Period One New word study
1.consume vt. 消费;消耗;耗尽,吃完
(use time, energy, goods)/(eat/ drink sth.)
e.g.We consume a lot more than we produce.
我们的消费远远多于生产。
consumer; person who buys and uses products and services.
2.come about 发生;造成 vi. happen(especially in a way that seems impossible to control)
e.g.How did it come about that humans speak so many different languages?
come across=meet sb. by chance
3.subscribe vi. 同意;捐赠;订阅(pay money to be a member of an organization
pay money regularly to have copies of a newspaper or magazine)
vt.(签署)文件;捐助
e.g.What newspaper do you subscribe to?
We didn’t subscribe to the view.
赞同/同意
I subscribes to an environment action group.
我捐款给一个环保行动组织。
Please subscribe your name to the document.
请在文件上署名。
4.quantity n. 量;数量
quality 质量
quantities of+|U||C| 谓语动词用复数
a small quantity of+|U||C|
a small quantity of books are in need
in quantity 大量地
e.g.It’s a lot cheaper if you buy it in quantity.
Quantities of arms were discovered hidden in the trucks.
quantities of heroin
5.tend vi. 趋向;易于;照顾 vt.照顾;护理
tend to do sth.(often do sth.; especially sth. that is bad or annoying and to be likely to do it again.)
She tends to be late for meeting.
When I am tired, I tend to make mistakes.
She tends to be wordy.
People tend to think that the problem will never affect them.
tend(to)=look after sb.
I have to tend the wound.
It tends to be cold here in the winter.
tendency n. have a tendency to do sth.
e.g.She is nice but she has a tendency to talk too much.
6.go up: become higher
e.g.The price of cigarettes is going up.
香烟价格在上涨。
7.result in: make sth. happen 造成;导致=cause
result from: to happen because of sth. else that happen first
e.g.The earthquake has resulted in many thousands of deaths.
地震已造成许多人的死亡。
Job losses resulted from changes in production.
失业是由生产革新造成的。
8.oppose: vt.反对;反抗,与(某人)较量(disagree strongly with one’s plan and try to change or present it)
opposed adj. 反对的;对立的
be opposed to 反对……
e.g.I would oppose changing the law.
反对做某事
I am opposed to the idea of moving abroad.
我仍然反对移居国外。
They are totally opposed to abortion. 他们完全反对堕胎。
9.state vt. to formally give a piece of in formation or your opinion, especially by saying it clearly 陈述,说明
e.g.Please state your name and address.
The witness stated that he hadn’t seen the woman before.
10.range n. 种类;范围
e.g.The price is in the range of 500¥-700¥.
The price of the house is well beyond/out of our range.
超出某人的,关于价格、年龄的范围
The range of my power is small

11.even if 即便
even though 尽管
e.g.Even if you get A, you are going to have problems finding a job.
Even though they loved each other, they decided to part.
I can still remember, even though it was so long ago.
12.keep on继续
keep on doing=continue doing=go on doing/ carry on doing
e.g.I have told him to stop but he keeps on talking in class.

13.glace vi.看一下;扫视 n.一瞥
(to look at sb./sth. quickly once)
e.g.He glanced nervously at his watch.
look at the watch quickly /once
He glanced around to see if there is anyone watching him.
Can you glance through the figures and tell me what you think of.
look through…quickly
粗略地看一下数字
glance at sth.
have /take a quick look: to check if sth. is correct or working well
e.g.Can you have a quick look at the engine for me?
你能帮我看一眼发动机吗?
glimpse sth.=catch/ get a glimpse of…: see sth. by chance, for a very short time
e.g.I can’t describe him well, I only caught a glimpse of him as he drove off.
glance n. give /take/ shoot/ throw a glance at…
exchange glances=look at each other quickly
14.steady adj. 平稳的;持续的;稳固的
steadily adv.
steady adj.(firmly held and not moving or shaking)
make steady progress 不断取得进步
steady friendship 稳定的关系
steady boyfriend/ girlfriend关系确定的男女(白板上此处有误)
steady job/ income
keep the camera steady while you take a picture
照相时把照相机拿稳
15.widespread adj. 分布广的;普遍的
the widespread use of chemicals in agriculture
农业上化学品的广泛使用
16.on the whole 大体上;基本上;总体而言
On the whole, you are handsome.
17.average adj. 平均的
the average rainfall 平均降雨量
an average of speed of 200 miles per hour
He is of average intelligence. 中等智力
The average student spends 2 hours working out the math exercise.
普通学生
The film is average. 这部电影一般。
18.on/ in behalf of 代表……一方;作为……代言人
(as a representative)
e.g.On behalf of everyone here, may I wish you a very happy retirement.
The headmaster can’t be here today, so I’m going to speak in his behalf.
总裁今天不能来,所以我将代表他发言。
19.
I can’t put up with your smell /breath.
20.so long as 只要
You can achieve your aim as/ so long as you follow me.
Everything is possible as long as you make your efforts.
21.casual adj. 随便的;漫不经心的,偶然的
e.g.①His casual manner annoyed me.
②She tried to sound casual but her excitement was obvious.
③Casual shoes are comfortable.
22.random adj. happening or choosing without any definite plan 随机的,任意的;胡乱的
A few random shots were fired.
We shouldn’t choose a monitor at random.
随意地
He chose a few victims at random.
23.circumstance n. 环境或情况

by no means
under the circumstance 在这种情况下
This is the best result under/ in the circumstance.