Unit11.在舉出許多事實并列出一些統計數字后,他終于把他的論點說清楚了。(drivesth.homeAftercitingmanyfactsandgivinganumberofstatisticalfigures,hefinallydrovehomehispoint.2.差不多花了半年功夫,我們才完成了那個研究項目。(moreorlessIttookushalfayearmoreorlesstocarrythroughtheresearchproject.3.他說的話如此微妙,我們很難理解他的真實意圖。(subtleWhathesaidwassosubtlethatwecouldhardlymakeouthistrueintention.4.他的新書一針見血地審視了當代的社會問題。(squarelyHisnewbooklookssquarelyatthecontemporarysocialproblems.5.今日的年輕一代對互聯網上的最新信息很關注。(bealivetoTheyoungergenerationtodayareverymuchalivetothelatestinformationfoundontheInternet.6.外語是不是在童年更容易學好?這是一個觀點問題。(amatterofItisamatterofopinionwhetheraforeignlanguageismoreeasilylearnedinone’schildhoodorotherwise.7.在挫折面前千萬不要喪失信心;鼓起勇氣堅定不移地去克服它。(takecourageNeverloseheartinthefaceofasetback;takecourageanddealwithitsquarely.8.適量的米飯、肉類、蔬菜、水果構成均衡的飲食。(constituteAdequateamountsofrice,meat,vegetables,andfruitconstituteabalanceddiet.1sneer:tosmileorspeakinaveryunkindwaythatshowsyouhavenorespectforsomeoneorsomething2intrinsically:inandofitself3couldcareless:carenothingatall完全不在乎(節目中介紹了couldcareless和couldn’tcareless的區別4holdthefort:toberesponsibleforsomethingwhilethepersonusuallyresponsibleforitisnotthere5besiege:tosurroundwitharmedforces6inflatable:canbeinflated7hoverfort:It’saparodyofhovercraft(氣墊船8herbalremedy:medicaltreatmentmakinguseofplants1.Craftsmann.apersonskilledataparticularprofession;hereinthiscontext,askilleduseroflanguage/askilledwriter2.aptadj.verysuitable3.lemotjuste/l??m?u?ju:st/:(Frenchthecorrectorexactword4.scrupulousadj.takinggreatcaretodowhatisfair,honest,ormorallyright,ordoingeverythingcorrectlyandexactlyasitshouldbedone5.Realizationn.(anexperienceofunderstandingandbelieving6.humanekillerinstrumentforpainlessslaughterofanimals7.Rifeadj.widespread,common.Rifeisanadjectiveusedwithsomethingnegative.8.singularityofmind思想奇特singlenessofmind思想專一,專心致志9.imprisoned限制,束縛10.contained包含11.summedup總結12.Epitomized概括13.distilled提煉distilltheessenceof…提取……的精華14.takecourage:feelhopefulandconfidentaboutsomethingUnit21.我覺得曾見過他,但一時想不起他的名字。(escapeIthoughtIhadmethimbefore,buthisnamejustescapedmeatthemoment.2.闊別多年,他已經不再是我記憶中的那個純真少年,而變成了一個老于世故的生意人。(sophisticatedAfteryearsofseparation,hewasnolongertheinnocentladthatIhadremembered;ratherhehadturnedintoasophisticatedbusinessman.3.“占領華爾街”運動的起因之一是美國國內日益擴大的貧富差距。(affluentOneofthemotivesofthe"OccupyWallStreet"campaignwastheever-wideninggapbetweentheaffluentandtheimpoverishedintheU.S.4.由于這個燈塔附近有一個海軍基地,外國游客不得登塔。(denyForeignvisitorsaredeniedaccesstothelight-houseasthereisanavalbasenearby.5.吸毒幾乎毫無例外地和盜竊、賣淫聯系在一起。