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1、Unit 2 Exploring EnglishUnit 2 Exploring English. New words and expressions1. title n. 题目，标题2. ham n. 火腿3. eggplant n. 茄子4. pine n. 松树5. pineapple n. 菠萝，凤梨6. sculpt v. 雕刻，雕塑It is said that the statue was sculpted around the second century B.C. 据说这个塑像雕刻于公元前2世纪左右。 7. sculpture n. 雕刻，雕刻品，雕塑作品She studie

2、d sculpture at art school.她在美术学校学习雕刻。8. seasick adj. 晕船的The sea was very calm. So no one was seasick. 大海时很平静，因此没人晕船。 Do you get seasick/airsick? 你晕船/晕机吗?9. airsick adj. 晕机的Do you get airsick? 你晕机吗?10. carsick adj. 晕车的Whenever I ride in the car, I get carsick. Why do I get carsick?11. homesick adj. 想

3、家的，思乡的;Shes feeling a little homesick. 她有点想家。The girl became homesick after a weeks stay at the school. 女孩在学校住了一个星期就想家了。12. opposing adj. (观点、意见)相反的，相对立的At our planning meeting we heard two opposing opinions.在我们的计划会议上，我们听到两种相反的意见。oppose v. Alice opposed her mothers wish to become a musician. Alice违背

4、了她母亲希望她成员音乐家的意愿。be opposed to 反对At first he was opposed to our suggestion, but we managed to persuade him.起初他反对我们的建议,但我们设法说服了他.13. behavior n. 举止，行为Their behavior towards me shows that they do not like me.他们对我的举止说明他们不喜欢我。behave v. He has behaved well at school.他在学校表现良好。14. confusing adj. 令人困惑的The in

5、structions on the box are very confusing. 盒子上的使用说明含混不清.confused adj. 感到困惑的He was confused at his error. 他对自己的错误困惑不解。 A survey showed people were confused about what they should eat to stay healthy一项调查表明，人们对该吃什么才能保持健康这个问题感到困惑。confuse v. 使糊涂; 使迷惑; (将) 混淆，You confused me with your questions.I often con

6、fuse you with your brother. 我常把你和你哥哥弄错了。You should not confuse your career with your life. 你不应该把你的事业和生活混淆。15. capitalized adj. 大写的, Names of towns are capitalized. 城镇的名字是要大写的。The first letter of a proper noun must be capitalized. 专有名词的第一个字母必须大写。16. unique adj.唯一的;独一无二的;独特的;Each persons signature is

7、unique. 每个人的签名都是独一无二的。The area has its own unique language. 这个地区有自己单独的语言。16. burn up烧毁;烧光;消耗;耗费;17. burn down 烧毁burn down与burn up区别. burn down. “烧毁”，通常是指建筑物被完全烧塌。如：The school building was burned down in that big fire. 在那场大火中，学校大楼被烧毁。The whole village was burned down by the enemy. 整个村庄都被敌人烧毁了。. burn

8、down作“烧毁”解释时，也可以用作不及物动词。如：The house burned down in half an hour. 那座房子半小时内被烧毁。. burn down还有“火势减弱”之意，与 burn up相对。如：The fire has burned down to a spark. 火已减弱，仅剩一点火星。. burn up. 也有“烧毁”“烧掉”之意，但一般不是指建筑物。如：Lets burn up all this waste paper. 咱们把这些废纸都烧掉吧。The fire burned up more than 500,000 worth of antiques.

9、这场火烧掉了价值50多万美元的古董。All his books were burned up in the fire. 他所有的书都在这场火灾中被焚。. burn up还有“烧旺”“烧起来”之意。如：Please put some wood on the fire to make it burn up. 请在火上加些木料使它烧旺。. burn up亦可作“用光体力”解释。如：His work burned him up. 他的工作使他精疲力尽。18. alarm n. 警报; 警报器; In case of fire, ring the alarm bell.如遇失火，请按警铃。He is a

10、fraid of waking up late, and so he always has an alarm on his bedside table.他怕醒晚了,总是在床头桌上放一个闹钟。19. reflect v. 反映；反射；反省；归咎；显示Their actions clearly reflect their thoughts. 他们的行动清楚地反映他们的思想。The sunlight was reflected in the water. 日光由水面反射出来。The white sand reflected the suns heat.白色的沙子能反射太阳的热。reflection

