21世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語應(yīng)用型綜合教程 IV：U2-A Privacy

Unit2《21世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語應(yīng)用型綜合教程IV》Privacy21stCenturyCollegeEnglish–forInteractivePurposes:Book4

Examples:Hepreferredtoreadthedocumentsintheprivacyofhisstudy.Thereisnotmuchprivacyintheseflatsbecauseofthelargewindowsandthinwalls.Thefilmstarbecamewildwithangerovertheimpositiononherprivacy.Readingmydiaryisaninexcusableinvasionofprivacy.privacy

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n.1.thestateofbeingabletobealone,andnotseenorheardbyotherpeople2.thestateofbeingfreefrompublicattention他比較喜歡在書房里不受干擾的情況下閱讀文件。這些大公寓窗大墻薄，沒多少個(gè)人隱私可言。那位電影明星因私生活受到干擾而大為光火?？次业娜沼浭且环N不可原諒的侵犯個(gè)人隱私的行為。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:Themyththateatingcarrotsimprovedyoureyesightwasexplodedyearsago.Idon’tbelieveinthemythofloveatfirstsight.Nvwaisatypicalmyth.ThechildrenenjoyedthestoriesaboutthegodsandgoddessesofGreekandRomanmyth.myth

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n.1.anideaorstorythatmanypeoplebelieve,butitisnottrue2.anancientstory,esp.oneinventedinordertoexplainnaturalorhistoricalevents認(rèn)為吃胡蘿卜可以改善視力的無稽之談，多年前已被推翻。我不相信一見鐘情?！芭畫z”是一個(gè)典型的神話。孩子們很喜歡希臘和羅馬神話中關(guān)于神的故事。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Thecitywascapturedbyassault.Traditionalfamilyvaluesareincreasinglyunderassault.assault

n.aviolentattack,esp.asuddenone這個(gè)城市被攻陷了。傳統(tǒng)家庭價(jià)值觀日益受到攻擊。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsEverywhereoneturnsthesedaysitseemsthattherighttoprivacyisconstantlyunderassault.Nomatterwhereapersonmaygothesedays,hisprivacyseemstobeinvadedallthetime.Examples:

It’snotimportant;don’tbotheryourheadaboutit.

Iamsorrytobotheryouwithallthis.bother—

v.tocausetrouble,worry,orannoyancetosb.，esp.repeatedlyorcontinually,inlittleways這不重要，不要為此費(fèi)心。這么麻煩你真是對(duì)不起。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Idon’twanttoprobetoodeeplyintoyourpersonal

affairs.

Pbe—

v.toaskquestionsinordertofindthingsout,especiallythingsthatotherpeopledonotwantyoutoknow我不想過于探究你的私生活。警察調(diào)查了關(guān)于他賣毒品的說法。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Forthefirsttimehetoldherallhisinnermostthoughtsand

feelings.

“SteveJobsbuildshispresentationsaroundourinnermostneedsanddesires,”oneTwitteruserwrote.innermost—

a.farthestinside他第一次把掏心窩兒的話都和她說了。一個(gè)推特網(wǎng)的用戶寫道:“喬布斯圍繞我們內(nèi)心深處的需求和渴望構(gòu)建了他的演講?！盪nit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Charleslearnedtothinkofloveassomethingsacred.

Aphysician’ssacreddutyistohealthesick.sacred—

a.regardedwithgreatrespectorreverence查理懂得了愛情的圣潔。醫(yī)生的神圣職責(zé)就是治愈病人。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Ibitterlyresentyourcriticism.

Somedirectorsmightresentnothavingbeeninformedinadvance.resent—

v.tofeelangryorupsetabout(sth.)我對(duì)你的批評(píng)十分反感。某些董事可能因?yàn)闆]有事先接到通知而惱火。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Hisintrusionbrokeoffourconversation.

Trusion—

n.

sth.thatintrudesonorinterruptssth.他的介入打斷了我們的談話。這位電影明星聲稱警察的行動(dòng)是對(duì)她私生活的侵犯。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Hehadnowishtointrudeontheirprivacy.

