研究生英语精读 复习重点词汇和词组

1、Unit One Party PoliticsReferences for you:complaint petitions 投诉信sexual harassment 性骚扰relief from be kind to sb.felt-tipped pens 毡头墨水笔delight(v.) in: enjoy; like(be) dimly aware of dimly: vaguely; unclearlyapproach to: way/path toin the domain of: in the field ofbe supposed to do: should doon ones o

2、wn time: during the time one does not workto the extent incur a debt 负债work ones way into realms: go into the region or kingdom by effortcompany-sponsored 公司资助的recognizefromtake up: be busy withdiffer from take the day offbe concerned about in horrordeliver the words eg: deliver a speechmake the/a c

3、ontribution tohave a passing acquaintances with sb. 与某人有一面之缘step out of the way 让路be married to sb. chargewithin spite of: despite count asengage in plead for: ask earnestly foradvance previously submitted ideas advance: put forward 提出it occurs to sb. that 某人突然想到。pull a fast one on sb.: trick sb./pl

4、ay a trick on sb.the naïve(adj.): the natural and innocent personsface value 外表价值be judged byadhere to(prep.): remain faithful to; stick tovulgar(adj.): in bad taste; ill-mannered 粗俗的Here is a chance to do sth.show off the comments on sb.on criteria criteria: standard; principleother than: exce

5、pt; rather thanbe banished from: be driven out ofinhabiting 拘束的；约束的have some sense: know; realizeseek after/for: pursue; look forbe (much) sought after 极受欢送confinetodistraction froma receiving line 迎宾队列for extra charm 更妙的是be used to(prep.): be accustomed toall the more 更加，越发on ones ownkeep sth. in m

6、indbe condemned for 为。而受到指责under the eye ofa day off 一天假a bonus 红包，红利Unit Two The New SinglesReferences for you:Lava lamp 熔岩灯: Here it signifies a low level of culture.chest hair 胸毛ego: individuals perception 自我意识answering machine 录音 at the margins of 在。边缘viewas(Para.2, Line 23)cell phone: mobile ph

7、onerave about: praise greatlyself-reflection 自我反省an increasing number ofreal-estate: land and buildings 房地产，不动产the shift fromtoon ones own tend to do stick to(prep.)by contrast: on the contrarythree times as many as 三倍于。feature: make a feature of 使。成为特色，特点foster the trend towardin an era of go on ad

8、venturesonce upon a time 从前on either side oftwenty-something 二十多岁的senior citizens: old people 超过退休年龄之人make up a hefty proportion of 构成的绝大多数be conceived as: be considered asthe booming economy 繁荣的经济leave much room(u.n.) fora deep tan 晒成褐色的皮肤chronic: continualgrade school 小学 shy of: short ofmake compr

9、omises 折中，妥协sexual equality 男女平等an escape zone: a free room/space 自由空间solitude: living alone/ account for: explainflat(n.): apartment access tospring up: appear quickly and suddenlythrive(vi.): grow(link-v.) prosperousserve as neo-families neo: newa mainstay for much-needed 十分必要的public-affairs manag

10、er公共事务部经理managing director 执行董事 a sport-promotion company 体育促销公司a refuge from: a shelter fromopt to do: choose to do; tend to doprefer doing sth. to doing sth.prefer to do/doingready-made convenience foods 便利熟食a hefty percentage ofmarketing man 销售商personal-fitness trainers 个人健身设备seaweed cellulite wr

11、aps 海藻脂肪膜not necessarily 并不一定be more likely to do/ commit suicidethe playboy magazine ?花花公子?杂志hold a promise/viewmake a huge effort to dosandal-shod 穿着凉鞋，便鞋的with tales of tales: storiestramp through: walk through(esp. for a long distance)be free of 免受 Unit Three Doctors Dilemma: Treat or Let Die?Ref

12、erences for you:daring surgical procedures 风险性外科手术 daring: riskingbring new life to sb.space-age techniques 航空时代技术the capacity to do There is little hope of be caught in 身陷于cease to do: stop doing/with the permission ofa heated debate nursing homes 疗养院It gets down to what medicine is all about. 归根结底

13、，问题在于医疗的宗旨是什么。It gets down to(prep.) sth. 是该认真应付、处理、考虑。eg: It gets down to the question. It gets down to work/business.make hard choicesarise at the two extremes of life have on the staff 员工队伍包含了。make crucial decisions crucial: key; criticalat risk of life-sustaining: life-supportidentify asrecogniz

14、e (line1,para.10): be willing to acceptliving wills 生存意愿 leave instructions to sb.with its emphasis on sth.gain/lose momentum获得/失去开展动力、势头have a massive stroke 严重中风 massive: largeunder the guise ofmercy killing: euthanasiaout of ones misery 脱离苦海life span 寿命make tremendous progressbirth deformities 新生

