新视野大学英语读写教程Unit-05-SecB

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Unit5:SectionB

/.ReadingSkills:

Forthisunitasyoufindinyourstudents*book,wefocusonthemajordetailsof

paragraphs.

Fromthestudents'bookwelearnthatwhenwearereadingaparagraph,weshould

firsttrytoidentifyandthentrytoseparatethemajordetailfromthesmallorless

importantdetails.

Herearesomewaystohelpyoulocatethemajordetail.

1.Learntoreadforthemainidea.Ifyouidentifythemainideaeasily,thefactsto

supportthatideawillstandout.

2.Knowthatallfactsanddetailsarenotequalinimportance.Lookonlyforthefacts

thatrelatetothemainidea.

Example1

TheownerhandsoutAlDSinformationtoallherclientswhentheyentertheshopand

showsvideosonAlDSpreventionwhiletheywaitfortheirhairtodry.Shealsokeeps

booksandotherpublicationsaroundsocustomerscanreadthemwhilewaitingfor

theirappointments.It*samazinghowmanypeopleshehaseducatedonthejob.(Para.

5,PassageA)

Explanation

MainIdea:?

MainIdea:TheshopownerjoinedintheAlDSeducationalprograms..

MajorDetail:?

MajorDetail:TheownerhandsoutAlDSinformationtoallherclients.

Example2

Likemanyotherhunters,theKunghasbeendescribedasaleisuredandevenan

“affluent”society.Theydonothaveorneedmanymaterialpossessionsandinmany

casesthesearchforfoodisneitherexhaustingnortime-consuming.One

anthropologisthasreckonedtheiraverageworkdayassixhoursandthatadultsspend

abouttwoandahalfdaysorbetween12and19hoursaweekinfood-getting.Men

mayhuntforaperiodandthenrestforseveralweeks;womengatherenoughfoodfor

threedaysatatime,andmaythenvisitneighboringcampsorentertain,asthemen

dotheirleisure-time.

Explanation

MainIdea:?

MainIdea:TheKunghasbeenregardedasaleisuredandeven“affluent”society.

MajorDetail:?

MajorDetail:Theydonothaveorneedmanymaterialpossessionsandthesearchfor

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foodisneitherexhaustingnortime-consuming.

Example3

Inthespringof1983,acommitteeattheMedardH.NelsonElementarySchoolinNew

Orleansdecideditwastimetotakethemystique（神秘性）outofcomputersfortheir

621students.TheyorderedsixApple11computersandsetupcomputerclassesfor

teachers,parentsandstudents.Almosteveryonewasenthusiasticabouttheresults;

afewstudentsbecamesointerestedthattheyformedacomputerclub.Theprincipal

isverypleasedwiththisexperimentandplanstobuymoreequipmentassoonas

fundsbecomeavailable.

Explanation

MainIdea:?

MainIdea:Theelementaryschoolhasequippedthechildren'seducationwith

computers.

MajorDetail:?

MajorDetail:TheyorderedsixApple11computersandsetupcomputerclassesfor

teachers,parentsandstudents.

Example4

Inthelastfiveyears,thenumberofstudiesoninfantcognitionhastripled.Themen

andthewomenwhoattendedtheconferencewereaskedtoassess（评估）whathas

beenlearned,andtodevelopsomeguidelines（指导）forfutureresearch.Butthemore

theytalked,thefurtherapartthebrainscientistsseemedfromthepsychologists,the

visionspecialistsfromthelinguists.Whileeachgrouphadmadeprogressinitsown

area,theywerefarfromreachinganycommonground,andfurtheryetfromfinding

answerstosuchabasicquestionas:Howarebabiesaffectedbyexperience?

Explanation

MainIdea:?

MainIdea:Scientistsindifferentareaswerestillfarawayfromreachinganycommon

groundinspitethatmoreworkhadbeendoneonthesubjectofinfantcognition.

MajorDetail:?

MajorDetail:Theyevenfailedtofindanswerstosuchabasicquestionas:Howare

babiesaffectedbyexperience?

Example5

Cultureitselfmustbetransmitted,andthemosteffectivewayisthroughthefamily.

