新視野大學(xué)英語第三版讀寫教程第三冊(cè)課后答案

新視野3答案Unit1TextAVocabularydeviate

vi.

startdoingsth.differentfromwhatisexpectedoragreed背離；偏離preclude

vt.

(fml.)preventsth.ormakesth.impossible阻礙；阻止；妨礙

Betteroptionsmaycomealonglater,andtakingthefirstoptionwillprecludethemfrombeingfreeforthelaterandbetterones.后面可能會(huì)出現(xiàn)更好的選擇，選了第一個(gè)他們就無法自由選擇后面更好的了。premier

a.

(onlybeforenoun)best,largest,ormostimportant最好的；最大的；最重要的

Thebestwomenplayersfrom56nationsbegantocompeteforwhatisthepremierteamprizeinwomen'stennis.來自56個(gè)國家的最好的女子選手開始競奪女子網(wǎng)球最重要的團(tuán)體獎(jiǎng)。

n.

[C]aprimeminister首相；總理

Today'spaperreportsthatthepremierhasgivenuptheideaofvisitinghishometown.今天的報(bào)紙報(bào)道說，總理已經(jīng)放棄了訪問其故鄉(xiāng)的想法。whereby

ad.

(fml.)usedforsayingthatsth.isdoneaccordingtothemethod,arrangement,rule,etc.thathasbeenreferredto憑那個(gè)；借以

Officialsproposedasystemofdouble-checkingontraderswherebytheywouldbeobligedtolisteveryitemexportedandimported.官員們提出了一個(gè)對(duì)貿(mào)易商進(jìn)行復(fù)核的制度，這樣貿(mào)易商將被迫列出進(jìn)出口的每一個(gè)項(xiàng)目。civic

a.(onlybeforenoun)

1relatingtothepeoplewholiveinatownorcityorthedutiesandresponsibilitiesthattheyhaveascitizens公民的；市民的

Shefeltitwashercivicdutytogivethepolicethenamesofthedestroyers.她覺得向警察提供那些破壞者的名字是她作為一個(gè)市民的責(zé)任。

2relatingtoatownorcity城鎮(zhèn)的；城市的

Hetakesonalotofresponsibilities,bothatworkandincivicaffairs.在工作和市政事務(wù)方面他承擔(dān)了許多責(zé)任。patriotic

a.

feelingalotoflove,respect,anddutytowardyourcountry愛國的；有愛國心的

TheChinesepeoplehaveagloriouspatriotictradition,andtheyaregreatpeace-lovingpeople.中國人民具有光榮的愛國傳統(tǒng)，是偉大的、熱愛和平的人民。clear-cut

a.

definiteandeasytounderstand,recognize,ormakeadecisionabout明確的；清楚的

Youhavetobereallyclear-cutaboutwhoyouareandwhatyou'retryingtoachieve.你必須真正清楚你是誰，你想達(dá)到什么目的。inhibit

vt.

makeitdifficultforaprocesstostartorcontinueinanormalway阻礙；妨礙；抑制

Thisstrictsupervisionoftheiractivitieswillmakethemlessdecisiveandmayinhibitthemfromgivingordersortakingchargeofthesituation.對(duì)他們行動(dòng)的這種嚴(yán)密監(jiān)控將使他們優(yōu)柔寡斷，還可能會(huì)妨礙他們發(fā)布命令、掌控局勢。scholarly

a.

1sb.whoisscholarlyknowsalotaboutaparticularsubjectorstudiessth.seriously博學(xué)的；學(xué)問精深的

Thisextraordinarilyscholarlyyoungmanhadalreadyadvancedfarinthestudyofart.這位學(xué)問極其淵博的年輕人已經(jīng)在藝術(shù)研究領(lǐng)域取得了卓越的成績。

2connectedwithscholarsortheformalstudyofasubject學(xué)者的；學(xué)術(shù)的

Recently,scholarlyresearchisshowingthatmarriage,byandlarge,makespeoplehappier,healthier,andbetterofffinancially.近來，學(xué)術(shù)研究大多顯示婚姻使人更幸福健康，經(jīng)濟(jì)上更富裕。idiot

n.

[C](infml.)sb.whobehavesinanextremelystupidway笨蛋；傻子bypass

vt.

1avoiddealingwithsb.orsth.,esp.becauseyouthinkyoucanachievesth.morequicklywithoutusingthem（做某事時(shí)）避開，越過（某人）

Aflexibleplancanallowustobypassunnecessarytasksandignoreunimportantinterruptions.一個(gè)靈活的計(jì)劃可以讓我們避開不必要的任務(wù)，忽略不重要的干擾。

2avoidthecenterofatownorcitybyusingaroadthatgoesroundit繞過；繞…走

Roadways,bridges,overpasses,andinterchangescouldrunthroughorbypassurbanareas.公路、橋梁、天橋和立體交叉道穿過或繞過城區(qū)。persecution

n.

