阅读单词 1.apron n．　围裙

2．arch n. 弓状物；拱形物

3．belt n. 腰带；裤带

4．bucket n. 桶

5．fibre n. (植物的)纤维质

6．framework n. 构架，框架，结构 7.garage n．　汽车修理厂

8．garment n. (一件)衣服

9．hammer n. 榔头，锤子

10．hatch v. 孵化

11．inherit v. 继承

12．jungle n. 热带丛林 13.lame adj.　　　瘸的，跛的

14．necklace n. 项链

15．nephew n. 侄子；外甥

16．rainbow n. 彩虹，虹

17．rigid adj. 僵硬的；不动的；不能弯曲的

18．waist n. 腰，腰部 表达单词 1.firm adj.　牢固的，稳固的，坚定的

2．fold v. 折叠，对折

3．foolish adj. 愚蠢的，傻的

4．property n. 财产

5．run v. 控制；管理

6．tool n. 工具 [语境活用]

1．I hadn't intended to get much from the business I ran (管理) the first year, while it turned out so well.

2．They only stood there with their arms folded (折叠) in front of their chest rather than give us a hand.

3．Your smile is one of the strongest tools (工具) that make it possible for you to meet new people.

4．She has a firm (坚定的) belief that what she did can make more people aware of the importance of helping others.

5．I've never heard anything so foolish (愚蠢的) in all my life. 拓

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词 1.minority n．少数民族；极少数adj.少数人的；少数民族的→minor adj.小的，不很重要的→majority n．多数

2．diverse adj.完全不同的；各不相同的→diversity n．多样性

3．native adj.出生地的；土生土长的→nation n．民族；国家→national adj.国家的；民族的→nationality n．国籍

4．custom n．风俗，习惯，传统→customer n．顾客，客户

5．varied adj.各种各样的；形形色色的→vary v．改变；不同→various adj.各种各样的→variety n．多样性

6．adjust v．适应，使适应，调节，调整，校正→adjustment n．适应，调节，调整→adjustable adj.可调节的

7．furnish v．为(房屋或房间)配备家具→furniture n．家具 [语境活用]

1．There are 55 minorities in our country and there are some minor differences between them.(minority)

2．When you serve customers from different countries, you should first of all know about their customs. (custom)

3．There are various goods in the new supermarket, and the prices vary from cents to dollars. The variety of them attracts many customers. (vary)

4．The desks and chairs are adjustable and you can adjust them to the height of the students. The adjustment is not difficult to make. (adjust)

5．The young couple didn't have much money to buy some new furniture any more, because they had spent too much in furnishing their house. (furnish)

6．People from diverse cultures hold different understanding on the play and this diversity of opinions makes it hard to reach an agreement at the meeting.(diverse)