新編英語教程6教案Unit_Two

1、Unit TwovText I The Fine Art of Putting Things Off v vText II GossipIII. Key Points of the TextvParagraph 1vexhort: (formal) urge or advise strongly v規(guī)勸; 告戒vE.g.: The teacher exhorted her students to do their own research work.Paragraph 1velegant: having the qualities of grace, beauty, and fashion 文

2、雅的，雅致的；講究的，精美的vE.g.: elegant manners 優(yōu)雅的風(fēng)度v a set of books with elegant bindings 一套裝幀精美的書籍vget / come around / round to: find time for, especially after delay 抽出時間來做（或考慮）vE.g.: The committee will get round to your suggestion after theyve dealt with urgent business.v vworthy: (sometimes humorous) a p

3、erson of importance 知名人士；杰出人物vE.g.: local worthies 地方名流v He had been a college worthy. 他曾是學(xué)院里大名鼎鼎的人。vcool / kick ones heels: (colloquial) be forced to wait; be kept waitingvE.g.: I had to kick my heels for nearly two hours before I could see my boss.vanteroom: (also antechamber) a room in which peop

4、le wait, as before seeing a doctor (連接正廳的) 前廳，候見室vattest to: testify to; serve as an evidence to affirm / to be proof of 證明，表明vE.g.: His success attests to his ability. 他的成功表明他有能力。vever: (old use or in combination) always 總是，不斷地；永遠，始終vE.g.: War and suffering have ever gone hand in hand. 戰(zhàn)爭和苦難總是結(jié)伴而行的

5、。vdub: give (someone) an unofficial name or nickname 給起綽號；把稱為；授予稱號vE.g.: He was dubbed Shorty because of his size. 他因身材短小被人取了個矮子的綽號。vcunctation: delayvrationalize: attempt to explain or justify ones action with plausible reasons, even if they are not true or appropriatevE.g.: Dont rationalize your i

6、ncompetence by finding fault with the method. vplead: (formal) give as an excuse for an action 提出為理由；提出為借口vE.g.: The thief pleaded poverty. 那賊說是因為貧窮才偷竊的。v edict: an order or command; decreevprocrastination: (formal) a repeated delay (without good reason) in doing some necessary act v Paragraph 2vdo-

7、it-nowers: those who act promptlyvungodly: (informal) very unreasonable 不適當(dāng)?shù)?；不可思議的；令人不能容忍的vE.g.: He called at an ungodly hour. 他來得很不是時候。v eat an ungodly amount 食量大得叫人難以相信 vapocalyptic: (often derogatory) foreboding imminent disaster or final doom 預(yù)示世界末日恐怖景象的vE.g.: an apocalyptic imagination 充滿世界末日恐怖

8、景象的想象力v apocalypse: the showing of hidden things, especially the telling of what will happen when the world ends 天啟，啟示；啟示錄；大災(zāi)變 Paragraph 3vall the trouble procrastination may incur: all the trouble that a persons delay in action may bring upon himvincur: become subject to (something unpleasant) as a

9、 result of ones own action 招致, 引起, 帶來; 遭受, 受到v incur somebodys displeasure (envy) 招致某人的不悅 (妒忌)vE.g.: The company incurred a heavy loss due to mismanagement.vgeodetic survey: land area survey 大地測量vledge: a flat shelf of rock, especially one that stretches a long way below the sea (近海岸的) 暗礁vporcupine:

10、 a type of quite small short-legged animal that has very long stiff prickles (quills刺) all over its back and sides. It is larger than a hedgehog (美洲箭豬) 豪豬Paragraph 4vproconsul: (in ancient Rome) a governor of a part of the Roman Empire; 總督vruminate: (formal) go over in the mind repeatedly and often

11、slowly 沉思；反復(fù)思考vE.g.: He ruminated over / on the situation before he made the final decision.vsling: 斯林酒 (一種由烈酒、水、糖、檸檬汁等混合而成的飲料)vblessedly: happilyvnattering (natter v.): (BrE informal) chattering; hence, noisyvE.g.: They nattered away for an hour about nothing. 他們空談了一個小時。vaddicted: dependent on some

12、thing (usually a drug) and unable to stop having it; enthusiastically devoted to a particular thing or activityvE.g.: He is addicted to cocaine / heroin.Paragraph 5vechelon: (often plural with singular meaning) (in a group of people or organization) rank, level 階層vE.g.: the top echelon of the Civil

13、Service 文職官員中的最高層v the leading echelons of a government 政府的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)階層v the higher (lower) echelons 較高（低）職位的全體人員vcorporate dynamics: the pattern of growth, change or development of a corporation 企業(yè)的動態(tài)vthe caution that breeds delay: the great care that causes delayvbreed: cause (a usually unpleasant conditi

