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1、NewwordsUnit6TEXTA19numerousa.many许多的;很多的Thelibraryhasnumerousbooks,morethanIhaveeverexpected.这个图书馆拥有大量的图书,比我预想的要多得多。reliablea.abletobetrustedordependedon可信赖的;可靠的Areliableemployeedoeshis/herjobwithminimalerror.一个可靠的员工工作起来错误最少。contrastvt.comparetwothings,ideas,people,
2、etc.toshowhowdifferenttheyarefromeachother使成对比;使成对照Inheressay,theauthorcontraststhepresenteconomiccrisiswiththeone10yearsago.作者在文中就当前的经济危机和十年前的经济危机进行了对比。vi.(oftwothings)bedifferentfromeachother,ofteninanoticeableorinterestingway形成对比Herdarkhaircontrastedsharplywithherp
3、alesilkgown.她的黑头发和她的浅色丝绸礼服形成了强烈的对比。n.[C,U]adifferencebetweenpeople,ideas,situations,things,etc.thatarebeingcompared差异;差别Thebookpresentsaveryinterestingcontrastbetweenlifenowandlife100yearsago.这本书把现在的生活和100年之前的生活进行了十分有趣的对比。Harry’shouseisbiganddecent.Incontrast,thehouse
4、justnexttohisissmallandshabby.哈利的房子又大又体面。相反,就在他边上的那座房子却又小又破旧。indicatevt.1showthataparticularsituationexists,orthatsth.islikelytobetrue表明;显示Theanalysesindicatethatinaircraftaccidents,thesystemismostoftenatfault,nottheoperator.这些分析表明,在飞机失事事故中往往是系统出了问题,而非操作人员出现失误。2sayord
5、osth.tomakeyourwishes,intention,etc.clear表明(意向等)ProfessorSmithhasindicatedhisintentiontoretireattheendoftheyear.史密斯教授表示打算今年年底退休。indicatorn.[C]sth.thatcanberegardedasasignofsth.else指示物;指示者Agealoneisapoorindicatorofaperson’scapability,sowemustconsiderotheraspects.单看年龄不能
6、说明一个人的能力,因此我们必须考虑其他方面。decreasev.becomelessorgodowntoalowerlevel,ormakesth.dothis(使)变小;(使)减少Intheevening,one’sbodytemperaturebeginstodecreaseinpreparationforsleep.夜晚,人的体温开始下降,为睡觉作准备。19n.[C,U]theprocessofbecomingless,ortheamountbywhichsth.becomesless减少;减少的量Thankstothegr
7、eateffortsmadebythepolice,crimehasbeenonthedecreaseinthepastfewyears.由于警察的巨大努力,过去几年的犯罪率呈下降趋势。assessvt.1makeajudgmentaboutapersonorsituationafterthinkingcarefullyaboutit评价;评定Theyareconductingasurveytoassesstheimpactofadvertisingonpeople’sconsumerbehavior.他们正在进行一项调查,测评广
8、告对于人们消费行为的影响。2calculatethevalueorcostofsth.估价;估计ThevalueofthehousewasassessedatonemillionUSdollars.该房屋估价为100万美元。alterv.chang