大学英语 综合教程1 Unit 7 What Animals Really Think.doc

Unit 6 What Animals Really Think1.controversy: U C + over / about / oneg. There was a heated over the building of the bridge.I was engaged in a with / against her on the issue.contradiction: 矛盾A is in contradiction with B.contradictory (adj.)A and B are contradictory.2.consciousness U 知觉，意识 conscious: adj. = awareeg. He is conscious of his mothers anger. conscience: U C 良心eg. have a clear / have a guilty conscientious: adj.eg. a conscientious worker3. explore examine thoroughly, learn abouteg. to the possibility of crossing the river. travel over an area for the purpose of discoveryeg. to explore space / to explore a place on foot4. encounter (fml): come across, meetunexpectedlyeg. We encountered a girl selling sea shells on the sea shore. encounter: n. 遭遇 eg. the with enemies Confront be confronted with 遭遇5.convince: make sb feel sure by the use of argument or evidence sb of sth / sb that 使人相信 be convinced of / be convinced that 确信 convincing: adj. a speech convinced: adj. 有坚定立场的 convincible: adj. 可被说服的“The stories they tell us reveal what Im convinced is a new window on animal intelligence”1.They gave me what I thought was a constructive suggestion.2.Weve agreed to what we think is a wise proposal.6.make / do a deal (with sb.)deal:v.经营，买卖 - He runs a shop that deals in sea food.n.（colloq.）交易，成交-Its a deal.dealer: trader, merchant7.only to (do sth.): do sth with a surprising, disappointing resulteg. He worked out a plan with great efforts, only to be ridiculed by the others.8.negotiate: with sb / to do / foreg. The two companies both believe that they need to to share the market.The workers will for a pay increase of 4%.9.relieve: (vt.) free sb from pain, anxiety, etc., ease sbs paineg. Drugs can relieve much of the pain.relieve sb. of stheg. A part-time job can relieve you of the financial burden.10.“careful bargainer that she was” as, that, though 引导的原因状语或让步状语从句eg. Intelligent as / though he is, Tim is quite modest. Hard as he tried, he couldnt learn French well. Child that he is, he can ride a horse.11.undertake: carry out, take upon oneself (a task)To responsibility / a taskTo the role of Juliet.12.expand: 数目，尺寸，量上的增长，金属的膨胀，领土的扩张extend: 比喻意义上的延长，扩展，“时、空”之延长/拓展The extended meaningExtend my stay in ShanghaiExtend ones vision13.switch ( to sth) 转换 变成eg. He used to play tennis, but now he has switched to golf.Switch sth. on / off 接通 、 切断 switch n. 开关，闸14.in sbs interest(s): in sbs favour, to sbs advantageeg. It will be in your interests to undertake this task.to work in the interests of humanity.15.go far: help very much, achieve much successeg. Mike is diligent and intelligent. He will go far.This is a new problem. I dont think the old method will go far.16.judgment opinion about stheg.What has caused his failure in the examination, in your ?My is that he has made a wrong of his own ability? the ability to form valuable opinions and make good decisionseg. He is promoted because of his excellent judgment.17.emergencyeg. to make an landing 紧急降落 In an , call 110.The services are the fire brigade, the police, and the ambulance service.18.halt vi. / vt. Stop vi. hesitate to halt between two opinions n. stop come to a halt halter: 缰绳19.release: (vt.) release sb. / sth. fromto a bird from the cageto his hold of the ropeto a new film 20.evidence U for / of / that- / to do pl. evidences 迹象，痕迹21.deceive: sb. / sb. into doing The cheat deceived the old lady into buying the dyed little dog.22.inaccessible: beyond reach, unreachable, unavailable accessiblea painting not accessible to the public access: n. 通路 an access to the castle23.give in ( to sb. / sth. ) = yield to sb. / sth. = surrender to = submit to = be subjected toeg. Never give in to temptation!The parents gave in to the boys tea