2024年4月1日发(作者：禄逸馨)
Unit 2 Great people
名词Nouns
1. inventor 发明者
e.g.: In my youth my ambition had been to be an inventor.
2. South African 南非人
e.g.: Nelson Mandela, a South African, was a fighter for the rights of black Africans
all his life.
3. fighter 斗士，战斗者；战斗机
e.g.: From the start it was clear this tiny girl was a real fighter.
4. invention 发明物；创意
e.g.: Many modern inventions have made a great difference in our life.
5. European 欧洲人
e.g.: Many Europeans can have a conversation in English.
6. Russian 俄罗斯人
e.g.: I think she’s either Russian or Polish.
7. pilot 飞行员
e.g.: In 1955, he became a test pilot.
8. control 控制，支配 – out of control 失去控制，无法管理
e.g.: The city is in the control of enemy forces.
9. order 命令，指挥，要求
e.g.: He gave orders for the work to be started.
10. step 一步
e.g.: She moved a step closer to me.
11. surface 表面；表层
e.g.: Water covers a large proportion of the earth’s surface.
12. pride 骄傲；可引以为豪的人（或物）
e.g.: He was the pride of the whole world.
13. passage 章节，乐段
e.g.: I read passages on the website while you were playing the piano.
14. mathematics (= maths) 数学
e.g.: When she was 24, she went to Paris to study Mathematics and Physics at a
university.
15. scientist 科学家
e.g.: I think Marie Curie is one of the greatest scientists in history!
16. laboratory (= lab) 实验室
e.g.: The blood samples are sent to the laboratory for analysis.
17. discovery 发现；发现物
e.g.: The couple won the Nobel Prize in 1903 for the discovery of radium.
18. advantage 优势，有利条件
e.g.: Being tall gave him an advantage over the other players.
19. development 发展
e.g.: Yuan Longping has spent all his life on the research and development of better
rice plants.
20. explorer 探险者；考察者
e.g.: The explorer sets up a base at the foot of the mountain.
21. Italian 意大利人
e.g.: Christopher Columbus, an Italian, was one of the first Europeans to discover
America.
22. licence <英>执照，许可证 =<美>license
e.g.: He received his student pilot’s licence when he was 16.
23. navy 海军
e.g.: Armstrong joined the navy in 1949 and served as a pilot for three years.
24. aircraft 【单复同】飞机，航空器
e.g.: He flew over 1,100 hours and tested all types of aircraft.
25. astronaut 宇航员
e.g.: In 1962, he was chosen to become an astronaut.
26. spacecraft 【单复同】宇宙飞船，航天器
e.g.: He and David Scott managed to join two spacecraft together for the first time in
space.
27. ocean 海洋
e.g.: Our beach house is just a couple of miles from the ocean.
28. leap 跳跃；跃升
e.g.: A leap is a long or high jump.
29. mankind 人类
e.g.: His research is for the betterment of mankind.
30. citizen 公民；市民
e.g.: A citizen is a person who lives in a country and enjoys rights there.
31. radium 镭
e.g.: Radium can be fixed some distance from its original source.
32. professor 教授
e.g.: He was made (a) professor at the age of 40.
33. title 标题；职位名称
e.g.: The official title of the job is ‘Administrative Assistant’.
34. agriculture 农业
e.g.: In 1953, he began working as a teacher in an agriculture school after he graduated
from college.
35. hunger 饥饿
e.g.: In 1960, he saw people died of hunger, so he began research into hybrid rice.
36. contribution 贡献
e.g.: He made a very positive contribution to the success of the project.
37. production 生产；产量
e.g.: It is important not to let production levels fall.
动词Verbs
1. invent 发明
e.g.: He invented a new game, but it never really caught on.
2. serve 服役；服务，招待
e.g.: She served in the medical corps.
3. test 测试；检验
e.g.: The opened a single store in Europe to test out the market.
4. land （使）着陆，（使）降落
e.g.: Together with Buzz Aldrin, he landed the spacecraft Apollo 11 on the Moon.
5. step 走，跨步
e.g.: He said the famous words “one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind”
as he stepped out onto the Moon’s surface.
6. increase 增加
e.g.: Because of his achievements, rice production has been increased by 20%-30%,
and in some places even more.
7. spin 快速旋转
e.g.: On their way back to the Earth, the spacecraft began spinning out of control.
形容词Adjectives
1. Pacific 太平洋的
e.g.: He successfully brought the spacecraft down into the western Pacific Ocean.
2. further 更多的，更进一步的
e.g.: They collected Moon rocks to take back to the Earth for further research.
3. unknown 未知的；不出名的
e.g.: It was brave of him to go to a place that was unknown to humans at that time.
4. giant 巨大的；伟大的
e.g.: The result has been a giant leap in productivity.
5. hybrid 杂交的
e.g.: In 1979, this new type of hybrid rice was introduced into the USA.
副词Adverbs
1. widely 广泛地，普遍地
e.g.: She also pushed for the use of X-ray machines, which are now widely used in
hospitals.
短语Expressions
1. cut…short 缩短
e.g.: Armstrong received the order to cut the flight short.
2. by hand 手工
e.g.: In the past, people washed their clothes by hand.
3. happen to 碰巧
e.g.: In 1964, he happened to find a natural hybrid rice plant that had many advantages
over others.
4. at present 现在，目前
e.g.: At present, over 100 countries in Asia, Africa and America have grown hybrid
rice.
