体验英语第二册第一单元PassageB词汇文本.doc

1、Passage 2: Students, You Represent Our Best Hope1. remark: n. 评论, 言语pl. 附注, 摘要, 要点, 论点The headmaster make a few remarks in the meeting.remark on the subject 对此题目进行评论 the remarks column 备注栏2. deliver: vt. 递送, 陈述,发表(一篇演说等), 交付,deliver groceries; deliver the mail. 运送食品；投递邮件deliver a lecture. 发表演讲She de

2、livered a baby boy this morning. 今天早晨她生了个小男孩3. convocation: n. 集会, 召集 ,convocation of graduates 毕业生集会4. celebrate: v. 庆祝, 祝贺 celebration: n. 庆祝, 庆典celebrate a marriage 举行婚礼 He celebrated his birthday with a banquet. 他举行宴会庆祝自己的生日。went out and celebrated after the victory. 走出去庆祝胜利5. freshman: n. 新生, 大

3、学一年级学生sophomore: n. 大学二年级生 , 有二年经验的人6. transfer: v. n.转移, 调转, 调任, 传递, 转让, 改变He has been transferred from Beijing to Shanghai. 他已从北京被调到上海。This worker wants a transfer to another post. 这个工人要求调换工种。Mail Transfer M/T 信汇 Telegraphic Transfer T/T.transfer the money to another account.7. except 与 except for

4、一、 except 用于表示同类事物之间的关系，其意为“除以外“ 、“除去“。1. except 后面可接名词、代词、动词、副词、介词短语和从句等。如：We have an English lesson every day except Sunday. 除星期天外，我们每天有一堂英语课。(接名词)They all went to the park last Sunday except him. 除了他以外，上星期天他们都去公园了。(接代词)Every day Mary does nothing except watch TV. 每天玛丽除了看电视以外什么都不干。(except 后接动词时，一般

5、为带 to 的动词不定式。但如果 except 前面有谓语动词 do或其相应形式时，后面通常接省略 to 的动词不定式。如此句。 )He always goes to work by bike except recently. 除最近外，他一般都骑自行车上班。(接副词)After breakfast the students went nowhere except to school. 吃完早餐，学生们除了上学就不到别处去了。( 接介词短语 )My father usually goes to work by bike except when it rains. 除下雨天外，我爸爸通常骑自行车

6、上班。(接从句)2. except 常用在 all, whole, any, every, no 等词，及 anything, anybody, anyone, everything, everybody, everyone 等不定代词之后。如：She ate everything on the plate except the carrots.除胡萝卜外她把盘子里的东西都吃了。Ive cleaned all the rooms except the toilet. 除了厕所，我清扫了所有房间。二、 except for 用于表示对主要部分的肯定和对局部的否定。它不表示同类事物之间的关系，其意

7、思为：1. “除了以外“。如：Smith is a good man, except for his bad temper. 史密斯除了脾气不好外，是个好人。The movie was good except for the ending. 这部电影除了结尾之外都很好。2. “除去为了“。如：Mother wouldnt give him any money except for books and stationery. 除了买书和文具外，妈妈不给他任何钱。3. “如果不是“ ，“ 若非“。如：Except for you, I would pass the exam. 如果不是你，我就会通

8、过考试。4. “except for+名词“结构一般可以改写成“except+that 从句“ 。如：This will do except for the length.= This will do except that it is too long. 如果不是它太长的话，这会很好。All are here except for the absence of Tina. = All are here except that Tina is absent. 除了蒂娜以外，大家都在这里。三、 except 与 except for 的互换1. except 与 except for 有时可以通

9、用，不过，一般情况下，except for 可置于句首，而 except 则不能。如：Everyone is here except Tom. (或：Except for Tom everyone is here.)除汤姆外，大家都到了。2. except 与 except for 在句中也可互换。一般来说，否定句中用 except，肯定句式可以用 except for 来替换。如：This article has no blunders except a few mistakes.这篇文章除了一点小错外没有大错。此句可改为：This article is instructive except

