Words to Learn-Unit 3 (Student Use)
Unit 3 In-depth Reading - James Cameron’s Ambition
Vocabulary Preparation
1. shot
n. 电影中的镜头 a medium shot 中景镜头 a close shot 特写，近景镜头 a medium long shot（MLS） 半身镜头 a slow motion shot 慢镜头 a close-up shot 特写照片 * 这个镜头持续了两秒钟.
. * 他调整照相机镜头拍摄远景。
He set the camera . * The shot panned slowly across the room.
Chinese meaning: 。
n. 射击；发射；枪炮声；击球；试图 shot at sb./sth. 朝……开枪 give sth. one's best shot 尽全力
* 她有两枪打中靶心。
. * His remark was meant as a shot at me.
Chinese meaning: 。 * 前锋射门。
The striker . * 我没指望赢，但我会尽全力的。
I don't expect to win, . adj. 筋疲力尽的；用旧的；耗尽的；毁坏的 shot through with sth. 充满着 * 那些运动鞋真的破旧不堪了。
. * Her patience was completely shot.
Chinese meaning: 。 * 这部剧集将会运用黑色幽默来讲述复杂的情感故事。
The series will tell heightened emotional stories and .
2. shoot
vt. 拍摄 (电影，照片，景色，物品) * 你是否会去拍商业电影？
Would you ? * It takes us two years to catch up, to write a script and shoot a film.
Chinese meaning: 。 vi.拍摄
* Where you choose to shoot depends entirely on the style you want to use.
Chinese meaning: 。 * 秋天的彩色是摄影的美丽主题。 Autumn colors .
3. obsessed
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adj. 着迷的；一门心思的；(思想)无法摆脱的 be obsessed with/by 对……着迷；迷上了……
* She wasn't in love with Steve, and she was just obsessed by him physically.
Chinese meaning: 。 * 我只是不明白为什么现在的人那么着迷电视剧。
I just can’t see . * He was obsessed by the fear of unemployment.
Chinese meaning: 。
4. version
n. (书面作品或音乐作品的)版本；改编本；演出演奏形式, (计算机)更新版本 version control 版本控制 latest version 最新版本 original version 原始版本；原始著作
* The second-hand version is a poor copy of the original.
Chinese meaning: 。 * 这本书有免费的和付费版本。
The book comes into .
5. clip
n. 电影片段
* 这是她最近一部电影的片段。
Here is . * 该14分钟的视频片段被认为是有史以来最有影响力的音乐录像带之一。
one of the most influential music videos ever made. n. 夹子；回形针
* 请把这些文件整理一下，用夹子夹在一起。
Sort out these papers and , please. * 信是用一枚回形针夹在一起的。
The letters . v. 剪；剪短；修剪 clip one’s finger-nails 修指甲 clip a sheep 剪羊毛 * 你该修剪指甲了。
. * The dog’s fur was clipped short for the show.
Chinese meaning: 。 clipping n. 剪下的一块 clipper n. 剪指甲、毛发、树篱等的工具
6. yield
vt. 生产；产生(效果)等 * 那棵树结了很多果实。
That tree . * Their long search failed to yield any clues.
Chinese meaning: 。 n. 生产；收益
* The trees give a high yield (of fruit) this year.
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Chinese meaning: 。
7. visual
adj. 视力的，视觉的，看得见的，凭视觉的 * 近视是一个视力缺陷。
Near-sightedness is . * The visual art are painting, dancing etc., as opposed to music and literature.
Chinese meaning: 。 visually adv. 外表上；外观上；用直观方法 visualize vt. 想象；在脑海中直观化
8. prestige
n.名望；声望；威信
* 牛津和剑桥这两所老牌大学仍然很有声望
The old universities of Oxford and Cambridge . * The traditional financial centers lose more than prestige as their market share declines.
