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3.People began to concentrate less on religious themes and adopt a more humanistic attitude to life.(P2) 人们开始不那么注意宗教的主题，而是采取了一种对生活更加人性化的态度。 ◆词语归纳 concentrate vi.& vt.集中，聚集，（使）特别注意，集中注意力于…… concentrate on集中思想 concentrate one，s attention on集中精神于 =concentrate oneself on 集中精神于…… ◆即学即练 根据括号内的汉语提示完成句子。 (1)I tried to _____________(集中精神）my chemical researches. (2)Many retirement villages _____________（集中）Florida，s west coast. (3)The crowds _____________（聚集）in the center of the town to welcome the new year. 答案： (1)concentrate on/concentrate my attention on/concentrate myself on (2)were concentrated on (3)concentrated 4.They paid famous artists to paint pictures of themselves, their houses and other possessions, as well as their activities and achievements.(P2) 他们付钱请著名的艺术家给他们画肖像，画他们的房子及其他财产，同时也画他们的活动及成就。 ◆词语归纳 possession n.拥有，持有，占有权 possessions(复数)拥有的东西，所有物，财产 take possession of(拿过来，夺取，没收） in possession of指（某人）占有，拥有，持有（某物） in one，s possession (the possession of sb.)指（某物）在某人手中，由某人掌握 ◆即学即练 用上述词语翻译下列小片段。 | 
