1、declareGermany declared war on France on 1 August 1914. 德国在1914年8月1日向法国宣战。declare war on v. 发动进攻;对宣战declare for v. 表明赞成(拥护)declare on 宣布whereasSome of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not. 有一些研究结果令人满意,然而其他的则不然。同义词: however、while、nevertheless、but、yetrumourstart/spread a rumour 制造散
2、布谣言Many of the stories are based on rumours. 这些说法很多都是道听途说。calculatealculation 计算;估计;计算的结果;深思熟虑 calculator 计算器;计算者 calculated 计算出的;适合的;有计划的 calculate on 指望着;期待 be calculated for 适合于;为适合而设计的Youll need to calculate how much time the assignment will take. 你需要算一算要花多少时间才能完成分配的任务。You cant calculate on my h
3、elp. 你不能指望我的帮助。flour wheat flour 小麦粉 corn flour 玉米面;玉米淀粉 cake flour 低筋面粉;蛋糕粉 Flour is sold by the kilogram. 面粉按公斤出售。 She mixed the flour and water to a smooth paste. 她把面和水和成细润的面团。venueThe venue for the World Cup remains undecided. 世界杯的举办地点尚未确定。pros and consadvantages and disadvantages利与弊We weighed u
4、p the pros and cons. 我们权衡了利弊得失。This would have pros and cons. 这有好处也有坏处。blurredblurred vision 视力模糊a blurred image/picture 模糊的形象照片blurred memories 模糊的记忆Tears blurred her eyes. 泪水模糊了她的视线。blurn. 模糊不清的事物 v. (使)看不清楚,记不清Everything is a blur when I take my glasses off. 我摘掉眼镜什么都变得模糊不清。superiorLake Superior 苏
5、必利尔湖 superior officer 上司;上级官员 superior in 在方面优越 be superior in numbers 在数量上占据优势 He always looks so superior. 他总是显得那么有优越感。superior to be superior to 优于 superior to others 高人一等;优于其他 The human mind will always be superior to machines because machines are only tools of human minds. 人类的大脑将永远优越于机器,因为机器仅仅只
6、是人脑的工具。take overIm going to take over the company one day. 我总有一天会接管这家公司。She decided that I was the ideal person to take over the job. 她认定我是接管这项工作的最佳人选。take up 拿起;开始从事;占据(时间,地方)take off 起飞;脱下;离开;突然成功take on 呈现;承担;具有;接受I dont feel ready to take on new responsibilities. 我不愿意承担新的责任。conflict with John of
7、ten comes into conflict with his boss. 约翰经常和他的老板发生争执。 conflict n.争执,争论,分歧 v. 冲突,抵触 Her diary was a record of her inner conflict. 她的日记记录了她内心的矛盾 (be) in conflict 有矛盾;不一致 Im in conflict with my parents on which major to choose. 我在选什么专业上和我的父母存在分歧。labour Labour Day 劳动节 labour law 劳工法 manual labour 手工劳动 l
8、abour force n. 劳动力panela panel of 一组a panel of experts 专家组inch inch by inch 逐渐地 Give him an inch, he will take a mile. 给他一英寸,他就要一英里(得寸进尺)hazyhazily 模糊地;朦胧地My vision has grown so hazy. 我的视力已经变得非常模糊。fetch fetch out 拿出;引出;使显出 fetch and carry 做杂务,打杂 Fetch me my gloves this moment! 马上把我的手套拿来! Shes gone t
9、o fetch the kids from school. 她去学校接孩子了。pace keep pace with 保持同步;并驾齐驱;跟上;跟上步伐 I prefer the relaxed pace of life in the country. 我喜爱乡间那悠闲的生活节奏。 We encourage all students to work at their own pace (= as fast or as slow as they can) . 我们鼓励学生都按自己的节奏学习。fall awayAll his old friends fall away from him. 他所有的
10、老朋友都远离了他。If you take this medicine, all your pains and aches will fall away. 你服下这个药,一切疼痛就会消失。division cell division 细胞分裂 division of labour 分工 the division of sth between A and B the division of labour between the sexes 男女分工 divisions between rich and poor 贫富差异 divided 分裂的;分开的;有分歧的 divide 分开;意见分歧urg
11、eadv. urgently 迫切地;紧急地;急切地n. urgency 紧急;催促;紧急的事urge sb to do sth 敦促 (某人做某事)She urged him to stay. 她力劝他留下。 random at random 随机地 randomly 随便地,任意地; a random sample/selection 随机抽样选取 My phone seems to switch itself off randomly. 我的手机好像随时自动关机。 It is better to read a few books carefully than to read many a
12、t random. 随便读许多书不如细细地读几本书。maximumthe maximum speed/temperature/volume 最快速度;最高气温;最大音量minimum 最小的,最低限度的;最小值,最低限度;a minimum charge/price 最低收费价格explodeexplosion 爆炸;爆发;激增explosive 炸药;爆炸物explosive 爆炸的;爆炸性的;爆发性的Bombs were exploding all around the city. 城里到处都响起炸弹的爆炸声。joltadj. jolty 摇动的;颠簸的Her heart jolted w
13、hen she saw him. 她看到他时心里咯噔一下子。 flip flip over 翻页;翻过来 flip a coin 抛钱币(决定) back flip 后空翻 The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转,撞毁了。stun stun gun 击晕枪;电枪 stunning 极好的;使人晕倒的;震耳欲聋的 stunned 受惊的 stunner 致昏迷的一击;绝妙的东西;出色的人 When they told me she was missing I was totally stunned. 当他们告诉我她不见了时,我完全惊呆了。mud mud flo
14、w 泥流;泥石流 adj. muddy 泥泞的;模糊的;混乱的 The car wheels got stuck in the mud. 汽车轮子陷到泥里去了。overstatementoverall adj. 总的,全面的overreact vi. 反应过度;overlook v. 忽视,忽略hugo award Chinese sci-fi book The Three-Body Problem has won the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel. 中国科幻小说三体获得2015年雨果奖最佳故事奖。 雨果奖(Hugo Award),正式名称为科幻成就奖(The Science Fiction Achievement Award),是为纪念科幻杂志之父雨果根斯巴克(Hugo Gernsback)由世界科幻协会(World Science Fiction Society,简称WSFS)所颁发的奖项。自1953年起,每年在世界科幻大会(World SF Convention)上颁发。雨果奖和星云奖是科幻文学领域的国际最高奖项,被誉为科幻文学界的诺贝尔奖。 2015年8月23日,中国作家刘慈欣凭三体第一部获第73届雨果奖最佳长篇故事奖;2016年8月21日,中国作家郝景芳凭北京折叠获第74届雨果奖最佳中短篇故事奖。谢谢观看2 0 2 2