1、Unit 3 A taste of travel,Reading: Places of interest,Interest (n./ v.),(n.) a state of curiosity or concern about sth. have (show, take) no/much/an interest in develop/cultivate an interest in lose interest in (v.) arouse the curiosity be/become interested in interested & interesting place(s) of int
2、erest 名胜；旅游胜地；旅游景点,Plan (n. / v.),(n.) a scheme for the accomplishment of sth. make a plan for sth. / to do sth. draw up a plan for sth. / to do sth. (v.) formulate a scheme plan sth. / to do sth.,Information (n.),U a piece of information collect information information on/about sth. Inform (v.) mak
3、e sb. aware of sth. inform sb. of sth. inform sb. that keep sb. informed of sth. Informative (a.) providing information; instructive 提供资讯的；增长见识的,Chain (n.) C,bicycle-chain a chain of (= a series of) a mountain chain / mountain chains chain reaction 连锁反应 chain store,Construction (n.) the building of
4、sth.,construction industry (be) under construction (= in the course of construction) Construct (vt.) build construct a factory / a sentence / a play Constructive (a.) helpful 有建设性的 constructive suggestions / comments,Exercises,After the interview, she realized that she had no useful skill that _ her
5、 boss. A. was interesting B. interested C. would be interested D. interested in The beauty of the West Lake is _ I can describe. A. more than B. no more than C. not more than D. rather than At cafeterias, people _ food by themselves. A. take B. bring C. collect D. carry The picture looks better _. A
6、. in the distance B. at the distance C. from a distance D. of a distance,Distance (n.),at a / some distance from a distance 在一定距离的地方 in the distance 在远方 keep at a distance 保持一定距离 Distant (a.) remote,Container (n.) 容器,Contain & Include Contain可以用于表示包含的成分； e.g. Pig iron may contain 4% of carbon. A pou
7、nd contains 16 ounces. 此外，与Include相比，Contain强调包含的为整体；而Include强调包含的为其中一部分。 e.g. The bowl _ a variety of fruit, _ two apples, two oranges and three bananas. , two apples, two oranges and three bananas included.,contained,including,Base (n./ v.),(n.) C lay the base for 为奠定基础 e.g. Shelly laid base for h
8、is further thinking in religion, ethnics and science in the early years. (v.) base A on B / A be based on B 基于之上 e.g. Alice always bases her opinions on facts.,Historical & Historic,Historical: referring to the facts related to history Historic: referring to sth. famous in history e.g. historical it
9、ems / play / papers historic speech / battle history teacher Electrical & Electric Electrical: referring to sth. related to electricity Electric: referring to sth. worked by electricity e.g. electrical engineer / fault electric fan / light / shock Economical & Economic Economical: using sth. without
10、 waste Economic: related to trade, industry and wealth e.g. economical car economic state,Preserve (vt.),maintain; keep e.g. In times of danger he always preserves calmness. protect sth. so as to maintain it e.g. Ancient Egyptians knew of means to preserve bodies from decay. use some special ways to
11、 maintain sth. e.g. They sold most of the fish and planned to preserve the rest in ice or salt. preserve from ,Admit (vt.),allow sb./sth. to enter a place e.g. This ticket will admit three to the fair. admit sb./sth. to/into sp. be admitted to/into sp. e.g. In some states, Negroes were not admitted
12、to the party at all. to agree, often unwillingly admit (to) sth. / (to) doing sth. admit that ,Scenery, View, Sight & Scene,Scenery (n.) U 自然风景 View (n.) C 视野，景色 Sight (n.) U 视力，强调城市等的景观 Scene (n.) C 场景，场面 1) There were some beautiful _ in the film I saw last night. 2) John enjoyed seeing _ in New Y
13、ork. 3) The _ from the front of his house is lovely. 4) The _ up at the lake is just breathtaking.,scenes,sight,view,scenery,Attract (vt.) draw (ones attention),attract sb. / sth. e.g. attract ones attention Attraction (n.) e.g. tourist attraction(s) Attractive (a.),Reflection (n.),the act of throwi
14、ng back lights e.g. The moon is bright only by reflection. the image in clear water or a mirror e.g. He saw his reflection in shop window. thinking, opinion e.g. He told us his reflections on Indian politics. Reflect (vt.) throw back lights,Translation,在搜集关于北京的信息时，他对北京的风景名胜产生了浓厚的兴趣。(interest) 回国之后，他打算首先去拜访自己的老师。(plan) 当他匆忙赶到机场时被告知班机由于天气原因而延误了。(inform) 他整晚翻来覆去睡不着。(twist and turn) 新的想法正逐渐在他的脑海中成型。(shape) 这本书中纳入了5个短篇故事，其中包括一篇作者的新作。(contain; include) 教学是一门基于科学的艺术。(base) 1997年7月1日是一个对于我国具有历史意义的时刻。(occasion) 通过三年的努力，他终于被复旦大学录取。(admit) 乘船游览黄浦江，你会被两岸不同的建筑风格所吸引。(attract),
