded professor became the nucleus of all the stories.（“心不在焉”教授的奇異舉止成為所有故事的中心內(nèi)容。）
12. agricultural adj. 農(nóng)業(yè)的
agriculture n. 農(nóng)業(yè)
More and more modern agricultural methods are used in that village.（在那個(gè)村子里，人們?cè)絹?lái)越多地使用現(xiàn)代農(nóng)業(yè)方法。）
The agricultural production is on the rise this year. （今年的農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)呈上升態(tài)勢(shì)。）
His solution greatly improved the agriculture in this area. （他的方法極大地推動(dòng)了這一地區(qū)的農(nóng)業(yè)發(fā)展。）
13. industrial adj. 工業(yè)的，產(chǎn)業(yè)的
industrialize v. （使）工業(yè)化
The industrial output of this city doubled last year. （去年這個(gè)城市的工業(yè)產(chǎn)量增加了一倍。）
The Industrial Revolution influenced the whole world. （工業(yè)革命影響了全世界。）
The country has been steadily industrializing. （這個(gè)國(guó)家一直在穩(wěn)步實(shí)現(xiàn)工業(yè)化。）
14. post-industrial adj. 后工業(yè)化的
post- 是一個(gè)前綴，表示“后”：如：
post-war policies 戰(zhàn)后政策
postdoctoral 博士后的
postgraduate courses 研究生課程
post-harvest storage 收后貯藏
postimpressionism 后印象主義
15.earner n. 賺錢者；獲得收入者
earnings n. 掙得的財(cái)物；收入，利潤(rùn)
earn v. 掙得，獲得
How many earners are there in your family？ （你們家?guī)讉€(gè)人掙錢？）
Father is not the only earner in the family. （父親不是家里掙錢的人。）
What are you going to do with your earnings？ （掙來(lái)的錢你打算干什么用？）
He earns 40 dollars a day. （他每天掙四十美元。）
How did he make his living？ （他靠什么謀生？）
His brave act won him the name of a hero. （他的英勇行為使他得到了英雄的名聲。）
16. split v. 撕裂；分開；使分裂；分擔(dān) n. 分裂，裂口
He is splitting the firewood with an axe. （他正用斧子劈木柴。）
They split the cost of the party between them. （他們兩人分擔(dān)了宴會(huì)的費(fèi)用。）
They split up after years of marriage. （他們倆結(jié)婚多年之后分開了。）
She split with her boyfriend last week. （上個(gè)星期她與她的男友絕交了。）
Mother mended a split in my trousers. （媽媽縫好了我褲子上的一條裂縫。）
split-hair 極其精確的；過(guò)分瑣細(xì)的
split second 一剎那
split-level 錯(cuò)層式的
split personality 分裂人格
17. divorce v. 離婚；與…離婚 n. 離婚
The child's parents divorced last month. （這孩子父母上個(gè)月離了婚。）
He divorced his wife. （他同妻子離了婚。）
I don't think it is possible to divorce sports from politics. （我認(rèn)為把體育與政治分離開來(lái)是不可能的。）