14、on or feeling) to developvE.g.: Some people believe that violence breeds violence.v fortify: encourage; supportParagraph 6vflourish: develop rapidly. When speaking of a person, an animal, etc., it means “grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way”.vE.g Were happy to see these disabled children flo

15、urish in their foster-homes (寄養(yǎng)家庭).vapricot: 杏子；杏樹v vreappraisal: re-assessment; re-evaluation 重新評估；重新評價vmany languages are studded with phrases: many languages are provided with phrasesvstud: a small piece of metal which is attached to a surface as a decoration 飾釘vbe studded with: be covered with s

16、omething like studsvE.g.: the sky studded with starsParagraph 7vacademe: the academic community; academics 學(xué)術(shù)界；學(xué)術(shù)環(huán)境vtake high honors: do very well, earn great distinction vchurn out three to five pages of writing a day: produce three to five pages a dayParagraph 7vchurn out: produce something routin

17、ely or mechanically, especially in large quantities. vcheck out the latest book: examine the latest book carefully; borrow the latest book from the libraryParagraph 8vmaintain: state as true; argue for 斷言；主張vassiduous (assiduity n.): showing great care and perseverance; hard-working 勤奮的，刻苦的；堅持不懈地，一絲

18、不茍地進行的vE.g.: be assiduous in ones duties 勤奮從事本職工作v assiduous editing 一絲不茍的編輯工作v vshrink: (AmE humorous and slang) headshrinker; psychiatrist, psychoanalyst (原始部落中) 把砍下的敵人首級干縮保存作為戰(zhàn)利品者；精神病醫(yī)師；vsubliminal: existing or functioning outside the area of conscious awareness 潛意識的vE.g.: subliminal advertising

19、(電視等的)速閃廣告vdrag ones feet / heels: (informal) act intentionally in a slow or ineffective way vE.g.: Your firm is dragging its feet over signing this contract.Paragraph 9vtruism: an undoubted or self-evident truth 不言而喻的事；老生常談vdeliberation: long and careful consideration or discussion; slow and unhurr

20、ied movement 細想，考慮；研究；vE.g.: After much deliberation, I decided not to go. 我在再三考慮后決定不去了。v speak with deliberation 字斟句酌地講話vmellow and marinate / marinade: to mellow is to become ripe or fully developed, and to marinate / marinade is to steep (meat, fish) in a savory sauce to enrich its flavor; here,

21、ripen and matureventree: (歌劇或芭蕾舞劇中) 開頭的一個曲目；(美) 主菜vpace: with respect to (a specified person who does not or may not agree 請（可能與自己意見不同的人）原諒vE.g.: I have not, pace my detractors, entered into any “deals”. 我并沒有-請詆毀我的諸君容我辯白-參與任何“交易”。vby all means: (formal) yes, of course; II. Key Points of the TextvPar

22、agraph 1vSiamese: of Siam (now called Thailand) 暹羅的，暹羅人的，暹羅語的vscratch the surface: look closely into (the issue)Paragraph 2vglee: feeling of great delight which makes one want to laugh, caused by something good experienced by oneself, or something bad that happens to somebody else 欣喜；幸災(zāi)樂禍vlegacy: mo

23、ney or property left to somebody in a will; traditionvheritage: (dated or formal) property that has been or may be inherited by an heir 遺產(chǎn)；繼承物vfreakish: unusual or abnormal; strange 不尋常的；不正常的；反常的； 奇怪的；奇異的vfreak: person considered abnormal because of his behavior, appearance, ideas, etc. 不正常的人vmundan

24、e: ordinary and typically unexciting 平凡的；平淡的Paragraph 3vbison / baisn/: American buffalo; European wild ox 北美野牛; 歐洲野牛vspeculate on: guess 思考；思索；推斷；推測vE.g.: We can only speculate on whether there will be enough oil for the worlds needs by the end of this century.vdue: something that rightfully belong

25、s to soE.g.: The artist has finally been accorded something of his due. 那位藝術(shù)家最終得到了應(yīng)得的榮譽。vask no more than ones due 別提非分的要求vfrivolity: the condition of being frivolous (not serious; silly;); 輕薄，輕??；輕浮的舉動；無聊事或行為；vE.g.: I have no time for such frivolities as parties. 我沒時間去赴宴或參加諸如此類的無聊活動。vown up (to): ad

26、mit a fault or crime, or doing something wrong 坦白地承認；供認vYou had better own up to your faults. 你最好還是承認錯誤。Paragraph 4vscurrilous: abusive and insulting, especially in a crude or obscene way; vulgar 用污言穢語謾罵的，惡言誹謗的vE.g.: a campaign filled with scurrilous charges and countercharges 一場雙方辱罵攻訐不止的競選運動vscurri

27、lity: scurrilousness; scurrilous language 謾罵性；粗鄙性；惡意謾罵；vmean-spirited: 卑鄙的；心胸狹窄的，小心眼的，小氣的vdisown: refuse to accept as ones own; say that one has no connection withvE.g.: He disowned any hand in the book. 他否認曾插手該書的編寫工作。v He disowned his reprobate son. 他聲明同他墮落的兒子脫離關(guān)系。vamiable: of a pleasant nature; go

