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1、book2 unit3UNIT THREEI. Word Study1. character n.(1)C (指个人、民族、社会特有的) 天性, 性格；特色；（事物的）特性-He has a strong but gentle character. 他有坚强但温柔的性格。-The new buildings have changed the character of the village. 新建筑改变了这个村庄的特点。(2)C 字-The characters in Chinese writing look like small pictures.汉字看起来象是一幅幅小图画。(3)C（书、剧

2、中的）人物 -I find all the characters in his new play very real.我觉得他那出新戏中所有的人物都很真实。2. tolerance n. (1)U willingness or ability to accept sth. 容忍，宽容-religious / racial tolerance 宗教 / 种族上的宽容 (2)U the ability to bear sth. unpleasant 忍耐力My tolerance of heat is greater after having lived in the Far East for a

3、 couple of years. 在远东住了几年后，我耐热的能力增强了许多。 tolerant a. ( of / towards sb. / sth.) 宽容的，容忍的-There is a general feeling that the president has been too tolerant of corruption.大家普遍认为总统对腐败行为太过宽容了。tolerate v. (usually in negatives) 容忍,忍受-I wont tolerate such behavior / your behaving in this way.3. compromise

4、 n. C, U 妥协，折衷，和解 -The government has made a compromise with other party leaders over the date of the next general election. 政府与其它党派领导人就下届大选日期达成了妥协。vi. settle a difference, etc., by making a compromise妥协，折衷- We can not compromise on such terms.我们不能根据这样的条件和解。vt. bring sb. / sth. / oneself into danger

5、 by foolish acts危及.的安全，使受牵连-Such conduct will compromise your reputation. 如此举动将会损害你的名誉。4. subtle a. (1)not easy to tell or describe; fine; slight难于觉察或描述的，精巧的，巧妙的-a subtle style 巧妙的方式-a subtle distinction 微妙的差别-a subtle observer敏锐的观察者-subtle fingers灵巧的手指(2)secret; tricky诡秘的，狡诈的-I fall for that subtle

6、 plot every time! 我每次都中了那狡猾的圈套。 5. illusion n.(1)C false idea, belief or impression错误的观点、信念或印象 -The boss was under the illusion that the project would be completed on time.老板误以为这个项目会准时完成。(2)C thing that a person wrongly believes to exist; false idea假象-The calm on the street is an illusionpeople are

7、very angry.6. mutual a.（指感情或行动）相互的; (两人或多人) 共同的，共有的-Their working well together was based on mutual respect, trust and understanding. 他们的合作是建立在互相尊重、信任和理解基础上的。-mutual interests 共同的利益 试题When two people feel the same about each other, their feeling are _. A. visible B. common C. joint D. mutual7. compa

8、tible a.(1)able to exist together （指人、思想、论点、原则等）适合的，可共存的-Their marriage came to an end because they were simply not compatible with each other. 他俩简直无法和睦相处,所以就离婚了。 (2)(of equipment) able to use together (指设备) 兼容的，配套的-The computer program isnt compatible with this operating system. 计算机程序与这套操作系统不兼容。inc

9、ompatible a. not able to live or work happily with sb. -It was only when we started living together that we found out how incompatible we were. 只是在我们开始一起生活之后才发现我们是多么的合不来。8. overlook vt.(1)fail to see or notice sth.; miss漏看，没注意到，忽略-The secretary is very careful and never overlooks any little points.秘

10、书是个很细心的人她从不忽视细节。(2)pretend not to notice; forgive 不予注意，宽恕 -She overlooked his offensiveness and tried to pretend nothing had happened. 她没有计较他的无礼，并尽量装作没事的样子。(3)have or give a view of (a place) from above 俯视，眺望-The house on the hill overlooks the village. 从小山上的房子可以俯视村庄。9. expectation n. U firm belief

11、that sth. will happen; 期待，期望-Considering the problems hes had, there can be little expectation of his winning the match. 考虑到他最近所遇到的问题，几乎无法期望他能在这场比赛中获胜。 (pl.) confident feelings (about sth.)（对某事）有信心的指望 -People had great expectations of him. 人们对他的期望值很高。常见短语fall short of sb. s expectations辜负某人的期望live u

