oval是什么意思参考译文Unit2

2021年1月19日发(作者：chairman)
Unit two
New Words



1. inquiry
n.

We made some inquiries into what she had done on that day.
我们打听了一下她那天干的事。

After monthts of fruitless inquiry, we finally discovered the truth.
经过几个月毫无进展的探索，我们终于发现了事情的真相。

2. signal
v.

Both parties have signaled their determination to win.
两党都已经表示出要赢的决心。

The cyclist signaled and turned right.
骑车者发出信号后向右转。

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column

n.

He totaled that column of figures.

他合计了那一栏的数字。


What column do you like best

你最喜欢哪个栏目？


rapping


n.

You can learn a lot by rapping with people you think might be your enemies.

与你认为是敌人的人们随意交谈可以学到很多东西。


I’ve been really lucky,I have to say,”she reports,
rapping
on the table beside her.“Touch wood !

我承认，自己真的很幸运
”
她叩击着身旁的桌子说
: “
避避邪！
”

Others are just passing through Tokyo, perhaps as the first stop on an Asian itinerary, and see there is easy
money to be made rapping to inebriated Japanese.
另外一些人仅仅是路过东京，或者东京是她们亚洲之旅的第一站，她们发现只要是拍拍喝的醉醺醺
的 日本人就能这么容易地赚到钱。


intersection
n.

I cross at the intersection.

我穿越十字路口。


Two cars collided at the intersection.

两辆车在交叉囗相撞。


The car stopped at a street intersection.

这辆车停在十字路口。


swine



n.
Circe metamorphosed men into swine.


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女妖锡西把人变成了猪。收藏指正


Cast not your pearls before swine.

bacon


n.
I love crispy bacon.

我喜欢脆的肉。


How about some bacon?

来点熏猪肉怎么样
?

veal


n.
The greatest calf is not the sweatest veal.

大而无当。


Veal tastes better when you boil it gently.

文火煮出的牛肉味道要可口一些。


pullet



n.

That is to vaccinate a pullet flock at least twice for IBD.

这就是：对青年鸡至少进行
2
次
IBD
免疫。

redundancy

n

Actually, redundancy is internal to language.

实际上，冗馀是自然语言的一个内在属性。


The threat of redundancy was suddenly removed.

裁员的威胁顿时消除了。


There is too much redundancy in this essay.

这篇论文重复过多。


aborning
n.

The child died aborning.

孩子在出生的时候就死了。


The plan died aborning.

这计划还未实行就夭折了。

oxymoron




n.

Or with Bush filling the slot, is that an oxymoron?

或者，当布什窜升首位的时候，大家只不过希望这是一种
“
矛盾修辞法”
？


The
first
stage
of
CBD
is
the
era
of
monolithic
components,
a
seeming
oxymoron
that
describes
the
adolescent state of components today.

CBD
的第一阶段是单片式组件的时代，是今天组件青春期表面矛盾的描述。


At
first
it
sounds
like
an
oxymoron
but
when
you
critically
examine
any
professional
in
a
high
stress
situation
you
can
see
that
it
is
a
trait
that
is
found
in
each
of
these
people
who
are
successful
at
their
particular task.


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最初它听起来好像没什么相干，而当你严格地检查任何一个很大压力环境下工作的人员时，你能发
现每 个成功完成任务的人都有一个特点。

cherish


v.

Saving water is to cherish life.

节约用水就是珍惜生命。


He should really cherish this opportunity.

你应该好好珍惜这次机会。



Never cherish a serpent in your bosom.

永远不要施恩于忘恩负义之人。

sheriff



n.

He was elected sheriff of the county.

他被选为县警长。



They implored the sheriff to stay and protect them .

他恳求司法长官留下来保护他们。


possession
n.

Prospect is often better than possession.

盼望往往胜于拥有。

The keys are in his possession.

这些钥匙是他的。收藏指正


Possession diminishes perception of value, immediately.

拥有可望减少的价值，迅疾无比。在物品、感情 、人事方面往往都是如此。但话说回来了，谁敢说
哪个就一定真实？


The portrait was his proudest possession.

那肖像是他最为珍贵的东西
.
收藏指正


offender


n.

The offender was finally hunted down.

罪犯终于被缉拿归案。


The court sentenced the offender the death.

法院潘出该罪犯死刑。

dangle
v.

She likes to dangle her men around her.

她喜欢让男人们围着她。


At Christmas, we dangle colored lights around the room.

圣诞节时，我们在房间里挂上彩灯。


Or bend over and let your arms dangle, relaxing all your muscles.

