英语专业精读第二册u14复习资料.docx

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英语专业精读第二册u14复习资料

Unit1:

MyFather’sShadow

Apprehension:

anxietyaboutthefuture,expectationofsomethingunpleasant

Ex.Wewaitedfortheirdecisionwithagreatdealofapprehension.

apprehensive:

adj.

Ex.ImustadmitthatbeforemybabywasbornIwasapprehensiveaboutmotherhood.

Typical（characteristic）of...

Ex.It’stypicalofPetertoscatterthingsaroundwhenheisfinishedwithwhatheisdong.

Ex.Thispoemistypicalofhisearlywork.

Stern:

serious;strict

Ex.ThecollegeprincipalwasasternoldmancalledMr.Fraser.

Holdup:

toshowasanexample

Ex.Maryalwaysholdsupherdaughterasamodelofgoodbehavior.

Gregarious:

likingthecompanionshipofothers;sociable

Ex.Mygregariousneighbor,Mrs.Brown,throwspartieseveryweekend

Mingle:

tomixsoastoformanindividualwhole,whilekeepingseparatequalities

Ex.Sheminglestraditionandoriginalityinherdesignforwomen’sshoes.

Ex.AsIspokehisexpressionwasoneofamazementmingledwithfury.

Enroll（A.E.）:

tomakeofficiallyamemberofagroup,schoolorcourseenrollment

Ex.Anndecidedtoenrollintheinteriordesigncourseatthiscollege.

Marryinto（afamilyorasocialclass）:

tobecomeamemberofacertainfamilyorsocialclassbymarriage

Ex.TheonlyreasonBritneyhassomuchmoneyisthatshemarriedintothelong-establishedclan.

Subsequent:

followingorhappeningafter

Ex.Insubsequentlessonstheteachercontinuedtoemphasizetheimportanceofrevisionaftereachclass.

Ex.Theystartedtheirresearchusingamethodwhichwassubsequentlyprovedtobeunsatisfactory.

Resonate:

tomakeadeep,clear,echoingorcontinuingsound

Ex.Mymother’sadvicehasbeenresonatinginmyheadforalongtime.

Disapproval:

havingorexpressinganunfavorableopiniondisapproveof…

Ex.Manyemployeesexpressedtheirdisapprovalofthenewpolicyopenly.

Takinghisdevotionasmydue:

takinghisdevotionasgranted

Prodigal:

carelessandwastefulwithmoney

Ex.Mrs.Blairisveryconcernedwithhersonbecauseheistooprodigal.

Theprodigal（son）returns

Breach:

anopeningorholemadeinawall;abreakinfriendlyrelations;breakingorneglectthelaworduty

Ex.Theincidentcausedanirreparablebreachbetweenthetwocountries.

Thebreachbetweenuswouldbecomplete:

ourrelationshipwouldend

Retire:

togotobed

Ex.Itisgettingreallylate,youcanretiretoourguestroomupstairs.

Fretful:

anxiousbecauseofdiscomfort

Ex.Aftereighthoursofworking,everybodybegantohavethisfretfullookontheirfaces.

Gurgle:

thehappylowsoundthatsomeonemakesinhisorherthroat

Ex.Foreveryparent,thehappygurgleoftheirchildrenisthebestmusicintheworld.

Gleefully:

insuchawayasshowinggreatjoyandsatisfaction

Ex.Hetakesgleefulpleasureinwatchingpoliticiansmakefoolsofthemselves.

Churn:

toshakeormoveaboutvigorouslyorviolently

Croon:

tosing（usuallyoldpopularsongs）withfeeling

Ex.Shegentlycroonedalullaby.

Spell:

1）aperiodofaparticularkindofactivity,weather,illness,etc.

acold / hot / wet / bright/...spell

Ex.Therewillberainatfirst,withsunnyspellslater.

