unit1-词汇

UNIT 1

TEXT A

Words and Expressions

1. (L 5) raw: adj. cold and wet; not cooked, refined, processed, organized or

analyzed

*The event took place on a raw February morning.

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这这This cutting board is only used to cut raw meat.这

*Raw materials are the natural substances from which industrial

products are made.

2. (L 7) launch: vt.

1) start

* Beginning in the early 1960s, humans launched probes to explore other planets.

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这这This computer company launches a new product this year.这

2) send (sth.) on its course

*On October 4, 1957, Soviet scientists launched the world’s first artificial

satellite, called Sputnik.

Collocation:

launch an attack这这这这

launch a massive campaign这这这这这这这这这这

launch a company这这这这这

launch threats at sb.这这这这这这这

launch into这这这这这这这这这

* He launched into a long speech about the danger of taking drugs.

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launch out这这这这这这这这这这这这这

* She wants to be more than a singer and is launching out into films.

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3. (L 10) campaign: n.a series of military operations or planned activities with

a particular aim

(这这这这这这campaign)

这这The government is launching a massive campaign against

corruption.这

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这这The campaign against rats in our city got off to a good start.这

CF: campaign,battle &war

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campaign这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这battle这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这

war这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这

(Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary.

1. Many _____ criminals were proceeded against following World War II.

(=war)

2. The American presidential _____lasts for eighteen months. (=campaign)

3. It was a decisive ____ — we won the ___ because of it. (=battle, war)

4. The Philippines had suffered grievously under the Japanese occupation. A

highly effective guerilla ____ controlled sixty percent of the islands, mostly jungle and mountain areas. (=campaign)

4. (L 15) efficient: adj.working well, quickly and without waste

*To cut back on fossil fuels, we should build more efficient cars.

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这这It is not efficient to hire poorly trained workers. 这

5. (L 16) conquest: n.conquering,defeat

*Hitler badly miscalculated when he assumed the conquest of the USSR

would be simple.

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6. (L 21) retreat: v.move back or withdraw when faced with danger or

difficulty

*After a fierce battle, the troops retreated southward.

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（（ We adopted the following strategies: When the enemy advances, we retreat: when they retreat, we pursue.这

NB:retreat 这这这这这 advance

这这to advance against (on, to, toward) 这……这这

to retreat from 这…这这

to retreat to 这这这

CF: conquest, triumph &victory

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conquest这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这

triumph这这这这这这这这这这这这

victory这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这这

(Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary.

1. Under the leadership of the Party, we are marching from ____ to ___.

(=victory, victory)

2. The Yangtze Bridge is a great _____ of modern civil engineering. (=triumph)

3. It was a _____ of human intellect, and also international cooperation and

communication (=triumph)

4. In process of time, Rome became a great empire by___. (=conquest)

7. (L 24) engage: vt.

1) begin fighting with sb.

*The commander ordered the soldiers to engage the enemy immediately.

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