1.curator n.管理者,管理人,图书馆馆长
例句:The curator conducted us round the museum.
馆长带领我们在博物馆各处参观。
Our curator is an expert on the research of bronzeware.
我们馆长是研究青铜器的专家。
2.unusual adj.罕有的, 异乎寻常的
例句:It was an unusual day for summer, damp and chilly.
这是夏季少有的一天, 又湿又凉。
The boy's unusual behaviour puzzled the doctor.
这男孩的异常行为使医生困惑不解。
3.album n.(唱片或盒式磁带等上的)音乐专辑,歌曲专辑;歌集唱片,唱片
例句:Will you look over his album?
你要不要去看看他的歌集唱片?
4.fame n.名声, 名望
例句:Her chief fame rests on her several films.
她的名声主要来自她的几部影片。
She is a woman of ill fame.
她是个名声不好的女人。
5.alternative adj.两者择一的, 供替代的
例句:We returned by the alternative road.
我们从另一条路回来的。
不寻常的, 非传统性的
例句:These are alternative medicine.
这些是非传统性药物。
6.beneath prep.在…的下方, 在…的底下
例句:They sheltered beneath their umbrellas.
他们躲到了伞下。
1.He said studying this jewel will help scientists learn more about diamonds in general.
in general一般而言, 总的来说, 从总体上看
例句:The class are, in general, very bright.
总的说来, 这个班级的学生都很聪明。
2.Many names of American states and cities are based on Native American languages.
be based on根据,以…为基础
例句:Our figures are Based on projections for the next year.
我们的数字是根据明年的计划算出来的。
3.And Louisiana is named in honor of King Louis the Fourteenth of France.
in honor of为了向…表示敬意
例句:A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.
宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。
4.And you might decide you would rather live in Happy, Texas than in Hell, Michigan.
would rather than宁愿,与其…不如…
例句:He would suffer death rather than betray the secret.
他宁死也不肯泄露机密。