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2025学年八年级新教材U3 Curious Mind
Part 1:
P34—37 Getting started & viewing and listening
1. curious: [ kj ri s] adj. 好奇的;奇特 be curious about 对…好奇 keep curious: 保持好奇
curiosity: [ kj ri s ti] n. 好奇心; 求知欲; the benefits of curiosity 好奇心的好处
What do curious minds bring us 好奇之心为我们带来了什么？
2. twinkle: [ tw kl] v. 闪烁;闪耀
3. psychology: [sa k l d i] n. 心理;心理学
4. professor: [pr fes (r)] n. 教授;(大学的)讲师 a psychology professor 心理学教授
5. inborn: [ n b n] adj. 天生的;先天的; an inborn ability天生的能力,天赋
6. familiar: [f m li (r)] adj. 熟悉的; 熟悉; 通晓 be familiar with sth 熟悉某物 be familiar to sb. 被某人熟悉
We are familiar with the Eiffel Tower . 我们熟悉埃菲尔铁塔。
The Eiffel Tower is familiar to us. 埃菲尔铁塔对我们来说很熟悉。
7. unfamiliar: [ nf m li (r)] adj. 不熟悉的;陌生的; unfamiliar things 新奇之物，不熟悉的东西
Babies look at new or unfamiliar things 小宝宝会盯着那些新的或没见过的东西看。
8. preschooler: 学龄前儿童
Preschoolers play longer to learn how toys work. 学龄前儿童通过更长时间的玩耍来弄懂玩具怎么玩。
9. continuous: [k n t nju s] adj. 连续的; 持续的; 不断的;
10. grown-up: [ ɡr n p] n. 成年人;成人; = adult
Grown-ups learn by continuous reading and exploring . 成年人依靠不断的阅读与探索来求知。
11. Everyone is curious by nature. 人生来就有好奇心。
Part 2:
P38--39 Speaking
1. at the end of : 在...的结尾，在...末端;
at the end of the speech: 在演讲结束时 at the end of the road 在路的尽头;
2. either: 英[ a (r)] 美[ i r] adv. (用于否定词组后)也; adj. (两者之中)随便哪一个的
He doesn’t like sports, either. 他也不喜欢体育。
Either you or Mary can go with me. 要么你，要么玛丽，可以跟我一起去。
3. ruin: [ ru n] v. 破坏;毁灭;
4. eyesight: [ a sa t] n. 视力;目力; have good/bad/poor eyesight视力好 / 不好 / 差
5. Don’t read all the books at once, or you will ruin your eyesight. 别一次性把所有的书都看完，不然会弄坏眼睛的。
6. compliment: [ k mpl m nt] n. 称赞; 赞扬
7. fantastic: [f n t st k] adj. 极好的; 了不起的
8. metro: [ metr ] n. 地铁; 大城市 　metro systems: 地铁系统
take all the metro lines around the city: 把这个城市的所有地铁线路都坐个遍
9. ant: [ nt] n. 蚂蚁; watch ants and train dogs 看蚂蚁和训狗
10. surprising: [s pra z ] adj. 令人吃惊的 surprised: adj. 感到惊讶的
11. be surprised at sth: 对……感到惊讶
He was surprised at how fast the children learned. 他对孩子们学习的速度感到惊讶。
To one’s surprise: 令某人惊讶的是
To my surprise, he apologized for his mistake.令我惊讶的是，他为自己的错误道了歉。
12. awake: [ we k] adj. 醒着(尤指入睡前或刚醒时); stay awake: 保持唤醒;睡不着
He was so excited to watch the sunrise that he stayed awake all night. 他因为要看日出而兴奋得一夜没睡。
v. (使)醒来;唤醒= wake up (awake-awoke-awoken)
Please awake me at six. 请6点钟唤醒我。= Please wake me up at six.
13. eagle: [ i ɡl] n. 鹰;雕
As the sun rose, an eagle flew high in the sky. 随着太阳升起，一只雄鹰在高空中翱翔。
14. cartoon: [kɑ tu n] n. 卡通;动画片
15. movie: [ mu vi] n. 电影;影片
They talked about a touching cartoon movie they had both watched. 他们聊起了一部两人都看过的感人动画电影。
Part 3
P40—43 Reading
1. the power of curiosity: 好奇心的力量
2. never-ending: [ nev r end ] adj. 永无止境;没完没了的 　
3. annoying: [ n ] adj. 恼人的;讨厌的; annoy: v. 使生气;惹恼
The questions from children may seem never-ending, even a little annoying.
