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课件网) Unit 5 LANGUAGES AROUND THE WORLD Words and Expressions 1. billion [ b lj n ] n.十亿 dozen 一打; 十二个 hundred 百 thousand 千 ten thousand 万 hundred thousand 十万 million [ m lj n ] 一百万 ten million 千万 hundred million 亿 trillion 万亿; 兆 billionaire 亿万富翁 millionaire 百万富翁 1. billion表示具体的数目，后面不加“s”；表示不确定的数目，后面要加“s”并且组成of短语 two billion people 二十亿人 billions of people 数十亿人 two dozen eggs 两打鸡蛋 dozens of people 数十个人 You may set a small goal first, like earning 100 million yuan. 2. native [ ne t v ] n.本地人 adj.出生地的;本地的;土著的 a native of Guangzhou 广州本地人 native speaker 母语人士 native language/tongue 母语 your native land/country/city 你的故乡/祖国/故里 同义：local 反义：foreign 翻译：对学生来说，掌握好母语和一门外语很重要。 It is vital for students to master their native language as well as a foreign language. 3. attitude[ t tju:d] n.态度;看法 attitude to/towards... 对……的态度/看法 have/take a(n)．..attitude to/towards... 对……持……的态度/采取……的态度 【完成句子】1. 是你对学习的消极态度使父母生气。 It was _____ that made your parents angry. 2. 我们应该对生活有积极的态度。 your negative attitude towards study We should have a positive attitude towards life. 表示“态度”的词汇： opposed 强烈反对的 disapproving 反对的；不赞成的 critical 批评的;批判性的； supportive 支持的 favorable approving 赞同的 neutral 中立的 doubtful 怀疑的 sympathetic 同情的 tolerant 宽容的 4. reference [ refr ns]: n.指称关系;参考；参考文献 make reference to 提到；谈到 She made no reference to her illness but only to her future plans. 她没有提到她的病，只说了她未来的计划。 for…reference 作为参考 I keep the list of numbers near the phone for your reference. 我把电话号码表放在电话旁边，供你参考。 I wrote down the name of the hotel for future reference. 我记下了这家酒店的名字，以后也许用得着。 [翻译] 针对这个问题，我有几项建议供你参考。 As for this problem, I have some suggestions/some pieces of advice for your reference. 5. refer 提到;参考;查阅;查询;叫…求助于 refer to sb/sth 提到；谈及；说起 You know who I'm referring to. 你知道我指的是谁。 The term ‘Arts’ usually refers to humanities and social sciences. Arts一词通常指人文和社会科学。 [即学即练] 单句语法填空 (1)The textbooks and dictionaries can be used as _____ (refer) books while the magazines serve as reading materials. (2)What really surprised us was that the president spoke at the meeting for nearly two hours without _____ (refer) to his notes. reference referring 6. system [ s st m]: n.体系;制度;系统 system of/for sth（思想或理论）体系；方法；制度；体制 a system of government 政体 adj. systematic 系统的；有条理的；有计划有步骤的 a systematic approach to solving the problem 系统解决问题的办法 7. despite [d spa t ]: prep.即使; 尽管 She was good at physics despite the fact that she found it boring. 尽管她认为物理枯燥无味，她却学得很好。 Despite applying for hundreds of jobs, he ... ...
