英语泛读教程3-unit-3词汇表和课堂思考题

.PAGE.WORD文档下载可编辑专业资料整理分享英语泛读教程3Unit3课前预习思考题：AccordingtoRichardWiseman,whycan'ttheaudienceperceivethesecretactionsperformedbyamagicianinfrontofthem?Couldyougiveanexample?Whyarepeoplesufferingfromautismlesslikelytobecheatedbymagicians?AccordingtoWiseman,howdomagiciansmanipulateourconsciousness?Giveanexampletoshowthat.WhatisthemagicspotaccordingtoParris?Whyarescientiststryingtomapouthowourbrainsaredeceived?Doyouthinkmagicwillloseitsappealifpsychologistscanfindoutthewaymagicianstrickourbrains?Whyorwhynot?WordsandExpressions::Text:BurstingTheMagicBubbletinge:verb&nounv:tingesthwithsth:toaddasmallamountofcolortosth<轻微地给。。。着色,给。。。染色；toaddasmallamountofaparticularemotionorqualitywithdisapproval使略带。。感情/性质>Hisdarkhairwasjusttingedwithgrey.他有少许白发alookofsurprisetingedwithdisapproval带有几分不满的惊奇神情noun:asmallamountofacolour,feelingorquality淡淡的色调或痕迹tofeelatingeofenvy/regret/sadness感到几分嫉妒/遗憾/悲伤[形近词]：tingle:n&v:感到刺痛；刺痛感；兴奋感Thecoldairmadeherfacetingle冷空气冻得她脸发痛scramble:noun&verbnoun:asituationinwhichpeoplepush,fightorcompetewitheachotherinordertogetordosth争抢,抢占,争夺；adifficultwalkorclimb艰难行走,爬,攀登Therewasamadscrambleforbestseats人们不顾一切地抢占最好的座位:verb:tomovequickly,especiallywithdifficulty,usingyourhandstohelpyouinordertogetorreachsth迅速而吃力地爬,攀登,争抢,抢占,争夺Hemanagedtoscrambleoverthewall她好不容易翻过墙Theaudiencescrambledfortheexits.观众竞相朝出口涌去scrambledeggswithtomatoes番茄炒蛋surreal:adj.verystrange,morelikeadreamthanreality,withideasandimagesmixedtogetherinastrangeway离奇的,怪诞的,梦幻般的,超现实的surrealism:超现实主义conjuror:noun:<alsoconjurer>apersonconjure:todoclevertrickssuchasmakingthingstoappearordisappearasifbymagic变魔法,变戏法[PHRV]CONJUREUP:tomakesthappearasapictureinyourmind使。。。呈现于脑际,使想起[SYN]EVOKEWhenwethinkofadventures,manyofusconjureupimagesoflarger-than-lifecharacterstrekkingtotheNorthPole.当我们想到探险,脑海中便呈现出那些与众不同的到北极探险的英雄人物vanish:todisappearsuddenlyor/andinawaythatyoucan’texplain<莫名其妙地>突然消失tostopexisting消亡,绝迹Themagicianvanishedinapuffofsmoke魔术师在一股烟中突然不见了mapsthout:toplanorarrangesthinacarefulanddetailedway<精心细致地>规划,安排Tehashiscareerpathclearlymappedout他精心规划了自己的前途mechanic:机械师,技工；〔themechanics[pls]thewaysthworksorisdone方法,手段Themechanicsofsometricksbycontemporarymagicians同时代魔术大师的一些魔术原理asidefrom:<especiallyAmE>=apartfrom,aswellas:出了。。外〔都；此外,加之I’vefinishedapartfrom/asidefromthelastquestioninfullswing:<ofmusic>havingreachedaverylivelylevel在热烈进行中；处于兴盛阶段Whenwearrivedthepartywasalreadyinfullswingandthedancefloorwascrowded.我们赶到时,聚会已进入高潮,舞池里挤满了人swing:n&v:摆动,摇摆,秋千showmanship:skillsindoingthingsinanentertainingwayandgettingalotofattention主持演出的技巧,主持艺术、表演技能showman:apersonwhoorganizespublicentertainments,especiallyatFAIRGROUNDS<尤指露天游乐场的>演出主持人,演出经纪人;善于引起公众注意的人,喜欢出风头的人11.implicit：adj:suggestedwithoutbeingdirectlyexpressed含蓄的,不直接言明的Implicitinhisspeechwastheassumptionthattheywereguilty.