12、p to sb.s expectations / come up to sb.s expectations不辜负某人的期望beyond (ones) expectation出乎意料(之外), 较预期的更大好 contrary to (ones) expectation与所预料的相反比较expectation anticipation hope 都含有“预期”、“期望”的意思。expectation指“盼望某事发生”或“认为某事会发生”, 如:-Its our expectation that you will do well. 我们期望你干得出色。anticipation指“基于先见、预知的期

13、待或希望”, 在一般情况下多指好的事情, 如:-We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着, 期待她的到来。hope 指“主观认为某事会发生或出现, 但缺少根据或把握”, 如:-They have great hopes of winning. 他们获胜的希望极大。10. resistance n. ( to sb. / sth.)(1)U be against sth. 反对，敌对 -The idea met with some resistance. (2)U (sing.)(action of) usin

14、g force to be against sth. / sb. 抵抗, 对抗-A good diet helps the body to build up resistance to disease. 良好的日常饮食可增强身体的抗病能力。11. counsel vt. advise, give advice and support to 劝告, 忠告, 辅导, 提供咨询-He counseled them to give up the plan. 他劝他们放弃这个计划。n. U advice; ideas 劝告，意见，建议-vocational counsel就业指导-Good counse

15、l does no harm. 忠言有利无害。12. harborvt. (1) keep (sth.) secretly in ones mind 心怀，怀有-He harbors a wish to be a world championship.他内心怀有当一名世界冠军的愿望。 (2) give shelter to (a criminal, etc.); protect 庇护，窝藏（罪犯），隐匿 -Harboring criminals is an offense in law. 窝藏罪犯是犯法的。n. C, U place of shelter for ships 港，港口-All

16、the ships stayed in the harbor during the storm. 在风暴期间所有的船只都停泊在港湾里。13. reservation n.(1)U, C (esp. pl.) (讲出或未讲出的) 保留条件，限制条件-I accept your statement without reservation. 我完全相信你的话。-I have my reservations about his ability to do this job.我对于他做这项工作的能力持保留看法。(2)C order of seats, etc. 预订座位(车票 、机票等)-If you

17、want to go to the concert, youll have to make a reservation.如果你想去听音乐会，你得（事先）预订（票）.14. prejudice n. C 偏见或成见-A judge must be free from prejudice. 法官不应存有偏见。-She has a prejudice against modern music. 她对现代音乐怀有偏见。vt. (1) cause sb. to have a prejudice; influence sb. 有偏见 (或偏爱)-These facts prejudiced them ag

18、ainst her. 这些事实促使他们对她有偏见。-His honesty and sincerity prejudiced us in his favor.他的真诚使我们对他产生好感。 (2) cause harm to; make weak 伤害，损害-Your bad spelling may prejudice your chances of getting this job. 你糟糕的拼写可能会使你丧失获得这份工作的机会。15. confirm v. (1) 证实，证明，确定; （通过电话、书信）确定，确认（安排、会议）-Please confirm your telephone m

19、essage by writing to me. 请给我来封信，好进一步证实你在电话中传达的消息。-Id like to confirm a reservation for a double room on the first of July. 我想确认一下预订7月1日一间双人房。(2) to make firmer; strengthen 使更坚强；加强：-The recent airplane crash confirms my belief that stronger safety regulations are needed. 最近的坠机事件使我更坚信我们需要更健全的安全法规16. s

20、uspectvt. (1) have an idea of the existence or truth of (sth.); believe 猜想，疑有，觉得 -I suspect they are very disappointed. 我猜想他们很失望 (2) feel doubt about (sth.); mistrust 怀疑，不信任-The police suspect her of murder. 警察怀疑她犯了谋杀罪.-He seems poor, but I suspect that he has quite a lot of money. 他看上去很穷，可是我怀疑他很有钱。

