1、1Paper 1Text arather than (要)而不, 与其倒不如Well have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the auditorium.They thus increased their annual grain production rather than diminished it.他们这样增加了而不是减少了粮食年产量。宁可, 宁愿Rather than being punished, he should be rewarded.他该受奖励而不应该受惩罚。Rather than travel by air, Id
2、 prefer to travel a week on a big liner.我宁愿乘大船走一个星期, 也不愿意乘飞机旅行。2other than 除了Does anybody other than yourself know this?除你本人之外还有别人知道这事吗?She has no close friends other than him.除了他以外她没有好朋友。You cant get there other than by boat.除了坐船, 你无法去那里。绝不是He can hardly be other than annoyed about it.他当然只会对此感到烦恼。r
3、eminiscence ,reminsns 旧事, 回忆All of us were deeply absorbed in happy reminiscences.我们都深深地沉浸在幸福的回忆中。He continued with reminiscences of the war.3他继续讲着有关战争的旧事。The old ladys reminiscences were a continual delight to Constance.这位老太太对往事的回忆为康斯坦丝带来了无穷的快乐。randomrndm 任意的; 无计划的trivialtrivil 琐碎的, 没有价值的preservepr
4、iz:v 维持market-oriented economyexamination-oriented educationorientation,:rientein 方向, 目标The winding trail caused the hikers to lose their orientation.蜿蜒的小径使徒步旅行者迷失了方向。reminder 提醒者物, 令人回忆的东西, 纪4念品integrateintireit 使结合成为整体The committee can integrate the different plans.委员会能够把几个计划合而为一。Immigrants are in
5、tegrated into the community.移民与该地区的居民融为一体。Reckon on 非正 指望, 信赖依靠You can always reckon on Jim; hell never fail you.你总是可以相信吉姆, 他绝不会辜负你。Count on 依赖, 依靠If theres anything I can do, count on me.如果有我能做的事, 找我好了。They counted on foreign investment to stimulate their economy.5他们想依靠外国投资来刺激他们的经济。Reflect on 仔细想;
6、回忆 回想, 反思I often reflect on my schooldays.我经常回忆起我上学的日子。Conceive of 想象, 设想I can not conceive of such cruelty as to take a child away from its mother.我真不能想象, 竟有把孩子从他母亲手里夺走这种残酷行为。I can hardly conceive of your doing such a thing.我很难想象你会做出这种事情。Its difficult to conceive of traveling to the moon.难以想象到月球旅行会
7、是什么样子。Life cycle 生活周期Draw to a close 渐近结束6Keep to(使)遵守坚持 You must keep to the rules even if you think theyre unfair.尽管你认为这些规则不公正, 但也得遵守。They kept to the custom to hold their wedding.他们按当地风俗举行婚礼。Incline to (使)具有倾向Neither side in the dispute inclined to compromise.争执中的双方谁也不肯妥协。Tend to 朝某方向The wind is
8、tending to the south.风势转为南。impending 即将发生的;迫在眉睫的We were well aware of impending disaster.我们清楚地意识到即将来临的灾难。7Notorious nut:ris 臭名昭著的, 声名狼藉的Indecent (量或质上)不合情理的, 不合适的Life span 寿命Obscure bskju 不出名的; 不重要的 费解的; 模糊不清的desperatedesprit 铤而走险的 , 孤注一掷的fibrefaib (动植物的) 纤维The muscle fibre of this animal is disease
9、d.这个动物的肌肉纤维产生了病变。intersectionintsekn 交叉点, 十字路口The car stopped at a street intersection.这辆车停在十字路口。8toll(为报死亡时刻、噩耗等)鸣钟; 鸣钟召唤(人等 )collection agency 为其他公司代收欠款的公司egocentric ,i:gsentrk 自我中心的,自私自利的an egocentric person 自私自利的人exhibitionistic 表现狂癖;风头主义borderline 分界线,国界线psychopathic,saikupik 精神病的,精神错乱的,要发疯似的su
10、spicionscreen out 筛选出overly 过度地He is overly worried about his health;his 9doctor said he is very healthy.他对自己的身体过度担忧, 而医生说他很健康。validity 正当 ;正确;确实I would question the validity of that assumption.我会质疑那个假设的正当性。Bear out 证明, 证实He will bear me out in what I advance.他会证实我提出的情况。The prisoners story was borne
