英語(yǔ)精讀Unit6.

1、Unit 6 Between Grown-up Children and Their Parents SECTION A When Allie Left Home SECTION A When Allie Left Home New Words and Expressions New Words and Expressions ltowel n.C a piece of cloth or paper used for wiping or drying 毛巾；紙巾 例 towel rail/rack 毛巾架 例 She wiped her tears with a towel. 她用毛 巾擦眼淚

2、。 lsweater n.C a knitted usually woolen garment for the top of the body, usually without buttons or other fastenings and pulled on over the head 羊毛衫；毛線衫 例 The price of a hand-knit sweater is about 100 yuan. 例 This year sweaters, jackets and skirts are in great demand in the market. New Words and Exp

3、ressions lposter n.C a large printed notice, picture, or photograph, used to advertise something or as a decoration 招貼畫；廣告畫；海報(bào) 例 poster paper 招貼紙 例 We hung a poster in the window. New Words and Expressions lannoyance n.1. U a feeling of slight anger 煩惱； 困擾 例 To his annoyance, he found that the model

4、 didnt fit him very well. 例 She looked at him with a look of annoyance. New Words and Expressions lannoyance n. 2. C something that makes you slightly angry 令人煩惱的事 例 None of these little annoyances spoiled her mood. 例 Alan found the constant noise from his neighbor an annoyance. New Words and Expres

5、sions lsnack n.C food eaten between meals; a hurried or light meal 小吃；點(diǎn)心；零食 例 I only had time to eat a quick snack. 例 Those who have an early evening meal sometimes have another snackcakes, or biscuits. New Words and Expressions lhostile adj.showing extreme dislike; unfriendly 懷有敵意的；不友好的 例 Ever sinc

6、e I got better marks than him, he has been hostile to me. 例 She found his manner towards her hostile. 她發(fā)現(xiàn)他對(duì)她的態(tài)度不友好。 New Words and Expressions lstruggle vi.make great efforts, especially when trying to deal with a difficult problem or situation 奮斗；作出極大努力 例 The prisoner struggled but couldnt escape. 例

7、 I am struggling to do the work well. New Words and Expressions lframe vt.1. express in words 說(shuō)出；講出；表 達(dá) 例 An examiner must frame his question clearly. 例 Her lips framed a few words. New Words and Expressions lframe vt. 2. put something in a structure that will hold it firmly 給裝框 例 He framed a pictur

8、e in wood. 例 The photos were framed. New Words and Expressions linterfere vi.1. (in, between) deliberately get involved in a situation that doesnt concern you 介入；干預(yù)；干涉 例 I was playing with Jane, but Anne interfered and spoiled the game. 例 That old lady always interferes in her granddaughters private

9、 affairs. New Words and Expressions linterfere vi. 2. (with) get in the way; prevent from working or happening 妨礙；阻止 例 Dont interfere with him. Hes preparing for the final exams. 例 I dont want to interfere with you; proceed with your work. New Words and Expressions lskate vi.move on skates 溜冰；滑冰 例 C

10、an you skate? 例 He skated across the frozen river. New Words and Expressions linterval n.C a period of time between events, activities, etc.（時(shí)間上的）間隔 例 Students take tests at regular intervals. 例 Trains leave at short intervals. New Words and Expressions lday-care adj.looking after children during th

11、e day, while their parents are working 日間托兒的； 日間照看兒童的 例 Although she does not like work in the day- care center, she has no other choices. 例 He found that working in a day-care center was not suitable for him. l o o k i n g a f t e r c h i l d r e n d u r i n g t h e d a y, w h i l e t h e i r p a r

12、 e n t s a r e w o r k i n g 日 間 托 兒 的； 日 間 照 看 兒 童 的 例 A l t h o u g h s h e d o e s n o t l i k e w o r k i n t h e d a y - c a r e c e n t e r, s h e h a s n o o t h e r c h o i c e s. 雖 然 她 不 喜 歡 在 日 間 托 兒 所 工 作， 但 是 她 別 無(wú) 選 擇。 例 H e f o u n d t h a t w o r k i n g i n a d a y - c a r e c e n t

13、e r w a s n o t s u i t a b l e f o r h i m. 他 發(fā) 現(xiàn) 在 日 間 托 兒 所 的 工 作 并 不 適 合 他。 New Words and Expressions llaughter n.U the act or sound of laughing 笑；笑聲 例 The room was full of laughter. 例 She burst into laughter. New Words and Expressions lrescue n.C; U an act of saving or setting free from harm, d

