大学英语新视野3第一单词单词详解

1、Table of Contents,Unit 1 The Expensive Fantasy of Lord Williams,Designed by Zhang Zheng,requirement,1. 平时成绩50 课堂提问：回答一个问题0.5分 作业：10分制；10 测验（单元测验10%; 平时测验10） 背书：一篇2分（课文后read aloud） 减分从总分里减：旷课扣2分；病事假扣1分（凭条）,3,Main Content of The Text,Paraphrase of the sentence,4,Fill in the blanks: In a _1_ village in

2、 Scotland the locals still _2_ to their “Lord Williams”. Some of the _3_ of this beautiful _4_ never quite trusted this_5_ stranger, who only visited on weekends , right from the _6_. Later many _7_ he was not really a wealthy lord after he had spent great _8_ of money in the village buying up and _

3、9_ a large number of properties with no hope of ever getting his money back in the _10_. However, all agree that he and “his” money helped the village back onto its feet. Where his money came from and why he spend in on their village would only be revealed at a later date,Pre-reading Activities,Pre-

4、reading Activities,Answer some questions: 1. Why does the title “Lord Williams” prompt laughter? 2. How big is the village? 3. Does Mr. Williams look dishonest? Why? 4. What is the truth that no villagers have ever guessed? 5. What is the role of money in the world? 6. How can one get money? 7. Will

5、 you be jealous of other rich people even though their money is not got legally?,Words and expressions 1-5,1. raise a glass to express good wishes to E.g: I think we should raise a glass to our hostess for her kindness. 他告诉我们他刚创办了一家公司，我们举杯向他祝福。 He told us he had started a new company and we raise ou

6、r glasses to him. 我举杯向这位长者祝酒，祝他幸福、长寿。 I raised my glass to this elder man, wishing him a happy and long life. 这位教授终身致力于教育事业，在宴会上市长向他祝福。 This professor committed himself to the education and the mayor raised a glass to him at the party.,Words and expressions 1-5,2. prompt: v. be the cause of / be pro

7、mpt to do sth./prompt sth. E.g The need for the villagers to control their own fate has prompted a new plan. What prompt you to ask such a stupid question? 饥饿促使他去偷了一些食物。 Hunger prompted him to steal some food. 这个谣言促使政府进行了一次社会调查。 The scandal prompted the a social investigation made by the government.

8、,Words and expressions 1-5,Prompt: adj. acting or done quickly or at the right time. A prompt action is done without any delay. 所有这些任务你都完成得很迅速。 You have been so prompt in carrying out all these tasks. 我们不担心，因为他们交房租从来不拖拉。 We dont worry because they were always so prompt with their rental payment. 士兵们

9、的迅速行动解救了被洪水围困的村民们。 The soldiers prompt action saved many villagers who were caught by the flood.,Words and expressions 1-5,3. suspicion: n. An act of suspecting or the state of being suspected E.g. We have suspicions about his story. (具体的事情，可数) I have a suspicion that he didnt tell us the truth. 我对他

10、在这个项目中的举动感到怀疑。 I have suspicions about his action in the project. 我很怀疑他看见我了。 I have a suspicions that he had seen me. Phrases: Be above suspicion : A countrys police force should be above suspicion. Be (fall) under suspicion: He is under suspicion of theft.,Words and expressions 1-5,4. arouse : vt m

11、ake active; excite I was suddenly aroused by a slight noise. Your story aroused my curiosity. 这个孩子的苦难经历，引起了人们的关注。 This childs poor experience aroused peoples attention. 他的行为引起了我的怀疑。 His behavior aroused my suspicion. 这次罢工引起了一次全市范围的讨论。 This strike aroused a hot discussion all around the city.,Words a

12、nd expressions 1-5,5. turn out: dress (someone or oneself) well. They always look well turned out. 她总是把孩子们打扮得漂漂亮亮的。 She always turns her children out well. 尽管他来自于一个大家庭，但是他的穿着总是很不错。 Although he came from a big family, he always turns out well.,Words and expressions 1-5,6. buy up: buy all that is avai

13、lable. All the new Iphones were quickly bought up the day they were offered for sale. 电影票将在别的地方出售，因为这里代理人把它买光了。 The movie tickets will be sold in other places because the agencies have bought them up. 我们把附近的一个五金商店给买光了。 We bought up the nearby hardware shop. 那位老板花1000元把小店里所有的矿泉水都买光了。 That boss spent

