现代大学英语精读3第二版知识点讲解.docx

1、现代大学英语精读3第二版知识点讲解Unit 1Text A课文内容全解1. Has it ever dawned on you that certain developmental changes will occur in your life as you move from adolescence to young adulthood? (L.3, Para.1)adulthood /dlthd/n. the state of being an adult成年：Many people are able to maintain friendships into adulthood.很多人能够

2、把友谊维持到成年。2. During this time, students are going through an identity crisis and are endeavoring to find out who they are and what their strengths and weaknesses are. (L.1, Para.2)【英释】During this period, students are experiencing an identity crisis and are trying to find out who they are and what the

3、ir strong and weak points are.3. First, there is functional independence, which involves the capability of individuals to take care of practical and personal affairs, such as handling finances, choosing their own wardrobes, and determining their daily agenda. (L.3, Para.4)【英释】First, there is functio

4、nal independence, which includes how an individual can handle his or her practical and personal affairs, such as learning how to spend money wisely, choosing his or her own clothes, and deciding what he or she is going to do every day.4. Fourth is freedom from “excessive guilt, anxiety, mistrust, re

5、sponsibility, inhibition, resentment, and anger in relation to the mother and father.” (L.12, Para.4)【英释】Children often feel very guilty in relation to their parents because they think they have done something wrong; they are also anxious because they are eager to please their parents; they sometime

6、s feel unhappy because they think that their parents have not been fair to them; they feel that they are responsible to their parents for everything they do; they are always afraid of not saying the right thing or not behaving properly; all these may make them angry with their parents or make them f

7、eel resentful. These feelings reflect their emotional dependence on their parents. When they grow up, they usually strive for freedom from this.5. At the same time, these young adults are learning how to give and receive affection in the adult world. (L.1, Para.6)affection /fekn/n. a gentle feeling

8、of caring and loving喜爱；钟爱：She has great affection for her little brother.她很疼爱她的弟弟。pl.ones feelings of love爱情：She has two men trying to win her affections.她有两个男人追求。【考】have affection for sb./sth.喜欢【串】同族：affectionate a.表示关爱的形近：affectation n.假装；装模作样【辨】affection/love爱affection指一种热烈、温柔、持久的感情，但不如love表示的感情那

9、样强烈。He has great affection for his children.他深爱他的孩子们。love为常用词，指更加强烈、更加倾心的感情，可用于亲情、友情、爱情等。They fell in love with each other.他们彼此相爱了。【真题再现】 TEM-4, 2006阅读At an appropriate time it might also express the kind of affection that stimulates attachment and intimacy.【译文】在适当时机，它（计算机）还会表达一种可以激发爱慕和亲密的情感。6. She

10、was distressed because she had been put into a dorm that had people from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. (L.8，Para.7)distressed /dstrest/a. extremely upset or shocked烦恼的；忧虑的：He is distressed to know that he failed his English final examination.得知没过英语期末考试，他感到很烦心。【串】同族：distress n.忧虑；悲伤 v.使忧虑；使烦恼同根：st

11、ress n.压力；紧张7. As she finished her senior year, she had grown to realize that people of other races were not only equal to her but were people who could be her friends and from whom she could learn. (L.11, Para.7)【英释】When she finished her fourth-year study, she had learned that people of other races

12、 were not inferior to her, and whats more, she could make friends with and learn from them. be equal to相当；同等：It is ridiculous to think one race is not equal to another just because it has a different skin color.仅仅因为肤色不同就认为一个种族劣于另外一个种族是荒唐的。胜任：He is equal to this task.他能够胜任这项任务。8. These religious, mor

13、al, and ethical values that are set during the college years often last a lifetime. (L.13, Para.7)【英释】These values that are established during the college years often last a lifetime. It is acknowledged that our character or basic moral principles are formulated during this period of time.Unit 2Text

14、 A课文内容全解1. The neighborhood where I grew up was the sort of place in which people dream of raising childrena small but satisfying spread of center-hall colonials, old roses, and quiet roads. （L.1, Para.1)【英释】Near the place I grew up was a nice place for people to raise children. Although it is small

15、 it is a satisfying area with center-hall colonials, old rose and quiet roads.spread /spred/n. a range or an area over which buildings spread区域；一大片：The vast spread of water浩瀚的水域v. to open sth. out or arrange a group of things so that they cover a flat surface展开，摊开：He spread the painting out on the d

16、esk.他将这幅画展开铺在书桌上。 2. Later, over a stiff and awkward lunch of tuna-fish salad, some of the other girls at my table were perplexed by the source of the quotation and what it meant, and I was certain, at that moment, that the scholarship was mine. (L.3, Para.3)【英释】Later when we were having a lunch of

17、tuna-fish salad nervously, I got to know that some of the other girls at my table didnt even know the source of the quotation and its meaning. Whereas I knew it quite well and I would win the scholarship.3. There was a club chair in our house, with curled arms and a square ottoman; it sat in one cor

18、ner of the living room, with a barrel table next to it. (L.2, Para.5)【解析】句中club chair指低背安乐椅，有扶手且靠背很低；ottoman指软垫搁脚凳；barrel table指用一个啤酒桶和一块木板做成的桌子。curl /kl/v. to form or make sth. form into a twisted or curved shape（使）卷曲：The boys hair curls naturally.这个男孩的头发天生卷曲。【串】同族：curled a.卷曲的4. In my mind I am al

