1、人教版高中英语必修三词汇表Unit1含教材例句及词汇用法讲解人教版高中英语必修三词汇表（含教材例句及词汇用法讲解）Book3 Unit 11. take place 发生；举行（不用被动语态）Discuss when they take place, what they celebrate and what people do at that time.讨论一下这些节日什么时候发生，庆祝什么，人们在那时会做些什么。（p1）In the past ten years, great changes have taken place in my hometown. 在过去的十年里，我的家乡发生了巨大
2、变化。The film festival takes place in October. 电影节将于十月举行。My brothers wedding will take place on May1st. 我哥哥的婚礼将于5月1日举行。【拓展】take sbs/sths place = take the place of sb/sth 代替；替换She couldnt attend the meeting so her assistant took her place.她不能参加会议，所以她的助手代她出席。Computers have taken the place of typewriters
3、 in most offices.在大多数办公室，电脑已经取代了打字机。Mulan took her fathers place to fight in the army.= Mulan took the place of her father to fight in the army.她替父从军打仗。2. beauty /bju:ti/ n. U 美；美丽Mid-Autumn Festival celebrates the beauty of the full moon, harvest , time with family and friends.中秋节庆祝月圆时刻的美丽，及其与家人朋友在
4、一起的时间。（p1）Zhangjiajie is famous for its outstanding natural beauty.张家界以其超级自然美景而著称。Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施。Life is not lack of beauty, but lack of the eyes to find beauty.生活中不是没有美，而是缺少发现美的眼睛。 C 美人；美好的东西Xishi was known as a great beauty in ancient China. 西施是中国古代出了名的大美女。That last
5、goal was a beauty!最后进的一球真绝！【拓展】（1）beautiful /bju:tfl/ adj. 美丽的，美好的I think she has many good qualities besides being very beautiful. 我觉得她不但长得非常漂亮，而且还有很多优秀品质。What really makes the book popular are the beautiful designs. 真正让这本书大获成功的是它精美的设计。（2）beautifully /bju:tfli/ adv. 美好地； 很好地Its all working out beau
6、tifully.一切进展都很顺利。This is a beautifully decorated house这是一座装潢典雅的房子。3. harvest /h:vist/ n.C&U 收获季节；收割；收获; 收成Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. 最古老的节日总是庆祝严寒的结束、春季的种植和秋天的收割。（p1）Farmers are extremely busy during the harvest. 农民在收获季节里十
7、分忙碌。a good/bad harvest 丰收/欠收vt. & vi 收割（庄稼）；捕猎（动物、鱼）; 采集（人体的细胞或组织等）Try to harvest the fruit before the first frost. 在第一次霜冻以前要设法把水果收摘完。She had her eggs harvested and frozen for her own future use.她的卵子已经采集下来，冷冻后以备她将来使用。4. celebration /selbren/ n.C 庆典；庆祝活动Sometimes celebrations would be held after hunt
8、ers had caught animals. 有时，在猎人捕获猎物后，也举行庆祝活动。（p1）birthday/wedding celebrations 生日庆祝/结婚庆典C&U 庆祝；颂扬We will hold a party in celebration of their fiftieth wedding anniversary. 我们将举办一个聚会来庆祝他们结婚50年纪念。He sees the poem as a celebration of human love. 他认为，这首诗是对人世间爱的赞美。【拓展】celebrate /selbret/ vt. 庆祝; 歌颂How do
9、people celebrate New Year in your country?你们国家的人怎样庆贺新年？They had a big party to celebrate the victory. 他们举办了一个盛大宴会来庆祝胜利。This is a movie celebrating the life and work of Martin Luther King.这是一部颂扬马丁路德金生平事迹的影片。5. hunter /hnt/ n.C 狩猎者；猎人；搜寻者a deer hunter 猎鹿人a bargain hunter寻找便宜货的人a treasure hunter寻宝人6. s
10、tarve /st:v/ vi.&vt. （使）挨饿；饿死At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months. 在那个时代，如果食物难以找到，特别是在寒冷的冬月，人们会挨饿。（p1）Shes starving herself to try to lose weight. 她试图通过节食来减肥。starve to death饿死The animals were left to starve to death. 那些动物只能等着饿死。be s
11、tarving for sth 渴望得到某物The lonely student is starving for friendship. 那个寂寞的学生渴望友情。【拓展】starvation /st:ven/ n. 挨饿; 饥饿; 饿死The animals died of starvation. 动物因饥饿而死亡。Many African countries are threatened with starvation. 许多非洲国家受到饥饿的威胁。7. origin /rdn/ n.C&U 起源；由来；出身Todays festivals have many origins ,some r
