Unit 20 Words and expressions
1. curiosity n. 好奇（心）；古玩
be ~ about sb’s past對某人的過去好奇
excite /satisfy one’s curiosity
激起/滿足某人的好奇心
He did it out of curiosity他那樣做是出于好奇。
It is ~ that she didn’t remember the incident.
奇怪，她竟不記得那事了。
2. decoration n .裝飾；裝潢; 獎章
put up decorations 掛起裝飾物
interior decoration 室內裝潢
award/receive a decoration 授予/獲得獎章
3. unearth vt. (從地下)發掘；揭露
unearth buried treasure 發掘埋在地下的寶藏
unearth a plot 揭露一個陰謀
4. spear n. 矛；槍；梭鏢
throw a spear at 向…擲矛
5. pot n. 罐；鍋；壺
a pepper pot 胡椒瓶
wash up pots and pans擦洗炊具
6. emperor n. 皇帝 (empress n. 女皇)
Even the emperor has his poor relatives.
皇帝也有草鞋親。
7. pin n.（大頭）針 ；別針；木棍
vt. 釘住，使固定，使不能動
a drawing pin圖釘 a rolling pin 搟面杖
In the accident \he was ~ned under the car.
在這次事故中他被壓在車下，動彈不得。
I ~ my hopes on him. 我對他抱有信心。
The map was ~ned up 那幅地圖被釘在墻上。
8. clothing n.（總稱）衣服；服裝
put on/take off clothing穿上/脫下衣服
summer clothing 夏裝
tailor-made clothing 定做的衣服
ready-to-wear clothing現成的衣服
an article of clothing 一件衣服
9. earring n.耳環
a pair of earrings 一副耳環
wear a ring 戴戒指
10. distinction n. 差別；對比；杰出
make a distinction區分；分清
an artist of distinction杰出的藝術家
11. centimeter n.厘米(cm)
1 kilometer=1000meters
1meter=100centimeters
12. clay n.粘土；泥土
a mass of clay.一堆泥土
Make clay into bricks.把泥土制成磚塊
13. arrow n. 箭
Bow and arrow弓和箭
Guard against a hidden arrow.謹防暗箭。
The arrow found its mark.箭射中了目標.
14. dozen n. （一）打；十二個
(與數詞或many, several等連用時,不加s )
two (many, several) dozen pencils
兩(好多,幾)打鉛筆
dozens of 幾十,許多
for dozens of years 好幾十年以來
pack in dozens 成打地包裝
sell by the dozen 論打出售
15. cushion n. 墊石；墊子；坐墊
vt. 緩和...的沖擊
air cushion氣墊
kneel on the cushion跪在跪墊上
Snow cushioned my fall.
因為下面是雪,所以我跌得不重。
16. weapon n.武器
chemical /chemical weapon化學/核武器
a weapon of defense防御武器，
test a new weapon試驗一件新武器
carry weapons 攜帶武器
17. pottery n.（總稱）陶器
Chinese pottery中國陶器
A potter is making pottery by hand.
陶器匠正用手做陶器.
18. spare adj.備用的；額外的; 多余的
v.節約, 節省, 不傷害, 寬恕
a spare tire 備用輪胎
What would you like doing in your spare time?
在閑暇的時候,你喜歡干什么？
Can you spare me just a few minutes
He doesn't spare himself.他律己甚嚴。
I have several spare ticket.我還富余幾張票。
Please spare me my life. 請饒我一命。
spare no efforts 不遺余力
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
[諺]孩子不打不成器。
19. tend vi傾向；趨向; vt.照顧
tend to 朝某方向；趨于;往往會
I (tend to) prefer black tea.我一貫喜歡紅茶。
Women tend to live longer than men.
女人往往比男人活得長
The injured were well ~ ed in the hospital.
20. approximately adv. 近乎；接近
He is~ forty years old.他快四十歲了。
21. average n. 平均（數）
adj. 平均的；普通的 vt.平均達到,平均做到
An average of two students are absent each day. 每天平均有兩個學生缺席。
He averaged nine hours' work a day.
他平均每天工作九小時。
on(an/the) average 平均
above (the) average在平均水平以上
below(the) average 在平均水平以下
22. link n.環；關系；聯系vt.連接；聯系
key /weak link中心/薄弱環節
establish a ~ between the two countries
在兩國間建立聯系
~ up theory with practice把理論和實踐聯系起來
The road links all the new towns.
這條公路連接所有的新城鎮。
23. monument n. 紀念碑;紀念物
The monument to the People's Heroes.
人民英雄紀念碑。
His actions are a monument to foolishness.
他的行為是愚蠢的典型例子。
24. homeland n.祖國；國家
We study for our homeland.我們為祖國學習。
25. in terms of用...來; 考慮到; 就…而言;
~ money, he's quite rich, but not ~ happiness.
就錢來說他很富有,但就幸福來說就不然了。
~ technical development就科技發展來講
26. Payment is made in terms of cash用現金支付status n.地位；身份; 狀況
What's your official status in the company?
你在公司里的正式職位是什麼?
Women have very little status in many countries.
在許多國家, 婦女沒有什麼地位.
family/ social status家庭狀況/社會地位
27. in the eyes of 在…看來
In the eyes of my parents, I'm forever a child.
在我父母的心目中,我永遠是個孩子。
28. remote adj.偏遠的；久遠的；
in a remote village在一個偏僻的村莊里
in the remote past在久遠的過去
Go to the ~ mountain areas到偏僻的山區去
29. distant adj.遙遠的; 冷淡的,
The sun is distant from the earth.
太陽距地球很遙遠。
She's always very distant with Ann.
她對安妮總是很冷淡。
30. lend a hand 幫助
Please ~ with my book.請幫我拿一下書。
31. site n. 遺址;地方 Banpo Site半坡遺址
32. quantity n.量； 數量
a quantity of +單/復數謂語
quantities of +復數謂語
There is a large quantity of milk.
A quantity of baskets were on sale.
Quantities of food/books were on the table
33. serve as 作為；當作
serve as a teacher 教課；擔任教師工作
These views serve as a guide in life.
這些觀點可以作為處世指南。
34. mask n.面具
Painting mask臉譜; a gas mask.防毒面具
35. dig up 挖出；掘起; 發現
dig up potatoes挖土豆
36. accompany vt.陪伴；陪同
I accompany you home.我陪你回家。
37. vast adj.巨大的；龐大的
vast plains廣袤的草原。畫
He has a vast appetite.他胃囗很大。
38. square adj.平方的；正方形的
n. 正方形; 廣場 【數】平方,
city square城市廣場 draw a square畫正方形
64 is the square of 8.六十四是八的平方。
39. investigation n.調查研究
general investigation普查
The ~ into the accident was carried out by two policemen.兩名警察對這一事故展開調查。