19、ways sprawled on it, reading with my skinny legs slung over one of its arms. (L.4, Para.5)【英释】I remember that I used to stretch myself with my skinny legs hung over one of the arms of the club chair.5. I did not read from a sense of superiority, or advancement, or even learning. (L.7, Para. 9)【英释】I

20、did not read books from a sense of being better than others, or promotion, or even getting knowledge.advancement /dvnsnt/n. progress in ones job, social class, etc.（工作、社会等级等的）提升，晋升：He cared too much for social advancement. 他太在意社会地位的提升。the process of helping sth. to make progress or the result of its

21、 progress前进；进展；促进：The aim of a university should be the advancement of learning. 大学的目标应该是促进学术发展。 【串】同族：advance v.进步；促进 advanced a.先进的；高级的同义：promotion n. 提升；晋升 6. But in the fifteenth century Gutenberg invented the printing press. (L.2, Para. 14)【解析】句中printing press意为“印刷机”。press经常用作“报章杂志；报刊；印刷媒体；出版社”

22、等意思。Unit 3Text A课文内容全解1. He didnt know her. She smiled, he frowned. (L.1, Para.2)frown /fran/v. to bring ones eyebrows closer together皱眉；蹙额：He frowned with concentration.他全神贯注，紧锁双眉。【记】对比：frown(皱眉)反对；smile(微笑)同意；赞成【考】frown on/upon反对；不赞成：He frowned on smoking at office.他反对在办公室里吸烟。【辨】frown/scowl皱眉；蹙额fr

23、own指因注视某物或用心思考而双眉紧锁, 但主要是因为不高兴所致。The mother frowned when her son failed in his exam.儿子考试不及格时, 母亲皱起眉头。scowl指发脾气、抑郁或不满意时表现出的皱眉, 含有愁眉不展、怒形于色的意思。People usually scowl at a person they dont like.人们通常对他们不喜欢的人蹙眉头。2. Her thoughts lingered over the last two words. And in the warmth, as it were, another memory

24、 unfolded. (L.1, Para.16)linger /l(r)/v. to stay somewhere for a long time because you are unwilling to leave逗留；徘徊；磨蹭：The attractive scenic spots and historic sites make foreign tourists linger on and forget to return.景色宜人的名胜古迹令外国游客流连忘返。to continue to exist; to disappear slowly继续存留；缓慢消失：The smell of

25、 the roasted duck lingered (on) in the room.房间里仍飘溢着烤鸭的香味。【记】形近+联想：longer更长一些linger逗留；继续存留谐音：离割（离别割舍）恋恋不舍，不愿离去逗留；继续存留【考】linger on停留；逗留【串】同族：lingering a.拖延的；缓慢消失的【真题再现】 TEM-4, 2009完形But recent developments in Hong Kong suggest that the disease might spread through air, or that the virus might _ for tw

26、o to three hours on doorknobs or other surfaces.A. continue B. linger C. delay D. persist【点拨】译文：但是香港最近发生的病例表明，这一疾病可能通过空气传播，或者说这种病毒可能会在门把手上或其他物体表面存活两到三个小时。continue意为“继续”；linger意为“继续存留”；delay意为“延迟”；persist意为“坚持”。根据题意，答案为B。unfold /nfld/v. to open or spread out from a folded state展开；打开：The story unfolds

27、 gradually as the film goes on.随着影片的放映，故事情节逐渐展开。to make sth. known gradually; to be gradually made known（使）逐渐展现；展示；透露：The minister gradually unfolded his plan to her.部长逐渐向她透露了他的计划。unfoldopposite相反bend对折【记】un（相反）+ fold（对折） 与折叠相反的动作展开；打开【考】unfold sth. to sb.向某人透露某事【串】反义：fold v.折叠；合拢3. .she felt the st

28、range beast that had slumbered so long within her bosom stir, stretch itself, yawn, prick up its ears, and suddenly bound to its feet, and fix its longing, hungry stare upon those far away places. (L.1, Para.31)【英释】.she felt that her lifelong dream of traveling around the world, which had been lying

29、 at the back of her mind all these years because her health conditions had not allowed her to do that, now began to wake up. It was just like a strange beast waking up with longing hungry eyes for those wonderful places.stretch /stret/v. to put ones arms or legs out straight and contract ones muscle

30、s伸展；舒展：She stretched and yawned lazily.她伸了个懒腰，打了个哈欠。to spread out over a distance or an area绵延；延伸：The road stretches out across the desert into the distance.这条路穿过沙漠伸向远方。n. a period of time一段时间：She finished reading the book at a stretch.她一口气把这本书读完了。【考】at a stretch一口气地；不休息地at full stretch竭尽全力；以最大财力物力：

31、We must work at full stretch to get the job finished in time.为了按时完成工作我们必须全力以赴。bound /band/v. to run with jumping movements in a certain direction跳跃着跑：She bounded into the room and announced that she was engaged.她蹦蹦跳跳地跑进屋里，宣布她订婚了。a. certain or likely to happen一定会；很可能会：Were bound to be late.我们肯定要迟到了。【

32、考】be bound to do/be sth.一定会；很可能会【警】bound与bind“捆绑；缠绕”的过去式和过去分词拼写一致，应注意区分。Unit 4Text A课文内容全解1. He had opened his eyes with the sun at dawn, scratched, done his business like a dog at the roadside, washed at the public fountain, begged a piece of breakfast bread and a few olives, eaten them squatting on the ground, and washed them down with a few handfuls of water scooped from the spring. (L.2, Para.1)【英