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新概念四册,10(2009-07-10 23:41)

10,silicon valley硅谷

Integrated ( with various parts fitting well together )各部分配合好的,综合an integrated transport scheme 综合运输计划,综合社区an integrated residential district.  integrated circuit集成电路

融洽的,融合的 all the nationalities are integrated in this country所有民族在这个国家融合起来

Comprehensive (that includes nearly everything)包罗万象的,全面的,a comprehensive account, report全面叙述,报道 a comprehensive grasp of the subject全面掌握一门学科

(教育)不同的学生在同一个学校的

 

Newsletter 时事通讯News release 新闻发布会

Headline news头条新闻Scoop 抢先报道的独家新闻

dope 内幕新闻 I want the dope on his criminal activities 我想知道他犯罪的内情

Box news花边消息Grapevine news小道消息sidelights杂闻 extra号外

 

penalize 尤用于被动,(违规,违法)处罚,(比赛中)判罚people who drive while being drunk should be heavily penalized

<punish 惩罚,处罚

Chastise

新概念四册,9(2009-07-10 22:29)

Lesson 9, royal espionage王室谍报活动

Espionage 间谍活动find sb guilty of espionage反右间谍活动罪,engage in espionage 从事间谍活动 industrial espionage工业情报刺探活动

Eavesdropping devices窃听装置  eavesdrop on the discussion/the parents偷听

Surveillance(careful watch kept on sb suspected of doing sth wrong)对涉嫌者的监视keep the suspect under round-the-clock surveillance对嫌犯昼夜监视 surveillance-plane侦察机=Scout plane

A surveillance plane breaks through the haze along the horizon一家侦查机出现在隐隐约约的地平线上

 

harp 竖琴

瑟se, a 25 stringed horizontal harp

笙sheng, a 13-14 stringed Chinese zither

箫xiao, a Chinese vertical bamboo flute

编钟chimes

中国编钟乐团the Chinese chime music ensemble

中国民乐乐团the Chinese folk music ensemble

 

Ballad 民歌,(尤其指)叙事歌谣

Folk-music民间音乐(song in the traditional style of a country)

Aria 咏叹调(歌

新概念四册,8(2009-07-10 00:06)

Lesson 8, trading standards 贸易标准

 

Slaughter 对象是动物—〉屠宰;对象为人---〉屠杀 the slaughter of innocent civilians/the refugees

Massacre 大屠杀(cruel killing of a large number of people/animals),带有感情色彩, nanjing massacre, the massacre of thousands of people for religious beliefs.因宗教信仰原因而对千万人进行屠杀。

两者基本共通,massacre着重强调无情和数量

Massacre=slaughter -à以悬殊的比分战胜  be massacred/ slaughtered in the final决赛中被彻底打败

Stab用尖的武器戳,刺,捅  stab sb in the back,从背后向某人下刀子,施毒手---〉背后中伤

 

Fit适合的 the food addictives are not fit for human consumption添加剂不适合人吃。

=Suitable  a city suitable for retirement 适合退休养老的城市

Adaptable 能适应的,适应强的old people are less adaptable to the changing situations老年人通常很难适应变化

 

Grace =give honor or dignity to 给某人/物荣耀或光彩

You are gra

新概念四册,7(2009-07-09 23:33)

Lesson 7 bats 蝙蝠

Bat 蝙蝠—〉Like a bat out of hell(at top speed)以最高速度,he dashed around like a bat out of hell.发疯似的横冲直撞。

Vole田鼠Rat(look like but larger than a mouse) 大鼠-----〉不忠的人(尤其是困难时)背弃事业的人you have changed your sides, you dirty rat.你改变立场了,你这个可耻的叛徒

Mouse 普通鼠的总称----〉胆小的人 timid/cowardly    her husband, a strange little mouse, said nothing.她老公竟然胆小如鼠,一句话没有说

Mole鼹鼠---〉(将本组织的秘密情报暗中传送给另外一个组织和国家的)内奸the authorities believe there is a mole at the treasury。当局相信财政部里面有内奸

Rodent啮齿类(squirrel , beaver)

 

Utilitarian(sometimes derog: designed to be useful rather than luxurious or decorative, severally practical) 实用的

Such values are especially important to strengthen us in a world where relationships are often utilitarian and f

新概念四册,6(2009-07-08 23:19)

Lesson 6,the sporting sprit体育精神

goodwill善意,友善a policy of goodwill亲善政策 a goodwill visit友好访问

benevolence (desire to do good, kindness and generosity)好心肠,善心,仁慈

benevolent (being or wishing to be kind, friendly, and helpful)好心肠的,与人为善的a benevolent air, attitude, manner 和蔼可亲的神态,态度,样子 benevolent ‘despotism 施仁政的专制政体

 

cricket板球

冰上曲棍ice hockey

棒球Baseballàa baseball field

保龄球bowling—〉bowling alley 保龄球场

网球Tennis—〉tennis court 网球场

高尔夫golfàgolf course高尔夫球场

 

Inclination (feeling that makes one want to behave in a particular way)1, 意向= disposition意向—toward sth/to do

she is not free to follow her own inclination/disposition in the Matter of marriage 在婚姻问题上,她不能自主

2, 倾向inclination =disposition=tendency

She has an inclination to stoutness 他有发福的趋势

hav

新概念四册,5(2009-07-08 22:20)

Lesson 5 youth

Leave 允许she has my leave to see him她得到我的允许去见他 take leave to do 允许做某事(用的很少)

