【升华】新概念英语单词:Lesson 38 The first calendar 最早的日历
Lesson 38 The first calendar 最早的日历
calendar [?k?lind?] n. 历法，日历
【扩】kalendar 日历
【搭】solar calendar 阳历 wall calendar 挂历 lunar calendar 阴历
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A: I like that color calendar.
B: I'll give it to you if you like.
A：我喜欢那本彩色的日历。
B：喜欢就送给你了。
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historian [hi?st??ri?n] n. 历史学家
unique [ju??ni?k] adj. 无与伦比的，独特的
【扩】idiographic 独特的
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A: This is our specialty.
B: Surely it is unique.
A：这是本店的特色商品。
B：这种商品确实很独特。
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steadily [?stedili] adv. 不断地
【扩】continuously 不断地 constantly 不断地，经常地
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A: Our demand for this product is steadily on the increase.
B: How much do you order this time?
A：我们对该产品的需求正在稳步地增长。
B：你们这次准备订购多少呢？
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sole [s?ul] adj. 唯一的
【扩】only 唯一的
【搭】sole one 唯一一个
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A: Unless you increase the turnover we can hardly appoint you our sole agent.
B: I'll consider it, and tell you my decision tomorrow.
A：除非贵方增加交易额，否则我们无法指定贵方为我们的独家代理。
B：我考虑考虑，明天告诉你我的决定。
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video [?vidi?u] n. 录像
CD-ROM [?si?-di?-?r?m] n. （只读）光盘驱动器
bewilder [bi?wild?] v. 令人眼花缭乱
【派】bewilderment 迷惑
【例】The traffic in big cities bewilders me.
大城市的交通让我眼花缭乱。
deduce [di?dju?s] v. 推断，推理
【扩】conclude 推断出 forejudge 推断
【搭】deduce from 从……推断出
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A: I deduce from the large crowd that the speaker is very popular.
B: Yes, he is the professor who is the most popular among the students in our school.
A：从听众很多这一点，我可以推断，演讲者大受欢迎。
B：是的，他是最受我们学校学生欢迎的教授。
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scanty [?sk?nti] adj. 不足的，贫乏的
【扩】skimp 不足的 lacking 缺少的
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A: The rainfall was rather scanty this month.
B: Yes, it rained only twice altogether.
A：这个月的雨量不足。
B：是的，总共只下了两场雨。
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mammoth [?m?m?θ] n. （古生物）长毛象
tusk [t?sk] n. 獠牙，长牙，象牙
nomad [?n?um?d] n. 游牧民
correlate [?k?rileit] v. 使相互联系
【派】correlation 相互关系，关联
【扩】interrelate 相关，相互关联
【搭】correlate with 与……相关联
【例】 This doesn't correlate with what we've known already.
这同我们已经知道的没有关系。
clue [klu?] n. 线索
insignificant [insiɡ?nifik?nt] adj. 不重要的
【扩】unimportant 不重要的
【例】This problem was insignificant compared to others we faced.
这一问题与我们面临的其他问题相比算不了什么。
shed [?ed] v. 使流出，泻
advent [??dvent] n. 出现，到来，来临
【搭】with the advent of 随着……的出现
【例】People are much better informed since the advent of the Internet.
自从有了网络，人们的消息灵通多了。
agriculture [??ɡri?k?lt??] n. 农业
assumption [??s?mp??n] n. 假定，设想
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A: The facts proved her assumption was wrong.
B: But she doesn't think that way.
A：事实证明她的设想是错的。
B：但她并不那么认为。
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dot [d?t] n. 小圆点
symbol [?simb?l] n. 符号
engrave [in?ɡreiv] v. 雕刻
【派】engraving 雕刻印刷品
【扩】sculpture 雕刻
【例】The stone was engraved with inscription in memory of him.
石碑上刻有纪念他的碑文。
ivory [?aiv?ri] n. 象牙制品
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A: May I see that ivory horse?
B: Sure. Here you are.
A：我可以看看那个象牙做的马吗？
B：当然可以，给你。
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phase [feiz] n. 月相，天相
primitive [?primitiv] n. 原始人；adj. 原始的
【派】primitiveness 原始
【扩】primordial 原始的 aboriginal 原始的，土著的
【例】Primitive made himself primitive tools from sharp stones and animal bones.
原始人用尖石块和兽骨为自己制作原始的工具。
depict [di?pikt] v. 描画，描绘
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