Unit 3 of Theme A, Cambridge III
Words:
1. exploration / 7eksplC:5reiFEn / n. 探究[索]; 考[调]查; 钻研
2. explorer / ɪkˈsplɔːrə(r)/ n. 勘探者; 探险者; 探索者
3. expedition / 7ekspi5diFEn / n. [C]远征, 探险队
4. route / ruːt /n路; 路途; 路线
5. Arctic / 5B:ktik / adj.北极的, 北极区的n.北极, 北极圈
6. litre / li:tE(r)/ n.升
7. scientific / saiEn5tifik/ adj. 科学的
8. instrument / 5instrumEnt / n. 器械, 仪器
9. supplies [pl.] a. 补给, 供给
10. camera /5kAmErE/ n.照相机
11. reward/ rɪˈwɔːd/ n. [C]为捉捕罪犯﹑寻回失去财物等的）赏金, 奖赏:
12. Atlantic /Et5lAntik/ n.大西洋
13. bay /bei/ n. 海湾
14. sailor /5seilE/ n.水手，海员
15. grave /^reiv/ n.墓穴, 坟墓
16. death /deW/ n. [U] the end of life 死亡，死[C]
17. edge /edV/ n. [C]边缘
Phrases:
1. Franklin 远征之谜the mystery of the Franklin expedition
2. 想要从欧洲到中国的水路want to find a way by sea from Europe to China
3. 寻找穿过北极的一条路线look for a route through the Arctic
4. 科学仪器scientific instruments
5. 毫无困难地横渡大西洋前往加拿大sail without problems across the Atlantic towards Canada
6. 远征队之行进展顺利go very well for the expedition
7. 收不到来自Franklin 的任何消息hear nothing from Franklin
8. 派遣远征队去寻找他send expeditions to look for him
9. 无功而返return without any news
10. 在Baffin 湾等待冰雪消融wait in Baffin Bay for ice to melt
11. 谜团越来越大mystery grows stronger
12. 在海边at the edge of the sea
13. 躺在海边的一艘小船里－死了lie in a boat at the edge of the sea-dead
14. 困在冰雪中be trapped in the ice
15. 在冰里走向死亡walk to their deaths in the ice
16. 走错了路线take the wrong route
Unit 4 of Theme A, Cambridge III
Words:
1. explosion/ɪkˈspləuʒn / n.爆裂（声）; 爆炸（声）
2. explode /ɪkˈspləud/ v.（使某物）爆炸; 炸开
3. airship /ˈeəˈʃip/ n.飞艇，飞船
4. successful [sEk5sesfl] adj. having success 获得成功的; 取得成效的; 达到目的的
5. flame /fleɪm/n. [C, U]火焰
6. sink /sɪŋk/ v (pt sank /sæŋk/, pp sunk /sʌŋk/)vi & vt沉下, (使)下沉
7. magical /ˈmædʒɪkl/ adj . （像）魔法的;（像）魔术的;（像）魔法或魔术中使用的
8. completely /kəmˈpliːtlɪ/adv. wholly; totally 完整地; 完全地
9. absolutely [5AbsElu:tli] adv. completely 绝对地; 完全地
10. illness /ˈɪlnɪs/ n. [U] 病; 疾病; 不健康[C] 患的病; 患病期间
11. extreme /ɪkˈstriːm / adj. [usu attrib 通常作定语] of the highest degree 极度的
12. sample /ˈsɑːmpl/ n. 货样; 样品; 标本
13. lead /led/ n.[U] (chemistry 化)铅
14. poisoning /ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/ n. *C, U+ 施毒; 中毒
15. decision /dɪˈsɪʒn/ n. ~ (on/against sth); ~ (to do sth) [U]决定;决心[C]得到的结论; 判断
Phrases:
1. 成功航行十多次make over ten successful trips
2. 爆炸起火explode into flames
3. 飞越此区域fly through the sea
4. 有特别的魔力have a special, magical force
5. 害怕进入此区域be frightened of going into the area
6. 有史以来最大的海上谜团之一one of the greatest sea mysteries of all time
7. 因为极端的寒冷和冰雪because of extreme cold and ice
8. 情况完好in perfect condition
9. 取走头发和皮肤的小块样本take small samples of hair and skin
10. 将尸体放回墓穴put the bodies back into the graves
11. 有一个惊人的发现make an incredible discovery
12. 死于铅中毒die from lead poisoning
13. 仔细查看。
look closely at…
14. 用铅进行密封be closed with lead