11、n. 倒影；反射；反映；沉思；考虑You can see your reflection in a mirror.你能在镜子里看到自己的映像。Your clothes might be a reflection of your personality. 一个人的衣着可反映出其个性。20. creativity n. 创造力；创造性，创造This toy will help children with their creativity.这种玩具有助于孩子们的创造力。create v. 创造；Some people believe that God created the world.有些人相信上

12、帝创造了世界。The project will create up to 40 new jobs.这项工程将提供40个新的工作岗位。creative adj.创造(性)的;创作的;有创造力的Painters are creative artists.画家是具有创造性的艺术家。He is a very creative musician.他是一个非常有创造力的音乐家。21. visible adj. 看得见的；可见的；显而易见的The star is visible to the naked eye. 这颗星星肉眼可以看见。The shore was hardly visible through

13、 the fog.在雾里海岸不可见。22. wind v.（路、河等）蜿蜒；缠绕；给上发条；The river winds to the sea.那条河蜿蜒地流入大海。Did you wind your watch this morning?你今天早上把表的发条上了没有?wind up v. 以.告终；结束 (讲话、会议等)；I always said he would wind up in prison. 我以前一直说他终归要进班房。The speaker will soon wind up his speech. 演说者就要结束他的讲话了。Dont forget to wind up yo

14、ur watch.23. type n. 类型；典型；Which type of tea do you prefer? 你喜欢哪种茶?Im unfamiliar with this type of computer.我不熟悉这种类型的计算机。There are two types of rocks in this area.这个地区有两种类型的岩石。v. 打字Im learning to type.我在学习打字。Could you type this letter for me? 你能为我打这封信吗？24. come across偶然发现;偶然遇见Where did you come acro

15、ss him? 你在哪里碰到他的?I often help my friends if they come across some difficulties in English.如果我的朋友在英语方面遇到困难，我经常帮助他们。25. unfamiliar adj.不熟悉的Im unfamiliar with this type of computer.我不熟悉这种类型的计算机。I saw an unfamiliar face at the door.我在门口看到一张不熟悉的面孔。familiar adj. 熟悉的；不拘礼节的；熟知的familiar with 的主语是人，宾语是物，即：sb.

16、is familiar with sth.某人熟悉某物。familiar to 的主语是物，宾语是人，即：sth.is familiar to sb.某物对某人来说很熟悉。We are very familiar with each other. 我们相互之间很熟。I am not really familiar with the local laws.实际上我对当地的法律并不熟。Your name is familiar to me. 你的名字我是熟悉的。26. contact v. 联系，联络Contact the police at once! 立刻与警方联系！We agreed to

17、contact again as soon as possible.我们同意尽快再次联系。Ill contact you by telephone.我将用电话和你联系。Where can I contact you tomorrow? 明天我在哪里能跟你联系?27. organization n. 组织，团体，机构They have established a student organization.他们建立了一个学生组织。He joined a revolutionary organization.他参加了一个革命团体。organize v. 组织；安排；The meeting was b

18、adly organized.会议组织得很糟。28. likely adj. 可能的；Im likely to be very busy tomorrow.= its likely that I will not be busy tomorrow. 明天我可能很忙。It seems likely that prices will go up.物价似乎有可能上涨。29. subway n. 地铁I want to get there by subway.我想乘地铁去那儿。He goes to work by subway.他坐地铁上班。30. highway n. 公路31. motorway

19、n. 高速公路32. gas n. 汽油 (美式英语)33. petrol n. 汽油 (英式英语)34. apartment n. 公寓35. flat 公寓36. elevator n. 电梯 37. context n. 上下文；环境；背景You can tell the meaning of a word from its context.你可以从上下文中猜出词义来。38. addition n.加;加法;增加物;添加物in addition另外;加之;除此之外You need money and time; in addition, you need diligence.你需要钱和时

20、间，此外还需要勤奋。in addition to另外，加之，除之外（还）;In addition to English, he has to study a second foreign language. 除英语外，他还要学第二外语。In addition to giving me some advice, he gave me some money. 他不仅给我提了些忠告，而且还给了我一些钱。39. forum n. 论坛，论坛区Theyre holding a forum on new ways of teaching English.他们正在举行英语教学讨论会。40. resource

21、 n. 资料，资源This country is rich in natural resources.该国自然资源丰富。All pollution is simply an unused resource. 所有的污染只不过是一种未被利用的资源.41. misadventure n. 事故，灾难Their holiday was ruined by a series of misadventures.一连串的不幸事故把他们的假日全毁了。adventure n. 冒险; 冒险经历; 奇遇Boys love adventure.男孩爱冒险。I told them about my adventur

