Unit 5 Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China 核心单词1
equal adj
平等的Women demand equal pay for equal work
妇女们要求同工同酬
Everyone is born equal in the world
在这个世界上,每个人生来都是平等的
常用结构:be equal to sth
/doing sth
等于;能胜任某事/做某事be equal with 与……平等 I don’t feel equal to doing the job
我觉得我不能胜任那项工作
He has no equal in English
谁的英语也比不上他
联想拓展equal vt
等于;比得上;n
相等的事物(或数量);对手;匹敌equality n
相等;平等;同等;等式None of us can equal him in strength
在力气方面,我们谁也比不上他
Three times three equals nine
3 乘以 3 等于 9
stress vt
着重,强调;重读n
重压;压力;强调;重音常用结构:lay/place/put stress on 把重点放在……上under the stress of 为……所迫in the stress of the moment 一时紧张cause/reduce stress 造成/减少压力 He stressed the point that the work must be finished on time
他强调这一点,即这项工作必须按时完成
He stressed that we should be punctual
他强调我们应当准时
My parents lay great stress on