牛津譯林版高中英語模塊8：Unit3-Reading課件

ReadingUnit3ReadingUnit3VisitingthemastersVisitingthemastersLeonardodaVinciLeonardodaVinciPabloPicassoSelf-portraitPabloPicassoSelf-portraitVanGoghSun-flowersStarryNightVanGoghSun-StarryNight牛津譯林版高中英語模塊8：Unit3-Reading課件Fastreading

GothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinPartA.

FastreadingGothroughthepa

WhichcountrieshasLiMingvisitedonhistrip?2.HowmanydaysdidtheyspendinParis?3.Wherearetheygoingnext?Spain,France,Netherlands.Fourdays.TheyaregoingtoanothermuseuminAmsterdam.WhichcountrieshasLiMingvDetailedreading

ReadthepassageasecondtimeandcompletePartC1.

WhatdidLiMingthinkaboutMálaga?(2)Whatiscubism?Whodevelopedit?HethinksMálagaisalovelycityandthatthearchitecturethereisbeautiful.CubismisatypeofartdevelopedbyPabloPicassothatrepresentsthingsasgeometricshapes.DetailedreadingReadthepass(3)WhatdidLiMingdoinParis?(4)WhatcanbeseenintheLouvreMuseum?(5)WhatdiddaVincidobesidespainting?HewenttotheLouvreMuseumandtheMuséed’Orsay.MonaLisa.Hewasalsoasculptor,anarchitect,anengineerandascientist.(3)WhatdidLiMingdoinPar(6)InwhichmuseumcanyouseeMonet’sworks?(7)WhereistheVanGoghMuseum?(8)InwhichcitydidLiMingseeRembrandt’spaintings?Muséed’Orsay.ItisinAmsterdam.InAmsterdam.(6)Inwhichmuseumcanyouse2.ReadthearticleagainandcompletePartC2.ArtistNation-alityDatesofbirthanddeathFamouspaintingYearofpaintingPabloPicassoSpanish1881-1973Self-portrait1972vanGoghDutch1853-1890ThePotatoEatersStarryNight18851889RembrandtDutch1606-1669TheNightWatchman1642LeonardodaVinciItalian1452-1519MonaLisa1503-15062.ReadthearticleagainandEItalian2.sculptor3.astronomy4.calculated

5.Louvre6.nature7.successful8.talented9.created10.abstractEDiscussionDiscussionDoyoulikeart?Doyouthinkartisimportanttous?Doyoulikeart?Whatdoyouthinkoftheartistsmentionedinthepassage?Whatdoyouthinkoftheirworks?WhatdoyouthinkoftheConsolidationFillintheblankswithproperwordsaccordingtothereadingmaterial.ConsolidationFillintheblankLiMing:Hi,YangYan.ThisisLiMingspeaking.YangYan:Hi.LiMing:IaminAmsterdamnow.I’vejusthada(1)f________tripwithmyauntandgrandmotherwhoareboth(2)t________.YangYan:Pleasetellmeaboutyourtrip.LiMing:Allright.First,wevisitedthebirthplaceofPicassoandthehousewherehewasborn.YangYan:Whatdoyouknowabouthim?antasticalentedLiMing:Hi,YangYan.ThisisLiMing:Heproducedmorethan20,000piecesofartandhe(3)d________differentstylesofpainting.Hewasn’tjustapainter,hewasalsoasculptorandaphotographer.YangYan:Whereelsedidyougo?LiMing:WewenttoParisandspend4daysthere.Yangyan:ThenyoumusthavebeentotheLouvreMuseum.LiMing:Yes.WevisitedtheLouvreMuseumwhich(4)c________thefamouspaintingMonaLisabyLeonardodaVinci.evelopedontainedLiMing:HeproducedmorethanYangYan:TellmemoreaboutdaVinci.LiMing:DaVinciwasapainterandalsoasculptor,anarchitect,engineerandascientist.Hemadealotofscientificdiscoveriesthathe(5)s________withtheworld.YangYan:Bytheway,doyouknowaboutMonet?LiMing:Ofcourse.IntheMuséed’OrsaywesawtheworksofMonet.HewasaFrenchpainterwholivedbetween1840and1926.Helovedtopaintlotusflowers.haredYangYan:TellmemoreaboutdYangYan:Whatdidyoudonext?LiMing:WeexperiencedathunderstormandthenwewenttotheVanGoghMuseum.ThereweknowsomethingaboutVanGogh.Hepaintedabout800oilpaintingsanddid1,600drawings.OneofhismostfamousoilpaintingsisThePotatoEaters.Later,hecreatedmore(6)a________artwork.Hedid36paintingsofhimself,andhismostfamousstilllifesareofsunflowers.bstractYangYan:WhatdidyoudonextYangYan:ButIheardthathewasalso(7)u_________.Wouldyoupleasetellmethereason?LiMing:Yes,youareright.Thoughhedevotedhiswholeselftopainting,andwe(8)a_____hisworktoday,heonlysoldonepaintingbeforehedied.Hisyoungerbrothertriedhardtoselland(9)d________vanGogh’spaintingstobuyers,buthewasneverableto(10)n________asuccessfulsale.nfortunatedoreistributeegotiateYangYan:ButIheardthatheYangYan:It’sapity.Whatareyougoingtodonext?LiMing:TomorrowweareofftoanothermuseuminAmsterdam.MyauntreallywantstoseeapaintingofRembrandtcalledTheNightWatchman.YangYan:Ienvyyouverymuch.Thankyoufortellingmesomuchaboutthemasters.LiMing:Youarewelcome.Goodbye.YangYan:Bye.YangYan:It’sapity.WhatarLanguagepointsLanguagepoints[+questionword]Iwasamazedbyhowwellhelooked.

