Unit17-12vocabulary..doc

unit 7 I . Vocabulary Analysis 1 Phrase practice 1. essence: inner nature; indispensable quality; the most important part 本质，实质，精髓 e.g. His works reflect the essence of fascism. 他的作品反映出法西斯的本质。 2. mislead: make you think or act wrongly 误导，误入歧途 e.g. He deliberately misled us about the nature of their relationship. 关于他们究竟是什么关系，他故意给我们留下错误印象。 This sentence has misled us into thinking that the answer was wrong. 这句话误使我们认为那个答案是错误的。 3. conventional task: task traditionally required of students 传统任务 e.g. This conventional task is so easy that even a pupil can finish it. 这个传统任务是如此简单，甚至小学生都能完成。 4. in short supply: far from enough 供给不足，缺乏 e.g. The water and food for disaster area is in short supply. 这些水和食物给灾区是远远不够的。Potatoes are in short supply because of the bad harvest. 由于收成不好，现在马铃薯供应不足。 2 Word derivation Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words. 1. His vision was nearly restored to normal after the removal (remove) of the tumor in his brain. 2. The major issue of the conference was how to cope with the severe consequences resulting from the climatic (climate) changes on our planet. 3. This company is in trouble and the latest plan for its salvation (salvage) has few supporters. 4. It is said in the job ad that those who apply for the vacancy should have proficiency (proficient) in at least two languages. 5. Don’t rely on the information she gave you — it’s pure assumption (assume) on her part. 6. The age of college students normally (norm) ranges from 18 to 22. 7. The government’s inaction to curb inflation and unemployment caused strong resentment (resent) among the public. 8. The Sichuan earthquake turned out to be the most disastrous (disaster) one the country has witnessed in the past one hundred years. remove v. 消除，除去；脱掉 removable a. 可除去的，可移动的 removal n. 移动，移居；除去 e.g. 我们的家已从北京迁到上海。 Our home has removed from Beijing to Shanghai. 他脱下帽子表示敬意。 He removed his hat as a sign of reverence. climate n. 气候；风气 climatic a. 气候上的