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大一上学期英语精读Unit7
•Unit7
WordsandExpressions
•slam
•swerve
•scramble
•lunge
•stricken
•besupposedtodo
•figure
•faint
•reassure
•confide
•indiscriminate
•survive
•panic
•alarm
•transfer
•alternative
•lament
•anticipate
•witness
•indebted
•L1.slam
(1)v.toshutloudlyandwithforce(把…)砰地关上,使劲关闭
e.g.
Weheardacardoorslam.
Sheslammedthedoorsohardthattheglasscracked.
Outsideinthestreet,cardoorsslammedandpeoplewereshouting.
(2)n.thenoiseoractionofadoor,windowetcslamming(门)砰的关上,(使劲关门时的)砰的一声
e.g.
Standingthereinthedrizzlingrain,heheardtheslamofhercardoor.
Weheardadoorslaminside.
•L2.swerve
(1)n.asuddenturntooneside突然的转向
e.g.
Thewideswerveofthetruckisdangerous.
Thecar____________________toavoidthedog.
(2)v.toturnsuddenlytooneside(whenmovingalong)(移动时)突然转向
e.g.Adograninfrontofthecarandweswervedtoavoidit.
Thecar_________theright.
Dozenswereinjuredwhenapassengerbusswervedintothewronglaneandslammedintoanotherbus.
•L3.scramble
(1)v.tomovequickly;movesomewhereinahurriedawkwardway(急速、别扭地)快速移动
e.g.
Mickyscrambledtohisfeet(=stoodupveryquicklyandawkwardly)andhurriedintothekitchen.
Alanscrambledoutofthecrowd.
(2)v.toclimbesp.overaroughorsteepsurfacequickly,orcrawloverusu.roughgroundwithdifficulty快速爬行,匍匐前进,攀登
e.g.
Theboys_____________thewall.
Theytriedto___________thecliff.
(3)v.tostruggleorcompetewithotherpeopletogetorreachsth.争夺,争抢
e.g.
Thepassengers____________theseat.
Thousandsofpeoplewillbescramblingfortickets.
(4)n.aneageranddisorderlystruggle争夺,争抢
e.g.
Thereisausualscrambleforthebathroominthedormeverymorning.
•L4.lungev.tomakeasuddenforcefulforwardmovement突然向前冲、扑
e.g.
John_____________andgrabbedhimbythethroat.
Therobber________himwithaknife.
Thereporters_________thetelephone.
•L5.strickena.verybadlyaffectedbytrouble,illness,unhappinessetc.受困扰的,遭灾的,遇难的,经受或不堪…(疾病、悲痛等)之苦的
e.g.
Thechildrenwerestrickenwithterror.
Rescueteamsracedtothestrickenaircraft/ship.
Thepanic-strickenwoman(=Thewomanstrickenwithpanic/filledwithsuddenterror)screamed.
Suppliesofmedicinewererushedtothestrickencity.
药品被迅速送往受灾城市。
Theseclothesaretobesenttopovertystrickenareas.
这些衣物是送到极度贫困地区的。
Agriefstrickenmotheristellingushertragedy.
一位悲痛欲绝的母亲正向我们诉说她的悲剧。
•L9-10.besupposedtodosth.
(1)shoulddo;haveadutyorresponsibilitytodosth.应该做,理应做,有义务做
e.g.
We’resupposedtocheckoutofthehotelby11o’clock.
Whattimeareyousupposedtobethere?
You’renotsupposedtosmokehere.
(2)begenerallyconsideredtobe;havethereputationofbeing一般认为
e.g.
Ihaven’tseenitmyself,butit’ssupposedtobeaverygoodfilm.
•L18.figurev.[esp.AmE]toconsider认为,以为
e.g.
Fromthewayhebehaved,Ifiguredthathewasdrunk.
*figureout—thinkaboutaproblemorsituationuntilyoufindtheanswerorunderstandwhathashappened想出,理解
e.g.
Oneofthetasksfacingallfreshmenistofigureoutwaystocounterthisloneliness.
Canyoufigureouthowtodoit?
