UNIT 2vocabulary.pptxVIP

UNIT 2 Civil-Rights Heroes 1.Breeze (para1,line1) n. a light and pleasant wind:a warm/cool breeze 凉爽的微风She let the gentle breeze cool her face. Gust --- 阵风，强风 a strong, abrupt rush of wind Gale --- 强风 a very strong wind Hurricane --- 飓风 a severe tropical cyclone (heavy rains) Typhoon --- 台风 a violent wind which has a circular movement, found in the West Pacific Ocean Tornado --- 龙卷风 a rotating column of air 2. Slender (para1,line2)?adj. (人，身体的部分) 修长的，苗条的； (柱子等)细长的 1) thin and delicate, often in a way that is attractive:He put his hands around her slender waist.The plants leaves are long and slender. 2) small in amount or degree: (收入) 微少的；(希望) 渺茫, 微薄的，微小的 a man of slender means, a slender income 微薄的薪水 Slender, thin  这两个词都有细小，瘦弱之意。 Slender 主要表示苗条之瘦，往往含有瘦得好看或均匀的意思。 Film actress Zhang Ziyi is a slender woman. When the wind blows, the slender tree bends but never breaks. 起风时，这棵细长的树常弯曲但决不会断。 Thin:表示人或物的直径与长度的比例较小。 People usually get thinner after an illness. 生病后，人们通常变得瘦一些 This metal may be thin but is of great strength . 这种金属虽然很薄，但强度却很高。 3. Settlement (para1,line3) n. a place where people have come to settle / live eg. This village is said to be the ~~ of a group of artists. settle v. ① (cause to) live in a place for a long time ~~ (sb.) in sp. eg. People would usually choose to ~~ (themselves) in somewhere they can find adequate food and water. ② (cause to) become calm or quiet ~~ down eg. This medicine can ~~ your nerves. I can only fall asleep after the noise ~~d down. ③ make more tight or close eg. Shake the bottle to ~~ the sugar. ④ decide, solve eg. I’ll be glad when it’s all ~~d. Relating phrases settle down (使)安坐 ~~ sb. down in a chair / 定 居 /定下心来 settle for 接受，勉强同意 ~~ such a dull life settle in / into 熟悉或习惯于 ~~ my new job settle on