新视野大学英语第二册第八单元单词讲解

1、were conducting a poll among the children who have dropped out of school. a recent poll shows that 70% of british children are regular tv viewers by the age of three. poll n.c a survey of public opinion 民意测验民意测验 conduct/carry out a poll 进行一次民意调查进行一次民意调查for example: poll & survey survey poll &

2、; survey survey 泛指各种调查，包括科学，政治泛指各种调查，包括科学，政治等各方面，比如水质调查，官员调查等，等各方面，比如水质调查，官员调查等，poll poll 专指民意专指民意调查调查generally speaking, youngsters tend to be more consumeristic than the elderly. believing in spending money and buying goods 消费主义的消费主义的 for example:consumeristic a .consume vt. 消费，吃喝，消耗消费，吃喝，消耗 i an

3、icecream, a hamburger and many biscuits today. consumption n. 花销花销,消费消费consumer n. = customer 消费者消费者i was lost and accordingly i bought a map. she was angry and accordingly refused to attend the meeting. for example:1) for the reason; so 因此，所以因此，所以 shes an expert in her field, and is paid accordingl

4、y. 2) in a way that is suitable for a particular situation 相应地相应地accordingly ad.according to sth. 根据，按照，以根据，按照，以为依据为依据everything goes according to the plan.according to the bible, eveyone was born equal.enroll v. become a member of an organisation 注册，登记注册，登记 at the college in/for 报名登记参加（课程学习）报名登记参加（

5、课程学习）the school will enroll new students in august .she has enrolled for the roller-skating class.enrollment n. 1.注册或登记的注册或登记的人数人数2. 登记，注册（登记，注册（过程）过程）the enrollment of the students are increasing.the deadline of the enrollment is 3 days away.v she went to _ school at the age of 5.v we should learn

6、the _ technology of other countries.vher health is what mattersthe cost is of _ importance. 级别，水平方面级别，水平方面elementary 初级的，基本的初级的，基本的 mistake/levelsecondary 中等的，其次的中等的，其次的 importance/leveladvanced 高级的，先进的高级的，先进的 technology/level教育方面教育方面 elementary school /education secondary school/ education high sch

7、ool /educationin the course im taking, theres no opportunity for specialization until the final year. the lawyer said that he was unable to help us because our case fell outside his specialization. u, c specializing 专业化，专门化专业化，专门化for example:special adj.特殊的特殊的,专门的专门的specialize in sth. 专攻于（某个项目）专攻于（某

8、个项目）= major in we specialize in primary school education./applied chemistry./electrical engineering and automation.specialization n.this is beyond the confines of human knowledge. within the confines of one country.confine sb. to sth.(doing sth.) 把某人限制到某个领域把某人限制到某个领域/ /地区地区all the prisoners are conf

9、ined to an island. i dont like a job in which im confined to doing only one thing.for example:(pl.) limits, borders界限，范围界限，范围keep sb./sth. within certain limits 把把限制于限制于 confine n. v.occupy vt.1.占领占领 a place/country2.占用（某座位或位置）占用（某座位或位置）all the rooms in the hotel have been occupied.he occupied an im

10、portant position in this class.3.sth. occupy sb.sb. occupy oneself with sth.忙于某事，某事占据某人的时忙于某事，某事占据某人的时间精力等间精力等(=be busy with sth.)her career occupied all her time.he occupies all his time with english study.occupied adj.已占用的；使用中的已占用的；使用中的occupation n. 职业，占领职业，占领 occupational adj.职业的；占领的职业的；占领的 sth.(

11、help/service/thanks) to sb. 给某人提供帮助给某人提供帮助 this is a reward for services rendered. someone thinks that thanksgiving day is a holiday to render thanks to everybody. 2. cause sb./sth. to be in a particular state 使得，使得，使成为使成为 ( sb. +adj. 使某人出于某种状态境况使某人出于某种状态境况)1. give 给予，提出给予，提出 his rudeness rendered m

12、e speechless. (his rudeness made me speechless)we were rendered helpless by the accident. (we were made helpless by )render v. his wife divorced him after the revelation that he was having an affair. shocking revelations appeared in the newspaper about the private life of the president. u making kno

13、wn sth. that was secret or hidden 泄露，揭示泄露，揭示 2. c sth. which is revealed 所揭露的事所揭露的事revelation n.rather than anything, anywhere, etc. else 更可取地，更好地更可取地，更好地for example:put the potatoes into boiling water, preferably after taking the skin off. they want to buy a new house, near the sea preferably. pref

14、er vt. 更喜欢更喜欢 a to b 喜欢喜欢a 多于多于bpreferable adj 更合适的，更好的，更喜欢的更合适的，更好的，更喜欢的 a be preferable to b a 比比b更好，更合适更好，更合适it is preferable to live in the contryside.a diplomatic negotiation is preferable to wars in face of international conflicts. preferably ad.everyone made a contribution of $ 50 to the peop

15、le of the earthquake striken area.his last novel is his greatest contribution to the literature of spain.c,u action of giving (money, support, help or ideas) towards a particular aim or purpose; sth. given 捐献捐献, 捐赠，贡献捐赠，贡献contribute to 1.lead to/ cause, 导致，促使，是造导致，促使，是造成成的原因的原因2.为为做出贡献做出贡献 3.为为捐款捐款h

16、is carelessness contributes to the failure of the project.for example:contribution n.puzzle vt./ n.vt. sb. （=confuse sb.）使迷惑，使费解）使迷惑，使费解what puzzles me is how he managed to know my telephone number.n. （难以回答或解释的）难题，迷（难以回答或解释的）难题，迷how life begins on the earth remains a puzzle.how to fight against h7n9

17、 is still a puzzle.puzzled adj. 迷惑的，困惑不解的迷惑的，困惑不解的 be at the problem puzzling adj. 令人迷惑的，困惑的令人迷惑的，困惑的 a story are u a materialist or an idealist? idealism refers to the quality or habit of living according to ones ideals, high principles and perfect standards. sometimes live in a way that is impract

18、ical or shows a lack of understanding of the real world.materialism puts great interest in possessions（财（财产）产）, money, etc., rather than spiritual matters, art, etc.test to see yes/no? is to get the college degree so as to find a good job your only reason to pursue a college education? if it were po

19、ssible for you to change your present major(专业专业), will it be your first concern to choose the new major which will help you find a better job and earn much more money in the furture? do you think mathematics, english, physics are quite useless for your furture career and do not want to learn them?is financially well-off(富裕的富裕的) your life goal? which will you choose? the former one?job which you do not like, while with high pay job which matches your interest ,while do not pay well which will u choose? love career vsso what do we study for all those twenty years, what can educat