全新版大學進階英語unit1語言點

1、LanguageFocus一、Text生詞slowdown:減速；放慢生活節(jié)奏e.g.Thedoctorhastoldhimtoslowdownorhe'llriskaheartattack.醫(yī)生要他放慢生活節(jié)奏，不然會有心臟病突發(fā)之虞。property:n.possession(s);landandbuildings財產(chǎn)；房地產(chǎn)e.g.Yes,I'veboughtmyownhouseI'mnowaman/womanofproperty!對，我買房了一一如今我也是有房產(chǎn)的人了！self-sufficient:a.abletoprovideeverythingonenee

2、dsbyoneself,withouthelpfromotherpeople自給自足的e.g.Idon'believe/thinkthatthatcountry,duetotheclimate,couldeverbeself-sufficientinfood.在我看來，由于氣候因素，那個國家不可能實現(xiàn)糧食自足。accomplish:pletesuccessfully;achieve完成；實現(xiàn)e.g.Thenewcoachtoldthepressthathebelievedhisteamcouldaccomplishgreatthings.新教練向媒體表示，他相信該隊會取得優(yōu)秀成績。se

3、tabout:start(doingsth.)esp.inadeterminedway開始；著手e.g.Itwouldbemuchbettertoadmittheproblemopenlyandsetabouttacklingit.如果公開承認問題并著手解決，那就要好多了。agent:n.代理人；代理商e.g.Unhappytouristspointedthefingerattheunhelpfultravelagents.深感不滿的游客紛紛譴責那些聽之任之、毫不作為的旅行社。learnof:becomeawareof(sth.)throughinformationorobservation獲

4、悉；聽說e.g.Itwasreallyapleasantsurprisetolearnofhermarriage.聞知其婚訊，喜出望外。inquire:v.askforinformation詢問e.g.Ithoughtitmightberudetoinquireaboutherex-husband.打聽她前夫的事我覺得未免魯莽。Mrs.Tuckcalledhalfanhouragotoinquirewhetherherorderwasready.特克太太半小時前來電詢問她的訂單是否已完成。available:a.(ofthings)thatcanbeusedorobtained可使用的；可得至

5、U的e.g.Doyouhaveanydoubleroomsavailablethisweekend?這個周末你們還有雙人客房嗎？whatsoever:ad.usedafteranegativephrasetoaddemphasistotheideathatisbeingexpressed任何(用于否定句中以加強語氣)e.g.Thereisnoevidencewhatsoevertoshowthatthisisinfactthecase.沒有任何證據(jù)表明情況屬實。utility:n.(usu.pl.)publicservicesuchasthesupplyofwater,electricity,

6、gasorabusorrailnetwork公用事業(yè)e.g.Doesyourrentincludeutilities?你的房租有沒有包括水電燃氣？Utilityprices,includingwater,electricityandgas,roseby5.6percent.水電燃氣等公共事業(yè)費用上漲5.6%。haul:v.pull(sth.heavy)slowlyandwithdifficulty拖；拉e.g.Theyhauledtheboatupontothebeach.他們把小船拖上了海灘。locate:vt.setorestablishinagivenposition;findthepl

7、aceorpositionof(sth.orsb.)使坐落找出（某人或某事物的）準確位置或地點e.g.Thecottagewaslocatedinthemiddleofaforest.小屋坐落在森林深處。Themissingboywaslocatedbypoliceinthewoods.警察在林子里找到了失蹤的孩子。putin:present(sth.)formally正式提出e.g.Theyveputinabid(出價)forthecompany/abidtobuythecompany.他們開價意欲收購公司。goout:cometoanend;stopburningorshining停止；不

8、再燃燒或發(fā)光e.g.Therewasapowercutandallthelightswentout.停電了，燈火都熄了。setback:n.sth.thatdelaysorpreventsaprocessfromdeveloping挫折e.g.Fallingsharepricesmaybeanothersetbackforthetroubledeconomy.股價下跌會給困境中的經(jīng)濟雪上加霜。befamiliarwith:haveagoodknowledgeof熟悉e.g.Heisquitefamiliarwiththehistoryoftheauto/ITindustry.他非常了解汽車行業(yè)

9、/信息技術行業(yè)的發(fā)展歷史。system:n.asetofconnectedthingsordevicesthatoperatetogether系統(tǒng)；組合裝置e.g.Hotwatercirculatesthroughtheheatingsystem.熱水循環(huán)于整個供暖系統(tǒng)。insandouts(ofsth.):thedetailedorcomplicatedfactsofsth.細節(jié)，詳情e.g.Beinganoutsider,Idon'tknowtheinsandoutsofthematter.我是局外人，對這事的前因后果不甚了解。generate:duce;cause(s

10、th.)toexistoroccur產(chǎn)生；弓I起e.g.Thewindfarmmaybeabletogenerateenoughelectricity/powerfor2,000homes.這個風力發(fā)電站足以為2000戶居民提供用電。consistof:bemadeupoforformedfrom由組成e.g.TheteamconsistsoffourEuropeansandtwoAmericans.該隊由四名歐洲人、兩名美國人組成。adjustment:n.achangeinsth.thatmakesitbetter,moreaccurate,ormoreeffective調整；調節(jié)e.g.