2）wordsthatarethoughttohavemagicpowerortomakeapieceofmagicwork;apieceofmagicthathappenswhensbsaysthesemagicwords:

Ex.Thewizardrecitedaspell.

tocast / putaspellonsbtobeunderaspell（=affectedbymagic）

Scrap:

materialwhichhasbeenthrownawayandcanbereused

Ex.Pleasegivemeapieceofscrappaper,Ineedtowritedownhisnumber.

Ex.Wesoldthecarforscrap（=sothatanygoodpartscanbeusedagain）.

scrapmetalascrapdealer

scraps[pl.]foodleftafterameal:

Ex.Givethescrapstothedog

Trail:

n.alonglineorseriesofmarksthatisleftbysb/sth;

Ex.Touristswholeaveatrailoflittereverywheretheygo.

Ex.Fortunatelythetrailwasstillwarm（=clearandeasytofollow）

v.tofollow;

Ex.Thatredcarhasbeentrailingus,let’sdrivetothepolicestation.

Bouncing:

（especiallyofbabies）healthyandactive

Ex.Abouncingtoddlercanbringyouamixtureofpleasureandpain.

aslivelyasacricket极活泼

asmadasawethen非常生气

asmildasadove非常温和

asplainasthenoseinyourface一清二楚

aspoorasachurchmouse赤贫的

asproudasapeacock极骄傲

asstrongasahorse健壮如牛

asstupidasanowl极愚蠢

asthinasawafer极薄

astrueassteel绝对可靠

AS...AS...

asbaldasacoot头发脱光的

asblindasabat有眼无珠

asblindasanowl瞎透了

asboldasbrass厚颜无耻

asbusyasabee极忙碌

asclearasabell健全的

asclearasday一清二楚的

ascoolasacucumber极为冷静的

aseasyasapie极容易

ashardasthemillstone铁石心肠

Translations

1.Animalconservationistsstronglydisapproveofexperimentingonanimals.

2.Sallywalkedintothemuseumunderthesterngazeofthecurator.

3.Afteraspellintheadvertisingbusiness,Jimbegantoworkforalargeinsurancefirm.

4.Itwasestimatedthat50,000peoplefloodedintoLondonovertheweekendfortheopeningoftheCommonwealthGames.

5.Herushedintothebusystreetandmingledwiththecrowd,hopinginthatwaythepolicewouldnotspothim.

6.Hetiptoedquietlyoutoftheroomsoasnottowakeherup.

7.Heboughtthepaintingasastatussymbol,notbecausehewasparticularlyinterestedinart.

8.Jimwasalwaysdisappointedthathissonneverfollowedinhisfootstepsandtookoverthefarm

Unit2:

TheTeddyStoddardStory

Venture:

（n.）anactivityorundertakinginvolvingriskoruncertainty/（v.）daretodo,say,utter

Ex.Nowadays,alotofpeoplearetakingventuresintheChinesestockmarket.

venturecapitaljointventure

Ex.Nothingventured,nothinggained

Slump:

v.1）tosinkdown

2）tofallsuddenlybyalargeamount（暴跌）n.periodofdepression

Ex:

Saleshaveslumpedinthelastmonth.

Ex.USAhasn’tcomeoutoftheslumpofthesubprimelendingcrisis.

Unkempt:

messy,havinguntidyclothesandhair

Ex.Pleasefixupyourunkempthair,otherwiseyouwillscareyourblinddateaway.

Constantly:

allthetime,orveryoften

Ex.Mrs.Brownconstantlycomplainsaboutherhusbandanditisdrivinghimnuts/bananas.

Itgottothepoint….:

Itgottotheextentthat….

Takedelightin:

togetgreatpleasurefrom（doingsomething）

Ex.Itakegreatdelightinwatchingmyboyplayingwithmydog.

Broad:

1）wide2）general,notincludingalotofdetails（概括的）

Ex.Pleasegivemeabroaddescriptionofyourproposal.

abroadsmile / grinbroadbean蚕豆

Inbroaddaylight:

在光天化日之下

Ex.Surprisingly,therobberytookplaceinbroaddaylightandnobodyofferedtohelp.

