新視野大學(xué)英語讀寫教程 第二冊 3單元 textA 單詞unit3 text Awords

Character n. 性格，品質(zhì)； 特征； 計(jì) 字符； 人物，角色 vt. 刻，??； 使具有特征 Perhaps there is a negative side to his character that you haven't seen yet. 或許，他性格中不好的一面你還沒有看見。Individuality is a valued and inherent part of the British character. 個(gè)性鮮明是英國人固有的、也是他們看重的特點(diǎn)。Compromise compromiser妥協(xié)者The government's policy of compromise is not universally popular. 政府的妥協(xié)政策并沒受歡迎'Nine,' said I. 'Nine thirty,' tried he. We compromised on 9.15.Involved If she were involved in business, she would make a strong chief executive. 如果她投身商業(yè)的話,她會是一個(gè)很有能力的總裁關(guān)系曖昧的;有情愛關(guān)系的 If one person is involved with another, especially someone they are not married to, they are having a sexual or romantic relationship.  He became romantically involved with a married woman. 他與一位已婚婦女產(chǎn)生了戀情Subtle subtleness subtlyThere are subtle differences in meaning between these two words.He is a subtle character, you know. 你知道他為人狡猾。Hatred My hatred for her is so intense it seems to be destroying me. 我對她恨之入骨Illusion illusional adj. 錯(cuò)覺的 illusionist 魔術(shù)師No one really has any illusions about winning the war. 沒有人幻想能贏得這場戰(zhàn)爭They were under the illusion that the company was doing well. 他們誤以為該公司生意很好Married Married people usually have a different view of life from single people. Mutual mutuality n.相互關(guān)系 Our work calls for mutual support. 工作要互相支持We were introduced by a mutual friend. 我們一個(gè)共同的朋友介紹我們認(rèn)識了。Compatible adv. compatibly 適合地；協(xié)調(diào)地；相互兼容地 n. compatibility 計(jì) 兼容性 Mil and I are very compatible. She's interested in the things that interest me. 我和米爾很合得來So, how can you ensure that the file is compatible? 那么，您如何確保這個(gè)文件是可兼容的呢？ OverlookWe overlook all sorts of warning signals about our own health.忽視關(guān)于我們健康的警報(bào)信號Pretty and comfortable rooms overlook a flower-filled garden. 那些漂亮、舒適的房間俯瞰花園Expectation I'm sorry to disappoint your expectation. 很遺憾，我辜負(fù)了你的期望。 Painful He is seized with a painful sickness. 他得了一種痛苦的疾病。Divorce divorce certificate 離婚證書 divorce settlement 離婚協(xié)議書Numerous marriages now end in divorce. 現(xiàn)在許多婚姻都以離婚而告終。I am absolutely angry that he divorced me to marry her. 我實(shí)在很生氣他和我離婚娶了她。Bud vi. The trees are budding early this year.Rosanna's favourite time is early summer, just before the buds open. 羅莎娜最喜歡的時(shí)節(jié)是初夏，就在花蕾開放之前。adj. budding 萌芽的；發(fā)育期的 budless 無芽的 n. budding 發(fā)芽 resistance resistant 抵抗的 resist 抵抗1.The U.S. wants big cuts in European agricultural export subsidies/sbsidiz/, but this is meeting resistance. 美國想要在歐洲農(nóng)業(yè)出口補(bǔ)貼上的大幅度削減，但這正遭遇抵制。2.Where there is oppression there is resistance. 哪里有壓迫哪里就有反抗。Supportive support 支持，維持supporter 支持者；擁護(hù)者 They were always supportive of each other. 他們總是互相幫助。Grand adv. grandly 盛大地；宏偉地；堂皇地 n. grandness 壯大；偉大；宏偉 1.This grand building in the centre of town used to be the hub of the capital's social life. 這座位于城鎮(zhèn)中央的宏偉建筑曾經(jīng)是首都社交生活的中心。2.ADJ快樂的；令人非常愉快的 If you describe an activity or experience as grand, you mean that it is very pleasant and enjoyable.  He was having a grand time meeting new sorts of people. 結(jié)識形形色色的人讓他很開心。3.了不起的；出色的You can describe someone or something as grand when you admire or approve of them very much.  He was a grand man. 他非常了不起。4.N-COUNT 可數(shù)名詞一千美元（或英鎊） A grand is a thousand dollars or a thousand poundsCounsel counselor 顧問；法律顧問counselee 接受勸告者V. My advisers counselled me to do nothing. 顧問們建議我什么也不要做。n. He had always been able to count on her wise counsel. 他總能從她那里得到明智的建議N-COUNT 可數(shù)名詞律師 Someone's counsel is the lawyer who gives them advice on a legal case and speaks on their behalf in court將自己的意見保密;不暴露自己的意圖 If you keep your own counsel, you keep quiet about your opinions or intentions.  Guscott rarely speaks out, preferring to keep his own counsel. 古斯科特很少發(fā)表意見，他更喜歡把自己的看法埋在心里。