他看上去氣色很好我感到很驚異。[+that]Itamazesmethatshe’sgottheenergyforallthoseparties.

她有那么多的精力參加那些晚會使我很驚異。amazedadjective

extremelysurprised:

Shewasamazedathowcalmshefeltaftertheaccident.她驚疑于在事故之后她感到這么平靜。1.amaze

verb[T]

tocausesomeonetobeextremelysurprised:

[+questionword]Iwasamazed[+toinfinitive]IwasamazedtohearthatHehadwonfirstprize.

我很驚異地聽說他獲得了一等獎。[+(that)]I’mamazed(that)shedidn’tcomplain.

她沒有抱怨我很驚異。amazement

noun[U]

extremesurprise:Tomyamazement,heatethewholelot.

使我驚異的是，他把整個兒的全吃了。[+toinfinitive]Iwasamazedamazing

adjective

extremelysurprising:

It’samazingthatnooneelsehasappliedforthejob.

沒有其他的人申請這份工作真是令人驚異。amazingly

adverb

Amazinglyenough(=Verysurprisingly),nooneelsehasappliedforthejob.沒有其他的人申請這份工作真是令人驚異。amazing

adjective

extremely

2.

represent:verb[T]

tospeak,actorbepresentofficiallyforanotherpersonorpeople:

Theychoseafamousbarristertorepresentthemincourt.

他們選擇了一個著名的律師代表他們出庭。(2)toshowordescribesomethingorsomeone:

Thisnewreportrepresentsthecurrentsituationinourschools.

這份新的報道描述的是我們學(xué)校當(dāng)前的情況。2.represent:verb[T]

to(3)tobeasignorsymbolofsomething:

Inthisdictionarytheword‘noun’isrepresentedbythelettern.

在這本詞典里，“noun”是由字母”n”表示的。representation

noun[U]representative

noun[C]

他供應(yīng)得起法定代理的費(fèi)用嗎?Canheaffordlegalrepresentation?

(3)tobeasignorsymbolofsomeonewhospeaksordoessomethingofficiallyforanotherpersonorgroupofpeople:

ThefirmhastworepresentativesineveryEuropeancity.

這家公司在每個歐洲城市有兩個代表。representative

adjectivearepresentativesystemofgovernment政府的一個有代表性的制度。someonewhospeaksordoessom3.calculate:verb[T]tojudgethenumberoramountofsomethingbyusingtheinformationthatyoualreadyhave,andadding,multiplying,subtractingordividingnumbers:

[+questionword]Atsomestageweneedtocalculatewhentheprojectwillbefinished.

在某個階段我們需要估計(jì)一下這項(xiàng)工程將在什么時候完成。3.calculate:verb[T]tojudgecalculation

noun[CorU]Thecalculationsthatyoudid/madecontainedafewinaccuracies.