15. 影响大脑affect the brain
16. 作出错误决定make wrong decisions
Unit 6 of Theme A, Cambridge III
Words
1. property/ ˈprɔpətɪ/ n. [U]所有物; 财产; 资产
2. project/ ˈprɔdʒekt/ n. （学校的）科研习作项目, 课题:
3. argue /ˈɑːgjuː/ v. ~ (with sb) (about/over sth)争论; 争辩; 争吵
4. anymore /'enimɔ:/ adv. (通常用于疑问句或否定句中)不再
5. anyway /'eniwei/ adv.不管怎样, 无论如何
6. principle / ˈprɪnsəpl/ [U]原则; 操守; 道义; 为人之道
Unit 8 of Theme B, Cambridge III
Words
1. alternative /ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv/ adj.可用以代替其它事物的; 另一可选用的n.可能性中的选择
2. environmental /inˈvaiərən'mentl/ adj.环境的, 有关环境的
3. ozone /ˈəuzəun/ n. [U] 臭氧
4. ultraviolet /ˈʌltrəˈvaɪələt / adj. (指辐射)紫外的ultraviolet rays 紫外线
5. radiation /ˈreɪdɪˈeɪʃn / n. [U] (热﹑能等的)放射; 辐射ultraviolet radiation 紫外线辐射
6. aerosol /ˈeərəsɔl / n.[U] 加压密封于容器中用喷雾装置释放出来的物质(如香水﹑颜料﹑杀虫剂) 喷雾剂
7. spray /spreɪ/ n.[C]喷雾器
8. cancer /ˈkænsə(r)/ n. [U] 癌症/ v ~ sth (from sth)形成﹑构成﹑
9. form /fɔ:m 塑造或产生某事物
10. effect /ɪˈfekt/ n.[C, U] 效应; 结果;后果
Phrases:
1. 有非常严重的健康问题have very bad health problems
2. 臭氧层the ozone layer
3. 阻挡来自太阳的紫外线辐射stop ultraviolet radiation from the sun
4. 喷雾剂aerosol spray
5. 造成臭氧层大洞make a very big hole in the ozone layer
6. 在地球周围形成一个“毯子”form a “blanket”around the Earth
7. 温室效应the greenhouse effect
8. 采取措施改善环境take action to improve the environment
9. 在某些日子on certain days
10. 为了减少交通污染to reduce traffic pollution
Unit 9 of Theme B, Cambridge III
Words
1. double /ˈdʌbl/ v.（使某物）加倍
2. resource /rɪˈsɔːs / n. [C usu pl 通常作复数]资源
3. recycle /ˈriːˈsaɪkl / v. 回收(废旧材料)
4. chemical / ˈkemɪkl/ n.在化学反应中得到的或使用的物质.
5. unnecessary/ʌnˈnesəsrɪ/ adj.不需要; 不必要; 多余
6. biodegradable /ˈbaɪəudɪˈgreɪdəbl/ adj.（指物质）可由生物降解的. adj. 不可由生物降解的
7. packaging /ˈpækɪdʒɪŋ/ n. 商品的包装
8. avoid /əˈvɔɪd/ v. stop (sth) happening; prevent 防止发生(某事物); 预防
9. renewable /rɪˈnjuːəbl/ adj. (能源或自然资源)可再生的
10. available /əˈveɪləbl/ adj. (指物)可用的或可得到的
Phrases:
1. 扔掉数百万吨垃圾throw away millions of tonnes of rubbish
2. 节省自然资源save natural resources
3. 避免使用不可讲解的材料avoid using non-biodegradable material
4. 减少非必需物品的数量reduce the amount of unnecessary things
5. 对随我们购买物品而来的包装说”No”say “No, thanks!” to the packaging that comes with the things we buy
Unit 10 of Theme B, Cambridge III
Words
1. smog /smɔg/ n. [U] 雾和烟的混合物; 烟雾
2. introduce /ˈɪntrəˈdjuːs / v. 初次投入使用或运作; 引进; 推行; 采用
3. situation / ˈsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn/ n. 状况, 处境, 局面, 形势（尤指某时期的）:
4. critic / ˈkrɪtɪk/ n批评者, 评论家
5. path / pɑːθ; US pæθ/ n. way or track made for or by people walking 小路; 小径
6. cost / kɔst; US kɔːst/ n. [U, C] price (to be) paid for a thing 价钱; 价格; 费用
7. force /fɔːs/ v.使（某人[ 自己]）做不愿做的事; 强迫; 逼迫; 迫使
Phrases:
1. 对环境造成很多损害do a lot of damage to the environment
2. 与许多国家一样in common with many countries
3. 有严重的环境问题have serious environmental problems
4. 采用新法律来阻止煤火（产生的）烟雾introduce new laws to stop smog from coal fires