[C,U]extremelybadtreatmentofsb.,esp.becauseoftheirrace,religion,orpoliticalbeliefs（尤指因種族、宗教或政治信仰而進(jìn)行的）迫害，殘害

Unfortunately,thepersecutionofreligiousminoritieshasbeencommoninthehistoryoftheworld.遺憾的是，在世界歷史上，對(duì)宗教少數(shù)派的迫害很常見。misfortune

n.

1[C]sth.harmfulorunpleasantthathappenstosb.不幸的事；災(zāi)難

Veryoften,comediansusethemisfortunesintheirpersonallifetocreatejokesandmakeotherpeoplelaugh.很常見的是，喜劇演員用他們個(gè)人生活中的不幸來制造笑料，給其他人帶來笑聲。

2[U]badluck厄運(yùn)；不幸

Ihavenodoubtthatthemisfortuneofaseriousillnessinhisfamilycausedhisfinancialdifficulties.我可以肯定他家人不幸得了重病導(dǎo)致他經(jīng)濟(jì)困難。glamor

n.

[U]aspecialqualitythatmakesaperson,place,orsituationseemveryexciting,attractive,orfashionable魅力；吸引力

Shehastheglamorofamoviestarasitisrarelyseeninofficeenvironments.她具有電影明星的魅力，而這種魅力在職場是很少見的。glamorous

a.

attractiveandinterestinginanexcitingandunusualway極富魅力的；非常吸引人的

Shebecameanentertainmentjournalistbecauseshewantedtospendherworkinglifeintheglamorousworldofcelebritiesandtoppoliticians.她成為了一名娛樂新聞?dòng)浾撸驗(yàn)樗朐陲L(fēng)光無限、滿是社會(huì)名流和著名政治家的圈子里工作。tragic

a.

causingorinvolvinggreatsadness,becausesb.suffersordies可悲的；悲慘的；不幸的；悲劇性的

Whensheheardaboutherhusband'stragicexperience,shecouldhardlychokebackhertears.當(dāng)她聽到自己丈夫的不幸經(jīng)歷時(shí)，幾乎無法抑制住自己的眼淚。spur

n.

[C]sth.thatencouragessb.todosth.刺激；激勵(lì)；鞭策；鼓舞

Thesoccerteam'smanagersaidthattheteam'ssuccessonSaturdaywouldbeaspurwhichwouldleadtoevengreatereffortthisseason.這支足球隊(duì)的經(jīng)理說球隊(duì)周六的勝利將會(huì)鼓舞球隊(duì)在本賽季更加努力。

vt.

1encouragesb.todosth.刺激；激勵(lì)；鞭策；鼓舞

Thepromiseofbonusesorgiftscanspurworkerstohigherachievement.承諾給工人獎(jiǎng)金或禮品可以激勵(lì)他們?nèi)〉酶蟮某煽儭?/p>

2causesth.tohappen使發(fā)生

Thediscoveryofdiamondsandgoldspurredwealthandimmigrationinthisregion.鉆石和黃金的發(fā)現(xiàn)使該地區(qū)財(cái)富激增，并引發(fā)了涌往該地區(qū)的移民潮。optimism

n.

[U]atendencytobehopefulandtoexpectthatgoodthingswillprobablyhappen樂觀；樂觀主義

Althoughtheywerepoor,disabledorill,theyfacedlifewithoptimismandvigor.雖然他們貧窮、殘疾或疾病纏身，但他們樂觀而充滿活力地面對(duì)生活。dedication

n.

[U]thelargeamountoftimeandeffortthatsb.spendsonsth.奉獻(xiàn)；獻(xiàn)身

Thevolunteers'dedicationandsupporthavebeeninvaluablefortheArtAssociation'sfundsandformanagingthemeffectively.在藝協(xié)基金及其有效管理上，志愿者的奉獻(xiàn)和支持是非常寶貴的。commend

vt.(fml.)

1praisesb.orsth.formallyorpublicly（正式或公開）表揚(yáng)，稱贊，表彰

Iwouldliketocommendyouforthesupportyougivewithyourexcellentarticlestoruralartistsandcraftspeople.我十分贊賞你通過精彩的文章而給予農(nóng)村藝術(shù)家和手藝人的支持。

2tellsb.thatapersonorthingisgood,useful,orsuitable推薦

Idon'tusuallycommendeveryonewhodoesagoodjob;Ionlycommendpeoplewhodoanexcellentjob.對(duì)工作干得好的人我不是都推薦，我只推薦工作成績優(yōu)異的人。uphold

vt.

(fml.)showthatyousupportsth.suchasanideabywhatyousayordo支持；擁護(hù)；維護(hù)

Thepresidentsworetoupholdtheconstitution.總統(tǒng)宣誓維護(hù)憲法。endeavor

n.

[C,U]anefforttodosth.,esp.sth.newordifficult努力；盡力

Drivingisaseriousendeavorandalldriversmustremainalert,awake,andawaretoreducethenumberofaccidentsontheroads.駕車是一個(gè)嚴(yán)肅認(rèn)真的行為，所有的司機(jī)都必須保持警覺，頭腦清醒，盡力減少道路事故的發(fā)生。

vi.

