Vocabulary
nomad: (n) a member of a tribe which does not live in one place but travels about 游牧民族，牧民
e.g. The nomad existence of the Gypsies is a mystery to a lot of ordinary people. 對大多數普通人來說，吉普賽人的流浪生活充滿了神秘的色彩。
相關詞匯：nomadic
primitive: (a) of an early stage of development or in a simple style 原始的，簡樸的
e.g. In primitive societies tools were made from sharp stones and animal bones. 在原始社會，工具是由尖利的石頭和動物的骨頭制成的。
相關詞匯：primitiveness
engrave: (v) to cut words or pictures on wood, stone or metal 雕刻
e.g. Victor’s monogram will be engraved on the trophy. 獲獎者姓名的首字母組合將會被刻在獎品上。常用詞組：be engraved in one’s memory/mind/hear
symbol: (n) a sign or object which represents something else 標志；符號
e.g. The symbol of the packet is a guarantee that the food has been produced organically. 包裝上的符號保證該食物是有機培養的。常用詞組： a symbol of 相關詞匯：symbolize; symbolic
scanty: (a) small in size or amount, not enough 少量的；不足的
e.g. There is only scanty evidence of his involvement in this bribery. 沒有足夠的證據可以證明他牽涉到這個行賄案件。相關詞匯：scantiness
depict: (v) to represent something in a picture or as a certain kind描繪；描述
e.g. This painting depicts the Battle of Waterloo.這幅畫描繪的是滑鐵盧戰役。常用詞組：depict sth. as相關詞匯：depiction
Exercise
nomad primitive engrave symbol scanty depict
1. Your wedding ring can ______________ with a personal inscription at no extra cost.
2. If you describe something as ______________, you mean that it is very simple in style or very old-fashioned.
3. The Great Wall was built to avoid the invasion of the ______________ from the north.
4. Some nationalists would like to ______________ the British monarchy as a purely English institution.
5. In English, there is not a consistent one-to-one match between each written ______________ and each distinct spoken sound.
6. If someone is wearing ______________ clothing, he or she is wearing clothes which are sexually revealing.
Key to exercise
1. be engraved 2. primitive 3. nomad
4. depict 5. symbols 6. scanty |
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