Unit6DirectionNewYear’sDayhasalwaysbeenthetimewhenpeoplelookaheadandhopeforthelucktheywant.Longago,inmanycultures,peoplethoughttheycouldaffectthelucktheywouldhaveinthecomingyearbywhattheydidorateonthefirstdayoftheyear.Forthatreason,ithasbecomecommonforpeopletospendtheNewYear’sDaywiththeirfamilymembers.Eventodaypeoplestillbelievethatanythingintheshapeofringisgoodluck,andthatifthefirstvisitoronNewYear’sDayisatalldark-hairedman,itwillbringgoodlucktotherestoftheyear.eve n.1)[C](宗教節(jié)日或假日的)前夜，前夕HewenttobedonChristmasEveveryearly.IntheUnitedStates,manypeoplegotoNewYear’sEveparties.2)(重大事件發(fā)生的)前夕，前一刻HecouldhardlygotosleepontheeveofhisvisittoChina.Shefeltnervousontheeveofherexamination.celebrationn.慶祝，慶祝會(huì)Shewaspersuadedtocometotheannualcelebrationparty.Thepartywasincelebrationoftheirparents’goldenweddinganniversary.celebratev.慶祝，舉行(儀式，慶典)Theycelebratedhis80thbirthdayyesterday.Ithasbecomeacustomamongthemtocelebratethebirthdaywithaparty.ancientadj.1)古代的ThestorytookplaceinancientGreece.TheancientRomansconqueredmanycountries.2)古老的，舊的InRome,wevisitedsomeancienttemples.measurevt.測量Timeismeasuredbythehour,minuteandsecond.n.[C]措施，方法Wemusttakemeasuresrightaway.Theshoptooksomenewmeasurestoattractmorecustomers.unitedadj.1)(政治上的)聯(lián)合，聯(lián)盟ThematterwasreferredtotheUnitedNations.ThisbookdealswithlifeintheUnitedStates.2)一致的，團(tuán)結(jié)的Theyareaveryunitedfamily.Wecansurelyovercomethesedifficultiesaslongaswearecloselyuntied.western西方（國家、世界）的，西部的Self-esteemisimportantinWesternculturefortworeasons.importancen.重要，重大，重要性Weshouldn’tignoretheimportanceofagricultureinacountry.Governmentsnowrealizetheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.giveimportanceto重視WeshouldgivemuchimportancetoEnglishlearning.festivaln.1)(尤指宗教的)節(jié)日Mid-AutumnFestival中秋節(jié)SpringFestival春節(jié)LanternFestival元宵節(jié)（Tomb-sweepingDay清明節(jié)）DragonBoatFestival端午節(jié)2）（定期在某地舉行的）節(jié)慶，活動(dòng)theEdinburghFestival愛丁堡藝術(shù)節(jié)AChinesefilmwonanawardattheItalianFilmFestivallastyear.bringin把….帶進(jìn)來；引入Theybroughtindifferentcustomsandcultures.他們帶來了不同的風(fēng)俗和文化。Shebroughtinafewcustomers.她介紹了幾個(gè)顧客。privateadj.個(gè)人的，私有的privateschools私立學(xué)校privateenterprises私人企業(yè)Weshouldputpublicinterestsbeforeprivateinterests.我們應(yīng)該把公共利益放在個(gè)人利益之上（先公后私）recentadj.最近的，不久前的Therecenteventsshowthatthecrimeratehasgoneupinthiscity.最近的事件表明該市的犯罪率有所上升。Therecentsandstormhasgreatlyaffectedpeople’slives.上次的沙塵暴極大的影響了人們的生活。Inrecentyears在最近的幾年里commonadj.常見的；普遍的Themostcommon(thecommonest)way最常見的方式commonsense常識(shí)It’scommonthatmanystudentswhoarepoorspeakersofEnglishcanwriteEnglishperfectly.