unit1_Love_without_limitation新视野3第一单元

1、1. How do you understand familial affection? What influence can it have on us?2. Do you wish you had a brother or sister? Why?3. Why is hard for many disabled people to be involved in the society? 1. Whats familial affection?Familial affection: 亲情，特指亲人之间的那种特殊的感情，不管对方怎样也要爱对方，无论贫穷或富有，无论健康或疾病，甚至无论善恶。Wh

2、ere we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. 家是我们所爱的地方，双脚可以离开，心却不能。 From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. 你从父母那里学到爱，学到笑，学到怎样走路。 Ill use my life give you happiness, and asking anything in returnA mothers voice is the most bea

3、utiful sound in the world. I will trust you and honor you I will laugh with you and cry with you. I will love you faithfully Through the best and the worst, Through the difficult and the easy. What may come I will always be there. As I have given you my hand to hold So I give you my life to keep 我会信

4、任你，尊敬我会信任你，尊敬你，你，我将和你一起欢笑，我将和你一起欢笑，一起哭泣。一起哭泣。我会忠诚的爱着你，我会忠诚的爱着你，无论未来是好的还是无论未来是好的还是坏的，是艰难的还是坏的，是艰难的还是安乐的，我都会陪你安乐的，我都会陪你一起度过。一起度过。无论准备迎接什么样无论准备迎接什么样的生活，我都会一直的生活，我都会一直守护在这里。守护在这里。就像我伸出手让你紧就像我伸出手让你紧握住一样。握住一样。 People to the disadvantaged groups such as the disabled help 人们对弱势群体如人们对弱势群体如残疾人的帮助残疾人的帮助年月日，美国东

5、部地区发生一系列严重恐怖袭击事件，纽约的世界贸易中心和位于华盛顿的美国国防部所在地五角大楼等重要建筑均遭到袭击，并造成重大人员伤亡。 “”这一系列恐怖袭击事件共造成多人死亡或失踪，直接和间接的经济损失达数千亿美元。这是美国历史上最为严重的恐怖袭击事件，国际社会为之震惊并予以强烈谴责。1. delivery n.1. C the process of giving birth to a baby 分娩 eg. With the help of the nurses, the delivery of the baby was unexpectedly easy. 在护士的帮助下，分娩意外地顺利。

6、2. C, U the act of bringing sth. to a particular place 递交；送货eg. Try to remember: the next postal delivery is at 2 oclock. 要记住，下一次邮递时间是两点钟。 Deliver:v. 递送, 发表（演讲）, 解救, 交付,生（孩子）eg. They prayed to God to deliver them from danger. 他们祈求上帝把他们从危险中拯救出来2. saint n.1. C a very good, kind person 极为慈爱的人；道德高尚的人eg.

7、 As he is quick-tempered, his girlfriend must be a saint to put up with him. 他脾气不好，所以他的女朋友须是个心地宽厚的人才能容忍得了他。He is a saint, extremely kind, patient, and unselfish. 他是个道德高尚的人，非常善良、有耐心、不自私。2. C a very good or holy person who is given special respect after death by the Christian church 圣徒，圣人eg. Joan of A

8、rc was made a saint in 1920. 1920年，贞德被追封为圣徒。You need the patience of a saint for this job. 做这种工作，你需要有圣人般的耐心。3.justice n.U the quality of being just; fairness 正义；合理eg. Everybody realized the justice of what he was saying. 谁都认为他说得有道理。 He claimed, with justice, that he had not received his fair share.

