第一篇：大学英语unit 7
1.alternative :
noun : a thing that you can choose to do or have out of two or more possibilities(可选择的事物)
adj :(also alternate)1.especially in that can be used instead of sth.else(可代替的)alternative energy(替代能源)2.different from the usual or traditional way in which sth.is done(非传统的 ； 另类的)alternative comedy / lifestyle / values(非传统喜剧 / 生活方式 / 价值观)
adv :(alternatively)
used to introduce a suggestion that is a second choice or possibility(要不 ； 或者)alternative fuel（noun）代原料
alternative medicine(noun)类医疗 ； 替代疗法 alternator(noun)流发电机 2.Anticipate
1、to expect sth 预料 预期 期盼 vt.anticipate sth anticipate doing sth anticipate sth doing sth eg :i did not anticipate it being a problem ④anticipate that
2、先于....做 早于.....行动 anticipate sb(doing sth)(formal)eg:when he reached south pole he found that Amundsen had anticipated him.3.Anticipatory
adj.预
料
性的
（formal)
4、Anticipation n 预料（the fact of seeing sth that might happen in the future)期盼（a feeling of excitement of sth that going to happen)
3.attendant ：
noun : a person whose job is to serve or help people in a public place(服务员 ；侍者)
eg.a person who takes care of and lives or travels with an important person or a sick or disabled person(侍从 ； 随从 ； 护理者)
adj.: closely connected with sth that has just been mentioned(伴随的 ；随之而来的)
attendant problems / risks / circumstances 随之而来的问题 / 风险 / 情况
attendant upon sth : We had all the usual problems attendant upon starting a new business.attend(verb): 出席 ； 经常去，定期去某地
attendee(noun): a person who attends a meeting ,etc.(出席者 ； 在场者)
attender(noun): a person who goes to a place or an event , often on a regular basis(常指经常的出席者)4.Blessed
1、adj.神圣的；愉快安宁的，无忧无虑的（only before noun)
2、Blessedly adv 幸福地 神圣地 eg；The chicken was warm and blessedly familiar.3、Blessing n 祝福 祈祷；赞同 许可 eg ：the government gave its blessing to the new plans.优点 有益之事 eg;one of the blessings of country life.5.Bee n.1.蜜蜂，蜂； 2.怪念头，奇想
3.忙碌的人，勤劳的人，勤勉工作的人 1.He can hear the hum of the bee in the garden.6.Bow ·n.弓；鞠躬礼；蝴蝶结；船头 ·v.鞠躬；致敬；压弯
·过去式: bowed过去分词: bowed现在分词: bowing第三人称单数: bows ·用作名词(n.)1.At that time, people hunt with bows and arrows.2.He moved aside for her with a polite bow.用作动词(v.)1.Everyone bowed as the Queen walked into the room.2.Those branches were bowed down by the snow on them.7.cling ：
过去式与过去分词均为clung 1.紧紧抱住
eg:That boy clung to his mother's skirt.2.坚持
eg:Parents cling to the hope that they will find a suitable match for their offspring.3.依恋
eg:It is to use the future as a kind of fetish--as a comforting idol to cling to like a toddler to its blanket.8.clutch：
1.vt.紧握
eg:Mary was clutching her doll to her chest.2.vi.企图抓住
eg:A drowning man will clutch at a floating straw.3.n.掌握，离合器
eg:Careless use of the clutch may damage the gears.9.Confide 1.vt.吐露，委托 2.vi.信赖 confide in
I confide absolutely in his honesty.同根词：
adj.confidence(美)诈骗的，骗得信任的 confiding 深信不疑的，易于相信别人的 confidential 机密的，表示信任的 confidential agreement 保密协议 confidentially 秘密的，作为心腹的 confidingly 信任地 confidence 信任，秘密
have~in： 秘密
in ~ ：秘密地，私下
10.complain vt.申诉，抱怨（后面常跟从句）vi.抱怨，发牢骚，诉苦 complain of/about
e.g.We have noting to complain of.同根词
adj.complaining 抱怨的
adv.complainingly 抱怨的，发牢骚地，诉苦地 n.complaint 抱怨，诉苦，委屈 complainant [法] 发牢骚的人，抱怨；者原告 complainer 老是抱怨的人
11.Crash
1.n.[c]
事故：Both drivers were injured in the crash.[计算机]系统死机，瘫痪
经济衰退，股票狂跌：The stock-market crash of 1987 ④突然的巨响，（掉落，断裂时）碰撞声：a crash of thunder.12.Drawl
1.n.（拉长元音）慢吞吞地说话 一阵强烈的感情(尤指震惊或惊讶)a jolt of dismay一阵惊诧
13.excruciating
adj.极痛苦的；极度的
e.g.excruciating strikes 极度痛苦
I was in excruciating pain and one leg wouldn’t move
excruciate vt.使苦恼，施酷刑，折磨
