新概念2精选课程46-47

1、endeavourv.奋力，努力奋力，努力 endeavour to do =try to do 竭尽全力做竭尽全力做n.尝试，努力尝试，努力 best endeavours 尽最大的努力尽最大的努力他总是竭尽全力帮助他人。他总是竭尽全力帮助他人。He always edeavours to help others.launch v.发射 launch a satellite 发射卫星。开办，创办 launch a new enterprise 创办一个新企业 launch on 开始；着手 launch into/ out 开始从事；投身于 My parents launched me in

2、to business.space speis n. 太空 spaceman，spaceship空地，空处 Is there a space for the car？ 同义词room n. 空间（不可数）；房间（可数） Could you make room for me? 你能为我腾一点空间吗?时间，一段时间 for a space 暂时，短时间 in space 片刻，一会儿billion biljn十亿 several billion 几十亿 couple/ dozen 一打/score 20个/ hundred/ thousand/ million / billion/ trillio

3、n hundreds of 成百上千 thousands of .成千上万miljn百万triljn 万亿faulty adj 有缺点的；不完美的 faulty operation 错误操作 fault n. 错误 I like him despite his faults. 虽然他有种种缺点, 但我仍然喜欢他. 一方面也是由于你的过错 Its partly your fault. mistake 生活词汇 by mistake I picked up your bag by mistake.我错拿了你的手提包。shuttle n.航天飞机； 梭子；短程穿梭运行的车辆 (或火车、飞机等) v.

4、 短程穿梭般运送 We shuttled the passengers to the city center by helicopter. 我们使用直升飞机往返不停地将旅客运送到市中心。 shuttle bus 往返的公交汽车 space shuttleendeavor n. 努力（attempt，effort, try） Please make every endeavor to arrive in time请尽量准时到达 v.努力（比try 更正式）endeavor to do sth They endeavored to make her happy but in vain.robot-

5、arm n. 机器手 robot n. 机器人, 遥控设备, 自动机械, 机械般工作的人 arm n.臂, v. 装备 配备（be armed with）=be equipped with Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。 an arm and a leg （n.） 非常昂贵 arm in arm 臂挽臂 （hand in hand / shoulder by shoulder） atmosphere 大气 atmosphere pressure 大气压力气氛，氛围 working atmosphere 工作环境 The meeting is gone on

6、in very friendly atmosphere. 会议在非常友好的气氛中进行。空气 The atmosphere is very stuffy in here can we open a window? 这的空气很闷，咱们能把窗户打开吗?distant adj. 遥远的(+from) The sun is distant from the earth. 太阳距地球很遥远。非近亲的,远亲的 He is my distant relative. 他是我的远房亲戚。冷淡的，不亲近的 be distant towards to sb. 对某人冷淡 distant calls 长途电话 dist

7、ant relationship 异地恋 First listen and then answer the question. What is the special importance of a telescope in space?1、The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars. NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration (美国)国家航空和宇宙航行局（单词縮写

8、一般都是组织或者机构） at a cost of 造价为，耗资，以的价格/费用 他牺牲了生命，把女儿从大火中救出来。 He saved his daughter from the fire but at the cost of his own life. cost 价格，成本 The cost of living continues to rise. 生活费用继续上涨。2、Right from the start there was trouble with the Hubble. right from the start 从最开始（right 起强调强调作用） He didnt want t

9、o work at the firm (right) from the start. 他从最开始就不想在这家公司上班。 trouble with 关于有麻烦 Whats the trouble with you? 你有什么麻烦? (医生常这样问) There is (engine) trouble with my car. 我的汽车（发动机）有问题。 get into trouble 陷入麻烦 His father told him to stay out of trouble. 他父亲叫他避开是非之地。3、NASA is now going to put the telescope righ

10、t, so it will soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it. put sth. right 修好（故障等），校正，纠正 Remember to put the lights right tomorrow. 明天记得把灯修好 A good rest will put you right. 好好休息一下你就会好转的。 send up 往上送， 使（价格等）上升，提高 Space rockets are being sent up all the time. 现在随时都有火箭发射 send away 赶走，解雇，派 He sent hi

11、s daughter away to school in England.4、Of course, the Hubble is above the earths atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen. above as we stated above 综上所述 above all最重要的，尤其是 above oneself 兴高采烈 形容词最高级后面的关系从句常用ever heard, met

12、, read,seen等完成式： This is the longest book (that) I have ever read. 这是我所看过的书中最长的一部。 Ian is the most interesting man whom I have ever met. 伊恩是我所遇见的最有趣的人。control n. 控制控制 be in control of sth.指挥，管理或控制指挥，管理或控制 Who is in control of the plan? be under control 在控制之中在控制之中 The fire has been under control. 火势已

13、受到控制。火势已受到控制。 Dont worry, everything is under control. be out of control 失去控制失去控制 The fire was out of control.大火失去了控制。大火失去了控制。v. I can control it. =I can manage it. 我能对付我能对付(口语口语) be in charge of sth.smoke n. 烟（雾）烟（雾） full of smoke 充满烟雾充满烟雾 There is no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪无风不起浪 have a smoke 抽一只

