选 8 unit2 单词预习单.doc

Unit 2 Cloning 单词预习单clone _ strawberry _ differ_exact _ commercial _ straightforward _procedure _ undertake _ breakthrough _disturbing _ cast _ cast down _arbitrary _ altogether _ object to _the media _ moral _ forbid _accumulate _ in favor of _ ceiling _shortly _ retire _ bother _be bound to _ assumption _ regulation _bring back to life _ drawback _ merely _conservation _ resist _ initial _ adore _ reasonable _ in vain _o ones heart _ in good/bad condition _谨慎对待克隆1.通过克隆使斑马复生时，这位退休科学家的努力终于获得了极大地回报。2.这是一个突破。3.斑马自身无法抵抗的恼人疾病却一次一次的使他烦心，最终的死亡更是使他沮丧。4.不久，媒体就因为道德问题而发表了反对克隆的论点，并且建议应该制定准确的法规禁止通过克隆获得商业利益。5.当被问及此事时，这位科学家盯着天花板的装饰物思考了一会儿。然后大声地说：“我不赞成任何任意的假设，但是从事克隆动物和克隆草莓的简单过程却是大不相同。6.我们积累了足够丰富的知识之前，它仅仅是个梦想，注定会完全失败的。7.因此，更加谨慎对待克隆是合理的。”克隆 _ 草莓n. _ 相异，区别 v. _退休 v. _ 不久 adv. _ 赞成，支持 _抛，扔 v. _ 突破 n. _ 使沮丧_反对 _ 麻烦，打扰 v.& n. _ 积累 v._精确得，准确的 adj. _ 商业的，贸易的 adj. _直接的，坦率的 adj. _ 程序，手续 n. _着手从事，承担 v. _ 扰人的，烦扰的 adj. _任意的，霸道的 adj. _ 总共，完全的 adv. _媒介物，手段，工具 n. _ 大众媒体 _禁止，不许 vt._ 天花板，顶棚 n._道德的，寓意 adj. _ 一定做 _假设，设想n. _ 规则，规章，法规 n. _ 使.刻骨铭心 _ 不时，偶尔 _ 使复生 最初的，开始的 adj._ 白费力气_抵抗，对抗vt. _ 缺点，不利条件n._仅，只，不过 adv. _ 崇拜，爱慕 v. _合情理的，讲道理的 adj. _ 状况很好（坏）_Be careful about Clone1. The retired scientist was paid off when he brought a zebra back to life by cloning.2. It was a breakthrough.3. However, the disturbing illnesses it was unable to resist bothered him from time to time, and its final death cast him down.4. Shortly afterwards, the media published an argument objecting to cloning because of moral problems and suggested exact regulations should be made to forbid obtaining commercial profits by cloning.5. When asked, the scientist stared at the decorations on the ceiling, thinking for a while, and said aloud, “I am not in favor of any arbitrary assumption, but undertaking cloning animals does differ from the straightforward procedure of cloning strawberry.6. Until we accumulate enough knowledge, it is merely a dream and is bound to fail altogether.7. So, being more careful is reasonable.重点词汇归纳1. differ vi 不同，相异The twins differ from each other in character.I differ with him on/over/about this point.2. exact adj. 精确的，准确的It was 20 years ago, to be exact.She is exact in her work.“So you missed the lecture.” “Not exactly, I got there before it finished.”3. undertake vt. 着手，从事，承担He will undertake for your security.He undertook to buy me a car.We cant undertake that we shall finish it in a week.4. pay off 得到好结果，取得成功，偿清If you keep it up, your ten years of hard work will finally pay off.Five years later, he paid off all the debts.5. altogether adv. 总共，完全地I dont altogether agree with him.Xie Lei works hard; she always helps me. Altogether, she is a good girl.6. object to 反对 objection n. 不赞成，反对，异议He has a strong objection to/objects to my smoking in public.The manager raised an objection to my proposal in the meeting.7. obtain vt. 赢得，获得 attain vt. 获得，到达（水平，年龄，状况等）My brother worked hard and obtained a scholarship.He attained fame at last.He attained the age of 35 before marriage.8. owe vt. 欠（账，钱，人情等）；归功于I owe him $100. = I owe $100 to him.He owes what he has achieved to his parents.Owing to the rain, the match was cancelled.9. accumulate vt. & vi. 积累，聚积He accumulated a fortune.10. in favor of 赞成，支持There are 36 votes in favor of the plan and 132 against.11. retire vt. 退休，离开 shortly adv. 立刻，不久Shortly after he retired from the company, he took up farming in the countryside.12.bother vt. 打扰 vi. 操心 n.烦扰I dont want to bother you about/with my problems.I hope I havent been a bother.13.strike vt. & vi. 打，撞击，罢工 n. 罢工 strike into ones heart 使刻骨铭心When workersstrike, they go on strike.The word “cancer” strikes terror into many peoples hearts.14. from time to time 不时，偶尔I eat at home most of the time, and I eat out from time to time.15. in vain 白费心机，白费力气We tried in vain to make him change his mind.16. resist vt. 抵抗，对抗I can never resist whisky heart chocolate. 我见了酒心巧克力就想吃。17. in good/ bad condition 状况很好/坏The car was badly damaged and in poor condition.Onnoconditionshouldyouvisitthatplace.你绝不应该去参观那个地方。18. drawback n. 缺点