新视界大学英语综合教程-unit-4课件

WarmingupSkimmingDiggingCriticalthinkingLanguageinuseUnfamiliarwordsInterpretingTalkingpointWarmingupSkimmingDiggingCritWarmingup➊

Listenandunderlineanywordsorexpressionswhicharedifferentfromwhatyouhear.Nathan:Sowhat’veyoudoneoverthelasttwoyears,sinceweleftcollegeandbecameunemployablesciencegraduates?Brett:I’vebeenontheroad.I’vebeeneast,toChina,Japan,Thailand…ItaughtEnglishforafewmonthsinTokyo…andyourself?Nathan:Sowhat’veyoudoneoverthelasttwoyears,sinceweleftcollegeandbecameunemployablesciencegraduates?Brett:I’vebeenontheroad.I’vebeeneast,toChina,Japan,Thailand…ItaughtEnglishforafewmonthsinTokyo…andyourself?Warmingup➊ListenandunderliWarmingupNathan:Nothingsoexciting.I’vebeenheremostofthetime,doingoddjobs–dealingwithonlineordersforasupermarket,deliveringpizzas,gardening,cat-sitting(notquiteasdifficultasbabysitting!),replyingtoemailsforalocalpolitician,andwhatelse?Ohyes,Ispenttwomonthsinacallcentre,whichwasn’tverywell-paid,andIdidsometouristinformationresearch,interviewingpeoplearrivingatthestation.And

I’vedonesometeachingtoo,givingmathslessonstostudentspreparingforuniversityentrance.Brett:

Forsomeonewho’sunemployableitlooksasifyou’vebeenratherbusy!Nathan:Nothingsoexciting.I’vebeenheremostofthetime,doingoddjobs–dealingwithonlineordersforasupermarket,deliveringpizzas,gardening,cat-sitting(notquiteasdifficultasbabysitting!),replyingtoemailsforalocalpolitician,andwhatelse?Ohyes,Ispenttwomonthsinacallcentre,whichwasn’tverywell-paid,andIdidsometouristinformationresearch,interviewingpeoplearrivingatthestation.And

I’vedonesometeachingtoo,givingmathslessonstostudentspreparingforuniversityentrance.Brett:

Forsomeonewho’sunemployableitlooksasifyou’vebeenratherbusy!WarmingupNathan:NothingsoeWarmingupNowlistenagainandcorrecttheinformation.Answer:science

art;Tokyo

Bangkok;cat-sitting

dog-walking;verywell-paid

muchfun;station

airport;maths

historyWarmingupNowlistenagainandWarmingup➋

Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.1WhatjobshasNathandonesinceheleftuniversity?2Whichofthemwouldyoudescribeastraditional?Whichofthemarenew?3WhydoesNathandescribethembothas“unemployable”?4Hastheworldofworkchangedforyoungpeople?Ifso,why?5WhydoyouthinkNathanandBretthavenotstartedsecurecareersyet?Warmingup➋WorkinpairsandWarmingup1WhatjobshasNathandonesinceheleftuniversity?Dealingwithonlineordersforasupermarket,deliveringpizzas,gardening,dog-walking,replyingtoemailsforalocalpolitician,workinginacallcentre,doingtouristinformationresearchandgivinghistorylessonstostudentspreparingforuniversityentrance.Warmingup1WhatjobshasNathWarmingup2Whichofthemwouldyoudescribeastraditional?Whichofthemarenew?Traditional:gardening,marketresearch,tutoring–therestareofmorerecentdate,thoughdeliveryboysasagrouparearguablytraditional.3WhydoesNathandescribethembothas“unemployable”?Presumablytheyhavenotbeenabletofindjobs.Perhapsheisalsoreferringtothehighjoblessrateforfreshgraduatesinmanyeconomies.Warmingup2WhichofthemwoulWarmingup4Hastheworldofworkchangedforyoungpeople?Ifso,why?Itislessstable–jobschangefastersopeopleneedtoretrain.Companiescontinuallylookforsavingsandnewtechnologyallowsthemtoautomatetasks.Workersnowspendmostoftheirtimeinfrontofscreens.Workislesssocial.5WhydoyouthinkNathanandBretthavenotstartedsecurecareersyet?Theyhavenothadthesortofjobofferstheywant.Thecompetitionamongnewgraduatesisintense.ItseemsBrettisnotquitereadytosettledownyetandenjoysbeingfreetotravel.

