1、SCIENCE FICTIONUnit 1Words and ExpressionPart 1alien/elin/n.外星人(生物)；外国人 adj.陌生的；外星的；外国的adj.外国的；相异的，性质不同的；不相容的 foreign,externaln.外国人，外侨foreigner Such an attitude is alien to most businessmen.这种态度对大多数商人都很陌生。pros and cons 事物的利与弊；支持与反对advantages and disadvantages 利与弊利与弊gain and loss 得与失We weighed up the
2、 pros and cons.我们权衡了利弊得失。blurred/bld/adj.模糊不清的；难以区分的The line between fact and fiction is becoming blurred.事实和虚构之间的界线正在变得模糊起来。superior/supri(r);sju-/adj.更好的；占优势的；(在级别或重要性上)更高的be superior to 比比更好；更胜一筹更好；更胜一筹inferior adj.较差的；低等的，下级的；n.下级，（地位或成就）低于他人者be inferior to sb./sth.比某人比某人/某物差某物差/级别低级别低be junior
3、to sb.比某人年龄小/职位低be senior to 比年长/职位高Exercise翻译：翻译：(1)As is shown in the report,only one salesman is senior to me in the company.(2)He is junior to me by three years but I am junior to him in the company.如报告所示，在公司里只有一个销售比我高。如报告所示，在公司里只有一个销售比我高。他比我小三岁，但在公司里我的职位比他低。他比我小三岁，但在公司里我的职位比他低。take over 占上风；取而代
4、之；接管；接手It was declared that he _ after his father retired.据宣布他将会在他父亲退休后接管这家公司。Exercisewould take over the companytake+prep.takeoff起飞；匆匆离去；脱下；大获成功起飞；匆匆离去；脱下；大获成功on呈现；雇用；承担呈现；雇用；承担in包括；吸收；理解；欺骗；收留包括；吸收；理解；欺骗；收留up占据；开始从事占据；开始从事inaction/nkn/n.无行动；不采取措施But the cost of inaction could be high.但是不采取行动的代价更大。
5、conflict with 与冲突或抵触conflict n矛盾；冲突矛盾；冲突 vt.冲突；抵触冲突；抵触come into conflict with 和冲突(强调动作)in conflict with 和冲突(强调状态)in conflict 处于矛盾中处于矛盾中She found herself _ over her future career.她发现自己在未来的职业上与父母发生了冲突。Exercisein conflict with her parentslabour/leb(r)/n.劳动(者)；体力劳动 vi.奋斗；努力工作The company wants to keep do
6、wn labour costs.公司想保持低劳动成本。leather/le(r)/n.皮革；pl.皮衣；皮外套feather n.羽毛The leather is supple and sturdy enough to last for years.这种皮革质地柔软结实，足以用上好多年。lever/liv(r)；NAmE levr/n.操纵杆；杠杆I put the coin in the machine and pulled the lever.我把硬币投进机器，然后拉了控制杆。panel/pnl/n.控制板；仪表盘；专家咨询组He assembled a panel of scholars
7、 to advise him.他集结了一个学者小组为他出谋划策。inch/nt/n.英寸(长度单位，等于2.54厘米)There are 2.54 centimetres to an inch.一英寸等于2.54厘米。backwards/bkwdz/NAmE backward adv.向后；倒着；往回forwards adv.向前I lost my balance and fell backwards.我没有站稳，仰面摔倒。grip/rp/vt.&vi.紧握；抓紧She tightened her grip on his arm.她抓他的手臂抓得更紧了。hazy/hezi/adj.模糊的；朦胧
8、的；困惑的hazilyadv.模糊地，朦胧地，不清楚地My vision has grown so hazy.我的视力已经变得非常模糊。niece/nis/n.侄女；外甥女nephew n.侄子，外甥He looked affectionately at his niece.他慈爱地看着他的侄女。fetch/fet/vt.(去)拿来；(去)请来He went to fetch some books.他去取来了一些书。handkerchief/hktf/n.手帕；纸巾He pressed a handkerchief to his nose.他用手绢捂住鼻子。lamp/lmp/n.灯；台灯She
9、 switched on the bedside lamp.她打开了床头灯turn out 关掉；熄灭；在场；使朝外；结果是turn up 出现；露面；调大音量turn down 拒绝；调小音量turn into 变成变成turn off 关掉；停掉；使厌烦turn over 移交；翻身turn to 求助于求助于pace/pes/n.速度；步伐；节奏 vt.&vi.确定速度；调整节奏at a(n).paceat a pace of.以速度keep pace with(与)并驾齐驱；齐头并进；跟上set the pace 设定速度；起带头作用；设定速度；起带头作用；树立榜样树立榜样They set off at a steady pace.他们以不紧不慢的速度出发了。Thanks！Unit 1
