1、人教版高中英语选修十一词汇表（含教材例句）人教版高中英语选修十一词汇表（含教材例句） Book 11 Unit 1 1. tectonic /tektnk/adj. 地壳构造上的；起因于地壳运动的 New Zealand sits on two tectonic plates which are constantly moving and hitting into each other, causing a lot of geological activity, including earthquakes and volcanoes. 新西兰位于两个不停运动而又相互碰撞的地壳板块
2、上，从而引起许多 地震、火山等地质活动。（P2） 2.geological / di:'ldkl / adj. 地质学的；地质的 geology /dildi/ n. 地质学 3.plateau/ plt / n. 高地；高原 In the centre of the island is an area called the Central Plateau, where most of New Zealand's volcanic activity occurs.岛屿中部叫做中部高原，新西兰的多数火山活动 都是发生在这个地区。（P2） 4.backbone/ bkbn/ n.
3、脊椎；脊柱；主要山脉 A huge range of mountains, called the Southern Alps, form the backbone of the South Island. 山脉被称为南阿尔卑斯山脉，形成了南岛的脊梁。（P2） 5.graze / grez/ vi. 放牧；吃草 To the east of the mountains are plains and gentle hills used for farming and grazing sheep. 在山的东面是平原和温和的山丘，用来耕种和放牧羊群。（P2） 6.strip / strp/ n. 狭长
4、的地域或水域 To the west is a narrow, coastal strip. 西面是一条窄窄的海岸带。（P2） 7.carve / k:v/ vt. 雕刻；切开 8.paddle/ 'p dl/ vt. 用桨划（小船）；（用桨划船）运送 New Zealand was first settled in about 1000AD by people from other Pacific islands, who paddled their great canoes south in search of a better place to live. 最早来新 西兰定居的人
5、是公无 1000 年左右来自太平洋其他岛屿的移民。他们为了寻找一 个更好的居住地方，划着大独木舟南行到这里来的。(P2) 9.uninhabited/ nnhbtd / adj. 无人居住的；杳无人迹的 The arrival of the first humans into the uninhabited land changed it forever. 第一 批人类来到这块无人区以后，这块土地发生了永久性的变化。（P2） 10.extinction / kstkn / n. 灭绝；绝种 11.fern/ f:n / n. 蕨类植物 Most moved to the North Islan
6、d, where the climate was better for growing sweet potatoes and fern roots for food. 大多数人搬到了北岛， 那里的气候更适宜种植红 薯和蕨类植物。（P3） 12.scarce/ sks/ adj. 缺乏的；不足的 As the population grew and land and food became scarce, the people became more war-like. 随着人口的增长，土地和食物变得稀少，人们变得更加好战。（P3） 13.warlike/ w:lak/ adj. 好战的；尚武的
7、；善战的 14.tribe/ trab / n. 部落；部族 Some tribes were wiped out as stronger tribes fought to take over the land. 随着更 强大的部落争夺土地，一些部落被消灭了。（P3） 15.wipe out 清除；垮台 16.take over 接管；接收 17.fence/'fens/ n. 栅栏；篱笆；围墙 To protect themselves, the people began to live in “pas“; that is, villages on the top of
8、hills surrounded by several rows of tall fences. 为了保护自己，人们开始生活在 “pas”中;也就是说，山顶上的村庄被几排高大的栅栏包围着。（P3） 18.immunity/ mju:nti / n. 免疫性 They brought with them European diseases that the Maori had no immunity to and, worse still, they traded guns with the local tribes. 他们带来了一些欧洲疾病，毛利 人对这些疾病没有免疫力，更糟糕的是，他们同当地
9、的部落来交换枪支。（P3） immune/ mju:n / adj. 免疫的；免受（伤害）的 19.Christianity/krstinti /基督教 20.treaty/ tri:ti / n. 条约；协议；协定 In 1840, Britain signed a treaty with the representatives of various Maori tribes. 1840 年，英国与各毛利人部落的代表签署了一项条约。（P3） 21.representative/ reprzenttv / n. 代表 22.ownership/ np / n. 所有权；物主身份 T
