河北工程大学英语协会之新视野四第七单元.ppt

Q3: What are the applications of human genetics? Similarities discount feature migrate assemble assume Distinctive Bias distinct adj. easily heard, seen, felt or understood 清晰的，明确的 distinction n. difference or contrasts 差别；对比 e.g. The footprints are quite distinct; they must be fresh. 足迹清晰易辨，一定是不久前留下来的。 He drew a quite artificial distinction between men and women. 他把男读者和女读者硬是人为地区分开来。 1) discount: Much of what he says must be discounted; he imagines things. 他说的许多话都是要打折扣的，他喜欢想象。 He does not discount the possibility that the stress he was under affected his decision. 他没有忽视这种可能性，即当时他所受的压力可能影响到他的决定。 v. think or say that sth. is not important or not true 不重视，不相信 Translation 7 4 N H C E discount: Students get a 15% discount on some theatre tickets. 一些剧院的戏票，学生可以打八五折。 n. an amount of money that is taken off the usual cost of sth. 打折 Translation 7 4 N H C E 2) feature: The film features a new French actress. 这部电影由法国新女星主演。 The week’s broadcast features a report on victims of domestic violence. 本周广播将对家庭暴力受害者进行特别报告。 v. give a prominent part to sb/sth 给某人、某物显著地位；由某人、某物主演 Translation 7 4 N H C E feature: The school’s most notable feature was its air of calm. 安详的校园气氛是这所学校最显著的特点。 n. an important and noticeable characteristic of sth. 特点，特征 Translation 7 4 N H C E 3) migrate: Mexican farm workers migrate into the U.S. each year in the hope of finding work at harvest time. 墨西哥农场工人每年有大批外出去美国，希望能在丰收季节找到工作。 v. move from one place to go and live and work in another 迁居；移居 Translation 7 4 N H C E migrate: These birds migrate to North Africa in winter. 这些鸟到冬天迁徙到北非。 v. (used about animals and birds) travel from one part of the world to another at the same time every year （指动物等）迁徙 Translation 7 4 N H C E 4) assemble: He has refused to come to any kind of conclusions until he has assembled all the information he thinks relevant. 他拒绝在收集到所有相关信息之前下任何结论。 The member