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Unit 4 More readingThe origins of art May 2009 Amateur N. [C] (科学,艺术,运动等的)业余从事者Our actors were all enthusiastic amateurs. 我们的演员都是热情的业余爱好者。 a. 1. 业余的The pictures were taken by an amateur photographer. 这些照片是一位业余摄影师拍的。 2. 外行的,不熟练的 Archaeologist Archaeology n. 考古学 Investigate V. Investigation n. Investigator n.(person) Artefact n. 1. 人工制品;加工品 2. 【生】矫作物 3. (低劣的)艺术品 4. 【医】(脑电波图中)非源自脑中的电波 Peek vi. 1. 偷看,窥视[(+at/in/out)]They caught him peeking in through the keyhole. 他们发现他从钥匙孔里向里窥视。 n. [(+at)]1. 偷偷一看 2. 一瞥I took a peek at the list. 我很快看了一眼名单。 Bison n. 北美野牛;欧洲野牛 Boar n. [C]1. (未阉的)公猪 2. 野猪 Maintain vt. 1. 维持;保持;使继续Ann and Mary maintained their friendship for the next thirty years. 2. 维修,保养Frank maintains his car very well. 3. 坚持;主张;断言[+(that)]He maintains that he once saw a UFO. 4. 供养,抚养;负担,支持Mr. Smith maintains his son at college. 史密斯先生供养念大学的儿子。 Maintenance n. 1. 维持；维修；保养 He took a course to learn about car maintenance. 他学习了汽车保养的课程。 2. 赡养费 Date from Date v. 1. 确定...的年代Can you date the fossil exactly? 你能确定这化石的确切年代吗? 2. 注明日期于Tom never dates his letter. 汤姆的信从不写日期。 vi. 1. 注有日期 2. 属于,始于(某一历史时期)[Q]The castle dates back to the ancient Roman days. 此城堡建于古罗马时代。 3. 过时Most pop songs soon date. 大多数流行歌曲不久便过时。 4. 【美】【口】约会 The Stone Age Claim n.  1.（依据权利的）要求 They made a claim for higher pay. 他提出更高报酬的要求。 2. 权利 The poor have a claim to our sympathy. 穷人值得我们同情。 3. 声明；声称 The governments claim that war was necessary was clearly mistaken. 政府声称战争是必然的，这说法显然是错误的。 4. 要求得到的矿产或土地；声言（土地）为己有之物 5. 索赔 Claim 及物动词 vt. 1. (根据权利)要求;认领;索取The old man claimed the land. 老人要求得到这块土地。 2. 自称,声称;主张[Y][+to-v][+(that)]She claimed that the ring was stolen, not lost. 她声言那只戒指是被偷的,而不是遗失的。 She claims to be a good pianist. 她声称是位优秀的钢琴家。 3. 值得,需要The trend claims our attention. 这一趋势需要我们予以注意。 4. (疾病,意外)夺去(生命)The tornado claimed dozens of lives. 那场龙卷风夺去了几十 Ridicule 名词 n. 1. 嘲笑,揶揄,奚落[U]Her brothers poured ridicule on her boyfriend. 她的兄弟嘲弄她的