5. 尽力减少车辆的使用try to reduce the use of cars
6. 自行车道bicycle paths
7. 骑车上班cycle to work
8. 花了很长时间强迫人们离开大树之后建路工作才能继续。
It took a long time to force the people out of the trees before work on the road could continue. Unit 11 of Theme B, Cambridge III
1. furious / ˈfjuərɪəs / adj ~ (with sb)/ 满腔愤怒的
Phrases:
1. 说谎tell a lie/ tell lies
2. 一个善意的谎言a white lie
3. 为你的生日买一个get you one for your birthday
4. 别碰它leave it alone
5. 小心watch out
6. 被我的父母责备get into trouble with my parents
7. 对我来说（你们）看起来很奇怪look very strange to me
8. 直接去校长那儿go straight to the head teacher
9. 继续做你的事儿get on with your work
Vocabulary of Theme C, Cambridge 3
Unit 13 Music
1. rhythm [5riTEm, 5riWEm] n. [U] (音乐或词语的)节奏
2. mixture [5mikstFE] n. [C] thing made by mixing 混合之物
3. religious [ri5lidVEs] adj. 宗教的; 宗教上的
4. gospel [5^CspEl] n. [U] 福音音乐（源於美国黑人歌曲宗教音乐, 有流行歌曲或民歌风格）
5. jazz [ dVAz] n. [U] 爵士乐
6. lyric [5lirik] (esppl 尤作复数)歌词(如在歌舞喜剧中的);
7. success [sEk5ses] n. [U]succeeding 成功,成就,成名,发财,胜利,达到目的
8. style [stail] n. [U, C ]独特风格
9. attract [E5trAkt] v.引起(某人/某事物)的兴趣或快感;激发; 引诱
10. old-fashioned 过时的
11. melody [5melEdi] n.主调;旋律;主旋律
12. introduce v. ~ sth (in/into sth) 初次投入使用或运作;引进; 推行; 采用
13. influence [5influEns] n. [sing] ~ (on sb/sth) 感化(力); 影响(力); 支配(力)
14. replace [ri(:)5pleis] v. 代替,取代(某人,某事物)
15. amplified ['æmplifaid] adv. 放大的, 增强的
16. combine [kEm5bain] v. ~ (with sth.) (使物件)结合或混合形成一整体;联合;组合;合并;化合
17. extremely [iks5tri:mli] adv.
extreme adj. 程度或强度最高的;最大可能的;极度的
Phrases:
1. be very popular with black Americans 很受非裔美国人的欢迎
2. a mixture of black religious music and jazz 黑人宗教音乐和爵士乐的混合体
3. dance to strong rhythms 随着强烈的节奏起舞
4. notice the success of R & B music注意到R&B 音乐的成功
5. attract millions of teenage fans吸引了几百万的青少年粉丝
6. by the early 1960s到20 世纪60 年代为止
7. It was at that time that …就是在那个时候。
8. develop their own style, with more complicated melodies 发展了他们自己的带有更复杂旋律的风格
9. have a very important influence on the style of popular music
对流行音乐的风格有很重要的影响
10. develop into a new form of music 发展成一种新形式的音乐
11. replace the amplified gu itars and drums of rock’n’roll 代替了摇滚乐的扩音吉他和鼓
12. combine with music from different parts of the world 与世界各地的音乐结合
Unit 14 The big screen
1. producer [prE5dju:sE] n.(电影)制片人, 生产者, 制作者,
2. contact [5kCntAkt] vt.. 接触, 联系n. 接触, 联系
3. script [skript] n.手稿, 手迹, 剧本, 考生的笔试卷, 原本
4. agree [E5^ri:] vi. 同意, 与...一致, 承认, 适合
5. direct [di5rekt, dai5rekt] vt.指引, 指挥, 命令, 导演
6. director [di5rektE, dai5rektE] n. 导演
7. scene [si:n] n. [戏剧]一场, 布景, 道具布置, 现场, 场面, 情景, 景色, 发生地点
8. organise [5C:^Enaiz] vt. 组织
9. supporting [sE5pC:tiN] adj. 次要的，配角的
10. extra [5ekstrE] n. (电影)临时演员
11. crowd [kraud] n.人群, 群众, 一堆(东西), 一伙
12. cast [kB:st] n.演员v. 派(角色)
13. photography [fE5tC^rEfi] n 摄影, 摄影术
14. designer [di5zainE]n. 设计者
15. responsible [ris5pCnsEbl] adj.有责任的, 可靠的, 可依赖的, 负责的
