高级英语第二册 unit 1-10 italicized words

Lesson1

1.sincethewatermainsmightbedamaged(Para5)

main:aprincipalpipeorlineinadistributingsystemforwater,gas,electricity,etc.

2.sitoutthestormwiththeKoshaks(Para6)

sitout:stayuntiltheendof

3.anotherneighborcamebyonhiswayinland(Para6)

comeby;(AmericanEnglish)payavisit

4.theFrenchdoorsinanupstairsroomblewin(Para8)

blowin：burstopenbythestorm.

5.thegeneratorwasdoused(Para9)

douse:putout(alight,fire,generator,etc.)quicklybypouringwateroverit

6.theelectricalsystemshadbeenkilledbywater(Para11)

kill：(AmericanEnglish)tocause(anengineetc.)tostop

7.itdevastedeverythinginitsswath(Para19)

swath：thespacecoveredwithonecutofascythe;alongstriportrack0fanykind

8.shecarriedonaloneforafewbars(Para21)

bar：ameasureinmusic；thenotesbetweentwoverticallinesonamusicsheet

9.makeitalean-toagainstthewind(Para25)

1ean-to：ashedorothersmalloutbuildingwithaslopingroof．theupperendofwhichrestsagainstthewallofanotherbuilding

10.andhepitchedinwithSeabeesintheworstvolunteerworkofall(Para33)

Seabee：amemberoftheconstructionbattalionsoftheCivilEngineerCorpsoftheU．S．Navy，thatbuildharborfacilities，airfields，etc．SeabeestandsforCB,shortforConstructionBattalion．

Lesson2

1.wailingashortchantoverandoveragain(para2)

chant：wordsrepeatedinamonotonoustoneofvoice

2.anArabnavvyworkingonthepathnearby(para6)

navvy：abbreviationof“navigator”，aBritishwordmeaninganunskilledlaborer，asoncanals，，roads，etc．

3.hestoweditgratefully(para7)

stow：putorhideawayinasafeplace

4.hisleftlegiswarpedoutofshape(para9)

warp：bend，curve，ortwistoutofshape

5.astheJewsliveinaself-containedcommunity(para11)

self-contained：self—sufficient；havingwithinoneselforitselfallthatisnecessary

6.theploughisawretchedwoodenthing(para18)

wretched：poorinquality，veryinferior

7.allofthemaremummifiedwithageandthesun(para19)

mummified：thinandwithered，lookinglikeamummy

8.theirsplendidbodieswerehiddeninreach-me-downkhakiuniforms(para23)

reach-me-down：(Britishcolloquialism)second—handorready—madeclothing

9.sohadtheofficersontheirsweatingchargers(para26)

charger：ahorseriddeninbattleoronparade

Lesson3

1.ontherocks：metaphor，comparingamarriagetoashipwreckedontherocks

2．getoutofbedonthewrongside：beinabadtemperfortheday(Themeaningisperhapsderivedfromtheexpression“Yougotoutofbedthewrongway”．Itwasanancientsuperstitionthatitwasunluckytosettheleftfootonthegroundfirstongettingoutofbed．)

3．onwings：metaphor，comparingconversationtoabirdflyingandsoaring．Itmeanstheconversationsoonbecamespiritedandexciting．

4．turnupone’snoseat：scorn；showscornfor

5．intotheshoes：metaphor(ormoreappropriatelyanidiomaticexpression)，thinkasifonewerewearingtheshoesoftheSaxonpeasant，i．e．asifonewereaSaxonpeasant

6comeintoone’sown：receivewhatproperlybelongstoone，especiallyacclaimorrecognition

7．situpat：(colloquial)becomesuddenlyalertandtakenoticeof

lesson4

1.thesamesolemnoathourforebearsprescribednearlyacenturyandthree-quartersago(para1)

Prescribe:setdownorimpose

2.formanholdsinhismortalhandsthepower(para2)

mortal:ofman(asabeingwhomusteventuallydie)

3.isstillatissuearoundtheglobe(para3)

atissue:indispite;stilltobedecided

4.disciplinedbyahardandbitterpeace(para3)

disciplined:receivedtrainingthatdevelopedself-controlandcharacter

5.towhichwearecommittedtoday(para3)

committed:boundbypromise,pledged

6.towitnessorpermittheslowundoingofthesehumanrights(para3)

undoing:abolishing

7.wedarenotmeetapowerfulchallengeatoddsandsplitasunder(para6)

atodds:.indisagreement;quarrelingsplitasunder:splitapart;disunited

8.tobereplacedbyafarmoreirontyranny(para7)

iron:cruel;merciless

9.strugglingtobreakthebondsofmassmisery(para8)

bounds:chains;fetters

10.topreventitfrombecomingmerelyaforumforinvective(para10)

invective:aviolentverbalattack;strongcriticism,insuits,curses,etc.

11.toenlargetheareainwhichitswritmayrun(paral0)

writ:(archaic)aformalwrittendocument;specifically,alegalinstrumentinletterformissuedundersealinthenameoftheEnglishmonarchfromAnglo—Saxontimestodeclareitsgrants，wishesandcommands(HereitreferstotheUnitedNationsCharter．)

run：continueineffectorforce

12.thatstaysthehandofmankind'sfinalwar(para13)

stays：restrains

13.taptheoceandepths(para17)

tap：drawuponormakeuseof

14.notasacalltobeararms..,butacalltobeartheburdenofalongtwilightstruggle(para22)

bear：takeon；sustain

lesson5

1.thatlogic,farfrombeingadry,pedanticdiscipline(para3)

discipline:abranchofknowledgeorlearning

2.mybrainwasaspowerfulasadynamo(para4)

dynamo:anearlierformforgenerator,amachinethatconvertsmechanicalenergyintoelectricalenergy

