现代大学精读十单元的单词.ppt

1、Lesson 10,Mandelas Garden,Glossary,Construct Vt. They constructed the bridge in a year. He has constructed a new theory.,Contact n. Finally he managed to get into contact with him. The journalist has a contact in Paris. v. I shall contact you by telephone on Friday. We agreed to contact again as soo

2、n as possible. be in out of contact with contact lenses,a man of many contacts maintain a close contact be in contact with be out of contact with bring into contact with throw in contact with come into (in) contact with have contact with lose contact with make contact with,Cultivate v. - cultivation

3、 n., grow, The farmer is cultivating his land. This field has not been cultivated for years. acquire, develop He cultivated an air of indifference. She cultivated her mind by reading many books. One should cultivate good manners from childhood. John always tries to cultivate people who might be able

4、 to help him.,nourish,I was doing everything I could to nourish and protect the baby. Milk nourishes a baby. spiritual resources which nourished her in her darkest hours. a clay base nourished with plant detritus. 从植物腐殖质中吸取养料的泥土层。 He has long nourished an ambition to bring the show to Broadway.,Decl

5、ine,Vi. become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease, deteriorate The birth rate continued to decline. Her health began to decline. About 2 miles east, the land begins to decline towards the river. vt. politely refuse (an invitation or offer) Caroline declined the coffee. We asked her to come to our par

6、ty, but she declined.,N. a serious decline in bird numbers. a civilization in decline. There has been a sharp decline in profits this year.,Dump. n/v,V. Some trucks dumped 1,900 tons of refuse here. The couple dumped the car and fled. She dumped her knapsack on the floor. His girlfriend dumped him f

7、or being fat. These countries have been dumping cheap fertilizers on the UK market. Investors dumped shares in scores of other consumer-goods firms.,Eliminate v. -Elimination,Vt. completely remove or get rid of (something) A policy that would eliminate inflation. eliminate the possibility of Getting

8、 this job has effectively eliminated his financial worries. The police have eliminated Lawrence from their inquiries. Our team was eliminated in the first round.,Fertile Fertilizer Pesticide natural /artificial, chemical /liquid spray, spread, use He spread fertilizer on the field with a rake(耙子）.,F

9、lourish v/n,Vi . Crops flourish in rich soil. His business seemed to be flourishing. vt. He flourished his stick at the boy. He flourishes his wealth. N. a flourish of trumpets（喇叭齐鸣） in full flourish（全盛期） a speech full of rhetorical flourishes（辞藻华丽）,Fulfill v,He wouldnt be able to fulfill his ambiti

10、on to visit Naples. Some officials were dismissed because they could not fulfill their duties. Goods must fulfill three basic conditions.,Fulfillment n. He was willing to face any hardship in fulfillment of his duty. After many years, his plans have come to fulfillment. People find fulfillment in wo

11、rking for a common goal.,intellectual,Intellect Intellectual Intelligent Intelligence,adj. of or relating to the intellect, appealing to or requiring use of the intellect Children need intellectual stimulation. The film wasnt very intellectual, but it caught the mood of the times. You are an intelle

12、ctual girl, like your mother. Maths is an intellectual exercise. Do you know the intellectual property rights? She is an intellectual woman.,intellectual faculties intellectual work N. These views were common among intellectuals.,Intellect the faculty of reasoning and understanding objectively, espe

13、cially with regard to abstract or academic matters he was a man of action rather than of intellect. 他只知道埋头干而不动脑思考。 his keen intellect. a clever or intellectual person有才智的人 sapping our country of some of its brightest intellects.,intelligence,the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills an e

14、minent man of great intelligence. they underestimated her intelligence. The children were given an intelligence test. IQ intelligence quotient,a person or being with this ability extraterrestrial intelligences. 地球以外的智慧生命。 the collection of information of military or political value the chief of mili

15、tary intelligence. the intelligence department.,Intelligent adj.,having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level Annabelle is intelligent and hard-working. an intelligent guess. 高明的猜测。 I have not arrived at a very intelligent opinion on that matter. 我对那件事还没有高见。 All human beings are much m