21、n. C a person suspected of a crime, etc. 嫌疑犯-The police have caught two suspects in connection with the bank robbery. 警方逮捕了两名涉嫌银行抢劫案的嫌疑犯。a. not to be trusted; possibly false 靠不住的，不可信的，可疑的 -His fitness is suspect, so we cant risk including him in the team.他的健康令人怀疑，所以我们不能冒险接受他入队。试题He was _ of selling

22、state secretes and arrested last month. A. doubted B. suspected C. respected D. inspected17. hesitate v.犹豫, 踌躇, 迟疑;不愿，勉强-He who hesitates is lost. 当断不断，必受其患。-We do not hesitate to give our lives for our country, let alone suffer some hardships.我们不惜为国献身,更不必说吃点苦了。 -Dont hesitate to tell us if you have

23、 a problem. 如果你有困难，就马上告诉我们。18. proceed vi.go to a further or the next stage; go on 着手，继续进行-After stopping to rest, they proceeded up the hill. 停下来休息以后，他们又继续上山。-Tell us your name and then proceed with your story.先把你的名字告诉我们,然后说你的事情。19. resolve vt.(1)end (a problem or difficulty) 解决，解除-The couple resol

24、ved their differences and made an effort to get along. 这对夫妻解决了他们的矛盾，并努力和睦相处。(2)decide; determine 决定，决心-The company resolved to take further action against the thieves. 公司决定采取进一步的防盗措施。II. Phrases and Expressions 1. ups and downs: the changing of good and bad luck好运坏运交替；盛衰；浮沉-He stuck by her through a

25、ll lifes ups and downs. 他始终不渝地陪伴她历尽了人生的荣辱浮沉。-Like most married couples weve had our ups and downs, but life is like that. 像大多数已婚夫妇一样, 我们也经历过波折起伏。可生活就是那样的。2. work out: （1）develop in a certain way; turn out 按某种方式发展，结果为-How the situation will eventually work out only time can tell. 情况最后将会是怎样，只有以后才能知道。

26、（2）find by reasoning or figuring; solve sth. 得出, 算出来 ，解决-The police couldnt work out how the thieves had entered the building. 警察查不出窃贼是怎么进入那幢建筑物的。3. have nothing to do with: 与无关, 不跟往来-In the evening he likes to read books which have nothing to do with his work. 晚上他喜欢看一些与他的工作无关的书籍。-Hes a thief and a

27、liar; Id have nothing to do with him, if I were you. 他又偷东西又撒谎，我要是你我才不跟他来往呢。4. at ones worst: showing the most unpleasant side of sb. 最差的一面-Im at my worst in the morning.我早晨的时候感觉最不好。-This problem over late paying has shown him at his worst. 这个迟延付款的问题显示出了他为人最糟糕的一面。5. take care of: be responsible for;

28、deal with 负责，处理-Her secretary took care of all her appointments. 她的约会都由她的秘书负责安排。III. Language points1. Gail and I imagined a quiet wedding. (Para. 1) : Gail and I planned to have a wedding without many people or without much activity. imagine: vt. (Here) plan to have, think about having . -We imagin

29、e a quiet holiday at home for this summer after a busy year. 忙碌了一年, 我们打算今年夏天在家过个安静的假期。 -Its hard to imagine living in a place where there are no telephones or cars. 很难想象生活在一个没有电话、没有汽车的地方会是个什么样子。 2. But through it all we had honestly confronted the weaknesses and strengths of each others characters.

30、(Para. 1): But in experiencing all the ups and downs we had honestly faced and tried to deal with the weak sides and good sides of each others characters. through: prep. from the beginning to the end of -I have read halfway through the article but found it uninteresting. 这篇文章我看到一半, 可是觉得它枯燥无味。 -The c

31、ompany is going through a very difficult period. 3. Instead of congratulations upon hearing our news, Deborah counseled Gail to be really sure she was doing the right thing.(Para.5) : When Deborah heard our plans, she did not express her congratulations but advised Gail to be really sure that it was the marriage she did want.