Parentsteachtheirchildrentheideasandtraditionstheyobtainedfromtheirown

parents.Forthisreasonthefamilybecameincreasinglyimportant;thepractical

applicationsofculturaltraditions,suchashuntingforfood,rearingchildrenand

tendingthesick,mayhavebeentheobviousmethodstousewhenmorethanone

familycametogetherinajointactivity.

Explanation

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MainIdea:?

MainIdea:Parentsplayavitalroleinculturaltransmission.

MajorDetail:?

MajorDetail:Parentsteachtheirchildrentheideasandtraditionstheyobtainedfrom

theirownparents.

Example6

Montagnerhasdevelopedasystemforobservingandclassifyingthegesturelanguage

ofchildren.Hehasalsotrackeddownsomeofitsorigins.Inaddition,hislong-term

observationsofchildrenhavegivenhimasenseofthenormalandabnormal

developmentaltimetablefortheemergenceofspecifictypesofgesturesandbody

language.Bynowhecancalculatehowmanyofayoungchild'sgesturesbelongto

certaincategoriesofbehaviorandcanthenderiveaseriesofsignificantratios.

Explanation

MainIdea:?

MainIdea:Montagnerhascontributedalottothestudyofthegesturelanguageof

children.

MajorDetail:?

MajorDetail:Montagnerhasdevelopedasystemforobservingandclassifyingthe

gesturelanguageofchildren.

11.TextAnalysis:

NewWords

'commence

v.begin;start开始

Afterdinner,hecommencedhishomework.吃过晚饭之后,他开始做家庭作业。

Themeetingcommencedatteno'clock.会议十点开始。

工thrust

v.pushwithforceandsuddenly推，冲

Wethrustourwaythroughthecrowd.我们奋力穿过人群。

Thesoldiersthrusttowardtheenemy.士兵向敌人冲过去。

4-apart

ad.1.separatebyadistance分开地

Thetwobuildingsaretwohundredmetersapart.这两栋楼房相隔两百米。

Heandhiswifearelivingapart.他和妻子分居两处。

2.(from)exceptfor除了....之外

Thisisagoodbookapartfromafewmistakes.除了几个错误之外，这是一本好书。

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■initial

a.whichisatthebeginningof起初的,开始的

Theinitialtalkswerethebaseofthelateragreement.最初的谈判是随后达成协议的基础。

Hisinitialanswerwasnotgoodenough.他最初的回答并不令人满意。

上initially

ad.atthebeginning开始地，起先

Initially,sheobjectedtotheplan,butlatershechangedhermind.起先，她反对这一计

划，但后来改变了主意。

Shetookinterestinitinitially,butshewasnotinterestedverylong.她一开始感兴趣,

但这兴趣并没有保持多久。

4-intense

a.strong(inqualityorfeeling)强烈的

Shesuddenlyfeltintensehateforherhusband.她突然非常憎恨丈夫。

Thefarmersworkeddespitetheintenseheat.尽管天气炎热，农民仍然在干活。

工bleed

vi.loseblood流血

Thecutonhisfingerwasbleeding.他手指上的伤口在流血。

Myheartbledforthosepoorchildren.我为这些可怜的孩子感到非常难过。

&haste

n.quickmovementoraction匆忙

Inhishaste,heforgottoputonhiscoat.匆忙之中，他忘记穿上外衣。

Heshutthedoorwithhaste.他急忙关上大门。

▲approach

vt.comenearto靠近，接近

Theteacherapproachedmeandaskedwhat'swrongwithme.老师走近我，问我怎么了。

n.1.[U]theactofcomingnear靠近，接近

Theapproachofwinterbringscoldweather.冬天将至，天气转冷。

2.[C]ameansorwayofentering

途径

Alltheapproachestothetownwereguardedbysoldiers.

