Unit 5 Languages around the world1．refer vi.提到；参考；查阅 vt.查询；叫……求助于→reference n．指称关系；参考2．base vt.以……为据点；以……为基础 n.底部；根据→based adj.以(某事)为基础的；以……为重要部分(或特征)的3．vary vt.& vi.使多样化；变化→variety n．(植物、语言等的)变体；异体；多样化→various adj.不同的；各种各样的4．globe n．球体；地球仪；地球→global adj.全球的；全世界的5．appreciate vt.欣赏；重视；感激；领会→appreciation n．欣赏；感激；感谢6．equal n．同等的人；相等物 adj.相同的；同样的→equally adv.相同地；同样地→equality n．平等7．describe vt.& vi.描述；描写→description n．描写(文字)；形容1．character n．文字；符号；角色；品质；特点①Mr.Brown loves to study Chinese characters.文字②Shakespeare made his characters live through their language in his plays.人物③At the last moment ， Tom decided to put in a new character to make the story seem more likely.角色④We are good friends and we are much alike in character.性格2．major adj.主要的；重要的；大的 n．主修课程；主修学生 vi.主修；专门研究①Li Ming wants to major in physics at college.主修②Environment protection is a major event.重要的③He is a major in French at Stanford.主修学生Words And Phrases native adj.出生地的；本地的；土著的 n．本地人；本国人(教材 P60) How many billion people speak the UN's official languages as their native or second language?有多少亿人把联合国的官方语言作为他们的母语或第二语言?[例 1] Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don't speak the same kind of English.以英语作为母语的人，即使他们所讲的语言不尽相同，但也可以相互理解。[例 2] Is her uncle a native of Shanghai，or just a visitor?她叔叔是上海本地人，还是只是一名游客?[造句]研究人员说这种虎产于印度。The researcher says the tiger is native to India.[知识拓展](1)one's native country/land/language 某人的祖国/故乡/母语be native to 原产于……(2...
