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Unit Five
Moral Values
Unit One Why
Character Counts
Words and Expressions
1.
competent:
adj.
having
enough
skill
or
knowledge
to
do
sth.
to
a
satisfactory
standard
I wouldn’t say he was brilliant but he
is competent at his job.
CF:
competent, able, capable
这些形容词均含有
“
有能力的，能干的
”
之意
competent
强调具有能胜任某项工作的足够技能或其它所需的条件。
able
最常用词，
多用于褒义，
着重 指有能力做某事，
常用于
be able to
这个词组。
capable
< /p>
语气弱于
able
，指有能力、有潜力做某事，常与
of
连用。
Exercise:
(Directions:) Fill in the blanks with
the three words above.
1. Will
she be ______ to cope with the work? (=able)
2. I think your plan is _____ of being
improved. (=capable)
3.
We need to get an assistant who’s
_____ and efficient. (=capable)
4. She is ______
in / for her work. (=competent)
5.
It’s so wonderful being
_____ to see the sea from my window. (=able)
6. This
court is not ______ with regard to your case.
(=competent)
2.
integrity:
n.
1)
the quality of being honest and strong about what
you believe to be
right
No
one doubted that the president was a man of the
highest integrity.
Bill
真的是一个正直的人。翻译
Bill is
really a man of integrity.
2) (formal)
the state of being united as one complete thing
A modern extension on the old
building would ruin its architectural integrity.
They tried their best to keep their cultural integrity intact.
翻译
他们竭尽全力保持自己的文化完整。
3. consult:
1.
v.
ask for information or advice from sb. because it is their job to know sth.
I’m not quite sure how to get
there —
I’d better consult a map.
2.
v.
discuss sth. with someone so that you can make a decision together
Why didn’t you consult me about this?
They are going to consult
on how to launch the election campaign.
翻译
他们将就如何开展进行竞选活动进行磋商。
Patterns:
consult sb. about
sth.
consult with
4.
morale :
n.
the level of confidence and positive feelings that people
1
have, especially people who work
together, who belong to the same team, etc.
A couple of victories would improve the
team’s morale enormously.
A long period of unemployment weakened his morale.
翻译
长期的失业使得他精神不振。
翻译提升士气
boost morale
5. rise through the ranks : make
progress from a low position to a high
position
On our ships, the officers rose through the ranks and every young sailor boy had
his chances.
She had joined the company as a secretary and risen through the ranks.
:
v.
if you are stumped by a question or problem, you are unable
to find an answer to it
I’m
completely stumped —
how did she manage to escape?
I’m stumped: I just don’t know
what to do.
我很为难
,
简直不知如何是好。
7. emerge:
v.
1)
appear or come out from somewhere
She
emerged from the sea, blue with cold.
太阳从云朵后面钻出来。翻译
The sun
emerged from behind a cloud.
2)
if facts emerge, they become known after being
hidden or secret
Differences on the issues have emerged.
After thorough
investigation there emerged an overall picture.
翻译
经彻底调查，总的情况明朗了。
Pattern:
emerge from
8. affair:
n.
1)
a
secret
sexual
relationship
between
two
people,
when
at
least
one
of
them
is
married
to sb. else
She’s having an affair with
a married man.
He had an affair
with his boss that lasted six years.
2) things connected with your personal life, your financial situation, etc.
She organizes her financial affairs
very efficiently.
Leave me alone; mind
your own affairs.
别理我，管好你自己的事。
CF: affair, business & matter
< /p>
这些名词均含
“
事情
”
之意 。
affair
含义较广，侧重指与你个人生活有关的 事务。复数形式多指重大或较复杂
的事务。
business
通常指生意上的事情。
matter
普通用词，着重指一件不得不考虑的或需要处理的事。
Exercise:
2
(Directions:) Fill in the blanks with
the three words above.
1. The minister
deals with important _____. (=affairs)
2. Will you phone me back
—
it’s a
_____ of some importance. (=matter)
3. Our firm does
a lot of _____ with overseas customers.