11、 out by his wife.囚犯的陈述被他的妻子证实了。thesis 论题, 命题, 论点He argued his thesis well.他为他的论点进行了有力的辩论。amicabilitymkbiliti 友善,亲善10menacemens威胁, 胁迫, 危险He spoke with menace.他带着威胁的口气讲话。The big hole outside the house is a menace to childrens safety.房子外面的大窟窿对孩子们的安全是个威胁。7 月 17Text 2pushy pui 有进取心的pushy parentsbetter of
12、f. 比较富裕Compare with those who is suffering,we are better off. 跟那些受苦的人相比,我们过得很好了。Wouldnt you be better off with a T-shirt? 你穿 T 恤衫不是更好吗?11Since I got my new job Ive been better off. 自从我有了新的工作,生活就比较宽裕了cognitiveknitiv 认知的, 认识能力的 cognitive powers认识力In question 考虑之中的; 被谈论着的That is not the point in questi
13、on.那不是要考虑的要点。The lady in question is not in office now.所谈的那位女士现在没在办公室。Priority activity 优化活动Suppress 抑制(感情等), 忍住Even the grave young woman could not suppress a smile.连那个严肃的年轻妇女都禁不住笑了。She was struggling to suppress her sobs.她拼命不让自己哭出来。12Preverbal 未有语言能力以前的 Having not yet learned to speak:preverbal ch
14、ildren.能说话之前的孩子for one thing 首先, 一则For one thing there isnt time, for another we havent enough money.首先我们没有时间, 其次我们没有足够的钱。crib尤美(有栏杆的)小儿床text 3come across 偶然发现, 偶然遇见I came across him in the street yesterday.昨天我在街上无意中碰到了他。过来; lai 访Why dont you come across to our house this evening?今晚你何不到我们家来坐坐?13被理解;
15、 接受He spoke for a long time but his meaning did not come across.他讲了很久, 但没把意思讲明白。guide 向导, 导游A tourist guide will show you around.一位导游将陪您到处参观。旅行指南superficial 肤浅的 , 浅薄的; 缺乏深度的Its a superficial book.这是一本立论肤浅的书。He has a superficial knowledge of this subject.他对这门学科略知皮毛。antique 古玩, 古董, 古物The palace is ful
16、l of priceless antiques.宫殿里到处都是无价的古玩。He is a dealer in antique.14他是一名古董商。nevertheless 尽管如此, 然而The news may be unexpected; nevertheless it is true.这消息也许是出乎意料的, 然而是真实的。sensibly 理智地Lets talk sensibly about this.我们来理智地讨论这件事。Queue up 排队等候You have to queue up at the bus stop. 你在公车站必须排队。If you want to see
17、the play,youll have to queue up for tickets. 你们想看戏,就得排队买票。anonymouslyn nmsl不具名地;化名地The manuscripts were submitted anonymously.15原稿是匿名送交的。proprietorprprat 所有人,业主the proprietor of a shop 店主He is now sole proprietor of the business.他现在一个人拥有这家公司。Substantialsbstnl 大量的, 可观的Cash value 货币价值, 以现金计的价值Deliver
18、递送, 交付The telegram was delivered early this morning.这份电报是今天清晨送到的。Molecular 分子的biotechnology 应用生物学, 生物技术genome生基因组,染色体组set off 出发 , 动身16He proposed to set off immediately.他建议立即动身。(使) 开始 ; 引起She had stopped crying but his shouting set her off again.她已经不哭了, 但是他的大声喊叫使她又哭了起来。In question 考虑之中的; 被谈论着的That
19、is not the point in question.那不是要考虑的要点。Under way 已经开始并进行着The yearly campaign to raise funds for the Red Cross is already under way.一年一度为红十字会募集基金的运动已在进行中。convergence.knv:dns集中, 收敛physical science 自然科学17information technologyadvanced materialstechnology 纳米技术simulation,smjlen模仿; 模拟bear on 对产生影响; 与有关Edu
20、cation bears directly on life.教育对生活有直接的影响。backlash 强烈反应, 对抗性反应genomicilluminateilju:mineit 说明, 阐明Footnotes illuminated the difficult passages of the text.脚注阐明了文中难解的段落。conclusively 令人信服的 , 确凿的paternal 家长式管制的all-knowing 全知的dispense 配( 药), 发(药)18The firm has been dispensing ointments.本公司配制药膏。From on hi