14、anger, or loss 拯救；營(yíng)救 例 However, rescue operations are proving difficult. 例 It was not until 1891 that methods and techniques employed in rescue were standardized. New Words and Expressions lrescue vt.save or set free from harm, danger, or loss 拯救；解救；救援 例 We rescued the boy who fell into the river. 例

15、 Police rescued the hostages. New Words and Expressions lunderground adv.secretly; hidden from public view 不公開地；隱蔽地；秘密地 例 Jack went underground when he heard the police were after him. 例 They talked underground about their decision to get married. New Words and Expressions lunderground adj.below the

16、 surface of the ground 地下的 例 There is an underground room in the old house. 例 The ants move the seeds to underground storage chambers. New Words and Expressions lextend vt.give or offer 給予；提供 例 Banks extend credit to qualified purchasers. 例 The students extended a warm welcome to the new teacher. Ne

17、w Words and Expressions lWalkman n.C a type of small cassette or CD player 隨身聽 例 In the late 1970s Sony introduced the Walkman. New Words and Expressions linvisible adj.that cannot be seen; hidden from sight 看不見的；隱蔽的 例 These mountain peaks are invisible in the fog. 例 They are almost invisible among

18、the leaves. New Words and Expressions lboundary n.1. C an official line that marks the edge between two areas of land 分界線； 邊界 例 The inland boundary is defined. 例 A river forms a boundary between the two countries. New Words and Expressions lboundary n.2. C a line that marks a limit 界限； 范圍 例 The old

19、boundaries between specialties are collapsing. 例 The boundaries of human knowledge are constantly being extended. New Words and Expressions lbond n.C thing that unites people or group; link or tie 紐帶；維系；關(guān)系 例 Many see the ideal of marriage as a permanent bond. 例 This book describes the psychological

20、bond between an infant and her or his mother. New Words and Expressions lidentity n.C; U who you are or what your name is 某人的身份；某人的姓名 例 The identity of the attackers was unknown yet. 例 He had no proof of identity. New Words and Expressions lthread n.C; U (a line of) very thin cord made by spinning c

21、otton, wool, silk, etc. 線 例 Such fibers could be spun into thread. 例 The invention of new machines enabled workers to spin more thread and weave more cloth. New Words and Expressions lrestrain vt.control or prevent from doing something 克制；抑制 例 The police tried to restrain people from rushing on to t

22、he pitch. 例 He had difficulty restraining his curiosity. New Words and Expressions ltemper n.C a state of mind 心境；脾氣；性 情 例 He lost his temper. 例 You can never be certain of peoples tempers. New Words and Expressions lbrush vt.make something clean or tidy with a brush 刷；擦；刷掉 例 I was brushing the floo

23、r when the telephone rang. 例 The breeze brushed his cheek. New Words and Expressions lbrush n.C an object used for painting or cleaning things 刷子 例 a tooth brush 例 Get a brush and sweep up all the rubbish. New Words and Expressions lpamphlet n.C a small thin book with paper covers 小冊(cè)子 例 He wrote a s

24、eries of pamphlets titled The Crisis. 例 The candidate tried to gain more support through widely distributed pamphlets. New Words and Expressions laloud adv.1. in a normal speaking voice; not silently 出聲地 例 Please read the story aloud. 例 The teacher read aloud to the students. New Words and Expressio

25、ns laloud 2. in a voice loud enough to be heard 大聲地；高聲地 例 She called aloud for help. 例 The pain made him cry aloud. New Words and Expressions lbury vt.hide or cover over something, especially with earth 掩蓋；埋藏 例 She buried her face in her hands. 例 He was buried with his wife. New Words and Expression

26、s lgive sb. a look look at someone with an expression that shows what you are feeling or thinking （以某種表情或眼 神）看某人 例 Tom gave her such a severe look she didnt dare argue. 湯姆給了她如此嚴(yán)厲的臉色，以至她不敢再爭(zhēng)辯了。 例 She gave me a look and said, I dont suppose you like me much. 她瞟了我一眼說(shuō)：“我想你不太喜歡我吧?！?New Words and Expressi

27、ons lskate on thin ice do something that may get you into trouble 做冒險(xiǎn)的事；如履薄冰地去冒險(xiǎn) 例 The president was skating on thin ice in trying to conclude a separate peace treaty. 總統(tǒng)要單方達(dá)成和平協(xié)定是在做一件非常冒險(xiǎn)的事情。 例 Were skating on thin ice. Were not scared exactly, but cautious. 我們?nèi)缏谋”煌耆呛ε?，而是小心?jǐn)慎。 New Words and Exp

