创思英语第一册unit 1.ppt

Unit 1 intensive reading adjust 1)调整，校正 You can adjust the belt to the size that you want. 皮带的松紧可按照你要的尺寸来调整 。 2）?(改变…以)适应 Animals adjust themselves to their environment. Mr. Brown has some difficulty in adjusting to the new climate. entirely adv. 全部地;完整地;完全地 Our conclusion is based entirely on fact. 我们的结论完全是实事求是的。 entire a. 全部的；整体的 I’ve wasted an entire day on this. arise过去式：?arose 过去分词：?arisen 1)起立;起身;站起 She arises from her chair when he entered the room. 2)起床 He arose at 6:30 a.m. as usual. 3）上升，升高 Smoke arose lazily from the cabin. 一缕薄烟懒洋洋地从小屋升起。 4)形成;产生;成立 Heavy Metal music really arose in the late 60s. 重金属音乐真正形成于60年代后期。 challengingadj.挑战性的；?引起兴趣的；?令人深思的 Mike found a?challenging?job as a computer programmer. 迈克找到一份做计算机程序员的富有挑战性的工作。 challenge 1. v.挑战，质疑 I challenged him to a game of chess. 我要求同他下盘棋。 I?challenge?the truth?of?your?story.? 我对你说的情况表示怀疑。 challenge 2. n. 挑战；质疑 accept a challenge 应战 public challenge 公开挑战 letter of challenge 挑战书 The demonstrators have now made a direct?challenge?to the authority of the government. 示威者现在直接对政府的权威发出了质疑。 location 1)位置； 场所； 地点 look for the location (of) 寻找（…的）位置 central location 中心位置 2）外景拍摄场地 on location 外景拍摄 provide vt. vi.提供，供给，供应 They would not?provide?any details. 他们不愿提供任何细节。 The government didn’t provide?them with food. 政府不给他们提供食物。 balance n. 平衡, 均衡 achieve balance 获得平衡 keep balance 保持平衡 lose one‘s balance 失去平衡 vt. 1) （使）保持平衡；（使）平稳 He?balanced a football on his head. 他将一只足球稳稳地顶在头上。 opportunity n. 机会，时机 at the first opportunity 一有时机 seize the opportunity 抓住时机 miss the opportunity 错失时机 attendance n 1)出席;参加;出勤 ；出勤率 in attendance 出席；值班；负责 miss attendance 缺席 take attendance 点名 high attendance出勤率高 low attendance 出席人数少 2）伴随；随行；料理；照顾 With the nurse’s careful attendance, the patient finally recovered. balance V. 2)使（力量、重要性等）相等；使均衡；使持平 Supply and demand on the currency market will generally?balance. 货币市场上的供求将大致持平。 3)权衡；对比；斟酌 balance the good and evil of things 权衡事物的恶与善 inter