Unit 5  Learning  from nature
1.take….for granted  认为…理所当然
拓展：  take away 拿走，带走
take care 当心
take off 脱下，(飞机)起飞
take …. as…. 把…当作….
take  out 取出
take down 取下，记下
Today we take for granted that they're horizontal bands of plant communities.我成年后，发现自己对大多数人认为是理所当然之事知之甚少。
Today we take for granted that they're horizontal bands of plant communities.如今，我们想当
然地认为它们是水平的条状植物落。
2. superb adj 极好的，出的
拓展： superb  无比较级形式。
excellent  adj 极好的
They laid on a superb evening.他们精心安排了一个美好的夜晚。
They dished up a superb meal.他们上了一桌很棒的饭菜。
The car's in superb condition.这辆车车况极好。
The recording quality is excellent.录制质量极好。
Her musicianship is excellent.她的演奏技巧非常棒。
It was absolutely excellent.这简直太好了。
3.frontier  n知识 / 物理学等的前沿，边界，边境
拓展： the frontier of medical science 医学前沿
Rugged individualism forged America's frontier society.坚定的个人主义铸就了美国这个前沿社会。
Precisely because of this masculine orientation, revising the frontier thesis by focusing on women's experience introduces new themes into women's history.正是由于这种男性化的取向，通过关注女性的经历来修正前沿命题，为女性的历史引入了新的主题。
4.sow  v 播种
拓展： sow —— sowed —— sown / sowed
sow …. with….  在….种….
sew  v缝      sow  v 播种    saw  n 锯子
Help us to know how to sow our tears.帮助我们知道如何播种我们的眼泪。
5.wisdom  n 智慧，明智
拓展: words of wisdom 至理名言
question  /  doubt  the wisdom of doing sth. 质疑做某事是否明智
a man of wisdom = a wise man 有智慧的人
They were godlike in their wisdom and compassion.他们的智慧和关爱有如圣贤一般。
Some would question the wisdom of leaving her out of the team.有些人会问，把她排除在团队之外是否明智。
6.seek solutions to 寻求解决办法
拓展： solve  v 解决
7.take inspiration from 从….中获取灵感
拓展： provide inspiration for …. 为….提供灵感
seek  /  look for inspiration  寻求灵感
flash of inspiration 灵感的闪现
take inspiration from a book = draw inspiration from a book 从一本书中得到灵感
8.employ v 使用，运用，雇用
拓展： employ sb. as …. 雇用某人担任….
employ sb. to do sth. 雇用某人某事
be employed in doing sth. 从事于 ( 做) …..
employee  n 雇员  employer  n 雇主  employment  n 雇用\就业
employ a method / technique 使用一种方法/ 技巧
The company was ordered to pay compensation to its former employee.公司被勒令向以前的员工作出补偿。
The government is aiming at full employment.政府在力求达到全面就业。
9.physician  n 医生
拓展： physical  adj 物理的，身体的    physicist  n物理学家react to sth
The physician may prescribe but not administer the drug.内科医师可以开处方但不可发药。
10. bow  v 鞠躬，俯身，使弯曲  n 鞠躬，弓，蝴蝶结
拓展： bow to 向….让步，屈服于
bow down to sb. 向某人屈服
Japanese people will bow in the greeting.日本人会鞠躬以示问候。
11. rural  adj 农村的，乡村的
拓展： a rural setting 乡村景象    rural  bus routes 农村的公共汽车路线
urban  adj 城市的
Agriculture forms the backbone of the rural economy.农业是农村经济的基础。
The central plank of the bill was rural development.这一法案的核心是农村发展。
It was a delightful rural scene.那是赏心悦目的乡村风光。
12. decent  adj 可接受的，相当好的，正派的，规矩的，宽容的
拓展： decency  n 正派，规矩，礼貌
decently  adv 相当好的，正派地
accent  n 口音，腔调
percent 百分比
recent adj 最近的，不久前的
He did the decent thing and resigned.他做得很体面，辞职了。
To achieve decent performance, this could require duplication of the data in multiple hierarchies, which could greatly increase the complexity of data management.为了取得相当
好的性能，可能需要在多个层次中复制数据，从而可能极大地增加数据管理的复杂性。
I apologize for not having an example bash file to display, but the configuration syntax for both Zsh and bash are similar, so that should be a decent example for both.很抱歉我没有一个bash的样例文件给大家看，但是由于Zsh和bash的语法相近，我的样例对于Z sh和bash都是一个相当好的例子。
But it's a decent idea if it's part of a comprehensive, diversified savings plan.但是如果你仅仅把这当成是一个复杂多样的储蓄计划的一部分，这会是一个相当好的主意。
13. withdraw  v 退出，收回，撤回，撤退，取款
拓展：withdraw —— withdrew ——withdrawn
withdraw from …. 退出….
withdraw ….. from…. 让…退出….
withdraw 本身含有“回”的意思，所以不能与back 连用，类似的单词还有return， repay。
The United States has announced it is to withdraw forty-thousand troops from Western Europe in the next year.美国已经宣布第2年将从西欧撤回4万军队。
The mentors were supposed to withdraw after a few months, but a year into the programme they have yet not felt able to leave their Afghan charges.这些指导员据说数月后撤回，但是在参加这项计划一年后，他们仍然感到不能够离开对阿富汗的管理。
As companies withdraw more and more into their core competencies, so they become more virtual.当公司越来越多撤回到他们的核心竞争力时，他们也变得更加虚拟。
14. domestic  adj 驯养的，家养的，本国的，国内的
拓展： domestic market 国内市场    domestic tasks / chores 家务
The overall rate of acceptance of domestic films was significantly higher than that of foreign films.国产电影的整体接受率显著高于国外电影。
The government now backs up the domestic car industry, lending it money and overseeing
its turnaround plans.政府现在为本国汽车行业提供支持，向其提供贷款并监督其重整计划的推行。

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