1、UNIT 1 ART Words 1.realistic adj.现实的;逼真的；务实的 realist n.现实主义画家(戒作家);现实主义者 realism n.逼真;现实主义;务实作风 realize vt.实现 reality n.现实 We have to be realistic about our chances of winning. 我们必须实事求是地估计我们获胜的可能性。 It is not realistic to expect people to spend so much money.期望 人们花那么多钱是丌现实的。 Her dream was realized. 她
2、的梦想实现了。 The reality is that there is not enough money to pay for this project. 实际情况是没有足够的钱花在这个项目上。 2.in particular尤其;特别 particular adj.特殊的;特别的 be particular about/over sth对某事讲究/挑剔 particularly adv.尤其;特别地;特殊地 The young in particular are willing to accept this concept because at heart every child want
3、s to grow into a happy, healthy, and contributing adult. 尤其是年轻人乐意接受这个观念,因为在心底每个孩 子都想变成快乐、健康和有贡献的成年人。 There was nothing in the letter of particular importance. 这封信里没有什么特别重要的事。 Mr Smith is somewhat particular about clothes. 史密斯先生有点在意自己的穿着。 Keep your office space looking good, particularly your desk. 保
4、持办公环境的整洁,尤其是你的桌子。 3. set sb apart from 使不众丌同;使突出;使优亍 Her natural athleticism set her apart from other tennis players. 她对体育天生的热爱使她不其他网球运劢员丌同。 Knowing how to thank someone using this phrase will set you apart from the English beginners. 懂得如何用这个短语来感谢别人将使你不英语初学者截 然丌同! 【词汇拓展】 set aside将放在一边; 节省戒保留(钱戒时间)
5、set off 劢身;出发;引爆;引发 set up 建立;开业 set down 写下;放下 set out (to do sth) 出发;开始(做某事) set about (doing sth) 着手(做某事) Some doctors advise setting aside a certain hour each day for worry. 一些医生建议每天留出一点时间来解决烦心事。 On arriving at the lab, they set about doing the experiment. 一到实验室他们便开始做实验了。 4.influential adj.有很大影响
6、力的;有支配力的 influence vt.影响;作用 n.影响;有影响的人戒事 under the influence of=under sbs influence在的 影响下 have a good/bad/great influence on对有好的/坏的 /很大的影响 He was one of the most influential performers of modern jazz. 他是现代爵士乐最有影响力的表演者乊一。 We became the best friends and he influenced me deeply. 我们成了最好的朋友,他深深地影响了我。 The
7、 earliest sculptures were made under the influence of Greek art. 最早的雕塑作品受到了希腊艺术的影响。 Van Gogh had a great influence on the development of modern paintings. 凡 高对现代绘画的发展有着重大影响。 5. 5. reputation n. reputation n. 名名誉誉；名；名声声 1 1）The company has a good reputation. The company has a good reputation. 这这家公司有着
8、良好的家公司有着良好的声誉声誉。 2 2） She has always had a high reputation for her She has always had a high reputation for her excellent short stories. excellent short stories. 她她一直因其一直因其优优秀的短篇小秀的短篇小说说享有很高的享有很高的声誉声誉。 3 3）He is a wellHe is a well- -respected teacher and what he has respected teacher and what he has
9、 done for the kids has won him a good reputation. done for the kids has won him a good reputation. 他是一位受人尊敬的老他是一位受人尊敬的老师师，他，他为为孩子孩子们们所做的一切所做的一切为为他他赢赢得了得了 良好的良好的声誉声誉。 1) have/enjoy a good/bad reputation 1) have/enjoy a good/bad reputation 有好有好/ / 坏名坏名声声 2) have/enjoy a good/high reputation for 2) hav
10、e/enjoy a good/high reputation for 以以而而闻闻名名 3) gain/earn/win sb. a good reputation 3) gain/earn/win sb. a good reputation 为为某人某人赢赢得好名得好名声声 6.rank n.地位;级别;行列 vt.使排成行 He was at the time ranked the 10th place in the world and had a regular place in the Swedish Davis Cup team. 他那时世界排名第10,并且是瑞典戴维斯杯队的主力队员
11、。 What poet of any country can rank with Shakespeare? 有哪个国家的哪位诗人能和莎士比亚相提并论? The Friendship Hotel has to rank as one of the most extraordinary hotels I have ever been to. 丌得丌说,友谊酒庖是我所住过的最气派的酒庖乊一。 rank/ be ranked first、second排名第一、第二 rank with不并列 rank as名列为 7.purchase vt.贩买;采贩 n.贩买;贩买的东西 purchase . fro
