新视野大学英语第二册unit+1+单词+课文

UnitlNewwordstediousa.冗长乏味的oblige vt.迫使;使负有义务absorbeda.极感兴趣的;全神贯注的;专注的allergica.不喜欢某事；对某事反感;过敏的excursionn•短途出行;远足earnesta.非常认真的;郑重其事的exclaimv.（由于惊奇、气愤或激动）呼喊,惊叫whoainterj.哎呀,哇（表示惊讶或认为某事物令人赞叹）civilizationn.文明（社会）architecturen.[U]1建筑风格；建筑式样2建筑学capturevt.1（用文字或图片）记录下,描述,捕捉2俘虏;逮捕condensevt.将（讲话或文章）压缩condenseda.压缩的exceedvt.超过;超出distressn.忧虑;苦恼;悲伤distinguishv.区分；辨别distinctivea.与众不同的；特殊的；特别的complimentarya.1免费赠送的2赞美的；钦佩的complementarya,互为补充的；互补的bulkn.（某物的）大部分,多半criticismn.批评;批判;指责deficitn.[C]1（素质、技能或能力的）缺乏，不足2赤字:亏损:逆差dumba.愚蠢的groceryn.1[C]超级市场2（~ies）[pl.]食品杂货stationarya.不（移）动的；静止的stationeryn.[U]文具padn.[C]1便笺本;拍纸簿2垫；衬垫;护垫albumn.[C]（收存照片、邮票等的）簿，册proclaimvt.（fmL）宣称；宣布；声明scandaln.1[sing.]（尤指当局本应改变的）令人震惊的事,引起愤慨的事2[C]（尤指牵涉知名人士的）丑闻,丑事thrustv.猛推:猛塞proficiencyn.[U]熟练;精通moreoverad.（fml.）而且;再者；此外evidentlyad.明显地;显然exposuren.1[sing.,U]接触；体验2[U]暴露adequatea.足够的;充分的;合乎需要的adequatelyad,足够地;充分地competenta.合格的;能干的jerkn.猛的ー动；猝然ー动jerkya.（在行进中）不平稳的,颠簸的functionn.[C,U]（事物的）功能，作用;（某人的）职责vi.正常工作;正常运转spann.[C]（两个日期或事件之间的）时距，期间scratchn.[C]1（from~）从零开始；从头开始:白手起家2（物件或皮肤上的）刮痕,划痕tunevt.1（also~up）调整，调节（发动机）使达到最佳状态2为（乐器）调音,定弦adjustv.调整；调节vi.适应destinationn.[C]目的地；终点precisea.精确的；准beneficiala.有利的;有帮助的;有用的assetn.1[C]有利条件；长处2[Gusu.pl.]资产；财产soura,酸的subjunctivea.（语法中的）虚拟语气的n.（语法中的）虚拟语气Phrasesandexpressionsbe/feelobligedtodosth.（因形势、法律、义务等关系而）非做不可,迫使get/beseriousabout对…是认真的:并非开玩笑的runintosb.（infml.）偶然遇见某人全然忘记了她的生日。freshfrom刚从…来的;刚有…经历的distinguishbetween区分:辨别nailsth.Down1钉:将某物钉牢2(infml.)最终确定;对某事作出定论thruststh.uponsb.(usu.passive)迫使某人做某事;迫使某人接受某事get/feel/belost迷惘;困惑:不知所措become/beattractedtosth.对某事/物产生兴趣outofcuriosity出于好奇lookuponsb./sth.as把某人/某物看作beequippedwithsth.以…为装备;配备…swellwithpride/anger,etc.洋洋得意/怒气冲冲等AnimpressiveEnglishlessonIfIamtheonlyparentwhostillcorrectshischild'sEnglish,thenperhapsmysonisright.Tohim,Iamatediousoddity:afatherheisobligedtolistentoandamanabsorbedintherulesofgrammar,whichmysonseemsallergicto.IthinkIgotseriousaboutthisonlyrecentlywhenIranintooneofmyformerstudents,freshfromanexcursiontoEurope."Howwasit?"Iasked,fullofearnestanticipation.Shenoddedthreeorfourtimes,searchedtheheavensfortherightwords,andthenexclaimed,"Itwas,like,whoa!"Andthatwasit.ThecivilizationofGreeceandthegloryofRomanarchitecturewerecapturedinacondensednon-statement.Mystudent's"whoa!"wasexceededonlybymyhead-shakingdistress.TherearemanydifferentstoriesaboutthedownturnintheproperuseofEnglish.Surelystudentsshouldbeabletodistinguishbetweentheir/there/they'reorthedistinctivedifferencebetweencomplimentaryandcomplementary.Theyunfairlybearthebulkofthecriticismfortheseknowledgedeficitsbecausethereisasensethattheyshouldknowbetter.Studentsarenotdumb,buttheyarebeingmisledeverywheretheylookandlisten.Forexample,signsingrocerystorespointthemtothestationary,eventhoughtheactualstationeryitems-pads,albumsandnotebooks-arenotnaileddown.Friendsandlovedonesoftenproclaimthey'vejustatewhen,infact,they'vejusteaten.Therefore,itdoesn'tmakeanysensetocriticizeourstudents.Blameforthescandalofthislanguagedeficitshouldbethrustuponourschools,whichshouldbesettinghighstandardsofEnglishlanguageproficiency.Instead,theyonlyteachalittlegrammarandevenlessadvancedvocabulary.Moreover,theyoungerteachersthemselvesevidentlyhavelittleknowledgeofthesevitalstructuresoflanguagebecausetheyalsowentwithoutexposuretothem.Schoolsfailtoadequatelyteachtheessentialframeworkoflanguage,accurategrammarandpropervocabulary,whiletheyshouldtaketheresponsibilityofpushingtheyoungontothepathofcompetentcommunication.Sincegrammarisboringtomostoftheyoungstudents,Ithinkthatitmustbehandleddelicately,stepbystep.ThechancecamewhenonedayIwasdrivingwithmyson.Aswesetoutonourtrip,henoticedabirdinjerkyflightandsaid,"It'sflyingsounsteady."Icarefullyasked,"Myson,howisthebirdflying?""What'swrong?DidIsayanythingincorrectly?"Hegotlost."Great!Yousaidincorrectlyinsteadofincorrect.Weuseadverbstodescribeverbs.Therefore,it'sflyingsounsteadilybutnotsounsteady.''Curiousaboutmycorrection,heaskedmewhatanadverbwas.Slowly,Isaid,"It'sawordthattellsyousomethingaboutaverb."Itledtohisaskingmewhataverbwas.Iexplained,"Verbsareactionwords;forexample,Daddrivesthetruck.Driveistheverbbecauseit'sthethingDadisdoing."Hebecameattractedtotheideaofactionwords,sowelistedafewmore:fly,swim,dive,run.Then,outofhisowncuriosity,heaskedmeifotherwordshadnamesfortheiruseandfunctions.Thisledtoadiscussionofnouns,adjectives,andarticles.Withinthespanofa10-minutedrive,hehadlearnedfromscratchtothemajorpartsofspeechinasentence.Itwaspainlesslearningandgreatfun!Perhaps,languageshouldbelookeduponasaroadmapandavaluablepossession:oftenstudytheroadmap(checkgrammar)andtuneupthecarengine(adjustvocabulary).Learninggrammarandagoodvocabularyisjustlikedrivingwitharoadmapinawell-conditionedcar.Theroadmapprovidestheframeworkandguidanceyouneedforyourtrip,butitwon'ttellyouexactlywhattreesorflowersyouwillsee,whatkindofpeopleyouwillencounter,orwhattypesoffeelingsyouwillbeexperiencingonyourjourney.Here,thevocabularymakesthejourney'struecolorscomealive!Agoodvocabularyenablesyoutoenjoywhateveryouseeasyoudrivealong.Equippedwithgrammarandagoodvocabulary,youhaveflexibilityandexcellentcontrol.Whiletheroadmapguidesyourjourneytoyourdest