新通用大学英语一Unit 3 Talking about Families 语言点.pdfVIP

Language Points in Unit 3 Talking about Families Text A twin n. one of two offspring born at the same birth 双胞胎 • It is a great convenience to have a separate room for the twins. • Clones are always produced by natural means in the shape of identical twins. divorced adj. of or relating to the ending of a marriage between a husband and a wife 离婚的 • It seems as though every time I turn around, another couple I know is getting divorced. • Her ex-husband drank a lot of alcohol every evening, which was the reason she was divorced from him. identical adj. being the same; exactly equal and alike 同一的；完全相等的 • Marianne and Anne are identical twins. You will find it very hard to tell them apart. • The jobs of wildlife technicians and biologists seemed identical to him, but one day he discovered their difference. graphic adj. concerned with written signs, usu. drawings or graphs 绘画的，绘图的 • This central part of the program is responsible for the graphic descriptions of the playing field. • Susan specializes in graphic design, an art of combining pictures, words and decoration in the production of books, magazines and etc. athletic adj. physically strong; of or relating to sports 身强力壮的；运动的 • Lily fell in love with Peter, a tall athletic young man she met at a dance party. • Athletic events at universities attract lots of fans and benefit the whole community. in some ways to some degree or extent 在某些方面 • The return trip of the rocket to Earth is, in some ways, less of a problem. • Although the United States is so big and its people have so many different backgrounds, it is in some ways less varied than Europe. all types of all kinds of 各种各样的 • The major studios are eager to profit from the DVD market, filling it with all types o