e.g.He excruciated the life’s aim, but cannot help the infinity of the time and space.excruciatingly adv.极其的；痛苦的
e.g.As you can probably guess, the main problem with hardware emulation is that it can be excruciatingly slow.14.fateful
adj.决定性的，有很大影响的
e.g.It was a fateful decision, one which to break the government.fate n.天数，命运
e.g.I see no use in arguing with fate.fated adj.命中注定的，宿命的 e.g.He is fated not to score.15.glamorous
adj.1、富有魅力的，迷人的，销魂夺魄的，有诱惑力的
2、有吸引力的，富有刺激性的，充满冒险性的 同根词 n.glamour魅力，魔力；迷人的美 v.glamour 迷惑，迷住 glamorize 是有魅力
同义词
killing/taking/engaging/charming/fascinating E.g.1、There is also something glamorous and feminine about it.2、“This Shakespeare is handsome and glamorous, so how does this change the way we think about him ?” the handout said.3、I can think of few tasks in software development that are less glamorous than re-factoring code.Yet it is a crucial activity for the ongoing maintenance of a project.4、There should be an effort to improve this coverage to make it more professional ang glamorous.16.glinting adj.闪光的 同根词
glint
n.微光，闪光；反光；闪烁 光辉，光泽；闪闪的亮光
vi.发微光，闪闪发光；闪烁；闪耀 迅速移动，疾进，飞驰 掠过，擦过
vt.使闪光，使发光；使反射 同
义
词
aglitter/coruscant/fulgid/glistering/glittery/scintillant/sparkly E.g.1、Glinting in the sun was his Victoria Cross as self-proclaimed Conqueror of the British Empire.2、It was at low tide,sunk to a twisting channel between flanks of mud glinting with moonlight.3、Next is a plate of empty,washed mussel shells glinting like blue steel
17.indebted adj.感激的，蒙恩的~（to sb.）（for sth）
I am deeply indebted to my family for all their help.我深深感激我的家人给我所有帮助。(国家、政府等)负债的
a list of the fifteen most heavily indebted nations 十五个负债最重的国家的名单 indebtedness n.18.indiscriminate
adj.1.随意的；恣意的；不加选择的
indiscriminate attacks on motorists by youths throwing stones 年轻人乱扔石头袭击驾车的人
Doctors have been criticized for their indiscriminate use of antibiotics.医生们被谴责滥用抗生素。2.不加分析的，不加判断的
She is always been indiscriminate in her choice of friends.她一向择友不慎。indiscriminately adv.The soldiers fired indiscriminately into the crowd.士兵对着人群胡乱开枪。
19.Intense:adj.1很大的:十分强烈的:极端的,intense heat/cold/pain酷热；严寒；剧痛。
例句：The president is under intense pressure to resign.总统承受着沉重的辞职压力。严肃紧张的；激烈的；intense competition/activity激烈的竞争；紧张的活动。有强烈感情的；尖锐的；热切的an intense gaze/look 热切的目光/神态。
例句：He is very intense about everything.他对一切都很热心。Intensely：adv 极度地；非常 to intensely sb./sth.极讨厌某人/某物
例句：.Yet many african-americans are intensely gloomy.可是，非裔的失望情绪越来越强烈。
20.Jolt(使)震动，摇动，颠簸
例句：The track jolted and rattled over the rough ground.卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行 jolt sb.(in to sth)/jolt sb.(out of sth)使受到震惊（而采取行动）；唤醒；使觉醒 例句：The sound jolted my memory ,and I suddenly remembered what had happened.这声音唤醒了我的记忆，我突然想起了当时的情况。
n.颠簸；震动；摇晃
例句：The plane landed with a jolt 飞机着陆时颠了一下。
21.lament
vt.1.为...悲痛；悲叹lament one’s misfortunes 悲叹时运不济 2.为...感到遗憾，悔恨 vi.1.悲痛；悲叹
2.悲痛之情
lamentable adj.1.可悲的，悲叹的；遗憾的 2.质量低劣的，粗糙的
lamentably adv.悲叹地；遗憾地；粗糙地 lamentation n.1.u 叹惜，悲伤 2.c 悲叹声；哀歌
22.laptop
n.c 便携式计算机，笔记本电脑 adj.(作定语)（计算机）便携式的
23．Lunge: n.sudden forward movement of the body 刺，戳 v.前冲，刺，戳
He lunged widely at his opponent.She lunged out with a knife.24.Panic: 1 n.sudden irrational feeling of great fear Be in a panic about sth.2 n.fear that spreads quickly through a group of people There was a n immediate panic when the alarm sounded.3 panic stations惶惶不安，惊慌 v.cause a person or an animal to be affected with panic Don’t panic!panic sb.Into doing sth.The banks were panicked into selling sterling.银行因恐慌抛售英国货币。
Panicky: a.受惊吓的
1.Perfume
1)Noun.A liquid, often made from flowers, that you put on your skin to make yourself smell nice 香水
E.g.We stock a wide range of expensive perfumes.我们备有各种各样的香水。