或者弓腰垂臂，让手臂垂下摆动，松驰筋肉


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epicenter




n.

The epicenter is the point on the surface directly above the hypocenter.

震中：地面上正对着震源的地方。


The panda had been missing from the famed Wolong reserve, located near the epicenter.

距震中不远的著名的卧龙保护区，熊猫一直在失踪。

genuine




a.
Her love was
genuine
.

她的爱是真诚的。


Is your smile
genuine
?

你是真心的微笑吗
?

linguophile
adj.
All the linguists should at least be a linguophile.
语言学家起码应当是一个语言家。


luminesce
n.
Taking advantage of the characteristics of heat luminesce of quartz to prospect for gold deposit and make
evaluation

石英的热发光特征在金矿勘查与评价中的某些应用。


The influence of phosphor luminesce and fluorescent intensity is studied by adulterating different ions(Bi3
Dy3*, Gd3 La3 Sm3+) into phosphor.

研究了不同离子掺杂
(Bi
，
Dy
，
Gd
，
La
，
Sm)
对磷光体发光和余辉强度的影响规律。


Phrases and Expressions


redundancy aborning
Their newly-made resolution has soon turned to be one redundancy aborning
他们新近作出的决议很快就变得了一纸空文。

pay heed to/take heed of

For the first time he have to pay heed to his appearance.

这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。


A good leader should always pay heed to the voice of the masses.

一位好领导应该经常注意倾听群众的呼声。


Text B How to Improve Your English Skills
New Words
1. frustrate v.

I am feeling rather frustrated in my present job, and I need a change.
我感到目前的工作做得很不顺心，需要转换一下。

The bad weather frustrated our hopes of going out.
恶劣的天气使我们外出的愿望无法实现。

2. motivate v.

He was motivated by love, and expected nothing in return.

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他的行动是出于爱，不期望任何回报。

There is little to motivate these kids to work hard at school.
没有什么可用来激励这些孩子在学校努力学习。

3. afford v.

Thanks to the success of our business, we can afford a holiday.
多亏生意兴旺，我们有钱去度假。

we can afford to lose such an important member of the staff.
失去这么一个重要职员，我们可担当不起。

4. dedicate v.

The doctor dedicated her life to find a cure.
这位医生为了寻求一种治疗方法奉献了她的一生。

He dedicated his first book to his mother.
他把自己的第一部著作献给母亲。

5. establish v.

The company has established a new system for dealing with complaints.
这家公司为应付投诉制定了一套新方法。

Her latest film has really established her reputation as a director.
她的最近一部电影真正地树立了她作为导演的名声。

6. fulfill v.

The conditions of the contract must be fulfilled exactly.
这份合同所规定的条件必须不折不扣地加以履行。

The travelling library fulfils an important need for the people who live in country areas.
巡回图书馆满足了乡村居民的迫切需要。

7. illustrate v.

This is a beautifully illustrated book.
这是一本有精美插图的书。

His story illustrated his true generosity very clearly.
他的故事非常清楚地展现了他的慷慨大度。

8. approach v.

The time is approaching when we have to leave.
我们要离开的时刻越来越近了。

He is a good player, but doesn’t approach internation
al standard.
他是一位好选手，但离国际水平尚远。

9. distract v.

She was distracted from her work by the noise outside.
外面的噪音分散了她工作中的注意力。


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The celebrations distracted public attention from the government’s problems.

庆祝活动分散了公众对政府存在问题的注意力。


Phrases and Expressions


1. devote to
He hsas devoted his life to helping blind people.
他为帮助盲人献出了一生。

I don’t think we should devote any more time to this question.

我认为我们不应该在这个问题上在花费时间。

1.

benefit from
These small businesses have benefited greatly from the fall in interest rates.
这些小企业因利率下降而得到了很大的好处。

I can see the advantage of this for you, but what will I benefit from this?
我能够看出这事对你的好处，可是我将怎么受益呢？



Stressed words and phrases


inquire v.

1. whether the plane would take off on time.
2. enquiries about the job.
3. He inquires after.
4. to inquire into the conduct of the two officers.
5. I must inquire of you.
6. we made some inquiries into.
cherish v.
1. the old man cherished the girl.

2. cherishes the memory of those days
3. some deeply cherished beliefs
signal
v. n.
1. signaled to his officers for the attack to begin.
2. both sides have signaled.


the policeman signaled the traffic.
3. the defeat of 1066 signaled.
the minister’s signal failure to deal with this matter.

the minister has signally.



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