高一上学期词汇解析Unit5 The silver screen

　　Words and expressions

　　silver n.[u] a white precious metal 银

　　Some coins are made of silver. 有些硬币是用银做的。

　　silver screen 银幕；电影（业）

　　hero n. a man who is admired for his great or noble deeds 英雄

　　The whole school turned out to welcome the PLA heroes. 全校师生都出来欢迎解放军英雄。

　　n. most important man in a story, play, etc.（小说、戏剧中）男主角

　　The hero of a story usually is a fine person. 故事中的男主人公往往都是品质好的人。

　　scene n. a small part of a play 戏剧的一场

　　The first act is divided into four scenes. 第一幕分成四场。

　　n. background on the stage of a theatre 布景；场景

　　The scene of the play is a kitchen. 这出戏的场景是厨房。

　　law n. rule for all the people of a country 法律；法令

　　Everybody is supposed to be equal before the law. 法律面前（应该）人人平等。

　　n. the laws of nature 自然规律；自然法则

　　Find out the inner laws of nature and youll succeed.如果能理解自然的内部法则，你就会成功。

　　career n. job for which special training is needed职业

　　Carol wants a career in sport. 卡罗尔想在体育界找个职业。

　　n. a general course of action through life生涯 He has had an honorable career. 他有一段光荣的经历。

　　drama n.[u] study of plays and acting 戏剧；戏剧艺术

　　She wants to study drama and become an actress.

　　她想学戏剧当一名演员。

　　n.[c] story written for people to act; play 剧本

　　He has written a historical drama. 他已写了一个历史剧本

　　role n. a part in a play; a character in a play 角色

　　Who will play the role of George Washington? 谁来扮演乔治华盛顿这个角色？

　　n. a part played in life作用

　　He plays an important role in developing production. 他在发展生产方面发挥了重要作用。

　　actress n. woman or girl who acts in plays or films女演员

　　She is an excellent actress. 她是个优秀女演员。

　　award n.[c] something awarded or granted, as for merit 奖；奖品

　　the award for this years best actress went to Meryl Streep.

　　本年度最佳女演员奖的得主是梅里耶斯特里普。

　　prize n. a reward won after trying against other people（与其他人争胜而得之）奖；奖品

　　He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. 他得到诺贝尔和平奖。

　　choice n. taking the thing you want; choosing 选择；挑选

　　And then it has no choice but to lie down and sleep. 于是，别无选择，它只好躺下睡觉。

　　degree n. a title given to a person who has passed an examination at a university 学位

　　He has a doctors degree. 他有博士学位。

　　n. step or stage in a scale or process 程度

　　To what degree are you interested in English? 你对英语的兴趣达到何种程度？

　　n. measure for temperature/angles 度数

　　A persons normal temperature is 37 degrees Centigrade. 人的正常体温是三十七摄氏度。

　　stepfather n. [c] 继父

　　director n.[c] person who tells actors and actresses what to do in a play or a film 导演

　　Her husband is a film director. 她丈夫是电影导演。

　　n.[c] one of the chief managers of a business, etc. 领导人；理事；董事

　　Mr Harrison called a meeting of the directors on Tuesday.

　　哈里逊先生星期二召集了一次主任会议。

　　speed v. increase the speed to; cause to go faster 加速(sped/speeded; sped/speeded)

　　The train soon speeded up. 火车不久就加快了速度。

　　n.[c] how quickly something goes 速度

　　The speed of the car was 85 kilometres per hour. 这汽车的速度是每小时八十五公里。

　　script n. the text of a play, broadcast, or movie 剧本；手稿

　　The script was delivered to the director ahead of schedule. 剧本已提前送交导演了。

　　actor n. man or boy who acts in plays or films 男演员

　　 The actor plays well. 这个演员演得很好。

　　academy n. 学院

　　studio n.[c] room where people make films and radio or television programmes

　　制片厂；演播室 n.[c] room with a lot of light where a painter works （画家等）工作室

　　take off to suddenly start being successful 成功；开始走红

　　I hear the business is really taking off. 我听说生意真的开始兴隆了。

　　to remove, as clothing 脱掉（衣服等）

　　He took off his coat as soon as he entered the room. 他一进屋就脱掉了外套。

　　to rise in flight 起飞

　　The plane took off on time. 飞机准时起飞。

　　blockbuster 电影巨片

　　That film is a blockbuster. 那电影是耗费巨资轰动一时的巨片。

　　creature n. an animal 生物，动物

　　There was not a living creature to be seen anywhere. 无论在哪里都看不到一个动物。

　　outer adj. of or for the outside, farther from the centre外部的；外面的

　　The outer door was wide open but the inner one was locked. 外面的门大开，但里面的门锁着。

　　adult n.[c] 成年人；adj.成年者的

　　adult education 成人教育

　　go wrong go on a path or road that you do not want走错路

　　Be careful not to go wrong. 小心别走入歧途（走错路，弄错）。

　　not work normally出毛病

　　Something has gone wrong with the engine. 发动机出毛病了。

　　follow-up n. a book, film, article etc that comes after another one that has the same subject or characters 续集

　　Spielberg says hes planning to do a follow-up next year.

