重点单词详析：（1）equal【原句回放】All human beings are equal. 人人平等。
【点拨】equal adj. (the same in size, number, amount, value etc. as sth. else) 相等的；同样的；n. 相等的人或物；vt. 等于；比得上be equal to 和……平等；能胜任A equalB in... A在……方面比得上Bbe without equal/have no equal 无与伦比on equal terms 在对等条件下be of equal size/length/importance 大小/长度相同/同样重要The rent was equal to half his monthly income. 租金相当于他的月收入的一半。
He treated her with the easy familiarity of an equal.他以平等的身分对待她，态度很随和。
The average pay rise equalled 1.41 times inflation.薪水的平均增长幅度是通货膨胀率的1.41倍。
【拓展】equally adv. 同样地；相等地；equality n. 相等；平等；同等Diet and exercise are equally important/of equal importance.饮食和锻炼同样重要。
（2）order【原句回放】He stressed the importance of kindness, duty and order in society.他强调了仁爱、责任和社会秩序的重要性。
【点拨】order n. 秩序；顺序；订购；订单；(点的)饭菜；命令；vt. 命令；订购；点菜/饮料等in order 有秩序；有条理in order of 以……的顺序out of order 紊乱；出故障in order to do/in order that 以便；为了give/place an order for sth. with sb. 和某人订购某物take one’s order 记下某人的订单keep order 维持秩序order sb. to do 命令/吩咐某人做某事order that… 命令……(从句用should＋动词原形，should可以省略)The phone is out of order.电话坏了。
We haven’t ordered yet. 我们还没点菜。
He lit a cigarette in order to/so as to calm his mind.他点燃一支香烟，稳定一下情绪。
He ordered his secretary to place an order for 100 books and arrange them in order of size. 他命令秘书去订购100本书并把它们按大小顺序排列。
【拓展】disorder n. 混乱，紊乱，无秩序（3）invent【原句回放】For example，it is the country in which silk was first invented.例如，丝绸最先发明于这个国家。
【点拨】invent vt. 发明；捏造；虚构；invention n. 发明invent an excuse 编造一个借口The Chinese invented the compass.中国人发明了指南针。
Abner Doubleday invented baseball in 1839.阿布纳·道布尔迪于1839年发明了棒球。
Kai invented some excuse about having a headache.卡伊编了个头疼的借口。
Such changes have not been seen since the invention of the printing press.自从发明了印刷机，这种变革还没有出现过。
【拓展】discover，find，invent，create辨析discover发现的对象本身存在，但主语不知道，如科学真理、新的区域等，有时也泛指“发现”某种情况、丢失的东西。
find作“发现”讲，其常用结构是“find＋宾语＋补足语”。
find接that从句则表示“发现一个事实、一个道理”。
invent指“发明”，发明以前没有的新东西，如工具、机器、材料、方法等，也可指“捏造”某种不诚实的借口、理由等。
create则指有目的地把原材料制成新产品，也指创造出原来不存在的或与众不同的事物。
（4）resign【原句回放】However, when he saw that the ruler was not following his advice, he resigned.但当他发现统治者不采纳他的意见时，就辞去了官职。
【点拨】resign vt. 放弃，辞去；vi.辞职resign from 从……辞去职务resign one’s post/position 辞职He resigned his post as headmaster. 他辞去了校长的职务。
Two members resigned from the board in protest.董事会的两名成员辞职以示抗议。
not resign oneself to不甘心resign...to... 把……托付给……resign oneself to听任(某种影响)；只好(做某事)You must resign yourselves to waiting a bit longer. 你们要耐心多等一会儿。
They refused to resign themselves to defeat. 他们从不甘心失败。
【拓展】resignation n．辞职；辞职信；放弃；顺从（5）contribute【原句回放】Decide which words you think you will hear...contribution...确定你听到了哪些单词…… 贡献……【点拨】contribute v. 捐献，贡献；导致contribute to 贡献；捐献；捐助contribute sth. to/ towards sb. 向某人捐献某物Does smoking contribute to lung cancer?吸烟会导致肺癌吗？Many people contributed money to the poor boy, which contributed to his returning to school. The teacher of the boy learned about this and contributed it to a newspaper.许多人给那个可怜的男孩捐款，使他可以重返校园。
孩子的老师写了一篇关于此事的故事并把它投到报社。
【拓展】contribution n. 贡献；捐献；捐助make a contribution to/make contributions to 对……作出贡献（6）condition【原句回放】Often, factory workers lived in poor and crowded conditions.工厂的工人们经常住在简陋而拥挤的环境里。
【点拨】condition n．(生活或工作的) 状况；条件，情形；环境；社会地位。
condition表示“环境”时，常用复数形式；表示“状况”时，是不可数名词，表示“条件”时，是可数名词。
be in good condition 状况良好be out of conditionon condition that ＝if... 条件是……on no condition 绝不，on no condition位于句首时，句子要用部分倒装。
His visit in his present condition will disturb the children’s stable life.以他现在的情况去见孩子会扰乱孩子们平静的生活。
This change has been timed under laboratory conditions.在实验室条件下测得了这一变化所需的时间。
What sort of condition is your new house in?你的新房子目前是什么状况？You can go out on condition that you wear an overcoat.你要穿上外衣才能出去。
（7）stress【原句回放】He stressed the importance of kindness, duty and order ins society.他强调了仁爱、责任和社会秩序在社会中的重要性。
【点拨】stress n. 压力；强调；重音；vt. 强调；重读“We’re not saying we’re outside and above all this,” he stresses.“我们并不是说我们对此不闻不问，”他强调道。
“Sit down,” she replied, stressing each word. “坐下，”她一字一顿地说道。
lay/place/put stress on sth. 强调relieve/reduce stress 减少压力suffer from stress 遭受压力be stressed out 焦虑不安的be under stress 在压力下stress the importance of 强调……的重要性Jane’s been under a lot of stress since her mother’s illness.简自从妈妈生病以来一直压力很大。
【拓展】stressful adj. 压力重的；紧张的；stressed adj. 焦虑不安的；紧张的Robert looks so stressed since he started this new job.自从罗伯特开始这份工作，他就看起来焦虑不安。
重点短语详析：（1）be at war (with...)【原句回放】Ancient China was a place where states were often at war with each other. 古代中国各诸侯国之间经常发生战争。
【点拨】be at war (with...) (与……)交战a civil war 内战cold war 冷战make/declare war on 对……宣战go to war 诉诸武力，出征，宣战，进入战争状态The country has been at war with its neighboring country for two years.这个国家与邻国交战已经两年了。