9、他完全有理由提出他没有得到他应该得到的那一部分。词义辨析:integrity, honesty, justice这些名词均有“诚实、正直”之意。Integrity: 指品格纯正，有高度是非感，正直诚实，受人敬佩。honesty 普通用词，侧重为人忠厚，老实，正直，不欺骗，不说谎。Justice: 侧重办事或处事公正，公道不偏心。para.34.inseparablea. unable to be separated 不可分离的eg. He firmly believes that liberty is inseparable from social justice. 他坚信，自由和社会正义是不

10、可分离的。For the ancient Mexicans, life and death were inseparable, two halves of the same whole. 古代墨西哥人认为，生与死是分不开的，是一个整体的两面。Seperate:a. 分开的, 各自的, 单独的v. 分开, 隔开, 分居eg. The war separated many families.战争使许多家庭妻离子散。5. unload vt.take goods off a vehicle, ship, etc. 卸下（货物）eg. It will take us three hours to un

11、load the whole truck. 我们需要三个小时才能卸完这车货。They were reported to be unloading trucks filled with furniture. 有人报告说他们正在卸装满家具的卡车。antonymLoad:n. 负荷, 重担, 装载量 v. 装载, 装填, 担负6. code vt. mark sth. with a code 把.编码eg. These messages are coded. Can you read them? 这些是密码电报。你能读得懂吗？I need an expert to help me understan

12、d the coded messages. 我需要有个专家帮我破译这些密码电报。n.(1). C a set of numbers, letters, etc. that is used for identifying sth. 代码；代号a code book 号码簿an area code （电话）区号 (2) C, U a system of words, letters, etc. so that messages, information, etc. can be kept secret 密码eg. The British managed to break the Nazi code

13、s during the war. 战争期间，英国人成功地破译了纳粹的密码。During that time they wrote letters to each other in code. 那个时候他们用密码相互通信。7.color-codeda. maked with different colors 带色标的；带色码的eg. The color-coded map shows clearly how to get to the place. 带色标的地图清楚显示了怎样去该地。8. whistle v. make a musical sound by blowing air out th

14、rough your lips 吹口哨eg. The referee whistled, the game began, and the audience cheered. 裁判哨子一响，比赛就开始了，观众欢呼起来。She whistled to her dog and it came running. 她向她的狗吹了声口哨，狗就跑过来了。Para.49. wreck n.(1). C sb. who is tired or unhealthy 疲惫的人；健康状况差的人eg. The failure in the entrance exam reduced him to a wreck. 入学

15、考试失败使他精神崩溃了。Hes been a complete wreck since his illness. 他病了一场以后元气大伤。 (2). C a car, plane, etc. which has been badly damaged, esp. in an accident 残骸eg. Have you seen that old wreck he drives around in? 你看见他开的那辆破车了吗？We thought of buying the house as a wreck, doing it up, then selling it. 我们想将这房子当作破烂买

16、下，然后稍事修补，再卖出去。Wreck: v. 使遇难, 使失事, 遇难eg. The ship was wrecked on the rock.船在岩石上撞毁了。10. beneath prep.in or to a lower position than sth., or directly under sth. 在低于.的位置；在.之下eg. He looked out of the windows down to the garden beneath. 他从窗户俯瞰下面的花园。They slept outside beneath the stars. 他们露宿在繁星之下。1. disgu

17、ise n. C, U sth. that is worn to hide who one really is, or the act of wearing this 伪装物；伪装；假扮eg. Shes adopted so many disguises that her own mother wouldnt recognize her. 她穿戴了那么多伪装品，连她自己的母亲也认不出来了。His opinions are just imperialism in disguise. 他的看法不过是改头换面的帝国主义思维而已vt.change sb.s appearance so that peo

18、ple cannot recognize them 伪装；假扮eg. They disguised themselves as fishermen and escaped in a boat. 他们假扮渔民，坐船逃走了。The policeman entered the building disguised as a medical worker. 那名警察装扮成医务人员进入了那栋房子12.disbelief n.U the feeling of not believing sb. or sth. 不相信，怀疑eg. When I told him about the possible cra

