财物，以及他们的活动和成就。
9. Nowadays, there are scores of modern art
styles, but without the impressionists many of these painting styles would not exist.
如今，现代艺术风格已经有好几十种，然而如果没有印象派，那么这许多不同的风格就不可能存在。 10. （一句多译）这个地方值得参观。
This place is worth visiting/a visit.
This place is worthy of being visited/a visit. This place is worthy to be visited.
It is worthwhile visiting this place/ to visit this place.
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Unit 2 Poems
v→n
1. repeat—repetition expose—exposure arrive—arrival add—addition refuse—refusal
explain—explanation argue—argument create—creation
transform—transformation 变化，改观，改革 transformer变压器 depart—departure adj→n
contradictory—contradiction flexible—flexibility dreadful—dread warm—warmth 2. tick
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﹡In the silence we could hear the clock ticking.
﹡While we waited the taxi’s meter kept ticking away.
﹡I have ticked the names of the people who have paid.
3.concrete adj.具体的 n.混凝土；凝结物 Concrete is very strong and is used in many modern buildings.
4. tease 取笑；招惹；戏弄
﹡Don’t get upset. He was just teasing. ﹡He used to tease her mercilessly. ﹡Stop teasing that cat!
﹡We teasingly call him “superman”. 5. sponsor
sponsor the competition/the student sponsor a new law
government-sponsored projects政府资助的
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He is looking for sponsors to support his plan.
6. blank
blank look/eyes/expression/face (vacant) a blank cassette
My heart began to race and my mind went blank. 突然一片空白 a vacant job/post/seat
7. load
load the truck with coal
They loaded her with gifts.大量给予 a load of= loads of =plenty of 大量，许多 teaching/working load教学/工作量
bear the load of bringing up the children reduce learning burden/load
burden 指沉重、令人不快的负担；指精神
负担时常有不堪忍受的意味
II. Phrases 1. run out run out of
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The food is running out. He has run out of ink.
With money running out, he is going to draw some from the bank.
2. make sense 有意义，说得通 (Sb.) make sense of sth 理解……
(Sth.) make sense to sb. 有意义，说得通 in a sense
3. convey one`s emotions/thanks 表达情感 a flexible schedule可变通的日程表 4. bow to … 向鞠躬 / 屈服 5. stay/sit up 熬夜
6. take it easy = take things easy 放轻松，别 紧张 take one`s time 别着急,慢慢来
7. make up 组成 / 编造 / 化妆 / 弥补 / 和解 be made up of = consist of … 由……组成 8. transform sth/sb into…
transform one’s life 改变某人的一生 9. an appropriate response/measure
恰如其分的反应/恰当的措施
10. try out 试验 try on 试穿
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