Vocabulary
1. In an era of growing cynicism about politicians, Mr. Mandela is a model of dignity and
integrity.
2. Someone who is overwrought is extremely upset and emotional. 3. He makes such a racket I'm afraid he disturbs the neighbours.
4. It would be hypocritical to say I travel at 70 mph simply because that is the law. 5. Expediency means doing what is convenient rather than what is morally right.
6. German leaders all took the opportunity to denounce the attacks and plead for tolerance. 7. The whole Italian culture revolves around the ritual of eating. 8. This is the most ancient, and holiest of the Shinto rituals.
9. But behind all the insanity and absurdity, there's been a method to Mel's madness.
10. If you say that something is presumablythe case, you mean that you think it is very likely to
be the case, although you are not certain.
11. To inflictharm or damage on someone or something means to make them suffer it. 12. It is our firm conviction that a step forward has been taken.
13. It's one of the best equipped and most prestigious schools in the country.
14. If you describe an experience or situation as an ordeal, you think it is difficult and stressful. 15. It was a spectaclenot to be missed.
16. Apremature baby is one that was born before the date when it was expected to be born. 17. It would have an adverseeffect on the local and regional economies.
Vocabulary Study and Building
1. Congress has a responsibility to ensure that all peaceful options are exhausted before resort
to war.
2. expediency(权宜之计 ----……political expediency)
3. overwrought (过度紧张的 ----……one overwrought member) 4. ordeal（痛苦的经验）
5. premature（过早的 ---- It would be premature to ……） 6. absurdity(荒谬的言行 ----……at the absurdity of situation) 7. inflict(使遭受 ---- ……inflicting serious injuries)
8. adverse(unfavorable ----……have no adverse effect on…) 9. spectacle(奇特现象----……a curious spectacle of…)
10. magnify（夸大；放大---- ……magnifying ridiculous details） 11. submit（提交，主张---- ……submitted a claim） 12. gratuitous(无理由的----……gratuitous violence) 13. boost (增加，促进----……boost the economy) 14. contend------ argue
15. frenzy ------ excited and uncontrolled 16. drawback ------ disadvantage 17. letdown ------ disappointment 18. partially ------ not completely
百种弊病，皆从懒生。懒则弛缓，弛缓则治人不严，而趣功不敏。一处迟则百处懈矣
UNIT 3
Vocabulary
1. A tantalizing aroma of roast beef fills the air. 2. The drug can cause inflammation of the liver.
3. When the threshold is reached, something else happens or changes. 4. Angst is a feeling of anxiety and worry.
5. Seminal is used to describe things that have a great influence in a particular field. 6. The diagnosis was devastating. She had cancer.（令人震惊的；破坏性极强的） 7. Whatever regimen has been prescribed should be rigorously followed.
8. You have to weighthe costs of the new systemagainstthe benefits it will bring.（权衡利弊） 9. You'd better consider this and factor this into your decision making.（将...因素纳入...） 10. Can you obligemewitha badminton match? (迫使；施恩惠) 11. make out a case for (提出充分理由) 12. come in (流行)
13. Proliferation(增生---- cell proliferation ) 14. Prostate (前列腺---- also prostate gland) 15. Gastric（胃部的 ---- gastric ulcers） 16. Tract（（体内的) 道 ---- digestive tract）
17. Moribund(奄奄一息的 ----…. the moribund economy.) 18. Systolic（心脏收缩的） 19. Caplet (胶囊)
20. Lipoprotein（脂蛋白） 21. Carcinogenesis (致癌作用) 22. Atherosclerosis （动脉粥样硬化） 23. Epidemiological （流行病学的） 24. Esophageal （食管的） 25. Colorectal （结肠直肠的） 26. Adenomas （腺瘤） 27. Polyp （息肉；珊瑚虫）
28. Acetylsalicylic acid （乙酰水杨酸） 29. Arthritis ( 关节炎 ) 30. Antacid ( 解酸药 ) 31. Clots （栓塞物）
32. Cardiovascular （心血管的） 33. Hemorrhage （ 大出血 ） 34. Platelet ( 血小板 ) 35. Placebo （ 安慰剂 ）
36. Prostaglandins （ 前列腺素 ） 37. Subsidiary （ 子公司 ）
Vocabulary Study and Building
1. avail of------ make good use of
2. hangovers ------ sick andheadache becausedrank a lot of alcohol the night before 3. extract------ obtain juice by crushing, pressing 4. viewas------ regard as
5. correlate with------ have a mutual relationship 6. precursor ( 前兆------ ……a precursor to recession ) 7. act on ( 对…起作用 ------ ……take long to act on SARS)
8. hold out (提供；坚持抵抗；寄予希望 ------ ……held out the prospect of new jobs)
百种弊病，皆从懒生。懒则弛缓，弛缓则治人不严，而趣功不敏。一处迟则百处懈矣
UNIT 4
Vocabulary
1. Dissonance is a lack of agreement or harmony between things. 2. The whole idea was preposterous.
3. What Bracey is saying istantamount to heresy.
4. A neologism is a new word or expression in a language, or a new meaning for an existing
word or expression.