The perfume counter of the stole商店的香水柜台 2)Noun.A pleasant, often sweet, smell 芳香；香味；馨香
The sweet/heady perfume of the roses 玫瑰甜蜜的/扑鼻的香味
3)Verb.(literary)(especially of flowers尤指花)to make the air in a place smell pleasant 使香气弥漫
The garden was perfumed with the smell of roses.花园里弥漫着玫瑰的芳香。
4)Verb.to put perfume in or on something 在···上撒香水；抹香水
She perfumed her bath with fragrant oils.她沐浴时在浴缸内洒了些芳香油。
SYN：perfumed adj.芳香的
perfumer n.香料商;香料制造人；喷过香水的人 perfumery n.香水；香水商店；香水的制造人 perfumed v.使充满香气；使形成气氛
2.Pocket
Noun: 1)A small piece of material like a small bag sewn into or onto a piece of clothing so that you can carry things in it 衣袋；口袋；兜 A coat pocket 上衣口袋
I put the note in my pocket.我把纸条塞进了口袋。
Turn out your pockets(=empty your pockets).把口袋里的东西通统拿出来。Take your hands out of your pockets!不要把手插进口袋里！
A pocket dictionary(=one that is small enough to fit in your pocket)袖珍词典
2)A small bag or container fastened to something so that you can put things in it, for example, in a car door or in a handbag(附在车门上、提包内等的)小口袋、小容器
Information about safety procedures is in the pocket in front of you(=on a plane).关于安全求生的资料放在您前方的小袋子里。
3)Used to talk about the amount of money that you have to spend [usually sing.]钱财；财力；资金
E.g.We have holidays to suit every pocket.我们有适应各种程度消费的度假方式。
He had to intention of paying for the meal out of his own pocket.他不想自己掏腰包付饭钱。
The Foundation is reputed to have very deep pockets.(=to have a lot of money).据说这个基金会资金雄厚。
4)A smell group or area that is different from its surroundings(与周围不同的)小组织，小 区域
There are still a few isolated pockets of resistance to the regime.现在仍有零星孤立的势力反对新政权。A pocket of air 气井
5)Any of the holes or nets around the edges of the table used in the games of BILLIARDS,POOL, or SNOOKER, which you have to hit the ball into 球袋；网袋
Be in somebody’s pocket = to be controlled or strongly influenced by somebody受某人控制或极大影响；在某人极大掌控之中
Be /live in each other’s pocket(if two people are in each other’s pockets, they are too close to each other or spend too much time with each other)过从甚密；形影不离
Have somebody in your pocket(to have influence or power over somebody, for example, a police officer or a politician, especially by threatening them or by offering them money)驾驭；让···听使唤（尤指通过恐吓或贿赂）
To have something in your pocket(to be certain to win something)胜利在握；稳操胜券
In/out of pocket(have gained/lost money as a result of something得到、损失财产 E.g.That one mistake left him thousands of pounds out of pocket.那一次失误让他损失了数千英镑。
Verb 1)To put something into your pocket把···放进衣袋
He paid for the drink and pocketed the change without counting it.他付了饮料费，找回的零钱数都没数就装进了口袋。
2)To take or keep something ,especially an amount of money, that does not belong to you攫取；揩油；中饱私囊
He regularly charges passengers more than the normal fare and pockets the difference.他经常多收乘客票钱，把差额收进自己腰包。3)To earn or win an amount of money 挣；赚下
Last year, she pocketed over $1 million in advertising contract.去年，她从广告合同中赚了100多万元。
4)（in the games of BILLIARDS, POOL and SNOOKER台球、普尔和斯诺克）to hit a ball into a pocket击球入球袋
3.Procedure
n.(1)a way of doing something, especially the correct or usual way
[尤指正确的或通常的做事]程序，步骤，手续
E.g.What’s the procedure for applying for a visa? 申请签证需要怎样的手续？
correct /proper/normal etc procedure
E.g.This is standard procedure for getting rid of toxic waste.这是清楚有毒废料的标准步骤。
legal/court/parliamentary etc procedures
E.g.All schools have disciplinary procedures they must follow.所有学校都有纪律问题的处理程序，必须遵循。
On board, we were given the usual talk on safety procedures.(=what to do if an accident happens, or to prevent an accident).在飞机上，我们听了例行的飞行安全讲解。(2)a medical treatment or operation.治疗；手术
