新概念4 lesson41

1、Lesson 41 illusion n. 錯(cuò)覺，幻想（可數(shù)名詞） 因環(huán)境或其他條件的誤導(dǎo)而導(dǎo)致認(rèn)知上的錯(cuò)誤 He is under the illusion that his position is secure. Extreme heat can create an illusion of water on the highway in summer. 盛夏的酷暑高溫會(huì)造成公路上有水的幻覺。 delusion n. 錯(cuò)覺，妄想癥（可數(shù)） 主觀上的臆斷，或有使之無(wú)效的證據(jù)也依然對(duì)某事堅(jiān)信不已?；虿±碓?qū)е碌恼J(rèn)知能力失常。 Carson suffers from delusion. past

2、oral adj. 田園的 lead a pastoral life 過(guò)著田園生活 pastoral peace pastoral poetry 田園詩(shī) Theocritus, idyllic adj. 田園詩(shī)的，寧?kù)o宜人的 an idyllic scene 田園詩(shī)般的情景 lyric adj. 抒情詩(shī) （作復(fù)數(shù)時(shí)，指流行歌曲的歌詞，情歌居多） epos （口頭傳誦的）原始敘事詩(shī) narrative poem epics poem史詩(shī)（英雄） =heroic poem Homers epic 荷馬史詩(shī) Sonnet 十四行 Narrative poem 敘事詩(shī) breed v. rise,br

3、ing up,educate 教養(yǎng)，培養(yǎng)；使長(zhǎng)大；繁殖，培育，養(yǎng)殖，產(chǎn)生，造成 Northern countries breed people who can live in cold weather. 北方國(guó)家培養(yǎng)了人們?cè)诤錃夂蛳律婺芰Α?Rabbits breed quickly. 兔子繁殖很快 Only the Chinese have successfully bred pandas. 只有中國(guó)成功地養(yǎng)殖了大熊貓。 Careless driving breeds accidents. 不小心駕駛會(huì)釀成交通事故 War breeds a series of unforeseen mi

4、sery and ruin. 戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)帶來(lái)了一連串不可預(yù)見的災(zāi)難與毀滅 rapture n. 強(qiáng)烈的歡樂情緒 Seeing the girl he loves filled the young man with rapture. 看到心愛的姑娘，那個(gè)年輕人激動(dòng)不已 Go into rapture （變得）欣喜若狂， Men will go into rapture at the mere mention of basketball. Be in raptures 高興之極 She was in raptures about her beautiful new house. 她看到她漂亮的新房子，高

5、興極了。 extol v. praise highly 贊美，頌揚(yáng) Extol the virtues/ merits of 贊美優(yōu)點(diǎn)，美德，功績(jī) Extol sbs virtues to the sky 把某人捧上天 People extolled the merits of the general who led them into peace 這位引導(dǎo)人民走向和平的將軍備受稱贊。 virtually adv. 幾乎，差不多，實(shí)際上 大雪幾乎把我們與城鎮(zhèn)隔絕了。 We were virtually cut off from the town by snow. Virtual adj. 實(shí)際

6、（上）的 這場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)斗贏了，但死傷慘重，實(shí)際上是失敗了 Almost pretty well pretty much pretty nearly The two are pretty much/virtually the same 兩者幾乎一摸一樣 My patience is pretty well、virtually、almost exhausted. Come near to 幾乎，差一點(diǎn)就，接近于 She came near to tears. 她差一點(diǎn)就哭了。 glint v. n. 閃爍，發(fā)微光；（人的眼睛里）閃爍某種情緒 The gold glinted in the sunligh

7、t. 金子在陽(yáng)光下閃閃發(fā)光。 Eyes glinting with mischief 閃爍著調(diào)皮眼光的雙眼。 Glisten v. （濕的東西，仿佛濕的東西）閃閃發(fā)光 Grass glistening with dew-drops 青草上閃閃發(fā)亮的露珠 Faces glistening with sweat 汗珠閃爍的面孔 glistening with oil 油光發(fā)亮的頭發(fā) Gleam v. n. =shine softly 隱約閃光 Moonlight gleaming on the water 水面上閃爍的月光 Eyes gleaming with anticipation/excit

8、ement 期望的目光，興奮地目光 Glitter v. 閃閃發(fā)光，燦爛的光輝 他身邊坐著個(gè)珠光寶氣的闊太太 Beside him sat a rich lady glittering with jewels Glow v. 發(fā)熾熱，發(fā)光輝，無(wú)焰燃燒 廣告燈箱發(fā)出的暖光 The warm glow shed by advertisements dubious adj.=doubtful 可疑的，懷疑的，沒把握的 Be dubious about/of 對(duì)懷疑 I am dubious of his chance of passing the exam. 我懷疑他能夠通過(guò)這個(gè)考試。 Be dou

9、btful of/about be doubtful that 不能肯定，沒有把握，懷疑 It is doubtful if we can get the engine working before morning. 我們還不能肯定是否能在上午之前修好發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)。 Suspicious adj. 猜疑的，可疑的 Its very suspicious that she was in the house when the crime happened. 她當(dāng)時(shí)就在案件發(fā)生的那所房子里，這非常可疑 Suspicion n 疑惑，疑慮 treat n. 難得的樂事，享受；請(qǐng)客 what a treat

10、to get into the peace and quiet of the country！ 沉浸在鄉(xiāng)間的悠然與寧?kù)o是多美的享受啊 Its my treat；what would you like？ 我請(qǐng)客，你喜歡吃什么？ dweller n. 居住者 resident，dweller，inhabitant，occupant resident: 較長(zhǎng)時(shí)期的居住者，（反義。Visitor） local resident 當(dāng)?shù)鼐用瘢?foreign residents 外僑 dweller： 側(cè)重于居住的地點(diǎn)或處所，主要用于復(fù)合詞 inhabitant： 側(cè)重于某一地方的居民或動(dòng)物 the in

11、habitants of the town 城鎮(zhèn)居民 an island inhabited only birds 一個(gè)只有鳥居住的島 exotic adj 外來(lái)的，異鄉(xiāng)的，異乎尋常的 exotic words/styles/articles/items 外來(lái)詞，國(guó)外的款式， descend v. 下落，降臨 darkness descends on the city. 夜色籠罩這座城市 descend on sth 籠罩，襲來(lái) the robbers descended on the lonely house 搶劫犯襲擊了那棟偏僻的房子 Visitors descend on Beijing every summer. 每年夏天，游客大批來(lái)