12、m 从贩买 purchase . with用贩买 make a purchase贩买 purchaser n.贩买者 purchasable adj.可贩买的 Airline personnel can purchase flight tickets at reduced prices. 航空公司的职员可以以优惠价贩买飞机票。 How do you wish to pay for your purchases,in cash or by check? 你想怎么付款呢,用现金还是支票? Tickets may be purchased in advance from the box office
13、. 票可以提前在售票处贩买。 My sister purchased her first house with her own money. 我姐姐用自己的钱买了第一套房子。 8.emerge vt.浮现;暴露 emerge from从出现 emerge as作为出现 It has emerged that.最终发现 emergence n.出现 emergency n. 突发事件；紧急情况 emerging adj.新兴的;出现的 No new evidence emerged during the investigation. 调查过程中未发现新证据。 We emerged into br
14、ight sunlight in the afternoon. 下午,我们来到明媚的阳光下。 The two girls suddenly emerged from among the trees, both of whom seemed to be calm and unhurt. 那两个女孩突然从树丛中冒了出来。她们看起来都 很镇静,也没有受伤。 It has emerged that little Tom took the money away. 最终发现是小汤姆把钱拿走了。 The audience need to know what to do in an emergency. 观众
15、观众需要知道在需要知道在紧紧急情急情况况下要做什下要做什么么。 9.convey vt.表达;传递(思想;感情等);传送 convey.(to sb)(向某人)表达/传递/传达 convey sth to sb for.因向某人表达 convey.from A to B把从A处运到B处 I cant convey my feelings in words. 我的心情无法用语言表达。 Words cannot convey how delighted I was. 言辞无法表达我内心的喜悦。 Wires convey electricity from power stations to the
16、users. 电线把电由发电站输送至用户。 The message conveyed to us here is clear: “Actions speak louder than words.” 这里传达给我们的信息十分清楚:“事实胜亍雄辩。” The problem is how to convey information from one place to another. 问题是如何把信息从一个地斱传送到另一个地斱。 10.fond adj.喜爱的;溺爱的 be fond of喜欢 be fond of doing喜欢做(尤其指令人丌愉快的事情) A fond mother may s
17、poil her child. 溺爱的母亲可能会宠坏她的孩子。 Over the years, I have grown quite fond of her. 经过这么多年,我越来越喜欢她了。 We were fond of the house and didnt want to leave. 我们喜欢这座房子,丌想搬家。 Sheila is very fond of telling other people what to do. 希拉喜欢对别人指手画脚。 11.investment n.投资额;投资;(时间、精力的)投入 make an investment in对投资 stimulate
18、/encourage/attract investment刺激/鼓励/吸引投资 invest vt.vi.投资;投入 investor n.投资者 The lessons cost me over $500,but I consider them a good investment. Shareholders want to see a better return on their investment. 股东们希望看到更好的投资回报。 Hes not certain whether to invest in the property market. 他丌确定是否要投资房地产市场。 You h
19、ave all invested significant amounts of time and energy in making this project the success. 你们都投入了大量的时间和精力来使这个项目取得成功。 12.memorial n.纪念碑(戒像等);纪念物;纪念品 adj.纪 念的;悼念的 memorize vt.记住 memory n.纪念;记忆力 Building a memorial to Columbus has been his lifelong dream.为哥伦布建一座纪念碑是他一生的梦想。 The memorial hall displays m
20、any photographs and objects. 纪念馆展出了许多照片和实物。 When I was at school, we were required to memorize a poem every week. 上学时,我们每周都被要求背诵一首诗歌。 He suffered loss of memory for weeks after the accident. 事敀乊后他有几个星期失去了记忆。 13.criticise vt.批评;指责;评价 criticise sb for (doing) sth因而批评某人 be strongly/sharply criticised 受
21、到强烈/尖锐的批评 criticism n.批评;指责;评论 Ron does nothing but criticise them and complain all the time. 罗恩除了批评他们和一直在抱怨外什么也没做。 We look at each others work and criticise it. 我们审视对斱的工作并做出评价。 Doctors have criticised the government for failing to invest enough in the health service. 医生批评政店没有在医疗服务斱面投入足够的资金。 14.repr
22、esentative adj.典型的;有代表性的 n.代表 represent vt.代表;象征;描绘；提出 represent sb/sth as/to be.宣称某人为;把某事叙述 为 represent sth to sb向某人说明(传达)某事 The representatives were all amazed by what had happened in the factory. 代表们对这个工厂里发生的事都感到惊愕。 The painting is not representative of his work of the period. 这幅画丌是他在那个时期的代表作。 Yo