16. make-up [`meIkQp] n.化妆品
17. set [set] n.（戏剧﹑电影等的）布景, 场景:
18. editor [5editE] n.编辑, 编辑器, 编者
19. distributor [dis5tribjutE] n. 发行人,经销商
Phrases:
1. start with an idea从一个想法开始
2. be interested in making a particular type of film 有兴趣拍某一类型的电影
3. contact a writer联系一个编剧
4. plan how they can make the film计划他们如何拍电影
5. decide exactly what will happen in each scen决定在每个场景确切的将要发生什么
6. organise the special effects for the film 为电影组织特效
7. have the job of choosing the actors 有选演员的工作
8. be in charge of directing all the camera operators 负责指挥所有的摄影机操作员
9. be responsible for choosing the clothes and the make-up for the actors
负责给演员挑选衣服及化妆
10. decide what the set will look like 决定布景是什么样
11. cut the film and join it together the way the director wants it
剪辑胶片并按照导演的想法把它重新结合
Unit 15 Native Americans in the USA
1. reservation [7rezE5veiFEn] n. [C] （印第安人）保留地，居留地
2. peaceful [5pi:sful] adj. 爱好和平的；不爱争吵的
3. cultivate [5kQltiveit] v. 种植，栽培；耕作
4. maize [meiz] n.玉米
5. cacao [kE5kB:Eu, kE5keiEu] n. [U] 可可豆, 可可树
6. force [fC:s] v. 强迫
7. massacre [5mAsEkE] n. 残杀，大屠杀
He ordered the massacre of 2, 000 women and children.
Phrases:
1. fight white people与白人斗争
2. industries on the reservations居留地工业
3. land in the East Indies in Asia在亚洲的东印度群岛登陆
4. call the people there ‘Indians’叫那儿的人们‘印度人’
5. live in small groups of about 20-50 people 以20－50 人为小组群居
6. live by hunting and collecting food靠捕猎和捡拾食物为生
7. live in small villages where they had farms住在有农场的小村庄里
8. the first people to cultivate many of the plants that we now eat
第一批耕种我们现在吃的许多作物的人们
9. each with its own culture每个（部落）有自己的文化
10. take land away from…从。
夺走土地
11. die from the diseases that the Europeans bring with them 死于欧洲人带来的疾病
12. take control over the eastern part of North America 控制了北美的东部地区
13. have to move to the west in order to survive 不得不移到西部来生存
14. move further west into the lands where Native Americans lived
进一步向西移到美国土著人住的陆地
15. force the Nativ e Americans to move even further west into “reservations”
强迫美国土著人更加向西进入居留区
16. fight against…和。
斗争
17. end with the massacre of Sioux men, women and children 终止于苏族男女小孩的大屠杀
Unit 16 It’s your fault
1. fault [fC:lt] n. [U] 过错
2. chew [tFu:] v. 咀嚼
3. point [pCInt] n. 要点,重点
Phrases:
1. buy sb. a new one 给某人买个新的
2. pay for the repair付钱修理
3. …this is what happened to it 这就是发生在它身上的事
4. put it away 把它收好
5. be completely destroyed被完全毁坏
6. That’s not the point. 那不是重点。
7. It’s none of your business. 跟你无关。
Vocabulary of Theme D
Unit 18
1. change [tFeindV]vi. to become different n. [C, U] 改变，变化
2. own [Eun] v. 拥有adj. 自己的
3. labour force [ U ] 劳动力
4. female[5fi:meil] adj. 女性的，雌性的
5. salary [5sAlEri] [ C or U ] 薪水
6. active [5Aktiv] adj. 积极的
7. industrialisation [in7dQstriEl5eIFLn] [ U ] 工业化
8. rural [5rJEr(E)l] adj. in, of or like the countryside 乡下的，田园的
