unit 12 Famous People
New Words and Expressions
1. record v. 录音 录制
2. hit n. 十分成功之事(尤指电影、歌曲或戏剧)
3. album n. 簿 册;唱片
4. Ulm n. 乌尔姆[德意志联邦共和国南部城市](或译乌耳姆)
5. theory of relativity 相对论
6. composer n. 作家 作曲家
7. playwright n. 剧作家 dramatist
8.Stratford-upon-Avon 埃文河畔斯特拉特福 英国剧作家莎士比亚故乡.
Warwickshire 沃里克郡
9. will n. 遗嘱
10. out of 出于
11. beloved a./n. 被热爱的(人)
12. hit the ice 打到了冰球;也是一美国电影名-冰上曲棍球
e.g. He hit the ice well behind the puck and a little bit too much torque on the stick.他打到了冰球后面的冰上,对球棍承受的扭力有点太大了。
13. get a real treat 受到款待 难得的享受
e.g. A day in the country is a real treat for a city person.
对一个生活在城市中的人来说,在乡下呆上一天真是一件乐事
14. failure n. a situation in which something stops working or doesn’t produce衰竭
15. bring him around to cause him to regain conciousness 使他苏醒
16. infect v. (疾病)感染 传染
17. generous checks: Checks bearing amounts of money that are considered more than usual or unexpectedly large. Milton Petrie was a generous man who always showed kindness to people sffering from personal disasters by sending them checks bearing a sum of money that was more than they would exoect to receive.
18. at rink level behind the glass.
Reeve sat behind the shatterproof glass(防碎玻璃) in a position that is of the same height as the rink to watch the game. The word “rink” is used to refer to the arena(场地...