E.g.Liposuction is a minor surgical procedure.抽脂手术是外科小手术。Derivations: process
vi.列队前进
vt.处理；加工
adj.经过特殊加工（或处理）的 procedural adj.程序上的
process
n.过程，进行；方法，步骤；作用；程序；推移 proceeding n.进行；程序；诉讼；事项 processor
n.[计]处理器；处理程序；加工者 proceed
v.开始；继续做；行进
4.Reassure
v.to make someone feel calmer and less worried or frightened about a problem or situation.使安心，使放心，使消除疑虑
E.g.Teachers reassured anxious parents.老师们安慰焦虑的父母。
reassure sb(that)
E.g.He tried to reassure me that my mother would be okay.他试图安慰我，说我母亲不会有事的 Derivations: reassuring
adj.安心的；可靠地；鼓气的 reassured
adj.使消除疑虑的；使放心的 reassuringly adv.安慰地；鼓励地 reassurance
n.使安心，再保证
5.Rocky: adj.1.covered with rock or made of rock岩石覆盖的，由岩石组成的
E.g.They hurried over the rough rocky ground.他们匆匆穿过那崎岖不平的石头地。
The rocky soil deducts from the value of his property.多岩石的土壤减损他的地产价值。
2.(informal)a relationship or situation that is rocky is difficult and may not continue or be successful.(非正式)(关系或情形)难以维持的，可能失败的 E.g.The company faces a rocky road ahead.公司面临一条坎坷发展的道路。
6.Roller-coaster: n.1.a track with very steep slopes and curves,which people ride on in small carriage seat FAIRS and AMUSEMENT PARK.过山车，云霄飞车
E.g.We need great courage to ride a roller-coaster.做云霄飞车需要很大的勇气。
2.a situation that changes often不断变化的情况
E.g.Their relationship is an emotional roller coaster.他们的感情时好时坏。
7.Scramble
（n）①攀爬，爬行
E.g.The village was a 20-minute scramble away.（村子离这里有20分钟的攀登路程。）
②争夺，争抢＋for
E.g.The usual scramble for the bathroom every morning.（每天早上照例上演卫生间争夺战。）③忙乱，忙做一团
E.g.It was a mad scramble trying to get things prepared.（为了及时做好准备，大家忙成一团。）（v）①攀爬
E.g.She scrambled down the tree as quickly as she could.（她快速爬下了树。）②快速移动
E.g.Alan scrambled out of the way.（艾伦慌忙让开。）③匆忙做某事
E.g.They were scrambling to give the impression that the situation was in control.（他们急于给人一种形势已得到控制的印象。）④竞争
E.g.Thousands of people will be scrambling for tickets.（将有数千人抢购门票。）⑤打乱
E.g.The words in each sentence are scrambled.（每个句子中的词语都被打乱了。）
8.Screech（v）①尖声喊叫
E.g.“Look out!”，she screeched.（“当心！”她尖声叫道。）②车辆开动或停下时发出尖锐刺耳的声音
E.g.The car screeched to a halt.（那辆车嘎的一声停下来了。）（n）①声响
E.g.A screech of laughter.(刺耳的笑声)
9.Slam *verb ⒈to shut,or to make something shut,with a lot of force,making a loud noise.(使……)砰地关上。
E.g.①I heard the door slam behind him.我听见他随手砰地把门关上了。②She slammed the lid shut.她砰地一声关上了盖子。2.[VN+adv.prep.]用力一放；使劲一推；猛劲一摔.E.g.He slammed on the brakes.他猛地刹住了汽车。3.猛烈抨击(尤用于报章)[PHR V] slam into/against sb/sth
slam sth into/against sb/sth
使……重重撞上
*noun[usually sing.]an act of slamming sth;the noise of sth being slammed猛关(或推、摔、撞)的声音.E.g.She gave the door a good hard slam.她使劲一推，门砰地一声关上了。[PHR]slam dunk①强力灌篮，扣篮②必定成功的事;稳操胜券的事:Politically,this issue is a slam dunk for the party.政治上，这一议题是这个党的一张胜券。
10.Someday
at some time in the future.总有一天，有朝一日，将来。Someday he will be famous.总有一天他会成名的。
11.Soothing
Adj.慰籍的，使人宽心的，镇静的 E.g.a soothing voice Derivations: Adv.soothingly E.g.“There is nothing to worry” he said soothingly.v.soothe(1)安慰，抚慰，劝慰
E.g.The music soothed her for a while.(2)减轻，缓解，缓和 E.g.This should soothe the pain.12.Soulful Adj.expressing deep feelings, especially feelings of sadness or love.深情地，(尤指)凄婉的，脉脉含情的
Soulful eyes深情的眼睛 a soulful melody 凄婉的曲调 Derivations: Adv.soulfully n.soulfulness 反义词:soulless:没有生气的，呆板的，乏味的。不懂感情的，淡漠的13.Squeeze
(n)紧握，紧捏，挤压，拮据，紧缺，经济困难
(vt)挤，挤出，压榨，榨取
(vi)挤入，挤过
squeeze sb/sth into/through 挤入，挤过，塞入
put the squeeze on sb(to do sth)逼迫某人(做某事)，使某人处境困难 Derivations:
squeegee:橡皮刮水刷，橡皮拖把
squeal: 尖声长叫，告密，告发，尖叫声
squeezer:压榨机，压榨者
14.Swerve(n)突然的转向，改变方向
(vi)突然转向一边 Derivations: unswerving：坚持不懈的，坚定不移的15.Takeoff：
n.（飞机的）起飞； <喻>（经济的）起飞； 开始； 起跳 ；（火箭等）发射；放水沟；减损
adj.起跳的，起飞的；可卸除的； E.g.What time is takeoff?