(gohandinhandAlmostwithoutexception,drugaddictiongoeshandinhandwithrobberyandprostitution.6.這個高爾夫俱樂部不對外開放,只為VIP會員服務。(exclusivelyThisgolfclubisnotopentothepublic;itservesexclusivelyVIPclubmembers.7.為討得皇帝的歡心,這幾個皇妃無所不為。(vieInvyingfortheking'saffectionandfavour,theimperialconcubinesresortedtoeverymeanspossible.8.他小時候被狗咬過,所以對狗一直有點戒心。(waryofHewasbittenbyadogwhenachild,sohehasbeenwaryofdogseversince.Unit31.他按了下汽車喇叭以引起路上行人的警覺。(alertHehonkedhiscarhorntoalertthepedestrians.2.信息工程的迅速發展是人類努力作出嘗試的一個突出事例。(endeavourThefastdevelopmentofinformationtechnologyisanoutstandingexampleofhumanendeavour.3.Mary試圖找到恰當的語言來表達她對老師的感激。(gropeMarygropedfortheappropriatewordstoexpressherindebtednesstoherteacher.4.學校校長以平易的話語向年輕人傳遞了富有挑戰性的信息。(conveyTheschoolprincipal'splainwordsconveyedamessageofchallengetotheyoungpeople.5.不要胡亂擺弄電線,要不然會引起電線短路。(tamperwithDon'ttamperwiththewires,oryoumaycauseashortcircuit.6.他自以為在競爭中可以戰勝任何對手,但是過分的自信使他失敗了。(failvt.Hethoughthecouldbeateveryoneatthecompetition,buthisexcessiveself-confidencefailedhim.7.他說的話似乎簡單明了,但是其中暗含的意思我們沒能理解。(fathomWhathesaidseemedsimpleandclear,butthemeaningimpliedwecouldhardlyfathom.8.他試圖把小組漫無目的的談話引導到一些有建設性的話題上去。(steerHetriedtosteerthegroup'srandomtalktowardssomeconstructivesubjects.Unit4.1.你能理解他那夸夸其談的長篇大論的意義嗎?(makeoutCanyoumakeoutthemeaningofhislong-windedharangue?2.他正在為考試結果擔憂,因此根本沒用心聽訪問教授的講課。(notintheleastBeingworriedabouthisexamresults,hewasnotintheleastattentivetothevisitingprofessor'slecture.3.是兒童還是成人能更容易地在短期內學會一門外語的基礎知識?這是一個有爭議的問題。(rudimentsIsiteasierforachildoragrown-uptoacquiretherudimentsofaforeignlanguageinashortperiodoftime?Thisisacontroversialquestion.4.他所說的關于短訓班的事對你有吸引力嗎?(appealtoDidwhathesaidabouttheshort-termtrainingcourseappealtoyou?5.史蒂夫?喬布斯的傳記鼓舞著他在研究工作中作出更多有創意的努力。(inspireThebiographyofSteveJobsinspiredhimtogreatercreativeeffortsindoingresearch.6.對西部貧困地區沒有機會接受正常教育的孩子我們應該不聞不問嗎?(indifferentShouldwebeindifferenttothechildrenwhoaredeniedtheopportunityofanormaleducationintheimpoverishedregionsinthewest?7.校委會最近作出的決定對我們的課程設置沒有什么影響。(bearonThedecisionmaderecentlybytheschoolboardhadlittletobearonourcurriculum.8.這條船造得很牢固,經得起任何風暴的襲擊。(withstandTheshipwassostronglybuiltthatitcanwithstandanystorm.Unit51.無法回避的嚴酷現實澆滅了他們對美好未來的浪漫憧憬。(dispelTheharshrealitytheycouldnotevadedispelledalltheirromantichopesforarosyfuture.2.由于不可預料的天氣,我們的運動會將延期到下周舉行。(postponeOursportsmeetwillbepostponedtonextweekbecauseoftheunpredictableweather.3.凡是來參觀展覽會的人,不論是誰都必須出示他/她的身份證。(nomatterEveryvisitortothisexhibitionmustshowhis/heridentitycardnomatterwhohe/sheis.4.舊城中心的改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