16、ore intelligent than animal.,Issue n/v,N. 1) an important topic or problem for debate or discussion the issue of global warming. Money is not an issue. 2) the action of supplying or distributing an item for use, sale, or official purposes the issue of notes by the Bank of England. the December issue

17、 of the magazine.,V Licenses were issued indiscriminately to any company. They advised the government not to issue him a passport to travel abroad. The minister issued a statement. Christmas stamps to be issued in November.,make an issue (out) of sth Look, its not important who did it. Lets not make

18、 an issue out of it. take issue with sb (about/on/over sth) (formal) Id like to take issue with you about what you just said.,big, burning, central, critical, crucial, important, key, main, major, vital Europe remains the burning issue within the party. wider The problem raises wider issues of gende

19、r and identity.,raise /debate, discuss / decide, settle / address, consider, deal with, examine, explore, look at, tackle This evening were debating the issue of the legalization of soft drugs. A referendum was held to settle the issue.,Pursue v.,Vt. follow (someone or something) in order to catch o

20、r attack them The officer pursued the van. A heavily indebted businessman was being pursued by creditors. Sophie was being pursued by a number of men. Should people pursue their own happiness at the expense of others?,Andrew was determined to pursue a computer career. the council decided not to purs

21、ue an appeal. 委员会决定不提出上诉。 He pursued her relentlessly, refusing to take no for an answer,Pursuit n.,They set off at once along the lane in pursuit. Games like chess are rather intellectual pursuits. 棋类比赛是相当费脑力的娱乐。 daily pursuits commercial pursuits literary pursuits educational pursuit scholastic pu

22、rsuit pursuit of profit in ones pursuit of happiness transplant,Survive v.,vi. These plants cannot survive in very cold conditions. None of Shakespeares plays survives in its original manuscript form. vt. Most parents expect that their children will survive them. Did anyone survive the explosion?,Th

23、e islanders could barely survive without an export crop. I can just about survive on what I earn. The prime minister narrowly survived a leadership challenge. A schoolboy miraculously survived a 25 00-volt electric shock.,Survival n. Survivor n. Survivalism n. the animals chances of survival were pr

24、etty low. He was fighting for his political survival. survival of the fittest,Tend vt/vi,Vi. regularly or frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic written language tends to be formal. Her hair tended to come loose. care for or look after; give ones attention to Varela t

25、ended plants on the roof.,Wither v.,Vi. (of a plant) become dry and shriveled The grass had withered to an unappealing brown. Programs would wither away if they did not command local support. The grass withered because there was no water. He used to be so ambitious, but his ambition seems to have wi

26、thered on the vine. Vt. The hot sun had withered all my plants. Age cannot wither her.,Structure of the text Part 1 (paras.1-5 ) about: Who Ausable is. ignore,Examples: Why are you blinking at me constantly? The little girl blinked away her tears, and stood up quickly.,2. command,Examples: The offic

27、er commanded his men to fire. The officer commanded that his men (should) fire. Youd better learn to command yourself/ your temper.,3. confounded,adj. a. damned; used to show you are annoyed b. confused Examples: Youre a confounded nuisance. A group of confounded customers surrounded the counter.,4.

28、 disillusioned,adj. feeling disappointed and unhappy because sb./sth. is not as good as you thought disillusioned with sb./sth. Examples: Disillusioned Susan decided to forget the man she had loved for many years. He was disillusioned with life in many aspects.,5. stiffly adv. without being able to

29、move ones body,Example: The old man bent down stiffly. stiff adj. a. difficult to bend; rigid; not flexible b. thick and hard to stir c. hard; difficult d. severe; tough e. (of a price) too high f. (of a breeze) blowing strongly g. (of an alcoholic drink) strong h. not friendly,6. extend,v. a. to co

30、ntinue for a particular distance or a period of time b. to stretch out the body or a limb at full length c. to offer Examples: My boss agreed to extend my stay in HongKong for a few days. The bird extended its wings in flight. The queen extended a warm welcome to the distinguished guest from afar.,7. hesitate,v. to be slow in deciding hesitate at/about/over sth. hesitate to do sth. Examples: She is a girl who hesitates at nothing. You can hesitate before replying. Dont hesitate to tell me if you have any problem.,8.slip,v. a. to give sb. sth. quietly and se