(fml.)(~todosth.)tryveryhardtodosth.努力做（某事）；盡力做（某事）

Theyendeavortotellthestoriesbehindeachpicture,allowingvisitorstoseepaintingsoflandscapeswithagreaterunderstanding.他們盡力去講述每幅畫背后的故事，讓參觀者欣賞風(fēng)景畫時(shí)有更深層的理解。statesman

n.

[C]anexperiencedpoliticalleaderthatmanypeoplerespect政治家diligent

a.

(fml.)sb.whoisdiligentworksveryhardandverycarefully勤奮的；用功的

Bothantsandbeesareextremelydiligentinsects.Therefore,wehaveasayingforapersonwhoworksverycarefullyandhard:"Heisasdiligentasabee."螞蟻和蜜蜂都是極其勤勞的昆蟲。因此，對(duì)那些工作認(rèn)真努力的人，我們有句俗話說得好：“他像蜜蜂一樣勤勞?！眃iligently

ad.

勤奮地

Heworkeddiligentlyandspentlonghoursinthelaboratory.他工作勤奮，大量的時(shí)間都花費(fèi)在了實(shí)驗(yàn)室。pursuit

n.

[U]theprocessoftryingtoachievesth.追求；尋求

Themainreasonforthechangeswasthepursuitofprofit.作出這些改變主要是為了追求利潤。ranch

n.

[C]averylargefarminthewesternUSorCanada,wherecows,horses,orsheeparebred（美國或加拿大西部的）大牧場prestige

n.

[U]thehighreputationandrespectthatsb.orsth.hasearned,basedontheirimpressiveachievements,quality,etc.聲望；名望；威信

TheolduniversitiesofOxfordandCambridgestillhavealotofprestige.古老的牛津大學(xué)和劍橋大學(xué)仍然享有很高的聲望。circuit

n.[C]

1aseriesofplacesthatareregularlyvisitedbysb.involvedinaparticularactivity（與某種活動(dòng)相關(guān)的人）定期前往的一系列場所

2thecompletepaththatanelectriccurrentflowsaround電路；回路；線路

3ajourneyallthewayaroundtheedgeofsth.環(huán)形路線unprecedented

a.

1neverhavinghappenedorexistedbefore前所未有的；史無前例的

Thevice-presidentwouldtaketheunprecedentedstepofusingfederalmoneytoraisethesalariesofsometeachers.副總統(tǒng)將采取史無前例的措施，利用聯(lián)邦基金來提高部分教師的工資。

2thegreatestinsize,amount,degree,etc.thathaseverbeenknown（大小、數(shù)量、程度等）前所未知的，空前的

Inthelate1950s,theslaughterofdolphinsbeganonanunprecedentedscale.20世紀(jì)50年代后期，對(duì)海豚前所未有的大規(guī)模屠殺開始了。nominate

vt.

officiallysuggestthatsb.shouldbegivenajob,orthatsb.orsth.shouldreceiveaprize提名；推薦

Theprivateschool'sdirectornominatedMr.Williamsashisofficialrepresentativeattheconference.在這次會(huì)議上，該私立學(xué)校的校董提名威廉斯先生為他的官方代表。appoint

vt.

1choosesb.todoaparticularjoborhaveaparticularposition任命；委派；指派

Hewashospitalizedlastweek,thenextdayafterhewasappointedtothefinanceministry.他上周在被委派到財(cái)政部任職后的第二天就住院了。

2(fml.)chooseatimeorplaceforsth.tohappen確定，指定，約定（時(shí)間或地點(diǎn)）

Hisyounginstructorfailedtoturnupattheappointedtime.在約定的時(shí)間，他的年輕導(dǎo)師沒能出現(xiàn)。abortion

n.

[C]amedicaloperationinwhichadevelopingbabyisremovedfromawoman'sbodysothatitisnotbornalive人工流產(chǎn)；墮胎expend

vt.

(fml.)usetime,energy,money,etc.todosth.花費(fèi)；消耗；支出

Wewillhavetoexpendallourenergiesonthedevelopmentofourcommunitiesratherthanonpoliticalpartyquarrels.我們必須把所有的精力放在社會(huì)發(fā)展上，而不是政黨之爭上。threat

n.

1[C,U]asituationoractivitythatcouldcauseharmordanger危害；威脅

Eventhemostsecurity-consciouscomputeruserisunderconstantthreatfromcomputerviruses.即使是最具有安全意識(shí)的計(jì)算機(jī)用戶也常常面臨計(jì)算機(jī)病毒的威脅。

2[C]anoccasionwhensb.saysthattheywillcauseyouharmorproblems,esp.ifyoudonotdowhattheytellyoutodo恐嚇；威脅

Officialssaytheyreceivedabombthreatatabout9:30a.m.官員們說上午9:30左右他們收到了炸彈恐嚇。inward

a.