14、烟抽一只烟 smoker n. 抽烟的人抽烟的人 heavy smoker 烟瘾重的人烟瘾重的人 ； nonsmoker 不不抽烟的人抽烟的人 v. 吸烟吸烟 Dont smoke! = No smoking! He smoked heavily. smoking area / smoking room 吸烟室吸烟室 cigarette = cigar n. 香烟香烟 desolate adj. 荒凉的 a desolate house 废屋废屋 desolate adj. 荒凉的（与地方相连，荒凉的（与地方相连，表示无人居住表示无人居住, 荒无人烟的）；极度荒无人烟的）；极度孤独的孤独的(与

15、人相连时与人相连时) a desolate hill lonely adj. 孤独的，荒凉的，偏僻的孤独的，荒凉的，偏僻的（与地方连表示孤零零的，但并不（与地方连表示孤零零的，但并不表示无人居住）表示无人居住） threaten v. 威胁威胁 threaten to do sth. 威胁着要做威胁着要做（与人相（与人相连）；有迹象表明连）；有迹象表明 He threatened to make the photo public. threaten sb. with sth. 以以来威胁来威胁/恐吓某人恐吓某人 The thief threatened him with a knife.有有预

16、兆预兆 It threatened to rain. 有迹象表明天要下雨了。有迹象表明天要下雨了。 联想：联想：blackmail，steal，robsurrounding adj. 周围的周围的 the surrounding country 近近郊郊(pl.)n. 周围的事物，环境周围的事物，环境 school surroundings surround v围绕，包围，围住围绕，包围，围住 I live in an old town which is surrounded by beautiful woods. atmosphere n. 大气层大气层, 氛围氛围(在周边的在周边的人文环境

17、人文环境) destruction n. 破坏破坏, 毁灭毁灭 The fire caused the destruction of my books.引起毁坏的原因引起毁坏的原因 Pride was her destruction. 骄傲是她致命的弱点。骄傲是她致命的弱点。 destructive adj. 破坏性的破坏性的 a destructive fire destroy v. 破坏破坏 construct v. 建设建设(为为创造更好的条件创造更好的条件) construction n. 建设建设, 建筑建筑 construction bank 建设银行建设银行 flood n. 洪

18、水洪水, 水灾水灾 at the flood 涨潮，在最有利的时机涨潮，在最有利的时机a flood of tears 泪如泉涌泪如泉涌v. 淹没淹没 The room is flooded with water.v. 溢满溢满 Warmth flooded my heart. row against the flood 逆水行舟逆水行舟spray v. 喷撒喷撒 spray sth. over/on 往往上喷洒上喷洒 spray water over/on flower spray grass-seed over/on the ground grass-seed 草籽草籽 grassland

19、 草地草地 grass-seeder 草籽播种机草籽播种机 grass roots 群众群众quantity n. （数）量（数）量 quantities of 大量的大量的 =in large quantity 大量大量 少量少量 quality n. 质量质量 sth. with good quality 具有好质量的东西具有好质量的东西 I prefer quality to quantity.smallroot n. 根，根茎根，根茎 the root of a treen. 本质本质;根源根源 the root of the problemv. 使立定不动；使固定使立定不动；使固定

20、Fear rooted her to the ground. take root 生根生根 century n. 世纪；百年世纪；百年 at the turn of the century 在世纪之交在世纪之交patch n. (平面上的平面上的)一片一片, 补丁补丁(本意本意) pants full of patches a patch of 一小片一小片 ；patches of 许多片许多片 patches of sunshine 斑驳的阳光斑驳的阳光 a piece of / a bit of / a sheet of 一片，一一片，一块块 v. 修补修补 patch the roof

21、a bad patch 倒霉时期倒霉时期 a good patch 走运时期走运时期blacken v. 变黑，发暗变黑，发暗 The smoke has blackened the walls. 烟把烟把墙熏黑了。墙熏黑了。诽谤诽谤 Jim blackened his deskmate by giving him names. -en后缀表示动词，译为后缀表示动词，译为“使使变得变得” weak adj. 虚弱的虚弱的 weaken v. 使使变变弱，削弱弱，削弱 Widen loosen whiten deepen darken. First listen and then answer

22、the question. What was the danger to the villages after the fire?1、Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. fight sth. 和和作搏斗作搏斗 fight for freedom为自由而战为自由而战 fight a good fight 打了一场漂亮的仗打了一场漂亮的仗 have a fight win a fight ,lose a fight get i

23、t under control 表示表示“使它得到控制使它得到控制”2、A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around. a short time before和和a short time ago都可以与都可以与段时间段时间相连相连 a short time before 不久以前，从过去某一点时间算起，一段时不久以前，从过去某一点时间算起，一段时间以前间以前 （同义词组：（同义词组：a short while before, not long ago） a short time ago

24、 过去某段时间，从现在算起，一段时间以前过去某段时间，从现在算起，一段时间以前 great trees 参天大树参天大树cover she covered her face with her hands. Dont judge the book by its cover.for miles around 方圆几英里（方圆几英里（around表示表示“在周围，向四周在周围，向四周”） This is the only modern building for miles around. 3、When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow quickly. put out 扑灭扑灭 order 定