14、1 thousand yuan in buying up all the mineral water of the shop.,Words and expressions 1-5,7. injection : n A) (figurative) the act of providing more money or resources An injection of cash is needed to fund some of these projects. B) the act of putting a medicine into the body using a needle They ga

15、ve me an injection to help me sleep. 公司希望政府提供1亿美元的现金。 The company is hopping obtain $100 million cash injiection from the government. 此药需要注射，通常一日两次。 It has to be given by injection, usually twice a day.,Words and expressions 1-5,8. bring to life: give liveliness to A great actor can bring a fictiona

16、l character to life. 医生们尽全力抢救伤者，最终把她从死亡线上救了回来。 Doctors tried every possible way to save the wounded people and they brought her to life at last. 他确实把这个题目讲活了。 His lectures on the subject really brought it to life. 他做的风筝栩栩如生，因此他的风筝总是很快就被买光了。 He brings the kites to life , so they are always out of stoc

17、k.,Words and expressions 1-5,9. live out: do or experience If you live out a dream, or idea, you do the things that you have thought about. 在法学院的最后一年里，他就开始实践他的摇滚梦了。 He began living out his rock n roll fantasy during his last year in law school. 他很小的时候就立志成为一名医生，在18岁的时候他就开始实践他的梦想。 When he was very you

18、ng, he made up his mind to be a doctor, and he began to live out his dream at the age of 18.,Words and expressions 1-5,10. fantasy: n. (sth. made through ) imagination. The story is a fantasy. 他生活在幻想的世界里。 He lives in a world of fantasy. 她脑子里充满了浪漫的幻想。 Her mind is full of fantasies of romance.,Words a

19、nd expressions 1-5,11. bring into court：make a charge against sb. He was brought into court for murder. The Supreme Peoples Court The case was settled out of court.,Words and expressions6-8,12. now that: conj. Since Now that you are older, you should know better. 既然你已经来了，最好还是住下。 Now that you are her

20、e, youd better stay. 既然大家都到齐了，我们可以走了。 Now that all the people are here, we can go now. 听过之后，我知道你为何喜欢这音乐了。 Now (that) Ive heard the music I understand why you like it.,Words and expressions6-8,13. fall on/upon dark days: experience a difficult period; be unlucky or unsuccessful 这家商号倒了霉，今不如昔了。 The fir

21、m has fallen upon dark days and is not what it was. 听说那位著名诗人处境困难，我们很难过 。 Were very sorry to hear that the famous poet has fallen on dark days. fall on hard times” and “fall on evil days,Words and expressions6-8,14. stick by: support (esp. through difficult times) The phrase will not be used in passi

22、ve voice! 她的丈夫曾和她同甘共苦。 Her husband stuck by her in good times and bad. 我想感谢我的朋友，他们在我困难的时候支持了我。 Id like to thank my friends who stuck by me during the difficult times. 鲍勃遇到麻烦时他的家人支持了他。 His family stuck by Bob when he was in trouble.,Words and expressions6-8,15. mislead: vt cause to think or act mista

23、kenly He misled me into thinking he was rich. 向导给我们引错了路。 We were misled by the guide. 她的外貌误导了他：他以为她很年轻，事实并非如此。 Her appearance misled him; he thought she was young, but she wasnt. 这则广告被指责误导了消费者。 The advertisement was accused of misleading the customers,Words and expressions6-8,16. restore: vt. A) reb

24、uild or repair sth. The factory was restored to full working order. B) bring sb./sth. back to a former position or condition He feels completely restored to health after a period of rest. 假期过后，我觉得健康恢复得相当不错。 I feel quite restored to health after my holiday 专家们在讨论如何在水灾后恢复农业生产。 Experts are discussing h

25、ow to restore agriculture production after flood. 这会帮助你恢复信心。 This will help restore your confidence.,Words and expressions 9-14,17. auction: n. a public sale of goods to the person who offers the most money. Furniture auction 我将拍卖我的房子用以还债。 I shall sell my house for paying off the debt by auction. 这几

26、幅画是他几年前在伦敦的拍卖会上买下的。 He bought the picture at auction in London some years ago. 目前国内的一些大型拍卖公司大多有自己的拍卖信息网站。 The large domestic auction companies have their own web sites with auction information. To put something up for auction.将某物交付拍卖。,Words and expressions 9-14,18. add on：add (sth) usually at th end

