新视野大学英语读写教程4Unit 2 单词和例句.doc

7米斯小宁2012年英语学习笔记 Unit 2 （Section A）1. ankle n. 踝 踝关节I fell over and twisted my ankle.我摔倒了，扭伤了脚踝。He hurt his right ankle while competing in the broad jump.他跳远比赛时伤了右踝。2. comic adj. 喜剧的 滑稽的 n. 喜剧演员The speech is rich in comic sensitivity.这次演讲很富有喜剧性。The book handles the delicate subject with a light comic touch.这本书用一种轻松、喜剧的笔法处理这棘手的问题。Before she became a film actress, she was a comic.她在成为电影演员前是一名喜剧演员。3. rag n. 破旧的衣服 破布 碎布The poor child was dressed in rags.那可怜的孩子衣衫褴褛。I used a piece of rag to dust the furniture.我用一块抹布擦拭家具上的灰尘。4. applause U 鼓掌 掌声His speech met with loud applause.他的讲话赢得了热烈的掌声。The President was welcomed at the airport with loud applause.总统在机场受到了热烈的鼓掌欢迎。5. comedy n. 喜剧A lot of Shakespeares plays are comedies.莎士比亚的许多戏剧是喜剧。6. scout n. 物色新秀者 星探 侦察兵He was spotted by a scout at the age of 13.他在13岁那年就被猎头给盯上了。7. crude adj. 粗鲁的 粗俗的 粗制的 粗陋的 天然的 未加工的He was afraid that his sons crude words would upset some of the guests.他很担心儿子粗鲁的言语可能会使一些客人不高兴。He showed us a crude sketch of the building.他给我们看了那栋建筑物的粗略的草图。crude rubber天然橡胶8. clap v. 鼓掌 拍手The audience clapped and cheered when she appeared.当她出现时，观众鼓掌欢呼了起来。The audience clapped his performance.观众为他的表演鼓掌。9. revolt vi. 反抗 不服从The people revolted against his violent rule.人们不服从他的暴力统治。The people in the north have revolted against the foreign rule and established their own government.北方的人们为反对外国统治而造反，并建立了自己的政府。10. heel n. 鞋跟 脚后跟She wore brown leather shoes with pointed toes and high heels.她穿了一双尖头高跟的棕色皮鞋。I got a sore heel.我一只脚后跟痛。11. moustache n. 小胡子His grey hair and moustache were neatly trimmed.他灰白的头发和八字须修剪的很整洁。12. coarse adj. 粗鲁的 粗俗的 粗糙的Hes never made any coarse joke.他从来不开粗俗的玩笑。The sand was so coarse that it was quite painful to walk on.沙子非常粗糙，走在上面很痛。13. nationality n. 国籍 民族Fill in your name, address and nationality on the form.在表上填写你的姓名、地址和国籍。Hes applied for Chinese nationality.他已申请了中国国籍。14. postpone vt. 推迟 延迟They decided to postpone their holiday until the autumn.他们决定将假期推迟到秋天。15. nonsense U 无意义的话或文字 荒谬的想法、观点、说法She left out three words when she copied the sentence and the result was nonsense.她抄这个句子时漏了三个词，结果使得这句话毫无意义。Most of the translation he did was complete nonsense.他翻译的东西绝大部分都完全是不成意思的话语。Dont talk nonsense!不要胡说八道！16. doubtful adj. 难以预料的 未定的 有疑问的 感到怀疑的It was doubtful that the money would ever be found again.钱是否能失而复得，实在令人怀疑。She looked rather doubtful.她看上去很疑惑。I feel doubtful about whether to go or not.去还是不去我拿不定主意。17. immense adj. 巨大的 无限的an immense amount of time大量的时间immense importance非常重要18. immensely adv. 非常 很He is immensely interested in paintings.他对绘画非常感兴趣。19. extraordinary adj. 不寻常的 令人惊奇的extraordinary weather反常的天气extraordinary beauty出众的美丽He told the extraordinary story of his escape.他讲述了他那不寻常的逃跑经历。20. rouse vt. 激起 激发Her remarks roused his anger.她的话引起了他的愤怒。What first roused your suspicions?最初是什么引起你的怀疑的？21. script n. 底稿 讲稿 剧本a radio script广播原稿a film script电影剧本22. pepper U 胡椒粉 辣椒粉a red/ green pepper一只红（绿）辣椒23. execute vt. 实施 执行 履行 将处死The plan was good but was poorly executed.计划很好，但执行得很糟糕。Now that we have made the decision, we may execute the scheme as previously agreed.既然我们已经做了决定，我们就可以实行既定方案了。24. betray vt. 背叛 出卖He was accused of betraying his country during the war.他被指控在战争中背叛祖国。25. collision n. 冲突 碰撞事件There was a collision of interest between the two organizations.在两个组织间存在利益冲突。In his work we see the collision of two different traditions.在他的作品中我们看到了两种传统的冲突。26. sunset U 日落（时分） 黄昏After sunset, the sky darkened quickly.日落后，天色很快暗下来了。We sat on the beach watching the sunset.我们坐在海滩上看日落。27. surround vt. 围绕 包围The countrys economy is suffering from uncertainty surrounding the new government.由于对新政府存在不确定因素，这个国家的经济正遭到损失。She sat at her desk, surrounded by books and papers.她坐在书桌前，四周都是书和报纸。28. spark vt. 触发 引起This proposal will certainly spark another countrywide debate.这项提议会在全国范围内引起一场争论。His comment sparked off a quarrel between them.他的话引起他们之间的争吵。29. Christmas n. 圣诞节Christmas Eve圣诞节30. burial n. 葬礼 埋葬Among the burial articles they found some evidence.在埋葬品种他们发现了一些证据。31. clumsy adj. 笨拙的 不灵活的be clumsy with ones hands双手不灵活32. cop n. 警察cops and robbers films警匪片33. incident n. 事件Strange incidents happened successively.奇怪的事情接二连三地发生。34. memorial n. 纪念物 纪念碑The museum was built as a memorial to Lu Xun.这座展馆是为了纪念鲁迅而建造的。35. cut down 改小 缩短We need to cut the article down to 1,000 words.我们需要把文章缩短到1000字。They want me to cut down my article so that itll all fit onto one page.他们要求我把文章缩短，这样能正好放在一页上。36. for good 永久地This time shes leaving for good.这一次她将是永远地离开了。37. trip up 绊倒Be careful you dont trip up on the step.小心不要再台阶上绊倒。38. make up 虚构 捏造 编造He made up some excuses about his daughter being sick.他编造了借口，说他女儿生病了。39. come down in the world 落魄 潦倒 He was once wealthy, but now he has come down in the world.他过去很富有，但如今已经落魄了。40. to a degree 有些 在某种程度上I agree with you to a degree.我一定程度上同意你的看法。41. go along 进行 前进You may have difficult