Warmingup4HastheworldofwWarmingupListentothepassageandfilltheblanks.Therearemanymethodsofwoodworkingandeachculturehasitsown____________.Artisticwoodcreationsincludearchitectural_____________onbuildings,furnitureforthehomeorevencarvedanimals.Forexample,inThailand,_______detailedcarvingsfromteakandotherhardwoodsareanimportantpartof________palacesandreligiousbuildings.Woodcarverswereaveryimportantgroupof________.Apersonneededmanyyearsoftrainingwithexpertstobeawoodcarver.Woodcarvingsoftenincludeplantformssuchasthelotusfloweraswellas_______takenfromHinduandBuddhistreligiousstories.traditionsdecorationrichlyancientartists

figuresWarmingupListentothepassagWarmingup➊

Lookatthefirstsentenceofthepassageandchoosethebestanswertothequestion.Itisnotsurprisingthatmodernchildrentendtolookblankanddispiritedwheninformedthattheywillsomedayhaveto“gotoworkandmakealiving”.Warmingup➊LookatthefirstWarmingupWhydoyouthinkitisn’tsurprisingthatchildrenareunhappythatonedaytheywillhaveto“gotowork”?(a)Mostofthemhaveneverdoneanyhardworkintheirlives.(b)Theyfeeldemotivatedaboutthequalificationstheywillhavetoget.(c)Theycan’tmakeuptheirmindswhattheywanttodo.(d)Theydon’tunderstandwhatmostoftoday’sjobsare.(a)Mostofthemhaveneverdoneanyhardworkintheirlives.(b)Theyfeeldemotivatedaboutthequalificationstheywillhavetoget.(c)Theycan’tmakeuptheirmindswhattheywanttodo.(d)Theydon’tunderstandwhatmostoftoday’sjobsare.WarmingupWhydoyouthinkitSkimming

Browsethepassagewithin8minutestogetaroughideaaboutit.

Answerthequestions

ofActivity2and3onpage75.TaskSkimming

BrowsethepassagewiSkimming➋

Choosethebestsummaryofthepassage.1Intoday’sAmericajobsarenotwhattheyusedtobe.Everythingismadebymachines,notpeople.Nearlyallthejobstodayareofficejobs,andforanoutsider,suchasachild,itisdifficulttounderstandwhatthesejobsreallyare.2MachineshavemadeworkinAmericaunnecessary.Apartfromthefewmanualjobswhichareleft,almostalloftoday’sjobsarenotworthdoing,andmanypeoplespendalltheirtimeinofficesreadingthepaper.3IndustryinAmericanolongerproducesanythingthatlastsformorethanafewyears,afterwhichthingshavetobethrownaway.Nowhereisthismoreapparentthaninofficejobs,wherehugequantitiesofpaperarethrownawayeveryday.Answer:1Skimming➋ChoosethebestsummSkimming➌

Check(✓)thetruestatements.☐1Childrentodaydon’thavemuchideawhatjobstheirparentsdo.☐2Nobodymakesorrepairsthingsliketablesanymore.☐3Childrencan’tunderstandjobtitleslike“systemsanalyst”.☐4It’seasyforadultstounderstandotherpeople’sjobtitles.☐5Mostmanufactureditemscanberepairedcheaplybymachines.☐6ThetypicalofficeinAmericaisina12-floorbuildingmadeofglass.☐7Typicalofficeworkersfeeltheyarenotreallyworking.☐8Ifyouwalkintoanyoffice,morethanhalfthepeoplewillbetalkingonthephone.☐9Almosteveryonehasajobinvolvingpaper.Thetruestatementsare1,3,and9.Skimming➌Check(✓)thetruesWorkinCorporateAmerica译文Digging1Itisnotsurprisingthatmodernchildrentendtolookblankanddispiritedwheninformedthattheywillsomedayhaveto“gotoworkandmakealiving”.TheproblemisthattheycannotvisualizewhatworkisincorporateAmerica.BackgroundinformationWorkinCorporateAmerica译文DigDigging2

Notsolongago,whenaparentsaidhewasofftowork,thechildknewverywellwhatwasabouttohappen.Hisparentwasgoingtomakesomethingorfixsomething.Theparentcouldtakehisoffspringtohisplaceofbusinessandlethimwatchwhileherepairedabuggyorbuiltatable.Digging2Notsolongago,whe译文Digging3

Whenachildasked,“Whatkindofworkdoyoudo,Daddy?”hisfathercouldanswerintermsthatachildcouldcometogripswith,suchas“Ifixsteamengines”or“Imakehorsecollars”.译文Digging3Whenachildaske译文Digging4Well,afewfathersstillfixsteamenginesandbuildtables,butmostdonot.Nowadays,mostfatherssitinglassbuildingsdoingthingsthatareabsolutelyincomprehensibletochildren.