28、od-tempered; friendly 和藹可親的；令人愉悅的vE.g.: an amiable tone 親切的語調(diào) vWe have a very amiable companionship. 我們之間存在一種親切友好的關(guān)系。Paragraph 5vrumor-monger (n. & v.): a person who spread rumors; spread rumorsvmonger: person who makes something unpleasant widely known 傳播壞事的人vslander (n. & v.): an intention

29、al false spoken report, story, etc., which unfairly damages the good opinion held about a person by others 口頭誹謗vslanderous (adj.)vc.f. libel: (law) a printed or written statement, picture, etc., that unfairly damages the good opinion held about a person by others (以文字、圖畫等進行的) 誹謗（罪）vE.g.: a libel sui

30、t 誹謗案v The book is a libel on human nature. 這本書是對人性的誣蔑。vwillful (AmE) = wilful (BrE): having or showing the intention of doing what one likes, in spite of other people; done on purpose 任性的，固執(zhí)的；故意的，有意的，存心的vE.g.: be wilful as children 任性得像孩子v be discharged for wilful neglect 因故意玩忽職守而被解雇v a willful mur

31、der 蓄意謀殺v willful disobedience 故意違抗 fabrication: something made or invented in order to deceive, especially a lie 虛構(gòu)的東西，捏造的東西（尤指謊言、借口等）vE.g.: The rumors were mere fabrications. 這些謠言純屬捏造。vundermine: weaken gradually or insidiously (暗中地) 逐漸削弱或暗中破壞vE.g.: Insults undermined her confidence. 一再受到侮辱之后，她漸漸喪

32、失信心。Paragraph 6vgodparent: the person who makes promises to help a Christian newly received into the church at a special ceremony (Baptism) 教父；教母vc.f. godchild: the child for whom one takes responsibility by making promises at a ceremony (Baptism) 教子；教女vcrony (n. & v.): (informal) a friend or co

33、mpanion, especially of someone old 老朋友，密友; 結(jié)成密友vE.g.: crony with somebody 和某人結(jié)為親密朋友vcronyism: 友誼；交友能力（或愿望）vE.g.: establish great cronyism with somebody 和某人結(jié)為莫逆之交vE.g.: establish great cronyism with somebody 和某人結(jié)為莫逆之交vpare: cut away (the thin outer covering, edge, or skin of something), usually with

34、a sharp knife；trim something by cutting away the edges 削去的皮，剝?nèi)サ钠ぃ幌魅?，剝?nèi)?；修剪某物的邊緣vE.g.: pare an apple 削蘋果皮v pare ones fingernails 剪指甲vinextricable: which cannot be escaped from because it is so difficult; which can not be untied or separated 無法逃離的；無法擺脫的；分不開的vE.g.: an inextricable dilemma 擺脫不了的困境v inext

35、ricable confusion 不能理清的混亂vinextricable confusion 不能理清的混亂ventwine: wind one thing with or round another; twist together, round, or in 盤繞；使纏繞；使交錯；使緊密結(jié)合vE.g.:She knows how to entwine herself in your affections. 她懂得如何緊緊纏住你的心。vc.f. entangle: cause (string, rope, hair, etc.) to become twisted or mixed (wi

36、th something else), or to cause (something) to become twisted or mixed (with strong, rope, hair, etc.) 纏住，套住；使糾纏vE.g.: My fishing line got entangled in weeds. 我的釣絲給水草纏住了。vtraffic: exchange of ideas 交往，交流；交換vE.g.: I dont want any more traffic with his sort. 我不愿再和他那種人來往了。v traffic between the human an

37、d the divine 人神交流v a lively traffic in ideas 活躍的思想交流Paragraph 7vfabulist: 預(yù)言家；撒謊者；捏造者venchanting: (appreciative) delightful 令人陶醉的；迷人的；可愛的vE.g.: an enchanting smile 迷人的微笑v an enchanting child 可愛的孩子vsibling: (formal) a brother or sisterParagraph 8vgo about: do, performvdissect: cut up something into p

38、arts to find the shape and relationship of the parts, as medical students do; examine in great detail (especially to find the faults in); analyze 解剖；仔細分析；剖析；詳細評論vminutia: (usually plural) a very small point, that often does not seem worth considering; small exact detail 微小的細節(jié)，細枝末節(jié)；瑣事，vE.g.: the minutiae of daily life 日常生活瑣事vtitillate: excite pleasantly 呵癢；逗引；使興奮vE.g.: titillate the readers interest 激發(fā)讀者的興趣vbask: sit or lie in enjoyable heat or light 舒適地曬太陽，取暖；（在某種環(huán)境或氣氛中