12、eligious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events. 现在的节日有很多由来，一些是宗教上的，一些是季节性的，一些是纪念特殊的人和事件的。There are many theories about the origin of life. 关于生命起源的学说有很多。Im a Chinese by origin. 我是中国血统。8. religious /rlds/ adj.宗教上的；信奉宗教的；虔诚的Easter is an important religious and social festival for Christ
13、ians around the world. 复活节是全世界基督徒的一个重要的宗教和公众节日。（p2）Herefusestoeat porkbecauseofhisreligiousbeliefs.出于宗教信仰，他拒绝吃猪肉。They are both very religious and felt it was a gift from God.他们俩都很虔诚，感觉这是上帝的恩赐。【拓展】religion /rldn/ n. 宗教the Christian religion 基督教9. seasonal /si:znl/ adj.季节的；季节性的The town relies on the s
14、easonal tourist industry for jobs. 这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。Its healthy to eat seasonal vegetables. 吃应时蔬菜是健康的。【拓展】season /si:zn/ n. 季节；赛季Autumns my favourite season. 秋天是我最喜欢的季节。He scored his first goal of the season on Saturday.他在星期六的比赛中打进了他在本赛季的第一个球。10. ancestor /nsist/ n.C 祖宗,祖先Some festivals are held t
15、o honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. 有些节日，是为了纪念死者，或使祖先得到满足，因为祖先们有可能回到世上（给人们）提供帮助，也有可能带来危害。（p2）11. Obon n.盂兰盆节12. grave /greiv/ n.C坟墓；墓地clean graves 扫墓13. incense /nsens/ n.U 薰香；薰香的烟light incense烧香14. in memory of 纪念；追念For the Japanese festival
16、 Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. 在日本的盂兰盆节，人们要扫墓、烧香，以缅怀祖先。（p2）He wrote a moving poem in memory of his good friend.为了纪念他的挚友，他写了一首感人的诗。They will build a monument in memory of the national hero. 他们将建造一座纪念碑来纪念这位民族英雄。16. feast /fi:st/ n.C 盛宴;节日On this
17、 important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them. 在这个重要的节日里，人们会吃制成颅骨形状的食物，和装点有“骨头”的蛋糕。（p2）The fruit was often served at wedding feasts. 婚宴上经常有水果供应。The evening was a real feast for music lovers.这个晚会真是让音乐爱好者大饱耳福。17. skull /skl/ n.C 头脑；头骨eat food in the shape
18、of skulls 吃制成颅骨形状的食物18. bone /bn/ n.C 骨；骨头eat cakes with “bones” on them 吃装点有“骨头”的蛋糕This fish has a lot of bones in it. 这种鱼多刺。He survived the accident with no broken bones. 他在事故中幸免于难，没有骨折。19. Halloween / hli:n / n. 万圣节前夕；诸圣日前夕20. belief /bli:f/ n.（pl beliefs）常pl 信仰；宗教信仰The Western holiday Halloween
19、also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. 西方节日万圣节也源自人们古老的信，认为亡者的灵魂会返回人间。（p2）religious/political beliefs宗教 / 政治信仰 C 看法；信念There is a general belief that things will soon get better. 大家普遍认为情况很快就会好转。I have a firm belief that good leaders are made , not born.我坚信优秀
20、的领导是后天培养而不是天生的。U 相信；信心He has great belief in God. 他对上帝的笃信。I admire his belief in what he is doing. 我佩服他对自己的工作所抱的信心。beyond belief 令人难以置信Dissatisfaction with the government has grown beyond belief.对政府的不满已经达到令人难以置信的程度。【拓展】（1）believe /bli:v/ vi.& vt. 信任; 相信; 以为I dont believe you!我不相信你的话！If you believe i
21、n yourself, you can succeed. 只要自信，就能成功。Believe it or not, Ill go to England as an exchange student next month信不信由你，下一个月，我将作为交换生去英国。It is believed that the couple have left the country.= The couple are believed to have left the country.据信那对夫妇已经离开了这个国家。（2）believer /bli:v(r)/ n. 信仰者; 信徒Im a firm believ