Theanswerstheygivewhenasked,“Whatkindofworkdoyoudo,Daddy?”arelikelytobeutterlymystifyingtoachild.译文Digging4Well,afewfath译文Digging5“Isellspace.”“Idomarketresearch.”“Iamadataprocessor.”“Iaminpublicrelations.”“Iamasystemsanalyst.”Suchexplanationsmustseemnonsensetoachild.Howcanhepossiblyenvisionanyoneanalyzingasystemorresearchingamarket?译文Digging5“Isellspace.”“译文Digging6Evengrownmenwhodomarketresearchhavetroublevisualizingwhatapublicrelationsmandoeswithhisday,anditisasafebetthattheaveragesystemsanalystisasbaffledaboutwhataspacesalesmandoesattheshopastheaveragespacesalesmanisaboutthetoolsneededtoanalyzeasystem.译文Digging6Evengrownmenw译文Digging7Inthecommoneverydayjob,nothingismadeanymore.Thingsarenowmadebymachines.Verylittleisrepaired.Themachinesthatmakethingsmaketheminsuchafashionthattheywillquicklyfallapartinsuchawaythatrepairswillbeprohibitivelyexpensive.Thus

thebuyerisencouragedtothrowthethingawayandbuyanewone.Ineffect,themachinesaremakingjunk.译文Digging7Inthecommonev译文Digging8Thehandfulofpeopleremotelyassociatedwiththesemachinescan,ofcourse,telltheirinquisitivechildren“Daddymakesjunk”.Mostoftheworkforce,however,istooremotefromjunkproductiontosenseanycontributiontotheindustry.Whatdothesepeopledo?译文Digging8Thehandfulofpe译文Digging9

Considerthetypical12-storyglassbuildinginthetypicalAmericancity.Nothingisbeingmadeinthisbuildingandnothingisbeingrepaired,includingthebuildingitself.Constructedasapieceofjunk,thebuildingwillbediscardedwhenitwearsout,andanotherpieceofjunkwillbesetinitsplace.

译文Digging9Considerthetypi译文Digging10Still,thebuildingisfilledwithpeoplewhothinkofthemselvesasworking.Atanygivenmomentduringthedayperhapsone-thirdofthemwillbetalkingintotelephones.Mostoftheseconversationswillbeaboutpaper,forpaperiswhatoccupiesnearlyeveryoneinthisbuilding.译文Digging10Still,thebui译文Digging11Somejobsinthebuildingrequirementofillpaperwithwords.Therearepersonswhotypeneatlyonpaperandpersonswhoreadpaperandjotnotesinthemargins.Somepersonsmakecopiesofpaperandotherpersonsdeliverpaper.Therearepersonswhoandpersonswhounfilepaper.译文Digging11SomejobsinthDigging12

Somepersonsmailpaper.Somepersonstelephoneotherpersonsandaskthatpaperbesenttothem.Otherstelephonetoascertainthewhereaboutsofpaper.Somepersonsconferaboutpaper.Inthegrandestoffices,menapproveofsomepaperanddisapproveofotherpaper.译文Digging12SomepersonsmailDigging13

Theelevatorsarefilledthroughoutthedaywithyoungmencarryingpaperfromfloortofloorandwithvitalmencarryingpapertobediscussedwithothervitalmen.

译文Digging13TheelevatorsareDigging14Whatisachildtomakeofallthis?Hisfathermaybesoeminentthatheluncheswithothermenaboutpaper.Supposehebringshissontoworktogivetheboysomeideaofwhatworkisallabout.Whatdoestheboyseehappening?

译文Digging14WhatisachildtDigging15Hisfathercallsforpaper.Hereadspaper.Perhapshescowlsatpaper.Perhapshemakesanangryredmarkonpaper.Hetelephonesanothermanandsaystheyhadbetterlunchoverpaper.