1(onlybeforenoun)feltorexperiencedinyourownmindbutnotobvioustootherpeople內(nèi)心的；精神的

Thestorycaterstoeveryone'sinwardyearningforsuccess.這個(gè)故事迎合了大家內(nèi)心追求成功的渴望。

2goingtowardtheinsideorcenterofsth.向內(nèi)的；向中心的

Itisusefultoconsidertheexternalandinwardfactorsoflandscapingforthenewbuilding.考慮一下新建筑環(huán)境美化的內(nèi)外部因素是有用的。robust

a.

1firmanddetermined堅(jiān)定的；強(qiáng)硬的

Iwouldprefertotakearobustattitude.我寧愿采取堅(jiān)定的態(tài)度。

2(ofaperson)strongandhealthy（人）強(qiáng)壯的，強(qiáng)健的

Thehealthyandrobustyoungmanhasagloriousfuturebeforehim.這個(gè)年輕人身強(qiáng)力壯，前途輝煌。maintain

vt.

makesth.staythesame;keep保持；維持

Onlyafewpeoplenowadaysareabletomaintainfriendshipsintoadulthood.如今只有少數(shù)人能將友誼維持到成年了。slack

vi.

trytoavoidworking偷懶；逃避工作

Hefeltsotiredafterthelongjourneythatheignoredhisjobandbegantoslackoffwhenhewasatwork.長途旅行后他感到非常疲倦，于是對(duì)工作漠不關(guān)心，開始在工作中偷懶。

a.

1looseandnotpulledtight松弛的；不緊的

Afterbeingwashedtoomanytimes,theelasticbandinherskirtbecameslack,andshehadtoreplaceitwithanewone.她裙子上的松緊帶洗的次數(shù)太多了，都變松了，她不得不換了條新的。

2nottakingenoughcaretomakesuresth.isdonewell松懈的；懈怠的；疏忽的

Sincehecameintopoweronemonthago,thenewmayorhasdonealottochangetheslackimageofhiscity'sgovernment.自從一個(gè)月前上任以來，新市長做了許多工作來改變市政府的懶散形象。transcend

vt.

(fml.)becomefreeofnegativeattitudes,thoughts,orfeelingsthatlimitwhatyoucanachieve超越，擺脫（消極的態(tài)度、思想或情緒）

Shewasabletotranscendherownsufferingandhelpothers.她能夠戰(zhàn)勝自身的痛苦并幫助他人。handicap

n.[C]

1adisadvantagethatpreventsyoufromdoingsth.well障礙；不利條件

Smokingisaknownhandicaptosleep.人們已知吸煙對(duì)睡眠不利。

2(old-fashioned)aphysicalormentalinjuryorillnessthatissevereandpermanent（身體或智力的）缺陷，殘疾（該詞現(xiàn)在被認(rèn)為具冒犯義）

Oftensomephysicalormentalhandicappreventsachildfromlearning.身體或智力上的某種缺陷常常妨礙孩子學(xué)習(xí)。feat

n.

[C]sth.impressivethatsb.does技藝；業(yè)績；功績

Thisfeathasneverbeenapproachedbyanyplayerinbaseballhistory.在棒球歷史上，這一業(yè)績還沒有任何選手達(dá)到過。Phrasesandexpressionsremovesth./sb.fromsth.

takesth.orsb.awayfromaplace移開；拿開；去掉；從…機(jī)構(gòu)開除

Thenewcomputerizedsystemremoved700peoplefromtheirjobs.新系統(tǒng)的計(jì)算機(jī)化使得700人失去了工作。deviatefromsth.

bedifferentfromsth.;dosth.differentlyfromwhatisusualorexpected背離；偏離；違背

Thosewhodeviatefromonepartoftheplanarealmostcertaintodeviatefromthewholeintheend.偏離部分計(jì)劃的人最終幾乎一定會(huì)背離整體計(jì)劃。precludesb.fromdoingsth.

preventsb.fromdoingsth.阻止某人做某事；妨礙某人做某事

Betteroptionsmaycomealonglater,andtakingthefirstoptionwillprecludethemfrombeingfreeforthelaterandbetterones.后面可能會(huì)出現(xiàn)更好的選擇，選了第一個(gè)他們就無法自由選擇后面更好的了。writesb./sth.off

decidethatsb.orsth.isafailureornotworthpayinganyattentionto認(rèn)定…失敗（或沒有價(jià)值、不可救藥等）

Don'twriteJohnofftoosoon;hemaysurpriseyou!不要過早放棄約翰，他也許會(huì)出乎你的意料！failinsth.

notbesuccessfulinachievingsth.做…失??；未能做到…

I'msorrytotellyouthatyourfriendfailedinhisattempttogettheposition.很抱歉地告訴你，你朋友爭取得到這個(gè)職位的嘗試失敗了。triumphover

defeatsb.orsth.;besuccessful打??；戰(zhàn)勝；成功

TheQintriumphedoversixrivalstatesandemergedastheonlypowerposedtounifyChina.秦國戰(zhàn)勝了六國對(duì)手，成為統(tǒng)一中國的唯一強(qiáng)權(quán)。in(the)pursuitofsth.