Chinese meaning: 。 adj. 炫耀的；讲究排场的；摆阔的；有气派的
* Officials describe the aircraft-carrier program partly as a prestige project. Chinese meaning: 。 * 他梦想能拥有像凯迪拉克、奔驰、保时捷和捷豹这样气派的汽车。
Cadillac, Mercedes, Porsche and Jaguar. prestigious adj. 有声望的；受尊敬的；有威信的
9. quest
n.( 长期的)探寻，探索 quest for/to do 寻找；寻求… in quest of 追求；寻求 * 他不能停止为治疗各种疾病而做出不断探索。
He can’t stop . *他们为寻找黄金而长途跋涉。
They travelled . * He spent his life on a spiritual quest. Chinese meaning: 。
10. populate vt.居住于 ……中
*在岛的这一边居住的主要是渔民。
The side of the island . * Immigrants from all over the world populate this city.
Chinese meaning: 。 population n. 人口 populous adj. 人口稠密的
11. creature
n. (不包含植物的)生物；动物 * 鳄鱼是一种模样古怪的动物。
The crocodile is .
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* They are the creatures that populate the ocean depths.
Chinese meaning: 。 n.(尤用于表示同情等富有感情色彩的词) 人 a creature of habit 墨守成规的人creature comforts 物质享受 * 多么美丽的女人哪! What a lovely creature!
* Jack was a creature of habit and he always ate lunch at exactly 12:30 everyday.
Chinese meaning: 。 * 宝马全新款式和舒适性对那些忠实用户及购买者很有吸引力。
appeal to loyal BMW shoppers.
12. generate
vt.引起；导致；造成；使存在
* 这次事故引起公众对核动力问题的广泛关注 。
in the nuclear power issue. * 劳动部长说这些改革将带来新的工作。
The labor secretary said . vt.生热；发电 an electricity generating station 发电站 * 新英格兰电力公司燃烧煤来发电 。
The company, New England Electric, . * Steam can generate electricity by turning an electric generator.
Chinese meaning: 。 generation n. 产物；代 generative adj. 生产的；有生产力的 generator n. 发生器；发电机
13. conventional
adj.(常贬)按惯例、习俗办事的；因袭的，守旧的；传统的 be conventional in sth. 在某方面守旧
* After a few conventional opening remarks, he made a brilliant speech.
Chinese meaning: 。 * 我恐怕在个人爱好方面是相当守旧的。
I’m afraid . convention n. 惯例；常规；习俗
14. division
n.部门， 部分 division head 部门主管，部门负责人 *爱立信把它的手机部门卖给了索尼
Ericsson to Sony. * 他在公司的出口部工作。 He works . divisional adj. 部门的
15. accurate
adj. 精确的，准确的； 正确无误的
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* Police have stressed that this is the most accurate description of the killer to date. Chinese meaning: 。 * 我们要求语法与拼写正确无误。
We require . C.f. : accurate exact right true correct precise:
accurate: 通过谨慎努力达到符合事实/实际(侧重不同程度的准确性，与事实无出入) exact: 着重在质与量方面的准确，语气比accurate强
right: 使用广泛，可与这些词中的correct换用，但常暗示道德、理解、行动等方面的正确 true: 暗指绝对准确，尤指复制品与原件丝毫不差
correct: 最常用词，主要指按一定标准或规则来衡量，没有谬误和差错或无缺点错误 precise: 侧重极端准确，更强调细节的精确无误 * 新来的女售货员计算正确无误。
The new salesgirl . * Astronomy, as distinct from astrology, is an exact science.
Chinese meaning: 。 * 走路，如果方法正确的话，也是一种有氧健身运动。
Walking, , is a form of aerobic exercise. * 据说这部小说是以一个真实的故事为依据的。
The novel . *正确答案在第八页末尾。
at the bottom of page 8. * Can you give a more precise definition of the word?
Chinese meaning: ? accurately adv. 准确地；精确地 accuracy n. 准确性；准确无误
16. reluctant
adj. 勉强的，不情愿的 be reluctant to do sth. 勉强做某事 * 他们不愿意请求帮助。
They . * 他十分勉强地承认了自己的错误。
. reluctantly adv. 勉强地 reluctance n. 不愿意；勉强
17. invest
v. 投资 invest sth in sth./doing sth./with sb. 投资；投资于；为某任务付出(时间、精力等) invest sb. with/as sth. 授予某人官阶、职位或权利 * 现在是投资的最佳时机。
. * 他全力以赴学习英语。
. * She’s invested a lot of emotional energy in that business..
Chinese meaning: 。 * 查尔斯王子于1969年受封为威尔士亲王。
Prince Charles .
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