許多學(xué)生英語講不好但寫作卻很好，這是普遍現(xiàn)象。共同的，共有的commonproperty共有財(cái)產(chǎn)Whenitcomestopopmusic,weareoncommonground.談到流行音樂時(shí)，我們的見解是一致的。have…incommon公共擁有Hehasalotincommonwithhissister.他與姐姐有許多相似之處Theyhavemanyinterestsincommon.他們有許多共同的興趣。not…until直到…才…traditionn.慣例；老規(guī)矩Myfamilyhasatraditionofhavingreunionseverysummer.我們家族有個(gè)老規(guī)矩，每年夏天要團(tuán)聚一次。傳統(tǒng)Ithinkweshouldkeeptheculturaltradition.我認(rèn)為我們應(yīng)該保持這種文化傳統(tǒng)。InGermany,somepeoplestillfollowthisoldtradition.在德國，一些人仍恪守這種風(fēng)俗。centuryn.一百年，世紀(jì)Thetraditionhaslastedacentury.這種傳統(tǒng)風(fēng)俗延續(xù)了一百年。（一個(gè)世紀(jì)）driveaway趕走Don’tdriveawaythestudentswhowanttohelpyou.不要把想幫助你的學(xué)生趕走。Thestrongwinddrovethedarkcloudsaway.大風(fēng)把烏云吹散了。eviladj.不道德；邪惡的；有害的Heisanevilman.他是一個(gè)不道德的人。n.[U]邪惡；罪惡Wemustlearntotellgoodfromevil.我們必須學(xué)會(huì)分辨善惡。Theboymadeapromisethathewouldneverdoevil.這個(gè)男孩許諾他絕不干壞事。gatherv.1)聚集，集合OnNewYear’sEve,crowdsgatherinTimesSquareinNewYorkCity.新年前夜，人們聚集在紐約的時(shí)代廣場Familymembersgathertogethertohavedinner.家人聚在一起共進(jìn)晚餐。采集；收割Theyhavegatheredalotofinformationonthesubject.他們收集了許多關(guān)于這個(gè)主題的資料。letoff放（煙火）；引爆（炸彈）Theyletofftheirgunsattheenemy.他們對著敵人開槍cheerv.歡呼；喝彩Theaudiencecheeredwhenshestooduptospeak.她站起來講話時(shí)，觀眾都高聲歡呼起來。AllriseupAttheendofthegame,thewholecrowdjumpedtotheirfeetandcheeredwildly.比賽臨近尾聲時(shí)，所有觀眾都站起來狂歡。n.歡呼；喝彩Hisspeechwasgreetedwithcheers.他的演講博得了人們的喝彩。intheshapeof以…的形狀（形式）Thecakeisintheshapeofaheart.這塊蛋糕是心形的。Hehasawatchintheshapeofarabbit.他有一只小兔子形狀的手表。lightup開燈；點(diǎn)燈Whentheplayended,allthelightsup.劇終時(shí)，所有的燈都亮了。Afewmainstreetswerelitupwithelectricity.幾條主要街道燈火通明照亮；使生輝Thecandleslituptheroom.蠟燭照亮了房間。putup蓋起；搭起TheyplannedtoputupastatueofthelatePresident.他們計(jì)劃給已故的總統(tǒng)立一尊雕像。Haveyouputupthetent?你搭起帳篷了沒有？stoptodosth./stopdoingsth.joinin(=takepartin)參加；加入進(jìn)來MayIjoininyourconversation?我能參加你們的談話么？Thewholecrowdjoinedin,singingthepopularsong.人群也跟著唱起了這首流行歌曲。*jointhearmy參軍jointheparty入黨broadcastn.[C]廣播節(jié)目；電視節(jié)目Sheisusedtolisteningtotheradiobroadcasteveryday.她習(xí)慣每天收聽無線廣播。Nowlet’swatchthenewsbroadcast.現(xiàn)在讓我們看新聞播報(bào)吧v.(廣播或電視)播出；播送Themessagewasbroadcastallovertheworldviaradio.這個(gè)消息通過無線電傳遍全世界。WorldCupwasbroadcastaroundtheworldbysatellite.世界杯通過衛(wèi)星向全世界轉(zhuǎn)播。imaginev.1)想象Canyouimaginealifewithoutwater?你能想象沒有水的生活嗎？Icanhardlyimaginemyselflivingaloneallmylife.我簡直不能想象獨(dú)自過一生會(huì)是什么樣子。2）設(shè)想；猜想；認(rèn)為Somewritersimaginethatrobotswouldonedaytakeoverourworld.一些作家設(shè)想有一天機(jī)器人將統(tǒng)治我們這個(gè)世界。Trytoimagineyou’reallaloneinthatroom.設(shè)想一下你獨(dú)自一人待在那個(gè)房間里activityn.1)[C](尤指娛樂或興趣方面的)活動(dòng)Youngchildrencan’tfocusononeactivityforlong.