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Unit5Learning fromnature
1.take....for granted认为…理所当然拓展take away拿走,带走take care当心take off脱下,(飞机)起飞take....as....把・・・当作・・・・take out取出take down取下,记下Today wetake forgranted that theyre horizontalbands ofplant communities.我成年后,发现自己对大多数人认为是理所当然之事知之甚少Today wetake forgranted thattheyre horizontalbands ofplant communities.如今,我们想当然地认为它们是水平的条状植物群落
2.superb adj极好的,出色的拓展superb无比较级形式excellent adj极好的They laidon asuperb evening他们精心安排了一个美好的夜晚They dishedup asuperb meaL他们上了一桌很棒的饭菜The carsin superbcondition.这辆车车况极好The recordingquality is excellent.录制质量极好Her musicianshipisexcellent.她的演奏技巧非常棒It wasabsolutely excellent.这简直太好了
3.frontier n知识/物理学等的前沿,边界,边境拓展the frontierof medicalscience医学前沿Rugged individualismforged Americasfrontier society.坚定的个人主义铸就了美国这个前沿社会Precisely becauseof thismasculine orientation,revising thefrontier thesisby focusingon womensexperience introducesnew themesinto womenshistory.正是由于这种男性化的取向,通过关注女性的经历来修正前沿命题,为女性的历史引入了新的主题
4.sow v播种拓展sow------sowed-------sown/sowed sow....with....在.・・・种・・・・sew v缝sow v播种saw n锯子Help usto knowhow tosow ourtears.帮助我们知道如何播种我们的眼泪
5.wisdom n智慧,明智拓展words of wisdom至理名言question/doubt thewisdom ofdoing sth.质疑做某事是否明智a manofwisdom=a wiseman有智慧的人They weregodlike in their wisdomand compassiom他们的智慧和关爱有如圣贤一般Some wouldquestion thewisdom ofleaving herout of the team.有些人会问,把她排除在团队之外是否明智
6.seek solutionsto寻求解决办法拓展solve v解决
7.take inspirationfrom从…•中获取灵感拓展provide inspirationfor....为・・・•提供灵感seek/look forinspiration寻求灵感flash ofinspiration灵感的闪现take inspirationfrom abook=draw inspirationfrom abook从——本书中得至I]灵感
8.employ v使用,运用,雇用拓展employ sb.as....雇用某人担任….employ sb.to dosth.雇用某人某事be employedin doingsth.从事于(做).....employee n雇员employer n雇主employment n雇用僦业employ amethod/technique使用一种方法/技巧The companywas orderedto paycompensation toits formeremployee.公司被勒令向以前的员工作出补偿The governmentis aimingat fullemployment.政府在力求达到全面就业
9.physician n医生拓展physical adj物理的,身体的physicist n物理学家The physicianmay prescribebut notadminister thedrug.内科医师可以开处方但不可发药
10.bow v鞠躬,俯身,使弯曲n鞠躬,弓,蝴蝶结拓展bow to向….让步,屈服于bow downto sb.向某人屈服Japanese peoplewill bowin thegreeting.H本人会鞠躬以示问候
11.rural adj农村的,乡村的拓展a ruralsetting乡村景象rural busroutes农村的公共汽车路线urban adj城市的Agriculture formsthe backbone of therural economy,农业是农村经济的基础The centralplank of the billwas ruraldevelopment.这一法案的核心是农村发展It wasa delightfulrural scene.那是赏心悦目的乡村风光
12.decent adj可接受的,相当好的,正派的,规矩的,宽容的拓展decency n正派,规矩,礼貌decently adv相当好的,正派地accent n口音,腔调percent百分比recent adj最近的,不久前的He didthe decentthing andresigned.他做得很体面,辞职了To achievedecent performance,this couldrequire duplicationofthedata inmultiple hierarchies,which couldgreatly increasethe complexityof datamanagement.为了取得相当好的性能,可能需要在多个层次中复制数据,从而可能极大地增加数据管理的复杂性I apologizefor nothaving anexample bashfile todisplay,but theconfiguration syntaxfor bothZsh andbash aresimilar,so thatshould bea decentexample forboth.很抱歉我没有——个bash的样例文件给大家看,但是由于Zsh和bash的语法相近,我的样例对于Z sh和bash都是一个相当好的例子But itsa decentidea ifit*s partof acomprehensive,diversified savingsplan.但是如果你仅仅把这当成是一个复杂多样的储蓄计划的一部分,这会是一个相当好的主意
13.withdraw v退出,收回,撤回,撤退,取款拓展withdraw-----withdrew-------withdrawn withdrawfrom....退出....withdraw.......from....让...退出・・・・withdraw本身含有“回”的意思,所以不能与back连用,类似的单词还有return,repayo TheUnited Stateshas announcedit isto withdrawforty-thousand troopsfrom WesternEurope inthe nextyear.美国已经宣布第2年将从西欧撤回4万军队The mentorswere supposedto withdrawafter afew months,but ayear into the programmethey haveyet notfelt ableto leavetheir Afghancharges.这些指导员据说数月后撤回,但是在参加这项计划一年后,他们仍然感到不能够离开对阿富汗的管理As companieswithdraw moreand moreinto theircore competencies,so theybecome morevirtual.当公司越来越多撤回到他们的核心竞争力时,他们也变得更加虚拟
