人教版高中英语必修三词汇表（1-5单元）（含教材例句及词汇用法讲解）
本词汇表主要特：
1.呈现教材原文例句，重视词汇在语境中的运用。
2.词汇用法讲解紧扣新课标和新考纲，深度和广度适中，条理清晰，系统完整。
3.精选高考真题例句、词典例句和时文例句，例句具有典型性和示范性。
4.展示高考真题，揭示高考命题角度和思路。
5.适合高一学生同步使用以及高三学生总复习使用。
Book3  Unit 1
1. take place 发生；举行（不用被动语态）
Discuss when they take place, what they celebrate and what people do at that time.讨论一下这些节日什么时候发生，庆祝什么，人们在那时会做些什么。（p1）
In the past ten years, great changes have taken place in my hometown.
在过去的十年里，我的家乡发生了巨大变化。
The film festival takes place in October. 电影节将于十月举行。
My brother’s wedding will take place on May1st.  我哥哥的婚礼将于5月1日举行。
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take sb's/sth's place = take the place of sb/sth 代替；替换
She couldn't attend the meeting so her assistant took her place.
她不能参加会议，所以她的助手代她出席。
Computers have taken the place of typewriters in most offices.
在大多数办公室，电脑已经取代了打字机。
Mulan took her father’s place to fight in the army.
= Mulan took the place of her father to fight in the army.
她替父从军打仗。
2. beauty /'bju:ti/ n.
① [U] 美；美丽
Mid-Autumn Festival celebrates the beauty of the full moon, harvest , time with family and friends.中秋节庆祝月圆时刻的美丽，及其与家人朋友在一起的时间。（p1）
Zhangjiajie is famous for its outstanding natural beauty.张家界以其超级自然美景而著称。
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施。
Life is not lack of beauty, but lack of the eyes to find beauty. 
生活中不是没有美，而是缺少发现美的眼睛。
② [C] 美人；美好的东西
Xishi was known as a great beauty in ancient China.  西施是中国古代出了名的大美女。
That last goal was a beauty!最后进的一球真绝！
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（1）beautiful  /ˈbju:tɪfl/ adj.  美丽的，美好的
I think she has many good qualities besides being very beautiful. 
我觉得她不但长得非常漂亮，而且还有很多优秀品质。
What really makes the book popular are the beautiful designs. 
真正让这本书大获成功的是它精美的设计。
（2）beautifully  /ˈbju:tɪfli/ adv. 美好地； 很好地
It's all working out beautifully.一切进展都很顺利。
This is a beautifully decorated house这是一座装潢典雅的房子。
3. harvest /'hɑ:vist/ 
◎n.[C]&[U] 收获季节；收割；收获; 收成
Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. 最古老的节日总是庆祝严寒的结束、春季的种植和秋天的收割。（p1）
Farmers are extremely busy during the harvest. 农民在收获季节里十分忙碌。
a good/bad harvest 丰收/欠收
◎vt. & vi  收割（庄稼）；捕猎（动物、鱼）; 采集（人体的细胞或组织等）
Try to harvest the fruit before the first frost.  在第一次霜冻以前要设法把水果收摘完。
She had her eggs harvested and frozen for her own future use.
她的卵子已经采集下来，冷冻后以备她将来使用。
4. celebration /ˌselɪˈbreɪʃn/ n.
①[C] 庆典；庆祝活动
Sometimes celebrations would be held after hunters had caught animals.
有时，在猎人捕获猎物后，也举行庆祝活动。（p1）
birthday/wedding celebrations 生日庆祝/结婚庆典
②[C]&[U] 庆祝；颂扬
We will hold a party in celebration of their fiftieth wedding anniversary. 
我们将举办一个聚会来庆祝他们结婚50年纪念。
He sees the poem as a celebration of human love.  他认为，这首诗是对人世间爱的赞美。
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celebrate /ˈselɪbreɪt/ vt.  庆祝;  歌颂
How do people celebrate New Year in your country?你们国家的人怎样庆贺新年？
They had a big party to celebrate the victory.  他们举办了一个盛大宴会来庆祝胜利。
This is a movie celebrating the life and work of Martin Luther King.
这是一部颂扬马丁·路德·金生平事迹的影片。
5. hunter /'hʌntə/ n.[C] 狩猎者；猎人；搜寻者
a deer hunter 猎鹿人
a bargain hunter寻便宜货的人
a treasure hunter寻宝人
6. starve /stɑ:v/ vi.&vt. （使）挨饿；饿死
At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months. 在那个时代，如果食物难以到，特别是在寒冷的冬月，人们会挨饿。（p
1）
She's starving herself to try to lose weight. 她试图通过节食来减肥。
starve to death饿死
The animals were left to starve to death. 那些动物只能等着饿死。
be starving for sth 渴望得到某物
The lonely student is starving for friendship.  那个寂寞的学生渴望友情。
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starvation  /stɑ:ˈveɪʃn/ n.  挨饿; 饥饿; 饿死
The animals died of starvation.  动物因饥饿而死亡。
Many African countries are threatened with starvation.  许多非洲国家受到饥饿的威胁。
7. origin /ˈɒrɪdʒɪn/ n.[C]&[U] 起源；由来；出身
Today’s festivals have many origins ,some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events. 现在的节日有很多由来，一些是宗教上的，一些是季节性的，一些是纪念特殊的人和事件的。
There are many theories about the origin of life.  关于生命起源的学说有很多。
I'm a Chinese by origin.  我是中国血统。
8. religious /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/ adj.宗教上的；信奉宗教的；虔诚的
Easter is an important religious and social festival for Christians around the world.
复活节是全世界基督徒的一个重要的宗教和公众节日。（p2）
He refuses to eat pork because of his religious beliefs. 出于宗教信仰，他拒绝吃猪肉。
They are both very religious and felt it was a gift from God.
他们俩都很虔诚，感觉这是上帝的恩赐。
exists的用法【拓展】
religion  /rɪˈlɪdʒən/ n.  宗教
the Christian religion  基督教