3.pausinginmyflight(para8)

flight:fleeingorrunningawayfrom

4.whentheCharlestoncameback(para11)

Charleston:alivelydancein4/4time,characterizedbyatwistingstepandpopularduringthe1920's

5.Theyshed.(para16)

shed:castofforlosehair

6.Don'tyouwanttobeintheswim?(para17)

intheswim：conformingtothecurrentfashions。oractiveinthemaincurrentofaffairs

7.Iwouldbeoutinpractice(para24)

practice：theexerciseofaprofessionofoccupation

8.Shewasnotyetofpin-upproportions(para25)

pin-up：(Americancolloquialism)designatingagirlwhosesexualattractivenessmakesherasubjectforthekindofpicturesoftenpinneduponwalls

9.Shealreadyhadthemakings.(para25)

makings：thematerialorqualitiesneededforthemakingordevelopmentofsomething

10.Shehadanerectnessofcarriage,aneaseofbearing(para26)

carriage：mannerofcarryingtheheadandbody;physicalposturebearing;wayofcarryingoneself;manner

11.areyougoingsteady(para30)

gosteady：(Americancolloquialism)datesomeoneoftheoppositesexregularlyandexclusively：besweethearts

12.Idepositedheratthegirls'dormitory(para97)

deposit：(facetious)put，layorsetdown

13.lawyershavebriefstoguidethem(para105)

brief：aconcisestatementofthemainpointsofalawcase;usuallyfiledbycounselfortheinformationofthecourt

14.hammeringawaywithoutlet-up(para123)

1et-up：stopping；relaxing

Lesson6

1．homogeneous：thesameinstructure，quality，etc．；similaroridentical

2．diversity：different；variety

3．economics：thingsrelatedtotheeconomy(ofautomobilemanufacturing，suchasproductioncosts，consumerappeal，saleprice，etc．)

4．asset：avaluableordesirablething

5．suspect：thinkitprobableorlikely；guess；suppose

6．barring：unlessthereshouldbe；excepting

7．blasphemy：anyremarkoractionorthingheldtobeirreverentordisrespectful

8．proposition：aperson，problem，undertaking，etc．，beingortobedealtwith

9．extra：outsidethescopeorregionof；beyond

10．order：category，class

11．artifact：aproduct(asastructureonamicroscopeslide)ofartificialcharacterduetoextraneous(ashuman)agency

12．circuits：anintegratedcircuit，atinycomplexofelectroniccomponentsandtheirintereonnectionsproducedonasinglesmallsiliconchipsilicon：asiliconchip，asmallsliceofsilicononwhichanintegratedcircuitisetched．

13．truss：arigidframeworkofbeams，strutsbars，etc．，forsupportingaroofgeodesicdome：adomemadeoflightstraightstructuralelementsmostlyintension

Lesson7

1.comingoutofPittsburghononeoftheexpressesofthePennsylvaniaRailroad(para1)

express：afast，directtrain,makingfewstops

2.Irolledeastwardforanhour(para1)

roll：travelinawheeledvehicle(hereanexpresstrain)

3.thesheerrevoltingmonstrousness(para2)

revolting：disgusting

4.somewherefurtherdowntheline(para2)

line：railwayline

5.fromthePittsburghsuburbstotheGreensburgyards(para2)

yard：arailwaycenterwheretrainsaremadeup，serviced，switchedfromtracktotrack,etc．

6.theyarestreakedingrime(para3)

streak：markwithstreaks(alineorlong，thinmark)

7.anditisstillsightly(para4)

sightly：pleasanttothesight

8.SafeinaPullman,Ihavewhirledthroughthegloomy,Godforsakenvillages(para5)

pullman：arailroadcarwithprivatecompartmentsorseatsthatcanbemadeupintoberthsforsleeping．Itisso-calledaftertheU.S.inventor，GeorgeM．Pullman(1831—1897)．

9.saveperhapsinthemoreputridpartsofEngland(para6)

save：except,but

10.ithasbeenyieldedtowithaneagernessborderinguponpassion(para6)

yield：surrender,giveintoborderupon;belike,almostbe

11.thepullisalwaystowardugliness(para6)

pull:drawingforceappeal

12.OncertainlevelsoftheAmericanrace(para7)

1evel：position,elevation,orrankconsideredasoneoftheplanesinascaleofvalues

13.Itisimpossibletoputdownthewallpaper…tomereinadvertence(para7)

putdown(to)：attribute(to)

14.byputtingacompletelyimpossiblepenthouse(para8)

impossible：notcapableofbeingendured,used,agreedto,etc．，becauseofbeingdisagreeableorunsuitable;hardtotolerate

lesson9

1.rigging,linesandchainsusedaboardashipespeciallyinworkingsailandsupportingmastsandspars.

2.shimmering.shiningwithasofttremulouslight;glimmer-mg

3.flight:rising,settlingorflyinginaflock

4.wound=make(one'sway)inawindingortwistingcourse

5.restive.stubbornlyresistingcontrol

6.litter:acoveredandcurtainedcouchprovidedwithshaftsandusedforcarryingasinglepassenger

7.singularly.exceptionally;unusually

8.arcana.(pluralofarcanum)secretormysteriousknowledgeknownonlytotheinitiate

9.modest=moderateorreasonable;notextreme

10.head.thehighestoruppermostpartofathing

11.mere~nothingmoreorotherthan;only

12.nobility,(the)stateofbeinggrandandimpressivepoignancy.(the)characterofbeingemotionallytouchingormovingprofundity,intellectualdepth

Lesson10

1.flapper:(Americanism)(inthe1920s)ayoungwomanconsideredboldandunconventionalinactionanddress

2.p