全新版大学英语第二版U2单词(7)

2019-03-29 11:18

out of sight 看不到,不被看到

18. (L. 42) remark:

1. n. things said or written as a comment

*He closed the discussion with the remark that “he who plays with fire gets burnt”.

(=Mr. Smith approached us and made a couple of remarks about the weather.)

2. v. say, esp. something which one has just noticed; give as an opinion

*A local newspaper remarked that inflation was not to be checked for the time being.

*His fluency with the Chinese language was remarked upon by all his Chinese colleagues.

CF: remark & comment

这两个词都是名词,都有“谈论”、“评论”之意。

remark 是常用词,指议论、评价,常含有一种随便的意味。例如: I should be pleased to have your remark. 我将很高兴听到你的意见。

Her absence of hair could hardly escape remark. 她没有头发,免不了被人议论。

comment 通常强调批判性的评述。例如:

Some scathing comments were heard from visitors. 从来宾那听到了一些尖刻的批评。

It became a matter of cynical comment among the neighbors. 她成了邻居们冷嘲热讽的话题.

19. (L. 46) emotional: adj. 1) of the emotions

*She is grateful to him for his emotional support while she was in trouble.

*It’s quite difficult to handle emotional problems.

2) having emotions that are easily excited.

*It’s said that the Italians are more emotional than we are.

*他非常易动感情,我离开时他哭了

(=He was very emotional; he cried when I left.)

20. (L. 46) cue: n. anything that serves as a signal about what to do or say

*When he started to talk about the finance, which was our cue to get up quietly and leave.

*The time had come to say good night. At mother’s cue, we all ascended.

21. (L. 49) routine: n. fixed and regular way of doing things

*These two babies have different daily routines.

*请按常规办事。

(=Please do it according to routine.)

22. (L. 50) rely: vi. depend confidently on, put trust in

*He can always be relied upon for help.

*你放心好了,我会早到的。 (=You may rely on my early arrival.)

Collocation: rely on/upon 依靠; 信任, 信赖 rely upon it 放心

CF: rely, trust & depend

这些词都有“信任”、“相信”的意思。 rely 指完全的信任。例如:

You are the only woman I can rely on.

你是我唯一能指望的女人。

He can be relied on to keep secret. 相信他能保密。

trust 常强调基于没有说服力的证据的信仰产生的信心。例如:

We must try to trust one another. Stay and cooperate. 我们必须试图相互信任。留下来并且相互合作

I don't think I could trust myself to speak to him about it.

我认为我不能对他谈论这件事。

depend 意味着对另一个人的帮助或支持有信心。例如:

It is foolhardy to depend on Middle Eastern countries for our oil supplies. 把我们的石油供应都依赖于中东国家是鲁莽的。

It all depends on how you tackle the problem. 那要看你如何应付这问题而定。

23. (L. 53) abuse:

1. n. 1) wrong or excessive use

*the abuse of power

*alcohol abuse

2) cruel treatment

*The abuse of the helpless prisoner made him bitter.

*human rights abuses

2. vt. 1) put to wrong use; use badly

*He abused his privileges in activities outside his official capacity.

*他辜负了我对他的信任。

(=He has abused my confidence in him.)

2) do cruel things to (a person or animal)

(=I won’t allow you to abuse that dog.)

*The arrested men have been physically abused.

CF: abuse, misuse & mistreat

这些词都是动词,都有“不公正对待”、“伤害”或“滥用”之一。

abuse 最普通,指各种故意的或非故意的、言语上的辱骂或行为上的伤害。例如: He was always abusing people when he was drunk.

他酒醉后总爱骂人。

The serf-owners had the right to beat, abuse or even kill the serfs at will. 农奴主有权任意打马甚至杀掉农奴。 misuse 指不适当的使用,即“误用”、“滥用”,并不一定有目的性。例如: He misused the idiom.

他把这个成语用错了。

He misused his knife at the table by lifting food with it.

吃饭时他误用刀子拿食物。

mistreat 多用于美国英语,表示苛刻或残暴对待。例如: The dog’s owner mistreated him terribly. 这条狗遭到主人的虐待。

The magistrate administered a public thrashing to the landlord who had mistreated his brother. 法官对那虐待兄弟的地主施以公众鞭苔。

24. (L. 54) restore: vt. bring back to a former condition (used in the pattern: restore sth.;

restore sb. to sth.)

*Winning three games restored their confidence.

(=Doing sports every day restored the old man to good health.)

25. (L. 55) arrange: vt. 1) prepare or plan

*A marriage has been arranged between Mr. Brown and Miss White.

*观光局为我们到罗马去的旅行筹备一切。

(=The Tourist Bureau arranged everything for our journey to Rome.)

2) put in order

*I arranged the books on the shelves.

*Before going away, he arranged his business affairs.

Collocation:

arrange for 安排, 准备 arrange with sb. about sth. 与某人商定某事

26. (L. 56) flee: v. run away (from)

*They all fled (from) the burning ship.

(=He killed his enemy and fled the country.)

27. (L. 57) interview:

1. n. 1) meeting at which a journalist asks sb. questions in order to find out their news

*In an exclusive interview with our reporter, the film star revealed some of his personal

affairs.

*Radio interviews are generally more relaxed than television ones.

2) formal meeting at which sb. applying for a job is asked questions, as a way of judging

how suitable they are

*I have been asked to go for an interview for a project I applied for at Harvard University.

*She has had a couple of job interviews, but no offers.

2. vt. ask questions of (somebody) in an interview

*As a journalist, he interviewed many government officials.

*I will be interviewed next week for the chief Executive’s job.

Collocation:

give an interview to sb. 接见某人 have an interview with sb. 会见某人 job interviews (对申请工作者的)口头审查

28. (L. 58) appointment: n.

1) agreement to meet or visit sb. at a particular time (followed by with)

*You can’t see the president of the university unless you make an appointment.

*我已约定下午三时去看牙医。

(=I have an appointment with my dentist at 3pm.)

2) choosing of someone for a position or job * John took the appointment as director.

After Reading

Ⅰ. Useful Expressions 1. 一周中的最好时光 highlight of the week 2. 投稿 submit articles 3. 有时 at times 4. 对…感到厌恶 feel an aversion to 5. 社交方式 forms of socializing 6. 缺乏自律 a lack of discipline 7. 网络交际 cyber-interaction 8. 面对 be confronted with 9. 穿着得体 be dressed appropriately

10. 广告令…心烦

be jarred by the commercials


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