22、es in the mountains.我向他们讲述了我在山里的奇遇。No matter how hard he tried, he couldnt persuade his friends to give up the adventure.无论他怎么努力,都不能说服他的朋友们放弃冒险。42. remind n. 提醒，使想起When I reminded her, she nodded her head.我提醒她时,她点了点头。This story reminds me of my childhood.这个故事让我想起了我的童年。Be sure to remind her to come b

23、ack early.一定要提醒她早点回来。He reminded me that I ought to do it at once. 他提醒我应该现在就去做这件事。43. rather adv. 相当，颇These shoes are rather too big.这双鞋有点太大了。I would rather stay at home.我宁可呆在家里。I would rather fail than cheat in the examination.我宁愿考不及格，也不愿意考试作弊。44. comment n. 注释；评论；Have you any comments on the propo

24、sal? 对这个建议你有何看法?He made no comments on our proposal.他对我们的建议没有作评论。Sorry, no comments.对不起,无可奉告!45. frog n. 青蛙46. throat n. 喉咙，咽喉I have a sore throat today.我今天嗓子疼。I have to clear my throat before I begin my speech. 在开始演讲之前,我得先清清嗓子。have a frog in ones throat 说话困难I had a frog in my throat when I got a co

25、ld. 我感冒的时候，说话都说不利索了。Is there a frog in your throat? Why dont you say anything? 你喉咙不舒服吗？为什么不说话？47. downtown adj. 商业区的，闹市区的； There is heavy traffic in the downtown area tonight. 今夜闹市区交通繁忙。adv. 在商业（闹市）区； 到闹市区； We live downtown.我们住在闹市区。I work downtown.48. boot n. 靴子49. entrance n. 入口，No entrance! 禁止入内!T

26、here is an entrance just around the corner. 拐角处有个入口。Ill meet you at the entrance of the zoo tomorrow. 明天我会在动物园的入口处和你见面。He has passed college entrance examination.比较：entrance to 和 entrance of表示“在入口处”，通常用介词 at；表示“的入口”，常用 to, 有时也用介of。如：Where is the entrance to the park, please? 请问公园的入口在什么地方?All entranc

27、es to the city are guarded by the police. 进城的所有入口都有警察守卫。The entrance of the hall is on your right. 大厅的入口在你右边。 一般说来，用介词 to 多用来指方向，即指“通向”，用介词 of多用来指位置 (但不绝对, 用 to 的情形较多)。比较：There is a front and a back entrance to the theatre. 这家剧院有一个前门和一个后门。I met her at the front entrance of the theatre. 我在剧院的前门口遇见了她。

28、enter vi. vt. 进入Please do not enter before knocking on the door.进来前请先敲门。He has no choice but enter that college.他不得不进入那所大学读书。50. section n. 区域，部分；部门；章节I will go to the shopping sections of the city. 我要去城市的商业区。The chapter is divided into three sections. 这一章共分三节。A Reading Practice section is added to

29、each unit in Book Two.在第二册书里每个单元都加上了阅读练习部分。51. exit n. 出口I will wait for you at the exit of the theater.52. actually adv. 实际上；事实上You look quite young. Are you a student? No! But actually, Im a doctor.Actually thats not quite right.实际上，那不完全正确。53. downstairs adv. 顺楼梯而下;在楼下;往楼下;Are the children downsta

30、irs? 孩子们在楼下吗? Im waiting for you downstairs. OK. Ill go downstairs at once.54. wicked adj. 缺德的，邪恶的，极好的She looked at me as if I were the wicked stepmother.她用那种眼神看着我，好像我是邪恶的后妈一样。Few people walked around in this wicked weather.很少有人在这么恶劣的天气四处走动。We have a wicked time. = We have a good time.wicked这一用法很可能来

31、自so good that its wicked (大致相当于“好得邪了门儿”). Starting out1. chart n.图表;海图, 排行榜Can you read the weather chart? 你能看懂气象图吗？The chart showed the decline in the companys sales during the year.图表显示该公司本年度销售量下降。That song has been in the charts for weeks. 那首歌已有好几周都上了流行榜。2. a number of A number of apples are red. 许多苹果是红色的。The number of students is 2000. 学生的数量是2000人。3. Which countries mentioned in the video have English as their first language?1). mentioned in the