所有进城通道都有士兵把守。

3.[C][to]awayormethodofdoingsth.方式，方法

Hedidn'twanttousethenewapproachtoEnglishteaching.他不愿意采用新方法教授英

语。

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4-trial

n.(pl.)【体】预赛，选拔赛

2.(anactof)testingtofindquality,value,orusefulness实验,检验

Thetrialsshowthatthemedicineisquiteeffectiveintreatingthedisease.实验表明这

一药物治疗这种疾病很有效。

3.(anactof)hearingandjudgingapersonoracaseinacourt审判

Theirtrialwillbeheldnextweek.对他们的审判将于下周举行。

，significant

a.ofmajorimportance重要的

Yoursuccesstodaymustbesignificantforyourfuturelife.你今天的成功对你未来的生活

很重要。

Doesthereportgiveallthesignificantfactsofthecase?这份报告提供了涉及这个案件的

所有重要证据吗？

工endanger

vt.causedangerto危及，使遭受危险

Youwillendangeryourhealthifyousmoke.你如果吸烟，就会危及健康。

、spill

v.pourout溅出，溢出

MyhandmovedbymistakeandIspilledmydrinkonmyleg.我一失手把饮料泼到了腿

上。

Thewaiterspilledcoffeeonthetable.侍者将咖啡泼在了桌上。

，adopt

vt.1.takeintoone'sfamilyandtakeonthedutyasaparent收养

Helosthisparentsattheageofthreeandwasadoptedbyhisuncle.他三岁时失去双

亲，由叔叔收养。

Hisparentsweresopoorthathehadtogiveupadoptinghim.他父母亲彳艮穷，只好放弃抚

养他。

2.use采取，采用

Weadoptedanewmethodtosolvetheproblem.我们采用了新方法解决这个问题。

IlikeyourmethodsofteachingandIwilladopttheminmyteaching.我喜欢你的教学

方法，并将在教学中采用这些方法。

4-adoption

n.1.theactofadopting收养

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Theygavetheirbabiesupforadoption.他们放弃抚养孩子。

Ifyoucannothaveyourchildrenofyourown,whynotconsideradoption?如果你们不

能生育,为什么不考虑收养孩子？

2.theactofusing运用，使用，采用

Withouttheadoptionofyourideas,theywouldhavesufferedsuchaheavyloss.要是

没有采纳你的意见，他们就会蒙受重大损失。

，gym(gymnasium)

n.physicaltraining;ahallforphysicaltraining体操，体育训练；体育馆

agymclass体育课

agymteacher体育教师

4-explore

vt.1.travelintoorthrough(aplace)forthepurposeofdiscovery探索，探讨

Agroupofscientistsweresenttoexplorethevalley.一个科学家小组被派去探索这个河谷。

Thespacestationisausefulinstrumentinexploringouterspace.空间站是探索太空的

有用工具。2.examinecarefully

探讨，仔细研究

Inhisreport,Frankexploredthechanceofbuildingadamontheriver.在报告中弗兰

克探讨了在江上建造大坝的可行性。

Thehistoryprofessorexploredthecausesoftherevolution.这位历史学教授仔细研究了革

命发生的原因。

工mug

vt.stealfromand/ortreatinaroughway抢劫

Iwaswalkingouttomycarwhenamantriedtomugme.我正朝汽车走去，突然有人试

图抢劫我。

工prior

a.earlier;comingorplannedbefore先前的；预先的

Iwasunabletoattendthepartybecauseofapriorappointment.由于事前另有所约，我

不能参加晚会。

Hesaidthathehadnopriorknowledgeofthemeeting.他说他事先对这次会议的情况一

无所知。

工platform

n.1.araisedfloorofboardsforspeakers,performers,etc讲台，舞台

Shespokefromtheplatform.她在讲台上发表演讲。

Pleasespeaktotheplatform.请对着台上讲。

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2.aboardforjumpingofftogiveheighttoadiveorjump固K板

工spring-board(springboard)

