新编英语教程6教案Unit-Two

UnitTwo

TextITheFineArtofPuttingThingsOff

TextIIGossipIII.KeyPointsoftheTextParagraph1exhort:(formal)urgeoradvisestrongly规劝;告戒E.g.:Theteacherexhortedherstudentstodotheirownresearchwork.Paragraph1elegant:havingthequalitiesofgrace,beauty,andfashion文雅的，雅致的；讲究的，精美的E.g.:elegantmanners优雅的风度

asetofbookswithelegantbindings一套装帧精美的书籍get/comearound/roundto:findtimefor,especiallyafterdelay抽出时间来做（或考虑）E.g.:Thecommitteewillgetroundtoyoursuggestionafterthey’vedealtwithurgentbusiness.

worthy:(sometimeshumorous)apersonofimportance知名人士；杰出人物E.g.:localworthies地方名流

Hehadbeenacollegeworthy.他曾是学院里大名鼎鼎的人。cool/kickone’sheels:(colloquial)beforcedtowait;bekeptwaitingE.g.:IhadtokickmyheelsfornearlytwohoursbeforeIcouldseemyboss.anteroom:(alsoantechamber)aroominwhichpeoplewait,asbeforeseeingadoctor(连接正厅的)前厅，候见室attestto:testifyto;serveasanevidencetoaffirm/tobeproofof证明，表明E.g.:Hissuccessatteststohisability.他的成功表明他有能力。ever:(olduseorincombination)always总是，不断地；永远，始终E.g.:Warandsufferinghaveevergonehandinhand.战争和苦难总是结伴而行的。dub:give(someone)anunofficialnameornickname给…起绰号；把…称为；授予…称号E.g.:HewasdubbedShortybecauseofhissize.他因身材短小被人取了个矮子的绰号。cunctation:delayrationalize:attempttoexplainorjustifyone’sactionwithplausiblereasons,eveniftheyarenottrueorappropriateE.g.:Don’trationalizeyourincompetencebyfindingfaultwiththemethod.plead:(formal)giveasanexcuseforanaction提出…为理由；提出…为借口E.g.:Thethiefpleadedpoverty.那贼说是因为贫穷才偷窃的。

edict:anorderorcommand;decreeprocrastination:(formal)arepeateddelay(withoutgoodreason)indoingsomenecessaryact

Paragraph2do-it-nowers:thosewhoactpromptlyungodly:(informal)veryunreasonable不适当的；不可思议的；令人不能容忍的E.g.:Hecalledatanungodlyhour.他来得很不是时候。

eatanungodlyamount食量大得叫人难以相信apocalyptic:(oftenderogatory)forebodingimminentdisasterorfinaldoom预示世界末日恐怖景象的E.g.:anapocalypticimagination充满世界末日恐怖景象的想象力

apocalypse:theshowingofhiddenthings,especiallythetellingofwhatwillhappenwhentheworldends天启，启示；《启示录》；大灾变Paragraph3allthetroubleprocrastinationmayincur:allthetroublethataperson’sdelayinactionmaybringuponhimincur:becomesubjectto(somethingunpleasant)asaresultofone’sownaction招致,引起,带来;遭受,受到incursomebody’sdispleasure(envy)招致某人的不悦(妒忌)E.g.:Thecompanyincurredaheavylossduetomismanagement.geodeticsurvey:landareasurvey大地测量ledge:aflatshelfofrock,especiallyonethatstretchesalongwaybelowthesea(近海岸的)暗礁porcupine:atypeofquitesmallshort-leggedanimalthathasverylongstiffprickles(quills刺)alloveritsbackandsides.Itislargerthanahedgehog(美洲箭猪)豪猪Paragraph4proconsul:(inancientRome)agovernorofapartoftheRomanEmpire;总督ruminate:(formal)gooverinthemindrepeatedlyandoftenslowly沉思；反复思考E.g.:Heruminatedover/onthesituationbeforehemadethefinaldecision.sling:斯林酒(一种由烈酒、水、糖、柠檬汁等混合而成的饮料)blessedly:happilynattering(natterv.):(BrEinformal)chattering;hence,noisyE.g.:Theynatteredawayforanhouraboutnothing.他们空谈了一个小时。addicted:dependentonsomething(usuallyadrug)andunabletostophavingit;enthusiasticallydevotedtoaparticularthingoractivityE.g.:Heisaddictedtococaine/heroin.Paragraph5echelon:(oftenpluralwithsingularmeaning)(inagroupofpeopleororganization)rank,level阶层E.g.:thetopechelonoftheCivilService文职官员中的最高层

theleadingechelonsofagovernment政府的领导阶层thehigher(lower)echelons较高（低）职位的全体人员corporatedynamics:thepatternofgrowth,changeordevelopmentofacorporation企业的动态thecautionthatbreedsdelay:thegreatcarethatcausesdelaybreed:cause(ausuallyunpleasantconditionorfeeling)todevelopE.g.:Somepeoplebelievethatviolencebreedsviolence.