15、儿畸形transposition of the great arteries 大动脉转位heart defect 心脏缺陷owetocome at a price: be expensivegrounds(line3, para.16): reasonsgive birth to suffer fromblocked intestines 肠阻塞the emphasis on life at all costs 不惜一切代价地强调生命be angry at go against naturetake sb. to court be charged withbe under siege 受到围困

16、move sth. to the level ofIts just beginning to hit sb. that 这才让醒悟enjoy/have access to a program 参与一个工程a taxpayer-supported, kidney-dialysis program 由纳税人支持的肾透析治疗工程 kidney failure 肾衰竭grow out of control exclude sb. from sth.heart transplants 心脏移植on the ground of 理由是。burn units 烧伤病房Unit Four The Cultur

17、al Patterning of SpaceReferences for you:perceive: become aware of; sensespatial consciousnessa/the realm of: 的领域eg: the realm of the imaginationclassic work 经典的classical music 古典的thought patterns 思维模式intellectually crude 智力上不完善的；知性上不成熟的a (significant) vocabulary of 一套意义重大的的词汇the capacity for 的能力dev

18、elop in the opposite directionIt seems (to sb.) that react to(prep.)think of asgarden design 园林设计floral arrangement 插花艺术shibumi 素雅cross-cultural 跨文化的(be) characteristic of 是。的特点in contrast 相比之下be kept apart: be separated(be) inconsistent withgive privacy to sb. 为某人提供隐私an adaptation to(prep.)densely

19、populated 人口稠密的look on/uponas: regardason ones own: alonehave a relationship tobe joined to in relation tobe similar to be integrated aspersonal space 个人、私人空间be close to infringe on: violatesense of space Unit Five Can You Raise a Polite Kid in This Rude World ?References for you:1.ill-mannered: hav

20、ing bad manners; rude2.roll ones eyes: move ones eyes round and upwards esp. in order to show that one is annoyed3.at the memory of: recall; think of4.get angry about 5.instruct sb. to do6.except for except 7.a whispered question8.sit in rapt attention9.race up and down the aisles10.look closely at

21、注视，凝视11.a seemingly rational couple: “rational means sensible12.laugh at13.yut it up (Am. sl.): laugh heartedly14. a sudden and violent attack on15.spit in the face of sb.16.have a profound effect on 17.on gram a computer 19.strive to do20.be appalled at 21.have no right to do sth.22.Wh

22、ile(para.9,line 1): Atectfrom24.go on: take place; happen25.with patience and persistence 26.be full of27.adopt the attitude28.My child, right or wrong 不管对错，都是自家孩子好。29.mean doing/mean to do be meant to do(para.16,line3) 用意是做30.adapt to 31.urge sb. to do32.a school policy 校规33.more than

23、simply: not only simply34.be aggressive/demanding/rude at35.be vigilant (not) to do: be alert (not) to do36.be alarmed to do37.be incapable of38 mit an offending act39.the house rules 家规40.agree on 对。达成一致意见41.keepfrom doing 42.deliver a criticism43.tend to do 44.from ones perspective45.have the ener

24、gy to do 46.switch on47.Little League 小棒球队48.Unless, everything else is an act. “act 表演。否那么一切都是装出来的49.hide-and-seek 捉迷藏50.make sacrifices51.building blocks 积木52.remind sb. of sth.53.respond toUnit Seven A Sons Restless JourneyReferences for you:somewhere along the waysizable: fairly large develop /h

25、ave a chip on ones shoulder 怀有愤愤情绪；易被激怒；好斗self-righteousness: 自以为正直；自命清高liberal establishment: 自由组织take over the new order 新秩序turn on sth.: depend on; rely onlose (sth.) to sb.lose to a better man 技不如人agonize: feel great pain or sufferingoutright defiance: thorough open disobedience or resistance 彻底

26、的公然对抗the Texas National Guard 得克萨斯州国民警卫队limited meaning 没多大意思Want to go mano a mano: Do you want to have a fightmano: Spanish for “handin an interview with 接受。的采访the reading glasses 老花镜give sb. room to domake it on ones own 自己的事自己做主apply (for sth. to sb)Harvard Business School be inundated with: be

27、flooded with; be filled withgrad schools: graduate schoolsTexas Law Schoolpose as 摆出。的样子redneck (美国)南方佬show early signs of 初露端倪as time goes onkeep up with sb./sth.: stay in contact withformal lessons 正规课程intuit(v.): sense by intuition.cheerleader (美)拉拉队队长approach to leadership 领导方略Big Picture: big a

28、nd important program 大的规划get caught inbriefing books 简要摘要之类的书prefer to do rather than doan ability to dorail againstCambridge: a city in the U.S., where Harvard University lies in 坎布里奇剑桥 head for: move for the oil patch 油田count for: be of worthself-made(adj.): having succeeded by ones own efforts 白手

