复习精华-大学英语《综合教程2》Unit11

1、Unit 11Open Open the Door to the Door to ForgivenessForgiveness“.it has lodged itself in .” Lodge: enter and become fixed in ; stay temporarily;Ex. Never expecting that the cut runs so deep, uninvitedly lodging itself in mymemory. Ex. Where are you lodging in Paris?“We all muddle our way through.” M

2、uddle: (v.) put sth into disorder or mix things upEx. Your invoice got muddled up with Mr. Clarks.Ex. Slow down a littleyoure muddling me. (confusing) muddle through: achieve sth even though you do not have a clear plan or use the best methods or equipmentEx. Jack got some difficulties but he manage

3、d to muddle through.“We all muddle our way through a worldwhere even well-meaning people hurt one another.”Language WorkBetray: to be unfaithful toEx. You have betrayed our trust in you, and for that you must be punished.Ex. Her betrayal is the last thing I have ever expected.Abuse: to say unkind or

4、 rude things toEx. An angry passenger abused the station manager for the late running of the train.Ex. Torrents of abuses against “Paopao Fan” show signs of recession, thanks to the counterpart”Tiaotiao Guo”.“faculty of forgiving” Faculty: power of body and mind; university college or school;(AmE) t

5、eaching staff;Ex. She retained her mental faculties (= the ability to think and understand) until the day she died.Ex. to be in full possession of your faculties (= be able to speak, hear, see, understand, etc.)Reconciliation (n.) become friendly again after quarrellingEx. There seemed little hope o

6、f reconciliation between the two superpowers.Reconcile (vt.) bring (quarrel or opposition) to an endEx. After 20 years of silence, he was finally reconciled with his family.“Hate is a malignancy that festers.” Malignancy: feelings of great hatredEx. Dont just let your malignancy towards her balloon

7、any more, which will hurt yourself more eventually. malignant Fester: 1) an unpleasant feeling or problem gets more unpleasant; 2) wound becomes infectedEx. If nothing done to the wound, it will fester and induce inflammation.“It must be cut outfor our own sake.” Cut out: stop doing sth especially h

8、armfulEx. If you cut out the drink youd feel much healthier.Ex. Ive been advised to cut sugar out of my diet.Language Work Guideline: instruction on how sth should be doneEx. Medical staff have been issued with new guidelines when working with the patients.“Confront your malice.” Confront: to face b

9、ravelyEx. They have confronted the problem of shoddy school buildings with great courage.Malice: hatred for sb that causes a desire to harm themEx. He got no advantage out of it; he did it from pure malice.Ex. He certainly bears you no malice (= does not want to harm you).Malicious 心心怀恶意的怀恶意的;恶毒的恶毒的

10、malicious gossip/lies/rumors “.the fury denied rages beneath.” Rage: (v.) sth continues with great violence or strong emotions (n.) wild uncontrollable angerEx. Outside a great storm was raging.Ex. to be shaking/trembling/speechless with rageEx. The child flew into a rage and began screaming at the

11、top of his lung.Ex. A flu epidemic raged through the globe. road/office/idleness rageLanguage WorkInfect: make someone else have feelings of the same typeEx. His optimism infected us all in those days of great difficulty.Ex. She infected the children with her enthusiasm for music.Infectious laughter

12、Compel: force to do sthEx. Soaring of CPI compels citizens to tighten their belt.Compelling “.face up to .and say: You did me wrong.” Acknowledge: to admit; recognize the factEx. Tiger Woods is acknowledged as the best golf player in the world.Ex. I gratefully acknowledge financial support from seve

13、ral local businesses. Face up to: be brave enough to meetEx. You should face up to it, not just pretend that nothing is happening.Ex. The parents accused the government of not facing up to their responsibilities.Language Work Be critical of: to criticize someone or sth severelyEx. Most people are ve

14、ry critical of the US invasion of Iraq.Ex. The article is highly critical of the Seismological Bureau. Recommendation: act of praising as being good for a purposeEx. We accept the recommendation and we shall act on it asap. Set free: to give freedomEx. That country is ready to set free five prisoner

15、s in return for the release of the hostages.“ancient drama of atonement” Atonement: (fml.) to act in a way that shows you are sorry for doing sth wrong in the pastEx. Richard was anxious to atone for his thoughtlessness.Ex. Hes keeping making atonement for his children.Language Work Solitary: alone,

16、 lonely; not often visited, remote;Ex. He has led a solitary life since his wife left.Ex. a solitary tree/valley/village solitude: state of being alone without companionEx. She enjoys the solitude of her own flat. Wrong: to be unfair to or cause suffering toEx. I wronged him by saying he should be r