=Permission  seek sb’s permission  

Consent 同意 give consent to sth, silence implies consent沉默意味着同意

 

Fundamentals基本原则,规则 the fundamentals of art

基本的,基础的,根本的,我们两个国家的价值观体系有着根本的不同there are fundamental differences between the values systems of our two countries

Essential 必要的,不可缺少的 material wealth is essential to a happy life.物质财富对于快乐生活必不可缺

Elementary 基础的,入门的elementary mathematics基础数学

 

Glorious 光荣的 the glorious days/years/reign of emperor qianlong乾隆盛世

光辉灿烂的(美丽,壮观) = Splendid 壮观华丽的=Majestic 壮观+威严

the glorious/splendid/majesitc scenery of the three gorges三峡壮美的景色, the glorious/splendid/majestic sunrise壮美的日出

Resplendent (因为装饰颜色)华丽绚烂the quee

新概念四册, 4(2009-07-07 23:02)

Lesson 4, seeing hands能看见的手

The vocabulary

Solid 结实的,坚固的 (能够支撑重物,耐压得), solid buildings , solid foundations牢固的基础

1,=Substantial 结实的,坚固的,a substantial wall, chair =Sturdy结实的,强壮的,a sturdy car, structure

2,solid 引申为殷实的,a solid business frim财力雄厚的公司 in the Bronx luxurious residences and solid middleclass apartments prevail/abound in some sections 在布鲁克斯,奢侈的住宅和殷实的中产阶级公寓房随处可见 (暗含坚固之意)

Substantial 有大量财产的,富有的a substantial business firm/ farmers殷实的商号,农民

Sturdy 体格强壮的 a sturdy child/constitution

Affluent 富足的,繁荣的(rich, prosperous)an affluent lifestyle, society, circumstances, 物阜民丰的长江三角洲the affluent and populous changjiang river delta.

affluent通常不用来代表公司,个人,而另外两个词汇不能表示其他的丰富意思。

 

Commission 委员会,调查团,考察团(正式的授权执行任务的)the commission on po

新概念四册,3(2009-07-07 22:14)

Lesson 3, Matterhorn man

Matterhorn 马特霍恩峰

The Alps  大部分在法国,瑞士,意大利境内 白朗峰(Mt. Blanc,欧洲最高峰

the himalayas 喜马拉雅山 Mount Everest 珠峰叫做埃佛勒斯峰

 

alpinist 登山运动员=mountaineer 爬山家

1,scale (a wall or a cliff)攀登,攀爬 ,通常方向往上

Clamber 攀爬,攀登(艰难或费力的)clamber over the rocks

Scramble 攀登,爬(快速,艰难), clamber和scramble类似,难度更大。Clamber over /scramble over a wall

Crawl爬行(缓慢,匍匐)the wounded man crawled to the phone

2,scale=rise up to 攀登(抽象)

中国载人航天飞行标志着我国在攀登科学高峰的征途中有迈进了一步。The manned space flight marks a tremendous step forward in china’s mission of scaling the heights of science and technology.

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Scramble 爬着,争着去夺取东西,抢夺

庙会上,村民们争抢着便宜的货品 at t

新概念四册,2(2009-07-07 21:49)

Lesson 2, spare that spider

Beast 野兽(大型,四条腿)

1,The king of beasts百兽之王

Monster 巨大,丑陋,可怕的怪物(通常是想象出来的)prehistoric monsters史前怪兽

Poultry家禽tamed/domesticated birds. Predatory birds猛禽

2,引申beast野兽般的人 drink brings out the beast in him酒后兽性大发。

Monster(残忍邪恶)恶人, Leg go of me, you vicious monster放开我,你这个可恶的家伙

3,Reptile爬行动物(冷血,卵生,通常腿较短或没有腿),dinosaur恐龙, mammal 哺乳动物, vertebrate脊椎动物

4,兽群:flocks of sheep羊群, herd 兽群,尤指牛群a herd of cows, elephants一群牛,象

 

Census人口统计,普查(数量)

figure 数字

Data数据=statistics统计数字,统计资料(整体性比较强)

美国的亚裔人口过去十年已经增长了70%,现在大概8500万左右。广告商为这一1990年的普查数据所震惊,在最初动手开发规模更大,语言上也更加统一的拉美裔市场后,正在将目光转向这些亚裔族群。The Asian-American population has grown 70% in the last decade

新概念四册,1(2009-07-07 21:45)

Lesson 1, finding fossil man 发现化石人

The vocabulary

Fossil man化石人—〉the remains ancient human beings buried in the earth and hardened like rock

1,   遗骸,尸体:remains> corpse(人的), carcass(动物尸体)

2,   远古人类的化石:

ape->ape man->man, ape包括gorilla大猩猩(金刚,非洲),chimpanzee 黑猩猩,(非洲居多);gibbon长臂猿(东南亚),orang-utan猩猩 (印度尼西亚)

monkey 小型爬树类的, baboon 狒狒(非洲)lemur 狐猴(马达及斯加)à primate 灵长类

3,     fossil –〉fossil fuel 化石燃料,包括煤,石油,通常作为传统能源;新型能源alternative energy: Solar energy, water and wind power. 太阳能,风能,水力

传统能源不仅造成了相当的污染,并且难以为继。而新型能源既干净又可再生,代表了未来的发展方向,需要好好的开发利用,尽管还是起步阶段,但代表了未来的发展方向。

Besides its negative environment consequences/negative influence on the environment, fossil fu