5. The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.
6. A person who is eloquent is good at speaking and able to persuade people. 7. This idea is not as outlandish as it sounds.
8. If you dismantle a machine or structure, you carefully separate it into its different parts. 9. If you describe someone as schizoid, you mean that they seem to have very different
opinions and purposes at different times.
10. The paradoxof exercise is that while using a lot of energy it seems to generate more. 11. Homo sapiens ( human beings )
12. Primate ( 灵长类动物 ------ the highest rank of animals ) 13. Rib-eye steak ( 牛里脊肉 ) 14. Agribusiness ( 农业综合商业 ) 15. Anti-Semitism ( 反犹太主义 )
Vocabulary Study and Building
1. Prologue ( 序言 ------ the beginning of a series of events ) 2. Fringe ( 边缘的 )
3. provision( 条款 ------ condition in a legal document ) 4. cut across ( 径直穿过 ----- go beyond )
5. swelling ( 肿胀 ----- becoming greater in force or volume ) 6. apparel ( 给..穿衣服 ----- closing, dress ) 7. defuse ( make calm )
8. uncanny ( unnatural, mysterious )
9. vegetarian ( someone who never eats meat )
10. The catastrophe that happened on the heels of his wife’s death almost made him break
down. (紧随...之后)
11. This problem cuts acrossall socioeconomic lines and affects all age groups. (超过)
12. If you take this decision you will certainly have the president at your back. （gain support） 13. Early intelligence test originated in France. Soon it found its way into Europe and the United
States.(进行)
百种弊病，皆从懒生。懒则弛缓，弛缓则治人不严，而趣功不敏。一处迟则百处懈矣
UNIT 6
Vocabulary
1. Your mentality is your attitudes and your way of thinking.
2. A ballpark is a park or stadium where baseball is played.( 棒球场; 大概的a ballpark figure ) 3. An interchange on a highway or motorwayis a place where it joins a main road or another
freeway.( 交叉路口 )
4. You use versus to compare the advantages of two different things or ideas. 5. The group had a net profitmargin of 30% last year. ( 利润 )
6. Different animals in the colony had different manifestations of the disease. 7. The new institutions do not encroachon political power.( 逐步侵犯; 蚕食 ) 8. He began to churn out literary compositions in English.（ 快速大量生产 ）
9. The inmates ate in a communaldining room. ( describe something that is shared by a group
of people)
10. Don't succumb to the temptation to have just one cigarette. （屈服）
11. credentials （ 证书 ---- certificatethat proves your ability,identity or qualifications.） 12. bite（a quality of a speech or writing that makes its argument effective and likely to persuade
people）
13. a host of （ a large number of ）
14. infallibility（ the quality of never making an error） 15. module（ 模块; 组件 ） 16. burrito（ 墨西哥卷饼 ）
Vocabulary Study and Building
1. subordination( 从属---- a position of less importance ) 2. primary ritual （ important routine action ）
3. spin-off （副产品; 仿制作品 ---- the same character from the other） 4. outlets ( 批发商店 ----- subsidiaries)
5. humanity( 人类,人道---- the service of humanity) 6. rational （合理的 ---- a rational decision） 7. diagnostic ( 诊断的 ---- diagnostic analysis ) 8. enhance( 加强 ---- enhance the value of land ) 9. nourishing( 有营养的 ---- nourishing food ) 10. Round-the –clock-banking （ 24小时银行 ） 11. chains( 联营企业 ) 12. autopilot( 自动驾驶仪 ) 13. Fast-food industry（快餐业） 14. Pre-measure （ 定制 ） 15. Checker （ 收银员 ） 16. New-bites （ 简明新闻 ） 17. PR manager （ 公关经理 ）
18. Diagnostic modules （ 故障检测模块 ）
19. Flavor enhancer （ 增味剂 ） 20. Stabilizer （ 稳定剂 ）
21. Communal meal （ 团圆饭 ） 22. Press release （ 新闻发布会 ） 23. Voice mail （ 语音邮件 ）
24. Non-human technology （ 无人化技术 ） 25. Rationalizing system （ 理性系统 ）
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