Women.Ijustcan’tfigurethemout.
•L22.faint
(1)v.toloseconsciousnessunexpectedly昏厥,(突然)晕倒
e.g.
Theyoungsoldierfaintedinthehotsun.
Imusthavefainted,andwhenIcametoIdidn’tknowwhereIwas.
Inearlyfaintedwhentheytoldmetheprice.
他们告诉我价钱时我几乎晕过去。
(2)a.weakandabouttoloseconsciousness虚弱得发晕的,将昏厥的
e.g.
Hefeltfaintfromlackoffood.
Iwasfaintwithhunger.
(3)n.anactofbecomingunconscious昏厥
e.g.
Shefelldownina(dead)faint.
Davidcollapsedtothecarpetinafaint.
•L23,48.reassurevt.tosayordosth.inordertomakesb.feellessfrightened,worriedornervous使安心,使放心,使恢复信心
e.g.
Thechairman/directortriedtoreassuretheshareholdersthatthecompany’sbadresultswouldnotberepeated.
Iwasworriedthatmyworkwasn’tgoodenough,buttheteacherreassuredme(aboutit).
Thepolicereassuredheraboutherchild’ssafety/thatherchildwassafe.
警方叫她放心,她的孩子很安全。
Iwasreassuredbytheirofferofsupport.
他们表示支持,使我感到宽慰。
*reassuringa.makingyoufeellessworriedoruncertainaboutsth.令人感到宽慰的,令人放心的
e.g.
IfeltmuchbetterwhenIsawherreassuringsmile/heardherreassuringvoice.
It’sreassuringtoknowthatthere’salwayssomeonearoundtohelp.
*reassurancen.helporadvicethatmakesyoufeellessworriedorfrightenedaboutaproblem安慰,慰藉;aremarkorstatementthatmakessb.feelcalmeraboutsth.thatisworryingthem安慰(的话)
e.g.
Martinalwayslookedtohissisterforreassurance.
Thepatientneededrepeatedreassurances.
Wehavebeengivenreassurancesthatthewaterissafetodrink.
•L30.confidev.totellsth.secretlytoapersononetrusts吐露(秘密,心事等)
*confide(tosb.)that…(向某人)吐露…
*confidesth.tosb.向某人吐露某事;将某物托付给某人照管
*confideinsb.信赖某人,无保留地向某人吐露心事
e.g.
Heconfided(tome)thathehadspentfiveyearsinprison.
IfindthatIcanonlyconfideinmyparents.
Sheconfidedhertroublestoafriend.
Heconfidedhismoneytohisbrother’ssafe-keeping.
Heconfidedtohisfriendsthathedidn’thavemuchhopeforhismarriage.
他私下告诉他的朋友说他对自己的婚姻不抱太大希望。
There’snoonehereIcanconfidein.
这里没有一个我可以信赖的人。
•L31.indiscriminatea.notcarefullychosen不加选择的,不加鉴别的,不分好坏的
e.g.
Troopswereaccusedofindiscriminatekillingsofcivilians.
Wedon’tlikeherindiscriminateapplicationofcosmetics.
Heisindiscriminateinhischoiceoffriends.
他择友不慎重。
*indiscriminatelyad.
e.g.
Thesoldiersfiredindiscriminatelyintothecrowd.
•L32.survivev.tocontinuetoliveorexistafter…经历…之后还存在,比…活得长
e.g.
Thosepeoplesurvivedthesecondworldwar.
Mygrandmasurvivedmygrandpabyover30years.
Noneofourphotossurvivedthefire.
Thereareconcernsthattherefugeesmaynotsurvivethewinter.
人们担心那些难民可能熬不过冬天。
Theseplantscannotsurvivethefrost.
这些植物不经霜冻。
•L36.panic
(1)v.(tocause)tohaveasuddenfeelingoffearthatmakesoneactwithoutthinkingcarefully(使)恐慌
e.g.
Hestartedtopanicwhenhesawthegun.
Thethunderpanickedthechild.
Seeingthehijacker,everyonewaspanicking.