11、Shemadeafewminoradjustmentstothefocusofhercamera.她對相機焦距略作調整。takesth./sb.forgranted:expectsb.orsth.tobealwaysavailablewhenyouneedthemandneverthinkhowimportantorusefultheyare;failtoappreciate認為理所當然；不知感恩e.g.Manypeopletakeforgrantedtheirseeminglyendlesssupplyofsafe,cleanwaterfordailyneeds.很多人都覺得日常所需、源源不

12、斷的安全、清潔供水是理所當然的。Oneoftheproblemswithrelationshipsisthatafterawhileyoubegintotakeeachotherforgranted.常見的情感問題是，兩人相處一段時間后就覺得一切都是理所當然的。laundry:n.clothesandsheetsthatneedtobewashedorthathavebeennewlywashed要洗的衣物；洗好的衣物e.g.Whydon'tyouhelpyourmotherdothelaundry?你為什么不幫著你媽媽洗洗衣物？inuse:beingused被使用；在使用中e.g.I

13、sthewashingmachineinuserightnow?洗衣機有人在用嗎？plugin:connect(sth.)toanelectricitysupplywithaplug將,插進插座e.g.Theprinterwillbegintoworkassoonasyouplugitin.只要插上插頭，打印機就開始工作。diligent:a.showingcareandeffortinone'sworkorduties勤奮的；認真亥U苦的e.g.Theirlawyerwasextremelydiligentinpreparingthecase.他們的律師盡心盡力地為案子做準備。ina

14、ddition(to):also,aswell(as)另外；此外e.g.Inaddition(tothenamesonthelist)therearesixotherapplicants.(除了名單上的那些人，)另外還有其他六名申請人。trash:n.wastematerialsorthingsthatarenolongerwantedorneeded廢物；垃圾e.g.Hethrewavaluabledrawingout,thinkingitwastrash.他把一幅值錢的畫當垃圾扔了。recycle:v.treatorprocess(usedorwastematerials)soastoma

15、kesuitableforreuse(使)回收利用e.g.TheJapaneserecyclemorethanhalftheirwastepaper.日本人將半數(shù)以上的廢紙循環(huán)利用。organic:a.(offood,farmingmethods,etc.)producedorpracticedwithoutusingartificialchemicals有機的e.g.Salesoforganicfoodhaveincreaseddramaticallyinrecentyears.有機食品的銷量近年大幅增長。toss:vt.throw(sth.)carelessly扔，擲，拋e.g.Hegla

16、ncedattheletterandthentosseditintothebin.他匆匆掃了一眼信就把信扔進了廢物箱。overall:ad.onthewhole,generally總的來說e.g.Overallit'sbeenagoodmatchandthespectatorscheeredbothtearniShefield.這場比賽總體不錯，觀眾為比賽雙方加油。appreciate:vt.begratefulorthankfulfor;valuehighly感激；欣賞e.g.Iappreciatethisopportunitytoputmypointofviewtothecommi

17、ttee.能有機會將本人意見送交委員會，本人不勝感激。Inournewarticleyouwilldiscoverhowtoappreciategoodwine.在我們的新作中，你會了解如何鑒賞紅酒。二、Text難句What?Noelectricity?Ialmostdismissedtheideaimmediately.(Para.3)Howcouldtherebenoelectricity?Ialmostgaveuptheideaofbuyingthepropertyatonce.什么?不通電?我差點立刻打消在那里購房的念頭。Fortyacreswouldgiveusplentyofroo

18、mforallofouranimalsandgivemyhusbandandsonspacetoridetheirATVs.(Para.4)FortyacreswouldbelargeenoughforouranimalstoroamaroundandformyhusbandandsontoridetheirATVs.40英畝的地給我們充裕的場地飼養(yǎng)動物也給我的丈夫和兒子足夠地方駕駛他們的全地形車。Besides,whatbetterwayistheretobecomemoreself-sustainable?(Para.4)Besides,isthereanybetterwaytobeabletoprovideeverythingyouneedbyyourself,withouthelpfromothers?還有什么地方比這里更能夠做到自給自足呢？tolearntheinsandoutsofhaulingyourownwaterandgeneratingyourownpower.(Para.6)tolearneachandev