29、起家的buck: fight againstwildcatter 冒险企业创业者seed money 本钱home runs 棒球本垒打全垒般的油井区“Ar-bust-o: Im bankruptyears in the wilderness 困惑茫然的几年drift about: drift everywhereperpetual: never-endingshuffle: walk without raise the feet properlycast-off clothes/cast-offs: clothes that the owner will not wear or want a

30、gaindown (a glass of) beer: drink beerbarbecue 烤肉野餐run for mount an uphill campaign: uphilldifficultmake fun of fondness forbe out-countried: be a countryman 土气的has a chaw in ones check 嘴里含着块东西be oblivious to sth.boast about Ive got the greatest idea ofraise money 筹钱It doesnt seem to have occurred t

31、o sb. that 某人似乎并没有想到。(be) full of fat cats (美俚)政治运动的出资人carry on: continue (doing sth.)frenzy: violent excitement 狂乱Walkers Point: a bookpillar of。的支柱，栋梁newfound faithnatural irreverence 天生的玩世不恭rough edges 粗糙的边缘性格的棱角bounce off the walls 跳墙狂躁不安tame ones tempernarrow to slits 眯成缝snarl at: speak in a ha

32、rsh voice 咆哮quit doing avoid doinggear up/down 开快慢车be well matched withpolitical operative 政工老手disapprove of be patient aboutbe intensely proud/movedat the convention: in the conferencepass on sth. to sb.cuff links 袖口链扣 Navy wings 海军徽章take sb. in: deceive; cheattap: obtain mull over sth.: think over

33、 carefullya running mate 竞选伙伴tease sb. about sth.: make fun of sb. about sth.a profile writer 人物传略作家mock: not real or genuine 假的；模拟的the press regulars 新闻界常客Unit Nine Animal EmotionsReferences for you:mourning: grief; great sadnesssingle out: choose linger side by sidestroke: touch again and againdis

34、appear form sight sibling: brother or sistergrief-stricken for ones part: from ones point of viewin field as distant as 在诸如。的边缘领域The plural of anecdote is data.- Plenty of anecdotes are the data.aversion to: strong dislike oftendency to do sth.attributetoamid: among; in the middle ofmounting: increa

35、sing; more and moresth. to the contrary 相反的东西define ascontrast with(be) essential to do sth做某事所必需的run for cover跑去寻找藏身处deduce: draw a conclusion by reasoningconduct a studyin aggregate 从总体角度the latest contribution tolegitimize: make sth. legalin the case of 就。而言ride the wakes of boats 追逐在船后的浪花上with t

36、he abandon of children: like children who are uncontrolled and enjoying freedoma patch of: a small area ofin midairTheres no question thatanimals at playclose companionremains: dead bodyin its infancy: at its early stage of developmentinduce: bring aboutintense fearbrain-imaging 大脑成像的activate: make

37、activewire(v.)布线；建构 installbe implicated in: be associated withplay session: play timecome to a halt: stopmaternal: like a motherthe movie we call consciousness is not there.- there is not the movie we call consciousness.movie: picture all stripes: all kindseg: politician of all stripes 形形色色的政治家natu

38、ral electionintellectual exercise 学术活动a wide range ofspur: urge; promoteascribeto: attributetoUnit One A Young Boys AmbitionReferences for you: burn to do sth. 燃起做。的炽热希望suffer to do sth. 极其渴望做。suffer sth./doing sth. 遭受。的折磨now and then: occasionally; from time to time; now and againin ones turn 轮流地be

39、 glorious with expectancy 由于充满期待而显得光芒灿烂picture sth. to myself 在心中描绘。in the sunshine (of)the splint-bottomed chair 翘起来的木条椅面的椅子tilted: sloping 倾斜的shingle-shavings 削木瓦的碎片sow: grown female pig a litter of 一窝(new born animals)loafing: wasting timedo a (good) business 做生意课文中痛痛快快地啃着。on the slope ofstone-pa

40、ved 石头铺的in the shadow of wood flats 平底木船mile-wide tide 一英里宽的洪流the river-glimpse 河上景色视线turninto: changeintowithal: in additiona film of 一层pour out a human contribution 涌出一股人流fasten ones eyes upon: stare atrather a handsome sightfancy-topped 顶上悦目的别致的。pilot-house 驾驶室paddle-boxes 明轮壳罩imposing: making a

41、strong impressiona husbanded grandeur 所费无几的庄严气派husbanded(v.): use sparingly 节俭使用pitch pine 多脂松木be run far out远远地伸出port bow 船首前面四十五度内a coil of rope 一卷一盘绳子the pent steam憋压住的蒸汽pent: repressedgauge-cocks 试水位旋塞，活嘴be at rest: stop; not movetake in: receive (work)at one: in agreementa justice of the peace

