研究生英语精读 复习重点词汇和词组.docx

1、研究生英语精读 复习重点词汇和词组Unit One Party PoliticsReferences for you:complaint petitions 投诉信sexual harassment 性骚扰relief from be kind to sb.felt-tipped pens 毡头墨水笔delight(v.) in: enjoy; like(be) dimly aware of dimly: vaguely; unclearlyapproach to: way/path toin the domain of: in the field ofbe supposed to do: s

2、hould doon ones own time: during the time one does not workto the extent incur a debt 负债work ones way into realms: go into the region or kingdom by effortcompany-sponsored 公司资助的recognizefromtake up: be busy withdiffer from take the day offbe concerned about in horrordeliver the words eg: deliver a s

3、peechmake the/a contribution tohave a passing acquaintances with sb. 与某人有一面之缘step out of the way 让路be married to sb. chargewithin spite of: despite count asengage in plead for: ask earnestly foradvance previously submitted ideas advance: put forward 提出it occurs to sb. that 某人突然想到。pull a fast one on

4、sb.: trick sb./play a trick on sb.the nave(adj.): the natural and innocent personsface value 表面价值be judged byadhere to(prep.): remain faithful to; stick tovulgar(adj.): in bad taste; ill-mannered 粗俗的Here is a chance to do sth.show off the comments on sb.on criteria criteria: standard; principleother

5、 than: except; rather thanbe banished from: be driven out ofinhabiting 拘束的；约束的have some sense: know; realizeseek after/for: pursue; look forbe (much) sought after 极受欢迎confinetodistraction froma receiving line 迎宾队列for extra charm 更妙的是be used to(prep.): be accustomed toall the more 更加，越发on ones ownkee

6、p sth. in mindbe condemned for 为。而受到指责under the eye ofa day off 一天假a bonus 红包，红利Unit Two The New SinglesReferences for you:Lava lamp 熔岩灯: Here it signifies a low level of culture.chest hair 胸毛ego: individuals perception 自我（意识）answering machine 录音电话at the margins of 在。边缘viewas(Para.2, Line 23)cell ph

7、one: mobile phonerave about: praise greatlyself-reflection 自我反省an increasing number ofreal-estate: land and buildings 房地产，不动产the shift fromtoon ones own tend to do stick to(prep.)by contrast: on the contrarythree times as many as 三倍于。feature: make a feature of 使。成为特色，特点foster the trend towardin an e

8、ra of go on adventuresonce upon a time 从前on either side oftwenty-something 二十多岁的senior citizens: old people 超过退休年龄之人make up a hefty proportion of 构成的绝大多数be conceived as: be considered asthe booming economy 繁荣的经济leave much room(u.n.) fora deep tan 晒成褐色的皮肤chronic: continualgrade school 小学 shy of: shor

9、t ofmake compromises 折中，妥协sexual equality 男女平等an escape zone: a free room/space 自由空间solitude: living alone/ account for: explainflat(n.): apartment access tospring up: appear quickly and suddenlythrive(vi.): grow(link-v.) prosperousserve as neo-families neo: newa mainstay for much-needed 十分必要的public

10、-affairs manager公共事务部经理managing director 执行董事 a sport-promotion company 体育促销公司a refuge from: a shelter fromopt to do: choose to do; tend to doprefer doing sth. to doing sth.prefer to do/doingready-made convenience foods 便利熟食a hefty percentage ofmarketing man 销售商personal-fitness trainers 个人健身设备seawee

11、d cellulite wraps 海藻脂肪膜not necessarily 并不一定be more likely to do/ commit suicidethe playboy magazine 花花公子杂志hold a promise/viewmake a huge effort to dosandal-shod 穿着凉鞋，便鞋的with tales of tales: storiestramp through: walk through(esp. for a long distance)be free of 免受 Unit Three Doctors Dilemma: Treat or

12、 Let Die?References for you:daring surgical procedures 风险性外科手术 daring: riskingbring new life to sb.space-age techniques 航空时代技术the capacity to do There is little hope of be caught in 身陷于cease to do: stop doing/with the permission ofa heated debate nursing homes 疗养院It gets down to what medicine is all

13、 about. 归根结底，问题在于医疗的宗旨是什么。It gets down to(prep.) sth. 是该认真应付、处理、考虑。eg: It gets down to the question. It gets down to work/business.make hard choicesarise at the two extremes of life have on the staff 员工队伍包含了。make crucial decisions crucial: key; criticalat risk of life-sustaining: life-supportidentif

14、y asrecognize (line1,para.10): be willing to acceptliving wills 生存意愿 leave instructions to sb.with its emphasis on sth.gain/lose momentum获得/失去发展动力、势头have a massive stroke 严重中风 massive: largeunder the guise ofmercy killing: euthanasiaout of ones misery 脱离苦海life span 寿命make tremendous progressbirth de

15、formities 新生儿畸形transposition of the great arteries 大动脉转位heart defect 心脏缺陷owetocome at a price: be expensivegrounds(line3, para.16): reasonsgive birth to suffer fromblocked intestines 肠阻塞the emphasis on life at all costs 不惜一切代价地强调生命be angry at go against naturetake sb. to court be charged withbe unde

16、r siege 受到围困move sth. to the level ofIts just beginning to hit sb. that 这才让醒悟enjoy/have access to a program 参与一个项目a taxpayer-supported, kidney-dialysis program 由纳税人支持的肾透析治疗项目 kidney failure 肾衰竭grow out of control exclude sb. from sth.heart transplants 心脏移植on the ground of 理由是。burn units 烧伤病房Unit Fou

