大学英语三Unit1-AR1重点.ppt

brace v. 1) (~ oneself for sth.; ~ oneself to do sth.) get ready for sth. unpleasant （使）作好准备 e.g. We must brace ourselves for a challenging new year. 我们必须打起精神应付充满挑战的新年。 2) (~ oneself / sth. against sth. ) push your body, or a part of it, against something solid and strong in order to support yourself or to avoid falling （身体或身体部位）支住，撑牢 e.g. She braced herself against the wall. 她靠墙支撑着身体。 Words Phrases resistance n. [sing, U] 1) (meet with / face / encounter ~) refusal to accept sth. new such as a plan, idea, or change（对新计划、新观念等的）抵制，反对 e.g. 1. This proposal is meeting with some resistance at the UN’s headquarters. 这个提议遭到了联合国总部的反对。 2. She put up no resistance to being led away. 被带走时她没有反抗。 3. There was fierce resistance to the new laws. 新法律遭到了强烈抵制。 Words Phrases 2) (~ to) the ability not to be affected or harmed by something, especially a disease or a drug（尤指对疾病或药物的）抵抗力 e.g. 1. Lack of white blood cells lowers resistance to infection and becomes the major cause of death. 由于欠缺白血球，降低了对疾病的抵抗力，这也是导致死亡的主因。 2. Some of us have a lower resistance to cold than others. 我们有些人对感冒的抵抗力不如别人。 Word family: resist v. Words Phrases moor v. stop a ship or boat from moving by fastening it to a place with ropes or by using an anchor （使）停泊 e.g. 1. Boats were moored on both sides of the river. 河两岸都停着船只。 2. The sailing club required a large site to moor their boats. 航行俱乐部需要一块很大的地方来泊船。 Words Phrases estuary n. [C] the part of a large river where it becomes wide and flows into the sea 河口；江口 e.g. We live near the Thames estuary. 我们的住处靠近泰晤士河入海口。 Words Phrases Where is the estuary in this picture? coastline n. [C] the land along a coast, especially when seen from the sea or the air （尤指从海上或空中看到的）海岸线 e.g. The road extends several miles along the coastline,  then clings to the inland. 这条路沿海岸线延伸了几英里，然后转向内陆。 Words Phrases surf