Unit 1 A land of diversity 1.means(n.) 手法;方法2.boom(n.) (人口、贸易的)繁荣(vi.) 处于经济迅速发展时期3.customs(n.) 海关;关税;进口税4.occur(vi.) 发生;出现5.slip(vi.) 滑动;滑行;滑跤(n.) 滑动;滑倒6.hire(vt.& n.) 租用;雇用7.nowhere(adv.) 无处;到处都无8.reform(vt.& vi.) 改革;革新 (n.) 改革;改造;改良9.grasp(vt.& n.) 抓住;抓紧;掌握;领会10.distinct(adj.)清晰的;明显的;明确的→distinction(n.)差别;区分;卓著11.majority(n.)大多数;大半→minority(n.)少数12.elect(vt.)选择;决定做某事;选举某人→election(n.)选举13.applicant(n.)申请人→apply(v.)申请→application(n.)申请14.indicate(vt.)指出;标示;表明;暗示→indication(n.)迹象→indicator(n.)指示器;指示物15.apparent(adj.)显而易见的;显然的;表面上的→apparently(adv.)显然地;显而易见地16.punishment (n.)惩罚;处罚→punish (v.)惩罚;处罚1.live_on 继续存在;继续生存2.by_means_of... 用……办法;借助……3.make_a_life 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等4.keep_up 坚持;维持;沿袭(风俗、传统等)5.team_up_with 与……合作或一起工作6.mark_out 画线;标出……界线7.take_in 包括;吸收8.a_great/good_many 许多;很多9.apply_for 申请;请示得到10.in_addition 另外1.However,it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.然而,可能美洲土著人至少一万五千年前就生活在加1利福尼亚。名师指津:it is likely that...有可能……例句仿写:据我可知,投票数很有可能必须重新计算。As far as I know , it_is_likely_that the votes will have to be counted again.2 . It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups , but simply a mixture of many races and cultures.人们认为,要不了多久,多种国籍的混合将会非常之大,以至于不可能存在一种明显主要的种族或文化群体,而只是多种族、多文化的混合体。名师指津:it is believed that...意为“人们认为/相信……”,其构成为:it+be+过去分词+that 从句。例句仿写:...