Idon’twishtointrude,butcouldItalktoyouforamoment?intrude—

v.togoorbesomewherewhereyouarenotwantedorarenotsupposedtobe他原本就不想侵犯他們的隱私。我無意打擾您,不過我可以跟您談一會(huì)兒嗎?Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:Theyadoptedthedecisionindisregardofourrepeatedwarnings.Whatamazesmeishercompletedisregardforanyoneelse’sopinion.Wecannotdisregardhislatenesstowork.Hetoldustodisregardeverythingwe’dlearnedsofarandstartagain.disregard

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n.neglect,lackofproperattentionorrespect

v.topaynoattentionto(sth.)他們置我們的多次警告于不顧，采納了該項(xiàng)決定。讓我吃驚的是她完全無視其他人的觀點(diǎn)。對(duì)他上班遲到這件事，我們不能不管。他告訴我們要舍棄我們已經(jīng)學(xué)到的東西，重新開始。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Sheenjoysthesolitudeofherownflat.

Heenjoyedhismomentsofsolitudebeforethepressuresofthedaybeganinearnest.solitude—

n.thestateofbeingaloneawayfromcompanionship她喜歡獨(dú)自待在自己的公寓里。他很喜歡一天的壓力真正開始前的獨(dú)處時(shí)刻。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Thecrowdswarmedoutofthecinemaafterthefilm

ended.

Theguestsswarmedroundthetableswherethefoodwassetout.swarm—

v.tomoveinacrowdormass電影結(jié)束后，人們從電影院蜂擁而出。客人聚集到擺好飯菜的餐桌周圍。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsbyPieterBreughelExamples:

Theplacewasswarmingwithtourists.

Thebeachwasswarmingwithbathers.swarmwith—

tobefullof(amovingcrowdofpeopleoranimals)這個(gè)地方游客云集。海灘上擠滿了游泳的人。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:Apparentlythey’verunoutoftheticketsfortheconcert.Iwasn’tthere,butapparentlyitwentwell.Shemanagedtoclimboutofthecar,apparentlyunhurt.Apparentlyheneverwrotealettertoher.apparently

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ad.1.accordingtowhatyouhaveheardorread2.accordingtothewaysth.appears看來，他們賣光了音樂會(huì)的票。我不在那兒，但據(jù)我所知進(jìn)展很順利。她設(shè)法爬出了車外，看上去并未受傷。顯然，他一封信也沒給她寫。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:Hispresenceisathreattooursuccess.Herpresenceduringthecrisishadacalmingeffect.Ourcoachisthestrongestpresenceonourteam.Thespeakerwasamanofpoorpresence.presence

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n.1.thefactofbeingpresent2.personalqualitiesandwaysofbehavingthathaveastrongeffectonothers他的出現(xiàn)對(duì)我們的成功是一個(gè)威脅。在危難中，她的出現(xiàn)穩(wěn)定了人心。我們的教練在團(tuán)隊(duì)里最具個(gè)人風(fēng)采。那個(gè)演講人沒有風(fēng)度。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Thenoiseofthecardiedawayinthedistance.

Thenoiseofthecrowdbegantodieawayasthebandstartedplaying.dieaway—

tobecomelessinamountorintensity,andnolongernoticeable汽車的聲音在遠(yuǎn)方漸漸消失。當(dāng)樂團(tuán)開始演奏時(shí)，人們的喧鬧聲也隨之逐漸消失。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Theseoldmenareconcernedaboutyoungster'sgrowth.

Ayoungsterstoodupandofferedhisseattotheoldlady.youngster—

n.youngpeople,esp.children這些老人十分關(guān)心年輕一代的成長。一個(gè)小伙子站起來給老太太讓了個(gè)座。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsOnlythencouldIconcentrateonmyselfandmyworktotheexclusionofeverythingelse.Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsNote:OnlyinthiswaycanIfocusonmyselfandmyworkwithoutthinkingofanythingelse.Examples:

Hespenthissparetimegardening,totheexclusionofallotherinterests.

Heplaysgolftotheexclusionofallothersports.totheexclusionof—

soastoleaveout...他把空余時(shí)間都用在園藝上了，沒有任何其他愛好。他專打高爾夫球,其他運(yùn)動(dòng)一概不參加。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:Theoriginaltexthasbeenmodifiedsoradicallythatitisbarelyrecognizable.Youhavetocorrectyourbadhabitsradically.Weneedaradicallydifferentapproachtotheproblem.Barkerintroducedsomeradicallynewideas.radically

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ad.1.thoroughlyandcompletely2.newlyanddifferentlyfrommostpeoplethinkorbelieve原文被改動(dòng)得非常徹底，幾乎面目全非。你必須徹底改正自己的壞習(xí)慣。我們需要一個(gè)全新的方法來解決這個(gè)問題。巴克介紹了一些新的激進(jìn)思想。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsMaybetheansweristhatweallfunctionbestwheninclosestexchangewithwhatseems(tous)tosymbolizeourhighestvalues.Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsNote:Theanswermightbethatwecandoourbestwhenweareinclosestconnectionwithsomethingwevaluemost.Examples:Thesofacanalsofunctionasabed.Thelongboomofthecranefunctionslikeourarms.Saltplaysanimportantpartinthefunctionofthebody.Theheartperformsavitalbodilyfunction.function

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v.