19、sh, he simply shook his head in disbelief. 当我告诉他可能发生撞机事件时，他只是不相信地摇摇头。When he told her the whole truth, she simply shouted at him in disbelief. 当他告诉她事情的全部真相时，她不相信，冲他叫喊起来。Belief:普通用词，指单纯从主观上的相信，不着重这种相信是否有根据。Faith: 语气较强，强调完全相信；有时也能仅凭感觉产生的相信。Confidence:指对某人某事有充分信心，断定不会使人失望，因而给予信任。Conviction:多指根据长期交往或实践，

20、对某人某事有了认识和了解后产生的信心和相信，侧重其坚定性。Credit: 语气最弱，着重以声誉为信任的基础。Trust: 强调相信、信任的完全可靠。13. agreeable a.(1). pleasant, nice or satisfactory 令人愉快的；令人满意的eg. He is easy-going among his acquaintances, and has a most agreeable style of conversation. 他待人随和，谈话的风格令人非常愉快。My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agre

21、es with me. 我认为令人愉快的人是赞同我的人。(2). acceptable or able to be agreed on 可接受的eg. Are you agreeable to my plans for a picnic on Sunday? 你同意我星期天去野餐的计划吗？If you are agreeable, my husbands office will make all the necessary arrangements. 如果你同意，我丈夫办公室的人会做所有必要的安排。14. penetrate v. enter sth. or pass through it 穿

22、透；渗入eg. The noise of the explosion penetrated the thickest walls. 爆炸声穿透了最厚的墙壁。The soldiers penetrated the perimeter(边缘) wall. 士兵穿越了外围的防御墙。vt.see into or through sth. 看穿eg. These long answers were difficult to penetrate. 这些长长的答案很难理解。It took him quite a while to penetrate the coded message. 他看了好一会儿才看明

23、白了这封密码电报。15.vacant a. (1). (of an expression) looking as if one is not thinking about anything 茫然的；失神的eg. He was looking around with a vacant look on his face. 他四处张望，脸上露出茫然之色。The maids vacant expression was replaced momentarily by one of greedy expectationsshortly followed by disappointment. 女佣茫然的表情

24、一会儿就变成贪婪之色转瞬又变成失望。 (2). empty; not filled with anything 空的；未被占用的eg. In every major city there are more vacant buildings than there are homeless people. 在每个大城市里，空闲的房子比无家可归的人多。At the reception desk he was told only a few apartments were still vacant. 接待处的人告诉他只有几套房子是空的。这一组词都表示“空的”，但涵义有所不同。Empty: 意思是“里面

25、没有东西”、“一无所有”，具有“空无一物”的隐含意义，它可以用来描绘box、vessel、cupboard、bag、purse、room、house、street、stomach、head 等词。At midnight even the busiest street is empty.午夜时分，甚至最繁忙的大道上也不见人影。Vacant: 意思是“闲着的”、“无人占据的”，着重指临时性的情况，如：vacant seat、vacant apartment、vacant position等。We have no vacant position here.我们这里没有空职。Hollow:意思是“空心

26、的”、“中空的”、“空洞的”、“下陷的”，它常与tree、ball、cheeks、voice、sound、words、promise 等词连用，由此可见，它既可用以指实物的“中空”，亦可指 words、promise、compliments的“虚假”，用于后者场合是比喻意义。This is a hollow tree.这是一棵中空的树。16. grasp vt.(1). understand 明白eg. Before I could grasp what was happening, I had bounced off the wall and was crumpling on to the

27、floor in pain. 我还没明白是怎么回事，就被弹离了墙，痛苦地趴在地板上。A short opening paragraph enables the readers to quickly grasp what the article is about. 简短的开头能使读者很快明白文章的内容。(2). take hold of sb. or sth. 抓住；抓紧eg. She is ready to grasp any opportunity to expand the business. 她准备抓住任何机会把生意做大。I grasped his arm firmly and led