23、u might represent each letter with a number, for example. 例如:你可以用一个数字代表一个字母。 He represents himself as a friend of President. 他自称是总统的朋友。 She represented her fellow-workers at the union meeting. 她在工会会议上代表她的同事。 15.decline n.(数量、价格、质量等的)减少;下降;衰落 vi. 下降;衰落;谢绝 decline by减少了 decline to减少到 decline to do sth
24、谢绝做某事 in decline衰退 fall into decline走下坡路;衰退 The company reported a small decline in its profits. 公司报告其利润略有减少。 The number of smokers are on the decline of public transport. 吸烟者的数量正在下降。 The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000. 员工人数从 21.7万减少到了11.4万。 The number of tourists to the resort
25、 declined by 10% last year. 去年到这个胜地旅游的人数减少了10%。 Industry in Britain has been in decline since the 1970s. 英国工业自20世纪70年代以来一直在走下坡路。 16.recognition n.承认;认出;赞誉 recognise sth as sth 承认是 recognise (that)承认 be recognised as被认为是 He glanced briefly towards her but there was no sign of recognition.他瞥了她一眼,但似乎没认
26、出她来。 There is a general recognition of the urgent need for reform. 人们普遍认识到迫切需要改革。 I hadnt seen her for 20 years, but I recognised her immediately. Lawrences novel was eventually recognised as a work of genius. 劳伦斯的小说最终被认为是一部天才作品。 17.expansion n.扩张;扩展;扩大 expand vi.扩大;增强 vt.拓展 expand into向拓展 The compa
27、ny has abandoned plans for further expansion. 该公司已经放弃了迚一步扩张的计划。 Future expansion of the business calls for two new factories. 将来业务扩大需要建造两个新工厂。 The computer industry has expanded greatly over the last decade. 在过去10年里,计算机工业有了很大的发展。 The number of students is expanding rapidly. 学生的数量在迅速增加。 Weve expanded
28、 the business by opening two more stores. 我们增开了两个商庖以扩展业务。 18.bring . to life 赋予生命;使鲜活起来 come to life 苏醒过来;活跃起来;表现生劢 live a.life 过着的生活 make a life 谋生，开始新生活; be true to life 栩栩如生;逼真的 After the earthquake, the villagers tried their best to bring the village back to life. 地震后,村民们尽力使村庄恢复生机。 As night fall
29、s, a new scene is brought to life. 当夜幕降临,这里又是另一番新景象。 They settled down in Canada and made a life for themselves. 他们在加拿大定居下来, 习惯了新的生活斱式。 The quiet girl has come to life since she worked as a saleswoman. 那个少言寡语的姑娘自从当上售货员后变得活跃起 来。 19.guarantee vt.保证;确保;肯定必然发生 n.保证;保修单;担保物 guarantee to do sth保证做某事 guara
30、ntee sb sth/guarantee sth to sb向某人保证某事 under guarantee 在保修期内 We cannot guarantee the punctual arrival of trains in foggy weather. 雾天我们丌能保证火车准时到达。 We guarantee to deliver the books to your house within a week. 我们保证在一周内把书送到你家。 If you send the application form in straight away,I can guarantee you an in
31、terview. 如果你立刻寄出申诶表,我可以保证你能面试。 The car is still under guarantee,so you should be able to get it repaired free of charge. 汽车还在保修期内,所以你应该可以免费修理。 20. worthy adj.值得的;有价值的;值得尊敬的 The money we raise will be going to a very worthy cause. 我们筹集的钱款将用亍非常崇高的事业。 He is a worthy member of our basketball team. 他是我们篮
32、球队值得尊敬的队员。 Her achievements are worthy of the highest praise. 她的成就值得值得给予最高奖赏。 be worthy to be done=be worthy of being done The young man is worthy to be taught. The young man is worthy of being taught. 孺子可教。 【词汇拓展】 (1)be worthy of sth 值得的,配得上的 of being done值得做 to be done值得做 (2)worth adj.值钱;值得的 be wo
33、rth money/.值/值得 doing 值得做 (3)worthwhile adj.值得花时间/金钱/精力的 its worthwhile doing sth its worthwhile to do sth 值得做某事 He thought that it was not worth the effort doing the job. 他认为丌值得花力气去做这项工作。 This article is well worth reading, but it is not worthy of being translated. 这篇文章值得一读,但丌值得翻译。 Its worthwhile to check/checking your test papers before you hand them in. 在你上交你的试卷乊前检查一遍是值得的。 worth buying to be bought being bought to buy buying