（esp.ofsth.）tobeinaction,work,operation

n.anaturalorusualdutyorpurpose這沙發(fā)也可以當(dāng)床用。起重機(jī)的長臂與我們的手臂功能相同。鹽對(duì)于身體各個(gè)機(jī)能的運(yùn)作起著重要的作用。心臟起著維持生命的重要作用。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Thepoethassymbolizedhisloverwithaflower.

Eastereggssymbolizetherenewaloflife.symbolize—

v.tobeasymbolof（sth.）那位詩人用花朵來象征他的愛人。復(fù)活節(jié)彩蛋象征新生。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Themanagertriedtoreassureherthatshewouldnotlose

herjob.

Thepolicereassuredheraboutherchild’ssafety.reassure—

v.tocomfortandmakefreefromfearorworry；tobringbackconfidenceto(sb.)經(jīng)理試圖解除她擔(dān)心失去工作的疑慮。警察向她保證，她的孩子很安全。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Asmallpieceofcakewillbeample,thankyou.

Agriculturehasdevelopedrapidly,thusprovidinglightindustrywithamplerawmaterials.ample—

a.enoughormorethanenough一小塊蛋糕就足夠了,謝謝你。農(nóng)業(yè)發(fā)展迅速,從而為輕工業(yè)提供了充足的原材料。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Shethinksnothingofwalking30milesaday.

Mywifethinksnothingofspendingahundredpoundsonanewdress.thinknothingof—

toconsidersth.tobenormalandnotparticularlyunusual一天步行30英里對(duì)她來說不在話下。我妻子把花100英鎊去買一件新衣服看成是小事一樁。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsskeletoninthecloset:

ifyousaythatsomeonehasaskeletoninthecloset,orinBritishEnglish“askeletoninthecupboard”,youmeanthathe/sheiskeepingsecretabadorembarrassingfactabouthimself/herselfUnit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsOnecouldnothideskeletonsinthecloset，...PeoplecannothideanysecretswhichwouldembarrassthemiftheybecameknownExamples:

Deathisoftenshowninpicturesasahumanskeleton.

Wefoundasheepskeletonuponthecliffs.skeleton—

n.asetofbonesheldintheirpositions;oramodelofit,usedesp.forthepurposesofstudy死神常被畫成骷髏的樣子。我們?cè)趹已律险业揭桓毖虻墓羌?。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Golfhasgainedpopularityamongthewealthyinmy

country.

Hecouldhavebeenextremelywealthy.wealthy—

a.(esp.ofaperson,familyorcountry)rich高爾夫球已在我國富有人群中流行起來。他本可以成為極其富有的人。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Jackhasjustboughtanothernewcar;hemustbeverywelloff.

Ifhehadworkedharderwhenyoung,hewouldbewelloffnow.welloff—

rich杰克剛又買了一輛新車，他一定很富有。如果他年輕時(shí)多努力一點(diǎn)，現(xiàn)在就能過得舒服些。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Thischurchisaclassicexampleofmedievalarchitecture.

Themuseumhasafinecollectionofmedievalivories.medieval—

a.oftheperiodinhistorybetweenabout1100and1500;relatingorbelongingtotheMiddleAges這座教堂是中世紀(jì)建筑風(fēng)格的典型實(shí)例。這家博物館收藏著一批做工精細(xì)的中世紀(jì)象牙制品。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Althoughheisheremployer,shehasineffectfullcontrol.

Herreplyisineffectanapology.ineffect—

infact雖然他是她的雇主，但實(shí)際上由她完全控制。她的答復(fù)實(shí)際上是一種道歉。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Theywillimposeafineonanyonewhopicksflowersatwill.

Theanimalsareallowedtowanderatwillinthepark.atwill—

asonewishes他們會(huì)對(duì)任何隨便摘花的人罰款。這些動(dòng)物可以在公園里隨意走動(dòng)。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Ourlordsandmastershavechangedthescheduleyetagain.

