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Unit 1 Words and Expressions 1. personal: adj. concerning, belonging to, or for the use of a particular person; private * My personal view is that the students should be doing more work outside the classroom. * When I went to her room all her personal belongings had gone. 2. advertisement: n. a picture, short film, song, etc. which tries to persuade people to buy a product or service * a television/newspaper advertisement for a new car * They put an advertisement in The Morning News, offering a high salary for the right person. * The organizers of the concert had taken out a full page advertisement in The New York Times. Collocation: answer an advertisement 应广告之聘 put an advertisement in/on 在……做广告 run an advertisement 做广告 buy things from/in advertisements 购买广告上宣传的商品 3. claim: 1) vt. state that sth. is true, even though it has not been proved * All parties have claimed success in yesterday’s elections. * The company claims that their product “makes you thin without dieting”. 战斗结束后, 双方均宣称获胜。 (= After the battle both sides claimed victory.) 2) n. a statement that sth. is true, even though it has not been proved * They made claims they couldn’t live up to. 她对这块土地产权提出的要求最终得到法庭的认可。 (= Her claim to the ownership of the land was finally recognized by the court.) 4. on one’s part: of or by someone * There has never been any jealousy on my part. (= 我从没有感到忌妒。) * It was probably just a mistake on her part. 5. fluently: adv. fluent: adj. [often used with in] (of a person) speaking, writing, or playing a musical instrument in an easy smooth manner * The company will give priority to an applicant who is fluent in English. * He speaks fluent Spanish. 6. reference: n. 1) a mention of sth. * Knowing what had happened, I avoided making any reference to weddings. 他最近出的书中提到了中东问题。 (= His recent book makes references to the issue of the Mideast.) 2) sth. that shows you where else to look for information, for example the page number of another place in a book * Make a note of t