译文Digging15HisfathercallsDigging16Atlunchtheytalkaboutpaper.Backattheoffice,thefatherordersthepaperretypedandreproducedinquintuplicate,andthensenttoanothermanforcomparisonwithpaperthatwasreproducedintriplicatelastyear.译文Digging16AtlunchtheytalDigging17Imaginehispoorsonafterwardsmullingoverthemysteriesofworkwithafriend,whoaskshim,“What’syourfatherdo?”Whatcantheboyreply?“Itbeatsme,”perhaps,ifheisnotveryobservant.Orifheis,“Somethingthathastodowithmakingjunk,Ithink.Sameaseverybodyelse.”■译文Digging17Imaginehispoor1.

WorkincorporateAmerica(Title)CorporateAmericaisageneraltermgiventoalargenon-government-ownedorganizationorcompanyintheUnitedStates,egabank,amarketingresearchcompanyetc.Ithasbothpositiveandnegativeconnotations.Positively,itmeansthatacompanyoranorganizationproduceswealthandimprovespeople’slivingstandardsinafreemarketandcompetitivesocietybypeopleworkingtogethertoachievethegoals.Thismainlyreferstofinancialgainsandsuccess.Negatively,itseemstoindicatethepromotionofself-interest,financialgains,greedandirresponsibilityintheworkplace.Difficultsentences1.WorkincorporateAmerica(Difficultsentences2.

Itisnotsurprisingthatmodernchildrentendtolookblankanddispiritedwhen…(Line1,Para1)To“lookblank”meansthatmodernchildrenshownosignofunderstandingoremotionaboutthecorporateworkplace,theyseemunresponsiveandhaveblanklooks.Someonewhois“dispirited”doesnothavethehope,enthusiasmorinterestthattheyhadearlier;theyareinlowspiritsordownhearted.Difficultsentences2.ItisnDifficultsentences3.

Theparentcouldtakehisoffspringtohisplaceofbusinessandlethimwatchwhileherepairedabuggyorbuiltatable.(Line4,Para2)buggy:Itisavehicleusedforbabiesandtoddlersbycarers(parents,grandparentsandadultsincaringprofessions),topushthemaround.Itisalsocalledapushchair.IntheUS,itiscalledastroller.Difficultsentences3.TheparDifficultsentences4.

Whenachildasked…hisfathercouldanswerintermsthatachildcouldcometogripswith,suchas“Ifixsteamengines”or“Imakehorsecollars”.(Line1,Para3)cometogripswith:Itnormallymeanstofaceuptoaproblem,situationordifficultjobanddealwithit.Here,itmeansthatsomeonegetstounderstandsomethingthatisdifficultorunpleasant.Ithasthesimilarmeaningascometotermswith,tackle,handle,manageetc.

horsecollar:Itismadeofleatherandfitaroundanimals’neckstoallowthemtopullheavythings.Whenhorsesareusedtopullcartsorcarriagestheywearhorsecollars.Here,incorporateAmerica,thisisadeliberateimageofsomethingveryold-fashioned,justlikesteamengines.Difficultsentences4.WhenaDifficultsentences5.

Howcanhepossiblyenvisionanyoneanalyzingasystemorresearchingamarket?(Line4,Para5)envision:averbwhichmeanstoshowavisualsceneinyourmind,toimaginesomethingthatisoutsideyourexperience,whichhasnothappenedordoesnotexistDifficultsentences5.HowcanDifficultsentences6.

Evengrownmen…anditisasafebetthattheaveragesystemsanalystisasbaffledaboutwhataspacesalesmandoesattheshopastheaveragespacesalesmanisaboutthetoolsneededtoanalyzeasystem.(Line1,Para6)Inthissentencethewriterissayingheisquitesurethatneitherthesystemsanalystnorthespacesalesmanknowsabouteachother’sworkandwhattheyactuallydo.

itisasafebet:Itmeansthatthespeakerorwriterissureaboutsomething(theywouldbewillingtoriskmoneytoconfirmit).Difficultsentences6.EvengrDifficultsentencesaspacesalesman:Peoplewhodealwiththearrangementsfortheuseofspaceinofficesandotherplaces:Howmanyroomsmightbeneededforwhatpurposes,whatsortsofworkpeopledoinparticularofficesandhowtheofficefurnitureandequipmentcanbestbearrangedforthemaximumeffectiveness,howmuchitcoststorentoruseofficeaccommodationindifferentpartsofacity…Butprobably,aspacesalesmanmainlydealswithpeoplewhowanttorentofficespace.6.

