1、Unit 6 Survivalcrime n 1 (泛指)犯罪 We moved here because there was very little crime. 我们搬到这里来使因为这里的犯罪率很低。 Police officers are being given new powers to help combat crime.金罐门被赋予新的权力以助于打击犯罪。 a police crackdown on car crime警官对汽车犯罪活动的一次严厉打击 a town with a relatively low crime rate犯罪率相对较低的一个城镇2 罪,罪行 He insis
2、ted that he had not committed any crime.他坚持说自己没有犯任何罪行。 men who have been found guilty of violent crimes被判犯有暴力罪行的男子crime against Crimes against the elderly are becoming more common.针对老年人的犯罪活动越来越普遍。 Police are still busy hunting for clues at the scene of the crime .警方仍忙着在犯罪现场寻找线索。3 a life of crime犯罪生涯
3、4 the perfect crime 无懈可击的犯罪5 crime of passion 情感犯罪;(尤指)情杀罪6 crime against humanity(尤指在战争中的)危害人类罪7 crime doesnt pay犯罪没有好处(用于警告人们不要犯罪)8 错误,过错(用于认为某人受到不公平的对待时) My only crime is that I fell in love with another girl. 我唯一的过错就是爱上另一个女孩。 Johnsons biggest crime was that he told the truth.约翰逊最大的过错就是说了实话。9 its
4、 a crime真实罪行commit v (committed, committing) 1 犯(错误或罪行) Women commit fewer crimes than men.女性犯罪比男性少。commit murder/rape/arson etc Brady committed a series of brutal murders.布雷迪犯下一连串残忍的谋杀案。2 commit suicide 自杀 3 使承担义务,作出保证commit somebody to doing something He has clearly committed his government to con
5、tinuing down the path of economic reform.他明确地作出保证,他的政府会继续在经济改革的道路上走下去。commit somebody to something Meeting them doesnt commit us to anything.和他们会面并不表示我们会承诺什么。commit yourself Id committed myself and there was no turning back. 我已经作出保证,没有退路了。commit yourself to (doing) something The banks have committed
6、 themselves to boosting profits by slashing costs.银行作出保证,要通过大幅度消减成本来提高利润。4 (在感情上)作出承诺,忠于 Anna wants to get married, but Bobs not sure he wants to commit.安娜想结婚,但鲍勃却不能肯定自己是不是想作出承诺。commit to He has not yet committed to any of the candidates. 他尚未表示支持任何一个候选人。5 投入(钱、时间、人力等)commit something to something A
7、lot of money has been committed to this project.这个项目已经投入了很多钱。6 把送交法院 The two men were committed for trial at Bristol Crown Court.这两个人被送到布利斯托尔刑事法庭受审。7 把关进医院(监狱),监禁 The judge committed him to prison for six months.法官判他六个月监禁。8 commit something to memory牢记某事9 commit something to paper写下某事garbage n 1 垃圾
8、Can you take out the garbage when you go? 你走的时候把垃圾带出好吗?2 蠢话,废话;愚蠢的想法 Youre talking garbage.你在胡说八道。3 garbage in, garbage out 无用输入,无用输出estimate n 1 估计,估算 We just need an estimate of the number of people who will come.我们只需要估算一下有多少人会来。2 (对建造或修理费用的)估价,报价estimate for The garage said theyd send me an estim
9、ate for the work.汽车修理厂说他们会给我寄来维修报价。appreciate v 1 理解,明白appreciate the significance/importance/value of something He did not fully appreciate the significance of signing the contract.他没有完全理解签署这份合同的意义。appreciate that We appreciate that caring for children is an important job.我们理解,照顾小孩子是个重要工作。appreciat
10、e what/how/why It is difficult to appreciate how bad the situation had become.形势已经恶化到什么地步,很难理解。2 感激 Thanks ever so much for your help, I really appreciate it.多谢你的帮助,我真的很感激。 I appreciate your concern, but honestly, Im fine.谢谢你关心,不过说真的骂我很好。 Id appreciate it if you let me get on with my job.如果你能让我继续工作,
11、我会非常感激。3 欣赏;赏识 Her abilities are not fully appreciated by her employer.她的才干没有得到雇主的充分赏识。 Im not an expert, but I appreciate fine works of art.我不是专家,但我欣赏优秀的艺术作品。4 增值,升值 Most investments are expected to appreciate at a steady rate.大多数投资都应该会平稳增值。crucial adj 至关重要的,关键性的crucial to This aid money is crucial
12、 to the governments economic policies.这笔援助金对政府的经济政策至关重要。crucial in/to doing something The work of monks was crucial in spreading Christianity.修道士的工作对传播基督教起了关键性的作用。play a crucial role/part in something The city of Mycenae played a crucial role in the history of Greece.迈锡尼城在希腊历史上起过非常重要的作用。 The conserv
13、ation of tropical forests is of crucial importance.保护热带雨林至关重要restrict v 1 限制,控制(大小、数量) The new law restricts the sale of hand guns.新法规限制手枪的销售 You may need to restrict access to certain files .某些档案可能需要限制查阅。 The agreement will restrict competition.这个协议将限制竞争。restrict something to something In future we
14、 will restrict class sizes to 20 students.以后我们会把班级规模限定在20人。2 约束,限制(行动轨迹) The cramped living conditions severely restricted the childrens freedom to play.拥挤的居住条件严重限制了孩子们玩耍的自由。3 restrict yourself/somebody to (doing) something限制自己/某人只做某事 Im redistricting myself to two castigates a day.我在限制自己每天只抽两支烟。cop
15、e v 1 (成功地)应付,对付 Sometimes I find it hard to cope.有时候我觉得很难应付。 He coped quite well as manager while still captaining the team.他是球队的主教练,同事兼任队长,干的相当好。cope with She feared she wouldnt be able to cope with two new babies.她担心自己无法应付两个刚出生的宝宝。 Local authorities have to cope with the problems of homelessness.
