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Unit10ReflectionsonYourLife

In-classReading

WordsandUsage

1atom(L7,P4)

n.

1) thesmallestamountofasubstancethatcantakepartinachemicalreaction原子

Thepotentialpoweroftheatombecameknowninthelastcentury.

Theideaistohitatomshead-onwithlaserbeams,slowingthemdown.

2)anextremelysmallamountofathing极微小的量

I)Thereisn’tanatomoftruthinit.

Certainly,therewasn’tanatomoftendernessinhisvoicewhenhespokeofher.

2beam(L3,P3)

n.

1)alineoflightthatshinesfromanobject光线，光束

Wecouldseethebeamsofsearchlights(探照灯)scanningthesky.

Onceortwice,abeamoflightfromamotorbikeoracarswingspastmywindow.

alongheavypieceofwoodormetalusedinbuildinghouses,bridges,etc.梁，横梁

Thesittingroomhadexposedwoodenbeamsandalargefireplace.

Somethingwasfoundhangingfromabeaminthegarage.

3breakdown(L8,P14)

n.

1)asituationinwhichsth.hasfailedorisbegin-ningtofail失败，损害，破裂

Parentsandteenagersoftensufferfromabreakdownincommunications.

Asuddenriseinoilpricescouldleadtoabreakdownoftheeconomy.

aseriousmedicalconditioninwhichsb.becomesmentallyillandisunabletoworkordealwithordinarysituationsinlife神经崩溃

Twoyearsagohesufferedamentalbreakdown.

Iwasworriedhemighthaveabreakdownifhecontinuedworkingsohard.

anoccasionwhenacarorapieceofmachinerybreaksandstopsworking机器故障

Thecomputerbreakdownwasnotcausedbyanythingserious.

Heroldcarwasunreliable,sothetripwasplaguedbybreakdowns.

4carve(L1,P9)

vt.

1) formsth.bycuttingawaymaterialfromwoodorstone雕刻

I)Hehascarvedabeautifulwoodenchessset.

II)Hecarvedastatueofheroutofanoldlog(原木).

2)cutalargepieceofcookedmeatintosmallerpiecesusingaknife切肉

Andrewbegantocarvethechicken.

Icarvedthemeatandpreparedvegetablesandstuffings.

5creation(L8,P7)

n.

1)sth.madeespeciallybymeans