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。