intheprocessoflookingforortryingtofindsth.在追求…的過程中；在尋求…的過程中

Unfortunately,noteverymagazineisproducedandeditedinthepursuitofexcellence.遺憾的是，不是每本雜志的制作和編輯都力求卓越。workone'swayto/through/into

achievesth.graduallybyworking（通過努力）逐步達(dá)到

Hespent16yearswithonecompanyandworkedhiswayintoatopmanagementposition.他在一家公司干了16年，通過努力最后成為了公司高層。actas

performaparticularroleorfunction充當(dāng)；起作用

Mydictionariesactasgreathelpersinmystudy.我的字典是我學(xué)習(xí)中的好幫手。falldown

failbecauseofaparticularreasonorinaparticularway不足；不夠好

Thelocalauthorityisfallingdownonthejobofkeepingthestreetsclean.地方政府沒能做好保持街道整潔的工作。PropernamesWinstonChurchill溫斯頓?丘吉爾（1874-1965，英國保守黨政治家，二戰(zhàn)期間擔(dān)任英國首相，1951-1955年再度出任英國首相）Harrow哈羅公學(xué)（HarrowSchool，位于倫敦西北角，英國歷史悠久的著名公學(xué)之一）AlbertEinstein阿爾伯特?愛因斯坦（1879-1955，美國物理學(xué)家、數(shù)學(xué)家）ThomasEdison托馬斯?愛迪生（1847-1931，美國發(fā)明家）AbrahamLincoln亞伯拉罕?林肯（1809-1865，美國第16任總統(tǒng)）SandraDayO'Connor桑德拉?戴?奧康納（1930-，美國首位聯(lián)邦最高法院女法官）StanfordLawSchool斯坦福大學(xué)法學(xué)院SupremeCourtJustice（美國）最高法院大法官Readingcomprehensive——Understanding1.Heachievedfameforhiswit,wisdom,civicduty,andabundantcourage.2.Theywerethoughttobeslowlearnersinchildhood,buttheyovercametheirchildhooddifficultiesandmademagnificentdiscoveriesthatbenefittheentireworldtoday.3.Hisstrongwill.4.Itmeanstokeeptheirfocusonachievingapositiveendresult,insteadoflettingsmallproblemsgetinthewayofgoodresults.5.Becausetheyhavethewilltoovercomeprofoundobstaclesandtoworkdiligentlyinthepursuitoftheirgoals,andhavethepassionforsuccess.6.Becausefirmspreferredtohirelessqualifiedmenratherthanriskhiringafemalelawyer,whichwasunprecedented.7.Weshouldnevergiveuponourdream,andonedaywecanchangetheworldandmakeitabetterplace.8.Thesecretofsuccessisbuiltuponaburninginwarddesire—arobust,fiercewillandfocus—thatfuelsthedeterminationtoact,tokeeppreparing,tokeepgoingevenwhenwearetiredandfail.Readingcomprehensive——Criticalthinking1.Youmayhavetriedandfailedmanytimesbeforeyoufinallygetsuccess.Butitdoesnotmatter.Whatmattersiswhetheryoucansummonup(鼓起)allyourcourageagainandagaintofacethehardshipsstandinginthewayofsuccess.2.Luck,talent,goodrelationshipswithyourcolleagues,etc.3.?WhenIhaverealizedthatIampursuingsomethingthatishardtoachieve,Iwouldtrytosticktothegoal.ButIwillbegintothinkofwhatIcandotoimprovethesituation.Whenitstilldoesn'twork,Iwouldtrytoanalyzewhattheproblemisandthenmakesomechangesandprobablyresetmygoal.

?Yes,sometimeswearepursuingthewronggoalwhichcanneverbeachieved,onlytofindourselvesindeepfrustrationandprofoundfatigue.Inthissituation,Imaygiveupthewronggoalandsetupanothergoalthatisachievable.4.?Followingtheguidanceofseniorpeople.

?Gettingsoundadvicefromourparents.

?Settingacorrectgoal.

?Achievingsuccessstepbystep.

?Developinggoodinterpersonalrelationships.Languagefocus——Wordsinuse1.whereby2.pursuit3.inhibit4.maintain5.patriotic6.transcended7.endeavors8.dedication9.prestige10.nominateLanguagefocus——WordBuilding：practice11.inhabit2.participant3.attendant4.pollutant5.descendant6.contestant7.tolerant8.resultant/resultful9.neglectful10.resourceful11.boastful12.respectfulLanguagefocus——WordBuilding：practice21.resultant2.tolerant3.pollutants4.inhabited5.contestants6.descendants7.attendants8.respectful9.participants10.neglectful11.resourceful12.boastfulLanguagefocus——Bankedcloze1.eventually2.premier3.endeavor4.bypass5.handicaps6.committed7.attained8.transcend9.feats10.slightestLanguagefocus——Expressionsinuse1.removedfrom2.failedin3.inthepursuitof4.deviatedfrom5.precludes...from6.triumphover7.worktheirwayinto8.writtenoffStructureanalysisandwriting——Structurewriting——PracticeTheysaythere’snoplacelikehome.Inmycase,thereisn’tmuchthatisgoodaboutmyapartment.Myapartmenthasgivenmenothingbutheadaches.FromthedayIsignedthelease,I’vehadtodealwithanuncooperativelandlord,anincompetentjanitor,andinconsiderateneighbors.