fortify:encourage;supportParagraph6flourish:developrapidly.Whenspeakingofaperson,ananimal,etc.,itmeans“growordevelopinahealthyorvigorousway”.E.gWe’rehappytoseethesedisabledchildrenflourishintheirfoster-homes(寄养家庭).apricot:杏子；杏树

reappraisal:re-assessment;re-evaluation重新评估；重新评价manylanguagesarestuddedwithphrases:manylanguagesareprovidedwithphrasesstud:asmallpieceofmetalwhichisattachedtoasurfaceasadecoration饰钉bestuddedwith:becoveredwithsomethinglikestudsE.g.:theskystuddedwithstarsParagraph7academe:theacademiccommunity;academics学术界；学术环境takehighhonors:doverywell,earngreatdistinctionchurnoutthreetofivepagesofwritingaday:producethreetofivepagesadayParagraph7churnout:producesomethingroutinelyormechanically,especiallyinlargequantities.checkoutthelatestbook:examinethelatestbookcarefully;borrowthelatestbookfromthelibraryParagraph8maintain:stateastrue;arguefor断言；主张assiduous(assiduityn.):showinggreatcareandperseverance;hard-working勤奋的，刻苦的；坚持不懈地，一丝不苟地进行的E.g.:beassiduousinone’sduties勤奋从事本职工作assiduousediting一丝不苟的编辑工作

shrink:(AmEhumorousandslang)headshrinker;psychiatrist,psychoanalyst(原始部落中)把砍下的敌人首级干缩保存作为战利品者；精神病医师；subliminal:existingorfunctioningoutsidetheareaofconsciousawareness潜意识的E.g.:subliminaladvertising(电视等的)速闪广告dragone’sfeet/heels:(informal)actintentionallyinasloworineffectivewayE.g.:Yourfirmisdraggingitsfeetoversigningthiscontract.Paragraph9truism:anundoubtedorself-evidenttruth不言而喻的事；老生常谈deliberation:longandcarefulconsiderationordiscussion;slowandunhurriedmovement细想，考虑；研究；E.g.:Aftermuchdeliberation,Idecidednottogo.我在再三考虑后决定不去了。

speakwithdeliberation字斟句酌地讲话mellowandmarinate/marinade:tomellowistobecomeripeorfullydeveloped,andtomarinate/marinadeistosteep(meat,fish)inasavorysaucetoenrichitsflavor;here,ripenandmatureentree:

(歌剧或芭蕾舞剧中)开头的一个曲目；(美)主菜pace:withrespectto(aspecifiedpersonwhodoesnotormaynotagree请（可能与自己意见不同的人）原谅E.g.:Ihavenot,pacemydetractors,enteredintoany“deals”.我并没有请诋毁我的诸君容我辩白参与任何“交易”。byallmeans:(formal)yes,ofcourse;II.KeyPointsoftheTextParagraph1Siamese:ofSiam(nowcalledThailand)暹罗的，暹罗人的，暹罗语的scratchthesurface:lookcloselyinto(theissue)Paragraph2glee:feelingofgreatdelightwhichmakesonewanttolaugh,causedbysomethinggoodexperiencedbyoneself,orsomethingbadthathappenstosomebodyelse欣喜；幸灾乐祸legacy:moneyorpropertylefttosomebodyinawill;traditionheritage:

(datedorformal)propertythathasbeenormaybeinheritedbyanheir遗产；继承物freakish:unusualorabnormal;strange不寻常的；不正常的；反常的；奇怪的；奇异的freak:

personconsideredabnormalbecauseofhisbehavior,appearance,ideas,etc.不正常的人mundane:ordinaryandtypicallyunexciting

平凡的；平淡的Paragraph3bison/‵baisn/:Americanbuffalo;Europeanwildox北美野牛;欧洲野牛speculateon:guess

思考；思索；推断；推测E.g.:Wecanonlyspeculateonwhethertherewillbeenoughoilfortheworld’sneedsbytheendofthiscentury.due:somethingthatrightfullybelongstosoE.g.:Theartisthasfinallybeenaccordedsomethingofhisdue.那位艺术家最终得到了应得的荣誉。asknomorethanone’sdue别提非分的要求frivolity:theconditionofbeingfrivolous(notserious;silly;);轻薄，轻浮；轻浮的举动；无聊事或行为；E.g.:Ihavenotimeforsuchfrivolitiesasparties.我没时间去赴宴或参加诸如此类的无聊活动。ownup(to):admitafaultorcrime,ordoingsomethingwrong坦白地承认；供认Youhadbetterownuptoyourfaults.你最好还是承认错误。Paragraph4scurrilous:abusiveandinsulting,especiallyinacrudeorobsceneway;vulgar用污言秽语谩骂的，恶言诽谤的E.g.:acampaignfilledwithscurrilouschargesandcountercharges一场双方辱骂攻讦不止的竞选运动scurrility:scurrilousness;scurrilouslanguage谩骂性；粗鄙性；恶意谩骂；mean-spirited:卑鄙的；心胸狭窄的，小心眼的，小气的disown:refusetoacceptasone’sown;saythatonehasnoconnectionwithE.g.:Hedisownedanyhandinthebook.他否认曾插手该书的编写工作。

