Module 5 Ethnic Culture核心单词1. minority n. 少数;少数民族 常用结构: a minority of 少数 for a minority 对少数人来讲 be in the/a minority 占少数Only a small minority of students is/are interested in politics these days. 目前,只有极少数同学对政治感兴趣。Men are in the minority in this profession.在这一行业中,男人占少数。minor adj. 较小的;次要的(常作定语)易混辨析联想拓展minority/majority/most/mostly minority为名词,意为“少数;少数民族”。 majority为名词,是minority 的反义词,意为“大多数;大半”,the majority单独作主语时,谓语动词既可用单数,也可用复数。构成短语the majority of ...。当the majority of ...作主语时,其后的谓语动词取决于of之后的名词。 most为形容词时,意为“大多数的,过半的”,该词前常不加the;为副词时,意为“十分,很”,相当于very,可与a连用。 mostly为副词,意为“大多数地,大多数”,常在句中作状语。He is a most respected teacher.他是一位很受尊敬的老师。2. run v. 控制;管理;运转;经营;跑;行驶;褪色n. 运行,运转 After his father’s death, Tom inherited all property of his father’s and ran the company. 在他的父亲死后,汤姆继承了他父亲所有的财产,并管理着这家公司。He has a scar running across his left cheek.他的左脸颊上有一道很长的疤痕。I’m afraid the colour will run when I wash your new skirt.恐怕我洗你的那条新裙子时,它会褪色。常用结构:run after/into/out of/out/across/away/over ...追逐,追赶∕偶然遇见;遇到(困难等)∕(及物)用完,用光∕(不及物)用光,耗尽∕偶然遇到∕逃跑∕撞倒并轧过in the long/short run 从长期∕短期看来3. adjustv. 适应,使适应;调整,调节 常用结构:adjust to ... 适应……adjust oneself to ... 使自己适应,适应于……用心 爱心 专心adjust sth. to sth. 为配合……而调整You can adjust this desk to the height of any child.这桌子可以根据小孩的高度任意调整。联想拓展adjustable adj. 可调节的;可调整的 adjustment n. 调整;调节make adjustments to 对……进行调整He made adjustments to the machine.他把...