10、his treaty recognized Maori ownership of their land and the coastal waters around New Zealand. 该条约承认毛利人拥有他们的土地和新西兰周围的沿海水域。（P3） 23.unrest /nrest/ n. 不安的状态；动乱 Unfortunately, when the Maori people did not want to sell their land to the new settlers, especially at the extremely low prices they wer
11、e offered, unrest between the Maori and Europeans (Pakeha) grew, which led to serious fighting in many parts of the North Island. 不幸的是，毛利人并不想把他们的土地卖给新移民，特别是 在他们得到的极低的价格下，毛利人和欧洲人(Pakeha)之间的动荡加剧了，这导 致了北岛许多地区的激烈战斗。（P3） 24.civilian/ svln / n. 平民 The worst fighting was between 1860 and 1872, after which
12、the Maori were finally defeated by larger numbers of British and Australian soldiers and civilians. 最惨烈的 战斗发生在 1860 年到 1872 年之间， 之后毛利人最终被大量的英国和澳大利亚士 兵和平民击败。（P3） 25.fasten/'f:sn, 'f sn/ vt. 系牢；拴紧 26.elastic/ l stk / adj. 有弹性的 27.suspension/s'spenn/ n. 吊；县挂；悬浮 28.appetite/ ptat / n. 食欲；胃口
13、29.buffet/ bfe / n. 自助餐 30.pasta/'p:st:, 'p s-/ n. 意大利面食（包括通心粉及面条等） 31.porter/ p:t(r) / n. 守门人；行李搬运工 32.suite/ swi:t / n. （宾馆中的）套房 33.lounge/laund/ n. 起居室；休息室 34.laundry/ l:ndri/ n. 洗衣店 35.helicopter/ helkpt(r) / n. 直升飞机 36.brunch/ brnt/ n. 早午餐；晚早餐 37.dairy/ deri / n. 牛奶场；乳品店 38.statistics/
14、st'tstks / n. (pl) 统计；统计数字 39.eco-friendly adj. 对生态环境友好的；不妨害生态环境的 The many eco-friendly hiking tracks throughout these uniquely beautiful areas of NZ make hiking a pleasure. 在这些独特美丽的新西兰地区， 许多生态友好的徒步旅行 路线使徒步旅行成为一种乐趣。(P8) 40.subtropical/ sbtrpkl / adj. 亚热带的 New Zealand's scenery ranges from gl
15、aciers to subtropical forests, beautiful lakes and fiords to fast flowing rivers and snow-covered mountains, not to mention kilometres of sandy beaches - some of which you will have entirely to yourself. 新西 兰的风景从冰川到亚热带森林，美丽的湖泊和峡湾，到湍急的河流和白雪覆盖的 山脉，更不用说几公里的沙滩了其中一些你将完全属于自己。(P8) 41.fiord /fjd/ n. 峡湾；海湾 4
16、2.not to mention 不必提及；更不用说 43.recreation/ rekren / n. 娱乐；消遣 For those who like their recreation to be a little more challenging, there is white-water rafting, canyoning, sky diving and abseiling. 对于那些喜欢娱乐的人来 说，他们的娱乐活动更有挑战性，他们有激流泛舟、峡谷、跳伞、跳伞。（P8） 44.raft/r:ft, r ft/ n. 木筏；木排 45.get around 到处走动；传
17、播；流传 46.hemisphere /hemsf(r) / n. 半球 The best time to visit NZ is from November to April - summer time in the southern hemisphere. 参观新西兰的最佳时期是从十一月到四月南半球的夏季。 （P8） 47.schedule/ edju:l / n. 时间表；进度表 48.extensive/ kstensv / adj.广阔的；大量的 New Zealand has an extensive air service which is relatively ch
18、eap if you Iook for discounted fares. 新西兰的航空客运是很普遍的，如果你要找打折机票，那么价 格相对来说是很便宜的。（P8） 49.flexible/ fleksbl / adj. 灵活的；可通融的 51.pace/ pes / n. 速度；步调 50.insurance/ nrns / n. 保险 21.insure/ n(r) / vt. 辜负 These excellent students really didn't want to let their parents or teachers down. 这 些优秀的学生真的不想让他们的父母
19、或老师失望。（P22） 9.proportion /prp:n/ n. 均衡；比例；比率 Keep your life in proportion, so that things don't get you down. 让你的生活保持一 定的比例，这样事情不会让你失望。（P22） 10.fulfil /ful'fil/ vt. 满足；实现；达到 Set your own goals and don't try to fulfil other people's expectations. 设定你自己的 目标，不要试图去实现别人的期望。（P22） 11.effect