21、gh 在高处untenable(尤指辩论中的立场 )站不住脚的, 不堪一击的I find your theory is untenable and it must be rejected.我觉得你的理论是站不住脚的, 必须予以摒弃。Digitizationcontroversial,kntrv:l 有争议的, 引起争议的The topic of argument is controversial.这个议题是很有争议的。Part Bmediatormi:di:,et调停者, 仲裁人pretty much 几乎, 差不多19The result was pretty much to be expe
22、cted.其结果同预期的非常接近。negotiation 协商, 谈判Negotiations have just been completed.谈判刚刚结束。deadline 最后期限Next week is the deadline for sending in your application.呈递申请书的截止日期是下星期。Make room for 给让出空地方Can you make room for another?你还能腾出一个人的地方吗?Take on 承担He is always ready to take on heavy responsibilities.他一向乐于挑重担
23、。呈现The old factory has taken on a new look.20这家老厂已呈现出一派新面貌。雇用They no longer have to take on large numbers of temporary workers to do the harvesting.他们再也不必雇用大量临时工来收割农作物。confrontational,knfrnteinl挑衅的, 对抗的cave in 塌陷 ; 坍方The weight of the snow caused the roof of the cabin to cave in.雪的重量使得小屋的屋顶塌陷。(指商店等)
24、 倒闭The last firm he worked for caved in.他所服务的前一个公司倒闭了。21投降; 屈服The children begged their father to take them to the circus until he caved in.孩子们请求父亲带他们去看马戏团, 直到他让步为止。Hardball 硬式棒球backfire 发生意外 , 产生事与愿违的后果His plan backfired on him, and he lost all his money.他的计划事与愿违, 因此他的钱全亏掉了。Coworkerongoing 继续进行的; 不
25、断前进发展中的leave debrisdbri:,:散落的碎片, 残骸After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.22轰炸过后到处是一片残骸。Figure out 弄明白I just cant figure him out.我简直摸不透他。计算出; 解决The purchase price figures out at about two million dollars.交易的价格计算在 200 万美元左右。tactictktik方法, 策略These new police tactics have really put the
26、 wind up the local drug dealers.警方的这些新策略真正使当地的毒品贩子感到害怕。In turmoilt:mil混乱The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。Up front非正在前锋位置23In football, the players who play up front get the most goals.在足球赛中, 踢前锋位置的人进球最多。scaryskeri:使人惊恐的; 吓人的; 可怕的This is the scariest story I ever heard.这是我所听过的最可怕的故事
27、。From the perspective ofSort out 整顿, 解决Let me get my hands on them!Ill sort them out.让我来捉住他们, 我要狠狠地教训他们一顿。分类, 整理Sort out things you want to keep and throw everything else away.把你要保存的东西挑选出来, 其余的扔掉。Part C24finding 调查(或研究) 的结果The committee reported its findings after a thorough investigation.委员会在彻底调查以后
28、报告了调查结果。Tough through thoroughmotivatemutiveit 作为的动机; 激发; 诱发You have first got to motivate the children and then to teach them.你首先得激发孩子的学习兴趣, 然后再去教他们。alleviateli:vieit减轻, 缓解, 缓和The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.医生给她注射以减轻疼痛。resignation,rezgnen 顺从, 听从She bore the pain with resigna
29、tion.她默默地忍受着痛苦。25snap(使某物 )发出尖厉声音地突然断裂打开, 关闭The branch suddenly snapped.树枝突然折断了。Kick oneself in the butt 笑柄He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们嘲笑的对象。烟蒂, 烟头She threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray.她把烟头扔进烟灰缸。工具柄; 枪托vt. & vi.用头撞或顶Two goats butted each other.两只山羊用角顶架。sap 逐渐消耗( 某人的力量、活力等 )26Her long illness gradually sapped her strength.长期的患病渐渐地消耗了她的体力。