Bold:

1）brave,enterprising,daring;

2）clearlyvisible,distinct,striking

Ex.Bold,legiblehandwriting

Sullen:

silentlyshowinglackofcheerfulness,gloomy,silentasullensky

Ex.IfyouwanttobeMr.Popular,youneedtogetridofyoursullenface.Y\

Putoff:

tomovetoalaterdate,todelay

Ex.TherehearsalhasbeenputoffuntilnextTuesdaybecausethedirectorissick.

Beinfor:

tobeabouttohavesomethingunpleasant

Ex.We’reinforsomebigtroubleifwedon’tfinishourcleaningtaskquickly.

Inquisitive:

alwayswantingtofindoutthedetailsaboutthingsandpeople

Ex.Goodreportershavetobeinquisitive,fearless,anddiligent.

Syn.Curious&enquiring

Withdraw:

nottotakepartinwithdrawal

Ex.IwithdrewfromthecontesttwodaysbeforeittookplacecauseI’mtoonervous.

withdrawn:

notwantingtotalktootherpeople;extremelyquietandshy;

Tardy:

slowinaction（literature）

Ex.Atardyarrival,departure,return

Ex.She’salwaystardyforschool.tardiness

Takepains:

tomakeagreateffortortakegreatcare

Ex.Marytookgreatpainswithherhistorylessonandgothighmarksattheend.pains（plural）:

greatcareorefforts

Ex.Wemustgivehimsthforhispains.

Stifle:

topreventfromhappening,suppress,restrain;

Ex.Jeffstifledayawnimmediatelybecausehesawtheteacherwaslookingathim.

Ex.Agroupofgirlssatatthebackoftheclass,stiflinggigglesthroughoutthelesson.

Ex.Theyhopethenewruleswillnotstiflecreativity.stifling

Ex.‘It’sstiflinginhere—canweopenawindow?

’

Ex.Theroomwasstiflinglyhot.Syn.suffocating/stuffy

Exclaim:

tocryoutorspeaksuddenlyandloudly

Ex.“Oh,no!

”exclaimedBillinterror.“Thehouseinonfire!

”

Exclamationmark

Dab:

1）tocoverwithlightquickstroke,presslightlyandgently;

2）pressingbutnotrubbing（dabat）

Ex.Afterhearingthesadstory,Jennydabbedhereyeswithherhandkerchief.

Ex.Shedabbedatthecutwithcottonwool.

quit:

stop

Ex.Suddenlyshequittalking,turningherfacetothepillowandwenttosleep.

Vow:

topromisesolemnly

Ex.Benvowedtoavengehismother’sdeath.

avenge&revenge

Avengeisaverb;revengeis（usually）anoun.

Peopleavengesomethingoravengethemselvesonsomebody:

Ex.Shevowedtoavengeherbrother’sdeath;

Ex.Helateravengedhimselfonhiswife’skillers;

Ex.Youtakerevengeonaperson.

InmoreformalorliteraryEnglish,revengecanalsobeaverb.

Ex.Peoplerevengethemselvesonsomebodyorarerevengedonthem（withthesamemeaning）:

Ex.Hewaslaterrevengedonhiswife’skillers.

Youcannotrevengesomething.Ex.Shevowedtorevengeherbrother’sdeath.

Stickwith:

（informal）tostaycloseorloyaltosomeoneorsomething

Ex.Stickwiththenewplanandyou’llbesuccessfulverysoon.

Assure:

todeclarepositively,totellsomeonethatsomethingisdefinitelytrue

Ex.Thedoctortriedhardtoassuretheoldmanthatthismedicinehasnosideeffects.

Bet:

tostateconfidently（whatwillhappen）

Ex.IbetTomhasahangoverthismorning—youshouldhaveseenhowmuchhewasdrinkinglastnight.

Ibet...Youbet!

Translation

1.Headmittedthathisfailurewascausedbyhislackof