28、him away. 我紧紧抓住他的手臂将他拉走了。17. quiver vi. tremble or shake 颤抖eg. Her lips quivered, and tears rolled down her cheeks. 她的嘴唇颤抖着，眼泪从脸颊上滚了下来The child was quivering in her arms. 孩子在她的怀抱里颤抖着。这些动词均含“震动，颤抖”之意。Shake: 最普通用词，含义广。指人或物不自主地颤动、摇摆，常侧重剧烈和无规律。Tremble: 指由于寒冷、虚弱、愤怒或恐惧等而发抖、战栗。Shiver:指因寒冷或情绪突变而出现的短时间的轻微和快速

29、的颤抖。Quiver:多用于指事物。指物体像乐器的弦一般地轻微而急速地颤动。Vibrate:指急速地连续震动，也指钟摆等的来回摆动。Shudder:着重指由于恐惧、震惊等而引起的全身突然而强烈地战栗。18.long vi.want sth. very much 渴望eg. He longed for the winter to be over. 他希望冬天结束。She longed to pour out all her troubles right away. 她希望立刻将自己的麻烦全都倾诉出来。19. mise to do sth. 保证，承诺eg. The Pre

30、sident pledged to find a peaceful solution to the problem of racial discrimination. 总统承诺要找到和平解决种族歧视问题的办法。The government has pledged $250,000 to help the victims of the crash. 该政府承诺拿出25万美元来救助飞机失事的受害者。 n.C a promise or agreement 承诺；协定eg. On impulse the parents made a pledge to take their children to r

31、ehearsals. 冲动之下，父母答应带孩子去彩排。We have received pledges of help from various organizations. 我们得到了各种组织给予帮助的承诺。20. caretaker n. C (AmE) sb. who looks after other people, esp. a teacher, parent, nurse, etc. 照看人，保护人eg. A caretaker is someone who is responsible for looking after another person, for example,

32、a person who is disabled, ill, or very young. 照看人是负责照看他人的人员，比如照看残疾人、生病的人或者儿童。21. blossom vi. (1). develop and become more successful 发展；成长；繁盛eg. Why do some people take longer than others to blossom? 为什么有些人发展要比别人慢呢？What began as a local festival has blossomed into an international event. 当初这只是一个地方性的

33、节日，如今已经发展成了一项国际活动。 (2). produce flowers 开花eg. The apple trees are just beginning to blossom.苹果树刚刚开花。Like a flower he blossoms and then withers; like a shadow he flees and never stays. 他像朵花似的盛开而后枯萎，像影子似的飘浮不定。22. reckon vt.think that sth. is true or have an opinion about sth. 想，认为eg. He reckoned she s

34、till liked him as she kissed him goodbye. 他认为她和他吻别就意味着她还喜欢他。I reckon its a good deal. 我想这是桩好买卖。23. sheer a. used for emphasizing the amount or degree of sth. 完全的；十足的eg. It was sheer luck that I happened to be in the right place at the right time. 我在适当的时间出现在适当的地方全凭运气。Let me tell you this: Her success

35、 is due to sheer hard work. 让我来告诉你吧：她的成功全凭努力工作。24. terror n. U intense fear 恐惧，恐怖eg. I have a terror of snakes. 我害怕蛇。I will never forget the look of sheer terror on her face. 我忘不了她脸上那极度恐惧的表情。25. faithful a. loyal 忠诚的；忠实的eg. Among all his friends Peter is the most faithful. 他的朋友中，彼得最靠得住。She insisted

36、that she had remained faithful to her husband. 她坚持认为，她对自己的丈夫一直是忠实的。26. merry a. happy and cheerful 愉快的，高兴的eg. Merry Christmas to all our readers. 祝我们的读者圣诞快乐。From the house come the bursts of merry laughter. 屋里传来阵阵欢笑声。27. festival n. C a day or time when people celebrate sth. 节日the Spring Festival 春节

37、the Cannes Film Festival 戛纳电影节a pop festival 流行歌曲节Christmas is an important Christian festival. 圣诞节是基督教的重大节日。28.festive a. merry; joyous 喜气洋洋的，充满节日气氛的eg. For some parents in China, the festive Spring Festival is the most stressful time of the year. 在中国，对有些父母来说，喜气洋洋的春节却是压力最大的时候。The party on Saturday

