高中英语Unit 2 Phrases牛津版选修10

Unit 2 Phrases
1. conduct a survey of….对……作调查
2. for decades 几十年来
3. throughout the country= all over/ across the country 全国各地
4. be home to…是….的所在地
5. account for 18 percent占百分之十八
6. give a variety of reasons for sth…. 提供各种各样的原因
7. people my age 我这种年纪的人
8. make sense 有意义,明智
9. make adaptattions to sth.= adapt to sth 适应于….
10. a boom in population 人口激增
11. with one voice 异口同声
12. graduate from university 大学毕业
13. drive sb. to (do ) sth 驱使/逼迫某人做…..
14. in the direction of…朝着……方向
15. be dependent on sth 依靠,依赖
16. other than 除了,而非
17. rely on sb. for help 依靠某人帮助
18. rather than 而不是,而不愿
19. the majority of…. 大多数
20. a small percentage of people 少数人
21. live a ….life 过着……的生活
22. living standards 生活水平
23. in relation to…关于,和….有关
24. the introduction to …….的介绍
25. make some adjustment 作调整
26, join clubs 加入俱乐部
27. do research on sth 研究…..
28. turn down 拒绝
29. be impressed with sth 对….印象很深
30. in the 1970s 在二十世纪七十年代
31.wipe out 扫光,消灭光
32. take advantage of opportunities 利用机会
33. according to statistics 根据统计数据
34. benefit from…. 收益于,得益于
35. go abroad for study 出国学习
36. upon completing their education 一完成学业
37. lose touch with…和……失去联系
38. convince sb. of sth 让某人信服….
39. make up facts 编造事实
40. wonder about sth. 惊讶于….
41. all around the world 世界各地
42. be associated with…和…有联系/有关
43. aim to do…= be aimed at…目的/目标是…..
44. through metal working通过金属加工
45. over the centuries 几世纪以来
46. one’s native language 本族语,母语
47. a tedency to live in closed groups倾向于居住在封闭的群体中
48. resist making permanent homes抵制建造定居家园
49. be forced to pay taxes 被迫交税
50. in a roundabout way间接地
51. earn sb. a reputation 赢得,名声
52. have difficulty (in) doing…做….有困难54. make laws removing rights from sb. 制定剥夺某人权利的法律
55. more than 不仅仅
56. at the begginning of the 19th century 在十九世纪初
57. apply for passports 申请护照
58. attend local schools 上当地学校
59. unable to practise their traditions 无法继续奉行他们的传统
60. (sth) go missing (某物) 丢失
61. the prejudice against sb. 对某人的偏见
62. at its worst 处于最糟糕状态。