他话语之中的言外之意是设定他们有罪blowsbaway:toimpresssbalotortomakethemveryhappy给某人留下深刻印象,使某人很高兴13．dexterity：n:skillinusingyourhands,theabilitytodosthskillfully<手>灵巧,熟练,敏捷,技巧技能Youneedmanualdexteritytobegoodatvideogames完好电子游戏手要灵巧mental/verbaldexterity智能/说话技巧impoverish:tomakesbpoor;tomakesthworseinquality使贫穷,使贫瘠,使枯竭impoverishedpeasants赤贫的农民theimpoverishedareasofthecity这个城市的贫民区Thesechangesarelikelytoimpoverishsingleparentfamiliesevenfurther.这些变革很可能使单亲家庭更加贫困15.sleight:[IDM]sleightofhand:skillfulmovementsofyourhandsthatotherpeoplecannotsee;anactofdeceivingpeopleinacleverway<隐蔽的>敏捷手法,灵巧手法；把戏,花招sleigh:asledge,vehiclethatslidesoversnow,especiallyonepulledbyhorse<尤指马拉的>雪橇blurred：adj,notclear,withoutaclearoutlineorshapeShesufferedfromdizzinessandblurredvision她饱受头晕目眩视物模糊之苦EverythingisablurwhenItakemyglassesoff.我摘掉眼镜什么都变得模糊不清impair：todamagesthormakesthworse损害,削弱Hisageimpairedhischanceoffindinganewjob他的年纪影响了他找新工作的机会impaired:adj.damagedornotfunctioning受损的,损坏的,出毛病的；havingthetypeofphysicalormentalproblemmentioned有〔身体或智力缺陷的,有。。。障碍的hearing-impairedchildren听力受损的儿童impairment:nounkinetic:adj.oforproducedbymovement运动的,运动引起的psychokineticability意念控制能力static:adj.notmoving,changingordeveloping静止的,静态的,停滞的,静力的[OPP]DYNAMICastaticpopulationlevel稳定的人口水平Thebalancesheetprovidesastaticpictureofthefinancialpositionatapointintime资产负债表反映出某一时间的财务状况staticelectricity静电voiceover/voice-over:informationorcommentsinafilm/movie,televisionprogram,etcthat’regivenbyapersonwhoisnotseenonthescreen〔电影或电视节目的解说,画外音；旁白SheearnsalotofmoneydoingvoiceoversforTV-commercials.她为电视广告做解说收入很高gauge:verb&nounnoun:aninstrumentformeasuringtheamountorlevelofsth测量仪器,计量器verb：tomeasuresthaccurately;tocalculatesthapproximately;tomakeajudgementaboutsth,especiallypeople’sfeelingsorattitudes<用仪器>测量,估计,估算；判定、判断〔尤指某人的感情态度Weareabletogaugethestrengthofthewindfromthemovementofthetrees.我们可根据树的摇动估计风力Theyinterviewedemployeestogaugetheirreactiontochanges他们与雇员谈判以判定他们的应变能力autism:amentalconditioninwhichapersonisunabletocommunicateorformrelationshipswithothers自闭症,孤独症anteriorcingulate:大脑前扣带incongruous:adj.strangeandnotsuitableinaparticularsituation不合适的,不相称的,不协调的suchtraditionalmethodsseemincongruousinourtechnicalage此类传统方法似乎跟我们今天的科技时代格格不入[OPP]CONGRUENT:全等的,叠合的,适合的,恰当的,相称的Theywanttoworkinanorganizationwhoseval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editaryinherfamily癫痫是她家的遗传病readout：<ofcomputing>adisplayofinformationonacomputerscreen<计算机>信息读出；目视读出serotonin:血清素10.dilation:膨胀,扩大dilate:tobecomeormakesthlarger,widerormoreopen扩大,使膨胀,扩张dilatedpupils/nostrils扩大了的瞳孔,张大了的鼻孔Redwinecanhelptodilatebloodvessels.红葡萄酒有助于扩张血管。[形近词]dilute稀释11．