(=business)
4. Currently, there are
fewer firms in _____ in the area than ever before.
(=business)
5. Talk
ing about the world’s problems is one thing, but solving them is another
_____
altogether.
(=matter)
6. What I do in my spare time
is my_____. (=affair)
7. Alois denied
any knowledge of the _____. (=matter)
8. Eventually they found a consultant
they felt they could do _____ with. (=business)
9. obvious :
adj.
easy to notice or understand
They have a small child so for
obvious reasons they need money.
It was
obvious that I knew very little about it.
10. conduct :
1.
n.
the way sb. behaves, especially in public, in their job, etc.
The club has a strict code of conduct.
2.
v.
carry out a particular activity or process, especially in order to get information or
prove facts
We are conducting a survey to find out
what our customers think of their local bus
service.
实验是由纽约的科学家们实施完成的。翻译
The
experiments were conducted by the scientists in
New York.
11.
consequence:
n.
sth. that happens as a result of a particular action
or set of conditions
Well, if you insist on eating so much,
you’ll have to suffer the c
onsequences!
This decision will bring long-lasting
consequences.
翻译
这项决定会带来深远的影响。
Collocations:
as a
consequence of
take the
consequences (of)
12. constitute:
v.
if several people or things constitute sth., they are the parts that form
it
Women constitute about 10% of the
parliament.
The under-
18s constitute nearly 25% of the town’s population.
CF: constitute,
compose & consist
这些动词均含
“
组成，构成
”
之意。
constitu
te
正式用词，指由某些部分组成一个整体或构成某物的基本成分。在句
中，主语表事物的组成部分，宾语表示事物的整体。
compose
正式用词，
多用被动态。
指将两个或两个以上的人或物放到一起形 成一
3
个整体。
consist
与
of
连用，指一个整体 由几个部分组成，或由某些材料构成。
Exercise:
(Direction:)
Fill
in
the
blanks
with
the
three
words
above,
change
the
forms
where
necessary.
1. Seven days
_____
a week. (=constitute)
2. The house ______ of six rooms.
(=consists)
3. Such action ______ a
felony (
重罪
). (=constitutes)
4. Water is _______ of hydrogen and
oxygen. (=composed)
5. That
area
’
s future weather pattern might _____ of long dry periods. (=consist)
13.) trait:
n.
(
formal) a particular quality in sb’s character
His sense of humor is
one of his good traits.
One of his less
attractive traits is criticizing his child in
public.
翻译
他有个不大讨人喜欢的特点，就是爱当众责备孩子。
14. generosity:
n.
a generous attitude, or generous behaviour
Her friends take
advantage of her generosity.
他以慷慨闻名。翻译
He is known for his generosity.
NB:
generosity
的形容词为
generous
，
意为
“
慷慨的，大方的
”
；其反义 词为
mean
，意为
“
吝啬的，小气的
”
。
15.
inner :
adj.
1) inner thoughts or feelings are ones
that you feel strongly but do not
always show to other people
Sarah seemed to have a profound sense
of inner peace.
2) on the inside or
close to the centre of sth.
Few people ever managed to penetrate the star’s inner sanctum.
Leading off the main hall is a series of small inner rooms.
16. dilemma:
n.
a situation in which it is very difficult to decide what to do, because
all the
choices seem equally good or equally bad
The President is clearly in a dilemma
about / over how to tackle the crisis.
The dilemma the doctor faced was
whether he should tell the patient the
truth.
翻译
医生面临的困境是要不要把事情的真相告诉病人
Collocations:
be in a dilemma
faced with the dilemma
placed…in a
dilemma
17. talent:
n.
a natural ability to do sth. well
Her talent for music showed at
an early age.
His artistic talents were
wasted in his boring job.
NB: talent
的形容词形式为
“talented”
意为
“< /p>
有天赋的；有才干的
”
。
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