10、 for a few blunders. 这篇文章除了有些错误外，是有教育意义的。不过，在前后有相称的同类词语时，应用 except，否则用 except for。8. memorial: n. 纪念物, 纪念馆, adj. 记念的, 记忆的, 追悼的Over 100 people attended the memorial rites. 一百多人出席了纪念典礼。Memorial Day: 阵亡将士的纪念日 (美国大多数州定于 5 月 30 日为法定纪念日, 纪念在战争中阵亡的将士。)Mount Rushmore National Memorial 拉什莫利山国家纪念碑memorial to

11、the martyrs 烈士纪念碑9. cancel: vt. 取消, 删去I cancelled many unnecessary words in my manuscript. 我把我原稿 许多不需要的字删去了。We canceled todays meeting.10. academic: adj. 学院的, 理论的, 学术的academic year 学年 academic research 学术研究11. resume: vt. 再继续, 重新开始, 重新占用, 再用, 恢复resumed our dinner. 继续进行我们的晚餐resumed my original name.

12、重新使用我的原名resume traffic 恢复交通 resume ones spirit 重新振作起来resume ones seat 回到原位 resume reading 重新读下去resume lost territory 收复失地 resume the thread of ones discourse 言归正传, 回到话题上来12. mourn: v. 哀悼, 忧伤mourn for over the dead 哀悼 死者The whole nation mourned the death of a much-loved leader. 举国上下哀悼敬爱的领导人。13. trage

13、dy: n. 悲剧, 惨案, 悲惨, 灾难Their holiday ended in tragedy when their hotel caught fire. 他们住的旅馆着了火, 他们的假日就以不幸而告终。14. inhuman: adj. 野蛮的, 非人的, 不近人情的, 非人道的 inhuman treatment 虐待 an inhuman tyrant 残忍的暴君15. occur: vi. 发生, 出现Heavy rains occur during a summer monsoon. 暴雨出现在一个夏季季风期if anything should occur, please l

14、et me know. 如果发生什么事情的话 , 16. belief: n. 信任, 信心, 信仰There is nothing more natural than a childs belief in his parents. 没有任何事情比孩子对他父母的信赖更为自然。have belief in the masses 相信群众17. prejudice: n. 偏见, 成见social prejudice 社会偏见He has a prejudice against all foreigners. 他对所有的外国人都有偏见。18. appreciation: n. 感谢, 感激, 正确

15、评价, 欣赏, 增值appreciation of music 音乐鉴赏We offer this small token by way of appreciation. 我们赠送这小小的礼物以表谢意。19. pluralistic: adj. 多元性的20. constructive: adj. 建设性的constructive suggestions 建设性的建议，积极的建议constructive comments 积极的评论21. contribute: v. 捐助, 捐献, 贡献 contribution: n.The Song Dynasty contributed three g

16、reat inventions to world civilization.宋朝为世界文明贡献出三大发明。They contributed food and clothing for the refugees. 他们向难民捐赠食品和衣物。22. initiation: n. 开始This is the initiation of your new life here in Chenggong.23. undertake: vt. 承担, 担任, 许诺, 保证undertake oneself to care for an elderly relative. 自己承担关照年长的亲戚underta

17、ke experiment and calculations 从事实验和计算The lawyer undertook the case without a fee. 这律师免费承办那个案件。I cant undertake that you will make a profit.我不能担保你会获利。He undertook to be here at five. 他答应五点钟到这里来。24. exceptional: adj. 例外的, 异常的an exceptional memory. 非凡的记忆力 a man of exceptional talent 具有特殊才能的人 exception

18、al weather 异常的气候 exceptional promotion 破格提升25. faculty: The teachers and instructors within such a division. 全体教师：高等院校分支机构的全体教师或讲staff: The personnel who carry out a specific enterprise: 全体雇员：为特定的企事业工作的人员26. dedicate: vt. 献(身), 致力dedicated their money to scientific research. 把他们的钱用于科学研究dedicated our

