Unit4SharingWordsandExpressions1.secondary:中學的；次要的Thatisjustasecondaryconsideration.那只不過是次要的因素。Experienceiswhatmatters─ageisofsecondaryimportance.重要的是經驗——年齡是次要的。Raisinganimalswasonlysecondarytootherformsoffarming.與其他農業生產相對而言，動物飼養只是副業。besecondaryto對...來說是次要的Anydiscomfortissecondarytohelpingtheneedy.secondaryteachers中學教師thesecondarycurriculum中學課程2.achorusof齊聲，異口同聲（表示同意或不同意）

achorusofpraise/complaint一片贊揚聲/抱怨聲achorusofvoicescallingforherresignation異口同聲要求她辭職I'mgreetedbyachorusof“goodmorning”fromtheboys.男孩們齊聲對我喊“早上好”。3.uniformn.校服、制服adj.一致的，統一的amilitary/police/nurse'suniform軍裝；警服；護士制服soldiersinuniform穿制服的軍人youhavetowearschooluniform.你不得不穿校服。uniformratesofpay統一的薪資標準Thewallswereauniformgrey.墻壁一律都是灰色。nottomention:There'snoelectricityorrunningwaterandnoteventextbooks,nottomentionlaptops,tablets,orothermoderndevices!4.tablet:平板電腦、便簽本、藥片This7.9-inchminiversionofthetablethasbeenlovedbyyoungpeopleassoonasitcameontothemarket.=pillvitamintablets維生素片Taketwotabletswithwaterbeforemeals.每次兩片，飯前用水沖服。5.rigid死板的、固執的inflexibleThecurriculumwastoonarrowandtoorigid.課程設置過于狹窄和死板。rigidattitudes固執的態度6.shade:vt.給...遮擋（光線）；加燈罩；把...涂暗n.陰涼處，燈罩；陰影部分Wesatdownintheshadeofthewall.我們在墻根的背陰處坐下。Thetreesprovideshadefortheanimalsinthesummer.夏天，這些樹為動物提供乘涼的地方。Iboughtanewshadeforthelamp.我給那盞燈買了一個新罩子。aneyeshade遮陽眼罩Thecourtyardwasshadedbyhightrees.庭院蔭庇在大樹下。I'mgoingtoshadethispartin.我要把這一部分畫得再暗一些。7.privilege:n.優惠待遇；特權Educationshouldbeauniversalrightandnotaprivilege.教育應當是全民的權利而非某部分人特別享有的。Youcanenjoyallthebenefitsandprivilegesofclubmembership.你可以享受俱樂部成員的一切福利和優惠。Itwasaprivilegetohearhersing/ofhearinghersing.能聽她唱歌十分榮幸.Ihopetohavetheprivilegeofworkingwiththemagain.但愿有幸與他們再度合作。Itwasagreatprivilegetohearhersing.聽她唱歌真是三生有幸。8.plugvt.封堵；補足pluggedpluggedn.堵塞物；插頭；插座Hepluggedtheholeinthepipewithanoldrag.他用一塊舊破布把管子上的那個洞塞住了。athree-pinplug三相插頭I'llhavetochangetheplugonmyhairdryer.我必須更換吹風機的插頭。同義詞：socketCanIusethisplugformyiron?我能用這個插座插一下熨斗嗎？Shetooktheplugfromherear.她從耳朵中取出耳塞來。9.resign:辭職；辭去resignation辭職辭職書resignfromone'sjob/positionresignas