　　斯皮尔伯格说他打算明年拍一部续集。

　　cruelty n. the quality of being cruel 残忍；残酷

　　He was treated with great cruelty. 他受到非常残酷的待遇。

　　peace n.[u] a time when there is no fighting, war, or trouble between countries, etc和平

　　Peace is better than war. 和平胜于战争。

　　He is at peace with his neighbors. 他和邻居都很和睦。

　　industry n.[c] making goods in factories, etc 工业；行业

　　The electronic industry is developing on a large scale. 电子工业在大规模地发展着。

　　The tourist business is one of the major industries of the West. 旅游业是西方主要产业之一。

　　owe v. to have to pay money to somebody, because you have borrowed it 负债

　　I owe him 5 yuan which he lent me last week. 我欠他五元钱，那是他上星期借给我的。

　　v. feel that someone has done a lot for you 感激；把归于

　　He owes his success to hard work and patience. 他把他的成就全归功于勤奋和忍耐。

　　owe sth to sb 把归于某人

　　happiness n. the state of being happy 幸福

　　Happiness cannot be bought with money. 幸福用钱买不到。

　　in all altogether总共

　　We were fifteen in all. 我们一共十五个人。

　　accept vt. take what someone wants to give you 接受；认可

　　I accept your offer. 我接受你的提议。

　　vt. agree to; say yes to a plan, etc. 同意；承认

　　Will you accept his apology? 你接受他的道歉吗？

　　icy adj. very cold; like ice 冷的；冰冷的

　　My hands are icy. 我两手冰冷。

　　That is an icy road. 那是一条结了冰的路。

　　stay away remain absent or at a distance 不在家；外出

　　I am going on a trip, and I shall stay away a few days. 我打算去旅行，要离开几天。

　　primary adj. first in time or order 初级的

　　The primary grades in school are grades one through three. 学校的低年级是一年级到三年级。

　　adj. chief; main 首要的；主要的

　　A primary cause of Toms failure is his laziness. 汤姆失败的主要原因是他的懒惰。

　　primary school 小学

　　leader n. the person who leads领导者

　　The captain is the leader of the team. 队长是全队的领导（者）。

　　lock sb up put someone in a place that he cannot leave 监禁；锁起来

　　People like that should be locked up! 象那样的人应该被关起来!

　　run after follow after in order to catch; pursue 追赶 If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. （谚）两只兔子都赶，一只也逮不着。

　　bring sb back 送回某人

　　determine v. make up ones mind to do sth. 决定，决心（做某事）

　　He determined to travel no farther that night. 他决定这天晚上不再往前走了。

　　live adj. broadcast while taking place实况播送的，现场传播

　　Some television and radio programs are live. 有些电视和广播节目是实况播送的。

　　adj. having much energy 精力充沛的

　　He is a live boy. 他是一个精力充沛的男孩子。

　　adj. having life; not dead 活的

　　You wont see live animals in a museum. 在博物馆你是看不到活动物的。

　　on the air being broadcast 正在播出

　　The news is on the air. 资讯正在播报。

　　boss n.[c] leader; chief person; important person in a business, office, etc. 老板；上司

　　The boss often made her work twelve or thirteen hours a day.

　　老板常迫使她每天工作十二、三个小时。

　　comment n. a note or remark that explains, praises, or finds fault with a book, a person, or a thing 评论；注释

　　Have you any comments on the proposals? 你对这些建议有什么意见吗？

　　vi. make remarks 评论

　　He made some useful comments on my work. 他对我的作品做了一些建设性的评论

　　action n. a thing that one does 行动；行为

　　Actions speak louder than words. 行动比语言更响亮。（百说不如一干。）

　　n. the series of events in a play; story 情节；动作

　　The action in this play is rather slow. 这戏的步调节奏很慢。

　　think highly of 对高度评价

　　People think highly of the movie. 人们对这部影片的评价很高。

　　Oscar n. 奥斯卡；奥斯卡金像奖

　　Lebanon n. 黎巴嫩（亚洲国家）

　　Hollywood n. 好莱坞；美国电影业