Module5《EthnicCulture》IntroductionReadingandVocabulary（外研版选修7）.ppt

1. minority n. 少数民族；少数 （P57） ?It is well-known that there are 55 ethnic minorities in China. 众所周知在中国有55个少数民族。 ?Only the minority of our students are admitted into some famous universities. 只有少数学生被著名大学录取。;?Men are in the minority in the nursing profession. 在护理行业中男士占少数。 ?The majority were on Ben’s side. 大多数人都站在本的一边。 ?She was elected by/with a majority of 749. 她以749票的多数票当选。; One-third of the country________ covered with trees and the majority of the citizens________ black people. ［2011湖南, 26］ A. is; are B. is; is C. are; are D. are; is 【解析】选A。句意：这个国家有三分之一都覆盖着树木，绝大多数市民是黑人。分数作主语时，谓语动词单复数取决于其后的名词the country，故第一空应为单数；而the majority of the citizens作主语时谓语动词应用复数形式，故选A项。;2. diverse adj. 完全不同的；各不相同的 （P57） ?John and his brother have diverse interests. 约翰和他兄弟的兴趣迥然不同。 ?There is a need for greater diversity and choice in education. 教育方面需要更加多元化和更大的选择性。;?People here have diverse interests. 这里的人们有不同的兴趣。 ?He has various interests. 他有很多兴趣。 ; 用various /diverse填空 ①关于这件事有不同的观点。 There are diverse opinions about it. ②我的兴趣非常广泛。 My interests are various/diverse . ;3. varied adj. 各种各样的；形形色色的 【原句】I’ve been in Yunnan for two months now and I’m still astonished by how varied the landscape is. (P58) 我来云南已经两个月了，这里多姿多彩的风景仍然令我惊讶不已。 ;?The tastes of people vary according to their ages. 随着年龄的不同，人们的口味不同。 ?She took the job for various reasons. 由于种种原因，她接受了这份工作。; 句型转换 ①There is a wide variety of patterns to choose from. →There are various/varied patterns to choose from. ②The planning laws are different from town to town. →The planning laws differ/vary from town to town. ;4. run v. 控制；管理; 开办；操作，运转 【原句】For example, it is the women who run Naxi society, and until recently, Naxi women inherited all property. (P58)例如，管理纳西族社会的是妇女，而且近来还是由纳西族的妇女来继承全部财产。 ?Who is running the company? 谁在经营这家公司？ ?He is learning how to run the new machine. 他正在学