17、r The Cultural Patterning of SpaceReferences for you:perceive: become aware of; sensespatial consciousnessa/the realm of: 的领域eg: the realm of the imaginationclassic work 经典的classical music 古典的thought patterns 思维模式intellectually crude 智力上不完善的；知性上不成熟的a (significant) vocabulary of 一套（意义重大的）的词汇the capac

18、ity for 的能力develop in the opposite directionIt seems (to sb.) that react to(prep.)think of asgarden design 园林设计floral arrangement 插花艺术shibumi 素雅cross-cultural 跨文化的(be) characteristic of 是。的特点in contrast 相比之下be kept apart: be separated(be) inconsistent withgive privacy to sb. 为某人提供隐私an adaptation to(

19、prep.)densely populated 人口稠密的look on/uponas: regardason ones own: alonehave a relationship tobe joined to in relation tobe similar to be integrated aspersonal space 个人、私人空间be close to infringe on: violatesense of space Unit Five Can You Raise a Polite Kid in This Rude World ?References for you:1.ill

20、-mannered: having bad manners; rude2.roll ones eyes: move ones eyes round and upwards esp. in order to show that one is annoyed3.at the memory of: recall; think of4.get angry about 5.instruct sb. to do6.except for except 7.a whispered question8.sit in rapt attention9.race up and down the aisles10.lo

21、ok closely at 注视，凝视11.a seemingly rational couple: “rational” means sensible12.laugh at13.yut it up (Am. sl.): laugh heartedly14. a sudden and violent attack on15.spit in the face of sb.16.have a profound effect on 17.on average18.program a computer 19.strive to do20.be appalled at 21.have no right

22、to do sth.22.While(para.9,line 1): Although23.protectfrom24.go on: take place; happen25.with patience and persistence 26.be full of27.adopt the attitude28.”My child, right or wrong” 不管对错，都是自家孩子好。29.mean doing/mean to do be meant to do(para.16,line3) 用意是做30.adapt to 31.urge sb. to do32.a school polic

23、y 校规33.more than simply: not only simply34.be aggressive/demanding/rude at35.be vigilant (not) to do: be alert (not) to do36.be alarmed to do37.be incapable ofmit an offending act39.the house rules 家规40.agree on 对。达成一致意见41.keepfrom doing 42.deliver a criticism43.tend to do 44.from ones perspective45

24、.have the energy to do 46.switch on47.Little League 小棒球队48.Unless, everything else is an act. “act” 表演。否则一切都是装出来的49.hide-and-seek 捉迷藏50.make sacrifices51.building blocks 积木52.remind sb. of sth.53.respond toUnit Seven A Sons Restless JourneyReferences for you:somewhere along the waysizable: fairly la

25、rge develop /have a chip on ones shoulder 怀有愤愤情绪；易被激怒；好斗self-righteousness: 自以为正直；自命清高liberal establishment: 自由组织take over the new order 新秩序turn on sth.: depend on; rely onlose (sth.) to sb.lose to a better man 技不如人agonize: feel great pain or sufferingoutright defiance: thorough open disobedience or

26、 resistance 彻底的公然反抗the Texas National Guard 得克萨斯州国民警卫队limited meaning 没多大意思Want to go mano a mano: Do you want to have a fightmano: Spanish for “hand”in an interview with 接受。的采访the reading glasses 老花镜give sb. room to domake it on ones own 自己的事自己做主apply (for sth. to sb)Harvard Business School be inun

27、dated with: be flooded with; be filled withgrad schools: graduate schoolsTexas Law Schoolpose as 摆出。的样子redneck (美国)南方佬show early signs of 初露端倪as time goes onkeep up with sb./sth.: stay in contact withformal lessons 正规课程intuit(v.): sense by intuition.cheerleader (美)拉拉队队长approach to leadership 领导方略Big

28、 Picture: big and important program 大的规划get caught inbriefing books 简要（摘要）之类的书prefer to do rather than doan ability to dorail againstCambridge: a city in the U.S., where Harvard University lies in 坎布里奇剑桥 head for: move for the oil patch 油田count for: be of worthself-made(adj.): having succeeded by on

29、es own efforts 白手起家的buck: fight againstwildcatter 冒险企业创业者seed money 本钱home runs （棒球）本垒打全垒般的油井区“Ar-bust-o”: Im bankruptyears in the wilderness 困惑茫然的几年drift about: drift everywhereperpetual: never-endingshuffle: walk without raise the feet properlycast-off clothes/cast-offs: clothes that the owner wil

30、l not wear or want againdown (a glass of) beer: drink beerbarbecue 烤肉野餐run for mount an uphill campaign: uphilldifficultmake fun of fondness forbe out-countried: be a countryman 土气的has a chaw in ones check 嘴里含着块东西be oblivious to sth.boast about Ive got the greatest idea ofraise money 筹钱It doesnt seem to have occurred to sb. that 某人似乎并没有想到。(be) full of fat cats (美俚)政治运动的出资人carry on: continue (doing sth.)frenzy: violent excitement 狂乱Walkers Point: a bookpillar of。的支柱，栋梁newfound faithnatural irreverence 天生的玩世不恭rough edges 粗糙的边缘性格的棱角bounce off the walls 跳墙