Heresignedasmanageraftereightyears.八年后，他辭去了經理的職務。Twomembersresignedfromtheboardinprotest.董事會的兩名成員辭職以示抗議。10.deserve:vt.值得、贏得、應受Youdeservearestafterallthathardwork.辛苦勞累那么久，你該休息一下了。Thereportdeservescarefulconsideration.這報告應該給予認真考慮。WhathaveIdonetodeservethis?我做了什么事應該得到這種待遇呢？[動詞+帶to的不定式]Theydidn'tdeservetowin.他們不該贏。deservedoing=deservetobedoneHedeservespraising/tobepraised.他應該受到表揚。Hedeservespunishing/tobepunished/apunishment.他應該受到批評。12.latelyrecently最近；近來；不久前Haveyouseenherlately?你最近見過她嗎？Ihaven'tbeensleepingwelljustlately.我就是在最近才一直睡不好覺。ShehadlatelyreturnedfromIndia.不久前她從印度回來了。input投入資源（指時間、知識、思想等）；投入；輸入I'dappreciateyourinputonthis.我將感激你在這方面的投入。Therehasbeenabiginputofresourcesintotheprojectfromindustry.工業界對這個項目投入了大量資源。datainput數據輸入toinputtext/data/figures把文本/數據/數字輸入計算機11.contractvt.感染（疾病）；與...訂立合同（契約）n.合同、契約tocontractAIDS/avirus/adisease感染艾滋病/病毒/疾病ManydangerousdiseaseswhicharerareinChinaarequitecommonlycontractedinTanzania.(課本原句）TheplayeriscontractedtoplayuntilAugust.這位選手簽約參加比賽到八月份。訂立…的合同（或契約）Shehascontractedtowork20hoursaweek.她已簽訂每周工作20小時的合同。signacontractwithsb.與...簽訂合同towin/beawardedacontracttobuildanewschool獲得承建一所新學校的合同acontractofemployment雇用合同acontractworker合同工12.grantvt.同意、準許n.撥款Thebankfinallygranteda￡500loantome.銀行終于同意給我貸款500英鎊。Thebankfinallygrantedmea￡500loan.銀行終于同意給我貸款500英鎊。[動詞+名詞短語]Myrequestwasgranted.我的請求得到批準。Shewasgrantedadivorce.她獲準離婚。studentgrants學生助學金Hehasbeenawardedaresearchgrant.他得到一筆研究經費。takeitforgranted(that…)認為…是理所當然Ijusttookitforgrantedthathe'dalwaysbearound.我還想當然地以為他總能隨叫隨到呢。Manyofthepeoplearequitepoorandlivewithoutthingswetakeforgranted.takesb/sthforgranted（因習以為常）對…不予重視；Herhusbandwasalwaysthereandshejusttookhimforgranted.她丈夫隨時都在身邊，她只是認為他理應如此。Wetakehavinganendlesssupplyofcleanwaterforgranted.我們想當然地認為潔凈水的供應無窮無盡而不予以珍惜。

13.cardiacdisease/failure/surgery心臟病；心力衰竭；心臟手術14.circuitn.巡回；環行路線Theearthtakesayeartomakeacircuitof(=goaround)thesun.地球繞太陽運行一周需要一年的時間。Mymotheralsodoesaciruitoftheruralvillagestoprovidemedicaltreatment.(課本原文）anelectricalcircuit電路巡回賽thewomen'stenniscircuit女子網球巡回賽thelecturecircuit巡回講學15.consultation1.咨詢；咨詢會aconsultationdocument/process咨詢文件

/過程provideconsultation提供咨詢2.磋商、商量Thedecisionwastakenaftercloseconsultationwithlocalresidents.這項決定是在與當地居民仔細磋商后作出的。商討會；協商會extensiveconsultationsbetweenthetwocountries兩國之間的廣泛磋商Theywillholdaconsultationaboutthematter.他們將會商量這件事的.（向專家請教的）咨詢會；（尤指）就診Thedoctorsheldaconsultationtodecidewhetheranoperationwasnecessary.醫生舉行會診,決定是否需要動手術.consult咨詢；請教;商議，商量consultant顧問高級顧問醫師；會診醫師16.relay

vt.轉發（信息、消息等）Herelayedthemessagetohisboss.他將這個消息轉給了他的老板。Instructionswererelayedtohimbyphone.通過電話將指令轉達給了他。播放，轉播（電視或廣播訊號）Thegamewasrelayedbysatellitetoaudiencesallovertheworld.這場比賽通過衛星向全世界的觀眾進行了轉播。n.接力賽;接班的人the4×100mrelay4×100米接力賽arelayteam接力隊Rescuersworkedinrelaystosavethetrappedminers.救援人員輪班營救受困的礦工。17.criterionpl.criteria標準，準則，原則Whatcriteriaareusedforassessingastudent'sability?用什么標準來評定一個學生的能力？Byanycriteriathisworkisworthittousaswell.Themostimportantcriterionforentryisthatapplicantsmustdesignandmaketheirownwork.最重要的參賽標準是申請者必須設計并制作自己的作品。stabilityn.穩定（性）；穩固（性）political/economic/socialstability政治/經濟/社會穩定thestabilityofthedollarontheworld'smoneymarkets美元在世界貨幣市場上的穩定性stable:穩定的；穩固的；牢固的;穩重的；18.pray:企盼，祈禱Theykneltdownandprayed.他們跪下來禱告。I'll