Date n. 日期；約會；年代；棗椰子vi. 過時(shí)；注明日期；始于（某一歷史時(shí)期）vt. 確定年代；和約會What's the date today? 今天是幾號I have a date with Bob.我和鮑勃有個(gè)約會I dated a woman who was a research assistant.我和一個(gè)女助理研究員約會。I think we can date the decline of Western Civilization quite precisely. 我認(rèn)為我們可以非常準(zhǔn)確的推斷出西方文明衰落的年代。Blue and white is the classic colour combination for bathrooms. It always looks smart and will never date. 藍(lán)色和白色是浴室的經(jīng)典色彩搭配，看起來總是很時(shí)髦，永遠(yuǎn)不會過時(shí)。PHRASE To date means up until the present time. 至今為止 例： "Dottie" is by far his best novel to date. 小多特是他至今最為出色的小說。Subsequent adv. subsequently 隨后 subsequence n. 后繼發(fā)生的事情Subsequent events verified that his judgement was at fault. 接著發(fā)生的事件證實(shí)他的判斷有誤Harbor He might have been murdered by a former client or someone harbouring a grudge. 他可能是被一個(gè)前委托人或某個(gè)懷有積怨的人謀殺了。The damaged ship limped into the harbour. 受損的船艱難地駛進(jìn)港口。 Reservation1.I told him my main reservation about his film was the ending. 我對他電影的結(jié)尾有保留意見 2.He went to the desk to make a reservation. 他到服務(wù)臺進(jìn)行了預(yù)訂。3.N-COUNT 保留地;居留地 A reservation is an area of land that is kept separate for a particular group of people to live in.  Seventeen thousand Indians live in Arizona on a reservation. 1.7萬印第安人生活在亞利桑那州的保留地。Prejudice pride and prejudice 傲慢與偏見 There is widespread prejudice against workers over 45. 對年齡超過45歲的工人有普遍的偏見。 V-T If you prejudice someone or something, you influence them so that they are unfair in some way. 使有偏見 I think your upbringing has prejudiced you. 我認(rèn)為你的教養(yǎng)使你抱有偏見charm    n.  She was a woman of great charm and she knew how to use it. 她是個(gè)很有魅力的女人vt.  we were charmed by the beautiful view.charm into 哄誘(某人做某事)： His wife charmed him into buying her a fur coat.他的妻子誘使他給她買了一件皮大衣caring He is a lovely boy, very gentle and caring. 他是個(gè)可愛的男孩，既溫柔又體貼indicationn.跡象 There are indications that the situation may be improving. 有跡象表明，形勢可能會好轉(zhuǎn)。confirm vt.證實(shí)；證明；確定 Everything you have just said confirms the view that nobody can be trusted. 你剛才所說的一切證實(shí)了一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)：誰都不能信任。v.確認(rèn) I'd like to confirm a reservation for a double room on the first of July. 我預(yù)訂了7月1日一間雙人房，想確認(rèn)一下。citizenship n.公民身份；公民權(quán)利What is your citizenship? 你的國籍是什么？He wasn't sure if his citizenship could be canceled. 他不能肯定自己的公民身份是否會被取消。suspectvt.懷疑He couldn't have suspected that she was lying to him. |他根本不會想到她對他說的都是謊言。n.嫌疑犯The police have caught two suspects in connection with the bank robbery. 警方逮捕了兩名涉嫌銀行搶劫案的嫌疑犯。harsha.1.嚴(yán)厲的；苛刻的His behavior met harsh criticism from his family. 他的行為遭到了家人的嚴(yán)厲批評。2. 刺耳的 The noise is too harsh to the ear. 那種噪聲十分刺耳。hesitate vi.猶豫；躊躇 He hesitated before he spoke, as if he wasn't sure how his words would be received.他在開口前猶豫了一會，好像不確定人們對他的話會有什么樣的反應(yīng)cancelvt.取消The match had to be canceled because of bad weather. <40>proceedproceed vi.繼續(xù)進(jìn)行Let's proceed to the next question. 現(xiàn)在討論下一個(gè)問題。quotev.引用； 引述She worked, to quote her daughter, "as if there was no tomorrow". |用她女兒的話講，她工作起來“好像沒有明天似的”。n.引語，引文 She finished her speech with a quote from Shakespeare. 她引用莎士比亞作品的一句話來結(jié)束自己的演說。hardship n.艱難；困苦During the war, we suffered many hardships.戰(zhàn)爭期間我們嘗盡了艱辛。racist n.種族主義者 He is a racist who refuses to employ blacks. |他是種族主義者，拒絕雇傭黑人。realistic a.實(shí)際的；現(xiàn)實(shí)的Be realistic, you can't expect a big wage at 18.要現(xiàn)實(shí)些，你不能指望18歲就能拿到高薪。devotion n.摯愛；熱愛；忠誠The devotion of too much time to sports leaves too little time for studying. |如果花太多時(shí)間在體育活動上，那么學(xué)習(xí)的時(shí)間就不多了。idealistic a.理想主義的；理想化的Those people were especially idealistic. 這些人特別理想化。resolvevt. 解決；解除The couple resolved their differences and made an effort to get along.夫妻解決了他們的矛盾2. 決定；決心She resolved that she would never speak to him again. |她打定主意再也不同他講話了。