9. agriculture [5A^rikQltFE] [ U ] farming 农业
10. wealthy [5welWi] adj. rich 富有的，丰裕的
11. vote [vEJt] ◆v. 投票
12. election [I5lekF(E)n] n. 选举
13. political [pE5litikEl] adj. 政治的
14. education [7edju(:)5keiFEn][ S or U ] 教育
15. politician [pCli5tiFEn] n. [C]政治家，政客
16. male [meil] adj. describes men or boys, or the sex that fertilizes eggs, and
does not produce babies or eggs itself 男的，雄性的
17. figure [5fi^E] [ C ]数字
18. generally [5dVenErEli] adv. 一般地，通常地
19. industry / ˈɪndəstrɪ; ˋɪndəstrɪ/ n [C, U]制造或生产（的部门）; 工业; 企业; 行业: industrialisation n. 工业化=industrilization （英）
20. average (idm 习语) 按平均数计算:
Phrases:
1. own 40% of the world’s land
2. earn the same salary as men
3. half of the top ten richest people
4. changes in women’s lives
5. in the time of their grandmothers
6. take a more active part in society
7. work in agriculture/industry
8. come with the World Wars
9. go away to fight
10. be not so poor as they used to be
11. go back to the kind of life they used to have
12. fight for the right to vote in elections
13. make political decisions
14. start thinking about what women were asking for
15. affect the lives of many people
16. be too expensive to ‘waste’ o n girls
17. in time
18. provide education for girls
19. on average
20. in the list of the world’s 100 richest people
21. more than three times more women than men
Unit 19
1. optical [5CptikEl] adj. 眼的，视力的，光学的
2. illusion [i5lu:VEn, i5lju:-] [ C ] 幻觉，错觉
3. trick [trik] v. 欺骗，哄骗n. (fig 比喻) a光线引起的幻觉
4. effective [i5fektiv] adj.有效的
5. perception [pE5sepFEn] [ U ] 感知，感觉
6. misunderstand [5misQndE5stAnd](misunderstood-~) v. 误解，误会
7. diagram [5daiE^rAm] [ C ] 图表
8. pattern [5pAtEn] [ C ] 图案，式样
9. missing [5misiN] adj. 不见的，缺少的
10. gap [^Ap] [C] 缺口，差距
11. dot [dCt] [ C ] 点，圆点
12. diagonally [dai5A^Enlli] adv. 对角地
13. object [5CbdVikt] n. [C]物体
14. connection [kE5nekFEn][ C ] 连接，关系
15. unconnected [5QnkE5nektid] adj. 不连接的
16. extra [5ekstrE] adj. 额外的
17. bend / bend; bɛnd/ v (pt, pp bent / bent; bɛnt/) vt.使弯曲:
21．mirage [5mirB:V] [ C ] 海市蜃楼
Phrases:
1. seeing is believing
2. optical illusions and tricks with your eyes
3. be not as effective as those of many other animals
4. make mistakes
5. misunderstand the message which comes from our eyes
6. make designs
7. find it easier to make patterns between shapes which are close together
8. the dots go down, across and diagonally
9. fill in the gaps
10. a sentence which has a word missing
11. make connections
12. try to make sense of them
13. trick our eyes
14. bend the light
15. cause an object to appear much closer than it really is
16. take photographs of mirages
Unit 20
1. feature [5fi:tFE] [ C ] 特色，特点
2. ancestor [5AnsistE] [ C ] 祖先，祖宗
3. melting pot [5meltiN][pCt] [ C熔炉(借指同化许多种族、人物的国家或都市)
4. tobacco [təˈbækəu] n (pl ~s) [C, U] (type of) 烟叶. [U]烟草.
