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新通用大学英语综合教程1第三单元语言点

新通用大学英语综合教程1第三单元语言点

Unit3TalkingAboutFamilies

Lesson1

Listening

kidn.孩子

architectn.建筑师；设计师

divorcedadj.离婚的

baseballn.棒球；棒球运动

cuteadj.逗人喜爱的；娇小可爱的

chefn.厨师

fluentadj.流畅的；流利的

originallyadv.最初；开始

blondadj.（头发）金黄色的

actuallyadv.实际上；真实地

preferv.更喜欢；宁愿

multipleadj.多倍的；复合的

twinn.双胞胎

tripletn.三胞胎

quadrupletn.四胞胎

quintupletn.五胞胎

bathev.给…洗澡；洗浴

soccern.英式足球

gymnasticsn.体操

relativen.亲戚

burdenn.负担；重载

crashv.坠毁；撞击

thundern.雷；雷声

comeover顺便访问；过来

calmdown冷静下来，镇定下来

wipeoff擦拭；去掉

inall总计；一共

atthesametime同时

allnightlong整夜

noneofone’sbusiness不关某人的事

fallill生病，得病

TextA

twin:

n.oneoftwooffspringbornatthesamebirth双胞胎

Itisagreatconveniencetohaveaseparateroomforthetwins.

Clonesarealwaysproducedbynaturalmeansintheshapeofidenticaltwins.

divorced:

adj.oforrelatingtotheendingofamarriagebetweenahusbandandawife离婚的

ItseemsasthougheverytimeIturnaround,anothercoupleIknowisgettingdivorced.

Herex-husbanddrankalotofalcoholeveryevening,whichwasthereasonshewasdivorcedfromhim.

identical:

adj.beingthesame;exactlyequalandalike同一的；完全相等的

MarianneandAnneareidenticaltwins.Youwillfinditveryhardtotellthemapart.

Thejobsofwildlifetechniciansandbiologistsseemedidenticaltohim,butonedayhediscoveredtheirdifference.

graphic:

adj.concernedwithwrittensigns,usu.drawingsorgraphs绘画的，绘图的

Thiscentralpartoftheprogramisresponsibleforthegraphicdescriptionsoftheplayingfield.

Susanspecializesingraphicdesign,anartofcombiningpictures,wordsanddecorationintheproductionofbooks,magazinesandetc.

athletic:

adj.physicallystrong;oforrelatingtosports身强力壮的；运动的

LilyfellinlovewithPeter,atallathleticyoungmanshemetatadanceparty.

Athleticeventsatuniversitiesattractlotsoffansandbenefitthewholecommunity.

insomeways:

tosomedegreeorextent在某些方面

ThereturntripoftherockettoEarthis,insomeways,lessofaproblem.

AlthoughtheUnitedStatesissobiganditspeoplehavesomanydifferentbackgrounds,itisinsomewayslessvariedthanEurope.

alltypesof:

allkindsof各种各样的

ThemajorstudiosareeagertoprofitfromtheDVDmarket,fillingitwithalltypesoffilmsandTVseries.

Peopleinalltypesofsocietiesorganizethemselvesinrelationtoeachotherforworkandotherduties,andtostructuretheirinteractions.

avarietyof:

alotofthingsofthesametypethataredifferentfromeachotherinsomeway多种多样的

Everyonearrivedlateatthepartyduetoavarietyofreasons.

Incivilizations,manypeoplespecializeinofferingavarietyofservicesandproducingavarietyofgoods.

liveapart:

liveinseparateplaces分居

MywifeandIhavebeenlivingapartforalmostonefullyear.

Livingapartfromherparentsforthefirsttime,Maryfeltveryhomesick.

TextB

septuplet:

n.oneofsevenoffspringdeliveredatasinglebirth七胞胎

Itisratherrareforamothertogivebirthtoseptuplets.

Mrs.Greengavebirthtoseptupletslastweek---foursonsandthreedaughters.

housework:

n.thetasks,suchascleaningandcooking,thatareperformedinhousekeeping家事，家务活

Washingmachinesandotherinventionsallowpeopletospendlesstimedoinghousework.

Computerswillrunourhomes,controllingtheheating,airconditioningandcookingsystemwhilerobotswilldealwiththehousework.

adopt:

v.takeintoone'sfamilythroughlegalmeansandraiseasone’sownchild收养

DavidandSheilaareunabletohavechildren,butthey’rehopingtoadoptalittleboy.

Theoldcoupledecidedtoadoptaboyandagirlthoughtheyalreadyhadthreechildren.

kid:

n.achild孩子

Fornoapparentreasonthisnine-year-oldkidkickedmyfriend'sdog.

Itdoesn’thelpifparentstreattheteenagerasabigkid,anddemandsobedience.

traditional:

adj.of,relatingtoorinaccordwithopinions,beliefs,customs,etc.passeddownfromthepasttothepresent传统的

Itwastraditionalforthefamilytobringaspecialcakealongtocelebratetheoccasion.

Throughouthistory,peoplearoundtheworldhaveusedtraditionalmedicinesmadefromplants.

policy:

n.aplanorcourseofaction,asofagovernment,politicalparty,orbusiness,intendedtoinfluenceanddeterminedecisions,actionsandothermatters政策；方针

Concernfortheenvironmentisreflectedinthegovernment’snewenergypolicy.

IntheUnitedStates,theforeignpolicyisdecidedbythefederalgovernment,notbyeachstate.

thenextday:

thefollowingday次日

Thecriminalwascaughtalivethoughhediedfromwoundsthenextday.

