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1、Unit 12 (第 3537 讲)1Text A How Dictionaries Are Made 本课主要单词1. mainly adv. 主要地；大部分地1) I dont know what his interests are, because we talk mainly about work when we meet.（我不知道他的兴趣是什么，因为我们见面时主要谈工作。 ）2) The visitors were mainly students from Mainland China.（来访者多半是来自中国大陆的学生。 ）3) He quit the job mainly bec
2、ause of health problem.(他辞了那份工用是由于健康原因。)2. grammarian n. 语法学家-ian 或-an 是一个名词后缀，表示“地方的人” ， “精通 的人” ， “信奉的人” ，如：American（美国人） ，Italian（意大利人） ，Musician（音乐家） ，Historian（历史学家） ，Confucian（儒家） ，Christian（基督徒）grammarian 这个单词是由 grammar 加后缀ian 构成的。3. supreme adj. 最高的；极度的，最主要的1）He enjoys supreme power in this
3、country（他在这个国家享有至高无上的权力。 ）2）They are fulfilling a task of supreme importance.（他们正在完成一项极其重要的任务。 ）3）No one expected that he would change his idea at the supreme moment.（谁也没料到他会在决定性的时刻改变主意。 ）Supreme court（美国联邦（州）最高法院。 ）The supreme commander （最高统帅） Supreme Soviet （前苏联最高苏维埃）4. authority n. 官方，当局；权利，权威1）T
4、he government is the highest authority in the country（政府是国家的最高权利机构）2）Have you talked it over with the authorities concerned?（你已经跟有关当局讨论过这个问题了吗？）3）What authority do you have for entering this house?（你有什么权利进这个屋子？）4）Who is the authority on this subject?（谁是这门学科的权威？）5）Chinese parents have more authority
5、over their children （中国的父母对孩子更有权威。 ）5. usage n. 惯用法；使用；用法Unit 12 (第 3537 讲)21）Its difficult to master the usage of these grammatical forms.（要掌握这些语法形式的用法很困难。 ）2）That phrase has gone out of usage.（那短语已不再为大家所惯用。 ）Usage 常表示语言等的 “用法” ， “使用” ， “惯用法” ，我们不能说 incorrect usage，而应该说 incorrect use.6. dispute v.
6、争吵；对提出质疑 n. 争论，争端1) They are disputing with each other on/about the ownership of the territory.(他们正在就领土所有权问题进行争论。) （dispute 做不及物动词用）2) They disputed how to get the best results. （他们争论如何才能取得最好的效果。 ） （dispute 作及物动词用）3) Your honesty has never been disputed.（没有人怀疑过你的诚实。 ） （dispute 作及物动词用）4) There has be
7、en much dispute, and the question is certainly not yet settled（争论很多，所以这个问题当然还没解决。 ） （dispute 作不可数名词用）5) They lived together happily without disputes.（ 他们快乐地生活在一起，没有任何争吵。 ） （dispute 作可数名词用）6) Her ability to do the job is not in dispute.（对她的工作能力人们没有疑问。 ）7. self-assurance n. 自信1) His self-assurance was
8、 based upon his faith in his own ability（他的自信基于他坚信自己的能力。 ）2) His self-assurance enabled him to pull through difficulties.（他的自信使他能够渡过困难。assure v. 使确信；使放心；向保证；保障1）Please assure my parents that I am safe and sound.（请让我父母放心我安全而健康。 ）2）I can assure you of the reliability of the information.（我可以向你保证这消息是可靠的
9、。 ）3）This film had assured him a place in movie history.（这部影片保证了他在电影史上的地位。 ）assurance n. 把握；信念；自信；保证1) I have full assurance of the feasibility of the plan.（我充分相信这个计划的可行性。 ）2) He will be here soon, said Mary with assurance.（“他很快会到这儿” ，玛丽很有把握地说。 ）3) He gave us the assurance that he wouldnt let out th
10、e secret.（他向我们保证他不会泄露秘密。 ）8. regard v. 看待，考虑；把看作为；尊重 n. 关心，重视；尊重；（复数）问候1) I regard it as difficult.（我认为这事是困难的。 ）2) They are regarded as the best table-tennis players.（他们被看作为最好的乒乓球运动员。 ）3) He was regarded highly by his students.（他很受学生们的尊敬。 ）4) You have to pay regard to public opinions.（你得重视舆论。 ）Unit
11、12 (第 3537 讲)35) My regard for him grew day by day.（我对他的尊敬与日俱增。 ）6) Give my regards to your parents.（请代我问候你的父母。 ）9. peuiliar adj. 特殊的；独特的，奇怪的1） She expressed her gratitude to him in her own peculiar way.（她用自己独特的方式对他表达谢意。 ）2） He says this change is not peculiar to this small village.（他说这个变化不是这个小村子所独有
12、的。 ）3） The young girl was wearing a very peculiar pair of glasses.（那个年轻姑娘戴着一副很古怪的眼镜。 ）4） She gave him a peculiar look.（她朝他古怪地看了一眼。 ）10. occurrence n. 发生，出现，事件1）Researchers are trying hard to find ways to reduce the occurrence of cancer.（研究人员正努力寻求减少癌症发病率的方法。 ）2) The occurrence took place in 1978.（这一事
13、件发生于 1978 年。 ）occur v. 发生；出现；被想到1）Dont let the tragedy occur again.（不要让这样的悲剧再次发生。 ）2）These animals occur in Africa only.（这些动物只在非洲才有。 ）3）It occurred to me that I didnt ask for his telephone number.（我想起没有要他的电话号码。 ）4）A good idea occurred to him （他想到了一个好主意。 ）11. occupy v. 占用，占领，使忙碌1）The village was occu
14、pied by the enemy.（村子被敌人占领了。 ）2）I didnt expect this work would occupy so much of my time.（我没料到这一工作会占用我这么多时间。 ）3）His speech occupied 5 minutes.（他的讲话占了五分钟。 ）4）He is occupied (in) repairing the bike.(他正忙着修理自行车。 ）5）The fridge occupies a big space in the kitchen.（这台冰箱占了厨房很大的空间。 ）12. stack n. 整齐的一叠 v. 把叠成
15、堆 1） He saw a stack of paper boxes in the room.（他看到房间里有一堆迭着的纸盒。 ）2）There are a stack of journals on the table.（桌子上有一叠杂志。 ）3）I have stacks of work to do. （我有一大堆工作要做。 ）4）Its dangerous to stack the firewood here. (把木柴堆在这儿很危险。)5）The shelf was stacked with empty bottles. （架子上堆放着空瓶子。 ）6）Father stacked up
16、the plates and put them in the sink.（父亲把盘子叠放好，然后放入水池。 ）13. illustrate v. 说明，阐明；（用图或例子）说明Unit 12 (第 3537 讲)41） Nothing illustrates his selfishness more clearly than his behavior to his wife. （没有什么比他对妻子的行为更能清楚地说明他的自私。 ）2） He told us a story to illustrate the fact that bad habits die hard.（他通过给我们讲故事来阐明积习难改的事实。 ）3） Childrens books are often beautifully illustrated. （儿童书籍常常有美丽的插图。 ）4） He gave us an
