英语精读unt7..ppt

Unit 7 Home and Family Life New words singleness n.[U] the status of being not married 单身；未婚 [例] He says that?singleness?does not mean lonely life. New words divorce v.end a marriage legally （与……）离婚 [例] Her parents?divorced?when she was six. [例] She?divorced?her husband because he drank heavily. New words divorce n.[C; U] the legal end of a marriage 离婚 [例] Their marriage ended in?divorce. [例]?Divorce?rate is on the increase. New words immature adj.behaving or thinking in a way that is typical of someone much younger（行为、思想等）不成熟的 [例] His story showed his?immature?sense of humor. [例] He is a mere child and his intelligence is certainly?immature. New words receptionist n.[C] a person whose job is to welcome or deal with people arriving in a hotel or office building, etc. 接待员 [例] She has worked as a hotel?receptionist?for five years. [例] He went to the?receptionist?for help. New words slope n.[C] an area of steep ground covered with snow that people ski down; an area of rising and falling ground （滑雪）斜坡；斜面 [例] We got to Tahoe on Friday, and hit the?slopes?the next day. [例] At the end of the garden there is a?slope. New words majority n.(singular) most of the people or things in a particular group 多数；大多数 [例] The?majority?of doctors agree that smoking is extremely harmful to our health. [例] Young people were in the?majority?at the meeting. New words emerge e out or appear from somewhere 出现；浮现；显露 [例] The sun?emerged?from behind the clouds. [例] Some new industries are?emerging. New words virtually adv.almost; very nearly 实际上；事实上 [例] Many species of wild animals have?virtually?disappeared from the earth. [例]?Virtually?all the members were against the proposal. New words matchmaking n.[U] the activity of arranging marriages or relationships 做媒 [例] She tried to do a bit of?matchmaking?by introducing Paul to Lucy. [例] He would like to find a girlfriend by himself rather than by?matchmaking. New words political adj.of political affairs and/o