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Unit 3 An American Love Affair New Words: ?mobile adj. moving or movable; able to be moved rapidly or easily. e.g. mobile troops. / Mr. Yang reported the hijack to the police on his mobile phone. / mobility n. Americans are known for their job mobility. tragic adj. of sth. that is very sad. e.g. She has made a study of Guan Hanqings tragic drama. // tragedy n. a very sad event, action, experience, etc, in real life; a play with a very sad ending. e.g. The car accident was a terrible tragedy. Nobody survived. / Hamlet is a tragedy. shift n. change; period of time one works. e.g. A sudden shift in the wind indicated that the weather was going to change. / He works the day/afternoon/night shift. / The factory operates on three shifts. // shift vi. vt. to move, change. e.g. Bill shifted impatiently in his seat during the long speech. / The candidate shifted his opinion on the womens issue. mundane adj. earthly, worldly contrasted with spiritual or heavenly . e.g. When a man is near death, he loses interest in all mundane affairs. module n. In the text, module simply means tool, machine, or vehicle. better off well off, richer, more comfortable. e.g. Since I got the new job, Ive been better off. / Toms parents are quite well-off; they just bought him a new car. / Chinese people are now better off. identify vt. to say, show , prove who or what sb. or sth. is. e.g. Could you identify your umbrella among a hundred others? / The brave young girl identified the rapist who was later brought to trial. // identification n. e.g. Identification of the fire victims is rather difficult. / In China, anyone who is 16 years old or above has an identification ID card. / identity n. e.g. identity theft 盗用身份罪 . landscape n. natural scenery; a branch of art dealing with scenery. e.g. He is known for his landscape painting 山水画 . sculpture n. [C] 雕塑品; [U] 雕塑（艺术）. e.g. The city government has put up a lot of sculptures around the city to make it look more beautiful. / My sister studie