大学英语(三)unit3whyITeachwordsandexpressions

1、administrativeHe holds an administrative post in the company.administer v. 管理l It takes brains to administer upon a large corporation. administrate vt 管理administration n. 管理step-uplNimos promotion was quite a step up for one so young.mechaniclAfter the car crash, Mr. Jones had his car repaired by se

2、veral mechanics.sweatylWe came home hot and sweaty after a days work.lsweat n. 汗 v. 出汗lI sweated all night on the desk.l我伏案工作了一宿。l比较：sweetladj. 甜的 n. 糖果palmlHe held the pebble in the palm of his hand. Profession n. by profession 以为职业He is a lawyer by profession.teaching profession教学专业 Professional a

3、. 职业的Convince v. 使确信，使信服；说服 Convince sb of sth 使某人确信 Convince sb that Convince sb to do 说服某人做某事How can I convince you of her honesty?Her smile convinced him that she was happy.Ive been trying to convince him to come with pell force (sb. to do sth.)lI was compelled to acknowledge the force of his arg

4、ument.lThey were often compelled to work eleven or twelve hours a day.l他们常常被迫每天工作 十一二个小时。pace ln. 速度；步速lkeep pace with 跟上；适应lIts important for a firm to keep pace with the change in the market.calendar lThe Cup Final is an important date in the sports calendar.l校历lacademic calendar l llunar calendar

5、l 阴历 Reflection n.the reflection of light 光的反射光的反射She was lost in reflection on her future.她为自己的未来而陷入深思之中。她为自己的未来而陷入深思之中。Reflect Reflect vt., vi. （1 1）（指表面）反射（光、热、声）；）（指表面）反射（光、热、声）； （指镜）反映（指镜）反映之像之像lThe sunlight was reflected from the water 日光由水面反射出来。日光由水面反射出来。lLook at the trees reflected in the la

6、ke. 看湖中倒映的树影。看湖中倒映的树影。（2 2） 深思，考虑深思，考虑 reflect on/upon reflect on/upon I must reflect upon how to answer that question.stimulatel encourage; excite刺激；激励lPraise always stimulate me to make greater progress.lHis clever joke stimulated us.l他讲的那个机智的玩笑令大家兴奋不已。lstimulate ones appetitel引发食欲 freshman n. 大一学

7、生大二学生sophomore大三学生junior大四学生 seniorivoryivory towerWe always think that college students are living in the ivory tower as they are likely to be isolated from the society. self-reliancel ability to do things and make decisions by oneself 依靠自己；自力更生lChina has learned economic self-reliance because of t

8、he blockade.lreliance n. trust; confidence; dependencelDont place too much reliance on his advice.technologicallThe steam engine was the greatest technological advance of the 19th century.corporationl有限公司lHe works for a large American corporation.run-downl old and broken or in bad condition 破败的；荒芜的；

9、破旧的lShe lives in a run-down inner city area.renovatel vt. restore (old building, old painting, etc. )to a former, better state.l修复；修整lThey are living in temporary accommodation while their apartment is being renovated.repaylv. pay back money that you have borrowed; 偿还lHe had to sell his car to repay

10、 the bank loan.ldo sth. for someone, or give them sth, in return for helping you 报答；回报lHow can I ever repay you for your kindness? 公司发给她奖金以酬谢她工作努力公司发给她奖金以酬谢她工作努力.The firm repaid her hard work with a bonus.distributelThe demonstrator distributed leaflets to the passers-by.l游行示威者向路人分发传单。ldistribution

11、n.分布；分配lHe is responsible for the distribution of food and medicine to the flood victims.doctorall博士的lHe is busy with his doctoral thesis.l他在忙着写他的博士论文。energeticl vigorous 精力充沛的lAn able and energetic politician is more likely to appeal to the mass.dissertationl(学位）论文lHe has finished his dissertation

12、on Arabic dialects.learnedl showing or requiring much knowledge 博学的lShe wrote academic articles and sent them off to learned journals, but in vain.la learned judgejournalln. magazine or daily newspaper杂志；日报lthe British Medical Journalnudgeln. words, actions or feelings that stimulate 启示lShe gave him

13、 a nudge with her elbow.lvt. push or touch slightly, esp. with the elbow to attract attention; stimulate用肘轻推lI nudged her and pointed to the man across the street.fellowshipl n. position or a sum of money granted to a person for advanced study or researchl研究员职位；研究员薪金lWe give three research fellowshi

14、ps a year.switchlHusband and wife should switch roles with each other occasionallylswitch from / to变换变换, 转移转移I used to cook on electricity, but Ive switched to gas.lswitch off / on 切断切断/接上（电流）接上（电流）Would you please switch the radio off?lswitch over (from one to another) （从某方面）转变（到另一方面）（从某方面）转变（到另一方面

15、）urban a. 城市的城市的urban life urban environmentHe prefers rural life to urban one.他在农村生活了二十多年还是没有脱掉城市习气。他在农村生活了二十多年还是没有脱掉城市习气。He is still urban after more than twenty years in the countryside. urbanize v.使都市化使都市化 rural a. 农村的；农村的； suburban sb:bn a.郊区的，市郊的郊区的，市郊的 suburb sb:b n.郊区，市郊；郊区，市郊； suburbanize s

16、b:bnaiz v. 使变成市郊使变成市郊 outskirts n. 郊区郊区 civil l of or relating to the citizens or a country l公民的；国内的lcivil war 内战； lcivil right 公民权lMore than ten thousand people attended the civil right demonstration. intuitionby intuition凭直觉凭直觉have a intuition 有种感觉我突然有种直觉我们能在那里找到他们。我突然有种直觉我们能在那里找到他们。I had an intuition that we would find then there.Intuition told me you are here.我凭直觉知道你在这儿。我凭直觉知道你在这儿。analysis 分析lIt takes a very unusual mind to underta