17、esponsible for the accident.“the person stripped of his sins.” Strip sb of: to take away fromEx. The captain was stripped of his lisence after the collision.Ex. Having been stripped of all his titles, he realize hes never been so relaxed.Insight: 洞察力 using ones mind to understand the true nature of

18、a situationEx. Jerry soon established himself as a scientist of great insight and creativity.Insightful 富富有洞察力的有洞察力的Language WorkFallible liable to make mistakes or be wrong 容易犯错的Ex. Memory is selective and fallible.Ex. These surveys are often a rather fallible guide to public opinion.Infallible nev

19、er failing, always effectiveinfallible cure/treatment“.mortgaged her future to hate.” Mortgage: (v.) give sb, usu. a bank, the right to own your house, land, or property if you do not pay back the money they lent you within a certain period of time.Ex. Hes mortgaged all his assets to try and save th

20、e business. mortgage payment sub-prime mortgage crisis Language WorkSkeptical Tending to doubtEx. Many scientists remain skeptical about the value of this research.Skepticism 怀疑态度，怀疑论怀疑态度，怀疑论Ex. The global warming skepticism is still raging.“a bully of a teacher” “a bully of a teacher”: a teacher wh

21、o was a bully, a person who uses his strength or power to hurt or frighten others.Similar expressions include: A beast of a husband (= a beastly husband) A slip of a girl (= a small thin young girl) Darken: to make darkEx. She had put on her makeup and darkened her eyelashes.“Vengeance never evens t

22、he score.” Vengeance: revengeEx. Throughout the play, Hamlet is driven by the desire for vengeance for the murder of his father.Ex. He swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him.Retaliation action taken for an injury or offense= take revenge 报报复复;反击反击Ex. When the police started to arrest people, so

23、me of the demonstrators retaliated by throwing stones.Retaliate by doing sthLanguage workLanguage Work Foe: enemyEx. Friend & foe Lest: in caseEx. She was afraid lest she had revealed too much. Grip: (n.) firmly hold; power or control overEx. Dont loosen your grip on the rope or youll fall.Ex. The c

24、hancellor doesnt seem to have a very firm grip on economy. (control/power over sb/sth) cf. grasp“.perish in the vicious circle.”Perish Die esp. in a sudden or terrible wayEx. Hundreds perished when the ship went down.Perish the thought! Used as a reply to an unacceptable idea or suggestionVicious ci

25、rcle cf. virtuous circle“seldom merely sinned against.”Sin: break the religious or moral lawEx. Forgive me, Lord, for I have sinned.Ex. He was more sinned against than sinning.Sinful Sinner Language WorkInfidelity: a lack of loyalty, unfaithfulnessEx. In the past some women often had to tolerate the

26、ir husbands infidelity because they depended completely on their money.Fidelity the quality of being loyal/accurateHi-Fi 高保真Wi-Fi 无线保真 Bring on: result in EX. The collapse of his health was brought on by undernourishment. Her fever was brought on by going out in the rain. Laughingly: not seriously,

27、as a jokeEx. Hes often laughingly referred to as the forgotten man of British politics.Language WorkLanguage WorkContrition 忏悔忏悔/懊悔懊悔 feel guilty and sorry for what you have doneEx. He helped her out of pure contrition.Contrite (adj.) 深感懊悔的Mutual: shared by two or more peopleEx. The meeting broke up

28、 in an atmosphere of mutual suspicion with nothing achieved.Mutually beneficial programText ComprehensionI.BII. 1. Hate is like a vicious and uncontrollable disease that darkens our life and affects our health.2. we must remember that we are seldom mere victims of other peoples sins. We also do wron

29、gs to others.VocabularyI.1. confront bravely2. stop holding3. be allowed to get away without being punished4. every injury should be paid back; retaliation5. a situation in which the effect of one problem creates another, and causes the first problem to returnVocabularyII.1. guidelines2. promoted3.

30、reconciled4. vicious circle5. worth6. keep, under control7. compelled8. forgeVocabularyIII.1. compelling2. acknowledgement3. promotion4. reconciliation5. mutually6. invisible7. confrontation8. denialIV.1-4. BDDA 5-8. DCCAVocabularyV.1. well-intentioned2. outer, external, exterior, outside, outward3.

31、 unfairness, partiality, injustice4. pardon, excuse5. discharged, dismissed, sacked6. below, under, underneath7. enemy, opponent8. current, presentVocabularyVI.1. World Trade Organization/ Word Tourism Organization2. World Health Organization3. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization4. European Union5. Federal Bureau of Investigation6. Association of Southeast