19、selves to starting our own business. 我们开始经营自己的买卖be dedicated to. 献身于. dedicate oneself to. 献身于.27. accomplishment: n. 成就, 完成 accomplish: v. 完成 , 达到, 实现accomplish ones object 达到目的 accomplish ones mission 完成使命He can accomplish more in a day than any other boy in his class. 他一天所完成的工作比他班上其他的孩子都多。28. tra

20、nsition: n. 转变, 转换, 跃迁, 过渡the frequent transition of weather 天气的变化无常29. acknowledge: vt. 承认, 答谢acknowledge ones defeat 承认失败 It is universally acknowledged that. 是大家所公认的acknowledge the applause 谢幕acknowledge (the receipt of) a letter 表示收到来信30. mentor: n. 希神 门特( 良师益友), 贤明的顾问, 导师, 指导者31. rewarding: adj

21、. 有益的, 值得的, 报答的 reward: v. n. 报酬; 酬金; 奖赏a rewarding business venture. 有利可图的商业冒险a rewarding hug. 作为奖赏的拥抱get nothing in reward for ones hard work 辛苦工作而无任何报酬receive a title as a reward for ones services to the nation 因对国家有贡献而获得光荣称号 give sb. a reward of ￥100 给某人一百元的报酬32. in recognition: 承认.而, 为酬答.而, 按照(

22、功劳等).In recognition of his devotion, we awarded him $10,000 as bonus.33. tremendous: adj. Extremely large in amount, extent, or degree; enormous: 巨大的：在数量、范围或程度上非常大的a tremendous task 一项艰巨的任务 tremendous events 可怕的事件 tremendous house 巨大的房子 tremendous applause 暴风雨般的掌声 a tremendous piano player 一位非常杰出的钢琴

23、家34. applause: n. 鼓掌欢迎, 欢呼 a storm of applause 暴风雨般的掌声35. vigor: n. 精力, 活力 vigorous adj.He is a man with vigor.36. contemplation: n. 注视, 沉思, 预期, 企图, 打算Each morning the priest spent an hour in quiet contemplation. 每天早晨牧师都要默祷一小时。be lost in contemplation 想得出了神37. inspiration: n. 灵感，鼓舞，启发a painting full

24、 of inspiration. 充满灵感的绘画 the inspiration from nature 大自然给予的灵感 have a sudden inspiration 灵机一动38. pursuit: n. 追赶, 追求, 寻求the pursuit of higher education. 追求高等教育 pursuit of profit 追逐利润 in ones pursuit of happiness 追求幸福39. engage: v. To attract and hold the attention of; engross: 吸引，全神贯注：引起或赢得注意；使全神贯注a h

25、obby that engaged her for hours at a time. 此项嗜好使她一次要花去数小时 His good nature engages everyone. 他善良的性情吸引每个人。40. passion: n. 激情, 热情have a passion for music 酷爱音乐 burning passions 灼热的情感41. enthusiasm: n. 狂热, 热心, 积极性enthusiasm for English (学)英语热Football is my great enthusiasm. 踢足球是我最喜爱的。42. urge: vt. n. 催促,

26、 力劝urge a horse on onward 赶马往前跑He urged her to study physics. 他极力劝她学习物理。She urges me to take steps in the matter. 她催我处理此事。He urged the necessity for immediate action. 他极力主张马上采取必要的行动。He has an urge to become a cinema star. 他渴望当一名电影明星。43. advantage: n. 优势, 有利条件In the match we easily took the advantage

27、 and won the game.44. rest with: 取决于, 在于, 由.负责The responsibility of building a modern country rests with you, our young generation.45. transform: v. 转换, 改变, 改造, 使.变形Success and wealth transformed his character. 成功和财富改变了他的性格。A steam engine transforms heat into power. 蒸汽机将热能转变成动力。46. alumnus: A male graduate or former student of a school, college, or university. 男毕业生，男校友 alumni: pl.47. humanity: n. 人性, 人类, 博爱, 仁慈justice and humanity 仁义 a great contribution to humanity 对人类的一大贡献