Thecrowd___________thesoundoftheexplosion.
Theprotestsbecamemoreviolentandmanylandowners______________________thecountry.
(2)n.(astateof)suddenuncontrollablequickly-spreadingterrororanxiety恐慌,惊恐,惊慌
e.g.
Thechildrenfledin(a)panic.
Theaudiencepanickedwhenthefirestarted.(v.→n.)
Theaudiencegotinto/werethrowninto(a)panicwhenthefirestarted.
•L40.alarm
(1)vt.tofillwithfear,anxiety,andworryaboutthefuture使恐慌,使焦虑不安
e.g.
Idon’twanttoalarmyou,butIcan’tfindthekey.
Neighbourswerealarmedbytheearlymorninggunattack.
Herhightemperaturealarmedherparents.
她体温很高,让父母很担心。
Alarmedbythenoise,thebirdsflewaway.
鸟被那声响吓飞了。
(2)afeelingoffearoranxietybecausesth.dangerousmighthappen惊恐,惊慌
e.g.
Iturnedinalarmasthewindblewthedooropen.
Thisnewsfillsmewithalarm.
There’snocauseforalarm.
•L42.transfer
(1)v.tomoveorarrangeforsb.tomovefromoneplace,job,position,etc.toanother(使)转移,调动
e.g.
AtLondonwetransferredfromthetraintoabus.
TheheadofficehasbeentransferredfromGuangzhoutoBeijing.
Thatfootballplayerishopingtotransfer/betransferredtoanotherteamsoon.
Itransferredfromabustoanundergroundtrain,fromwhichItransferredtoanotherbus,beforeIreachedmydestination.
我由一公交车转乘地铁,再转乘另一公交车,才到达目的地。
Theyaretransferringmetotheheadoffice.
他们正要把我调往总部。
(3)n.anactorprocessoftransferring转移,调动,换乘
e.g.
Gettingthereoftenmeansacoupleoftransfersonabusline.
Penny’sappliedtobetransferredtotheheadoffice.(v.→n.)
Penny’sappliedforatransfertotheheadoffice.
•L42.alternative
(1)a.thatcanbeusedinsteadofsth.else可用来代替另一个的,可供选择的的
e.g.
Thewaywasblocked,sowewentbyanalternativeroad.
Therearealternativewaysofexpressingthesameidea.
Haveyougotanalternativesuggestion?
你有没有其它的建议?
Therearealternativeanswerstoyourquestion.
你的问题还有别的答案。
(2)n.achoicebetweentwoormorethings;oneoftwoormorepossibilities选择,抉择,取舍,可供选择的事物、办法等
*analternativeto…除了…之外的选择,代替…的另外一个选择
e.g.
Youhavethealternativeofmarryingorremainingabachelor.
Ihadnoalternative/There’snoalternative_____sellthecar.
Thereareseveral____________yourplan.
Theonly_____________beingtakenprisonerwastodiefighting.
•L44.lamentv.tofeelorexpressdeepsorrow为…悲痛,哀悼,痛惜
e.g.
Thenationlamentedthepassing/deathofitsgreatwriter.
Welamented(for)afriend’sdeath.
Thedeclineofgoodmannersistobelamented.
NobelPrize-winningeconomistMiltonFriedmanoncelamentedthatsinceeveryonehandlesmoney,therearemanyknow-nothingswhothinktheyunderstandeconomics.
Stoplamenting(over)yourmisfortunes.
你别再悲叹自己的不幸了。
*lamentationn.[fml]deepsadnessorsth.thatexpressesit悲痛,哀悼
e.g.
Therewaslamentationthroughoutthelandatthenewsofthedefeat.
*lamentablea.[fml]veryunsatisfactoryordisappointing可叹的,令人惋惜的,让人失望的
e.g.
Rileyshowedalamentablelackoftact.
•L50.anticipatev.
(1)toexpect期望,预期
e.g.
Salesarebetterthananticipated.
Schoolsanticipateanincreaseinstudenttestscores.
Ianticipatehearingfromyouagain.
Idon’tanticipateitbeingaproblem.