14.domestic adj驯养的,家养的,本国的,国内的拓展domestic market国内市场domestic tasks/chores家务The overallrate ofacceptance ofdomestic filmswas significantlyhigher thanthat offoreign films.国产电影的整体接受率显著高于国外电影The governmentnow backsup the domestic carindustry,lending itmoney andoverseeing itsturnaround plans.政府现在为本国汽车行业提供支持,向其提供贷款并监督其重整计划的推行But Americaand theEU arguethat byhindering theirexport,China isunfairly favouringdomestic industries.而美国和欧盟则认为中国阻碍这些原材料的出口,是在不公平地偏袒本国工业Export quotasand taxeshave theeffect ofdiverting thesupply ofraw materialstotheproducers domesticeconomy,thus handingtheir manufacturersa competitiveadvantage insourcing inputs.出口配额和关税所具有的效应是,将原材料供应引向生产国本国的经济,让该国制造商在原材料采购方面获取竞争优势They preventedindustrywide laborunions andkept theyen undervaluedagainst thedollar,while protectingdomestic industrieswith tariffsand tradebarriers.他们防备全行业的劳工联合出现,并低估日元对美元的价值,同时利用关税和贸易壁垒保护本国工业Cheap importsfrom Asiahelp toreduce theprice ofhousehold goodsbut theyare alsoaccused ofundermining domesticmanufacturers.来自亚洲的廉价进口商品有助于降低家庭用品的价格,但也被指摘损害了本国制造商的利益For overseascompanies lookingfor growthoutside sluggishdomestic markets,Indias retailbusiness isoneofthe mostattractive.对于许多想在疲软本国市场外寻找增长点的海外公司来说,印度零售业极具吸引力Many richcountries maintainlists ofoccupations forwhich thereis ashortage ofdomestic workers,giving foreignerswith theappropriate skillspreferential treatment.许多发达国家会保留一些本国短缺的职业名单,在这些职业领域会给予有特定技能的外籍人士特殊优待And alsoa factI wouldlike tolet youknow that,intheUS,topics aboutChina isnot ashot asthedomesticones.另外一个我想让你知道的事实就是,在美国,关于中国的话题并不是像本国的话题那么火热的
15.resign v使自己顺从于做某事,安于(辞职,辞去)拓展resign from....辞去.•…职务resign oneselfto doingsth.使自己安于做某事resign from...辞去・・・•职务resign as+职位辞去作为・・・・的职务resignation n辞职,辞职信,顺从resigned adj顺从的,屈从的反义词quit v离开,戒除,辞职quit doingsth.停止做某事First,he said,you mustfirst resignfrom yourjob,effective twoweeks fromtoday andenroll inour three-month trainingprogram.”他说“首先,你必须辞去你现在的工作,从今天开始的两个星期内你必须随叫随到并参加为期三个月的培训”Therefore,I amannouncing todaythat I will resignas PresidentoftheWorld BankGroup effectiveattheend ofthe fiscalyear(June30,2007).因此,我今天宣布我将辞去世界银行行长职务,从本财年底(2007年6月30日)生效Fve decidedto resignmy jobthis July,by whenIwillhave workedfor fiveyears.我决定今年七月辞职,到那时我已经工作五年了As soonas Iwas offereda goodposition,I wouldresign atonce.一找到好工作,我就马上辞职He accededto demandsfor hisresignation.他同意要他辞职的要求
16.react v冷落,嫌弃,厌弃,拒绝接受,因质量不好而废弃拓展reject v拒绝接受decline v婉拒rejection n拒绝(接受),否绝,嫌弃accept v接受Before shecould react,I gaveher abig hugand toldher shedidn*t needto keepit asecret fromme.她还没反应过来,我就给了她一个大大的拥抱,告诉她不必对我保密I wonderhow hewould reactif Iread mynewspaper outloud onthe train.我很好奇如果我在火车上大声读报纸,他会有什么反应
17.ease n舒适,悠闲,轻易v减轻,缓解,使容易拓展at easewith不拘束,放松feel at ease感到轻松with ease容易地ease onesmind使某人放心/安心Below areseveral tipsto easeyourself intocollege life.以下是几个让自己熟悉大学生活的小建议The roomsare smallbut makingyou feelatease.房间很小,但能让你感到舒适自在Resting yourfeet ona lowobject canalso helpease backpain whensitting.坐下来的时候,把脚放在一个较低的物体上也能帮助减轻背部疼痛
18.attain v得到,获得拓展attain one9s goal/purpose达到某人的目标/目的attain theage of....达到…的年龄attain to努力达成,自然成为attainment n获得,达到attainable adj可得到的Although havingquestioned thesuspect fortwo days,the officerdidnt attainvaluable information.审问了嫌疑犯两天,但警官还是没有得到有价值的信息
19.evaluate v评价,评估=assess v拓展evaluation n评估,评价value v给…估价,重视n价值,重要性valuable adj值钱的Feeling fearfulis healthybecause ithelps youslow downand evaluaterisks properly.感到恐惧是有益于健康的,因为它可以帮助你慢下来,正确评估风险evaluates thewriter-reader relationship.它评估作者与读者之间的关系On everysingle moveyou haveto analyzea situation,process whatyour opponentis doing,and evaluate the bestmove fromamong allyour options.每走一步,你都必须分析情况,理解对手的行动,并从所有选择中评估哪一步是最好的Project managersevaluatetheperformance ofthe teammembers interms ofwhat theyproduce forprojects,rather thanthe amountof timethey spendon them.项目经理根据团队成员为项目所做的贡献来评估他们的表现,而不是他们花在项目上的时间Writing downyour progressallows youto objectivelyevaluate yourwork.写下你的进度可以让你客观地评估你的工作