小孩的注意力很難長時(shí)間的集中在一個(gè)活動(dòng)上。Weusuallyparticipateinanactivitywithanaim.我們通常有目的的參加一項(xiàng)活動(dòng)。活躍，熱鬧asuddenrushofactivity一陣活躍There’sbeenalotofactivityinthecitycentertoday.今天市中心相當(dāng)?shù)臒狒[。resolutionn.1)[C]決心Grandfatherhasmadeafirmresolutiontogiveupsmoking.爺爺下定決心戒煙。Hemadearesolutiontoloseweightthroughexercising.他決心通過鍛煉減肥。2）[U]果斷，決心Heshowedgreatresolutioninfacingtherobbers.面對搶劫者她非常果斷。Heisamanofresolution.他是個(gè)很堅(jiān)定的人。3）（問題或爭端的）解決Theresolutionofdoubtdidnotcomesoeasily.好不容易才解開疑團(tuán)。Weneedquickresolutionofthisproblem.我們需要盡快解決這個(gè)問題。involvevt.1)包含Itwouldinvolvealotoftimeandenergy.這需要花大量的時(shí)間和精力。Thiswillinvolveteachingthenewlanguageinadvance.這意味著要提前教授新的語言。2)使（別人或自己）卷入；使介入Godknowshowmanypeopleareinvolved.天知道有多少人被卷進(jìn)去了。Thiswarinvolvedsevencountries.有7個(gè)國家卷入了這場戰(zhàn)爭。(e.g)expertn.專家，內(nèi)行SheisanexpertincookingChinesefood.她是烹飪中餐的行家。adj.專家的；內(nèi)行的Sheisexperttodealingwiththiskindofperson.她善于對付這類人。Ithinkweshouldgetexpertadviceontheproblem.我想我們應(yīng)該征求專家對這個(gè)問題的意見。percent百分之幾carryout履行（諾言，義務(wù)等）Don’tblameme—I’monlycarryingoutorders.不要怪我，我只是奉命行事實(shí)行；實(shí)現(xiàn)I’vegottocarryoutsomeresearchonthesubject.我要針對這個(gè)題目進(jìn)行一些研究betrueof符合于，對…適用Americansgivegreatimportancetopunctuality.ThisisalsotrueofEnglish.Usually,youshakeyourheadmean“No”,butthisisnottrueofpeopleinmanypartsofIndia.sothat以便，所以，以至于（so…that如此…以至于）1、Thegovernmentisgoingtoputupanewshoppingcenterintheneighborhood.2、Onefoolishmistakecaninvolveyouingreatdealoftroubles.3、Heknowtheimportanceoflearningfrommistake.4、Successcannotbemeasuredintermsofmoney.veryn.Weclimbedtotheverytopofthemountain.You’retheverypersonIwantedtotalkto.warmthn.1)[U]友好；熱情Apossibleconnectionof“home”isaplaceofwarmth,comfortandaffection.2)暖和；溫暖Thissuddenwarmthisbringingalltreesintoleaf.honorvt.向…表示致敬TheybuiltthestatuetohonorthefriendshipbetweenFranceandtheUnitedStates.n.榮譽(yù)；崇敬It’sarealhonortohavetheopportunitytomeetthewell-knownscientistinperson.Manypeoplestoodalongthestreetstodohimhonor.briefadj.簡短的；短暫的Asthereislittletimeleft,pleasebebrief.DuringhisbriefstayinBeijing,hemanagedtovisittheGreatWallandtheSummerPlace.vt.(在行動(dòng)前簡要的)給（某人）指示；為…提供資訊Theofficerbriefedtheteambeforetheirmilitaryaction.Thestudentwasbriefedbyhisclassteacherbeforehisfistjobinterviewconnectvt.連接，結(jié)合Youmustconnectthiswirewiththatone.Thehallwayconnectalltherooms.notatall完全(不)；全然（不）；從不I’mnotsurprisedatallthatshechosethewhiteshirt.Hepretendednottoseeanythingatall.attemptn.努力，嘗試Hemadeattempttoescape,butfailedIdecidedtomakeonelastattempt.vt.