Correlate:iftwoormorefacts,figures,etc.correlateorifafact,figure,etc.correlateswithanother,thefactsarecloselyconnectedandaffectordependoneachotherAhigh-fatdietcorrelateswithagreaterriskofheartdisease.Stresslevelsandheartdiseasearestronglycorrelated<=connected>.correlatewith：beconnectedwithPovertyandpoorhousingcorrelatewithashorterlifeexpectancy.Lackofprenatalcarecorrelatesstronglywithprematurebirth.12.resonance:<formal><ofsound>thequalityofbeingresonant声音回响,响亮；共鸣,共振；Hervoicehadastrangeandthrillingresonance.Resonant:adj.<formal><ofsound>deep,clearandcontinuingforalongtime嘹亮的,响亮的,回响的,悠扬的,谐振的adeepresonantvoice深沉而响亮的声音aviolinmadeoffineresonantwood用共鸣质良好的木材制作的小提琴13．adaptive：abletochangewhennecessaryinordertodealwithdifferentsituations有适应能力的14．Indulgeinsth：toallowyourselftohaveordosththatyoulike,especiallysththatisconsideredbadforyou;tobetoogenerousinallowingsbtohaveordowhatevertheylike沉湎,沉迷,沉溺于。。。放纵,听任Theywentintotowntoindulgeinsomeseriousshopping.她们进城去大肆购物Shehasneverbeenonetoindulgeingossip.Shedidnotbelieveinindulgingthechildrenwithpresents.她认为不能惯着孩子们要什么就给什么Ioccasionallyindulgeacigarette.我偶尔抽支烟享受下15．grim：lookingorsoundingveryserious;unpleasantanddepressing严肃的,坚定的,阴冷的,令人不快的,令人沮丧的Theoutlookisprettygrim前景令人担忧Thehouselookedgrimanddrearyintherain这房子在雨中显得阴森凄凉agrim-facedpoliceman表情严肃的警察Wefacethegrimprospectofstillhigherunemployment我们面临着失业率进一步攀升的黯淡前景16．rudimentary：arudimentaryknowledgeorunderstandingofasubjectisverysimpleandbasic,notfullyorhighlydevelopedoradvanced；rudimentaryequipment,methods,systemsetcareverybasicandnotadvanced:[OPP]SOPHISTICATED:未充分发展的,原始的,简单的,基本的；Gradually,Iacquiredarudimentaryknowledgeofmusic.渐渐地我对音乐有了一个基本了解Subsistencefarminginitsmostrudimentaryform最原始方式的自给式耕作Theclassroomequipmentisprettyrudimentary.教室里的设备相当简陋17．Pathetic:makingyoufeelpityorsadness;weak,uselessandunsuccessful可怜的,可悲的,令人怜惜的,无力的,无用的Thestarvingchildrenwereapatheticsight看到饥饿的儿童是一副凄惨的景象18．subsume：toincludesthinaparticulargroupandnotconsideritseparately将。。。归入或纳入Allthisphenomenacanbesubsumedunderjusttwobroadcategories.所有这些不同现象均可归入两大类19．gadfly：apersonwhoannoysorcriticizesotherpeopleinordertomakethemdosth为使别人做某事而对其进行批评或骚扰的；讨人厌者20．varsity：[英口语]大学[美]〔体育运动大学或学院的代表队21．omen:asignofwhatisgoingtohappeninthefuture预兆,征兆agoodomen吉兆ahappyomen喜兆22．anthology:acollectionofpoems,letters,etcthathavebeenwrittenbydifferentpeopleandpublishedtogetherinabook.<不同作家作品的>选集23．sexualstereotyping性别模式化stereotype：afixedideaorimagethatmanypeoplehaveofaparticulartypeofpersonorthingbutwhichisoftennottrueinreality.模式化观念或形象,老一套,刻板印象24．gender/racial/culturalstereotype有关性别、种族、文化的旧框框Hedoesn’tconformtotheusualstereotypeofthebusinessmanwithadarksuitandbriefcase他不同于人们一般印象中穿黑色西装、提公文包的商人形象25．sexualharassment：性骚扰26．geezer：aman,anoldmanespeciallywhoisratherstrange男人,怪老头,老家伙27．staple：foodthatisusedandneededallthetime基本食物,主食；themainproductthatisproducedinacountry一国的主要产品STAPLER:订书机28．wield:toholdsthreadytouseitasaweaponortool挥操使用〔武器、工具等tohaveandusepower,authority,etc.拥有,运用,行使、支配权力等Sh