Lesson 38 The first calendar

Words and expressions

1. Calendar 日历

Lunar calendar 阴历

2. Steadily 不断地

E.g. He looks at her steadily.

Steady 稳步的；稳定的；

A steady job/relationship

3. Accumulate 累积；（数量）逐渐增加

Synonym: amass

4. Bewilder 使迷惑

Synonym: confuse

5. Deduce 推断，推理

Inductive 归纳

Deductive 演绎，推理

6. Scanty 不足的；小而暴露身体的

Scanty bikini

7. Shed 使流出

Shed light on 使...清楚的显示出来；解释

8. Advent出现，到来

The advent of new technology

9. Engrave 在...雕刻

Engrave A with B

The Ipad was engraved with her name.

Engrave B on A

Her name was engraved on Ipad.

10. Nomad 游牧民

Nomadic tribes 游牧部落

11. Correlate 相互关联影响，相互依赖

E.g. Eating junk food seems to correlate with obesity.

12. Primitive 原始的；简陋的，落后的

Primitive man/tribes