企圖，嘗試Heattemptstodecidethecauseoffire.Heattemptedtoleavebutwasstopped.determinevt.1)確定，測定determinethemainideaofapassageThiskindoftestisaimedatdeterminingaperson’sintelligence.2)(使)下決心Hedeterminedtogiveupsmoking.Wedeterminedtohelpthepoorpeople.favor(favour)v.1）喜愛，寧愿選擇LooseclothingoftypefavoredinArabcountries.2）偏愛，偏袒Theteacherdoesn’tfavoranyofhisstudents.n.1)贊同，贊許Amajorityspokeinfavorofthedecision.Publicopinionisinfavorofachangeinthelaw.2）恩惠Asaspecialfavor,I’llletyoustayuplatetonight.select選拔，挑選HewasselectedtoplayforEngland.Whohasbeenselectedtakepartintheproject?select…as選擇…作為Heselectedanovelasabirthdaypresentforhissister.Heselectedsomebreadasbreakfastinthesupermarket.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.customn.1)風(fēng)俗，習(xí)慣ItisacustomtogivepresentsatChristmas.ImmigrantsbroughtthiscustomtotheUnitedStates.2)海關(guān)Itwon’ttakelongtopassthroughthecustom.Thecustomsofficialsfailedtofindoutwhatthedriverhadsmuggled.hang掛，懸掛Hangyourclothesup.Hangyourcoatonthehook.絞死，吊死Executionbyhangingisstillpracticedinthiscountry.percent百分之幾commercial商業(yè)的，商務(wù)的commercialpurpose商業(yè)目的Theoldladyputsomeofhermoneyincommercialbank.merry歡樂的，愉快的Sheisamerryperson,alwayssmiling.Wehadamerrytimeattheparty.catchon(caught)流行，受歡迎Theirinnovationproductscaughtonquickly.Thesongcaughtonafewyearsago.明白，了解Hecouldn’tcatchontotheEnglishidiom.Hedidn’tquitecatchontowhattheteachertoldhim.exchangev.交換，交易，調(diào)整Attheendofmeeting,theyareexchangingphonenumbersandaddresses.n.交換，互換Theexchangeofviewwentonforhours,asneithersidewouldgivein.Themeetingsoftheofficialshavepromotedgoodexchangebetweenthetwocountries.Original最早的，最初的，原先的HefoundanoriginaldrawingofPicasso’sinthebasementofhisfather’shouse.Ouroriginalplanhasbeenchanged.新穎的，獨(dú)特的，與眾不同的Thisfashiondesignerhasanoriginalstyle.MarkTwainisahighlyoriginalwriter.beknownas以…知名，被稱為，被認(rèn)為Hewasalreadywellknownasapilotbytheageof24.Theentiregroupofstoresbecomeswhatisknownasashoppingcenter.develop發(fā)展，擴(kuò)展，（使）增長Marketsforsuchhigh-pricedproductsdevelopedslowly.Theplotdevelopsfurtherinthesecondepisode.usedto&wouldHeusedtosmoke.TheywouldspendthewinteronHainanSheusedtobeverynervouswhenaskedtoanswerquestionsinclass.Itisusedtobeaveryprosperoustown.developingcountry發(fā)展中國家developedcountry發(fā)達(dá)國家therefore因此，所以，為此You’realllate,andtherefore,youmustallbepunished.Therefore,peoplemayeatlessmeatinthefutureandmorefish.Accordingto根據(jù)…所說（所示）accordingtothecontractAccordingtoareportgivenoutyesterday,Mr.Smithwassetfreealready.Accordingtotheweatherforecast,itwillraintomorrow.隨著…而作（相應(yīng)的）變更Youshouldchangeyourviewaccordingtothechangedsituation.Thereasonwhywomenaregoingouttoworkmaydifferaccordingtodifferentcountries.hangup掛；懸learnabout