5. descendent [dɪˈsendənt] n后裔
6. right n. [C, U]正当的要求；权利
7. treat [triːt] 对待某人
8. Ireland [5aiElEnd] n. 爱尔兰
9. Irish [5aiEriF] n./adj. 爱尔兰人，爱尔兰语，爱尔兰的，爱尔兰人的
10. Poland [5pEulEnd] n. 波兰
11. Hispanic [his5pAnik] adj.西班牙的；西班牙语国家(尤指拉丁美洲) 的n.母语为西班牙语的人（尤指住在美国或加拿大的拉丁美洲人）
12. Cuba [5kju:bE] n. 古巴
13. Puerto Rico [5pwE:tEu5ri:kEu] n波多黎各
14. the Philippines [5filipi:n] n. 菲律宾
15. slave [sleiv][ C ] 奴隶
16. slavery [5sleivEri][ U ]
17. humanity [hju(:)5mAniti][ U ] 人性，人类
18. exist [i^5zist] v.存在
19. owner [5EunE] [ C ] 所有者，业主
20. minimal [5minimEl] adj. 最小的，极小的，极少的
21. punish [5pQniF] v. 惩罚，处罚
Phrases:
1. a melting pot
2. have probably one of the most ‘mixed’ population in the world
3. come to America over a ‘land bridge’ from Asia
4. have English ancestors from over 300 years ago
5. take people by force from Africa to work for them in the ‘New World’
6. during the journey to America
7. on tobacco and cotton farms
8. the fastest growing group
9. large numbers of people
10. in total
11. have no rights at all
12. the property of their owners
13. live in very bad conditions
14. minimal amounts of food
15. be treated very badly
16. be punished very hard
Unit 21
1. behave / b ɪ5he ɪv; b ɪ5hev/ v（举止或行为）表现:~ well, badly
2. argument [5B:^jumEnt] [ C or U ]争论，辩论
3. cheerleader [5tFiE7li:dE] [ C ] 啦啦队队长
4. cheer [tFiE] v. 欢呼；喝彩；加油
5. loads of …[lEud] a lot of 许多
Phrases:
1. behave in different ways
2. behave differently in the playground
3. cheer the boys’ football team
4. cheer on the boys
5. win loads of matches
6. make our own teams
7. choose to play football
8. such a good idea
THEME E From Space to Screen Unit 23
1. roundup [5raJndQp] n. （尤其新闻）摘要
2. extract [iks5trAkt] n. [C]摘录，选录
3. daily adj. [ 每日的；日常的
4. broadcast n. 广播节目；电视节目
5. bulletin [5bulitin] n.（电台或电视台的）新闻简报
6. superficial [ˈsu:pəˈfɪʃəl] adj 粗略的，肤浅的，浅薄的
7. tragic [5trAdVik] adj. 悲惨的，可悲的
8. coincidence [kEu5insidEns] n. [C,U]（令人吃惊的）巧合，巧事
9. unexpected [5Qniks5pektid] adj.
10. recovery [ri5kQvEri] n. [U,C, usu. sing.] 恢复，痊愈recovery from...
11. gossip [5^Csip] n.流言蜚语，闲言碎语
12. dominate [5dCmineit] v.支配，控制
13. repetitive [ri5petitiv] adj. 重复乏味的
14. suggestion n. 建议；提议
15. regional [5ri:dVEn(E)l] adj. 地区的，区域的，地方的
16. sequence [5si:kwEns] n. [C,U] 顺利，次序
PHRASES
1. enter the Young Persons News Award
2. extracts from their reports on the daily news broadcasts
3. watch twenty thirty-minute news broadcasts over four weeks
4. time each kind of story
5. ‘human interest’ stories
6. include stories about coincidences and mysteries
7. an unexpected recovery from illness
8. news programmes on different channels at different times of the day
9. be too dominated by…
10. in a different sequence
Unit 24
1. rotate / rəu'teit / v. (使)旋转，转动
2. orbit / 'Cbit / v. 沿轨道运行，围绕…运动n.（天体等运行的）轨道
3. antenna / An`tZnE/ n. （pl. antennas or antennae）天线
4. location / lEu`keiFEn / n. [C] 地点；地方；位置
5. transmit /trAns`mit; trAnz`mit / v. (-tt-)传送，输送，发射
6. forecast / 'fɔ:kɑ:st / n.预测，预报
7. position / pE`ziFEn / n. [C] t位置，方位
PHRASES
1. …kilometers over/above the equator
2. the information for weather forecast
3. be used to connect our international phone calls
4. seem to stay in the same place
5. move around the world at …km an hour
6. the same speed that the Earth rotates
7. orbit the Earth with its antennae facing the Earth
8. move away from its orbit
9. put the satellite back in the right position
10. be brought back to Earth to be repaired
11. broken satellites
12. be left in space to orbit the Earth for a very long time
Unit 25
1. corporation / ,kCpE`reiFEn / n. ( (大) 公司
2. quality / `kwCliti / n. 质量，品质
3. commercial [kE5mE:FEl] adj. （指电视或无线电广播）靠广告收入的, 商业性的
4. licence (US license) / ˈlaɪsns; ˋlaɪsns/ n [C] 执照; 许可证:
television licence/license 【英】电视机许可证
5. auntie: “大婶”，是英国人对BBC 的戏称。
因BBC 系英国国家电视台，它的经济来源不靠广告，而是每年每户必须交付的109 英镑的收视费。
它既不须讨好广告商，也不必与其它频道竞争收视率，因此，BBC 一向以衣冠楚楚和保守严肃的形象著称。
6. operation n. [c]（包括许多部分的）企业，公司
e.g. a huge multinational electronics operation 一家大规模的跨国电子公司
7. network n. 关系网，网络
8. correspondent / ˈkɔrɪˈspɔndənt; US ˈkɔːr-; ˈkɔrəˋspɑndənt/ n （报刊﹑广播电台等的）通讯员, 记者（尤指派驻国外的）
9. annual / `AnjuEl/ adj. 每年的
10. budget / `bQdVit / n.预算
11. present / pri`zent / v.在剧院中主持上演（节目）;（在广播或电视中）主持播出（节目）
12. current / `kQrEnt / adj. 现时发生的；当前的
13. affair / E`fZE/ n. (affairs) [pl.] 公共事务，政治事务current affairs 时事新闻
14. roughly /`rQfli / adv. 大约，大致
15. development n. 【C】新的）发展事态，进展情况，发展阶段
16. presentation / ,prizZn`teiFEn/ n. 报告，表演
17. robotic / rEu`bCtik / adj. 机器人的
18. film v. 将（一场面﹑故事等）拍成电影:
19. presenter / pri`zZntE/ n.（广播，电视）节目主持人
20. caption / `kApFEn / n. （电影片或电视上的）字幕（如‘纽约1981 年’）.
