M2 Unit 3 词汇讲解.doc

U3 M2 Vocabulary explanation (Pages69-70) 1. curse n. (1). 诅咒（祈天惩罚，伤害或毁灭某物或某人） he curse of the mummy. (P42) 木乃伊的诅咒。 call down ~s (from Heaven) upon sb.祈天降祸于某lay a curse upon sb.诅咒人 祸因，祸源 . v. 诅咒,咒骂 2. explorer探索者; 勘探者; 探测器n. Howard Carter is one of the most famous explorers the world has ever known. (P42) 霍华德·卡特是世界闻名的大探险家之一。 explore v. (1). 勘察，探测 They were eing the Amazon jungle. (2). 探索，探究 We must explore all the possibilities for the solution of the problem. (喻)Explorer space exploration 3.brave adj. 勇敢的 a brave firemanHe was brave and adventurous. (P42) 他勇敢无畏，富有冒险精神.adventurous adj. 爱冒险的; 充满危险的 adventure n.冒险; 惊险活动; 奇遇; 冒险性(经历)adventures in the mountains 山中的奇遇 All the children listened to his adventures with eager attention.vt. 以...冒险; 胆敢; 敢于; 大胆提出或进行 adventure an opinion大胆提出意见 No man would adventure it.discover vt. 发现（存在而未为人所知之物）；发觉（新奇或意外之物During his lifetime, he discovered many amazing things. Columbus discovered America in 1492. We have discovered that he is quite untrustworthy. discovery n. (1). 发现；发觉 a new discovery in medical science 医学科学的新发现 The discovery of oil on their land made the people rapidly rich.(2). 被发现的人，被发现的事物 bright adj. (1). 闪光的；明亮的；发光的 鲜艳的bright red名的’s one of the brightest moments in our country’s history. (4). 生气勃勃的；愉快的 bright eyes 流露喜悦的眼神 The garden is bright with flowers.聪明的；伶俐的a bright child/idea! He was bright and curious about the world outside his hometown.(p42) 他天资聪颖，对家乡外部的世界充满了好奇心。 乐观的；前途光明的You young kids have a bright future ahead of you! curious adj. (1). 好奇的；有求知欲的It is good to be curious about the world around you. be curious to (do) 很想(做); 渴望(做)I’m curious to know what he said. 好管闲事的；爱东探西问的 curious neighbors curiosityn. 好奇（心）；珍奇的事物，珍品curiosity about the outer space. 8. preserve vt. (1). 保护，防护 social activities will preserve old people from the loneliness of old age. God ~ us all! What can we do to ~ the company from ruin? (2). 保藏；贮存 preserv fruit/eggs, etc. (3). 使不损失；