Hedisownedhisreprobateson.他声明同他堕落的儿子脱离关系。amiable:ofapleasantnature;good-tempered;friendly和蔼可亲的；令人愉悦的E.g.:anamiabletone亲切的语调Wehaveaveryamiablecompanionship.我们之间存在一种亲切友好的关系。Paragraph5rumor-monger(n.&v.):apersonwhospreadrumors;spreadrumorsmonger:personwhomakessomethingunpleasantwidelyknown传播坏事的人slander(n.&v.):anintentionalfalsespokenreport,story,etc.,whichunfairlydamagesthegoodopinionheldaboutapersonbyothers口头诽谤slanderous(adj.)c.f.libel:(law)aprintedorwrittenstatement,picture,etc.,thatunfairlydamagesthegoodopinionheldaboutapersonbyothers(以文字、图画等进行的)诽谤（罪）E.g.:alibelsuit诽谤案

Thebookisalibelonhumannature.这本书是对人性的诬蔑。willful(AmE)=wilful(BrE):havingorshowingtheintentionofdoingwhatonelikes,inspiteofotherpeople;doneonpurpose任性的，固执的；故意的，有意的，存心的E.g.:bewilfulaschildren任性得像孩子

bedischargedforwilfulneglect因故意玩忽职守而被解雇

awillfulmurder蓄意谋杀

willfuldisobedience故意违抗fabrication:somethingmadeorinventedinordertodeceive,especiallyalie虚构的东西，捏造的东西（尤指谎言、借口等）E.g.:Therumorsweremerefabrications.这些谣言纯属捏造。undermine:weakengraduallyorinsidiously(暗中地)逐渐削弱或暗中破坏E.g.:Insultsunderminedherconfidence.一再受到侮辱之后，她渐渐丧失信心。Paragraph6godparent:thepersonwhomakespromisestohelpaChristiannewlyreceivedintothechurchataspecialceremony(Baptism)教父；教母c.f.godchild:thechildforwhomonetakesresponsibilitybymakingpromisesataceremony(Baptism)教子；教女crony(n.&v.):(informal)afriendorcompanion,especiallyofsomeoneold老朋友，密友;结成密友E.g.:cronywithsomebody和某人结为亲密朋友cronyism:

友谊；交友能力（或愿望）E.g.:establishgreatcronyismwithsomebody和某人结为莫逆之交E.g.:establishgreatcronyismwithsomebody和某人结为莫逆之交pare:cutaway(thethinoutercovering,edge,orskinofsomething),usuallywithasharpknife；trimsomethingbycuttingawaytheedges削去…的皮，剥去…的皮；削去，剥去；修剪某物的边缘E.g.:pareanapple削苹果皮

pareone’sfingernails剪指甲inextricable:whichcannotbeescapedfrombecauseitissodifficult;whichcannotbeuntiedorseparated无法逃离的；无法摆脱的；分不开的E.g.:aninextricabledilemma摆脱不了的困境

inextricableconfusion不能理清的混乱inextricableconfusion不能理清的混乱entwine:windonethingwithorroundanother;twisttogether,round,orin盘绕；使缠绕；使交错；使紧密结合E.g.:Sheknowshowtoentwineherselfinyouraffections.她懂得如何紧紧缠住你的心。c.f.entangle:cause(string,rope,hair,etc.)tobecometwistedormixed(withsomethingelse),ortocause(something)tobecometwistedormixed(withstrong,rope,hair,etc.)缠住，套住；使纠缠E.g.:Myfishinglinegotentangledinweeds.我的钓丝给水草缠住了。traffic:exchangeofideas交往，交流；交换E.g.:Idon’twantanymoretrafficwithhissort.我不愿再和他那种人来往了。

trafficbetweenthehumanandthedivine人神交流

alivelytrafficinideas活跃的思想交流Paragraph7fabulist:预言家；撒谎者；捏造者enchanting:(appreciative)delightful令人陶醉的；迷人的；可爱的E.g.:anenchantingsmile迷人的微笑

anenchantingchild可爱的孩子sibling:(formal)abrotherorsisterParagraph8goabout:do,performdissect:cutupsomethingintopartstofindtheshapeandrelationshipoftheparts,asmedicalstudentsdo;examineingreatdetail(especiallytofindthefaultsin);analyze解剖；仔细分析；剖析；详细评论minutia:(usuallyplural)averysmallpoint,thatoftendoesnotseemworthconsidering;smallexactdetail微小的细节，细枝末节；琐事，E.g.:theminutiaeofdailylife日常生活琐事titillate:excitepleasantly呵…痒；逗引；使兴奋E.g.:titillatethereader’sinterest激发读者的兴趣bask:sitorlieinenjoyableheatorlight舒适地晒太阳，取暖；（在某种环