21. automatically /,CtE`mAtikli / adv. 自动地
22. front line n. 前线, 第一线
23. war zone n. 交战地带, 战区(尤指公海上)
24. first aid n. (对伤患者的)急救
25. protective / prE`tektiv / adj. 保护的，防护的
26. portable /`pC:tEbl / adj. 便携式的，轻便的
27. medication / ˈmedɪˈkeɪʃn; ˈmɛdɪˋkeʃən/ n. [C] 药物; 药
28. helmet / ˈhelmɪt; ˋhɛlmɪt/ n头盔
29. armoured / `a: mEd / adj. 有装甲的
30. vehicle / ˈvɪəkl; US ˈviːhɪkl; ˋvihɪkl/ n. 陆上交通工具; 车
PHRASES
1. be famous for the quality of its programmes
2. be better than those on other channels
3. a commercial company
4. pay for its programmes from the television licence money
5. be known as…
6. the biggest news collecting operation in the world
7. have the world’s largest network of foreign correspondents
8. the BBC’s annual budget
9. be spent on news collecting, reporting and presenting
10. produce more than 214 hours of current affairs programmes
11. developments in technology
12. improve news collection and presentation
13. use special robotic cameras to film the news presenters
14. be produced automatically by computer
15. report from war zones
16. teach them first aid
17. give them protective clothes
18. have portable satellite equipment
19. armoured vehicles
Unit 26
WORDS
1. suspicious [sEs5piFEs] adj. 令人怀疑的，可疑的
2. incident / `insidEnt/ n. [c]发生的事情（尤指不寻常的或讨厌的）
PHRASES
1. do something suspicious
2. tell tales about other students
3. have got loads of homework
4. start with Maths
5. knock into sb.
6. record some pictures of the boy talking to a young girl
7. be in trouble for stealing and fighting
8. as soon as possible
Theme F Wonders of the World
Unit 28
1. heritage [5heritidV] n. [usually sing.] 遗产（指国家或社会长期形成的历史、传统和特色）
2. constant [5kCnstEnt] adj. 持续的
3. damage /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ v. 损害,毁坏
4. renovation /ˈrenəˈveɪʃən/ n [C or U] 革新，整修
5. afford v.买得起；（有时间）做，能做
6. preserve /prɪˈzəːv US -əːrv/ v .保护, 保持, 保存, 保藏
7. historic /hɪˈstɒr.ɪk/ US /-ˈstɔːr-/ adj.历史上著名的, 有历史性的
8. urgent /ˈəːdʒənt US ˈəːr-/ adj . 急迫的,紧急的,重要的
9．repair n. [C,U] an act of repairing sth. 修理；修补；修缮
10. unite /jʊˈnaɪt/ /juː-/ v. 联合,合并
11. form v. to make sth. start to exist and develop 使…形成
12. maintain /meɪnˈteɪn, mən-/ vt. 维修；保养
13. restore /rɪˈstɔː US -ɔːr/ vt. 恢复
14. vandalism /ˈvændəl-ɪzəm/ n [U]故意破坏, 破坏行为, 故意破坏艺术的行为
15. vandal /ˈvændl/ / /ˈvæn.d l/ *C+ n. a破坏者
16. patrol /pəˈtrəʊl/ US /-ˈtroʊl/ v. 巡逻,巡查
17. security guard n. 保安人员
18. solution [səˈlu:ʃən] n. ~ (to sth) [C] 解决；解答，解决办法
19. fence /fens/ n. [C] 栅栏, 围墙
20. install /ɪnˈstɔːl/ US /-ˈstɑːl/vt. 安装, 安置,
21. remove [riˈmu:v+ vt. 移开~ sth/sb (from sth/sb)
22. fumes /fjuːmz/ (pl.) n.(强烈而刺激的)气味，气体
23. graffiti /grəˈfiː.ti/ US /-ţi/ n.涂鸦, 画
Phrases:
1. a need for constant renovation
2. preserve our history