你所做的估算有幾點(diǎn)不精確的地方。calculator

noun[C]

asmallelectronicdevicewhichisusedfordoingcalculations:

apocketcalculator小型計(jì)算器calculation

noun[CorU]T4.range:noun

1)[C]

asetofsimilarthings:

Iofferedherarangeofoptions.

我給了她很大的選擇范圍。2)[C]

agroupofhillsormountains:

Wecouldseealowrangeofhillsinthedistance.我們可以看到遠(yuǎn)處的矮山。4.range:noun

1)[C]aseto3)[S]theamount,numberortypeofsomethingbetweenanupperandalowerlimit:

Thepricerangeisfrom$100to$500.

價格在100美圓到500美圓之間變化。4)[SorU]thedistancewithinwhichyoucansee,hearorhitsomeone:

Theshipwasin/outofrangeofourguns.

這艘輪船在我們手槍的射程范圍之內(nèi)/外。3)[S]theamount,numberort5)[C]allthemusicalnotesthatasingercansingoramusicalinstrumentisabletoproduce

Pricesrangebetween$50and$250.價格在50美圓到250美圓之間變化。5.float:verb[I]

tostayonthesurfaceofaliquidandnotsink:

Anemptybottlewillfloat.

一只空瓶子將會漂浮著。verb[Iusually+adverborpreposition]

5)[C]allthemusicalnotest(2)[IorT;usually+adverborpreposition]to(causeto)moveeasilythrough,oralongthesurfaceofaliquid,orto(causeto)moveeasilythroughair:

Wespentalazyafternoonfloatingdown/alongtheriver.

我們沿著河流飄蕩懶洋洋地度過了一個下午。(3)[Iusually+adverborpreposition]tomoveoractwithoutpurpose:

自從他失去工作,他四處游蕩,什么事也不做。Sincehelosthisjob,he’sjustfloatedaround/aboutdoingnothing.(2)[IorT;usually+adverb6.distribute:

verb[T]togivesomethingouttoseveralpeople,ortospreadorsupplysomething:

Thebookswillbedistributedfreetolocalschools.

這些書被免費(fèi)送給了當(dāng)?shù)氐膶W(xué)校。distribution

noun[CorU]

anunfairdistributionofwealth

財富的不公平分布6.distribute:verb[T]togi7.negotiate:verb[IorT]

I’mnegotiatingforanewcontract.

我正在談判簽一個新的合同。negotiationnoun[CorU]

theprocessofdiscussingsomethingwithsomeoneinordertoreachanagreementwiththem,orthediscussionsthemselves:

在一系列的艱難的談判之后終于達(dá)成了這一協(xié)議。Theagreementwasreachedafteraseriesofdifficultnegotiations.7.negotiate:verb[IorT]

8.adore:verb[Tnotcontinuous]FORMAL

(1)toworship:

Weadorehimforallhisworks.

我們崇拜他所有的作品。(2)tolovesomeoneverymuch,especiallyinanadmiringorrespectfulway,ortolikesomethingverymuch:我非常喜歡吃巧克力。Iabsolutelyadorechocolate.

8.adore:verb[Tnotcontinuoadoration

noun[U]

verystrongloveforsomeone:

hercompleteadorationofherbrother

她對她弟弟的愛9.subjective:adjective

influencedbyorbasedonpersonalbeliefsorfeelings,ratherthanbasedonfacts:adoration

noun[U]

verystroIthinkmyhusbandisthemosthandsomemanintheworld,butIrealizemyjudgmentisrathersubjective.

我認(rèn)為我丈夫是世界上最英俊的男人,但我意識到我的判斷是相當(dāng)主觀的。Theopposite:objective(FAIRORREAL)

adjective

subjectively

adverb

subjectivity

noun[U]

IthinkmyhusbandisthemostThere’salwaysanelementofsubjectivityindecision-making.在決策上總是會有主觀的成分在內(nèi)。10.appetite:noun[CorU]

adesireforfood:

Thechildrenallhavehealthy/goodappetites(=theyeatalot).

孩子們都有好的胃口。noun[C]

astrongdesireorneed:

There’salwaysanelementofsherappetiteforadventure

她冒險的欲望11.admire:

verb[T]

torespectandapproveofsomeoneortheirbehavior,ortofindsomeoneorsomethingattractiveandpleasanttolookat:

Iadmiredhimforhisdetermination.