27、 of a calculation or list Add the other items on at the bottom of the page. 我们已把百分之五的手续费加进去了。 Weve added on the five percent service charge. 在封面上加上我们公司的标志。 We will add a logo of our company on the cover. add on意为另外加上去/add to意为增加 Add 9 to the total. 在总数上再加9。,Words and expressions 9-14,19. sink into:

28、1) put money, labour, etc. into; invest 我已经将我所有的钱买了新房，但愿我不会后悔才好。Ive sunk all my money into buying a new house: I hope I wont be sorry. 2) put, force, or go intoIm hungry. Id like to sink my teeth into a hot meal right now! 你不妨把手伸进羽毛里，摸摸它有多柔软。 You can sink your hand into the pile of feathers and feel

29、 how soft it is.,Words and expressions 9-14,20. capture ones heart with sth: fascinate someone with sth 这本书因有漂亮的插图使小男孩着了迷。 The book captured the little boys heart with its beautiful illustrations. 校园因其美妙风景而使我着迷。 The campus captures my heart with its fantastic scenery. 中国因为悠久的历史使许多外国游客着迷。 China captu

30、res many foreign tourists heart with its long history.,Words and expressions 9-14,21. hedge:,Words and expressions 9-14,22. fantastic: a. very good; wonderful 昨天我看了一出好戏。 I watched a fantastic play yesterday. 那位富翁过着美妙的田园生活。 That millionaire leads a fantastic rural life. 很多人都认为她长得很美，因此她被挑中去作演员。 Many p

31、eople thought she was fantastic, as a result, she was chosen to be the actress.,Words and expressions 9-14,23. horizon: n. the line in the far distance where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea,Words and expressions 9-14,太阳已经沉下了地平线。 The sun had already sunk below the horizon. 船出现在水平线上A ship ap

32、peared on the horizon. 你望不到地平线之外。 You cannot see beyond the horizon. Travel broadens ones horizon. 科学使我们大开新的眼界。 Science gives us a new horizon.,Words and expressions 9-14,24. fix up: repair or improve The mechanic soon fixed up the motor. 我已经修整了我叔叔的旧房间。 Ive fixed up my uncles old room. 校园里所有的学生宿舍都在修

33、缮. All the dormitories on the campus are being fixed up. 你能把我的收音机修好吗？ Can you fix up my radio? 在我们动身之前必须为下次会议作好安排。 We must fix up the next meeting before we leave.,Words and expressions 9-14,这些动词均含“修理，修复”之意。 mend: 通常指较简单的修复过程，一般不需要专门技术或特殊工具。 repair: 可与mend换用，但一般指需要较高的职业技能和使用较复杂的工具进行修理。 patch: 通常指用类似

34、材料修补破洞、裂缝或磨损的地方。 fix : 多用于美语，仅用于指带有安装固定性质的修理。,Words and expressions 9-14,25. makeinto: change into Waste products from factories can be made into road-building material. 所有的稀奇之物都可改造成首饰。 All kinds of strange things can be made up into jewellery. 我们用面粉做出面包。 We make flour into bread. 使我们惊讶的是，这些废旧材料还可以做

35、成工艺品。(handicraft) To our surprise, these used materials can be made into handicraft.,Words and expressions 9-14,26. run-down: adj. old and broken or in bad condition 我们计划重建这个破落的街区。 We are going to rebuild this run-down block. 我买了一间破败的农舍,打算整修整修。 I bought a run-down farm house and plan to fix it up. 他

36、们住在铁路桥旁边一家又破又旧的旅馆里。 They lived in an old run-down hotel by the railway bridge. 为了谋生，他不得不在一家破旧的工厂里工作。 In order to make a living, he had to work in a run-down factory.,Words and expressions 9-14,27. mess: n. a state or disorder Clear up this mess. He is a mess! What a mess!,Words and expressions 9-14,

37、28. furnish: vt supply with furniture Theyre renting a furnished house. 新旅馆建好了，但还没有配备家具。 The new hotel is finished , but its not yet furnished. 我们可以为饭店的健身房提供全套的必要设备。 .We can furnish all the equipment necessary for a hotel gym. 他们到处搜罗一些古董来装饰新居。 They tried to collect some antiques to furnish their new

