基础口译教程-u3词汇短语表

基础口译教程词汇短语表

U3TrafficandAccidents

Warming-upPractice

1.Haveyoueverhadanaccident?

ontherise在增加；在上法

traffic-relatedaccident/aeksidant/交通事故

haveanaccident出事故

comeabout产生发生

jaywalk/dseiwo^/v.tocrossorwalkinastreetrecklesslyorillegally乱穿马路

collideAa'laid/v.tohitsomethingorsomeonethatismovinginadifferentdirectionfromyou碰

撞，相撞

collideintoanothercar撞上另夕f一辆车

2.Howdoyougetadrivinglicense?

livebetterlives过更好的生活

drivinglicense驾照

passthedrivingtest通过驾考

provided/pra'vaidid/conj.usedtosaythatsomethingwillonlybepossibleifsomethingelse

h叩pensorisdone只要,如果...的话

vary/vean/v.ifseveralthingsofthesametypevary,theyarealldifferentfromeachother(彼此)

相异，存在不同之处

3.Howdoyouusuallygotoschool?

LRT:LightRail制

Transi'ttnsit/n.asystemformovingpeoplefromplacetoplace输系统

r^tlri^ble/n'lai9b(a)l/adj.soneoneorsomethingthatisreliablecanbetrustedordependedon可

信赖的，可靠的

reasonable/'ri:z(9)nab(9)l/adj.fairandsensible有道理的，合髭^的

commuterAa'mju：ta(r)/n.someonewhotravelsalongdistancetoworkeveryday每

班的人，通勤者

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motorcycle/,m9utasaik(a)l/n.afasttwo-wheeledvehiclewithanengine摩

acceleration/akseb'reij(a)n/n.aprocessinwhichsomethinghappensmoreandmorequickly力口

快，增速

speed/spi：d/v.moveortraveltherequickly,usuallyinavehicle.(通常指乘车)迅速疾驰

petrol/'petr(a)l/n.thefuelwhichisusedtodrivemotorvehicles；^由

per/ps：/prep.foreach每

mile/mail/n.aunitformeasuringdistance,equaltoabout1,609metres英里曲隅的计^单位，

等于约1,609米〕

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advertisedvataiz/v.totellthepublicaboutaproductorserviceinordertopersuadethento

6dyit（为…）做广告（宣传）

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congratulate/kan'grtjuleit/v.tosaysomethingtoshowyouarepleasedthatsomethingnice

hashappenedto^hem.木疑

congratulatesbonsth因某事祝贺某人

demonstration/deman'streif（a）n/n.atalkbysomeonewhoshowsyouhowtodoitorhowit

works展示

grateful/greitful/adj.tohavewarm,friendlyfeelingstowardsthemandwishtothankthem感

激的

begratefultosb.forsth,因为某事感激某人

committee/ka'miti/n.agroupofpeoplechosentodoaparticularjob,makedecisionsetc委员

会

organizingcommittee组委会

vehicle/vi:ikd/n.amachinewithanengine,suchasabus,car,ortruck,thatcarriespeopleor

thingsfromplacetoplace.机动车辆

display/di'splei/n.anarrangementofthingsforpeopletolookatorbuy，陈歹U,

ondisplay展出，陈列

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victim/viktim/n.someonewhohasbeenhurtorkilled受害者

fallvictimtosb/sth成为某事物的牺牲品

fatalit（a）l/n.resultinginsomeone'sdeath致命的

/ofkem/kan's3：n/n.afeelingofworryaboutsomethingimportant,担心,关切

cut/kAt/v.toreducetheamountofsomething削减,裁减,减少

statistica'tistik/n.（pluralasetofnumberswhichrepresentfactsormeasurements统计数字

/资型

roughly/'rAf11/adv.notexactly粗略地，大致上

oneinthree1/3

treatmentAritm（9）nt/n.somethingthatisdonetocuresomeonewhoisinjuredorill治疗，诊

治；疗法

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ambitiousm'bijss/adj.anambitiousplan,ideaetcshowsadesiretodosomethinggoodbut

6aeifficult〔计划、想法等〕宏大的，艰巨的

reduce/n'dju:s/v.tomakesomethingsmallerorlessinsize,amount,orprice缩小;;降低

fit/fit/v.toputapieceofequipmentintoaplace,oranewpartontoamachine,sothatitis

readytobeused安装

collision/k9'li3（e）n/n.anaccidentinwhichtwoormorepeopleorvehicleshiteachotherwhile

movingindifferentdirections券攵

warning/'woimo/n.something,especiallyastatement,thattellsyouthatsomethingbad,

dangerous,orannoyingmighthappensothatyoucanbereadyoravoidit警告,警示;告诫

device/diVais/n.amachineortoolthatdoesaspecialjob设备，仪器，装置

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informationandcommunicationtechnology信息与通讯技术

promise/promis/v.totellsomeonethatyouwilldefinitelydoorprovidesomethingorthat

somethingwillhappen许诺，保证，答应

recognize/rekagnaiz/v.toofficiallyacceptthatanorganization,governmentdocumentetchas

legalorofficialauthority正式承认，认可

intelligent/in'tehd3（a）nt/adj.anintelligentmachine,systemetcisabletolearnanduse

information〔机器、系统等〕智能的

extensive/ik'stensiv/aclj.containingordealingwithalotofinformationanddetails广;5M,全面

的

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feature/filja/n.apartofsomethingthatyounoticebecauseitseemsimportant,interesting,or

typical特点，特征,特色

economical/i：k8'nDmik（9）l/adj.usingmoney,time,goodsetccarefullyandwithoutwastingany

经济的，节约的

quality/kwobti/n.Thequalityofsomethingishowgoodorbaditis.

retain/ntein/v.tokeepsomethingorcontinuetohavesomething保留,;名胎掰有

benefit/'bemfit/n.thehelpthatyougetfromsthortheadvantagethatresultsfromit^zh；成

效

freedom/'fri：dam/n.thestateofbeingallowedtodowhatyouwanttodo自由

convenienceAan'vi^ians/n.thequalityofbeingsuitableoruseful方便,便利;合宜

strive/straiv/v.tomakeagreatefforttoachievesomething努力,奋斗

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wish...everysuccess祝……圆满成功

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appreciateA'prijieit/v.usedtothanksomeoneinapolitewayortosaythatyouaregratefulfor

somethingtheyhavedone

opportunity/.Dpatju:nati/n.achancetodosomethingoranoccasionwhenitiseasyforyouto

dosomething机会，时机

issue/ifu：/n.animportantsubjectthatpeoplearearguingaboutordiscussingiS®,争

题

beofimportancetosb.对某人来说常重要

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aviation/eivi'eij(a)n/n.theoperationandproductionofaircraft8般；1St[lSyii21k

receivealotofattention受到了广泛关注

asaresultof…作为……的结果;因为……

demand/di'ma：nd/n.afirmrequestforsomething监求

industry/mdastn/n.businessesthatproduceaparticulartypeofthingorprovideaparticular

service〔某一〕行业

takeaction采取措施/彳同

ensure/in'R»/v.tomakecertainthatsomethingwillhappenproperly确保，保证

rare/rea/adj.notseenorfoundveryoften,ornothappeningveryoften稀有的，罕

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highway/'haiwei/n.awidemainroadthatjoinsonetowntoanother公路

crash/krj/n.anaccidentinwhichamovingvehiclehitssomethingandisdamagedor

destroyaeed撞车;坠机

currently/kArsnth/adv.atthepresenttimeSW,当前

accountfor:tocauseorexplainssth.

annuallynjuah/adv.每年

/r'Jgicallydjikh/adv.悲剧地

/a'ti^*fa/adv.verymuch,ortoagreatdegree很#早度上

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infantfinfant/n.(formal)ababyorveryyoungchild婴儿；幼儿

teenager/'ti:neidsa/n.sorreonewhoisbetween13and19yearsold青少年，十白毓子

motor/maots/n.relatingtocarsorothervehicleswithengines;等的;木恸的

injure/mdsa/v.tohurtyourselforsomeoneelse,forexampleinanaccidentoranattack;

弄伤

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onaverage:basedonacalculationabouthowmanytimessomethingusuallyhappens,howmuch

moneysomeoneusuallygets,howoftenpeopleusuallydosomethingetc平均来看

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theleadingcauseof..........的主要原因

makeup:themembersorpartsthatformthatthing心酶

involve/m'volv/v.toincludeoraffectsomeoneorsomething；步及;累7响

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priority/prai'onti/n.thethingthatyouthinkismostimportantandthatneedsattentionbefore

anythingelse优先处理的事，当务之急

numberonepriority大事

词语辨析1

Lreduce(氐U介格〕;;缩＜|\〔尺寸〕tomaketheprice,amountorsizeofsomething

lessorsmaller

Thepricewasreducedby50%.价榔售了50%。

Weneedtoreducetheamountofsaltinourdiet.我们需要减少饮食中盐的含量。

2.cut削减〔尤指大量减少价格、成本、工作岗位或时间〕toreducesomething,especiallyby

alargeamount-usedaboutprices,costs,jobs,orthetimereededtodosomething

Companiesarealwayslookingforwaystocutcosts.公司总是方域去削;

Thejourneytimewillbecuttounder2hours.彳擢将僦展（J两小时内。

3.lower降低，减少〔水平限制或数量；该词听上去颇为正式〕toreducethelevel,limit,or

amountofsomething.Lowersoundsratherformal.

Thevotingagewasloweredto18门龄降至ij了18岁。

Thegovernmentdecidedtolowerinterestratesby0.5%.政府决定降息0.5%。

词语辨析2

Lapproximately大致,大约，大概〔尤用于科技文本〕moreorlessthananumberoramount

-usedespeciallyintechnicalorscientificcontexts

Thecompanyhadtotalrevenuesofapproximately$2million.该公司的总200万美元。

Thediseaseaffectsapproximately10%oftheadultpopulation.约有10%的^^人口患有这种

疾病。

2about〔常用于日常英语〕moreorlessthananumberoramount.*Aboutisthe

usualwordtouseineverydayEnglish

Itcostsabout$30togetavisa.办证30美元。

Therewereabout50peopleatthemeeting.大约有50人参加了会议。

3.roughly均，〔用书帝月冢勿的;about-usedwhenyouaretryingto

givesomeoneageneralideaofthesize,amount,ornumberofsomething

Thetwocountriesareroughlythesamesize.两国面积基本相同。

Roughlyhowmanymilesdoyoutravel