Engines that require less power on takeoff, for quieter fight 16.Terra firma：
陆地；大陆；(对水或空气而言的)干地，旱地 同义词：earth；land E.g.The scuttlebutt now is that Warner will try to buy EMI from Citigroup, which seized it earlier this year from Terra Firma, another private-equity firm
However, over the years reptiles, birds and mammals lost their electrosense as it wasn’t needed for life on terra firma
17.Thundercloud
n.雷云(常用复数)Syn.cumulonimbus / cumulonimbus cloud
Derivation: thunderclap
n.雷声；霹雳；晴天霹雳似的消息
thunderer
n.怒喝的人；吼叫者
E.g.The swollen upper portion of a thundercloud usually associated with the development of a thundercloud.膨胀的上半部分的雷雨云，通常与发展的雷暴有关。
18.Transfer n.转让；转移；传递；过户 Syn.Negotiation/ diversion vi.转让；转学；换车 Syn.Make over/ dispose of E.g.(1)Our company will transfer to London.我们公司将迁往伦敦。
(2)She has transferred from the Department of History to the Department of English.她已经由历史系转到英语系了。
(3).At Birmingham I transferred to another coach.我在伯明翰换乘另一辆大客车。vt.使转移；调任 Syn.Hand/ negotiate E.g.1.He intends to transfer the property to his daughter.他打算把财产转让给女儿。
2.He has been transferred to another branch.他已经被调到了另外一个部门。
19.Unbolt 拔去门栓,打开，拧松
E.g.He unbolted the shackles on Billy's hands.20.Witness: n.（1）目击者，见证人
E.g.Police have appealed for witness to the accident.（2）证人，控方的证人
E.g.He appears as a witness for the prosecution.（3）见证人，连署人
E.g.He was one of the witness at our wedding.V.(1)目击，看见（某事发生）
E.g.He has been witness to a terrible murder.（2）证明…真实；为…提供证据
E.g.His good health is a witness to the success of the treatment.(3)是…的迹象；为…的证据
E.g.There has been increasing interest in her life and work, as witnessed by the publication of two new biographies.21.Strap in Fasten in place with a seat belt 系安全带：
E.g.Experienced travelers strap in without waiting to be asked.有经验的乘客一就座便自动系好安全带。
Strap in, please, the plane’s going to take off.请系紧安全带，飞机就要起飞了。
22.Pull oneself together To take control of one’s feelings and behave in a calm way 使······镇定自若（或冷静）E.g.Stop crying and pull yourself together!别哭了，振作起来！
第二篇：大学英语——Unit 1
How to study English
As we all know English has already become the useful and globule languages, so how to study English tends to be more and more important Then let me tell you how I study English.Fist of all, interest is the best teacher.If we want to do something well, we must become interested in it.We can develop our interest in English not only at the beginning, persistence may be the key to it.For me, I not interest in reading English articles, but prefer movie or pop music.I enjoy watching some US-drama such as
and < Gossip girl> , which can improve my language sense and oral.So you can improve your English interest through reading English magazine, newspaper, even a football game broadcast for some boys.Second, the speaking is more important than scores.A person who just does English examination well and can’t take even one word is not really good at English.Language is used in communication.When you hear other people take in English fluently, do you become so admire? Do you want to develop you speaking skill? To study English well not in reading article, not in get a full make in exam, you must always open you mouse to communicate.Third, memorize English words.In my opinion, how many words you keep in heart, then how big you English world.If you don’t know a word, you may still know a sentence.However, if so many words not see ever, how can you still realist what it say? Study English is based on the degree of you vocabulary.For most of usareafraid of English for the words , you can keep words by some special way , like “un-“ means “not” , “unlike” means “not like” , then you can memorize words more easily.The last is a good attitude like confidence and perseverance.Don’t be share of making mistake, everyone has some errors.And trust yourself, believe you can do it then you can study it quite well.Of course, insist on studying English is also needed.If we just do it well in the beginning but give it up in the half way, we may gain nothing at last.If you want lean English well including learning something others, you must insist it to the end.Study English is not a piece of cake.You not only have interest and usual speaking, but also need to memorize some words and a good attitude.If you can do these things, you English may get some progress.姜宏瑛
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第三篇：大学英语——unit 5
The first day I left home for college
Now I am a second grade college student in Nanjing Agriculture University.I quite clearly remember the fist day I left home for college.In that day I felt exciting, lonely and scared.I did not cry when my mother sent me to the train station, and I am so exciting about the new life in different place where nobody realize me.I became curious about the college life.But when my father left Nanjing for Fujian I cried.At that time I suddenly felt lonely in the strange big city.From that day on I must lean how to look after myself, how to get on well with the roommates.I must do every thing in person.My family members were all far form Nanjing.So I cried so hard.I began to worry about los of things: Whether I could be liked by other classmates, whether I could arrange the tings properly, whether I could deal well with the study and play and so on.All of these made me upset.I became afraid of meeting new room mates and living in the strange place without friends and parents.My father left me in the dormitory to clean up my luggage.I though so much until the first room mates arrived.She was so friendly and warming.She also hade the same feeling, and we talked and laughed.All of these made me be confidence about the new life here.I also met another two mates, and then we soon became good friends.At that time I could not feel lonely.Now our four room mates have lived together in two year.Of course we sometime have quarrels, but we can compromise soon.We learn how to understanding each other.The most important thing I leaned after leaving home for college is how to live with other people, how to look after others as well as myself.I am so thankful to meet my three room mates.They help me and teach me a lot.Leaving home for college makes me independent and tells me how to live with other people.I do not regret the decision to go to the university which far from my hometown.It opens my eyes and improves my personal ability at the same time.
第四篇：大学英语听说unit 15
Unit 15
Part A
Excercises 1
Answers:
1.Exercise 2
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Part B
Passage 1
Exercise 1：
Questions:
1.What happened on July 29, 2005 ?
2.What was Dr Brown’s reason to classify the newly discovered object as a
planet ?
3.Why were the two other astronomers unable to detect the motion of the new
planet when they first discovered it?
4.What have the scientists been doing in the last seven months?
5.What can you infer from the passage? Exercise2
Answers:
scripts:the 10th planet?
