2014年高中英语 Module 5 A Lesson in a Lab词汇解读 外研版必修1

Module 5 Explanations for new words and phrases

1. expand vi. bee or make larger or more extensive扩大/扩充/扩展/膨胀；伸展/开,X/展开

e.g. expand his chest扩胸expand trade/export 扩大贸易/出口

Theirbusiness expanded into other hotels and properties.业务扩展到了其他旅馆和房地产。

The ranks of the teachers are constantly expanding.教师队伍日益扩大了。

He does exercises to expand his chest.他做体操扩胸

Metals expand by heat.金属受热而膨胀。expand with heat 热胀

Manyflowers expand in the sunshine.花儿在阳光下绽放。

2. contract vi. decrease in size, number, or range收缩/缩小/缩短/缩紧；和……订合同;

When you heat a metal,does it contract or expand? 当你给金属加热时,它会收缩还是膨胀？

Metal contracts as it bees cool.金属冷却时体积缩小。contract with cold冷缩

Generally speaking, a body will expand when heated and contract when cooled物体热涨冷缩

We contracted with a shoe factory for 4000 pairs of shoes. 和鞋厂签订了份4000双鞋的合同。

He made a two-year contract of employment with the firm. 他和公司签订了两年的雇用合同。

vt./vi.catch or develop (a disease or infectious agent)染上；感染；得〔病〕Threepeople contracted a killer virus.三个人感染了一种致命的病毒。

Bad habits are easy to contract.坏习惯很容易养成。

n. 契约/合同conditional contract 附条件的合同contract law 合同法purchase contract 购货合同

make a contract with 与…签合同sign a contract签署合同carry out a contract 履行合同cancel a contract取消合同break a contract违反合同by/on contract按照合同；依约You should read the carefully before you sign it.

A.contrast

B.contact

C.contract

D.conflict

考查名词词形、词义辨析。contract合同；contrast对照，对比；contact联系，接触；conflict 冲突。

3. substance n. 物质/材料；主旨/宗旨/要旨；实质/本质

What is this substance?这是什么物质？Salt is a useful substance.盐是一种有用的物质。

Soil is made up of / consists of various chemical substances. 土壤由各种化学物质组成。

The substance of their talk is condensed into a paragraph.他们谈话的主旨被压缩成一段话。

There is no substance in the speech.演说没有实质内容。

There isn't anything of real substance in her book.她的书中没有任何真正实质性的内容。

词组：in substance 基本上，大体上

Basicrights are equal in substance to human rights.基本权利大体上等同于人权。

4. mixture n. 混合物，混合〔状态〕，混杂的事物〔人群〕

She is mixing the mixture of flour and water.她正在搅和面粉与水的混合物。

mix vt./vi.. 混合, 搅和；(使)结交, (使)交往

You can mix blue and yellow paint to make green one.你可以把蓝色和黄色油漆混合成绿色。

Oiland water don't mix.=Oil does not mix with water. 油和水不能混合。mix colors调配颜色

She doesn't mix well.她不善与人相处。

短语：mix something up弄乱/混淆Don’t mix the two up. 别把二者混为一谈。

mix in 或 be/get mixed up in 卷入；参与/与…有牵连

The old man decided not to mix in politics.那位老人决定不参与政治。

get sth./sb.mixed up with sth./sb. 把…和…搞混淆

I'd got her mixed up with her sister.我把她和她的妹妹混淆了。

5. stage n. a point, period, or step in a process or development阶段；时期；步骤；舞台

stage of civilization 文明时代stage scenery舞台布景

He was suffering from cancer which had already reached an advanced stage.癌症已到晚期。

Thereare only two characters on stage.舞台上面只有两个演员。

She has always wanted to be/go on the stage.我一直想当一名演员。

China is playing a positive role on the international stage.中国正在国际舞台上起着积极的作用。

6. conclusion n.结论/推论/推断/断定；总结/结束/结局；协定/协议

c onclusion“结束/结尾〞常用单数；作“结论〞讲时为可数名词；作“协议，缔结〞讲时为不可数名词。

logical conclusion符合逻辑的论断in conclusion 最后；总之，总而言之；综上所述

e to/arrive at/reach/draw a conclusion得出结论bring...to a conclusion使……结束

The conclusion is incorrect.这个结论是错误的。

What conclusion do/can you draw from the evidence? 你从证据中得到了什么结论？

They drew different conclusions from the facts.他们根据这些事实得出了不同的结论。

You did not base your conclusion on fact. 你没有将你的结论建立在事实的基础之上。

In conclusion,I wish all of you good health and a long life. 最后，我祝大家健康长寿。

conclude v. 得出结论；断定；结束conclude with 以…结束，与…商谈。