Firstofall,mylandlordhasbeenuncooperativesincethefirstdayImovedtotheapartment.Hedidn’tletmebringmyfishintotheapartment.Hesaidthatpetsarenotallowedeventhoughit’sjustafish.Becauseofthat,Imustleavemyfishatmyparents’house.Healsoforbidsmefromusingwaterfrom9a.m.until3p.m.Becauseofthat,Imustwakeupat7a.m.everydaytotakeabath.OfcourseIcomplainedaboutthistohim,buthesaidthatistheapartment’srule.BeforeIleasedtheapartment,hedidn’tsaythattherearesuchrulesintheapartment.

I’vehadproblemsnotonlywithmylandlordbutalsowithanincompetentjanitor.Thejanitorisaretiredpoliceman.Hetriedtofixthepipeintheapartment,buthefloodedtheapartmentinstead.Healsobrokemyairconditionerwhenhetriedtofixit.Becauseofthat,myapartmentbecomesashotasadeserteveryafternoon.Notonlythat,buthealsobrokemyantiquevasethatcostme$100.Evenworse,whenhepluggedhisUSBflashdriveintomylaptoptocopymysongs,thevirusesfromhisflashdrivespreadintomylaptop.Ihadtoreformatmylaptop,andbecauseofthat,allofmyimportantdocumentsaregone.

Perhapstheworsttroubleofallhasbeenwiththeinconsiderateneighborswholiveintheapartmentaboveme.Myneighborsaretwouniversitystudents.Theyhavelivedupstairsforaboutoneyear.Theyliketoparty,soIcan’tsleep.Thishappenednotonlyonce,buteverySaturdaynight.Itriedtospeaktothem,buttheysuggestedputtinginearplugswhenI’mabouttosleep.Ontopofitall,theyalwaysturnupthevolumeoftheirmusictothemaximum.

Sometimes,myapartmentseemslikeasmall,friendlyoasissurroundedbyhostileenemies.Ineverknowwhatothertroubleisgoingtocomefromnext:thelandlord,thejanitor,ortheneighbors.Homemaybewheretheheartis,butmysanityisthinkingaboutmovingout.Readingskills——Practice1.Denotation:aworkofartthatisexcellent

Connotation:LesBrownregardedhisownperformanceinhisshabbyroomasamasterpiece.ThewordimpliesLesBrown'sconfidenceinrealizinghisdreamasaDJ.2.Denotation:alargeproject,especiallyonethatisdifficult.

Connotation:LesBrowntookhisdreamasanenterprise,alifelongcareer,towhichheattachedgreatimportance.Atthesametime,tobecomeaDJwasbynomeansaneasyjob.3.Denotation:takeinorabsorbliquid

Connotation:SoakupimpliesthatLesBrownwaseagertoseizeeveryopportunitytolearnsomethingnewinordertobebetterpreparedtobecomeaDJinthefuture.4.Denotation:takeorholdsb./sth.withyourhandsuddenly

Connotation:Grabinthiscontextmeanstopickupthephoneinaveryquickmovement,implyingasenseofanxiety.5.Denotation:turnoverintoadifferentpositionwithasuddenquickmovement

Connotation:FlipshowsthatLesBrownhadbecomequitefamiliarwiththemachinebecausehepracticedalotinhisfreetime.6.Denotation:move,driveorpushforwardorinaparticulardirection

Connotation:PropelheresuggeststhatLesBrownwasdriventogoforwardbyhisstrongdeterminationandadequatepreparation.Unit2TextAVocabularywaterproof

a.

notallowingwatertoenter防水的；不透水的

IcanwearmywatchwhenIswimbecauseitiswaterproof.游泳時(shí)我可以戴手表，因?yàn)槲业谋硎欠浪摹?/p>

n.

[C,usu.pl.]ajacketorcoatthatdoesnotallowrainandwaterthroughit防水衣物；雨衣

You'llneedwaterproofsinsuchchangeableweather.天氣如此多變，你會(huì)用得著雨衣的。jetty

n.

[C]awidewallorflatareabuiltoutintothewater,usedforgettingonandoffboats棧橋；突堤；登岸碼頭notorious

a.

famousorwell-knownforsth.bad臭名昭著的；聲名狼藉的

Thebarhasbecomenotoriousasameetingplacefordrugdealers.這家酒吧作為毒販子接頭的場所已變得聲名狼藉。hop

vi.

jumpupormovesomewherequickly快速行走；彈跳

Theinsecthoppedfromplacetoplace,butalwaysreturnedassoonasthesearchwasover.這蟲子到處亂跳，只要人們不再找它，便又跑出來了。oust

vt.

forcesb.outofapositionofpower,esp.sothatyoucantaketheirplace（尤指為取而代之而）迫使（某人）放棄職位；把…攆走

Theteamwasoustedfromthetournamentinthefirstroundoftheplay-offs.該隊(duì)在季后賽的首輪就被淘汰出聯(lián)賽了。feeble

a.

