新视野大学英语第三册unit5 new words

gracefuladj.attractive;fullofgraceandbeautygracefuldancer

gracefuladj.attractive;fullofgraceandbeautygracefultulip

gracefuladj.attractive;fullofgraceandbeautygracefulbridge

gracefuladj.attractive;fullofgraceandbeauty

她动作优雅。

Thatchairisaverygracefulpieceoffurniture.TranslationShehasagraceful

wayofmoving.那把椅子十分雅致。

Keyprecedinga.

comingorgoingearlierintime,order,etc.theprecedingwinter去年冬天theprecedingpage前一页theprecedingchapter前一章Practice:

昨天晚上我们去看了场电影。Wewenttoseeafilmintheprecedingnight.Compare:preceding:指在时间或位置上紧接于前的e.g.:theprecedingnight前一晚previous：指时间上顺序上较早的e.g.:previousedition上一版former:指以前的，前任的e.g.:theformerpresident前总体

decayn.

theactionorstateofgraduallygoingbadDentaldecayinchildrenisacommonphenomenonallovertheworld.Translation儿童龋齿在全世界都是一个普遍现象。

Key这些卷心菜已经开始腐烂。TranslationThecabbageshadalreadystartedtodecay.Key

decayvi.①rot;becomebaddecayvi.②losepower,influence,etc.

Atthattime,RomeEmpirehadalreadydecayed.

Aspeoplegrowold,theywilldecaymentallyaswellasphysically.Translation那时，罗马帝国已经衰败。

人们年老时脑力和体力都会衰退。Key

switchn.①asmallbuttonorsth.similarthatyoupressupordowninordertoturnonoroffelectricity（电路）开关

Translation

Tompressedtheswitch,butnothinghappened.Key汤姆按了一下开关，可什么动静也没有。switchn.②asuddenchange

aswitch

inemphasis重点转移

aswitchinpolicy政策骤变

theswitch

fromagriculturetoindustry从农业转向工业e.g.

switchv.changeorbechangedfromonethingtoanother等交通灯变为绿灯再走。TranslationWaituntilthelightshaveswitchedtogreen.Keyloosea.notfirmlyortightlyfixedTheolderyoubecome,thelooseryourskinwillbe.年纪越大，皮肤就会越松弛。Wearlooseclothesasthey'remorecomfortable.穿宽松的衣服，这样会更舒服。

looselyad.loosenv.

securevt.makesafe;protect;fastenThepatient’sbrokenlegwassecuredwithplasterbandage.Translation病人的断腿用石膏绷带固定着。Keysecurevt.makesafe;protect;fasten

他们加强了防洪堤，使城市免于洪水之患。TranslationBystrengtheningtheembankments,theysecuredthecityagainst/fromfloods.Keysecuresth.against/fromsecureadj.safe;firm/tight;havingnodoubt/anxietyArewesecureagainst/fromattack?Translation我们无受攻击之虞吗？Keybesecureagainst/fromslidev.(slid-slid)1)movesmoothlyoverasurfacee.g.slidingdoor

推拉门，滑门

Childrenlikeslidingontheice.孩子们喜欢滑冰。2)movequietlyTomslidoutofthehousewithoutbeingnoticed.没人注意时，汤姆偷偷地溜出了屋子。slide

n.

滑行；滑梯；幻灯片；Ifyoushinelightthroughaslideusingaprojector,youcanmakethephotographappearonascreen.用幻灯机放映幻灯片可将图像投射到幕布上。e.g.sliden.

滑行；滑梯；幻灯片；hair-slide

发夹slide

n.

滑行；滑梯；幻灯片；landslide

山崩；塌方playgroundslidewaterslideslide

n.

滑行；滑梯；幻灯片；slide

n.

滑行；滑梯；幻灯片；slidephone滑盖手机thirstn.thefeelingofwantingtodrinkTheylosttheirwayinthedesertanddiedofthirst.他们在沙漠中迷了路，渴死了。Thesechildrenhaveathirstforeducation.这些孩子们渴望获得教育。

vi.thirstfor…

Theyoungmenthirstforadventure.hintn.1)asignthatsomethingexistsThereisahintofimpatienceinhisvoice.他的声音里多少有一丝不耐烦。2）sth.thatsuggestssth.GivemeahintandIcansolvetheriddle.给我一点提示我就可以猜出这个谜语。ouncen.1)asmallamountofsth.Shehasn’tanounceofcommonsense.她一点常识也没有。Thereisanounceoftruthinwhathesaid.他说的话有点儿道理。2)aunitofweight1ounce=28.35grams4ouncesofsugar

intervaln.aperiodoftimebetweentwoevents

中间休息时提供咖啡。

从上海到南京的火车，每隔20分钟发一趟。TranslationCoffeeisavailableduringintervals.TrainswillrunfromShanghaitoNanjingat20-minuteintervals.Keyshallowa.1)nottakingmuchairintothelungshallowbreathing2)havingonlyashortdistanceThelakeisquiteshallow.湖很浅。3）notshowingseriousorcarefulthoughtHisargumentsseemedshallowandtedious.他的论点显得浅薄乏味。

privilegen.aspecialadvantagethatisgivenonlytoaparticularpersonorgroup

Itwasatimewheneducationwasaprivilege.

能与如此伟大的科学家一起工作是一种荣幸。Translation在那个时代，受教育是一种特权。Itwasaprivilegetoworkwithsuchagreatscientist.

Key

episoden.①oneseparateeventinsb’slife,anovel,etc.That’sanepisodeinmylifeI’dratherforget.Translation那段人生经历，我情愿忘记它。Key

episoden.②apartofaTVorradiostory这部电视剧的最后几集将于下周播出。KeyTherestepisodesofthisTVplaywillbebroadcastnextweek.Translationassociationn.

①agroupofpeoplejointogetherfora

commonpurpose;anorganizationahousingassociationtheBritishMedicalAssociationassociationofindustryandcommerce房屋协会英国医学协会工商联合会Collocation

associationn.

①agroupofpeoplejointogetherforacommonpurpose;anorganizationNBANationalBasketballAssociation(美国)全国篮球协会NationalBar