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2019-2020年外研版高中英语选修7 Module 6The Worlds Cultural Heritage（Section 3）素材agreement n.1 when people have the same opinion, or when they approve of or accept sth.: The whole family was in agreement with her about/on what they should do.If the three parties cannot reach agreement now, there will be a civil war.I dont think youll ever get Tonys agreement to these proposals.+ that Theres widespread agreement that the law should be changed.2 a decision or arrangement, often formal and written, between two or more groups or people: The dispute was settled by an agreement that satisfied both sides.The government has entered into/signed an international arms-control agreement.They have broken (the terms of) the agreement on human rights.Finally the two sides have reached an agreement.In the sentence “Kate was brushing her hair”, “Kate” and “her” are in agreement (= they are correctly expressed according to the rules of grammar).invest v. to give money to a pany, business, or bank, in order to get a profitJohn invested $700 million into the video studio.Ive invested a lot of time and effort into the project; I dont want it to fail.Jenny has invested heavily into the bond market. divert v.1 to cause sth. or someone to change direction:Traffic will be diverted through the side streets while the main road is resurfaced.Our flight had to be diverted to Stansted because of the storm.2 to use something for a different purpose: Should more funds/money/resources be diverted from roads into railways?diversion n.1 C UK (US detour) a different route that is used because a road is closed:Traffic diversions will be kept to a minimum throughout the festival.2 C or U when sth. is sent somewhere different from where it was originally intended to go:the diversion of money to other projectssharpen v.1 to make sth. stronger:Recent changes have sharpened petition between the airlines.The prison riots have sharpened the debate about how prisons should be run.Sharpen all your pencils before the test.The light grew brighter and the shadow sharpened.2 to improve: These latest moves have sharpened fears of a military conflict.I hope this course will help me sharpen my puter skills.evolution n.the way in which living things change and develop over millions of years, or a gradual process of change and development:Darwins theory of evolutionthe evolution of languageexposure n.when sth. bad that someone has done is made public:The exposure of the ministers love affair forced him to resign.Skin cancer can be caused by prolonged exposure to the sun.The failure of their marriage has received a lot of exposure in the press recently.We nearly died of exposure on the mountainside.contribute v.1 to give sth., especially money, in order to provide or achieve sth. together with other people:Arent you going to contribute towards Jacks leaving present?e to the meeting if you feel you have something to contribute.Her family have contributed 50, 000 to the fund.Most people contributed money to the church buildingThe volunteers contributed huge amounts of their time to the project.2 to write articles for a newspaper, magazine or book: She contributes to several magazines.endanger v.to put someone or sth. at risk or in danger of being harmed, damaged or destroyed:He would never do anything to endanger the lives of his children.We must be careful not to do anything that might endanger the economic recovery.Smoking during pregnancy can endanger your bodys health.If unemployment continues to rise, the social stability may be endangered.remend v. to suggest that sb.or sth. would be good or suitable for a particular job or purpose, or to suggest that a particular action should be done:I can remend the chicken in mushroom sauce its delicious.She has been remended for promotion.The headmistress agreed to remend the teachers proposals to the school governors.+ (that) The doctor remended (that) I take more exercise.+ ing form of verb I remend writing your feelings down on paper.The city has much/little to remend it (= It has a lot of/few pleasant qualities).Grahams father strongly remends sending the children to hospital immediately.The hotel manager remends that we should eat fish today.The teacher remends the dictionary to us.propose v.1 T to offer or state a possible plan or action for other people to consider: + that I propose that we wait until the budget has been announced before mitting ourselves to any expenditure.+ ing form of verb He proposed dealing directly with the suppliers.She proposed a boycott of the meeting.He proposed a motion that the chairman resign.2 T to suggest someone for a position or for membership of an organization: To be nominated for union president you need one person to propose you and another to second you.3 I to ask someone to marry you: I remember the night your father proposed to me.catastrophe n.1 a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction: They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to e.The earthquake is really a catastrophe to the local people.It is a catastrophe to the family that the father died in the traffic accident.2 a bad situation: The emigration of scientists is a catastrophe for the country.estimate n. a guess of what the size, value, amount, cost, etc. of sth. might be:The number of people who applied for the course was 120 pared with an initial estimate of between 50 and 100.Well accept the lowest of three estimates for the building work.a conservative (= low) estimatea rough (= not exact) estimatev. to guess the cost, size, value, etc. of sth.:Government sources estimate a long-term 50% increase in rail fares.