22、er in where theres a will , theres a way. 我平日相信 有志者, 事竟成 的话。Im a Believer is one of the most famous songs of the Monkees.“我是一个信徒”是门基乐队最著名的歌曲之一。（3）believable /bli:vbl/ adj. 可信的Her explanation certainly sounded believable.她的解释听起来的确可信。（4）unbelievable /nbli:vbl/ adj. 不可相信的；令人难以置信的Itsunbelievablethatmywa
23、lletwasstolen.简直不能相信我的钱包给偷了。Idiscoveredtheunbelievablepowerofdreams.我发现梦想有难以置信的力量。（5）unbelievably /nbli:vbl/ adv. 难以置信地He was unbelievablyhappy to hear that his son was admitted to Beijing University.听到儿子考上了北京大学，他非常高兴。Unbelievably, the event repeated itself years later in the same place.令人难以置信的是，多年后
24、在同一地区又发生了同样的事。21. dress upvi. 盛装；打扮It is now a childrens festival, when they can dress up and to their neighbours homes to ask for sweets. 万圣节如今成了孩子们的节日，这天他们可以乔装打扮上到邻居家要糖吃。（p2）You do not need to dress up for dinner. 你们不必特意盛装赴宴。Mulan dressed up like a boy. 木兰打扮成男孩模样。vt. 给打扮; 粉饰Mother loved to dress m
25、e up. 妈妈喜欢打扮我。The little girl dressed herself up as an angel . 小女孩把自己扮成天使的样子。However you dress it up, a bank only exists to lend money. 无论你如何粉饰,银行就是为了放贷而生的。22. trick /trk/ n.C 诡计；恶作剧；窍门trick or treat不给糖果就捣蛋（万圣节时儿童挨家索要糖果用语，扬言若不给糖就捣乱戏弄别人）Children often wear scary clothes to knock on their neighbors do
26、ors and shout, Trick or treat! . 孩子们经常穿恐怖的衣服去敲邻居家的门,并叫道：“不给糖果就捣蛋 ”。play a trick / tricks on 搞恶作剧；诈骗；开玩笑If the neighbours do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them. 如果邻居什么糖也不给，那么孩子们就可以捉弄他们了。（p2）One of the problems of old age is that your memory can start to play tricks on you.老年
27、人的问题之一是记忆可能紊乱起来。vt.欺骗；欺诈Id been tricked and I felt stupid. 我被人骗了，觉得自己真傻。trick sb into（doing）sth 诱使某人（做）某事He tricked me into lending him 100. 他骗我借给了他100英镑。trick sb out of sth 从某人处骗走某物She was tricked out of her life savings. 她被骗走了一生的积蓄。24. poet /pt/ n.C诗人The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours the f
28、amous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. 中国的端午节（龙舟节），是纪念著名古代诗人屈原的。（p2）【拓展】poem /pm/ n. 诗歌; 韵文My brother recited a poem of Xu Zhimo at his high school graduation. 在他的高中毕业典礼上，我弟弟朗诵了一首徐志摩的诗。25. arrival /ravl/ n.C&U 到来； 到达In the USA Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in New World. 美国的哥
29、伦布日是纪念克里斯托弗哥伦布发现“新大陆”的日子。（p2）Guests receive dinner on/upon arrival at the hotel. 旅客一到旅馆即可就餐。We apologize for the late arrival of the train. 我们为火车误点表示歉意。daily arrivals of refugees 每天到来的难民C 到达者；抵达物The first arrivals at the concert got the best seats. 最早来到音乐会的人坐上了最好的座位。early/late/new arrivals 早到 / 晚到 /
30、 新到者Were expecting a new arrival (= a baby) in the family soon. 我们家很快就会添一个新生婴儿。【拓展】arrive /rav/ vi. 到达Ill wait until they arrive.我会一直等到他们来。I was pleased to hear you arrived home safely.听说你平安到家我很高兴。arrive at（具体小地点）/ on（小地点）/ in（大地点）26. gain / gen/ vt.获得；得到India has a national festival on October 2 to
31、 honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain Indias independence from Britain. 印度在10月2日有个全国性节日，纪念莫汉达斯甘地，他是帮助印度脱离英国而独立的领袖。（p2）The party gained over 50% of the vote.该党获得超过50%的选票。We have gained 3 000 from our investment我们从投资中获取3 000英镑的收益。增加；增长to gain confidence/strength/experience增加信心 / 力量 / 经验Ive gained weight recently.