42、(Abbr. JP) 保安官，治安法官the desire to dokeep doing 不停地做。cabin-boy 船舱效劳生stage-plank 踏板by and by: later on 不久turn up: appearapprentice engineer 见习机匠 striker 锤手shake the bottom out of 全盘推翻了。Sunday-school (related to religion) 主日学校the reverse 反之，相反be exalted to: be promoted toon the inside guard 在靠岸的护栏上面be l

43、aid up: stay for a longer timeswell 膨胀课文里出风头nobody could help doing sth.: everybody couldnt help doing sth. 忍不住做。be used to (prep.) 习惯于。common peoplespeak of“labboard side “左舷refer casually to 信口提起。，随口谈到。take a turn on: turn onlie about 胡扯be persons of consideration 受重视之人the day of ones glory was ov

44、er now 某人的荣耀时代已成过去“cub-engineer 机匠“崽子ignorant 无知的课文中不中用的cut out: defeatbattered up: beaten out of shape 浑身带伤be open to sth. 易受。的伤害或攻击lay oneself open to sth. 使自己易受。伤害或攻击mud-clerks 排泥手lay packed together like sardines 像沙丁鱼似的挤在一起停靠着inquire for: ask to see Unit Nine The Most Important Day in My LifeRef

45、erences for you:be filled with: be full ofconsider: think ofcontrast: differencesomething unusualbe about to do: just going to do sth.hold (line 7, para.2): be full ofeg: What does the future hold for us? 未来带给我们的会是什么?a deep languor: a deep low spirit 极度消沉succeed (line8,para2): take the place of 取代,

46、继任succeed in sth./in doing sth.(line5,para 5)success (n.) successor 继承者 in succession of: a series ofhave no way of knowing sth.: do not know sth.no way: not at all 不行,决不the wordless cry 无声的呼喊shine on sb.very: exactly; right 恰恰stretch out ones hand: hold out ones hand 伸出手catch up withkeep up withhol

47、d close in the arms of onesreveal sth. to sb.lead sb. intonotuntilplay witha little while: for a short timebe interested inbe flushed with: (face) become red because of excitement and pridechildish 幼稚的(贬), 儿童的childlike 天真无邪的in this/that wayrag doll: doll made with pieces of old clotheg: dressed in r

48、ags 穿着破烂apply to: a. concern; be relevant toeg: What I have said does not apply to you.b. make practical use of sth.eg: The results of the research can be applied to new development in technology.apply (to sb.) for sth. 申请have a tussle overpersist infor the time (being): temporarilybe impatient atda

49、sh: throw violentlybe delighted: be greatly pleasedbe delighted at sth./to do sth./thatneithernorstill: adj. quiet adv. quietlya sense of satisfactionwith pleasure: pleasantlybe covered withdraw water: get water from the well or spoutset sth. freebe eager to doOn/Upon + doing sth.: Immediately after

50、feel/make ones way topick upa great/good many + c.n.were to make: were going to makeAarons rod: 艾伦的魔杖圣经旧约 It implied “power. Aaron: Mosess brother 摩西的哥哥at the close of: at the end oflong for: desire eagerly Unit Two What the Internet Cannot Do?References for you:for the exchange of thoughton the arr

51、ival oftelegraph cable 通讯电缆the cure forsupposedly: according to what is supposed 据说可以；大概make a fine living 收入不菲be around：existprophet： person who predictdigital communications 数字化通讯ethnic hatred and national break-ups 种族仇恨和国家分裂be expected to end warsbe vulnerable to doit is the turn of sth. 轮到interv

52、ene (Line 4, para.4): interfere so as to prevent sth.energy consumption 能源消耗 electricity consumption (line 4, para. 7) 电耗think-tank: group that provides solutions to problems 智囊团based largely onhave sth. delivered = have sth. donesignificant quantities of energy 大量的能源electrical power 电力annual income

53、sfrom afar (line5, para.10): from a distanceenergy efficiency 能源使用率be closer toat the other end ofhave a dramatic impact onlinktotransform tobe connected tofailing: weakness; shortcomingUnit Three Oceans of SandReferences for you:more than: not onlyeg: We must consider more than the beginning of the

54、 motion.我们必须考虑的不只是运动的开始阶段。find outmanage to dotry to do (para.10, line 1)apparently: clearly seenthink ofat the Equatorsink down: go down; fallhigh ground: plateau 高地，高原in the shade 在阴处bad enough adj./adv. + enoughend intremendous: very great; enormous; powerfullie inleaveforadapt to(prep.)root system 根系，根须protect sb. against/from sth./doing sth.shelter fromat dawn/duskwarn sb. of sth.venture: dare to doavoid doinghind(adj.): at the back hind legs 后腿survive