词汇-U 3 教师版-周华.doc

Unit 3 Brainwaves by zhou hua amateour n. someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime 业余爱好者 e.g. Youre a professional, but I am an amateur. 你是专业的,而我是业余的。 Taylor began his playing career as an amateur goalkeeper. 泰勒的运动生涯是从一名业余守门员开始的。 adj. Amateur?sports or activities are done by people as a hobby and not as a job业余的 e.g. At college he studied English and did amateur boxing. 大学时，他学习英语，同时还参加业余拳击。 2. competitive adj. involving competition or competitiveness 竞争的；有竞争力的 e.g. Its getting very competitive in the car industry. 汽车工业方面的竞争日益加剧。 Nobody can entirely keep away from this competitive world. 没有人能够完全远离这个竞争社会。 compete v. take part in a race, contest, examination, etc.竞争；比赛；对抗 e.g. Companies must be able to compete in the marketplace.公司一定要在市场中有竞争力。 Hes hoping to compete in the London marathon. 他期盼着参加伦敦马拉松比赛 competition n. event in which people compete; contest ; competing; activity in which people compete 竞争；比赛 e.g. Everyone in modern society faces keen competitions. 现代社会的每个人都面临着激烈的竞争。 To our satisfaction, he had got the first prize in the diving competition. 我们满意的是,他在跳水比赛中获得了一等奖。 3. court n. A?court?is an area in which you play a game such as tennis, basketball, badminton, or squash球场 e.g. he hotel has several tennis and squash courts. 该酒店有几个网球场和壁球场。 She watched a few of the games while waiting to go on court. 她在等待上场时观看了几场比赛。 n. A?court?is a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or by a magistrate. 法院；法庭；审判庭 e.g. At this rate, we could find ourselves in the divorce courts!?照这样下去，我们会为离婚闹上法院！ draw n. result of a game in which neither player or side wins平局 e.g. They had been dueling for hours and finally called a draw. 他们一直决斗了数小时，最后打成平局。 5. pitch n. A?pitch?is an area of ground that is marked out and used for playing a game such as football, cricket, or hockey. 球场 e.g. There was a swimming-pool, cricket pitches, playing fields.有一个游泳池、几个板球场和运动场。 Their conduct both on and off the pitch was excellent. 他们场上场下都表现出众。 v