n.(游泳池)跳水板

1mostly

ad.mainly;inmostcasesormostofthetime主要地

Sheusedhercarmostlyforherjob.她的车主要用于上班。

Theguestsweremostlyherfather'sfriends.这些客人主要是她父亲的朋友。

■unfortunately

ad.withregretorsadfeelings不幸的是;遗憾地

Unfortunately,wearrivedtoolatetocatchtheplane.遗憾的是，我们来得太迟，没有赶

上飞机。

4-coach

n.apersonwhotrainspeopleindifferentsportsforgames,matches,etc.教练

Hehasbeenafootballcoachfortwentyyears.他当足球教练有二十年了。

Hewasnamedtheheadcoachofthenationalteam.他被任命为国家队的主教练。

vt.trainorteach;giveinstructionoradviceto训练；指导，辅导

Theyoftengivetheirtimecoachingthestudents.他们经常抽时间辅导这些学生。

、assist

vt.helporsupport帮助，协,助

(sb.withsth.帮助做某事

Heusedtoassisthiswifewiththehousework.他过去常常帮助妻子做家务。

，leader

n.apersonorathingthatleadsorisinadvanceofothers处于领先地位的人或事物，领

袖，领导

Chinahasbeenaleaderintheproductionofriceintheworld.中国在水稻种植方面处于

世界领先地位。

Thescientistisaninternationalleaderinthefieldofmathematics.这位科学家在数学这

--领域处于国际领先地位。

工triumph

n.acompletevictoryorsuccess胜利，成功

Thisisnotanexpectedtriumphforthem.这次胜利|出乎他们意料之夕卜。

Heseemedtoregarditasasmalltriumph,他似乎把这看成是小小的胜利。

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vi.(over)win,beat获胜，成功；击败

Ourteamtriumphedovertheirs.我们队战胜了他们队。

,gay

n.ahomosexualperson,esp.aman(尤指男)同性恋者

Upartner

n.thepersononeismarriedtoorhavinglovingorsexualrelationwith;thepersonone

isdoingsth.with伴侣;伙伴

Wantingotherfriendsdoesn*tmeanyoudon'tloveyourpartner需要其他朋友，并不意

味着你不爱自己的伴侣。

Theteacherandsomeofhispartnersaretakingthestudentsonafieldtrip.这位老师

和他的一些伙伴正带领学生进行野外实习。

4-confuse

vt.causetobemistaken;failtotellthedifferencebetween弄错，使困惑；混淆

Theyconfusedtheteacherbyhavingthesamenames.他们名字相同，致使老师常弄错。

Youhaveconfusedthemeaningsofthetwowords.你把这两个单词的意义弄混淆了。

】vapor

n.aformlikeagaswhichismadeupofoftinydropsofwaterorotherliquidsintheair

蒸气

Whenyouheataliquid,itchangesintoavapor.液体加热时,会变成蒸气。

Athincoatofvaporbegantocollect.薄薄的一层蒸气开始集聚起来。

4-vaporize

vi.(causeto)changeintovapor变成蒸气

Watervaporizeswhenboiled.水沸腾时变成蒸气。

工compete

vi.takepartin(agame,amatch)竞争，比赛

HeatlastgotachancetocompeteintheOlympics.他终于获得了参加奥运会比赛的机会。

Hewascleverenoughtocompeteforthemathematicsscholarship.

