大学新视野英语一Unit6Trashman语言学习知识点.docx

1、大学新视野英语一Unit6Trashman语言学习知识点Language Points in “Trashman”trashman n. C a person who deals with trash 垃圾清理工 Trashmen should be respected, for it is they who make our lives more beautiful.垃圾工应受到尊敬，因为是他们使我们的生活更美好。 A college student offers to work as a trashman.有个大学生自愿当垃圾工。 haul vt. pull or move sth. fr

2、om one place to another 拖，拉；拖运 He felt very tired after hauling trash for 4 hours.运送垃圾四个小时了，他觉得很累。 The fisherman hauled the big fish into the boat.渔民将那条大鱼拖进船里。 trash n. U (AmE) waste matter; rubbish 垃圾，废物 Your job is to take the trash out.你的工作就是将垃圾拿出去。 The yard is cluttered with trash.院子里乱七八糟的，到处是垃圾

3、。 continuous a. happening or existing without stopping 连续的，不断的 He suffered a lot from his continuous cough.不停地咳嗽让他遭了不少罪。 The continuous noise made me unable to fall asleep.连续不断的噪音让我无法入睡。 continuously ad. without stopping 连续地，不断地 He can speak continuously for four or five hours.他能连续说四、五个小时。 It snowed

4、 continuously for three days.雪连续不断地下了三天。 wicked a. extremely bad or evil 极坏的，邪恶的 The man was foolish but not wicked.那男子很笨，但是不坏。 The wicked man tried to kill the child but failed.那个邪恶的人想杀掉那个孩子，但没有得逞。 wickedly ad. badly; extremely 非常地 The book is wickedly interesting.这书很有趣。 This letter is wickedly fun

5、ny.这封信非常有趣。 barrel n. C a round container with flat bottom 桶 The wine is kept in oak barrels.酒存放在橡木桶中。 They can drink nearly two barrels of beer.他们几乎能喝下两桶啤酒。 tremble vi. shake slightly 颤抖，发抖 She was trembling with shock.她吓得身子发抖。 The whole house trembled as the train went by.火车经过时，整栋房子都在晃动。 dump vt.

6、drop carelessly; throw away 倾倒；抛弃 No dumping here!此处不准倒垃圾！ She opened the bag and dumped the content on the desk.她打开包，把里面的东西倒在桌上。 n. C a place for dumping waste 垃圾场 Their rubbish was carried straight to the dump.他们的垃圾被直接运往垃圾场。 The walled garden was used as a dump.那个有围墙的院子曾被用作垃圾场。 route n. C a way fr

7、om one place to another 路线 We took the fastest and most direct route to the coast.我们抄捷径去海边。 All escape routes were blocked by the police.警察封锁了所有的逃跑路线。 outdoor a. happening or done outside 户外的 outdoor sports户外运动 The performance was held on an outdoor theatre.演出在一个露天剧场举行。 outdoors ad. outside; in the

8、open air 在户外；在野外 Children are playing outdoors.孩子们在外面玩。 They held the evening party outdoors.晚会是在户外举行的。 greenhouse n. C a glass building for growing plants 温室 the greenhouse effect温室效应 This kind of flower can only grow in the greenhouse.这种花只有在温室里才能生长。 lengthy a. very long 冗长的，过长的 His lengthy speech

9、bored most of the audience.他冗长的讲话使多数听众生厌。 Recovery from the illness will be a lengthy process.这种病的治愈是一个长期过程。 civilize vt. (BrE civilise) make sb. behave in a more polite way 使有教养，使文明 The teacher had a civilizing influence on her pupils.老师对她的学生产生了文明的影响。 This comedy is about a man who tries to civiliz

10、e a woman who ends up civilizing him.这出喜剧说的是一个男人力图使一个女子有教养，但最后反倒是那女子使他有教养。 civilized a. polite and reasonable 文明的，有礼的 It shouldnt be happened in a civilized society.文明社会不应该发生这种事。 Civilized service is offered in this company.本公司提供文明礼貌的服务。 register v. 1. realize or notice sth. 意识到；注意到 He did tell me h

11、e was a vegetarian, but it didnt register.他确实说过他是素食主义者，但我没记住。 Her beauty was registered in my memory.她的美丽在我的记忆中留有印象。 2. put ones name on a list 登记；注册 Visitors are asked to register their names in the book.请来客在簿子上登记名字。 Have you come to register at the school?你来学校注册了没有？ retreat vi. move back or away 后

12、退；撤离 The defeated army had to retreat hastily to the coast.败军被迫仓惶向海岸撤退。 The troops were forced to retreat.军队被迫撤退。 n. sing., U the act of retreating 后退；撤离 The army fell back in full retreat.部队全线溃退。 An army in retreat can be even more dangerous than one that is advancing.撤退的军队甚至比前进的军队更危险。 indoors ad.

13、into or inside a building 在室内 Mom and Dad went out, but we children stayed indoors.爸爸和妈妈出去了，但是我们这些孩子留在屋里。 Lets go indoors and have something to eat.让我们进屋吃点什么吧。 peculiar a. 1. strange 奇怪的，罕见的 This meat tastes peculiar; I hope its all right.这块肉有异味，但愿它没有什么问题。 He has always been a little peculiar.他总是有点古

14、怪。 2. typical of a particular person, place, etc. 独特的 The custom is peculiar to these tribes.这种习俗是这些部落所特有的。 Each persons handwriting has its peculiar characteristics.每个人的笔迹都有其独特之处。 rage v. shout angrily (at sb.) 大怒；怒吼 He raged over such a trivial matter.他为这么一件小事而发火。 How was I to know? Jenny raged.“我