On July 29,2005 Dr Mike Brown of the California Institute of Technology announced the discovery of a new planet in the solar system.The planet, which hasn’t been officially named yet, was found by Brown and his colleagues in California.It is currently about 97 times farther from the sun than Earth.This places the new planet more or less in a dark realm beyond Neptune where thousands of small icy bodies orbit the sun.The planet appears to be typical of such objects — only much bigger.Its sheer size in relation to the nine known planets means that it can only be calssified as a planet itself, Brown says.The planet was also discovered by two other astronomers, Chad Trujillo in Hawaii, and David Rabinowitz of Yale University.They first photographed the new planet on October 31, 2003.the object was so far away, however, that its motion was not detected until they reanalyzed the data in january of this year.In the last seven months, the scientists have been studying the planet to better estimate its size and its motions.This new planet is the largest object found in orbit around the sun since the discovery of Neptune and its moon Triton in 1846.It is larger than Pluto, which was discovered in 1930.The planet’s temporary name is 2003 UB 313.a permanent name has been proposed by the discovers to the International Astronomical Union, and they are waiting for the decision of this body before announcing the name.Passage 2
Questions for Exercise 1
1.Why did the 5-year-long war between the Medes and the Lydians suddenly stop ?
2.What happened in 1991?
3.Why was the solar eclipse in 1991 called “the Eclipse of the Century”?
4.What interesting things happened during the 1991 eclipse?
5.What can you infer from the passage? Answers to Exercise 2
Scripts: a solar eclipse
On May 28 in 585 BC the Medes, who were from what is now northern Iran, were in battle with the Lydians who lived in what is now Turkey.To the horror of both sides, the sun disappeared.The war had been going on for five years, but the Meedes and Lydians were so frightened at this ill omen that they made peace.Today, astronomers are able to explain such disappears of the sun.on its trip around the earth, if the moon passes directly between the sun and the earth, then it prevents rays of the sun from reaching the earth and causes a temporary darkening.This is what is known as a solar eclipse.A solar eclipse can last as long as seven and a half minutes.During the 20th century 228solar eclipses, mostly partial ones, have taken place.In 1991, there was a total eclipse of the sun.because the moon passed directly in the line of sihgt between the sun and the earth, its shadows spread a path of darkness across the land.This path extended from Hawaii to South America in what astronomers called “the Eclipse of the Century.”
Instead of being frightened by the eclipse as had ancient peoples, people flocked to Hawaii and Mexico to view the awesome sight.Scientists viewed the eclipse from an observatory on a volcanic peak in Hawaii.In the continental United States, however, only a partial eclipse occurred.Unfortunately, as a result of a cloud cover, this partial eclipse was barely visible.Interesting things happened during the 1991 eclipse.For example, animals in a zoo in Mexico City headed into their dens when the eclipse began.When sun reappeared, roosters crowed as if it were morning.And light-sensitive lamps flickered on at the beginning of the eclipse and flickered off at the end.Part D:
Passage 1: 1)2)3)4)th
5)1)2)3)4)Passage 2:
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)
第五篇：新视野大学英语unit 4 讲稿
Leading in Questions
1.Is there any love at first sight? Why?
Yes.The factors for such love can be analyzed as follows: 1)It is the human nature to love anything beautiful;2)Physical attraction is the first seed of love;3)Love in one’s heart is like a hidden fire;
4)Love, whatever form it takes, is usually blind;…
No.The reasons for absence of such love can be deduced as follows: 1)Looks can be deceitful;2)It takes time for true love to grow;3)Love is an integration of two minds into one;4)Such love is like a flash in the pan;…
2.Can true love grow between pen pals or net friends who have never met each other? Why?
Yes.1)Love is a product of communication.It is through lines of communication that both sides know what insight they can get into each other’s inner world, how much they can have in common, and what their unity will hold for either of them.2)Love feeds on mystery about each other.To any of us, what attracts is just something mysterious about others.The same holds true for lovers, because correspondence like this is often characteristic of mystery about each other.3)Love is born of beauty in the distance.As an old Chinese saying goes, distance produces beauty.A case in point is the popular poem—You live at the head of the Yangtze River while I live at its end;I miss you day and night without seeing you ever;but the truth is we drink water from the same river.No.1)Love does not grow without contact between two minds.It is well said that sparks of love shine with frequent clashes of two hearts.No collision of their ideas, no birth of true love.2)True love depends on acceptance of each other’s demerits as well as on hunger for each other’s merits.But such correspondence almost never reflects the weaknesses of lovers.3)True love is based on the ups and downs of lovers in daily life.Deprived of such rises and falls in everyday life, lovers find no way to know, understand, and respect each other from all sides, thus making it impossible for both to be sure whether they are a good match.Warm-up activities
1.What is the young soldier doing in the speaker’s story? Key: He is waiting to see a woman he has fallen in love with.2.What kind of ending do the speaker’s stories tend to have? Key: A happy ending.3.What does love mean to you?