3. look after important historic places
4. need urgent help
5. have money for repairs
6. unite to form the World Heritage Organisation
7. maintain and restore the most important places from our history
8. enter the sites
9. build high fences to protect the site from vandals
10. patrol the sites
11. install more television cameras
12. security guards
13. learn to respect history
14. spread information about the value of historic sites
15. pay entrance fees
16. remove the valuable item
17. traffic fumes
Unit 29
Words:
1. isolate /ˈaɪsəleɪt/ v. 使某人[某事物]与他人他事物完全隔离
isolated /ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/ adj. 分离的, 孤立的
2. survive / səˈvaɪv; sɚˋvaɪv/ v. 继续生存或存在:
3. species /ˈspiːʃiːz/ n plural species [C] 种，物种
4. causeway /ˈkɔːzweɪ; ˋkɔzˈwe/ n堤道, 砌道（尤指通过低洼或潮湿地带的）.
5. formation / fɔːˈmeɪʃn; fɔrˋmeʃən/ n [C] 形成物（尤指结构特殊的）; 结构: 8. giant [ˈdʒaiənt] n. 巨人；才智超群的人 a.巨大的
6. giantess ['dʒaiəntes, -tis] n. 女巨人
7. lava / ˈlɑːvə; ˋlɑvə/ n [U]（火山喷出的）熔岩:
8. column /ˈkɔləm -/ n [C] 高柱;（通常为）石制圆柱, 支柱,
9. glacier / ˈglæsɪə(r); ˋɡleʃɚ/ n 冰川; 冰河.
10. geometric [dʒiə'metrik] adj.几何学的, 几何学上的, 几何学图形的
11. cool vi. 变凉，冷却
12. geologist [dʒi'ɔlədʒist] n. 地质学家
13. shape vt. 使成为…形状（或样子）
14. weigh有…重；重
Phrases:
1. the home of endangered species
2. be isolated from dangerous animals, disease and people
3. be particularly famous for the huge tortoises
4. be taken off the islands for zoos or private collections
5. an endangered species
6. one of the strangest rock formations
7. walk to him across the sea without getting wet
8. create the geometric design of the causeway
Unit 30
1. tepee /ˈtiːpiː/ n [C]（兽皮或树皮制的）圆锥帐篷（尤指旧时美洲印第安人使用的）.
2. smash / smæʃ; smæʃ/ v（使某物）粉碎, 破碎:
3. plain / pleɪn; plen/ n. 平原
4. pile / paɪl; paɪl/ n 堆; 摞; 叠
5. legend / ˈledʒənd; ˋlɛdʒənd/ n [C]传奇; 传说:
6. mist / mɪst; mɪst/ n (a) [U, C] 薄雾; 雾霭; 雾气
7. headless /ˈhedləs/ adj without a head 无头的,
◆a headless corpse [usually before noun]
8. creek /kriːk/ n [C]小河; 溪流.
9. rapids /ˈræpɪdz/ n [pl] （河的）急流, 湍流
10. adventurer / ədˈv e ntʃərə(r); ədˋvɛntʃərɚ/ n 冒险家.
Phrases:
1. use the buffaloes for meat and for making tepees
2. watch the buffalo falling over the cliff
3. hunt the buffaloes by chasing them over high cliffs
4. a pile of dead buffaloes
5. find the boy betwe en … and … with his head smashed in
6. a river of legends
7. carry people away in seconds
8. die mysteriously
9. disappear in the river mist
Unit 31
1. sponsor / ˈspɔnsə(r); ˋspɑnsɚ/ n 担保或赞助（某人[某事物] ）
2. fast v.禁食（某种食物; （尤指）斋戒n.禁食期；斋节期
Phrases:
1. a sponsored fast
2. Don’t all speak at once!
3. give me a certain sum of money
4. raise money for a really old temple
5. be damaged by an earthquake
6. be threatened by the drought in Africa。