28、ressions lhit on/upon find by chance or have a good idea about 偶然碰上（或想起） 例 Robert has hit upon an idea that will get us out of our difficulty. 羅伯特想了個(gè)好主意，可以使我們擺脫困境。 例 She hit upon a good title for her new novel. 她靈機(jī)一動(dòng)，為自己的新小說(shuō)想出了個(gè)好名字。 New Words and Expressions lgo underground start doing something sec

29、retly, or hide in a secret place 轉(zhuǎn)入地下；隱匿 例 He went underground to avoid the police. 他藏了起來(lái)以免被警方發(fā)現(xiàn)。 例 The party was forced to go underground when the government arrested its leaders. 在政府逮捕了該黨的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人后，該黨被迫轉(zhuǎn)入地下。 New Words and Expressions lpull away move away or backward; withdraw 脫身；離 開；逃出 例 This is used t

30、o pull the animal away from danger. 這個(gè)東西是用來(lái)讓動(dòng)物脫離危險(xiǎn)的。 例 I tried to kiss her but she pulled away. 我想吻她，但她掙脫開了。 New Words and Expressions lbreak away move away from someone or something 逃 脫；掙脫；逃離 例 Modern music like jazz has broken away from the old traditional rules. 現(xiàn)代音樂(lè)如爵士樂(lè)已擺脫了舊的傳統(tǒng)規(guī)則。 例 The prisoner

31、 broke away from his guards. 囚犯逃離了看守他的人。 New Words and Expressions lgo through suffer or experience something bad 經(jīng)歷； 遭受 例 We went through hell while working on this project. 我們執(zhí)行這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃時(shí)經(jīng)歷了很多困難。 例 She went through a difficult period recently. 最近她經(jīng)歷了一段困難時(shí)期。 New Words and Expressions SECTION B Saying Go

32、odbye Is Never Easy New Words and Expressions lnest n.C a hollow place built or found by a bird or other animal for use as a home and a place to keep its eggs 鳥 巢；巢；窩 例 The birds build up a new nest. 例 There is a nest of field mice in the back of the car. New Words and Expressions lsyndrome n.C a se

33、t of medical symptoms which represent a physical or mental disorder 綜合征；綜合癥 狀 例 SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) 非典（即急性嚴(yán)重呼吸道綜合征） 例 The doctor found him to have a cold syndrome. New Words and Expressions lnurture vt.cause or encourage to develop 使發(fā)展；訓(xùn)練； 培養(yǎng) 例 They were the scientists nurtured

34、in this university. New Words and Expressions lliberated adj.free to behave in the way you want, and not restricted by old rules of social behavior 思想解放的； 被解放的 例 a magazine for the liberated women 例 He has a liberated attitude toward life. New Words and Expressions lvoyage n.C a long journey in a sh

35、ip 旅行；航行 例 David is going to go on a voyage to Paris. 大衛(wèi)打算 到巴黎去旅行。 例 When I give up work, I shall go on a long sea voyage. New Words and Expressions lgolf n.U a game in which the player hit a small white ball into holes in the ground with a set of golf clubs using as few hits as possible 高爾夫球運(yùn)動(dòng) New

36、Words and Expressions lox n.C (plural oxen) a bull often used for heavy work on farms 牛 例 He is as strong as an ox. New Words and Expressions lsensible adj.reasonable; having or showing good sense 明智的；合理的 例 We think thats a very sensible suggestion. 例 It was very sensible of you to bring your mobile

37、 phone. New Words and Expressions lcompromise vi.reach an agreement by accepting that you cannot have everything that you want 妥協(xié)；折衷； 讓步 例 We comprised on the price of goods. 例 He refused to compromise in matters of faith and conscience. New Words and Expressions lunreasonable adj.going beyond what

38、is fair, acceptable, or sensible 超越情理的；不合理的 例 They are making quite unreasonable demands on us. 例 Its unreasonable to expect him to work all night. New Words and Expressions lreaction n.C something that you feel or do as a result of something that has happened to you 反應(yīng) 例 What was your reaction to t

39、he news? 例 The plan caused a hostile reaction from the workers. New Words and Expressions llane n.C a narrow road between fields, houses, etc. 小 路；小巷；胡同 例 a country lane 例 She lives in Ivy Lane. New Words and Expressions lthreaten vt.1. be likely to harm or destroy something 威 脅到；危害到 例 Floods threat

