1、Lesson 4 The New AustraliansLanguage Points1. attach vt. 缚上, 系上, 贴上attach A to B 把A与B联系I am attached to my family.我对我的家依依不舍。we are attached to the land we live on. 我们对我们的国家依依不舍。He attached his horse to a tree.他将马栓在树上。By the way, you should attach importance to the tense.但要注意时态等语法问题。attach to sth / d
2、oing sth使依恋，使参加；附属于，隶属于= belong toDont worryit was an accident and no blame attaches to either of you.别担心，这是个意外，不会责备你们。Great honour attaches to winning this award. 最大的荣誉就是(属于)获奖。Also note dark colored wires usually attach to positive leads, and white wires usually attach to negative leads. 注意深色线通常(属
3、于)是正极线而白色线通常是负极线。2. belong vi.属于sth belong to sb 某物属于某人 sb belong to sth某人属于某组织注意：belong to不用进行时、被动语态。Which school do you belong to?你是哪个学校的？This book belongs to me.这些书是我的.Who does this bag belong to?这个包是谁的？3. vast adj. 巨大的；广阔的vast指范围、大小、地区或跨度的宽广；幅员“辽阔广大” Very great in area，size, number, amount, or q
4、uantitya vast crowd大群的观众 a vast party规模盛大的宴会The vast plains stretch for hundreds of miles.辽阔的平原绵延数百英里。He also founded the vast Yuan Empire.他还建立了幅员辽阔的元大帝国呢。huge adj. 巨大的; 超大的; 庞大的extremely large in size or amount:尤指尺寸或容量的庞大；体积方面的“巨大”The road was blocked by a huge rock.道路被一块大石头堵住了。His last three films
5、 have all been huge successes.他的最后三部电影获得巨大的成功。That used to be a huge number.以前这个数字是很大的。The world faces huge dangers.世界正面对着巨大危险。4. export vt.& vi. n.出口；导出； import 进口export business出口贸易What are the chief exports of your country?你们国家有哪些主要的出口物品？Import and Export Notes.进口和出口笔记。This country exports fruit
6、to China.这个国家向中国出口水果。The more we export, the more we earn.我们出口越多，赚得就越多。5. fond adj. 只作表语喜爱的, 喜欢的；可作定语深情的, 温柔的be fond of sth / doing sth喜爱, 喜欢 = love a fond goodbye深情的道别The girl is very fond of reading.你非常喜欢看书。All of us are fond of sports.我们全都喜欢运动。6. outdoors adj. 野外的 adv. 在户外He interested me in outd
7、oors sports. 他使我对户外运动发生兴趣。walking outdoors for fresh air走到露天呼吸新鲜空气It was warm enough to eat outdoors.天很暖和，可以在室外用餐。7. literature n.文学 a great work of literature一部伟大的文学作品；travel literature旅行文献classical, contemporary, modern literature古典文学；当代文学；现代文学8. contrary n. 相反 adj. 相反的 on the contrary正相反地to the c
8、ontrary相反地；相反的be contrary to与相反The players on the contrary side now took their places.双方运动员开始各就各位。On the contrary, its never the same distance.恰恰相反，从来没有过同样的距离。She was convinced that John was not capable of murder, in spite of all the evidence to the contrary. 尽管所有的证据都对约翰不利，她依然不相信他会杀人。This is contrar
9、y to our beliefs.这不合我们的信仰。My sisters taste in dresses is contrary to my own.在服装方面，我妹妹的爱好和我完全不同。What he said is contrary to what he did.他所说的与所做的刚好相反。This was completely contrary to our intention.这与我们建立这个网站的初衷完全相悖。9. broad adj. large in area 辽阔的；广泛的broad 强调两边之间面积的广大, 如:broad plains广阔的平原；broad shoulder
10、，forehead，back宽肩膀，前额，背wide 强调从一边到另一边的距离, 如: wide eyes，river大眼睛，宽河流The river is two hundred meters wide这条河二百米宽。broad support for Labour对工党广泛的支持in broad daylight光天化日之下broad-minded气量大的; 无偏见的; 宽大为怀的have a broad knowledge of animals具有广博的动物方面的知识10. bear vt 携带，容忍bear in mind= keep in mind记住I shall bear in
