Unit One,People Of Achievement
第一单元，卓有成就的人物

crucial
The city of Mycenae played a crucial role in the history of Greece.
迈锡尼城在希腊历史上扮演着至关重要的角色。

vital
As is known to all perseverance is vital to success.
众所周知，毅力对成功至关重要。

commit
The government must commit itself to improving health care.
政府必须致力于改善卫生保健。

academic
The students return in September for the start of a new academic year.
学生们将于9月返回学校开始新学年。

objective
The main objective was to improve children's knowledge of geography.
主要目的是提高孩子们的地理知识。

botanical
The guide book says the botanical gardens are well worth visiting.
导游书上说植物园很值得参观。

evaluate
The market situation is difficult to evaluate.
市场形势难以评估。

property
The hotel is not responsible for any loss or damage to guests personal property.
酒店不对客人个人财产的任何损失或损坏负责。

distinct
Jamaican reggae music is quite distinct from North American jazz or the blues.
牙买加雷盖音乐与北美爵士乐或布鲁斯音乐截然不同。

boil
I'll boil the kettle and make some tea.
我要烧壶开水，沏点茶。

liquid
The sick patient could only eat liquid food.
这个病人只能吃流质食物。

obtain
I finally managed to obtain a copy of the report.
我终于设法弄到了一份报告的副本。

acknowledge
She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform.
她拒绝承认改革的必要性。

defeat
The party faces defeat in the election.
该党在选举中面临失败。

analyse
Can you analyse the structure of the sentence for me?
你能帮我分析一下这个句子的结构吗？

apparently
He paused apparently lost in thought.
他停顿了一下，显然陷入了沉思。

substance
The substance is harmless if taken in small amounts.
这种物质如果少量服用是无害的。

insist
She insisted that she saw somebody in the house.
她坚持说她看见房子里有人。

scientific
He took a very scientific approach to management.
他采取了非常科学的管理方法。

mostly
Green teas are mostly from China or Japan.
绿茶大多来自中国或日本。

conclusion
I soon came to the conclusion that she was lying.
我很快得出结论，她在撒谎。

flee
He was caught trying to flee the country.
他在试图逃离这个国家时被抓住了。

circumstance
The meeting has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control.
由于我们无法控制的情况，会议被取消了。

novelist
A good novelist needs great power of imagination.
优秀的小说家需要丰富的想象力。

novel
This novel is written in the dialect of northeast England.
这部小说是用英格兰东北部的方言写的。

flow
There has been a steady flow of people leaving the area.
一直有源源不断的人流离开这个地区。

chart
Each team was responsible for making its own decisions and charting its own plan.
每个团队都负责做出自己的决定和制定自己的计划。

found
He founded the company with a friend in the nineteen seventies.
他和一个朋友在20世纪70年代创立了这家公司。

infer
Much of the meaning can be inferred from the context.
许多意思可以从上下文中推断出来。

politician
A politician should be a servant of the people.
政治家应该是人民的公仆。

numerous
The advantages of this system are too numerous to mention.
这个系统的优点不胜枚举。

theory
Freudian theory has had a great influence on psychology.
弗洛伊德的理论对心理学有很大的影响。

genius
My father was a genius at storytelling.
我父亲是个讲故事的天才。

gentle
He's very gentle with his kids.
他对孩子们很温柔。

patent
He wants to take out a patent on his new invention.
他想为他的新发明申请专利。

passion
The English have a passion for gardens.
英国人酷爱花园。

extraordinary
She is truly an extraordinary woman.
她真是个了不起的女人。

gradually
Gradually the children began to understand the school rules.
渐渐地，孩子们开始了解学校的规章制度。

institution
Colleges and universities are educational institutions.
学院和大学是教育机构。

institute
Many universities have institutes of education.
许多大学都有教育学院。

consequence
The lung cancer can be a consequence of smoking.
肺癌可能是吸烟的结果。

peculiarity
The lack of a written constitution is a peculiarity of the British political system.
没有成文的宪法是英国政治制度的特点。

encounter
She was the most remarkable woman he had ever encountered.
她是他所遇到的最了不起的女人。

professor
She's been named the professor of English.
她被任命为英语教授。

mourn
She mourned for her lost childhood.
她为失去的童年而悲伤。

remarkable
She has made remarkable progress.
她取得了显著的进步。

device
The device will be in production by the end of the year.
该设备将于年底投入生产。

sum
They could not afford such a sum.
他们付不起这样一笔钱。

draft
Eva is busy drafting her speech.
伊娃正忙着起草她的演讲稿。

lead to
Correct methods lead to good results.
正确的方法会带来好的结果。

die from
Worldwide about one hundred thousand people die from cholera each year.
全世界每年大约有10万人死于霍乱。

by chance
I met her by chance at the airport.
我在机场偶然遇见了她。

draw out
He went to the bank to draw out money.
他去银行取钱。

insist on
He was not expected to go but he insisted on going.
没人指望他去，但他坚持要去。

stand up to
Most of the plants stood up well to the heat.
大多数植物都很耐高温。

wear and tear
Rest is a vital process that decreases wear and tear on the mind and body.
休息是减少身心疲惫的重要过程。

commit oneself to doing
Borrowers should think carefully before committing themselves to taking out alone.
借款人在承诺单独贷款之前应该仔细考虑。

care about
She cares deeply about environmental problems.
她非常关心环境问题。

under construction
The hotel is currently under construction.
这家酒店目前正在建设中。

make contributions to
Watson made outstanding contributions to children's medicine.
沃森对儿童医学做出了杰出的贡献。

due to
Her illness was due to bad food.
她的病是由于吃了变质的食物引起的。

come to power
The party came to power in the nineteen sixties.
该党在二十世纪六十年代上台执政。

as a consequence
He didn't work hard and as a consequence he failed his exam.
他学习不努力，结果考试不及格。

take up a position
In two thousand four I moved to New York to take up a position at The New Yorker.
2004年，我搬到纽约，在《纽约人》杂志社任职。

sum up
To sum up there are three main ways of settling the problem.
总之，有三种主要的方法来解决这个问题。

pass away
His mother passed away last year.
他母亲去年去世了。

put forward
The budget I put forward this year is based on those facts.
我今年提出的预算就是基于这些事实。

in particular
It was a good concert. I enjoyed the last song in particular.
那是一场很好的音乐会。我特别喜欢最后一首歌。

open up
He opened up his case and took out a clean sweater.
他打开箱子，拿出一件干净的毛衣。