我欽佩他的決心。admirable

adjective

deservingrespectorapproval:

herappetiteforadventure

她冒admiration

noun[U]

whenyouadmiresomeoneorsomething:

Myadmirationforthatwomangrowsdaily.

我對那個女子的仰慕與日俱增。admirer

noun[C]

someonewhofindssomeoneelsesexuallyattractive,orsomeonewhoadmiressomeoneorsomething:

She’sgotplentyofadmirers.

她有許多崇拜者。admiration

noun[U]

whenyo12.assistance:noun[U]

help:

ThecompanyneedsmorefinancialassistancefromtheGovernment.

這家公司需要更多的來自于政府的援助。cometosb’sassistance

tohelpsomeone13.abandon:verb[T]

tostopdoinganactivitybeforeyouhavefinishedit:

12.assistance:noun[U]

helpTheyhadtoabandontheirattempttoclimbthemountain.

他們不得不放棄了爬山的嘗試。abandonment

noun[U]14.scratch:verb1)[IorT]tocutordamageasurfaceoryourskinslightlywithoronsomethingsharporrough:

你小心別被玫瑰刺傷了。Becarefulnottoscratchyourselfontheroses.

Theyhadtoabandontheiratte2)[T]torubyourskinwithyournails:

Hewasscratching(at)hismosquitobites.

他正在抓蚊子咬傷處。fromscratch

fromthebeginning,withoutusinganythingthatalreadyexists:

Hebuilttheshedfromscratch.他從頭開始建這個小屋。2)[T]torubyourskinwithyＢye-bye?。聐e-bye！ReadingUnit3ReadingUnit3VisitingthemastersVisitingthemastersLeonardodaVinciLeonardodaVinciPabloPicassoSelf-portraitPabloPicassoSelf-portraitVanGoghSun-flowersStarryNightVanGoghSun-StarryNight牛津譯林版高中英語模塊8：Unit3-Reading課件Fastreading

GothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinPartA.

FastreadingGothroughthepa

WhichcountrieshasLiMingvisitedonhistrip?2.HowmanydaysdidtheyspendinParis?3.Wherearetheygoingnext?Spain,France,Netherlands.Fourdays.TheyaregoingtoanothermuseuminAmsterdam.WhichcountrieshasLiMingvDetailedreading

ReadthepassageasecondtimeandcompletePartC1.

WhatdidLiMingthinkaboutMálaga?(2)Whatiscubism?Whodevelopedit?HethinksMálagaisalovelycityandthatthearchitecturethereisbeautiful.CubismisatypeofartdevelopedbyPabloPicassothatrepresentsthingsasgeometricshapes.DetailedreadingReadthepass(3)WhatdidLiMingdoinParis?(4)WhatcanbeseenintheLouvreMuseum?(5)WhatdiddaVincidobesidespainting?HewenttotheLouvreMuseumandtheMuséed’Orsay.MonaLisa.Hewasalsoasculptor,anarchitect,anengineerandascientist.(3)WhatdidLiMingdoinPar(6)InwhichmuseumcanyouseeMonet’sworks?(7)WhereistheVanGoghMuseum?(8)InwhichcitydidLiMingseeRembrandt’spaintings?Muséed’Orsay.ItisinAmsterdam.InAmsterdam.(6)Inwhichmuseumcanyouse2.ReadthearticleagainandcompletePartC2.ArtistNation-alityDatesofbirthanddeathFamouspaintingYearofpaintingPabloPicassoSpanish1881-1973Self-portrait1972vanGoghDutch1853-1890ThePotatoEatersStarryNight18851889RembrandtDutch1606-1669TheNightWatchman1642LeonardodaVinciItalian1452-1519MonaLisa1503-15062.ReadthearticleagainandEItalian2.sculptor3.astronomy4.calculated