Evengrownmen…anditisasafebetthattheaveragesystemsanalystisasbaffledaboutwhataspacesalesmandoesattheshopastheaveragespacesalesmanisaboutthetoolsneededtoanalyzeasystem.(Line1,Para6)DifficultsentencesaspacesaDifficultsentences7.

Themachinesthatmakethingsmaketheminsuchafashionthattheywillquicklyfallapartinsuchawaythatrepairswillbeprohibitivelyexpensive.(Line3,Para7)Thesentencemeansthatthemachinesmakethingsinsuchawaythattheywillbreakorfallintopiecessothattheycan’tbecheaplyrepaired.Itisimpliedthatthethingsaremadetobeshort-lastingsothatthemanufacturerscansellmorelater.

Difficultsentences7.ThemacDifficultsentences7.

Themachinesthatmakethingsmaketheminsuchafashionthattheywillquicklyfallapartinsuchawaythatrepairswillbeprohibitivelyexpensive.(Line3,Para7)insuchafashion:inaparticularwayormanner

prohibitivelyexpensive:Thecostisprohibitivelyexpensivewhenitpreventsyoufrombuyingsomething,asitisbeyondthelimitsofwhatyoucanafford.Or,wemaysaythecostisprohibitive.Difficultsentences7.ThemacDifficultsentences8.

Thehandfulofpeopleremotelyassociatedwiththesemachinescan,ofcourse,telltheirinquisitivechildren“Daddymakesjunk”.(Line1,Para8)Thefewpeoplewhoareinvolvedinproduction/manufacturingcouldsaytheymakesomething(althoughactuallyitisnotaverygoodproduct),butmostpeoplecannotclaimtomakeanything.It’sharderforthemtosaywhattheydo.Theparagraphisallinanironictone.

inquisitivechildren:thosewholiketoasklotsofquestions,especiallythingsthatadultsdonotwanttotalkaboutDifficultsentences8.ThehanDifficultsentences9.

Mostoftheworkforce,however,istooremotefromjunkproductiontosenseanycontributiontotheindustry.(Line3,Para8)Thesentencemeansmostworkersaredistantfromtheprocessofjunkproductionsotheydonotfeelthattheirworkhasanypartinit.Difficultsentences9.MostofDifficultsentences10.

Therearepersonswhoandpersonswhounfilepaper.(Line6,Para11)Thewriteriswittilyhalfreferringtoafamousbiblicalpassagewhichcontainsphrasessuchasthereisatimetokillandatimetoheal,atimetoteardownandatimetobuild,…atimetokeepandatimetothrowaway.Mockingtheentireprocessofmodernbusiness,hewritesofpeoplewhosejobistoputawaypapersandotherswhosejobistogetthemout.Difficultsentences10.ThereDifficultsentences11.

Otherstelephonetoascertainthewhereaboutsofpaper.(Line3,Para12)ascertainthewhereaboutsofsomething:tofindoutwheresomethingisDifficultsentences11.OthersDifficultsentences12.

Backattheoffice,thefatherordersthepaperretypedandreproducedinquintuplicate,andthensenttoanothermanforcomparisonwithpaperthatwasreproducedintriplicatelastyear.(Line1,Para16)Theword“quintuplicate”meansthatsomethingismadeintofivecopies.To“quadruplicate”meanstomakeintofourcopies;“triplicate”threecopies;and“duplicate”twocopies.Difficultsentences12.Backacorporate释义a.

(onlybeforenoun)belongingtoorconnectedwithabusiness公司的例句OurcorporateheadquartersareinLondon.我们的公司总部在伦敦。翻译Words例句Somecompaniesareintroducingethicsintotheircorporatecultureinabigway.一些公司正在把伦理道德大力引入它们的企业文化。翻译corporate释义a.(onlybefor释义a.

someonewhoisdispiriteddoesnothavethehope,enthusiasm,orinterestthattheyhadearlier

气馁的，垂头丧气的，心灰意懒的Words例句Howdispiritedhelooks!Perhapsheisill.看他那无精打采的样子，可能是生病了吧。翻译例句WhenIamdispirited,heliftsmeup.当我气馁时，他会使我振作起来。翻译dispirited释义a.someonewhoisdispirited释义vt.toformapictureofsomeoneorsomethinginyourmind使形象化；想象Words例句Hecouldnotvisualizeherasold.他想象不出她年老的样子。翻译例句Shevisualizedhimgettingangrywhenshetoldhimaboutthedamage.她想象着当自己告诉他这一损坏情况时他发怒的样子。翻译visualize释义vt.toformapictureofsom释义n.