40、ened the local people. 例 He said the war threatened the peace of the whole world. New Words and Expressions lthreaten vt.2. say that you will cause someone pain, unhappiness, or trouble if they do not do what you want 威脅；恐嚇 例 He threatened a terrible vengeance. 例 The strikers were threatened with di

41、smissal if they did not return to work. New Words and Expressions lgeographic adj.of or related to geography 地理的 例 It is difficult to forecast the climate of a large geographic area. 例 True north is geographic north. New Words and Expressions lunity n.U the state of being united, joined, or in agree

42、ment together 團(tuán)結(jié)；聯(lián)合；一致 例 Her speech was an appeal for party unity. 例 They have no real cultural or political unity. New Words and Expressions lvirus n.C an illness caused by a virus; a living thing smaller than bacteria which causes infectious diseases 病毒性疾?。徊《?例 a common cold virus 例 Shes got some

43、virus. New Words and Expressions lwhisper v.speak or say something very quietly 低語(yǔ)；耳 語(yǔ)；嘀咕 例 The children were whispering in the class. 例 She whispered a secret to me avoiding being heard by others. New Words and Expressions lapparently adv.it is clear (that) 顯然 例 Apparently, she never got my letter.

44、 例 Apparently, she was trying her best to save the child from severe illness. New Words and Expressions lprovision n.1. C; U plan or preparation for future needs 準(zhǔn)備；防備 例 They spend all their money and make no provision for the future. 例 They repaired the roof of the old house to make a provision aga

45、inst the heavy rain. New Words and Expressions lprovision n. 2. U the act of providing something 供應(yīng)； 提供 例 The provision of new books has been of great help to the rural students. 例 There was a period of time short of provision of meat. New Words and Expressions lpossession n.1. (usually plural) some

46、thing that you own 個(gè)人財(cái)產(chǎn)；私人財(cái)物 例 He had few possessions. 例 After his father died, he came into great possessions. New Words and Expressions lpossession n. 2. U the state of having or owning something 占有；持有；擁有 例 She was found in possession of dangerous drug. 例 An educated person needs to be in possessi

47、on of a great deal of knowledge. New Words and Expressions ldiscount n.C a reduction in the price of something 折扣 例 The staff at the shop gets a discount of twenty percent. 例 We can give you a small discount. New Words and Expressions lfestive adj.of or suitable for a festival; joyful 節(jié)日的；歡 樂(lè)的 例 The

48、re was a festive atmosphere in the city. 例 He was in a festive mood. New Words and Expressions ltrace n.C; U a slight sign that someone has been present or that something has happened 蹤跡；痕跡 例 Did the police find any trace of the killer? 例 Ive lost all trace of him. New Words and Expressions ldeed n.

49、C something that someone has done 行 為；行動(dòng)；事情 例 do good deeds 例 Their deeds did not agree with their words. New Words and Expressions lbravo int.a shout of joy because someone, especially a performer, has done well 好（表演精彩時(shí)的喝彩聲） 例 Bravo! One more! 例 Kate applauded with the rest and shouted out: “Bravo!

50、” New Words and Expressions lliberation n.U the act of liberating or the state of being liberated; the state of making someone free 解放；釋放 例 As the enemy troops withdrew, the entire city celebrated the liberation. 例 He has been working in the factory since his liberation from the prison. New Words an

51、d Expressions lvacation n.C; U a holiday 假期；休假 例 Theyre on vacation. 例 Our company will afford a one-week vacation as a reward. New Words and Expressions ltissue n.C a piece of soft paper 餐巾紙；紙巾 例 She always has some tissues in her bag. 例 She used paper tissues to blow her nose. New Words and Expres

52、sions lin search of looking for 尋找；尋求 例 The soldiers are in search of the wounded enemy. 士兵正在尋找受傷的敵人。 例 They work hard in search of a new success. 他們努力工作尋求新的成功。 New Words and Expressions lleave sb./sth. behind 1. let someone or something stay in a place when you go away 離開某人或某物 l例 I dont want to be a fool in this game for two. So Im leaving you behind. 我不想在這個(gè)二人游戲中做傻瓜，所以我要離開你了。 例 He knows that sooner or later he will have to leave his parents behind. 他知道遲早他都得離開父母 的。 New Words and Expressions lleave sb./sth. behind 2. forget to take something with you when you leave a p