他很聪明，可以参与竞争以获得数学奖学金。

虫scare

vt.causesuddenfearto吓坏，使惊恐

Don'tletthenoisescareyou.It'sonlythewind.别让那响声吓坏了，那只是风而已。

Youscaredmebycominginsoquietly.你一声不响地进来，把我吓坏了。

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4repetition

n.sayingordoingagain重复

Thisaccidentisarepetitionofonethathappenedherethreeweeksago.这起事故是三

周前这儿发生的事故的重演。

Theperformingoftheplayimprovedwitheachrepetition.每次演出,这部戏的表演都有

所改进。

，confident

a.havingbeliefinone'spowerorability自信的,相信的

Thegovernmentisconfidentofwinningthenexttermofoffice.政府相信能够赢得下届

选举。

Shewasconfidentthatshewouldfindworksoon.她相信自己很快会找到工作的。

4-score-board

n.aboardonwhichthescoreofagameisrecordedasitisplayed(体育比赛)记分牌

立leap

vi.jumpthroughtheair,oftenlandinginadifferentplace跳跃

Heleapedintotheair.他向空中跳跃。

Theyleapt/leapedoverthesmallriver,他们跃过小溪。

上quit

vt.stop(doingsth.)andleave放弃，停止

Hequithisjobforabetterposition.他辞去自己的工作，为的是找到更好的工作。

Iwastryingtoquitsmokingatthetime.当时我正在努力戒烟。

vi.giveupone*sjob离职，辞职

Bobquitbecausethepaywastoolow.因为工资太低，鲍勃辞职了。

上professional

a.relatingtoaperson'swork,especiallyworkthatrequiresspecialtraining职业的

Hislifeasaprofessionalplayerstartedsevenyearsago.七年前，他开始了他的职业选手

生涯。

Professionalfootballplayersearntheirlivingbyplayingfootball.职业足球运动员以踢足

球为生。

professionally

ad.职业地；专业地

Hehasbeenplayingbasketballprofessionallyforfiveyears.彳也当职业篮球运动员已经5

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Heisthefirstprofessionallytrainedlibrarydirectorintheuniversity.他是这所大学第一

位经过专业训练的图书馆馆长。

&inhaste

inahurry匆忙

Theynoddedinembarrassmentandpassedinhaste.他们尴尬地点了点头，然后匆匆离开

To

'priorto

before在....之前

Priortohermarriage,sheusedtoliveinLondon.她结婚之前住在伦敦。

4-makeit

succeedindoingsth.成功地做某事

Theplayermadeitintothetable-tennisfinals.这位选手打入乒乓球决赛。

工startwith

beginwith从....开始

Themeetingstartedwiththevisitingprofessor'sspeech.会议开始由来访的教授发言。

、assist(sb.with)sth

helpsbdosth,帮助做某事

Ifyoulike,Iwanttoassistyouwithyourhomework.如果你愿意的话，我想帮你做作业。

Language尸。/z7/s

♦LanguagePoint1

...commencedthemovesthatwouldthrustmeintotheair.(Para.l)

Meaning:...startedtodotheactionsthatwouldmakemeleapintotheair.

commence:v.begin,start

Beforewecommenceagain,letmegiveyouawordortwoofadvice.在我们开始之前,

我给你提一点建议。

♦LanguagePoint2

...thatwouldthrustmeintotheair.(Para.1)

Meaning:...thatwouldmakemejumpintotheair.

thrust:vt.pushwithforceandsuddenly

Themuggersthrusthimintothesmallroomandtiedhimup.抢劫犯把他推进小房间，

绑了起来。

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Hethrustthegunintohispocket.他把枪塞进口袋。

♦LanguagePoint3

ItriedtocorrectmyselfasIturned,spreadingmyhandswideapart.(Para.1)

Meaning:ItriedtocorrectmyactionsasIturned,andseparatedmyhandsaswide

apartaspossible.

apart:ad.separatebyadistance

Thetwohousesstandapartandthereisapathbetweenthemwideenoughfortwo

carstopassatthesametime.两栋房子隔着一段距离，中间有条道路，其宽度足可以同时通

过两辆轿车。

Thetwosportsmenstoodapart,waitingforthesignaltofight.两个运动员分开站着，等

待信号开始比赛。

♦LanguagePoint4

Initially,Ifeltembarrassment.(Para.2)

Meaning:Atfirst,Ifeltashamed.

embarrassment:n.feelingashamed,uncomfortableoranxious

Inembarrassmenthecouldn'trememberthereasonsforvisitingNancy.尴尬之中，他

记不起来拜访南希的理由了。

Mlbegyourpardon,"saidhe,withsomeembarrassment."对不起，”他有点尴尬地说道。

♦LanguagePoint5

Next,Ifeltintensefear.(Para.2)

Meaning:Next,Ifeltveryfulloffear.

intense:a.strong(inqualityorfeeling)

Shedidnotgooutbecauseoftheintensecold.天气很冷,他没有出去。

Hefeltintensehappinesswhenheknewthathewouldattendthefamousuniversity.

