B-U9-A课文单词【DOC精选】.doc

New Words 1premarital premarital (a.) ---marital (a.) ---marry (v.) ---marriage (n.); a. happening before marriage 婚前的 EG: At that time, abortion, divorce, premarital sex, and drug trafficking were listed as serious sins. 那时，流产、离婚、婚前性行为、贩卖毒品等都被列为重罪。 The government proposed that couples complete a premarital education program before receiving a marriage license. 政府提倡夫妻领取结婚证前先完成一项婚前教育项目。 2collection collection (n.)---collect (v.)---collective (a.)； n. 1. [C] a set of things that have been collected 收藏品 EG: Our library has a large collection of books. 我们图书馆的藏书很丰富。 Bob took his insect collection to school. 鲍勃把他收集的昆虫带到了学校。 2. [U] the act of collecting 收集 EG: The photos will be ready for collection on Tuesday afternoon. 照片可在星期二下午领取。 There are three collections a day from the post box on the corner. 邮递员每天从拐角处的邮筒里收取三次信件。 3verify vt. make certain of or prove the truth of sth. 证实；核实 EG: These figures are surprisingly high and theyll have to be verified. 这些数字高得惊人，必须予以核实。 Are you able to verify your theory? 你能证明你的理论吗？ 4bride n. [C] a woman who is getting married, or who is just married 新娘 EG: The bride wore a beautiful white dress. 新娘穿了一件白色礼服。 Usually the brides father proposes a toast to the happiness of the bride and groom. 通常是新娘的父亲提议为新娘和新郎的幸福干杯。 5bride-to-be n. [C] a woman who is going to be married soon 准新娘 EG: She is Johns bride-to-be. 她是约翰未来的新娘。 The five brides-to-be demanded to know if they could invite all their friends to come to their weddings. 五个准新娘想知道她们是否可以邀请她们所有的朋友来参加她们的婚礼。 6clause n. [C] a particular part of a written legal document 条款，款项 EG: There is a clause in the contract which says the company can fire people for economic reasons. 合同中有一项条款说公司可以出于经济原因而裁减人员。 The last clause says that the payment should be made within a year. 最后一项条款规定一年内付款。 7prenuptial a. before getting married 结婚前的 EG: People disagree about prenuptial agreements. 人们对婚前协约有不同的看法。 There is growing concern about the increase in the number of prenuptial