5.Louvre6.nature7.successful8.talented9.created10.abstractEDiscussionDiscussionDoyoulikeart?Doyouthinkartisimportanttous?Doyoulikeart?Whatdoyouthinkoftheartistsmentionedinthepassage?Whatdoyouthinkoftheirworks?WhatdoyouthinkoftheConsolidationFillintheblankswithproperwordsaccordingtothereadingmaterial.ConsolidationFillintheblankLiMing:Hi,YangYan.ThisisLiMingspeaking.YangYan:Hi.LiMing:IaminAmsterdamnow.I’vejusthada(1)f________tripwithmyauntandgrandmotherwhoareboth(2)t________.YangYan:Pleasetellmeaboutyourtrip.LiMing:Allright.First,wevisitedthebirthplaceofPicassoandthehousewherehewasborn.YangYan:Whatdoyouknowabouthim?antasticalentedLiMing:Hi,YangYan.ThisisLiMing:Heproducedmorethan20,000piecesofartandhe(3)d________differentstylesofpainting.Hewasn’tjustapainter,hewasalsoasculptorandaphotographer.YangYan:Whereelsedidyougo?LiMing:WewenttoParisandspend4daysthere.Yangyan:ThenyoumusthavebeentotheLouvreMuseum.LiMing:Yes.WevisitedtheLouvreMuseumwhich(4)c________thefamouspaintingMonaLisabyLeonardodaVinci.evelopedontainedLiMing:HeproducedmorethanYangYan:TellmemoreaboutdaVinci.LiMing:DaVinciwasapainterandalsoasculptor,anarchitect,engineerandascientist.Hemadealotofscientificdiscoveriesthathe(5)s________withtheworld.YangYan:Bytheway,doyouknowaboutMonet?LiMing:Ofcourse.IntheMuséed’OrsaywesawtheworksofMonet.HewasaFrenchpainterwholivedbetween1840and1926.Helovedtopaintlotusflowers.haredYangYan:TellmemoreaboutdYangYan:Whatdidyoudonext?LiMing:WeexperiencedathunderstormandthenwewenttotheVanGoghMuseum.ThereweknowsomethingaboutVanGogh.Hepaintedabout800oilpaintingsanddid1,600drawings.OneofhismostfamousoilpaintingsisThePotatoEaters.Later,hecreatedmore(6)a________artwork.Hedid36paintingsofhimself,andhismostfamousstilllifesareofsunflowers.bstractYangYan:WhatdidyoudonextYangYan:ButIheardthathewasalso(7)u_________.Wouldyoupleasetellmethereason?LiMing:Yes,youareright.Thoughhedevotedhiswholeselftopainting,andwe(8)a_____hisworktoday,heonlysoldonepaintingbeforehedied.Hisyoungerbrothertriedhardtoselland(9)d________vanGogh’spaintingstobuyers,buthewasneverableto(10)n________asuccessfulsale.nfortunatedoreistributeegotiateYangYan:ButIheardthatheYangYan:It’sapity.Whatareyougoingtodonext?LiMing:TomorrowweareofftoanothermuseuminAmsterdam.MyauntreallywantstoseeapaintingofRembrandtcalledTheNightWatchman.YangYan:Ienvyyouverymuch.Thankyoufortellingmesomuchaboutthemasters.LiMing:Youarewelcome.Goodbye.YangYan:Bye.YangYan:It’sapity.WhatarLanguagepointsLanguagepoints[+questionword]Iwasamazedbyhowwellhelooked.

他看上去氣色很好我感到很驚異。[+that]Itamazesmethatshe’sgottheenergyforallthoseparties.

她有那么多的精力參加那些晚會使我很驚異。amazedadjective

extremelysurprised:

Shewasamazedathowcalmshefeltaftertheaccident.她驚疑于在事故之后她感到這么平靜。1.amaze

verb[T]

tocausesomeonetobeextremelysurprised:

[+questionword]Iwasamazed[+toinfinitive]IwasamazedtohearthatHehadwonfirstprize.

我很驚異地聽說他獲得了一等獎。[+(that)]I’mamazed(that)shedidn’tcomplain.

她沒有抱怨我很驚異。amazement

noun[U]

extremesurprise:Tomyamazement,heatethewholelot.

使我驚異的是，他把整個兒的全吃了。[+toinfinitive]Iwasamazedamazing

adjective

extremelysurprising:

It’samazingthatnooneelsehasappliedforthejob.

沒有其他的人申請這份工作真是令人驚異。amazingly

adverb

Amazinglyenough(=Verysurprisingly),nooneelsehasappliedforthejob.沒有其他的人申請這份工作真是令人驚異。amazing

adjective

extremely

2.

represent:verb[T]

tospeak,actorbepresentofficiallyforanotherpersonorpeople:

Theychoseafamousbarristertorepresentthemincourt.