[C]asmallvehiclewithfourwheels,usedespeciallyfortravellingoverroughground,grass,orsand（尤指用于在不平的地面、草地或沙地上旅行的）四轮小车Wordsbuggy释义n.[C]asmallvehiclewith释义ad.

completely,oftenusedforemphasizinghowbadsomeoneorsomethingis完全地，十足地（常用于强调某人或某事有多坏）例句You’rebeingutterlyunreasonable.你真是毫不讲理。翻译Words例句翻译Hercommentsaboutmenareutterlyridiculous.她对男人的评价绝对荒谬可笑。utterly释义ad.completely,oftenusedf释义vt.ifsomeoneorsomethingmystifiesyou,youcannotunderstandorexplainit

使无法理解；使困惑不解例子翻译Words例句Theaudiencemusthavebeentotallymystifiedbytheplot.翻译观众一定是让剧情完全搞晕了。Therewassomethingstrangeinherattitudewhichmystifiedme.

她态度有些奇怪，让我迷惑不解。mystify释义vt.ifsomeoneorsomething释义n.[U]factsorinformationusedformakingcalculationsordecisions资料；信息；数据例句YoucancompresshugeamountsofdataontoaCD-ROM.可以把大量的数据压缩到一张CD-ROM上。翻译Words例句Allthedatashowsthattheseanimalsaremoreadaptablethanwethought.所有的资料均表明这些动物的适应性比我们认为的要强。翻译data真题Whenthetwoyoungpeopleweremarried,theceremonywasanythingbutuptodata.(Jan.1992,CET-4,VocabularyandStructure)释义n.[U]factsorinformation释义vt.

(AmE)toconsidersomethingaspossibleorwhatyouintend展望；设想例句Inthefutureweenvisionafederationofcompanies.我们设想将来会成立一个公司联盟。翻译Words例句Envisionyoursuccess.Writeaboutit.Thenreadthatdailyorweekly.想象一下成功后的样子，写下来，每天读读。翻译envision释义vt.(AmE)toconsidersometh释义a.

prohibitivecostorpricepreventspeoplefrombuyingsomethingbecauseitistooexpensive（费用或价格）高得令人望而却步的例句Thecostofrenovatingtheoldbuildingswouldbeprohibitive.翻新旧楼的费用将极其昂贵。翻译Words例句Thecostofprivatetreatmentcanbeprohibitive.自费治疗的费用高得让人望而却步。翻译prohibitive释义a.prohibitivecostorprice释义n.

[sing]averysmallnumberofpeopleorthings少数；少量例句Thegamewasdominatedbyahandfulofplayers.少数几个选手主导了比赛。翻译Words例句Weinvited130people,butonlyahandfulcame.翻译我们邀请了一百三十人，但只来了少数人。handful真题…sheremembersthatwhenshefirstjoinedthecommunity,therewerefewerthanahandfulofminoritiesoncampus.(Jun.1998,CET-4,ReadingComprehension)释义n.[sing]averysmallnumbe释义a.

askingalotofquestionsaboutthings,especiallythingsthatpeopledonotwanttotalkabout好奇的；过于好问的；好打听的例句Don'tbesoinquisitive—itmakespeopleuncomfortable.

不要打听个没完，弄得人很不舒服。翻译Words例句Barrowhadaninquisitivenature.巴罗天生就爱打听别人隐私。翻译inquisitive释义a.askingalotofquestions释义vt.towritesomethinginaquickinformalway快速记下；草草写下例句翻译WordsKeepapadhandytojotdownyourthoughtastheyarise.手边放一本便笺簿，以便随时记录产生的想法。例句翻译BeforeIgoshopping,ImustjotdownalistofthingswhichIwanttobuy.去买东西以前，我必须把要买的东西开一个单子。jot释义vt.towritesomethingina释义1n.[C]thespaceattheleftorrightsideofapagewherewordsarenotusuallyprintedorwritten页边空白处例句翻译Words例句翻译Thereweresomepencilednotesinthemargin.在页边空白处有一些用铅笔作的注释。Sheaddedhercommentsinthemargin.她在页边的空白处写下了评语。margin真题Youshouldn’thavewritteninthemarginsincethebookbelongstothelibrary.

