高二(下)英语新世纪版 U5 The Survival of the Fittest 词汇整理.docVIP

Additional reading The Survival of the Fittest Paragraph A: Q: What did the Bible say about the origin of life? the survival of the fittest 适者生存 survival (n.) 幸存 survive (vt./vi) survive a disaster/ the air crash/ the earthquake 在……中幸免于难 Only two passengers survived the air-crash. 这次飞机失事只有两名乘客幸免于难。 survivor (n.) 幸存者 wonder (v.) 想知道 I wonder whether they will arrive on time. wonder (n.) 奇迹 It is a wonder that he remained alive after dropping from the roof of a ten-storied building. 创造奇迹 work/do wonders on earth (用于疑问词后加强语气)究竟，到底；世界上，人世间（常用于最高级和疑问句后加强语气） Who on earth told you that? What on earth do you mean? Where on earth have you been all these years? How on earth did you manage to finish the work in such a short time? She felt she was the happiest woman on earth. state (vt.) 陈述，说明 The witness stated that she had never seen Mr. Smith. statement (n.)陈述，说明 Clearness of statement is more important than beauty of language. state (n.) 状况，状态 The vice president is in a state of poor health. create (vt. ) Some people believe that God created the world. creature (n.) Man is the only creature that is gifted with speech. 人类是唯一被赋予语言能力的动物。 creation (n.) the creation of a new department 新部门的创建 exist (v.) 存在 The idea only exists in the minds of poets. existence (n.) 存在 Do you believe in the existence of ghosts? The company came into existence 20 years ago. (开始存在，建立） Paragraph B: Q: What did Darwin love to do when he was working on a ship as a naturalist? offer (v.) 提供 这家公司给他提供了高薪。 The company offers him a high salary. = The company offers a high salary to him. He offered to lend me some books. be seasick 晕船 be homesick 想家 ashore (adv.) 向岸边，靠岸边 Most of the other passengers had gone ashore. The ship was driven ashore by the bad weather. sample (v.) 样品 Our firm gives away free samples of cloth. 我们公司免费赠送布料样品。 observe (v.) 1) 看到,注意到 He observed a stranger hanging around the store. 他看到一个陌生人在商店附近闲逛。 2) 观察,观测;监视 They carefully observed the behavior of deer. 他们仔细观察了鹿的生活习