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1 cultural adj.  culture  n.

2 relic.  [c]   文化遗迹  cultural relics

3 rare adj. 稀有的,珍贵的   rarely  adj.

  rare metals 稀有金属

  It is rare for sb/sth to do sth 某人/物很难做某事

  eg: Snow is rare in this country.

      He rarely comes here.

4 valueable adj 贵重的   invaluable/priceless adj. 无价的,非常宝贵的  

  valueless/ worthless 没有价值的

5 survive v.幸免, 幸存,生还  名词形式为survival       survivor n.幸存者

  survive sth (the accident/ war/ earthquake) 经过(事故/战争/地震)还活着 不能加from

  survive sb (by 3 years) 比某人多活(3年)

  survive on sth 以...为生

    eg: The tiger survived on the meat.

        Few animals can survive in the desert.

 6 dynasty  n.朝代,王朝    是可数名词   dynasties

    the Qing Qynasty 清朝

7 be in search of 寻找(此短语为介词短语,所以前面要加be动词)  相当于 look for

     eg: He is in search of a old friend.

         They went to a library in search of a book.

  search for sb/sth 寻找某人/物

  search sb搜身  

  search a place 搜某个地方

  search sb for sth 搜某人的身寻找某物 

  search a place for sb/sth 搜某个地方寻找某人/物

     eg: He searched the house for a pen.

8 amaze  v. 使某人惊讶   amazed adj.(人)惊讶的   amzaing  adj. (某人/物)令人惊讶的

  amazement n.

  to one's amazement/ surprise 令某人惊讶的是

  be amazed by/at sth 因为...感到惊讶

  be amazed to do sth 因为做某事而感到惊讶

     eg: He is amazed at/by the news.

         He is amazed to hear the news.

5 select  v. 精选     selection  n.

6 design  v.  eg : My father designed the house.

          n.  eg: I like the design of your house.

  by design 故意的   by accident/chance 无意的

7 fancy  adj.奇特的,异样的  fancy clothes 奇装异服

         v. 喜欢  fancy doing sth 喜欢做某事

8 style  n. 风格,风度,类型

            out of style/date  过时的

            in style 流行的

            in ....style  以....的风格

9 decorate sth with sth 用...装饰...

    eg: He decorated the house with flowers.

       The house is decorated with flowers.

  decoration  n.

10 jewel  n.珠宝   [c]  复数形式是jewels

11 belong to 属于; 是...的一员;是...的一部分(不能用于被动语态和进行时态)

    eg: He belongs to our class. 他是我们班的一员.

        The mouse belongs to the computer.鼠标是电脑的一部分.

        I don't know to which group he belongs.

12 in return 作为回报(后不加宾语)

   in return for + n./介词  作为对...的回报

       eg: He helped me. In return, I gave him a a book.

           He helped me. I gave him a a book in return.

   in turn / by turns 轮流

      eg: They cleaned the house in turn / by turns.

   take turns to do sth 轮流做某事

       eg: They take turns to clean the house.

13 a troop of 一群  修饰可树名词复数, 谓语动词为单数

       eg: A troop of monkeys jumps in the trees.

14 reception  n. 接待,招待会,接收

   give sb a warm reception  热烈欢迎某人

15 be at war (with sth) 在交战中

      eg: Those two countries were at war with each other.

   be at peace   处在和平时代

   be at work 在上班

   be at table 在吃饭

   be at rest   静止

   be at ease  安心,自在,无拘无束

   be at risk 处在危险的境地

16 remove  v.  (1)移动,搬开   (2)脱掉=take off    名词形式 removal

   remove one's shoes

   remove sth from...to... 把sth从...搬到... 

17 less than 少于

   more than

   no more than

   not more than

18 doubt  v./n. 怀疑  后加名词或宾语从句.若doubt用于肯定句,连词用whether/if,若doubt用于否定句,连词用that

     eg: I doubt if he is right.

         I don't doubt he is right.

   There is no doubt that he is right. 毫无疑问,他是正确的.

19 former  adj. 以前的,从前的

   in former days  在以前

   the former...the latter...前者...后者...

20 worth  prep. 值得的,相当于...的价值

   be worth ten yuan/ nothing / a lot

   be worth doing

       eg: The book is well worth reading.

   be worthy of being done

   be worthy to be done

       eg: The book is worthy to be read.

           The booke is worthy of being read.

   It is worthwhile to do sth.

   It is worthwhile doing sth

        eg: It is worthwhile to read the book.

            It is worthwhile reading the book.

21 take apart 拆开  take apart a watch

22 trial  n. 审判,审讯;试验     其动词词根为 try 

23 explode a bomb 引爆一个炸弹   explosion  n.

24 entrance  n.入口 

   exit  n.出口

25 think highly/much/well of  对...的评价高

   think poorly/badly/ill of 对...评价不好

   speak highly/much/well of  高度赞扬

   speak poorly/badly/ill of 说某人的坏话