New words and expressions Unit 3 闵岳群

澳大利亚联邦 首都堪培拉（Canberra）１８２４年初建居民点，称坎伯里，

The outback Australia

a ranch（大牧场） in the outback

Ayers Rock in the Northern Territories is a sacred site to the Aboriginal people.

Aborigines：土著, 原居民, 澳大利亚土著居民,土生动物(或植物)群 --- Aboriginal (adj.)

Queensland is a sunshine state.

A section of the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland

Victoria　　 Melbourne

Tasmania: was discovered by Abel Tasman Tasmania joined Australia in 1901.

claim on/for sth claim sth. Back How are you ,old fellow? claim that 1. fellow adj./ n.伴，同学, 志同道合的 她和我过去是同学。 你身体好吗？老兄。 2. claim vt. & n. claim on/for sth claim sth. Back claim that She and I were school fellows. How are you ,old fellow?

(1) 我认领了老师找到的外套。 (2)货物有损坏, 可以要求退钱 (3)他声称没有得到帮助而完成了这项工作。 (4)不要不懂装懂。 I claimed the coat that the teacher found. You can claim your money back if the goods are damaged. He claimed that he had done the work without help. Don’t claim to know what you don’t know.

3. govern vt. 谁主宰这个国家 对钱的需求决定了他的行动。 控制好自己的脾气 governor n. government who really governs this country? The need for money governs his behavior Govern your temper.

as a consequence= in consequence/as a result 4.as a consequence (of) as a consequence= in consequence/as a result take the consequences 承担后果 As a consequence of your laziness and rudeness, I am forced to dismiss you. After graduation, he became quite lazy. As a consequence, he couldn’t find any job.

5.resemble vt be similar to The two objects resemble each other in appearance。 She resembles her sister in appearance but not in character.

6.transform vt. (into) trans- transplant, transmit The Gorges have transformed their garage into a guest house.

frighten tighten shorten 7.strengthen vt .& vi. strength n. strong adj. They strengthened the city walls. The wind strengthened. fright n. tight adj. short frighten tighten shorten 8.differ vi.= be different from A differ from B in… We differ from each other in many ways.

A rather hard, stony landscape at the base of the mountains. wilderness

billabong

break out ： happen ，take place ，come about ，occur 类似词组：break in ,break into ,break through, break down, break up

9.chew: Should I chew? Every day, we read many things. Some of things should be swallowed, some should be chewed and some should be digested.

Chewing gums

The farmers feed the sheep on grass. 10. feed.. on feed A on B. 用B喂养A feed A to B把A喂给B feed on 以…为生 The farmers feed the sheep on grass. The farmers feed grass to the sheep. Sheep feed chiefly on grass.

be fed up with… I am fed up with his laziness and carelessness． I'm fed up with this hot and humid weather，it's time we had some cool air．

It feeds chiefly on the leaves of trees. koala

It took us an entire week to finish painting the home. 12. mine n.& vi coal ~煤矿 gold ~ 金矿 我奶奶知识渊博。 It took us an entire week to finish painting the home. I am in entire agreement with you. My grandmother is a mine of information.

13..round up gather使集合在一起 The farmers round up the cattle in the evening. He rounded up the children and took them to the zoo

fence fence fence: fence fence fence fence fence fence fence fence fence fence fence fence fence fence fence fence fence fence fence fence fence fence fence

14.outdoors adj & n. 在户外，在露天 外面很冷。 我看到他们从户外进来。 outdoor adj. outdoor dress / clothes / sports It’s cold outdoors. I saw him coming in from the outdoors.

outdoors: adv. The hot temperatures of August in the Midwest may make eating outdoors unpleasant, but that's exactly when cooking outdoors makes the most sense.

Jack was showing pointed attention to the film star. 15.pointed adj.尖的，直截了当的。 Jack was showing pointed attention to the film star. 16.medium n. pl. media Air is the medium of sound.介体，介质 adj. 一个中等个子的人。 一个中等规模的公司 杰克对那位电影明星献殷勤。 a man of medium height a medium-sized firm