15、怎么知道呢？”珍尼生气地说。 n. C, U a strong feeling of anger 大怒，发火 What Joan did sent her mother into a rage.琼的所作所为令她母亲极为生气。 Sam became quite frightening when he was in a rage.萨姆生气时样子很可怕。 spontaneous a. happening by itself without being planned 自发的；即时的 My spontaneous reaction was to run away.我的本能反应是逃走。 His offe

16、r of help was quite spontaneous.他提出帮助是自发的。 spontaneously ad. in a way that happens naturally 自发地 The crowd burst into cheers spontaneously for the skillful play.由于表演精彩，人群中自发地爆发出了喝彩声。 He offered to help us spontaneously.他自发地提出帮我们。 monster n. C a creature that is ugly and frightening 怪物，妖怪 The murdere

17、r was described as a dangerous monster.凶手被描述为极其危险的怪物。 A cow with two heads is a real monster.长两个头的牛是个真正的怪物。 graduate vi. complete ones studies and receive a certificate or diploma 毕业 He graduated from Oxford with a doctors degree in physics.他从牛津大学毕业，获得物理学博士学位。 What are you going to do after you grad

18、uate?你毕业后打算做什么？ n. C sb. who has finished their studies at a high school, college or university 毕业生 a Harvard graduate一位哈佛大学毕业生 Many graduates find it difficult to find a job with only a bachelors degree.许多大学生发现只获得学士学位很难找到工作。 garbageman n. C (also garbage man) trashman 垃圾工 A garbageman is a garbage

19、collector.垃圾工是收集垃圾的人。 Sometimes garbagemen are referred to as environmental workers.有时候垃圾工被称为环境工作者。 folk n. 1. (s) (esp. AmE) ones parents and family 家人；亲属 It seems that your folks dont like me.看上去你父母不喜欢我。 Is it OK if I call my folks?我跟家人打电话可以吗？ 2. (also s) people in general 人，人们 Old folks often don

20、t like change.老年人不喜欢变化。 Many folks are upset at the changes.许多人对这些变化感到不安。 a. traditional and typical of people who live in a particular area 民间的；民俗的 folk song民歌 folk dance民间舞蹈 boast v. talk too proudly about ones abilities, achievements, etc. 夸口，吹嘘 Hes always boasting that hes the fastest runner in

21、the school.他老吹嘘自己是全校跑得最快的人。 Hes boasting about how much money he has made.他吹嘘自己赚了多少多少钱。 yell v. shout 大叫，大喊 Dont yell at me like that!别那样对我大喊大叫的! He opened the door and yelled, Anybody home?他打开门，大声喊道，“有人在家吗？” original a. 1. first; earliest 原先的，最初的 My original suggestion was that we move to the count

22、ry.我原先的建议是搬到乡下去住。 The land was returned to its original owner.土地还给了原来的主人。 2. new and different 新颖的；与众不同的 His thesis did not offer anything original.他的论文毫无创新之处。 Its a bad movie, because theres nothing original about it.这电影很差劲，没有什么新意。 originally ad. in the beginning 原先，原来 Shes from Shanghai originally

23、, but she left there at the age of 16.她原本是上海人，但16岁时离开了那里。 The village was originally surrounded by trees, of which none remain now.原先村子四周都是树，现在这些树都不见了。 employment n. U paid work 职业，工作；就业 She found employment in a local bank after graduation.毕业后她在当地一家银行找到了工作。 The number of people in employment has fa

24、llen.就业人数减少了。 muscle n. C, U one of the pieces of flesh inside the body 肌肉 He developed his arm muscles by lifting weights.他通过练举重来使手臂肌肉发达。 This exercise works the muscles of your legs.这种操锻炼你的大腿肌肉。 sore a. painful, esp. from a wound or hard use 疼痛的 My muscles were sore because I had exercised too muc

25、h.我因锻炼过度而肌肉发痛。 I had a sore throat and aching limbs.我喉咙痛，四肢也痛。 contrary a. opposite 相反的 I thought it was possible, but she took the contrary view.我以为行得通，但她的看法相反。 This, he thought, was contrary to the principles.他认为这违背了原则。 harm n. U damage or hurt 伤害，损害 His film was a complete failure, and this did h

26、is reputation a lot of harm.他的这部电影彻底失败了，他的声誉受到很大损害。 It is a parents responsibility to ensure that their children do not suffer any harm.父母的责任是确保孩子不受伤害。 vt. hurt; cause damage to 损害，伤害 Getting up early wont harm you!早起对你没有害处！ The kidnappers didnt harm him.绑架者没有伤害他。 frank a. open and direct in speech

27、or manner 坦诚的，直率的 To be frank, I dont think the plan will succeed.坦率地说，我认为这个计划不会成功。 He was completely frank with her about what had happened.他一五一十地告诉她所发生的事。 frankly ad. honestly and directly 坦率地（说） Frankly, I think your chances of getting the job are slim.坦率地说，我认为你得到这份工作的机会并不大。 Quite frankly, Im ver

28、y troubled by what youve told me.说老实话，你的话使我很不安。 philosopher n. C a person who studies the nature and meaning of existence, reality, morals, etc. 哲学家 Confucius was not only a great philosopher but also a great educator.孔子不仅是个伟大的哲学家，还是个伟大的教育家。 This explains why so many philosophers have supported this

29、 theory.这解释了为什么如此多的哲学家支持这一理论。 plumber n. C a person who fits and repairs water pipes 管道工 He was first a plumber, then an engineer, and now is the owner of a factory.他一开始是位管道工，然后是位工程师，现在是工厂的老板了。 I need a plumber to fix the water pipes in the kitchen.我需要一位管道工来修理厨房里的水管。 theory n. U general principles or ideas of a subject 理论 Your plan sounds fine in theory, but I dont know if itll work in practice.你的计划理论上不错，但我不知道实际上是否可行。 Freudian theory has had a great influence