孩子们的问题似乎总也问不完，甚至有点让人心烦。
annoyed: adj. 感到烦恼的;恼怒的 be/get annoyed with sb. 对某人感到生气/不耐烦
My parents sometimes got annoyed with me. 我父母有时会对我感到不耐烦。
4. brain: [bre n] n. 脑; 脑力
5. take in : 理解，领会, 吸入
Curiosity helps the brain to better take in new information. 好奇心能帮助大脑更有效地吸收理解新信息。
6. researcher: [r s (r)t (r)] n. 研究员;科研工作者
research: n./v. 研究;调查 do research to find out the answer 做研究来找出答案
7. rate: v. 划分等级;评估 rate the curiosity: 对好奇心进行评估/打分
n. 率;比率 Birth rate is declining in many developed countries. 许多发达国家的出生率正在下降。
8. result: [r z lt] n. 结果 The results of the experiment were surprising. 实验的结果令人惊讶。
v. (因…)发生，产生
result in :导致 （原因 → 结果）The heavy rain resulted in serious flooding.大雨导致了严重的洪灾。
result from:由…引起（结果 ← 原因）The serious flooding resulted from the heavy rain. 严重的洪灾由大雨引起.
9. be likely to do sth : 很有可能做，倾向于…　
　　　　　　　　　Children are more likely to believe stories with pictures. 孩子们更倾向于相信有图片的故事。
10. magician: [m d n] n. 魔术师; 变戏法的人; magic: n. 魔法;神奇 adj. 神奇的;有魔力的;
11. recent: [ ri snt] adj. 近来的;新近的; a recent experiment: 一项近期的实验
recently: adv. 最近;不久前 Have you read any good books recently 你最近读了什么好书吗？
12. trick: [tr k] n. 把戏; 戏法; The magician performed an amazing card trick. 魔术师表演了一个令人惊叹的纸牌魔术。
play tricks on sb. 捉弄某人= make fun of sb.
13. turn out: 结果是，证明是，It turns out (that)...事实证明…”、“后来发现…
It turned out (that) the more curious group came up with more wonderful ideas.
结果证明，好奇心更强的那组想出了更多绝妙的主意。
14. voluntary: [ v l ntri] adj. 自愿的;志愿的;主动的; voluntary learning: 主动学习
Curiosity encourages voluntary learning and helps discover career interests.
好奇心能激发主动学习，并有助于发掘职业兴趣。
15. crazy: [ kre zi] adj. 狂热的;热衷的 be crazy about sth: 对…极度狂热/着迷
He is crazy about video games. 他对电子游戏着迷。/ 他是个游戏狂。
16. lead to : 导致，引起，造成= cause= result in
The heavy rain led to serious flooding in the area.大雨导致了该地区严重的洪灾。
leading: adj. 主要的; 领先的 a leading heart doctor 一位权威的心脏病医生
17. therefore: [ e f (r)] adv. 因此; 所以 = as a result
Curiosity is the engine of discovery. Therefore, keep asking why. 好奇心是发现的引擎。因此，要不断地问为什么。
18. evidence: [ ev d ns] n. 证据 use evidence to support your opinion: 用证据来支撑你的观点
Part 4
P44—47 Grammar in use & writing
1. infinitive: [ n f n t v] n. (动词的)不定式
2. have sth in common: 有共同点　I found that we have a lot in common.　　我发现我们有很多共同点。
3. dose: [d s] n. 剂量;一次;(药的)一剂 a healthy dose of curiosity 一份有益的好奇心
4. what happened as a result of his curiosity. 他的好奇心最终带来了什么结果？
5. yap: [j p] v. 吠叫(指小狗的吠叫)
6. now and then: 有时，偶尔
Every now and then i heard a little yap我偶尔会听到一声轻轻的狗叫。
7. wonder: [ w nd (r)] v. 想知道; 琢磨;想弄明白; n. 奇迹;奇观
I wonder what time the meeting will start. 我想知道会议几点开始。
8. Driven by curiosity, I decided to have a look. 在好奇心（的）驱使下，我决定去看个究竟。
9.Following the sound, I came to the kitchen. 我循着声音来到了厨房。
10. shake: [ e k] v. 摇动;抖动 (shake-shook-shaken)
I saw a box shaking on a shelf. 我看见一个盒子在架子上晃动。
11. bark: [bɑ k] n./v. (狗)吠叫
Part 5
P48—49 Discovery & Project
1. Isaac Newton: [ aiz k nju t n] 艾萨克 牛顿
2.He then wondered why things fall down, not up or sideways.
接着，他开始思考：为什么物体会向下掉，而不是向上或向旁边掉？
3. legend: [ led nd] n. 传奇，传说
4. Archimedes: [ ɑ k mi di z] 阿基米德
5. be related to: 与…有关,和…有联系
He found that the level of the water in the bath was related to how much of his body was in the water.
他发现，浴缸里的水位高低与他身体浸入水中的多少有关。
6. physics: [ f z ks] n. 物理学; physical: adj. 身体的;物理学的
physical exercise: 体育锻炼 physical changes: 物理变化
7. pioneer: [ pa n (r)] n. 先锋，先驱，带头人; young pioneers: 少先队员
8.lay: [le ] v. 放置, 下（蛋）;铺设 (lay –laid-laid) lay the groundwork for the technology 为这项技术奠定了基础
9. the first person to discover colour blindness;第一个发现色盲的人
10. medical: [ med kl] adj. 医疗的;医学的; have a medical examination 进行一次体检

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