Love may be many things to many people, among which are as follows: 1)Love means sunshine that makes one thirsty for the other.2)Love means a game of emotion that is always deprived of reason.3)Love means a tree whose fruit is sometimes sweet and sometimes bitter.4)Love means a bottle of wine with which both sides like being drunk.5)Love means a river in which both sides seek to be drowned…
New Words & Phrases 1.digital a.giving information in the form of numbers 数字的；数字显示的 e.g.a digital camera 数码照相机
The quality of sound from a digital recording is truly excellent.数字录音声带的声音的质量的确出色。
2.eyesight n.[U] the ability to see 视力
e.g.You need to have your eyesight tested.你需要测一下视力。Many of those aged 75 or over will have failing eyesight.很多75岁以上的老人视力都会衰退。
3.volunteer
v.offer to do sth.without being paid 自愿（做某事）
e.g.Jenny volunteered to clean up afterwards.珍尼自愿过一会儿清除打扫。
He volunteered to show us around the school.他自愿带我们参观学校。
n.[C] sb.who offers to do sth.without being paid 志愿者 e.g.Any volunteers? 谁自愿来？
This is a huge project, but we have a lot of volunteers for the most difficult work.这是一个大项目，但有许多志愿者愿意来承担其中最困难的工作。
4.identical a.exactly the same 完全一样的，完全相同的 e.g.I've got three identical navy suits.我有3套相同的海军服。The tests are identical to those carried out last year.这些考试和去年举行的相同。
5.departure
n.[C, U] an act of leaving a place 离开，出发
e.g.His departure was quite unexpected.他的离去出人意料。
There was a delay in the departure of our plane.我们的飞机延迟了起飞。
6.destination
n.[C] a place to which sb.is going or sth.is being sent 目的地；终点 e.g.Tokyo was our final destination.东京是我们最终的目的地。We arrived at our destination tired and hungry.我们到达目的地时又累又饿。
7.overseas ad.in or to a country across the sea;abroad 在海外；在国外
e.g.If you are living overseas, you may not have to pay tax in your own country.如果你生活在海外，可以不必在你自己的国家付税。
Many more people travel overseas for their holidays now than used to be the case.比起以前，现在有更多的人去海外度假。
a.coming from or happening abroad 海外的；外国的
e.g.We are trying to build up overseas markets for our cars.我们正设法为我们的汽车开拓海外市场。
There are a lot of overseas students in America.美国有许多国外的留学生。
8.aboard
prep.& ad.in or on a ship, train, plane, etc.在船（车，飞机等）上；上船（车，飞机等）
e.g.The flight attendant welcomed us aboard the plane.空中小姐欢迎我们登机。
The boat is ready to leave.All aboard!船要开了，所有人都请上船！
9.cargo
n.[C, U] goods carried by a ship, plane, or vehicle（船，飞机或车辆运送的）货物 e.g.The ship was carrying a cargo of wool from England to France.这艘船正将羊毛货品从英国运往法国。
The boat calls at the main port to load its regular cargo of bananas.船停泊在主要港口，装上它通常装载的货物——香蕉。
10.territory
n.[C, U] an area of land controlled by a particular country, city, army, etc.领土；领地
e.g.The UN is sending aid to the occupied territories.联合国向被占领地区提供救援。
He was shot down in the enemy territory.他是在敌人的领土上被击落的。
11.deck
n.[C] a floor built across a ship over all or part of its length 甲板
e.g.When we've eaten, let's go up on deck and get some fresh air.吃好后我们上甲板去透透气吧。
The upper deck of the ship was always full of people smoking.船的上层甲板总是坐满了抽烟的乘客。
12.decrease n.[C, U] the process of becoming less 减少
e.g.a 10% decrease in sales 销售额下降了10%
The survey shows that there is a decrease in the number of young people out of work.调查表明，年轻人的失业率下降了。
v.become less or reduce sth.（使）减少；（使）降低 e.g.Profits have decreased by 15%.利润下降了15%。
13.nourish vt.give a person or other living things the food they need to live, grow, and stay healthy 滋养；给...营养
e.g.Most plants are nourished by water drawn up through their roots.大部分植物依赖其根所吸水分来获得养分。
Children need plenty of good fresh food to nourish them.儿童需要从健康新鲜的食物中摄取营养。
14.decline
v.refuse a request or offer, usu.politely 拒绝；谢绝 e.g.He declined my party invitation.我请他参加宴会，但他谢绝了。
I declined to go with them.我不愿和他们一道去。
vi.decrease in amount, quality, or importance 减少，降低，下降
e.g.The value of the dollar on the world market has declined in recent years.最近几年美元在世界市场上的价值有所下降。
The number of smokers in the United States declined greatly in the 1980s.20世纪80年代美国吸烟人数大量减少。
n.[sing., U] a reduction in the amount or quality of sth.减少，下降 e.g.Thankfully the smoking of cigarettes is on the decline.谢天谢地，抽烟的人越来越少了。
Many regular customers have noticed that the service in this restaurant is in decline.许多老主顾都感觉到了这家饭店的服务质量每况愈下。
15.objection n.[C, U] a statement that shows one disagrees with sth.反对；异议
e.g.He has a strong objection to getting up so early.他强烈反对这么早起床。
The only objection is that it may cost us more than you think.唯一的异议在于我们的花费要比你想象的更多。