2024年4月1日发(作者：禄逸馨)
Unit 2 Great people
名词Nouns
1. inventor 发明者
e.g.: In my youth my ambition had been to be an inventor.
2. South African 南非人
e.g.: Nelson Mandela, a South African, was a fighter for the rights of black Africans
all his life.
3. fighter 斗士，战斗者；战斗机
e.g.: From the start it was clear this tiny girl was a real fighter.
4. invention 发明物；创意
e.g.: Many modern inventions have made a great difference in our life.
5. European 欧洲人
e.g.: Many Europeans can have a conversation in English.
6. Russian 俄罗斯人
e.g.: I think she’s either Russian or Polish.
7. pilot 飞行员
e.g.: In 1955, he became a test pilot.
8. control 控制，支配 – out of control 失去控制，无法管理
e.g.: The city is in the control of enemy forces.
9. order 命令，指挥，要求
e.g.: He gave orders for the work to be started.
10. step 一步
e.g.: She moved a step closer to me.
11. surface 表面；表层
e.g.: Water covers a large proportion of the earth’s surface.
12. pride 骄傲；可引以为豪的人（或物）
e.g.: He was the pride of the whole world.
13. passage 章节，乐段
e.g.: I read passages on the website while you were playing the piano.
14. mathematics (= maths) 数学
e.g.: When she was 24, she went to Paris to study Mathematics and Physics at a
university.
15. scientist 科学家
e.g.: I think Marie Curie is one of the greatest scientists in history!
16. laboratory (= lab) 实验室
e.g.: The blood samples are sent to the laboratory for analysis.
17. discovery 发现；发现物
e.g.: The couple won the Nobel Prize in 1903 for the discovery of radium.
18. advantage 优势，有利条件
e.g.: Being tall gave him an advantage over the other players.
19. development 发展
e.g.: Yuan Longping has spent all his life on the research and development of better
rice plants.
20. explorer 探险者；考察者
e.g.: The explorer sets up a base at the foot of the mountain.
21. Italian 意大利人
e.g.: Christopher Columbus, an Italian, was one of the first Europeans to discover
America.
22. licence <英>执照，许可证 =<美>license
e.g.: He received his student pilot’s licence when he was 16.
23. navy 海军
e.g.: Armstrong joined the navy in 1949 and served as a pilot for three years.
24. aircraft 【单复同】飞机，航空器
e.g.: He flew over 1,100 hours and tested all types of aircraft.
25. astronaut 宇航员
e.g.: In 1962, he was chosen to become an astronaut.
26. spacecraft 【单复同】宇宙飞船，航天器
e.g.: He and David Scott managed to join two spacecraft together for the first time in
space.
27. ocean 海洋
e.g.: Our beach house is just a couple of miles from the ocean.
28. leap 跳跃；跃升
e.g.: A leap is a long or high jump.
29. mankind 人类
e.g.: His research is for the betterment of mankind.
30. citizen 公民；市民
e.g.: A citizen is a person who lives in a country and enjoys rights there.
31. radium 镭
e.g.: Radium can be fixed some distance from its original source.
32. professor 教授
e.g.: He was made (a) professor at the age of 40.
33. title 标题；职位名称
e.g.: The official title of the job is ‘Administrative Assistant’.
34. agriculture 农业
e.g.: In 1953, he began working as a teacher in an agriculture school after he graduated
from college.
35. hunger 饥饿
e.g.: In 1960, he saw people died of hunger, so he began research into hybrid rice.
36. contribution 贡献
e.g.: He made a very positive contribution to the success of the project.
37. production 生产；产量
e.g.: It is important not to let production levels fall.
动词Verbs
1. invent 发明
e.g.: He invented a new game, but it never really caught on.
2. serve 服役；服务，招待
e.g.: She served in the medical corps.
3. test 测试；检验
e.g.: The opened a single store in Europe to test out the market.
4. land （使）着陆，（使）降落
e.g.: Together with Buzz Aldrin, he landed the spacecraft Apollo 11 on the Moon.
5. step 走，跨步
e.g.: He said the famous words “one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind”
as he stepped out onto the Moon’s surface.
6. increase 增加
e.g.: Because of his achievements, rice production has been increased by 20%-30%,
and in some places even more.
7. spin 快速旋转
e.g.: On their way back to the Earth, the spacecraft began spinning out of control.
形容词Adjectives
1. Pacific 太平洋的
e.g.: He successfully brought the spacecraft down into the western Pacific Ocean.
2. further 更多的，更进一步的
e.g.: They collected Moon rocks to take back to the Earth for further research.
3. unknown 未知的；不出名的
e.g.: It was brave of him to go to a place that was unknown to humans at that time.
4. giant 巨大的；伟大的
e.g.: The result has been a giant leap in productivity.
5. hybrid 杂交的
e.g.: In 1979, this new type of hybrid rice was introduced into the USA.
副词Adverbs
1. widely 广泛地，普遍地
e.g.: She also pushed for the use of X-ray machines, which are now widely used in
hospitals.
短语Expressions
1. cut…short 缩短
e.g.: Armstrong received the order to cut the flight short.
2. by hand 手工
e.g.: In the past, people washed their clothes by hand.
3. happen to 碰巧
e.g.: In 1964, he happened to find a natural hybrid rice plant that had many advantages
over others.
4. at present 现在，目前
e.g.: At present, over 100 countries in Asia, Africa and America have grown hybrid
rice.