16、当局需要解决无家可归者的问题。2 (系统或机器)能处理,能应付cope with No system is designed to cope with the floods we have had this year.还没有相处办法来应对我们今年遇到的洪灾。 My computer can cope with huge amounts of data.我得电脑能过处理大量数据。fierce adj 1 猛烈的;激烈的 fierce fighting in the city城里的激战fierce attack/opposition/criticism etc The governments po
17、licies came under fierce attack.政府的政策遭到猛烈抨击。 a fierce debate激烈的辩论 fierce competition between the companies公司之间的激烈竞争2 凶猛的,凶恶的 fierce guard dogs凶猛的看门狗 She turned round, looking fierce.她转过身,一副恶狠狠地样子。3 (感情)强烈的,愤怒 These people take fierce pride in their independence.这些人为他们的独立感到极其自豪。4 (冷、热或天气情况) a fierce
18、wind一整狂风react v 1 (作出)反应react to How did Wilson react to your idea?威尔逊对你的想法有什么反应? He reacted angrily to the suggestion that he had lied.说他撒谎,他非常生气。 She reacted very badly (=was very upset) when her parents split up.父母离婚的时候,她非常难过。 You have to react quickly to circumstances.你必须对形势迅速做出反应。react by doing
19、 something The government reacted by declaring all strikes illegal.政府作出反应,宣布所有罢工行动都是非法的。2 起化学反应react with The calcium reacts with sulphur in the atmosphere.钙和硫在空气中会发生化学反应。3 (价格、金融市场)作出反应react to Oil prices reacted sharply (=reacted a lot) to news of the crisis in the Middle East. 石油价格对中东危机的消息反应强烈。 T
20、he market reacted favourably to the announcement.市场对这则公告反响良好。4 (应使用某种化学品、药物或食用某种食物)产生不良反应react to Quite a lot of children react badly to antibiotics.很多儿童对抗生素有不良反应。advanced adj 1 先进的 advanced weapon systems先进的武器系统 advanced technology 先进的技术 high levels of unemployment in the advanced industrial societ
21、ies 发达工业社会中的高失业率2 (课程)高深的,高级的 advanced learners of English高级程度的英语学习者 advanced physics高等物理(学)3 晚期的,后期的 The disease was too far advanced to be treated.病情已经发展到晚期,没法治疗了。4 advanced age/years 年迈,高龄wipe v 1 a) 擦,拭,揩wipe something with something Wipe the table with a damp cloth.用一块湿布桌子 Bill wiped his eyes (
22、=wiped the tears from his face) and apologized.比尔擦干眼泪,道了歉。 He pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his nose.他从口袋里掏出手帕擦了擦鼻子。b) 擦干净(某物)wipe something on something He wiped his mouth on the back of his hand.他用手背抹了抹嘴。2 擦掉(液体、污垢或印迹)wipe something off/from etc something Kim wiped the sweat from
23、 her face.金擦去脸上的汗水。3 抹掉,擦掉(磁带上的录音、录像或磁盘上的信息)4 wipe something from your mind/memory把不愉快的某事从心里/记忆中抹去5 wipe the floor with somebody(在比赛或辩论中)把某人打得一败涂地6 wipe the slate clean把以往的错误(争论)一笔勾销;忘记过去的错误(争论)7 wipe the smile/grin off somebodys face抹去某人脸上的笑容(尤指自以为聪明的人);使某人得意不下去 Tell him how much itll cost-that sho
24、uld wipe the smile off his face!告诉他要花多少钱-那样他就笑不出来了!8 wipe something off the face of the earth/wipe something off the map彻底毁灭某事物 Another few few years and this species could be wiped off the face of the earth.再过几年,折翼舞种就可能从地球上彻底消失。9 擦干(洗过的碟子、杯子等) You wash, Ill wipe.你来洗,我来擦干。consist in something Happin
25、ess does not consist in how many possessions you own.信服不在于你拥有多少财产。consist of something The buffet consisted of several different Indian dishes.自助餐有几种不同的印度菜组成。 The audience consisted mainly of teenagers.观众主要是青少年。 The area does not consist entirely of rich people, despite popular belief.这个地区并非全是夫人,尽管大
26、家普遍如此人为。infer v (inferred, inferring) (根据资料)推断,推定infer something from something A lot can be inferred from these statistics.根据这些统计资料可以推断出很多事情。infer that From the evidence, we can infer that the victim knew her killer.根据证据我们可以推断出受害者认识凶手。exposure n 1 露出exposure to Prolonged exposure to the sun can cau
27、se skin cancer.长时间嗮太阳会导致皮肤癌。2 揭发,揭露exposure of the exposure of his underground political activity对他地下政治活动的揭露exposure as her fear of exposure as a spy他我对间谍身份被揭露的惧怕3 报道,关注 The failure of their marriage has got a lot of exposure recently.他俩婚姻失败一事最近被频频曝光。4 接触,体验exposure to The visit to Germany gave them
28、 exposure to the language.德国之行使他们有机会接触到德语。 her brief exposure to pop stardom她对流行乐明星生活的短暂体验5 受冻,冻伤 We nearly died of exposure on the mountainside.我们产店冻死在半山腰。6 a) 底片中的一张 I have three exposures left on this roll.我这卷交卷还剩三张没拍。b) (照片的)曝光时间9 (建筑、山等的)朝向 My bedroom has a southern exposure.我得卧室朝南。13学科网(北京)股份有限公司