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Unit 8：
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本课主要介绍了英语语言的发展和演变以及现代化通讯的飞速发展。学完本课以后，应了解英语语言在不断的发展和变化着，而且要了解语言的发展演变，要在日后把这些有关英语的知识运用到学习当中。
在本课的对话1中我们要了解为什么说英语是一种全球通用的语言;对话2中提到了我们国家的国粹—京剧，除了了解有关京剧的词汇以外，我们还可以增加一些基本的常识。
本课的课文向我们介绍了一个流行词的诞生。“全球化”这个词从被创造出来到现在还不到十年，但是现在它已经在国际经济中得到了广泛的使用。同时，课文还详细介绍了全球的概念，全球境的功能等有关的知识。
Words, Expressions and Grammar:
Dialogue
1.native language 母语
2.mandarin Chinese 普通话
3.peking opera 京剧
4.orchestra 管弦乐队
5.costume 装束，服装，戏服
6.acrobat 杂技演员
7.tragic 悲剧的 tragedy n.悲剧, 惨案, 悲惨, 灾难
8.comical 喜剧的 comedy n.喜剧, 喜剧性的事情
9.periodical 期刊，杂志
10.
mask 面具
gas mask防毒面具
fire/smoke/dust mask 防火/防烟/防尘面具
e.g.The robbers were wearing masks.
抢劫犯戴着面罩。
The nurses wore masks and close-fitting white caps.
护士们戴着口罩和紧紧扣住头发的白帽子。
The jokes were a mask to hide his sadness.
玩笑是掩盖他内心悲伤的方式。
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last but not the least 最后的但是同样重要的
e.g. And last but not the least there is the problem of funding.
最后同样主要的是要有足够的资金的问题。
12.
chance n. 可能性，很可能
e.g. Chances are that we will win easily.我们很可能会轻易取胜。
The chances are ten to one that the guest team will win.十之八九客队会获胜。
There is a chance that I will see him these days. 这几天我有可能见到他。
This is a chance that I will be chosen for the team. 有可能我被选拔到队里。
The ox doesnt seem to have any chance of winning the league basketball matches.
看来公牛队没有打赢这次篮球联赛胜的可能了。
The chances are a hundred to one against you. 你只有百分之一成功的可能。
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on the way /on ones way 在来、去或旅行的过程中：
e.g.I met him on the way to town. 我在去镇子的路上遇到他
Winter is on the way. 冬天就要来到了
She is on her way out the door. 她往户外走。
He is on the way to success. 他正在通往成功的路上。
14.
or so 大约, 左右, 将近
e.g.He is twenty years old or so.
The temple dates back as far as two hundred years ago or so.
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semiofficial adj.半官方的
seminatural adj.半自然的
semimonthly
semimilitary
semiglobe
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conduct v.处理; 经营;引导;实施
e.g.My aunt conducts her business very successfully.我的婶婶把企业经营得很成功。
It is a good idea to conduct the lecture in English.
The agency is to conduct both domestic and foreign affairs for government.
这代理处为政府处理国内外事务。
My brother is in the lab conducting an experiment. 我哥哥在实验室做实验。
How long do you need to conduct your private affair? 你需要多长时间处理私事?
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status n.身份, 地位, 情形, 状况
social status社会地位
status quo现状, 维持现状
Her status is that of a guest.她是客人身份
His known status is a teacher. 他的公开身份是教师。
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potential adj.潜在的, 可能的, 势的, 位的
n.潜能, 潜力
a potential problem.潜在的问题
e.g.Every seed is a potential plant. 每粒种子都可能长成植物。
He hasn’t realized his full potential yet. 她还没有完全意识到自己的潜能。
I believe he has the potential to make a good dancer.
我相信他有可以成为一个舞蹈家的潜能。
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cover涵盖，包括;处理;对待：
e.g.His studies covered a wide field.他的知识渊博。
Lies cannot cover up facts.谎言掩盖不住事实。
The book covers the feminist movement.这本书探讨女权主义运动
This is the balance to cover the check.
这是准备用来交付支票的存款余额。
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replace v. 取代，代替
e.g.We have to replace defective tubes. 我们更换有毛病的管子。
Can anything replace a mothers love and care?
有什么东西能取代母亲的爱和关怀吗?
The village has replaced coal by /with gas. 用煤气代替煤作燃料
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overwhelming
overwhelming joy压倒一切的欢乐
an overwhelming majority 一个压倒的优势
an overwhelming victory势如破竹的胜利
overwhelm v.淹没;吞没，席卷：
e.g.Your kindness quite overwhelms me.你的好意使我感激难言。
be overwhelmed by grief伤心已极
The boat was overwhelmed by the waves.船被浪打翻了。
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symbolic adj.象征性的，有象征意义的
symbolic art 象征主义艺术
symbol n.符号, 记号, 象征symbolize v.
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stylize v. 使风格化,.符合特定(或传统)程式
style n. 风格
in style/ out of style
e.g.Mini-skirt was out of style in the last fews years, but now it is in style again.
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prominence 著名;杰出;显著;重要
a person of some prominence 颇有知名度的人
prominent adj.卓越的, 显著的, 突出的
a prominent nose 大鼻子
e.g.His father is a prominent professor. 他父亲是很有名的教授。