+ (that) They estimate (that) the journey will take at least two weeks.+ question word It was difficult to estimate how many trees had been destroyed.requestn. 1 C or U when you politely or officially ask for sth.:They received hundreds of requests for more information.+ to infinitive The boss refused our request to leave work early.The clause was added to the contract at Carloss request (= because Carlos asked for this).An application form will be sent to you on request (= if you ask).2 C a song or similar item which someone has asked to be included in a show or on the radio:The next song is a request from/for Roz in Totteridge.v. + that We requested that the next meeting be held on a Friday.+ object + to infinitive Visitors are requested not to walk on the grass.I requested a taxi for 8 oclock.marvelous adj.extremely good:Hes done a marvellous job of the decorating.It took me ages to get it right, but it was a marvellous feeling when I did.Its marvellous how everyones tried to help.He was a truly marvellous storyteller.Weve achieved some marvellous results with this new drug.It is marvelous to receive your letter.It sounds like a marvelous idea.tangible adj.real or not imaginary; able to be shown, touched or experienced:We need tangible evidence if were going to take legal action.Other tangible benefits include an increase in salary and shorter working hours.enlarge v.1 I or T to bee bigger or to make something bigger:Theyve enlarged the kitchen by building over part of the garden.Symptoms of the disease include an enlarged spleen or liver.2 T to print a bigger copy of a photograph or documentdiscriminate v.to treat a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their skin colour, religion, sex, etc:She felt she had been discriminated against because of her age.In order to increase the number of female representatives, the selection mittee decided to discriminate in favour of women for three years.discrimination n.racial/sex discriminationUntil 1986 most panies would not even allow women to take the examinations, but such blatant discrimination is now disappearing.practitioner n.someone involved in a skilled job or activity:Elizabeth Quan is a London-based practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine.She was a medical practitioner (= a doctor) before she entered politics.advocate v.to publicly support or suggest an idea, development or way of doing sth.:+ ing form of verb She advocates taking a more long-term view.He advocates the return of capital punishment.promise n.an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree:It is hoped that a promise will be reached in todays talks.In a promise between management and unions, a 4% pay rise was agreed in return for an increase in productivity.The government has said that there will be no promise with terrorists.promise v.to accept that you will reduce your demands or change your opinion in order to reach an agreement with someone:Party unity is threatened when members will not promise.Well, you want $400 and I say $300, so lets promise at/on $350.subjective adj.influenced by or based on personal beliefs or feelings, rather than based on facts:I think my husband is the most handsome man in the world, but I realize my judgment is rather subjective.More specific and less subjective criteria should be used in selecting people for promotion within the pany.honour v. to give someone public praise or a reward:He was honoured with a knighthood.n. a reward, prize or title that publicly expresses admiration or respect:She received an honour for her services to the munity.He was buried with full military honours (= with a special celebration to show respect).经典时文背诵The Palace MuseumSituated at the heart of Beijing, the Palace Museum is approached through Tiananmen Gate. Immediately to the north of the Palace Museum is Prospect Hill (also called Coal Hill), while on the east and west are Wangfujing and Zhongnanhai neighborhoods. It is a location endowed with cosmic significance by ancient Chinas astronomers. Correlating the emperors abode (住所), which they considered the pivot (枢轴) of the terrestrial (陆地) world, with the Pole Star, which they believed to be at the center of the heavens, they called the palace The Purple Forbidden City. The Forbidden City was built from 1406 to 1420 by the third Ming emperor Yongle who, upon usurping（篡夺） the throne, determined to move his capital north from Nanjing to Beijing. In 1911 the Qing dynasty fell to the republican revolutionaries. The last emperor, Puyi, continued to live in the palace after his abdication until he was expelled (驱逐) in 1924. Twenty-four emperors lived and ruled from this palace during this 500-year span.
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