1、请在此输入您的副标题UNIT 1 SCIENCE FICTION Todays science fiction is tomorrows science fact. 今天的科幻小说是明天的科学事实环太平洋 - 1.【环太平洋1080】(Av55208285,P1).mp4test outv. 检验;考验Scientists test out theories by experiments.科学家借用实验证明理论。The software should be tested out before being put on the market.该软件被投放市场之前应该得到检验。拓展:test sb
2、. for sth. 给某人做某方面的身体检查test.on. 在.上做实验ridiculousadj. 可笑的, 荒谬的;愚蠢的;荒唐的副 词: ridiculously名 词: ridiculousnessIt is ridiculous to dispute about such things.争论这种事太可笑了。Its ridiculous that we should have to queue, when we have already got our tickets.我们已经拿到了票, 居然还要排队, 未免可笑。She looks ridiculous in that getup
3、.她那套装束看起来很可笑。dignityn. 尊严;高贵;庄严Comport yourself with dignity. 有尊严地;体面地举止要庄重。The real dignity of a man lies in what he is, not in what he has.一个人真正的高贵之处在于他是什么样的人, 而不在于他拥有什么。拓展:national dignity 民族尊严salaryn. 薪水(尤指按月发放的)How much of your salary goes for rent?您的薪水有多少是用来付房租的?Holidays are few and far betwee
4、n for a salary man.对一个工薪人员来说假期并不常有。monthly salary 月薪pay/offer sb. a salary 付给某人工资辨析:wage 多用复数形式,指按小时时、日或星期的报报酬,通常指体力劳动劳动 者的工资资。 appointment n. 约会, 约定;任命, 委派make/fix an appointment with 与某人约会keep/break an/ones appointment 守约/违约推迟/改变某人的约定put off/change ones appointmentappoint v. 任命;指定;约定He was appoint
5、ed Sheriff of New York.他被任命为纽约司法长官.guiltyadj. 有罪的;内疚的比较级: guiltier, guiltiest副 词: guiltily名 词: guiltinessHe was guilty of assault and battery. 有.过失;有.罪责他犯了殴打罪。feel guilty about 感到愧疚No. I didnt feel guilty about that.没有,我没有为那种事感到有罪恶感。dismissv. 让.离开;开除;解散;解雇时 态: dismissed, dismissing, dismisses 名 词: d
6、ismissionHe was summarily dismissed from his job. 从.解除/开除.他很快就被解雇了。Papa dismissed the idea with a shake of his head.爸爸摇了摇头打消了这个念头。He pronounced that we were dismissed.他宣布我们被解雇了。declarevt. 宣布, 宣称;表明时 态: declared, declaring, declaresThe electors declared against their former Member of Parliament. for选
7、举人宣布反对他们的前任议员。 赞成China formally declared war against/on Japan in December 1941.中国在1941年12月正式对日本宣战。on a.basis根据;以.方式(基准)Your salary is on a monthly basis. 你的工资是按月结算。base vt. 以作基础础The museums base rests on heavy pillars. 以.为.基础博物馆馆的地基建在重型支柱上。basic adj. 基本的;基础础的basic information 基本信息;基本资资料superioradj.
8、上级的;优秀的;更好的;占优势的The book is superior to that. 比.更好;比.更胜一筹这本书比那本书好。This machine is superior in many respects to that.这台机器在很多方面比那台好。注意:superior 没有比较级,也不与than连用拓展:用to不用than表比的词:senior to. 比.年长/级别高junior to. 比.年轻take over接收;接管;占上风Right now she takes over two jobs.时至今日她还承担两份工作。The firm was taken over by
9、a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。拓展:take away take in 吸收;理解拿走;夺走 take down 写下;记下take off take up 占据;从事;继续起飞;脱掉;开始成功fetchvt. 接来;到达;取来She has gone to fetch water.她去打水去了。We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time. 引起;到达;最终成为我们准时到达码头。辨析:fetch: 指一往一返,相当于go and bring,去取了东西或带人再返回到出发处。bring: 指从
10、某处把人或物带到或拿到说话者所在的地点,强调方向,不着重方式。turn out关掉;熄灭;在场;出席,参加;结果是It turned out that our calculations were incorrect.结果证明我们的计算是错误的。This policy has turned out to be an abject failure.这一政策最后以惨败而告终。复习:调低;拒绝turn down fall awayvt. 消失(逐渐);减少;抛弃The advocators of this erroneous doctrine are falling away.这一错误学说的支持者们正在减少。What was going on? The turban fell away.这是怎么回事? 大围巾落了下来,urgen. 强烈的愿望;冲动I had an urge to see him. 迫切做某事,有强烈的欲望做某事我迫切希望见到他。vt. 力劝; 敦促;鼓励; 极力主张;驱策, 促使I urge you to read both these books.我劝你这两本书都要读一下。urgency n.紧急;紧急情况urgent adj. 紧急的;迫切的
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