11、mind your advice.我将牢记你的忠告。The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall be permitted.人民持有和携带武器的权利应被允许。bear to do忍受做某事；bear sb to do 忍受某人做某事I cannot bear to see you hurt.我无法忍受看到你受伤。He cant bear to be laughed at.他不能忍受被取笑。He could not bear that his friends should laugh at him.他受不了朋友们的嘲笑。She could
12、 not bear me to be away.她不忍我离去。bear doing忍受做某事She couldnt bear living a simple life.她不能忍受俭朴的生活。I cant bear being laughed at.让别人嘲笑我可受不了。She cant bear being looked down upon by others.她无法容忍被人瞧不起。*Can you bear hearing about it again?再听到这种事情, 你能容忍吗?*The ice is too thin to bear your weight.冰太薄, 承受不了你的重量。
13、11. minority n.少数，小部分；少数民族 majority n.大多数，大部分a large / small minority相当多的少数 / 极少数be in a / the minority 占少数Only a minority of British households do not have a car.英国只有少数家庭没有汽车。The interests of the minorities should be protected.少数民族的利益应该得到保护。The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The
14、 test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.当我们是少数派时, 这正是考验我们勇气的时候；而当我们是多数派时则要考验我们的容忍力。The minority / majority is / are against the plan. 少部分 / 大部分人反对这个计划。The minority / majority of the students are outdoors with their friends.少部分 / 大部分学生和他们的朋友一起在户外。The minority of food is bad while the maj
15、ority of it is fit to eat.少部分食物坏了而大部分食物适合吃。12. unfair adj. 不公平；不公正be unfair to sb对某人不公平Its unfair (of sb) to do sth 某人做某事不公平He was terribly unfair to the younger children. 他对小一些的孩子非常不公平。God bless Iran, Bush and Israel are unfair to Iran.上帝保佑伊朗，布什和以色列对待伊朗是不公平的。Its unfair to take advantage of your fat
16、hers good nature.利用你父亲的善良天性占他的便宜是不公平的。It is rather unfair of him to do that.他那么做是很不公平的。13. forgive vt.原谅，宽恕 vi.宽恕forgive sb for doing / sth 原谅某人（做）错了事。He is not a man who forgives easily.他不是一个轻易宽恕人的人。She never forgave him for losing her ring. 她从没原谅他弄丢了她的戒指。Please forgive him for his rudeness.请原谅他的粗鲁
17、吧。Forgive me for leaving without telling you.请原谅我的不辞而别。14. preview vt.预演，预展；预览 n. 预演，预展；预览The teacher should preview teaching aids to ensure that they are at the right level.教师应当预先检查教具以确保它们的高低合式。First of all, lets preview the text in class for some minutes.首先，我们就这篇课文课堂预习一会儿。What are you going to lea
18、rn after the preview？预习之后你将要学些什么？In the preview screen, you will see your essay.在预览界面上，你能看到你的论文。They will get / have / see a preview of life in the 21th century.他们将预知21世纪的生活。This book will give us a preview of life in the 22th century.这本书将向我们预告22世纪的生活。15. dusk n.黄昏，薄暮at dawn在黄昏；from dawn to dusk从黎明到
19、黄昏after 黄昏后, before 黄昏前, in the 在暮色中Dusk was falling rapidly.薄暮很快降临。The street lights come on at dusk and go off at dawn.路灯在黄昏时开, 拂晓时关。16. multicultural adj.多种文化的multi- 多 multiform多种形式；multinational多国的，跨国的17. spot n.点，斑点，地点 vt.沾上污迹a blind spot盲点； on the 在场；到场；当场a spot on the skin皮肤上的红斑I have a blind
20、 spot where jazz is concerned (= I dont understand it). 我对于爵士乐一窍不通。The fire brigade was on the spot within minutes. 消防队在几分钟内赶到了现场。Take the time to find the right spot to set up your tent. 别急，找一个合适的地方支帐篷。The lake is one of the local beauty spots. 这个湖是当地的景点之一。My overalls were spotted with paint.我工作服上沾了油漆。