Tomtelephonedthehouseagencyandarrangedtogodownbytrainthenextdayandhavealookatthehouse.

givebirthto:

produce（ababy,etc.）生（孩子）；生产

Patsy’sfamilyheldacelebrationpartylastnightafterhergivingbirthtotwins.

Myeldersistergavebirthtoahealthybabygirlabouteighteenmonthsago.

helpwith:

assistsb.todosth.bydoingpartoftheirworkorbygivingthemsth.theyneed帮忙某人做

I’mafraidIdon’thavetimetohelpwiththeperformanceonthe19th.

Manyarchitectshaveresistedtheideathatacomputercanhelpwithdesign.

startwith:

beginwith以…开始

There’ssomuchtodo,Idon'tknowwhattostartwith.

Thenationalmusicalfestivalstartedwithahugefireworksdisplay.

agreewith:

haveorexpressthesameopinionaboutsth.assomeoneelse同意

Personally,Idon’tagreewithspendingsomuchmoneyontheproject.

Ifanyoneheredoesnotagreewithme,heshouldputforwardhisownplanforimprovingthelivingconditionsofthesepeople.

lesson2

listening

whereasconj.然而；但是

talkativeadj.健谈的；多嘴的

stuffn.东西；材料

fundn.基金；专款

occasionn.场合；机会

hecticadj.紧张忙碌的；激动的，兴奋的

jogv.慢跑

in-lawn.姻亲

ex-husbandn.前夫

unfortunatelyadv.不幸地

similarityn.相似；近似

sociologistn.社会学家

independentlyadv.独立地；自立地

householdadj.家庭的

choren.家务杂事

interferev.干涉，干预

apartfrom除…之外

firstofall首先

ingeneral大体上；一般而言

orsomething或是…之类

atthepresenttime目前

endup告终，结束

interferein干涉，干预

TextC

trend:

n.generaldirectioninwhichsth.tendstomove倾向；趋向

Inthemodernsocietythereisagrowingtrendtowardssmallerfamilies.

Insomefactories,thereplacementofhumanworkersbyrobotsseemstobeatrend.

adulthood:

n.theperiodduringwhichapersonoranimalisfullygrown成人期

Thetransitionfromchildhoodtoadulthoodisalwaysacriticaltimeforeverybody.

Inthepassageofhumanlife,middleageisthephasethatfollowsyoungadulthoodandprecedesoldage.

diploma:

n.adocumentissuedbyaneducationalinstitution文凭；毕业证书

Failureinarequiredsubjectmayresultinthedenialofadiploma.

FirmbeliefinGodstandsat74percentamongCanadianswithoutahigh-schooldiplomaandat60percentamongthosewithuniversitydegrees.

totally:

adv.entirely;completely完全地；彻底地

Itiswrongtoregardourworkastotallygoodorascompletelybad.

Livingonmyownisatotallydifferentexperienceforthreemainreasons:

beingmoreresponsible,moredecisiveandmorecreative.

online:

adj.directlyconnectedsothatacomputerimmediatelyreceivesaninputfromorsendsanoutputtoaperipheralprocess在线的；联机的

Thoughfacedwithmanydifficulties,hewouldnotgiveuponlinelearning.

Howsomeoneimaginesanonlinefriendisoftenquitedifferentfromtherealperson.

survey:

n.aninvestigationofpublicopinion调查

Anewsurveyhasrevealedthatover87percentof11to16year-oldsuseamobilephone.

Accordingtoarecentsurvey,employeesinmanycompaniestodayworklongerhoursthanemployeesdidin1979.

tough:

adj.demandingortroubling;difficult费力的；困难的

Americanfootballhasareputationforbeingatoughanddangerousgame.

Anneishavingatoughtimegivingupahabitshehashadsincegettingmarriedattheageof15.

economy:

n.aconditionorsystemofacommunity’swealthcreation经济；经济体系

Expertsofallkindsofferednewideasonhowtoimprovethelocaleconomy.

Somebankershadevenbeguntofearthattheeconomywasgrowingtoofast.

respondent:

n.onewhogivesananswer答复者

Only62percentofrespondentssaidtheyweresatisfiedwiththeircurrentstandardofliving.

Arespondentisapersonwhoanswersaquestionnaireorarequestforinformationofsomekind.

sociology:

n.thestudyofhumansocialbehavior社会学

Alexstudiedeconomicsatcollege,butchangedtosociologywhenheenteredgraduateschool.

Sociologyisanattempttobuildupasetoflogicalandconsistenttheoriesaboutthesocietyinwhichwelive.

phenomenon:

n.afactoreventinnatureorsocietyasitappearsorisexperiencedbythesenses现象

Althoughfearofmathisnotapurelyfemalephenomenon,girlstendtodropoutofmathsoonerthanboys.

TodayeverythingabouttheInternetexperiencegenerallyandthedot-comphenomenoninparticularareindoubt.

-somethings

adj.（与数字连用构成表示概数的形容词，尤其用于指人的年龄）表示“…几”，“…多”-somethingiscombinedwithnumberssuchastwentyandthirtytoformadjectiveswhichindicateanapproximateamount,especiallysomeone’sage.Forexample,ifyousaythatsomeoneisthirty-something,youmeantheyarebetweenthirtyandfortyyearsold.

n.（二十）几岁的人；（三十）多岁的人Peopleofasimilaragerangearesometimesreferredtoas,forexample,twenty-somethingsorthirty-somethings.

MostAmericantwenty-somethingsdonotreadaboutpolitics.

绝大多数二十多岁的美国人不读政治方面的东西。

shift:

n.achangeindirection转向

Wearepersuadedthatarealandimportantsocialshiftisunderway.

Theshifttoward