(Jun.2003,CET-4,VocabularyandStructure)释义1n.[C]thespaceatthelef释义2

n.

[C](awide/narrow~)（赢得竞争或选举的）差数，差额例句翻译WordsThemayorwasvotedoutofofficebyawidemargin.市长被以高额票数选下了台。例句翻译ItwasaclosegameandChinabeatRussia

byanarrowmargin.这是一场比分接近的比赛，中国队以微弱优势险胜俄罗斯队。margin释义2n.[C](awide/narrow~)释义vi.todiscusssomethingwithotherpeopleinordertoreachadecision讨论；商谈；商议例句翻译WordsHeaskedforsometimetoconferwithhislawyers.他要求给他一点时间和律师商议。例句翻译Weshallconferwiththemonmatterofmutualconcern.我们应该跟他们就共同关心的问题进行商讨。confer释义vi.todiscusssomethingwit释义a.agrandplace,object,oroccasionisveryimpressive

（场所）壮丽的，壮观的例句翻译WordsHelivesinagrandhouse,andingrandstyle.他过着富丽堂皇的生活，住在一座很大的房子里。例句翻译WehavelookedgrandperformanceoffireworkatNewYear'sEve.除夕晚上我们观看了壮观的焰火表演。grand释义a.agrandplace,object,or释义vi.

(~of)tonotapproveofsomeoneorsomething不赞成；反对；不喜欢例句翻译Words动物保护主义者不赞成用动物做试验。

Animalconservationistsdisapproveofexperimentingonanimals.例句翻译disapproveHermotherdisapprovedofherworkinginapub.

她母亲不赞成她在酒吧工作。释义vi.(~of)tonotapproveofvital释义a.veryimportant,necessary,oressential极其重要的；必不可少的例句翻译WordsRegularexerciseisvitalforyourhealth.例句翻译学校是美国社区中极其重要的一部分。SchoolsareavitalpartofAmericanneighborhoods.经常锻炼对健康非常重要。Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithvitalthingslikewarmth,comfortanddurability(耐用).(Jun.1993,CET-4,ReadingComprehension)

真题vital释义a.veryimportant,nec释义例句翻译Words他是英国最杰出的科学家之一。HeisoneofBritain’smosteminentscientists.Hehasbeenfedupwithmovingwitheminentofficialsandpersonages.例句翻译他厌烦了周旋于达官显贵之间。a.

important,respected,andadmired显赫的；杰出的；著名的eminent释义例句翻译Words他是英国最杰出的科学家之一。Heiscowl释义vi.

totwistyourfaceintoanexpressionthatshowsyouareangry阴沉着脸；下拉着脸例句翻译Words妻子见他回家又是很迟，脸上露出不悦之色。Hiswifescowledwhenhecamehomelateagain.Hisfather’sfacescowledonseeinghisschoolreport.例句翻译看到他的成绩单，他父亲的脸色马上阴沉下来。scowl释义vi.totwistyourfquintuplicate释义n.[U](in~)ifyouproduceadocumentinquintuplicate,youmakefivecopiesofit一式五份（中的一份）Wordsinduplicate

一式两份intriplicate

一式三份inquadruplicate

一式四份inquintuplicate

一式五份insextuplicate一式六份inseptuplicate

一式七份inoctuplicate

一式八份innonuplicate一式九份indecuplicate

一式十份关联表达

quintuplicate释义n.[U](in~)i释义v.

(~over)tothinkcarefullyaboutsomethingoveraperiodoftime仔细思考；反复琢磨DirectorZhanghadbeenmullingovertheideatomakethemovie.张导琢磨着要拍这部电影已经有段时间了。Phrases例句翻译I'llleaveyoualoneheresoyoucanmullitover.

我不打扰你了，你在这儿可以仔细考虑考虑这事儿。例句翻译mull释义v.(~over)tothinkcareful释义例句翻译警察都要训练成为观察敏锐并能记住细节的人。a.

noticingeverythingthathappens善于观察的；观察力敏锐的PhrasesPolicearetrainedtobeobservant