高一英语 Unit3 Amazing people New words必修2.doc

高一英语必修2 Unit3 Amazing people New words 1. curse n. v (1) n. ①诅咒（祈天惩罚，伤害或毁灭某物或某人） be under a ~因被诅咒而受灾祸 Our tribe is under a curse.我们的部族正遭天谴。 lay a curse upon sb.诅咒人 ②祸因，祸源 Foxes are a curse to farmers. 狐狸是农民的一种祸害。 (2) v. 诅咒,咒骂 他咒骂那个偷他皮夹的人。He cursed the man who had stolen his wallet. 2. explore v. 勘探,考察; 探索, 探究 They explored the land to the north of the Yellow River. 他们勘查了黄河以北的所有地区 We must explore all the possibilities for the solution of the problem explorer n. 探索者; 勘探者; 探测器 an Arctic explorer 北极探险家 exploration n. 勘探,考察 oil exploration 石油勘探 3 adventurous adj ①(人)有冒险精神的②(事)充满危险的，惊险的 那是一次惊险的旅行。 That is journey. 她的生活方式充满刺激。 She lives in lifestyle. 她不够胆大。 She isn’t adventurous enough. adventurous pioneers 富有冒险精神的开拓者 adventure n. 冒险; 惊险活动; 奇遇; 冒险性(经历) adventures in the mountains All the children are listening to his adventures of travelling in Africa 4 bright adj. The leaves on the trees are bright green in spring. bright red鲜艳的 Don’t be so bad about your future. You should see the bright side of things. The doctor has a bright future before him. 乐观的；前途光明的His teacher didn’t think Edision bright. 聪明的；伶俐的She gave me a bright smile. 生气勃勃的；愉快的 The sun is brighter than the moon. 闪光的；明亮的；发光的 5 curious adj. ①好奇的，求知欲强的 be curious about sth ,对(某事物)感到好奇 be curious to do很想(做); 渴望(做 be curious that Children are naturally ~about everything around them 小孩子会自然地对周围每一件事感到好奇。 It is good to be curious about the world around youI’m curious to know what they are talking about. 我很想知道他们在谈论什么。I’m curious how he will deal with it.我很想知道他如何处理这事的。 ②奇特的，难以解释的 It is/ was curious that 真奇怪，他不辞而别。It is curious that he left without saying goodbye. ③好管闲事的 curious neighbors curiosity n. 好奇（心）；珍品 He is full of curiosity. 他充满了好奇心 curiously adv. curiosity n 6.set sail 启航，开船 have / take a sail set sail (from/for) : to begin a trip by sea启程去某地 Columbus set sail from barcelona for india in 1492. Zheng he set sail for the west seven times between 1405 and 1