新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)第二冊(cè)讀寫(xiě)教程unit6

1、Are you satisfied with your name?YES?NO?orIntensive Study As His Name Is, So Is He! 1 For her first twenty-four years, shed been known as Debbie a name that didnt suit her good looks and elegant manner. “My name has always made me think I should be a cook,” she complained. “I just dont feel like a D

2、ebbie.”2 One day, while filling out an application form for a publishing job, the young woman impulsively substituted her middle name, Lynne, for her first name Debbie. “That was the smartest thing I ever did,” she says now. “As soon as I stopped calling myself Debbie, I felt more comfortable with m

3、yself and other people started to take me more seriously.” Two years after her successful job interview, the former waitress is now a successful magazine editor. Friends and associates call her Lynne. Intensive Study 3 Naturally, the name change didnt cause Debbie/Lynnes professional achievement but

4、 it surely helped if only by adding a bit of self-confidence to her talents. Social scientists say that what youre called can affect your life. Throughout history, names have not merely identified people but also described them. “ As his name is, so is he” says the Bible, and Websters Dictionary inc

5、ludes the following definition of name: “a word or words expressing some quality considered characteristic or descriptive of a person or a thing, often expressing approval or disapproval”. Note well “approval or disapproval”. For better or worse, qualities such as friendliness or reserve, plainness

6、or charm may be suggested by your name and conveyed to other people before they even meet you.Intensive Study 4 Names become attached to specific images, as anyone whos been called “a plain Jane” or “just an average Joe” can show. The latter name particularly bothers me since my name is Joe, which s

7、ome think makes me more qualified to be a baseball player than, say an art critic. Yet, despite this disadvantage, I did manage to become an art critic for a time. Even so, one prominent magazine consistently refused to print “Joe” in my by-line, using my first initials, J.S., instead. I suspect tha

8、t if I were a more refined Arthur or Adrian, the name would have appeared complete.4. 名字成為附加到特定的圖片名字成為附加到特定的圖片,那些被稱為那些被稱為“純簡(jiǎn)純簡(jiǎn)”或或“平均喬平均喬”可以顯示。后者的名字可以顯示。后者的名字特別困擾我特別困擾我,因?yàn)槲业拿质菃桃驗(yàn)槲业拿质菃?而有些人認(rèn)為而有些人認(rèn)為讓我更有資格成為一個(gè)棒球運(yùn)動(dòng)員比讓我更有資格成為一個(gè)棒球運(yùn)動(dòng)員比,說(shuō)一個(gè)說(shuō)一個(gè)藝術(shù)評(píng)論家。然而藝術(shù)評(píng)論家。然而,盡管這個(gè)缺點(diǎn)盡管這個(gè)缺點(diǎn),我設(shè)法成為我設(shè)法成為一個(gè)藝術(shù)評(píng)論家。即便如此一個(gè)藝術(shù)評(píng)論家。即便如此

9、,一個(gè)著名的雜志一個(gè)著名的雜志一直拒絕打印一直拒絕打印“喬喬”在我的副業(yè)在我的副業(yè),使用我的第使用我的第一個(gè)名字的首字母一個(gè)名字的首字母,J.S.二人二人,而不是。我懷疑而不是。我懷疑,如果我是一個(gè)更精致的亞瑟或艾德里安如果我是一個(gè)更精致的亞瑟或艾德里安,會(huì)出會(huì)出現(xiàn)完整的名稱?，F(xiàn)完整的名稱。elegant elintadj.(圖案設(shè)計(jì)、式樣、服飾等)優(yōu)美的，漂亮的，雅致的，精致的(舉止、風(fēng)度、儀態(tài)、動(dòng)作等)文雅的，高雅的，優(yōu)雅的，風(fēng)雅的(陳設(shè)、風(fēng)格、生活方式等)講究的；精美的(趣味、習(xí)慣、語(yǔ)言、文體等)典雅的，格調(diào)高的；精確的，簡(jiǎn)潔的，簡(jiǎn)練的，洗練的(配制或制作食物)精致的，質(zhì)量?jī)?yōu)良的，上等的

