英語二精講音頻講義第8章unit the great minds

1、I. New words and expressionsNew words1. revolution n. 巨變；大變革2. unwed adj. 未婚的3. adoption n. 收養(yǎng)；領(lǐng)養(yǎng)4. unfortunately adv. 不幸地；遺憾地fortunemisfortunefortunateunfortunate5. relent v. 終于答應(yīng)；不再拒絕6. recall v. 記起；回憶起；回想起7. debut v. 使（新產(chǎn)品）面世；首次廣告推廣8. production n. 生產(chǎn)：制造；制作produceproducerproductiveproduct9. posse

2、ssion n. 具有；擁有10. calculator n. 計(jì)算器11. orchard n. 果園12. sag v. 減弱；減少13. competition n. 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)；角逐（參考Unit 4，Text A相關(guān)詞）competecompetitorcompetitive14. successive adj. 連續(xù)的；接連的；相繼的succeedsucceed in (doing) sth.successorsuccessful15. insanely adv. 十分；非常；瘋狂地16. cofound v. 共同建立co-existencea co-ed schoolcooperat

3、ecohabitation17. bitter adj. 激烈而不愉快的；充滿憤怒與仇恨的18. recruit v. 吸收（新成員）19. punch v. 拳打；以拳痛擊20. publicly adv. 公開地21. heartbreaking adj. 令人心碎的22. episode n. （人生的）一段經(jīng)歷；（小說的）片段，插曲23. instant adj. 立即的；立刻的24. billionaire n. 巨富；億萬富翁25. immense adj. 極大的；巨大的immensity26. convince v. 說服，勸說（某人做某事）convince sb. of st

4、h. / thatconvincing27. foundation n. 基本原理；根據(jù)；基礎(chǔ)lay a solid foundation for sth.28. catalyst n. 催化劑28. comeback n. 復(fù)出；重返；再度受歡迎29. initially adv. 開始；最初；起初30. interim n. 暫時(shí)的：過渡的31. profitability n. 盈利能力profitprofitable32. introduce v. 推行；實(shí)施；采用introductionintroductive / introductory 介紹的，引導(dǎo)的33. innovation n. 創(chuàng)造；創(chuàng)新；改革innovateinnovativePhrases and Expressions1. biological mother 生母2. meet ones expectations 符合某人的期望3. drop out 退學(xué)；輟學(xué)4. in