新视野大学英语unit 3.doc

Unit 3 A Good Heart to Lean on Background Information Words & Expressions Language Points Text Structure Analysis Exercises Background Information New York city consists of five boroughs: Manhattan is an island in New York Bay at the mouth of the Hudson River.It is the five boroughs that comprise the City of New York.It is also New York Citys business and cultural center. Brooklyn is the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City and an industrial and international port area of the city. With about 2.5 million inhabitants, it would be the fourth largest city in the United States all by itself, were it a city. Words & Expressions lean title adj. 贫乏的，瘦的balance keep a balance between A and B 保持均衡 lose ones balance 失去平衡 disturb the balance of ones mind 心神不宁 severe a severe headache 剧烈的头疼 a severe punishment 严厉的惩罚 inwarda. an inward movement 向内移动 cripple Clutural Notes: Whereas at one time it might have been acceptable to call a person a cripple if injuries or deformities kept him from walking properly, it is no longer so. Nowadays we use the term handicapped person or disabled person/individual Some especially sensitive people prefer the terms: handi-capable person and specilly-abled person. bother v. 打扰，麻烦 n. 费心 coordinate vt. 使协调 The plan was not very well coordinated. 那项计划协调得不好。 pace n. keep pace with 跟上，与.齐步并进 adjust oneslf to The body quickly adjusts itself to changes in temperature. 人体能很快自行调节以适应气温变化。 despiteprep.in spite of 尽管，不管 They had a wonderful holiday despite the bad weather. 尽管天气不好, 他们的假日仍然过得很愉快。 even if although 即使，虽然 Well go tomorrow even if it rains. 即使下雨，我们明天也去。 cling vi. clung, clung . 坚持，忠于 cling to+宾语 He clung to his own idea. 他坚持自己的观点。 free of not containing something unpleasant What we need is a world free of war. 我们需要一个没有战争的世界。 amaze vt. Notice: if be amazed is complemented by a how-clause, the preposition at can be omitted: You would be amazed at how difficult the job was. 你要是知道那项任务有多难，你会大吃一惊的。 stress emphasize 着重，强调 vt. 后面直接跟宾语 n. lay/place/put stress on/upon 重视，强调 Grandmother put a great deal of stress on the importance of proper behavior. 祖母特别强调良好的行为举止。 He stressed the need of careful planning. 他强调要精心计划。 engage vi. engage in 参加，从事于 vt. be engaged to sb. 和某人订婚 be engaged to do sth. 被雇用 be engaged in doing sth.忙于 adjust to adapt to .found itself without a manager. find oneself+ prep./V.-ing/V.-ed At dusk, they found themselves at a valley. 黄昏时，他们来到一个山谷。 I found myself agreeing with everything she said. 我发现她说什么我都同意。 They woke up to find themselves surrounded by water. 他们醒来时，发现被水包围了。 contentadj.satisfied and happy满足的，满意的 be content to do be content with aid vt. give help or support 帮助，援助 computer-aided instruction/design CAI/CAD 计算机辅助教学/设计 urge vt.竭力劝告；敦促 urge sb. to do sth. urge 之后的宾语从句需用虚拟语气 should +动词原形 I urge that he do his best. not does dive n. Taking a dive is becoming increasingly common in boxing. 假装被击倒在拳击比赛中越来越常见。 take a dive: agree to lose a fight or game dishonestly, especially a boxing match. 假装失败 This is a slang expression, often used as a metaphor,meaning pretend defeat,as it is used in this sentence. The phrase comes from professional boxing when one boxer is paid in secret by gamblers to lose, so the gamblers can win their bets. 赌注 reluctance adj. be reluctant to do worthy adj. be worthy of be worth+n. regret vt. 后悔；遗憾 regret+n./v-ing/to do/that-clause regret to do 因.而感到悲哀或不开心 I regret to hear of your failure of the exam. regret doing 因.而后悔 I regret not revising my text. complainv. 抱怨，诉苦 complain to sb. about/of sth. complain about /of doing sth. 1. More than I realized, Dad has helped me keep my balance. Meaning: 我完全没有意识到，正是父亲帮助我保持心态平衡。 2. I would inwardly struggle at the unwanted attention. Para. 1 Meaning: 对于这种讨厌的注视，我打心里感到别扭。 3. If he