38、evening is the most festive of all events we have had so far. 周六晚上的聚会是我们到目前为止经历过的最令人快乐的活动。29.drain vt. 1. make sb. feel very tired 使筋疲力尽；使疲劳She felt completely drained after the stressful meeting. 开了这么个充满压力的会议后，她感到完全筋疲力尽了。He has played for two hours without a break and felt physically drained. 他一口气连

39、续玩了两个小时，感到精疲力竭了。2. let water or liquid flow away from sth. 使排走；使流出The whole area will have to be drained before it can be used for farming. 整块地在用来种庄稼之前得先把水排干。Miners built the tunnel to drain water out of the mines. 矿工们修了隧道以排干矿井里的水30. exhaust vt.make sb. extremely tired 使精疲力竭eg. Caring for young chil

40、dren can exhaust you physically and mentally. 照看小孩子会使人身心疲惫。She was exhausted by running up the steep hill. 一路冲上这陡峭的小山，她已经精疲力竭了。31.exhausted a. extremely tired 疲惫不堪的eg. The exhausted skiers are looking forward to a good nights sleep. 筋疲力尽的滑雪者盼望着晚上能睡个好觉。You look absolutely exhausted. 你看起来非常疲惫。32. cust

41、omary a.usual in a particular place or for a particular person 惯常的；习惯的eg. In the Spring Festival it is customary for parents to give their kids some money. 春节时，父母习惯给孩子一点钱。It is customary for the man to propose to the woman. 习惯上是男的向女的求婚。33. costume n. C, U clothes typical of a certain period, country

42、, or profession, esp. as worn in plays 服装；戏装a costume drama 古装戏eg. They are all dressed in national costume. 他们都穿着民族服装。34. ceremony n. C a formal public or religious event 仪式；典礼eg. The wedding ceremony was held in the country park. 结婚典礼是在乡村公园举行的。A ceremony is held every year to remember those who di

43、ed in the war. 仪式每年举行一次，以纪念在战争中牺牲的人们。35.restrainvt.prevent sb. or oneself from doing sth. 克制；抑制eg. Unable to restrain herself, she rose and went to the phone. 她再也控制不住自己，站了起来向电话走去。She couldnt restrain her tears. 她禁不住流下了眼泪。35. erect a. standing straight up; upright 直立的，竖直的eg. Her head was erect and he

44、r back was straight. 她仰着头，挺着腰。The rabbit looked all around, with its ears erect. 那兔子四处张望，两只耳朵竖了起来。vt.build sth. such as a building or bridge 建造；架设eg. Officials plan to erect a monument in the late generals honor. 官方计划建座纪念碑来纪念已故的将军。The first lighthouse was erected on the island in 1912. 岛上的第一座灯塔是在191

45、2年建成的。36. index n. C an alphabetical list at the back of a book, of names, subjects, etc., mentioned in it and the pages where they can be found 索引eg. Its a lot quicker if you use the index. 你如果查索引会快很多。index finger C 食指thumb n. C 大拇指中指:middle finger/medius/long finger小指:little finger无名指: third finge

46、r/ring fingerHer performance got the thumbs down from the critics. 她的表演受到评论家的批评37. super a. very good; wonderful 极好的，绝妙的eg. It can be a great car, a super car. 那是辆好车，顶呱呱的车。Would you like some lemonade? That would be super. “你想来点儿汽水吗？”“好极了。”38. bonus n. (1). C sth. good that one does not expect 额外得到的

47、东西；意外的好处eg. Customers will receive a free card as a bonus with any order over $50. 顾客购买50美元以上的物品将额外免费获得一张卡片。If you buy direct, products are much cheaper, with the added bonus of fast delivery to your door. 如果你能直接购买，产品会便宜很多，而且还会快速送到你家里。(2). C extra money that one gets in addition to ones usual salary 奖金；红利eg.