Unit 6 Football

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Unit 6 FootballAncient: 1) belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence 古代的2) having been in existence for a very long time 古老的常用词组: the Ancient of Days (《圣经》中一种称呼)上帝, 神an ancient city 古城the ancients (尤指古罗马或古希腊的)古人, 作家们ancient times 古代Kick: strike or propel forcibly with the foot 踢eg: He kicked the door open. 他把门踢开了。

常用词组: a kick in the teeth 重大挫折,失望kick against the pricks以卵击石;螳臂挡车;自讨苦吃kick someone in the teeth 使某人受到重大挫折;让人失望a death-bed [dying, last] kick垂死挣扎kick someone when they are down 落井下石,雪上加霜kick someone upstairs 明升暗降kick sb. downstairs 把某人踢下楼; 赶走; 把某人降职Defend: 1) protect from harm or danger保卫,保护2) (in sport) protect one's goal or wicket rather than attempt to score against one's opponents(体育用语)防守[同义词]: 都含“保护”、“使安全”的意思。

defend指“保卫”、“防御”,应用范围很广,对象可以是具体的,也可以是抽象的,guard 指“注意观察、戒备, 以免受可能的攻击或伤害”, 如:guard a coastline守卫海岸线。

protect 指“保护...以免遭受危险或伤害等”, 如:protect the children from harm保护儿童免受伤害。

shield 指“保护,保卫...免受惩罚或伤害等”,如:shield one's eyes against the glare of the sun保护眼睛不受强烈的阳光伤害preserve 指“防护、保存...免被分解或腐烂”, 如:Salt preserves food from decay.盐能防止食物腐烂。

Vanish: 1) disappear suddenly and completely 突然不见;消失2) disappear over a period of time 逐渐消失Eg: Emily vanished without trace. 艾米丽消失得无影无踪。

vanish into thin air/vanish from sight 消失不见vanish into nothing 化为乌有Violent: using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something暴力的Eg: a violent wind暴风 a violent death横死; 暴死 a violent language激烈的语言a violent dislike十分厌恶lay violent hands on对...行凶, 对...下毒手Pastime: an activity that someone does regularly for enjoyment rather than work; a hobby 消遣,娱乐eg: His main pastime is gambling. 他的主要消遣是赌博。

SYNONYM 同义词:activity, amusement, entertainment, game, hobby, recreation, relaxationBan: officially or legally prohibit 官方或依法)禁止,取缔Disapproval: expression of an unfavorable opinion不赞成,反对Eg: look at sb. with disapproval不以为然地注视着某人shake one's head in disapproval不赞成地摇头speak with disapproval of sb.'s behaviour不赞成某人的行为Permit: give authorization or consent to (someone) to do something允许,许可;准许[同义词“准许”的意思。

permit 和allow 在许多情况下可以通用, 但它较allow 正式, 含有“积极地、从正面地允许”的意义, allow 指“并不反对”或“不加阻止”, 偏重“默许”或“听任”, 含义较消极let 是最不正式的, 较口语化, 而语意最弱, 指“给予可能或同意”, 有时含“难以阻止或限制”之意Entertain: 1) provide (someone) with amusement or enjoyment使娱乐,使快乐2) receive (someone) as a guest and provide them with food and drink招待,款待Dictator: a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force独裁者Eg: A dictator must have a firm hand. 独裁者的手段是很厉害的。

Curious: eager to know or learn something好奇的;好求知的Eg: a curious glance好奇的眼光 a curious phenomenon奇怪的现象习惯用语: be curious about 对(某事物)感到好奇be curious to (do) 很想(做); 渴望(做)Extinct: (of a species, family, or other larger group) having no living members灭绝的,绝种的Extinction: the state or process of a species, family, or larger group being or becoming extinct灭绝,绝种Otherwise: 1) in other respects; apart from that在其他方面;除此之外2) in a different way别样;以另外方式习惯用语:act otherwise than one says 言行不一Evolve:develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form逐步发展;演变习惯用语:evolve as(逐渐)成为evolve from 从...进化而来evolve into 发展[进化]成Enthusiastic: having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval热心的,热情的be enthusiastic for [about] sth. 对某事热心Write out: write a list, report etc. including all the necessary detailsAssociation: a group of people organized for a joint purpose联盟,协会,社团Come into being: to begin to exist; to be brought into being 开始存在Co-operate: act jointly;work towards the same end合作Eg: cooperate with (sb.) in (sth.) 和(某人)合作(某事)Delegate:a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference代表,会议代表Object: (n.) a material thing that can be seen and touched可见或可触摸的)物体,东西(v.) say something to express one's disapproval of or disagreement with something口头表示反对/不同意Universal: widespread普遍的universality .[jun i vɜ:'sælət i] (n.)[同义词“普遍的”、“一般的”。

universal指“适用于任何情况, 而没有任何例外的”,general语意比universal弱, 指“适用于全部情况的”, 或“适用于大部分情况的Rugby: a team game played with an oval ball that may be kicked, carried, and passed from hand to hand. 英式橄榄球运动Separate: (adj) forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself; individual分离的;独立的常用词组: go one's separate ways 分道扬镳, 分手; 各奔前程,劳燕分飞,不再来往separate the sheep from the goats 人,物)分出上等和下等[同义词] 都含“分开”的意思。

separate 指“把原来在一起的人或物分开”divide 指“施加外力或自然地把某人或某物由整体分成若干部分”,part 指“把密切相关的人或物分开”,Approve: officially agree to or accept as satisfactory批准,同意,认可[同义词] 均含有“正式同意”或“支持”的意思approve 属常用词, 表示“官方或正式批准”, 用于上级对下级, 长辈对晚辈,sanction 比approve 更正式, 有时含“权威(机构)的批准”之意,ratify 也是正式用词, 指“官方批准或认可(其代表签定的条约、协定等)”Outlaw: ban; make illegal禁止;取缔Irrevocable : (adj) not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final不可改变的;不可取消的;最终的Spectator sport: a sport that many people find entertaining to watch吸引大量观众的体育运动Translation1.He thinks that the marriage between them is no more than a business deal.2.He used up all the money he had.3.The young man saved your daughter from drowning.4.She had absolutely nowhere to go, so she read some old books at home.5.“Will I ever be as good a player as Geoff?” “Perhaps, but you still have a long way to go before that daycomes.”6.He is in danger of losing his job.7.The practice of employing children to work in factories has nearly died out in many countries.。