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课件网) Unit 3 Fascinating Parks words and expressions 1. I wake up to the sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of my tent. buffet v. (of wind, rain, etc.) to hit sth. repeatedly and with great force (风、雨等)连续猛击，打来打去 buffet n. a meal where people serve themselves different types of food, usually cold food 自助餐 e.g. London was buffeted by storms last night. 伦敦昨晚遭到暴风雨的袭击。 The price includes morning coffee, buffet lunch, and afternoon tea. 该价格包含早晨的咖啡、自助午餐和下午茶。 2. I leave my tent and walk over to the mountain edge. edge n. the part of an object that is furthest from its center 边；边缘 edge v. to move gradually with several small movements, or to make sth. do this (使)徐徐移动 at the edge of 在……的边缘(具象) on the edge of 濒于；几乎；在……的边缘(抽象) e.g. Tim was edging away from the crowd. Tim慢慢地从人群中走开。 3. ban-banned-banned-banning 明令禁止，取缔 vt. ban sb. from (doing) sth. e.g. They hope paper bags will be banned someday too and want shoppers to use the same reusable bags for years. (浙江高考) c.n. 禁令 a ban on... 对……的禁令 impose a ban (on...) 颁布(对……的)禁令 lift a ban (on...) 解除(对……的)禁令 e.g. To preserve the biodiversity of the Yangtze River, China imposed a 10-year fishing ban in 332 conservation areas in the Yangtze River Basin. 为了保护长江的生物多样性，中国在长江流域的332个自 然保护区实施十年禁渔。 4. At the far side of the valley, an ancient Sami cottage is visible. visible adj. can be seen 看得见的，可见的 invisible adj. 看不见的 visibly adv. 明显地；显而易见地 e.g. The outline of the mountains was clearly visible. The house was surrounded by trees and invisible from the road. Everyone was visibly pleased with the results. 5. accompany vt. 陪伴，陪同 accompany sb. to someplace 陪某人去…… be accompanied by... 在……的陪同下 e.g. When visiting the museum, children under 6 years of age must be accompanied by their teachers or parents. vt. 伴随，与……同时发生 e.g. Lighting usually accompanies thunder. 为……伴奏 (尤指用钢琴) accompany sb. on/ at the piano 6. adopt vt. 采用(某方法),采取(某态度);采纳 (建议、政策等) e.g. When it comes to the problem, each of us adopts a different attitude. e.g. I’m looking forward to adopting a new approach to finishing the tough task. vt. & vi. 收养, 领养 e.g. Having no children of his own, Tom decided to adopt an orphan. adopted adj. 收养的, 领养的 an adopted son/daughter adoption c.n./u.c.n. 领养, 收养; u. 采用 adapt vt. & vi. 适应; vt. 改编 adapt (oneself) to... 适应……(to 为介词) adapt A from B 将B改编成A adapt...for... 把……改编成…… 7. set out 出发，动身 set out for someplace=set off for someplace e.g. In order to get to the railway station on time, we should set out early. (怀着目标)开始工作，展开任务 set out to do sth.=set about doing sth. 开始做某事 e.g. On arriving at the village, Professor Li set out to study/set about studying the customs of the natives. set u ... ...