1extremelyweak非常虛弱的；無力的

Hergrandfatherisveryoldandfeeble,andheonlygetsaroundinawheelchair.她爺爺年邁體弱，只能靠輪椅走動(dòng)。

2notverygoodoreffective蹩腳的；無效的；站不住腳的

Studentswhogivefeebleexcusesfortheirmissingassignmentsannoytheirteacherverymuch.那些沒交作業(yè)的學(xué)生給出的理由很蹩腳，這讓老師十分生氣。recede

vi.

1becomelessstrongorlikely減弱，減?。赡苄裕?/p>

Withthepassageoftime,myunhappymemoriesofthatplacereceded.隨著時(shí)間的流逝，我對(duì)那個(gè)地方的不愉快記憶漸漸淡了。

2movebackfromahighpointorlevel（從高處）后退

Asthetidereceded,wewereabletolookforshells.潮水退去，我們可以找貝殼了。deem

vt.

(fml.)considerthatsb.orsth.hasaparticularquality認(rèn)為

Theprincipalwilltakewhateveractionhedeemsappropriateinthiscase.在這種情況下，校長會(huì)采取他認(rèn)為適當(dāng)?shù)娜魏涡袆?dòng)。pathetic

a.

1makingyoufeelpityorsympathy招人憐憫的；可憐的

Thestarvingchildrenwereapatheticsight.饑餓的兒童看起來很凄慘。

2uselessornoteffectiveinanannoyingway沒用的；無效的

Iknowitsoundspathetic,butIcan'trideabike.我知道這聽起來挺窩囊，但我就是不會(huì)騎自行車。mob

n.

[C](infml.)agroupofpeopleofthesametype同類的一群人

Theroadwasblockedbyariotingmob.鬧事的人群把路堵上了。gasp

vi.

1breatheinsuddenly,e.g.becauseyouaresurprised,shocked,orinpain（因驚訝、驚嚇或痛苦而）倒抽氣，喘氣，喘息

Theygaspedinastonishmentatthenewsoftheirteam'svictoryattheOlympicGames.他們聽到球隊(duì)在奧運(yùn)會(huì)上獲勝的消息驚訝得倒抽了一口氣。

2makeaviolentefforttobreathebecauseyouneedmoreair急促地喘氣；猛地吸氣

Shortlyaftergivingmeapill,mymotherrushedmetothehospitalbecauseIhadanallergicreactionandwasgaspingforbreath.母親給我服下一粒藥丸后不久就火速送我去了醫(yī)院，因?yàn)槲页霈F(xiàn)了過敏反應(yīng)，呼吸急促。catastrophe

n.

1[C]aneventwhichisverybadforthepeopleinvolved麻煩；困境；不利的局面

Theattempttoexpandthebusinessduringthistimeofrecessionwasacatastropheforthefirm.在這種蕭條時(shí)期嘗試擴(kuò)展業(yè)務(wù)使這家公司陷入了困境。

2[C,U]aterribleeventinwhichthereisalotofdestruction,suffering,ordeath災(zāi)難；大禍；嚴(yán)重的不幸

Floodingisamajorcatastrophe,whichtendstocauseaheavylossoflife.洪水是重大災(zāi)難，容易引發(fā)大量傷亡。tide

n.

[C]thewaythatthelevelofthesearegularlyrisesandfallsduringtheday潮；潮汐bleak

a.

1withoutanythingtomakeyoufeelhappyorhopeful沒有希望的；令人沮喪的

Thenewsinrecentweekshasbeenratherbleak.近來幾周的消息都相當(dāng)不好。

2coldandwithoutanypleasantorcomfortablefeatures陰冷的；陰郁的

ItwasearlyMarch;ithadbeendrizzlingonandoffallday.Itwasalittlebleak.時(shí)令是三月初，成天細(xì)雨蒙蒙，時(shí)斷時(shí)續(xù)；天氣有點(diǎn)陰冷。tow

n.

[sing.]theactivityofpullingonevehiclebehindanother（車輛的）拖，拉

Mycarbrokedownbutluckilysomeonegavemeatow.我的車拋錨了，但幸虧有人讓我把車掛在他車后拖行。

vt.

pullavehicleorboatbyfixingittoanothervehicleorboat拖，拉，牽引（車輛或船只）

Thecarbrokedown,andwehadtocallRoadsideAssistancetocomeandtowthecartoamechanic'sshop.汽車拋錨了，我們只得呼叫道路救援趕來把車子拖到修理廠。intervene

vi.

becomeinvolvedinanargument,fight,orotherdifficultsituationinordertochangewhathappens干預(yù)；介入；插手

Thepolicehavebeeninvolvedbutarereluctanttointerveneinfamilyconflicts.警察來了，但他們不愿介入家庭糾紛。

v.

interruptsb.whentheyarespeaking打岔；插話

Herfaceshowsherdisagreementwithwhatisbeingsaid.Butshedoesn'tintervene.她的表情說明她對(duì)正在說的話并不贊同，但她沒有插話。appraise

vt.