知道自己将上这所名牌大学，他感到非常幸福。

♦LanguagePoint6

WasIbleeding?(Para.2)

bleed:vi.loseblood

Hisnosebledwhenthethiefhithimintheface.那个贼击中了他的脸，他鼻子出血了。

♦LanguagePoint7

Inhaste,Ipushedhimaway,andeveryoneelsewhoapproachedme.(Para.2)

Meaning:InahurryIpushedhimawayandeveryoneelsewhocameneartome.

haste:n.quickmovementoraction

Williamsaidthattheworkmustbefinishedwithallpossiblehaste.威廉说这项工作必

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须尽快完成。

InmyhasteIforgottolockthedoor.匆忙之中，我忘记锁门了。

approach:v.comenear(to);begintoconsiderordealwith

Thedayoftheholidayisapproaching.假期快来临了。

Asweapproachedthehouse,wefoundamangoingoutofit.走近这栋房子时，我们看至ij

一个人从屋内出来。

Workers,aboveall,shouldknowhowtoapproachtheproblemcorrectly.工人们首先应

该知道如何正确处理这个问题。

Thepoliticalofficialapproachedthegroupofpeopleandbegantotalktothem.那个政

治家走向人群，开始与他们交谈。

♦LanguagePoint8

Thesewerethetrialsforthe1988OlympicsinSeoul,Korea.(Para.3)

Meaning:Thesewereasequenceofmatchesforthe1988OlympicsinSeoul,Korea.

Pleasenotethattheword"trial"isaspecialtermforsportshere.Whenitisusedinthis

senseitisoftenusedinthepluralform.However,"trial"isoftenusedinthefollowing

sense.

trial:n.1)(anactof)testingtofindquality,value,orusefulness

Thetrialsshowthatthemedicineissafeformostpeople.实验表明这种药对大多数人而

言都是安全的。

2)(anactof)hearingandjudgingapersonorcaseinacourt

Afterthetrialtheycouldmeettheirrelatives.审判之后他们可以同亲属见面。

♦LanguagePoint9

Butnow,somethingelsewasmoresignificantthanwinning.(Para.3)

significant:a.ofmajorimportance

Newspapersprintthemostsignificantstoriesonthefirstpage.报纸把最重大的新闻放

在头版。

Afteralongmeetingof3hours,thegovernmenthasmadethemostsignificant

decision.经过长达3个小时的会议之后，政府作出了重大的决定。

♦LanguagePoint10

Imighthaveendangeredotherdivers'livesifIhadspilledbloodinthepool.(Para.3)

Meaning:Imighthaveputotherdivers*livesindangerifmybloodhadpouredinthe

pool.

spill:v.pourout;allowsth.tofalloutofitsplace

Hefellandthepeanutsinhishandspilledallovertheground.他摔倒在地上，手里的花

生撒了一地。

Duringaflood,thewaterfromariverflowsoveritsbanksandspillsontotheland

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aroundit.发洪水的时候，河里的水溢过河岸，流到四周的地里。

♦LanguagePoint11

Accordingtomymother,mynaturalparentswereSamoan...(Para.4)

Pleasepayattentiontothefollowing:

mynaturalparents:theparentswhogavebirthtome

myadoptiveparents:theparentswhoadoptedmeastheirchild

♦LanguagePoint12

...sotheygavemeupforadoption.(Para.4)

Meaning:...sotheygavemeawaysootherscouldadoptme.

adoption:n.theactoftakingsb.intoone*sfamilyandtreatinghimasone'sownchild;

theactofusingsth.

Theteachersaretalkingabouttheadoptionofanewcourseofstudyforthehigh

school.老师们在讨论给高中学生开设一门新课程。

Theboy'sadoptionbythekindoldwomanchangedhiswholelife.这位善良的老妇人收

养了这个男孩，从而改变了他一生。

♦LanguagePoint13

Iexploreddoinggymexerciseoffthedivingboardatthepool.(Para.4)

Meaning:Ihadatryatdoinggymexercisesfromthedivingboardatthepool,

explore:vt.travelintoorthrough(aplace)forthepurposeofdiscovery;examine

carefully探索，探讨；仔细研究

Mathematicsistheinstrumentusedbyphysicalsciencestoexplorethingsandrecord

results.数学是在自然科学中用来探究现象、记录结论的工具。

Wemustexploreallpossiblewaystoincreasefoodproduction.我们必须尝试所有可能

采用的方法来提高粮食生产。

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Becauseofmydarkskin,kidsatschoolcalledmenames;...(Para.5)

callsb.names:saybadorunkindthingsaboutsb.