10、，第一流的口語(yǔ)極好的；優(yōu)良的；精制的application ,plikeinn.應(yīng)用，適用；實(shí)施，使用；尤指搽(粉)，涂(油)，涂抹運(yùn)用敷用；施用；敷貼，涂抹(尤指藥物)用法；用途，用處適用性；合用；實(shí)用性；有用性請(qǐng)求；申請(qǐng)申請(qǐng)書(shū)，申請(qǐng)表；求職書(shū)impulsivelyadv. impulsive的變形impulsive implsivadj.沖動(dòng)的，易沖動(dòng)的由沖動(dòng)造成的，由一時(shí)情感所驅(qū)使的推動(dòng)的；推進(jìn)的；有推動(dòng)力的【物理學(xué)】沖力的substitutedvt. substitute的變形substitute sbstitju:t; -tu:tn.代替者，代理人替換者；替補(bǔ)運(yùn)動(dòng)員；代人應(yīng)征入伍者替

11、代物，代用品【語(yǔ)法學(xué)】代用詞；代用語(yǔ)(如用 to 代替不定式短語(yǔ)，用 do代替句子等)蘇格蘭英語(yǔ)【法律】副職professional prufenladj.職業(yè)的；專門(mén)的美國(guó)英語(yǔ)從事腦力勞動(dòng)職業(yè)的(尤指大學(xué)研究院的)以運(yùn)動(dòng)為職業(yè)的專業(yè)性的；(為)專業(yè)人員的職業(yè)性的，非業(yè)余的從事專門(mén)職業(yè)的非常內(nèi)行的；極為稱職(或勝任)的職業(yè)上的；同行中的talent tlntn.天才；天資，天賦才能，才干有才能的人，人才；總稱有才能的人們演藝界明星(如演員、模特、表演家等)俚語(yǔ)、總稱本地美人；當(dāng)?shù)赜任镔嫡Z(yǔ)、總稱(賽馬等的)老賭客【商業(yè)】?jī)?nèi)行古語(yǔ)性情，脾氣definition ,difininn.(詞或短語(yǔ)的)定

12、義釋義；解說(shuō)解釋，闡明；下定義規(guī)定，限定，確定，限界，界定；描述明確性，鮮明性(線條、輪廓等的)清晰【電子學(xué)、攝影術(shù)】清晰度，分解力【光學(xué)】(透鏡等的)分辨率；鮮明度characteristic ,krktristikadj.特有的，獨(dú)特的；典型的；表示特性的；顯示的特征的；有特色的，與眾不同的n.特征，特色，特性，獨(dú)特性；性質(zhì)【數(shù)學(xué)】(對(duì)數(shù)的) 首數(shù)(環(huán)或域的)特征數(shù)特征，示性descriptive diskriptivadj.描寫(xiě)的，描述的，詳述的，敘述的；說(shuō)明的【語(yǔ)法學(xué)】(定語(yǔ)、其他修飾語(yǔ)或定語(yǔ)從句等)描述的，描寫(xiě)的；非限制性的參較limiting，restrictive(文章等)記敘體的系統(tǒng)的；(學(xué)科)描述性的，描寫(xiě)性的以事實(shí)(或經(jīng)驗(yàn))為基礎(chǔ)的，有關(guān)事實(shí)(或經(jīng)驗(yàn))的approval pru:vln.同意；許可贊成，贊許，稱許，嘉許正式批準(zhǔn)，核準(zhǔn)；認(rèn)可復(fù)數(shù)【商業(yè)】包退換商品【集郵】(寄發(fā)集郵者供選購(gòu)的)各種郵票短語(yǔ):on approval 俚語(yǔ)(商品)供試用的，包退換的disapproval ,dispru:vln.不贊成，不承認(rèn)，不同意，不