Thefeudallordsownedalotofland.lord—

n.(olduseorhumor)amanwhomustbeobeyed我們的主人又一次改變了時(shí)間表。封建領(lǐng)主擁有很多土地。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

DoIhavetodoawaywithmyhabit?

Theydecidedtodoawaywiththerule.doawaywith—

tocausetoend;toabolish我得改掉我的習(xí)慣嗎？他們決定廢除這條規(guī)則。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Theymadeelaboratecostumesfortheplay.

Forfun,shehadbeenworkingonanelaboratehorse-racinganimationforsometime.elaborate—

a.verydetailedandcomplicated;carefullypreparedandfinished他們?yōu)檫@出戲精心制作了戲服。有一段時(shí)間，她在制作精巧的賽馬動(dòng)畫片上下功夫，只是為了好玩。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Becarefulaboutwhatyousay;ourconversationmaybe

beingbugged.

Theroomhasbeenbugged.bug—

v.tofitwithasecretlisteningapparatus說話要當(dāng)心，咱們的話可能正被竊聽。這房間裝有竊聽器。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Greatareascouldbequicklyplantedandharvestedcollectively.

Wecannotactcollectively.collectively—

ad.asagroup大片土地可以很快地集體耕種，集體收獲。我們不能采取集體行動(dòng)。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Heisblindedbyemotion.

Hewasblindedbyhisownself-centeredness.blind—

v.tomakesb.losetheirgoodsenseorjudgmentandbeunabletoseethetruthaboutsth.他被感情蒙住了雙眼。他的自私蒙蔽了他的雙眼。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Fallinginlovecanblindustoanextent.

Hisdeterminationblindedhimtoallthedifficulties.blindsb.tosth—

todeprivesb.ofreason,judgmentorgoodsense陷入愛情在某種程度上會(huì)讓人盲目。他的決心讓他看不見所有存在的困難。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Itisanti-socialtoleavelitterinpublicplaces.

Shewasfindingithardtocopewithherson’sincreasingly

anti-social

behavior.anti-social—

a.harmfulorannoyingtootherpeople,ortosocietyingeneral在公共場(chǎng)所亂丟垃圾是違反公益的。她發(fā)現(xiàn)很難去應(yīng)付兒子越來越違反社會(huì)規(guī)則的行為。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Theprevalentopinionisinfavorofreform.

Bilingualclassesaremoreprevalent.prevalent—

a.existingcommonly,generallyorwidelyataparticulartimeorinaparticularplace一般輿論都支持改革。雙語教學(xué)班級(jí)更為流行。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Thebookshavebeenwritteninsuchawaythateach

volume

isself-containedandcanbe

usedindependently

oftheothers.

Modernsciencehasoperatedinself-contained

compartments.self-contained—

pleteinitself;independent叢書各卷的編纂均自成體系，可以單獨(dú)使用?，F(xiàn)代科學(xué)一直是分門別類各自為政的。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Thereisagrowingrealizationthatchangesmustbe

made.

Asuddenfeariscausedbytherealizationofdanger.realization—

n.theprocessofbecomingawareofsth.越來越多的人認(rèn)識(shí)到改革勢(shì)在必行。突然的恐懼是由于意識(shí)到危險(xiǎn)而引起的。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Wewillstriveforpeaceinthetroubledareasoftheworld.

Wehavetostriveforwhatwewant.strivefor—

tostrugglehardtogainsth.我們會(huì)在世界的動(dòng)亂地區(qū)致力于和平。我們不得不為我們想要的東西而努力。Unit2:LanguageandCulturalPointsUnit2Exercises:TranslationB:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.

傳統(tǒng)上,中文里沒有隱私這一概念。這是因?yàn)樵谥袊?，集體主義這一價(jià)值觀受到高度贊揚(yáng)。另一方面，中國人喜歡和家人住在一起，他們認(rèn)為這樣顯示了和諧的人際關(guān)系。我們甚至看到在中國，不同的家庭住在一個(gè)大院子里。在這樣的居住環(huán)境下是沒有隱私可言的。因此，中國人覺得凡事不必隱藏。I. myreflectiononprivacyintrusionandthenecessityofprivacyII. thedifferencesinprivacybehaviorsofdifferentgenerationsParas.1-2Paras.3-5Unit2Reviewof

TextA:StructureIII. analysisofprivacyinahistoricview