(fml.)officiallyjudgehowsuccessful,effective,orvaluablesth.is評(píng)定；鑒定；估價(jià)

Ifyouwanttoknowhowmuchthisoldpaintingisworth,haveitappraisedbyanartdealer.如果你想了解這幅古畫價(jià)值多少，那就找一位藝術(shù)品經(jīng)銷商來估一下價(jià)。symptom

n.[C]

1sth.wrongwithyourbodyormindwhichshowsthatyouhaveaparticularillness癥狀

Youneedtoseeadoctoratthefirstsignofsymptomsoftheflu.一旦發(fā)現(xiàn)有流感癥狀，你就要去看醫(yī)生。

2asignthataseriousproblemexists（嚴(yán)重問題存在的）征兆，征候

Highinterestratesareasymptomofaweakeconomy.高利率是經(jīng)濟(jì)孱弱的征兆。underestimate

v.

thinkorguessthatsth.issmaller,cheaper,easier,etc.thanitreallyis（對(duì)…）估計(jì)不足；低估；看輕

Oneshouldnotunderestimatetheconsequencesoftheworld'spopulationexplosion.我們不應(yīng)低估世界人口爆炸的后果。

vt.

thinkthatsb.isnotasgood,clever,orskillful,astheyreallyare輕視，小看（某人）

Iwouldn'tunderestimateherifIwereyou—she'ssmarterthanyouthink.我要是你的話，我不會(huì)小看她——她比你想象的要聰明。midst

n.

[U](fml.)(inthe~ofsth.)whilesth.elseishappening當(dāng)某事發(fā)生的時(shí)候

Itwillbeapleasuretoseeyouinthemidstofyourworkandtohavetheopportunityofmeetingyourstudents.能在您工作中與您見面并有機(jī)會(huì)見到您的學(xué)生，將是一件讓人十分高興的事。paralyze

vt.(BrEparalyse)(oftenpassive)

1makesb.unabletothinkorbehavenormally,esp.byfrighteningthem（尤指通過恐嚇）使喪失思考能力，使喪失正常行為能力，使呆若木雞

Mostpeoplefearpublicspeaking.Thethoughtofstandingaloneinfrontofandspeakingtoalargeaudiencecanparalyzeyou.大多數(shù)人都害怕公共演說。一想到要獨(dú)自站在一大群聽眾面前講話就會(huì)嚇得不知所措。

2makesb.losetheabilitytomovetheirbodyorapartofit使癱瘓；使麻痹

Asaresultofhisinjuries,hehasbecomepartiallyparalyzedonhisleftside.受傷后他身體左側(cè)已經(jīng)處于半癱瘓狀態(tài)。impromptu

a.

notplannedorprepared未計(jì)劃的；即興的；即席的；無準(zhǔn)備的

Thisisnotaformalparty,andIdon'tknowhowmanypeoplewillcomebecauseit'scompletelyimpromptu.這不是一個(gè)正式的聚會(huì)，我也不知道有多少人會(huì)來，因?yàn)檫@是即興組織的。ridge

n.[C]

1sth.longandthinthatisraisedabovethethingsaroundit脊；壟；棱紋

2alongareaofhighland,esp.atthetopofamountain山脊whirl

v.

turnorspinaroundveryquickly,ormakesb.orsth.dothis（使）急轉(zhuǎn)；（使）迅速旋轉(zhuǎn)

Tomwhirledhisgirlfriendacrossthedancefloor.湯姆擁著他的女朋友從舞池的一邊旋轉(zhuǎn)到另一邊。athletic

a.

1physicallystrongandgoodatsport強(qiáng)壯的；擅長運(yùn)動(dòng)的

Shelookedmagnificent,herathleticfigureshowingtoitsbestinthetightlyfittingblackjacket.她看起來棒極了，緊身黑夾克將她健美的身材襯托到極致。

2(onlybeforenoun)relatingtoathletics運(yùn)動(dòng)的

Allticketsfortheswimmingcompetitionweresoldout,andwecouldn'twatchthispopularathleticevent.游泳比賽的票都已售罄，我們不能觀看這一大受歡迎的賽事了。dismay

n.

[U]theworry,disappointment,orunhappinessyoufeelwhensth.unpleasanthappens憂慮；失望；沮喪

Tohisdismay,shelefthimandfellinlovewithPeter.令他失望的是，她離開了他，愛上了彼得。

vt.

makesb.feelworried,disappointed,andupset使擔(dān)心；使失望；使憂慮

Hewasdismayedatthe