他們選擇了一個著名的律師代表他們出庭。(2)toshowordescribesomethingorsomeone:

Thisnewreportrepresentsthecurrentsituationinourschools.

這份新的報道描述的是我們學(xué)校當(dāng)前的情況。2.represent:verb[T]

to(3)tobeasignorsymbolofsomething:

Inthisdictionarytheword‘noun’isrepresentedbythelettern.

在這本詞典里，“noun”是由字母”n”表示的。representation

noun[U]representative

noun[C]

他供應(yīng)得起法定代理的費(fèi)用嗎?Canheaffordlegalrepresentation?

(3)tobeasignorsymbolofsomeonewhospeaksordoessomethingofficiallyforanotherpersonorgroupofpeople:

ThefirmhastworepresentativesineveryEuropeancity.

這家公司在每個歐洲城市有兩個代表。representative

adjectivearepresentativesystemofgovernment政府的一個有代表性的制度。someonewhospeaksordoessom3.calculate:verb[T]tojudgethenumberoramountofsomethingbyusingtheinformationthatyoualreadyhave,andadding,multiplying,subtractingordividingnumbers:

[+questionword]Atsomestageweneedtocalculatewhentheprojectwillbefinished.

在某個階段我們需要估計(jì)一下這項(xiàng)工程將在什么時候完成。3.calculate:verb[T]tojudgecalculation

noun[CorU]Thecalculationsthatyoudid/madecontainedafewinaccuracies.

你所做的估算有幾點(diǎn)不精確的地方。calculator

noun[C]

asmallelectronicdevicewhichisusedfordoingcalculations:

apocketcalculator小型計(jì)算器calculation

noun[CorU]T4.range:noun

1)[C]

asetofsimilarthings:

Iofferedherarangeofoptions.

我給了她很大的選擇范圍。2)[C]

agroupofhillsormountains:

Wecouldseealowrangeofhillsinthedistance.我們可以看到遠(yuǎn)處的矮山。4.range:noun

1)[C]aseto3)[S]theamount,numberortypeofsomethingbetweenanupperandalowerlimit:

Thepricerangeisfrom$100to$500.

價格在100美圓到500美圓之間變化。4)[SorU]thedistancewithinwhichyoucansee,hearorhitsomeone:

Theshipwasin/outofrangeofourguns.

這艘輪船在我們手槍的射程范圍之內(nèi)/外。3)[S]theamount,numberort5)[C]allthemusicalnotesthatasingercansingoramusicalinstrumentisabletoproduce

Pricesrangebetween$50and$250.價格在50美圓到250美圓之間變化。5.float:verb[I]

tostayonthesurfaceofaliquidandnotsink:

Anemptybottlewillfloat.

一只空瓶子將會漂浮著。verb[Iusually+adverborpreposition]

5)[C]allthemusicalnotest(2)[IorT;usually+adverborpreposition]to(causeto)moveeasilythrough,oralongthesurfaceofaliquid,orto(causeto)moveeasilythroughair:

Wespentalazyafternoonfloatingdown/alongtheriver.

我們沿著河流飄蕩懶洋洋地度過了一個下午。(3)[Iusually+adverborpreposition]tomoveoractwithoutpurpose:

自從他失去工作,他四處游蕩,什么事也不做。Sincehelosthisjob,he’sjustfloatedaround/aboutdoingnothing.(2)[IorT;usually+adverb6.distribute:

verb[T]togivesomethingouttoseveralpeople,ortospreadorsupplysomething:

Thebookswillbedistributedfreetolocalschools.

這些書被免費(fèi)送給了當(dāng)?shù)氐膶W(xué)校。distribution

noun[CorU]

anunfairdistributionofwealth

財富的不公平分布6.distribute:verb[T]togi7.negotiate:verb[IorT]

I’mnegotiatingforanewcontract.

我正在談判簽一個新的合同。negotiationnoun[CorU]

theprocessofdiscussingsomethingwithsomeoneinordertoreachanagreementwiththem,orthediscussionsthemselves:

在一系列的艱難的談判之后終于達(dá)成了這一協(xié)議。Theagreementwasreachedafteraseriesofdifficultnegotiations.7.negotiate:verb[IorT]

8.adore:verb[Tnotcontinuous]FORMAL

(1)toworship: