新编英语教程6 Unit 7 Beauty

1、Unit 71. Lame (l.2) (Note 1): weak; unsatisfactory 站不住脚的；差劲的，蹩脚的E.g.: a lame excuse 站不住脚的借口lame counterfeits of the original 原件的拙劣复制品 Sleeping too long is a lame excuse for being late. 睡过了头不能成为迟到的充足理由。 lame duck 无能者 lame-brain 美俚笨蛋, 傻瓜 lame as a tree 极跛的 lamely: feebly, weakly, unsatisfactorily 2. p

2、aradoxical (l.5): seemingly self-contradictory; incongruous; puzzlingparadox (n.): a seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true 似是而非的评论；看起来自相矛盾但可能正确的说法E.g.: It is a paradox that racial discrimination and protection of human rights should coexist in the same country.3. seductive (

3、l.6) (Note 6): attractive; charming; captivatinga seductive smile 诱人的微笑 a seductive offer 有吸引力的提议 Use seductive very carefully. When seductive is used to describe a woman, the word has a derogatory connotation.4. pedagogical (l.7): teaching pedagogy 教学法；教育学 5. wary (l.10): heedful; careful; cautious

4、; distrustful; guarded; suspicious 谨慎的，小心翼翼的；警惕的 E.g.: Having been taken in several times by street pedlars, he is now very wary of them.6. facility (l.11) (Note 9): quality which makes learning or doing things easy or simple; absence of difficulty or effort 熟练，灵巧；技巧，技能；流畅 E.g.: play the piano with

5、facility 技巧娴熟地弹钢琴 facility of style 流畅的文体7. set / turn adrift (l.15): leave (someone or a boat) to float on the water, without direction 使（船）漂流；使漂泊着没有着落；撇弃于不顾E.g.: The sailors, after quarrelling with their captain, set him adrift on the ocean in an open boat. 8. lose prestige (l.16): lose significan

6、ce, lose prominence9. on the defensive (l.19)(Note 15): prepared for disapproval or attack; acting in a way that is intended to protect oneself 防御立场；被动E.g. We took a defensive attitude in the negotiation. 我们在谈判时取守势。defensive war 保卫战, 自卫战 defensive works防御工事Ant. on the offensive 10. demean (l.22): (f

7、ormal) lower in the opinion of oneself or others 降低的身份；有辱的人格；贬损E.g.: demean oneself by taking a bribe 因受贿而为人不齿11. overtone (l.22): things that are suggested but not shown or stated clearly; implication; connotation 弦外之音，含蓄之意；暗示 E.g.: His words were polite, but there were overtones of anger in his vo

8、ice. a reply full of overtones 话里有话的回答 demeaning overtones (l.22): degrading connotations; implications of humiliation12. vestiges (l.24)(Note 17): traces that have once existed but exist no moreE.g.: vestiges of an ancient civilization 古代文明的遗迹（“遗迹”常用复数） without a vestige of clothing 一丝不挂 There is n

9、ot a vestige of truth in the report. 这项报告中没有一句是真话。13. detriment (l.27) (Note 19): harm; damage 损害；不利；伤害 E.g.: Smoking is a detriment to ones health. 吸烟危害健康。 The war caused great detriment to the nations economy. 战争大大地损害了该国经济。 to the detriment of (ll.24-25)(Note 19): to the harm of; to the disadvanta

10、ge of 有损于 (或对不利) E.g.: He constantly reads in the dim light, to the detriment of his eyesight. He sits up very late to the detriment of his health. 他常常熬夜, 这对他的健康不利。without detriment to: causing no harm or danger to 无损于 14. in the throes of (l.30) (Note 20): in the middle of doing something very diff

11、icultE.g.: We are in the throes of drawing a blueprint for the reorganization of the Students Union.in the throes of revolution 处于革命的动荡时期throes (l.30): intense or violent pain and struggle; a condition of agonizing struggle or effort挣扎，处于极为痛苦的斗争或苦恼中; upheaval (动乱；剧变)E.g.: a country in the throes of

12、economic collapse. 挣扎于经济崩溃的国家 death throes 临终痛苦 throes of childbirth 分娩的阵痛15. narcissism (l.32): excessive love or admiration of oneself 自我陶醉；自恋Narcissus n. (Greek Mythology) A youth who pined away in love for his own image in a pool of water and was transformed into the flower that bears his name.【

13、希神】那西塞斯(一个青年由于对水池中自己形象的眷恋而死去，变成一种以他的名字命名的花朵即水仙花)narcissus 以美貌自夸的青年；水仙花16. obligation (l.38): duty; social requirement that compels one to follow a certain course of action 17. submit to (l.43) (Note 25): offer (an idea, something written, etc.) for consideration to (someone or a group) 使经受，使受到E.g.:

14、submit an applicant to examination 对申请者进行考试18. fretful (l.44): irritable; complaining 苦恼的；烦躁的E.g.: a fretful baby crying all night 整夜啼哭烦躁不安的婴孩Syn. cross; impatient; vexed; peevish; discontented; ill-tempered; fractious（易怒）19. pass muster (l.44) (Note 26): be accepted as satisfactory 通过检验；被认为合格或符合要求；

15、被认为可以接受E.g.: Such excuses will not pass muster with him. 这种借口在他面前是通不过的。muster: a gathering of people, especially of soldiers to march or be inspected (军队等) 集合，集结；检阅E.g.: There was a muster of all the militiamen. 全体民兵都集合起来了。 call out the troops to stand muster 召集部队接受检阅20. blemish (l.50): a mark that

16、spoils the beauty or perfection 瑕疵；疤痕21. mole (l.51): a small, dark brown, slightly raised mark on a persons skin, usually there since birth 痣；鼹鼠22. the depreciation of women (l.52): the devaluation of women; the decrease in value of women; the lowering of womens statusdepreciation: a disparaging or

17、 a belittling act or instancee.g. a depreciation of currency 通货贬值23. renounce (l.58): give up (a claim); say formally that one does not own 声明放弃E.g.: renounce ones claim to an inheritance 声明放弃对一笔遗产的继承权 renounce smoking and drinking 戒烟戒酒24. censure (l.59): an expression of blame or disapproval 责备；公开谴

18、责E.g.: a vote of censure 不信任决议投票 lay oneself open to public censure 授人以(责难的)口实25. preen (l.60) (Note 31): (of a bird) clean or smooth (itself or its feathers) with the beak; (of a person) make (oneself) neat; adorn or trim (oneself) carefully 用嘴（或舌）整理的羽毛；精心打扮E.g.: She preened herself in the mirror. 她对镜梳妆。26. interminable (l.67) (Note 34): endless (used in a derogatory sense)无休止的（似