Unit 1 Cultural relics

survive
vt.&vi. to continue to live, esp. after coming close to death; to continue to live after…幸免于；幸存；……之后還活著 survive the traffic accident / survive all her children
remain
vi. 1. to stay or be left behind after others have gone or been removed停留；留居；留下when the others had gone, mary remained and put back the furniture.2. to continue to be( in an unchanged state)繼續；依然remain young / remain to be uncompleted; peter became a judge but john remained a fisherman. if you won’t eat you’ll just have to remain hungry! 3.  it remains to be seen: we shall know later on.情況仍未明，要看怎樣發展。
state
n. 國家；政府；州；狀態 state schools / state documents /in a poor state of health
look into: to examine the meaning or causes of考察，調查 look into the matter / look into the event
rare
adj. 稀罕的；稀有的；珍貴的 the rare air of the mountains / rare metals / a rare book
dynasty
n. 朝代；王朝 the qing dynasty  / the tudor dynasty in england
belong to
to be the property of; to be a member of; to be connected with屬于；為……的一員;與……有關系belong to a club / belong to a class / belong to me
in search of 尋找 in search of the cure to the disease / in search of the lost boy
amber
n. adj. 琥珀；琥珀制的；琥珀色的 the amber traffic lights / a decoration of amber
gift
n. 贈品；禮物；天賦 birthday gifts / gift vouchers / a gift for music
melt
vt. vi. (使)融化；（使）熔化 melt the snow / melt the anger /melt in water
heat
n. vt. 熱；熱度；把……加熱；使激動 the body heat/ the heat of a debate/ heat soup for lunch
design 
n. a plan in the mind; a drawing or pattern showing how sth. is to be made設計；圖案 vt. to imagine and plan out in the mind設計；構思 curious in design / make a design for a monument;  design an engine / design dresses for a queen
fancy
adj.奇特的；異樣的（無最高級和比較級）vt.想象；設想；愛好 a fancy price / fancy goods / fancy his coming /fancy herself still young
style
n.風格；風度；類型 do things in style / in the style of / out of style.
jewel
n.珠寶；寶石 precious jewels / a jewel necklace
in return(for): in exchange (for); in payment (for)作為交換；報答；酬謝 in return for her kindness / in return for his gilt
light
vt. vi 點火，照亮 light a cigarette / light a torch/ light sb. on his way
mirror
n. 鏡子；反映 a driving mirror / look in the mirror/ a mirror of the times
wonder
n. 奇跡；驚奇 the wonders of nature/ it’s no wonder. /in wonder
at war 處于交戰狀態 be at war / have been at war for long
remove
vt. to take away(from a place); take off移動;脫掉；除去remove the cloth from the table / remove one’s hat; you’ve got to remove your shoes before you enter the room.