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Unit10ImagesofAmericaLet’sTelltheStoryofAllAmerica’sCultures1.…Americawaswhite---albeitwithalittleblacktingedhereandthere…(L1-2):conj.although(FORMAL)一般用来连接形容词,副词或者短语而不是从句Theeveningwasverypleasant,albeitalittlequiet.Hetried,albeitwithoutsuccess.Heperformedthetaskwell,albeitslowly.Heacceptedthejob,albeitwithsomehesitation.Annwentwithher,albeitreluctantly.tingev.togivesomethingasmallamountofaparticularcolor,emotion,orqualitytingesth.withsth.hairtingedwithgreyalookofsurprisetingedwithdisapprovalThelightofthesettingsuntingesthebuildingswithdelicatecolors.n.Therewasatingeofsadnessinhervoice.AmericanFoundingFathersBenjaminFranklin,GeorgeWashington,JohnsAdams,ThomasJefferson,JamesMadison,AlexanderHamilton,SamuelAdams,PatrickHenry,JohnHancock,ThomasPaineWestwardExpansionIn1803,PresidentJeffersonsentasecretmessagecallingforanexpeditionintotheareawestoftheMississippiRivertothePacificOcean.onMay14,1804,theLewisandClarkExpeditionstartedoutfromSt.LouisinsearchofthePacificOcean....exploretheMissouriRiverandsuchprincipalstreamofit,as,byitscourseandcommunicationwiththewatersofthePacificOcean,mayofferthemostdirectandpracticalwatercommunicationacrossthecontinent,forthepurposesofcommerce.--instructionsbyPresidentJeffersonG.WashingtonT.JeffersonT.RooseveltA.Lincoln…explorersandindustrialistsgalore.(L4-5)galoreadj[afternoun]INFORMALingreatamountsornumbers:Andforthesweet-toothed,thiscaféhasdessertsgalore.ThedaffodilsgaloreareinblossominSpringFestival.TheonlyIndianswerescalpers.(L.5-6)scalpn.[C]1theskinonthetopofaperson'sheadwherehairusuallygrows:adry/oily/itchyscalp2ifyouwantsomeone'sscalp,youwantthemtobecompletelydefeated(beafter)sb'sscalpinformal:wanttopunish,takerevengeonsb,etc想整治某人(惩罚﹑报复等).Theboardmemberswereafterthechairman'sscalp.scalp[V]1tocutoffthescalpofadeadenemyasasignofvictoryEx.Hepretendedtoscalpmewithhissword.verb[T]USINFORMALtobuythings,suchastheatretickets,attheusualpricesandthensellthem,whentheyaredifficulttoobtain,atgreatlyincreasedpricesEx.Hewasscalpingticketsoutsidethetheatre.scalpernoun[C]USINFORMAL做投机抽头的人,黄牛(党)Ascalperofferedmea300-yuanticketforthefinalmatchfor3000-yuan.[C]peoplewhoscalpothers.BenjaminFranklinTheIroquoisIndianslivedinwhatisnowNewYorkStatealongtheSt.LawrenceRiver.TheIroquoisIndianswereknownastheFiveCivilizedTribes.ThesetribesincludedtheCayuga,Mohawk,Oneida,Onondaga,andSeneca.theSt.LawrenceRiverIroquoisFederationoftribes.Ladyfreedom:MyheaddresscomesfromthemightyIroquois,inspirersofdemocracy.Mycirclet,with13starsspeaksofthecourageofayoungnation……headaptedthatmodelintooursystemofstateandfederalgovernment…(L8-9)adapt(CHANGE)verb[T]tochangesth.tosuitdifferentconditionsoruses:[+toinfinitive]Wehadtoadaptourindividualplanstofitourcollege’stimetable.flowerswhicharewelladaptedtoharshwinters.Sheadaptedherselfquicklytothenewclimate.ManyproducersarebusyadaptingQiongYao’slatestnovelsfortelevision.Honolulun.火奴鲁鲁(“檀香山”)StateofHawaii考艾岛瓦胡岛夏威夷毛伊岛activevolcanoesFrederickDouglass(1818-1895)TheleadingspokesmanofAfricanAmericansinthe1800’s.Hedevotedhislifetotheabolitionofslavery.W.E.B.DuBois(1868-1963)animportantleaderofAfricanAmericanprotestintheUStheleadingblackopponentofracialdiscriminationinthefirsthalfofthe1900’sthefirstAfricanAmericantoreceiveaPh.D.fromHarvardUniversity(1895)TheideafortheW.E.B.DuBoisInstituteforAfricanandAfricanAmericanResearchwasproposedin1969.In1975,theestablishmentwasannounced.NathanielTurner(1800-1831)anabolitionistablackAmericanwhoorganizedandledthemostsuccessfulslaverevoltintheUnitedStates.abolitionistabolishv.endtheexistenceof(acustom,aninstitution,etc)废除,废止(习俗﹑制度等):Shouldthedeathpenaltybeabolished?应该废除死刑吗?abolition[U]n.theabolitionofslavery,hangingabolitionistnpersonwhofavoursabolition,espofcapitalpunishment废除论者;(尤指)主张废除死刑者.MexicanAmericanWar1846-1848MexicanAmericanWar1846-1848Thespark,adisputeoftheboundary,ignitedintowarbetweentheUnitedStatesandMexico.…theywereannexedaftertheMexicanAmericanWar.(L.24)annexv.[T]totakepossessionofanareaoflandoracountry,usuallybyforceorwithoutpermission:MacaowasannexedbythewesterncolonistsearlierthanHongkong,whichwasannexedbyGreatBritainafterthesecondOpiumWar.~sth(tosth)addorjoinsthtoalargerthing附加;添加:Anewwinghasbeenannexedtothehospital.America’sbittersweetlegacy…wasn’tforthelikesofme,…(L30-32)liken.aperson,thingorgroupsimilarincharacterorqualitytotheonementioned:同…一样的人或物thelike(ofsb/sth);sb‘s/sth’slike(常冠以物主代词或the)MichaelJordanisagreatbasketballathlete,andwewon'tseehislikeagain.Soldiers,policemen,andthelikewereallcalledintohelpwiththeemergency.likespluralnoun(alsolike)INFORMALthelikesofsbtheparticulartypeofpeoplementioned(口)像…这样的人们或东西First-classairticketisforposhpeople,andit'snotforthelikesofme.Villasarebuilttoaccommodatethelikesofyou.America,…composedofmanypeoplewithvaryinghistories…(L35-36)compose[T]tobethepartsthatsth.ismadeof:England,Scotland,andWales~theislandofGreatBritain.(英伦三岛)composedadj.becomposedofsthtobeformedfromvariousthings:Acompetitioniscomposedofpersonalfreespee
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