20、ive / fektv / adj. 有效的反ineffective 12.agenda /'dend/ n. 议程（表） So make an agenda. First, divide your week into 21 units or a day into three parts. 所以做一个议程。首先，把你的一周分成 21 个单位，或者一天分成三个部分。 （P22） 13.interval /ntvl/ adj. 间隔；间歇；幕间（工间）休息 Why is giving yourself this interval between work sessions so usefu
21、l? 为什么在两段 学习之间给自己安排这个间隙如此有用呢? （P22） 14.session /'sen/ n. 一段（活动的）时间 15.contradictory /kntrdktri/ adj. 矛盾的；同相反的 16.revise /rvaz/ vt. 复查；复习 17.curriculum /k'rkjulm/ n. 课程 18.informal /nf:ml /adj. 非正式的；非正规的 19.deadline/dedlan/ n. 最后时间；最后期限 20.rigid /rdd/ adj. 刻板的；坚硬的;刚性的;不易弯曲的 Above all, don'
22、;t become rigid in your approachwork hard but also work smart!最 重要的是，方法不要太死板既要苦学，又要巧学！（P22） 21.subscribe /sb'skrab/ vi. 胜过 However, its advantages were overweighed by one important disadvantage: it did not give him enough time to study. 然而， 它的优势被一个重要的劣势所抵消:它没 有给他足够的时间去学习。（P27） 43.ensure /n'u
23、/ vt. 确保；保证 Perhaps my failure was because I had been over confident or preferred to play football on Saturdays rather than read extra books that might have ensured success. 也许我的失败是因为我过于自信，或者因为宁愿在周六踢足球，而不愿读能确保 成功的额外书籍。（P27） 44.reproach/r'prut/ n. 责备；责骂 I felt guilty that my parents h
24、ad had to put up with my constant reproaches and jealousy about the success of my friends.我的父母不得不忍受我的抱怨，因朋友的 成功而生嫉妒，我为此感到内疚。（P28） 45.jealousy/'dels/ n. 妒忌；羡慕 46.cease/si:s/ vt. 结束；停息；终止 cease to be 不再是 I would cease to be a spoilt child and become a determined student. 我将不再是一 个被宠坏的孩子，成为一个有决心的学生。
25、（P28） 47.count up 把加起来 48.reinforce /ri:nf:s/ vt. 增强；补充 Book 11 Unit 4 1.split /splt/ vt. en-/ vt. 增大；扩大 He worried about this and practised his wrestling and swordplay every night in order to enlarge his muscles in the hope of winning a tournament. 他担心这一点， 每天晚 上练习他的摔跤和剑术，以使肌肉粗壮，指望在比赛中获胜。（P37） 39.to
26、urnament / tnmn / n. 联赛；锦标赛；比赛 40.fistfst n. 拳头 bat /kmb t/ n. 斗争；战斗；争斗 How could he lead an army of men if he could not show his skill in combat? 如果他 不能表现出他在战斗中的技能，他怎么能领导一支军队呢?(P37) 42.walnut'wlnt n. 核桃，胡桃 43.transparent / trnsprnt / adj. 透明的；显然的；一目了然的 To Theseus it was transparently clea
27、r that the stone was too large and too heavy for him to move. 对忒修斯来说，那块石头太大了，太重了，显然他抬不动。(P37) 44.tug /tg/ vi.& vt. 用力拉或拖（某物） As he tugged and raised the stone, Theseus saw underneath a pair of sandals and an old sword. 当他用力抬起石头的时候，忒修斯看到石头下面一双凉鞋和一把古 剑。(P37) 45.dismay/dsme/ vt. 使沮丧；使灰心 Astonished
28、but not dismayed, Theseus felt his pulse quicken as his mind zoomed in on his problem. 忒修斯感到惊讶，但并不感到沮丧，当他的思 想都集中到这个问题时，感到自己的脉搏加快了。(P37) 46.pulse/ pls / n. 脉搏 47.zoom /zum/ vi. 飞驰；飞快地掠过 zoom in on 推近；聚焦于 48.insignificant /nsgnfknt/ adj. 无关紧要的；无用的 If he arrived in Athens looking so small and insignificant, his father would never feel proud of him. 如果他来到雅典， 看上去如此矮小和样子微不足道， 他的父亲永决 不会为他感到骄傲。(P37) 49.fleece /flis/n. 羊毛
