(
课件网) An unknown goddess Background knowledge: God 神: 如Roman god of war 罗马战神 God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost 圣父、圣子、圣灵(三位一体) Goddess: 女神 希腊神话中的六位女神: Hera[ h r ] 赫拉:奥林匹斯山十二主神之一, 主管婚姻和生育 Athena [ θi:n ] 雅典娜:奥林匹斯山十二主神之一,智慧与工艺女神; Diana [dai n ] 戴安娜:狩猎与月亮之神 Aphrodite[ fr da ti:] 阿芙洛狄忒(即罗马神话中的维纳斯),爱与美的女神; Medusa[mi dju:z ] 美杜莎,蛇发女怪 Hebe [ hi:bi] 赫柏:青春女神 unknown ①not be known by name 无名的 ②not well-known 不出名的 I‘m nobody.我是个无名小卒。 I’am a small potato.我是个小人物。 a household name 一个家喻户晓的名字 goddess: n. 女神 -ess结尾,表女性或母性 waitress, hostess, mistress(情妇), actress stewardess [ stju: des] tigress:雌老虎(mother tiger) 性别:gender(文)/sex --female/male arch(a)eologist n. 考古学家 arch [ɑ:t ] 拱门 ology- 某种科学 archaeology n. 考古学, 古迹; psychology 心理学(psy-与心理与精神相关) physiology[ f zi l d i] 生理学 philosophy 哲学, 人生观(philo-喜爱,-sophy智慧) anthropology 人类学 -ist: ……人;……家 terrorist 恐怖份子 racist['re s st] 种族主义者 specialist 专家 pacifist[ p s f st] 反战主义者,和平主义者 explore v. 考察,堪探,仔细检查 explore the Arctic regions 考察北极地区 Internet Explorer 网络浏览器 We have explored several solutions to the problem. exploration n. 探测,堪探,搜索 explode [ k spl d] v. (blow up)爆炸 The firework exploded in his hand. exploit v. 开发,利用,剥削 exploit solar energy/water power exploit child labor 剥削童工 promontory n. 海角(凸起的) a high long narrow piece of land which goes out into the sea cape n. 海角 a large piece of land with 3-side water the Cape of Good Hope 好望角 channel n. 海峡:比strait长而宽的海峡 the English Channel strait n.海峡 指短而窄的海峡 the Taiwan Strait prosperous adj. (经济上)繁荣的,昌盛的 a prosperous country / industry prosperity n. 繁荣、兴旺 prosper v. 使…繁荣, 使…昌盛 The country is prospering under a strong government. Background Notes: America experienced the Great Depression in 1930s. (大萧条) After the bloom, everything is gloom. 繁荣过后尽是萧条。 The business is in low time. 生意萧条。 civilization n. 文明 A civilization is a human society with its own social organization and culture. The city enjoys a high level of civilization. 这个城市是一个高度文明的城市。 civilized adj. 文明的,文雅的 a civilized society 一个文明的社会; civilized behavior 文明行为 civil adj. 公民的,市民的, 民用的,国内的 civil rights 民权;civil defense 民防 civil law 民法--criminal law 刑法 civil servant 公仆;civil war 内战 domestic adj. [d mest k] 家庭的,国内的,驯养的 domestic market 国内市场 domestic violence 家庭暴力 domestic flights 国内航班 Storey n. 楼层(Am.E.: story) There's a nine-storey building next to the bank. drainage n. 排水,排水系统 drainage system=draining system 排水系统 -age 名词后缀 postage 邮资 hostage 人质 orphanage 孤儿院 drain ... ...