38、 apartment.,Words and expressions 9-14,29. panel:n/ vt. (pt. pp. paneled or panelled) cover or decorate with panels,Words and expressions 9-14,A panelled room has decorative wooden panels covering its walls. (过去分词作形容词) 装有镶板的房间是指其墙上镶有装饰的木板。 镶有木板的墙上挂了一幅画。 The paneled walls were covered with paints. pa

39、nel: n. a flat piece of wood or other material 玻璃板镶在门正中。. The glass panel is set in the center of the door. The panel of judges included several well-known writers. 评判小组,Words and expressions 15-17,30. deceive vt. mislead I trust him because I know he would never deceive me. 那个学生企图骗过老师，但是老师知道他都干了些什么

40、。 That student tried to deceive his teacher, but the teacher knew what he had done. 时间是不会欺骗我们的！ The time cannot deceive us! 如果他够聪明,他能够欺骗每个人. If he is smart enough, he can deceive everyone.,Words and expressions 15-17,deceive sb. into doing sth. 蒙骗某人做某事 他受骗相信她会来. He was deceived into believing that s

41、he would come. 魔术师骗过了观众，使他们相信他把那女子锯成了两半。 The magician deceived his audience into thinking he had really sawed the woman in half. 许多骗子都会骗老年人相信他们有超能力。 Many cheater will deceive the elder people into thinking they have the superpower.,Words and expressions 15-17,31. inherit: receive (property or a titl

42、e) from an ancestor by legal succession or will. She inherited the land from her grandfather. 如果他没有立下遗嘱就去世了，他的至亲将成为他的继承人。 If he dies without making a will, his closest relative will inherit. 他从祖父那里继承了10，000英镑。 He inherit 10,000 from his grandfather. 他的孩子继承了房地产。 His children inherit the estate. 他打算让他

43、的儿子继承他的生意。 He intended that his son should inherit his business.,Words and expressions 15-17,32. deposit: n. 1) money put into a bank A deposit is a sum of money which is in a bank account or other savings account, especially a sum which will be left there for some time. 他的储蓄账户有一大笔存款。 He has a large

44、 deposit in his savings account. fixed deposit: deposit passbook:,Words and expressions 15-17,2) a part payment of money, which is made so that the seller will not sell the goods to anyone else You must pay a deposit to the hotel if you want them to keep a room free for you. 需要付押金吗? Do you need a de

45、posit? 我什么时候拿回定金？ When can I get the deposit back? 确定预定的旅馆房间要不要付定金？ Do you require a deposit to confirm a reservation?,Words and expressions 15-17,Deposit: vt put in a bank, etc to be safe A depositor is a person who deposits money in a bank. 我把一些钱存到储蓄存款帐户。 I deposit some money in my savings account

46、. 你最好将文件交与律师保管。 You would better deposit these papers with your lawyer . 您可以将您的贵重物品放在旅馆的保险柜里。 You may deposit your valuables in the hotel safe. 打三分钟电话请投两美元。 Please deposit $2 for the first three minutes.,Words and expressions 15-17,33. notify: tell someone, especially formally 请通知我你可能到达的时间，以便我做准备。 P

47、lease notify me of when you may arrive, so that Ill be ready. 我的客人到时，请通知我。 When my guest arrives, please notify me that hes come. 我将通知我的律师写好协议书。 (agreement) Ill notify my lawyer to write out the agreement. 请通知每一个人会议取消了。 Please notify everyone the meeting is cancelled.,Words and expressions 15-17,34.

48、supervise : vt keep watch over (work and workers) as the person in charge 他管理和培训400多名工人。 He supervised and trained more than 400 workers. 他的工作之一是管理餐厅。 One of his jobs was supervising the dining room. 我们会派一个委员会来监督选举。 We will send a commission to supervise the election. 我们的班长帮助老师管理这个班. Our monitor hel

49、ps our teacher supervise the class.,Words and expressions 15-17,35. arrangement: n. the act of putting into or of being put into order the art of flower arrangement 插花艺术 这个安排对他们两个人都合适。 The arrangement suited them both. 房间的格局（安排）对您来说方便吗？ Is the room arrangement convenient for you? 目前这种安排还相当不错。 The present arrangement was working well.,Words and expressions 15-17,36. sell sth. at a loss: sell sth. at less than it costs T