1.(教材P57)home to 25 ethnic minorities, most diverse region of China
25个少数民族的居住地,中国民族最多样化的地区
minority n.少数民族;少数派;少数
(1)be in the/a minority 占少数
a/the minority of 少数的
(2)majority n. 大多数
be in the/a majority 占多数
a/the majority of 多数的
by/with a majority 以多数
①Women were in the minority in the meeting.
在这次会议上,妇女占少数。
②Only a/the_minority_of the class voted for the plan.
班里只有少数学生投票赞成这项计划。
③The nation wants peace, and only a minority want(s) the war to continue.
全国人民渴望和平,只有少数人希望战争继续。
[名师点津] the/a majority of+名词,表示"大多数",谓语动词的数与of后面的名词相一致; the/a majority单独作主语时,谓语动词用单复数均可。
2.(教材P57)native adj.出生地的;土生土长的n.[C]本地人;土生土长的动/植物
be native to (指动植物)原产于某地
a native of ......特有的......
①He is quite familiar with the city because he is a native of it.
他对这个城市很熟悉,因为他是本地人。
②It's said that the tiger is native to India.
据说这种老虎原产于印度。
③As we all know, the panda is a native of China.
众所周知,熊猫是中国特有的动物。
3.(教材P58)I've been in Yunnan for two months now and I'm still astonished by how varied the landscape is.
现在我来云南已经两个月了,这里多姿多彩的风景仍然令我惊讶不已。
varied adj.各种各样的;形形色色的
(1)vary v. 变化
vary in 在......方面变化
vary with 随着......的变化而变化