16.forbid(forbade, forbidden)vt.not allow 禁止 e.g.I can't forbid you to see that man again.我不能禁止你再与那个人见面。
Driving has been forbidden in the town center.市中心禁止车辆行驶。
17.connection
n.[C] the state of being connected 联系；关系
e.g.There's a strong connection between smoking and heart disease.吸烟和心脏病密切相关。
The company has connections with a number of Japanese firms.这家公司与很多日本公司有联系。
18.spectacular
a.very impressive 壮观的；引人入胜的
e.g.a spectacular show of fireworks 烟花四散的壮观景象
The most spectacular goal of the match was scored by Harris.比赛中最精彩的进球是哈里斯的射门。
19.fancy
a.having a lot of decoration or bright colors 多装饰的；花哨的；别致的 e.g.I wanted a simple black dress, nothing fancy.我想要一件样式简洁的黑礼服，不要花哨的东西。
Never mind all these fancy phrases—just tell us the plain facts.不要使用什么华丽的辞藻，就告诉我们简单的事实。
n.[sing.] a feeling of liking sb.or sth.喜爱；迷恋
e.g.I think young Peter has taken quite a fancy to that girl next door.我想小彼得已经迷上了隔壁的那个女孩子。
Living in the countryside was only Patricia's passing fancy.到乡村定居不过是帕里西夏一时兴起的想法。
20.patch n.[C] a small area of sth.that is different from the area around it 小块 e.g.There was only a tiny patch of blue in the cloudy sky.多云的天空中只有一小片蓝天。
21.vanish
vi.disappear or go suddenly out of sight 消失
e.g.The child vanished while on her way home after a game of tennis.那个小女孩打完网球后在回家的路上不见了。
With a wave of his hand, the magician made the rabbit vanish.魔术师手一挥就把兔子变没了。
to vanish into 消失
The failure of one’s failures is to see one’s lifelong effort vanish into void.人最大的失败是看着自己一生的努力化为乌有.22.compress
vt.force sth.into less space 压缩；压紧
e.g.Firmly compress the soil in the pot so that the plant is secure.把盆里的泥土压紧，这样就能使植物固定。
I managed to compress ten pages of notes into four paragraphs.我成功地把十页的笔记压缩成四个段落。
to compress … into …
All his words are compressed into one sentence——His love for you remains what it has ever been.他千言万语汇成一句话:他对你的爱一如既往。
23.longing
n.[sing., U] a strong feeling of wanting sth.渴望 e.g.secret longings 暗藏心底的渴望
The boy looked with longing at the toys in the shop window.那男孩眼巴巴地望着商店橱窗里的那些玩具。
24.warmth
n.[U] a feeling of being warm 温暖
e.g.A baby's needs are quite basic—food, warmth, and love.婴儿的需求是很基本的——食物、温暖和爱抚。
25.resist
vt.prevent oneself from doing sth.忍住；抗拒
e.g.Students should resist the temptation to play computer games.学生应该抵制住玩电脑游戏的诱惑。
26.to focus one’s eyesight on
注视;盯着
They focused their burning eyesight on each other, with their hearts full of passion.他们彼此用炽热的目光注视着，心中充满了激情。
27.to fill a special place in one’s life 在某人的生命中占有特殊地位
The saddest thing about youth is the failure to take hold of what will fill a leading place in one’s future happiness.青春最遗憾的莫过于抓不住未来幸福中占主导地位的东西。
28.without fail : with complete certainty 必定；总是 e.g.He came to visit me every Thursday without fail.他每星期四一定会来看我们。
I'll pay you back 4,000 dollars without fail next month.我下个月肯定还你那四千元钱。Success cares, without fail, for those who keep moving ahead regardless of hardships and dangers.成功总是眷顾那些不畏艰险勇往直前的人。
29.as long as if;on condition that 假如，如果，只要 e.g.As long as it doesn't rain we can play.只要天不下雨，我们就能玩。
30.to forbid… from…
禁止······做······
Much to her surprise, the more his son is forbidden from doing something, the more eager he is to do it.使她感到极为惊讶的是，越不想让儿子做什么，他就越想做什么。
31.be free to do sth.be able to do whatever one wants 随意做某事 e.g.John was free to pursue his own life in his own way.约翰可以自由地用自己的方式追求自己的生活，不受拘束。
You are free to go now since everything has been cleared up.既然事情都弄清楚了，你可以离开了。
32.right away
at once;without delay 立即，马上 e.g.Now we must be off right away.It's eight already.我们必须马上离开。已经八点钟了。I'm getting in touch with him right away.我将马上和他取得联系。
to sport patches of gray 显露斑斑灰白
With summer giving way to autumn, the apple orchard sports patches of ripeness, and sends out spells of fruity smell.夏去秋来,苹果园呈现出片片成熟的景象,散发着阵阵果香。
33.more than(+adjective)
(colloq.)very;extremely 十分，非常 e.g.He was more than upset by the accident.他为发生的事故十分不安。
We were more than happy to hear of your recovery.听说你恢复健康，我们特别高兴。
This dish of food is most to my taste, for it is more than delicious.这道菜最合我的口味，因为它不是一般的好吃。
34.to resist the urge to do sth.克制做某事的冲动
One’s reason lies in resisting the urge to make mistake.人的理智在于及时克制犯错误的冲动。
35.be thankful for be grateful for 对...心存感激
e.g.You should always be thankful to your parents for giving you a good education.你父母让你受到良好教育，你应该一直心怀感激。
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