Ybucanmakecriticalcommentsabouthim,butpleasedon'tcallhimnamesbehindhis

back.你可以批评他，但请不要在背后说他的坏话。

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Ioftengotmuggedcominghomefromschool.(Para.5)

Meaning:IwasoftenbeatenorroughedupandstolenfromwhenIcamehomefrom

school.

mug:vt.stealfromorbeatorroughup

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Hehasbeenmuggedmorethanonce.他不止一次被人抢劫过。

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Mydivingmademefeelgoodaboutmyselfwhenmypeersmademefeelstupid.

(Para.5)

Meaning:Mydivinggavemeasenseofbeingsuccessful,butmypeersmademe

feeldumb.

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Atsixteen,IknewIhadashotatthe1976Olympics.(Para.6)

Meaning:Atsixteen,IknewIhadachancetotakepartinthe1976Olympics,

haveashotat:attempttodosth.

IdoubtwhetherIcansolvetheproblem,butI'llhaveashotatit.我怀疑我能否解决这

个问题，但我会试试看。

Whydon'tyouhaveashotattalkingtoheryourself?为什么你不尝试着自己与她谈?

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Atthetrials,onemonthpriortothefinals,...(Para.6)

priorto:before;comingbeforeintimeororder

Priortomymarriage,IlivedinNewYork;nowIliveinFlorida.我结婚前住在纽约，现

在我住在佛罗里达。

Igotthenewspriortoyourcall,butthankyoujustthesame.在你打电话之前,我已经

得到了消息，但还是谢谢你。

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Itookfirstplaceontheten-meterplatform...(Para.6)

takethefirstplace:bethefirstortop,esp.inamatch

Despitethebadweatherandillhealth,hetookfirstplaceinthefootrace.尽管天气不

好，身体又欠佳，他还是在赛跑中得了第一名。

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...becauseItrainedmostlyontheplatform.(Para.6)

Meaning:...becauseIspentmostofthetimetrainingontheplatform.

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Ronunderstoodmeandassistedmyworkingmoreintensely.(Para.6)

Meaning:RonknewwhatIwishedforandhelpedmedoagreatdealoftraining,

assist:vt.helporsupport

Thesenursesassistedthedoctorinperformingtheoperation.这些护士帮助医生做手术。

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intensely:ad.strongly(inqualityorfeeling)

Thefast-foodbusinesscompetesintensely.快餐生意竞争十分激烈。

Hesippedhisdrink,staringintenselyatme.他呷着饮料，两眼直盯盯地望着我。

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Isoonbecameaninternationalleaderindiving.(Para.6)

Meaning:Isoonbecameafirst-classdiverintheworld.

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Thiswasanenjoyabletriumph.(Para.6)

Meaning:Thiswasapleasantvictory.

triumph:n.completevictoryorsuccess

ThematchendedinatriumphfortheChineseteam.这场比赛以中国队获胜结束。

Winningthefootballcupwasoneoftheirgreatesttriumphs.赢得足球杯赛的胜利是他们

最伟大的胜利之一。

triumph：vi.winabattleagainst,defeat

Hebelievedthathecouldtriumphoverthedifficultieshemet.他相信自己可以战胜所遇

到的困难。

Ourteamatlasttriumphedovertheirsatyesterday'smatch.我们队在昨天比赛中最后

战胜了他们队。

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Ifearedbeinghatedifpeoplefoundout.(Para.7)

Meaning:IfearedIwouldbehatedbypeopleiftheyfoundthatIwassexuallyinvolved

withmen.

findout:learnordiscoverafactthatishidden

Didyoueverfindoutwhyhelefthisjob?你知道他为什么放弃自己的工作吗？

Wemustfindoutthetruthoftheaccident.我们必须查明这起事故的真相。

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WhenmyHIVtestresultsreturnedpositive,Iwasshockedandconfused.(Para.7)

Pleasepayattentiontotheverb“return"here.Theverbisusedhereasalinkverb,

expressingthestateofthingsorpersonswhentheyreturn.

Theyreturnedhealthyandstrongfromtheirtravel.旅行归来，他们显得又健康又强壮。

Sheleftherhometownonlyagirlof13butreturnedawell-traineddoctor.她离开家乡

时，只是一个13岁的女孩，可回来时已是一位训练有素的医生了。

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Wasmyshotatthe'88Olympic