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1、必修8(本单元由：孝荣、惠如、晓兰、璐萍、亮英 负责)Unit1Distinct adj. 清晰的；明显的；明确的easily heard, seen, felt or understood; definite1、Those two ideas are quite distinct from each other. 这两种观点截然不同。2、There is a distinct posibility that shell be your teacher next term. 她下学期当你们的老师的可能性非常大。3、There was a distinct sense of embarrassm
2、ent in the air.周围的气氛中有一种明显的局促不安的感觉.Distinction n 差别；区分；卓著a clear difference or contrast especially between people or things that are similar or related:1、We should make a distinction between right and wrong. 我们应该分清是非。2、He passed the examination with distinction. 他以优异成绩通过考试。3、A car symbolized distinc
3、tion and achievement, and he was proud.汽车象征着荣誉和成功,所以他很自豪。 Live on 继续存在；继续生存If someone lives on, they continue to be alive for a long time after a particular point in time or after a particular event.1、Cats live on instinct. 猫靠本能而生存。2、People have to live on something more nourishing than hope. 人们必须依赖
4、比希望更滋养的东西来过活。3、And that in some sense they would live on in this society which they had improved and made a better thing.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Strait n. 海峡a narrow area of sea which connects two larger areas of sea1、.Both sides of the Strait shares the same origin and belong to the same
5、family, China.海峡两岸同属一个中国,同宗同源,是一家人。2、Egypt would not interfere with the normal flow of traffic through the strait.埃及不干涉通过这个海峡的正常交通运输。 3、I hear you are in poor financial straits. 我听说你处于经济困难之中。Arctic adj 北极的；北极区的related to or happening in the regions around the North Pole1.Eskimos live in the Arctic.爱
6、斯基摩人生活在北极。2.I guess there are much less people in the Arctic regions than here.我想北极地区的人要比这里的少得多。3.These birds are able to survive the perils of the Arctic winter.这些鸟能在北极寒冷的冬天里生存。Means n. 手段；方法a method or way of doing something1、Radio and television are important means of communication. 无线电和电视是重要的通信手
7、段。2、Please find alternative means of transport.请另外找一个运输方法。3、Its by no means certain.完全不能肯定。By means of 用方法；借助through,by way of; with the help of 1、They succeeded by means of hard working.他们依靠努力工作而获得成功。2、He succeeded by means of perseverance. 他是通过坚持成功的。3、They were able to position the yacht by means
8、of radar. 他们能够用雷达测定快艇的方位。Majority n. 大多数；大半the larger number or part of something1、The majority of people seem to prefer TV to radio.多数人喜欢电视胜过广播。2、The majority of the workers are good, and so are the majority of the peasants.工人的大多数是好人,农民的大多数是好人。 3、He was elected by a large majority by a majority of
9、3240.他以大多数票超过对方3240票当选。 Ministry n. 部门；牧师（职责）a department of the government led by a minister; the job of being a priest, in some parts of the Christian Church1、The Ministry of Transport made a searching enquiry to discover the cause of the plane crash.交通部进行了一次彻底的调查，以查明飞机坠毁的原因。2、Shes on attachment t
10、o (ie temporarily working in) the Ministry of Defence. 她暂时隶属於国防部。3、Shes on attachment to the Ministry of Defense. 她现在隶属于国防部。Catholic adj. 天主教的；n. 天主教徒of or involving the Roman Catholic Church ；a member of a Catholic church, especially a Roman Catholic1、He was a Catholic but didnt practise (his relig
11、ion).他那时是天主教徒，但并不实践信仰。2、Catholic priests take a vow of celibacy. 天主教神父发誓不结婚。3、Hes (a) Roman Catholic. 他是天主教徒。Make a life 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等；创造新的生活Create a life，live toghther1、Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life. 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、
12、Never, never forget one thing. The girl you marry, and the woman you must make a life with, are two different people. 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、I thought it mattered to make a life on my own, but after accomplishing that, I realized there was something missing. 我原以为独立创造生活至关重要，但
13、实现这个目的后，我发现自己错失了一些东西。Hardship n. 苦难；困苦a situation that is difficult and unpleasant because you do not have enough money, food, clothes, etc1、The tax increases will, in the aggregate, cause much hardship. 增加税收归结起来将造成很多困难。2、Years of hardship and neglect had taken their toll. 多年的劳累和疏于保养损害了他们的健康。3、A sto
14、ic person responds to hardship with imperturbation. 坚忍克己之人经受苦难仍能泰然自若。Elect vt. 选择；选举某人；决定做某事to decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particular job, by voting1、Voters always elect the candidate most tuned in to their needs. 选民总是选那些最能体察其疾苦的候选人。2、They elected him chairman. 他们选他做主席。3
15、、The President elect will be installed next week. 候任总统将在下周正式就任。Federal adj 联邦制的；联邦政府的relating to the central government, and not to the government of a region, of some countries such as the United States1、In the USA foreign policy is decided by the federal government and federal laws are made by Congress. 美国外交政策取决于联邦政府，联邦法律由国会制定。2、Expenditures by the Federal Government have been steadily pared. 联邦政府的开支正在逐渐削减。3、The Federal Reserve System includes 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks and 25 Federal Reserve Bank branches.联邦储备系统包
