Vocabulary

nomad: (n) a member of a tribe which does not live in one place but travels about 游牧民族，牧民

e.g. The nomad existence of the Gypsies is a mystery to a lot of ordinary people. 对大多数普通人来说，吉普赛人的流浪生活充满了神秘的色彩。

相关词汇：nomadic

primitive: (a) of an early stage of development or in a simple style 原始的，简朴的

e.g. In primitive societies tools were made from sharp stones and animal bones. 在原始社会，工具是由尖利的石头和动物的骨头制成的。

相关词汇：primitiveness

engrave: (v) to cut words or pictures on wood, stone or metal 雕刻

e.g. Victor’s monogram will be engraved on the trophy. 获奖者姓名的首字母组合将会被刻在奖品上。常用词组：be engraved in one’s memory/mind/hear

symbol: (n) a sign or object which represents something else 标志；符号

e.g. The symbol of the packet is a guarantee that the food has been produced organically. 包装上的符号保证该食物是有机培养的。常用词组： a symbol of 相关词汇：symbolize; symbolic

scanty: (a) small in size or amount, not enough 少量的；不足的

e.g. There is only scanty evidence of his involvement in this bribery.  没有足够的证据可以证明他牵涉到这个行贿案件。相关词汇：scantiness

depict: (v) to represent something in a picture or as a certain kind描绘；描述

e.g. This painting depicts the Battle of Waterloo.这幅画描绘的是滑铁卢战役。常用词组：depict sth. as相关词汇：depiction

Exercise
nomad     primitive    engrave     symbol     scanty    depict     
1. Your wedding ring can ______________ with a personal inscription at no extra cost.
2. If you describe something as ______________, you mean that it is very simple in style or very old-fashioned.
3. The Great Wall was built to avoid the invasion of the ______________ from the north.
4. Some nationalists would like to ______________ the British monarchy as a purely English institution.
5. In English, there is not a consistent one-to-one match between each written ______________ and each distinct spoken sound.
6. If someone is wearing ______________ clothing, he or she is wearing clothes which are sexually revealing.

Key to exercise
1. be engraved     2. primitive    3. nomad
4. depict       5. symbols    6. scanty