李观仪《新编英语教程》(修订版)学习指南(Unit3)【圣才出品】

Unit 3

一、词汇短语

Text I

1. anecdote []n. short account of an incident(especially a biographical one)趣闻，轶事；(复数)秘史

2. admirable [] adj. deserving of the highest esteem or

admiration令人钦佩的；极好的，绝妙的；值得赞扬的e g. She did an

admirable job of holding the audience’s attention. 她做了件值得钦佩的

事：吸引了观众的注意力。

3. knack [] n. a special way of doing something诀窍，窍门；熟练技术，技巧；需要技巧的工作；巧妙手法

4. awe [] n. an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration敬畏；惊惧；惊叹

5. inflection [] n. a manner of speaking in which the loudness

or pitch or tone of the voice is modified变音，转调

6. awry [] adj. turned or twisted toward one side歪斜地；错误地

7. endearing [] adj. 10vable especially in a childlike or naive way 使人喜欢的，讨人喜欢的

8. vestige [] n. an indication that something has been present遗迹；退化的器官；残余部分

9. prodigy [] n. an unusually gifted or intelligent(young)person;

someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration奇才，天才(尤指神

童)

10. dullard [] n. a person who is not very bright愚人，笨蛋

11. calculus [] n. the branch of mathematics that is concerned

with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions(数)

运算，演算，微积分(学)

12. stationary [] adj. standing still；not capable of being moved不动的，固定的；静止的

13. abreast [] adv. alongside each other，facing on the same direction

并列，并肩地；并排；不落后于e g. The steep sidewalk was too narrow for

them to walk abreast. 这个很陡的人行道窄得不能让他们并排走。

14. fabulous [] adj. barely credible；extremely pleasing难以置信

的，令人震惊的；极为美好的e g. I think it’s a fabulous question, and

imagine she’s not the only one struggling with this issue. 我认为这是一

个极好的问题，并且推断她不是唯一一个为此问题而烦恼的人。

15. quantum [] n. (physics)the smallest discrete quantity of some

physical property that a system can possess(according to quantum

theory)(物)量子

16. collaborate [] vi. work together on a common enterprise of project合作，协作

17. proposal []n. something proposed(such as a plan or assumption)提议；建议

18. fantastic [] adj. extraordinarily good；used especially as

intensifiers；exceedingly or unbelievably great空想的，异想天开的；极好

的

19. recalcitrant [] adj. marked by stubborn resistance to

and defiant of authority or guidance倔强对抗的，拒不服从的

20. insuperable [] adj. incapable of being surmounted or excelled不能逾越的，不能克服的

21. quaint [] adj. very strange or unusual；odd or even incongruous in

character or appearance；attractively old—fashioned(but not necessarily

authentic)古色古香的；少见的，古怪的；离奇有趣的

22. twirl [] vt. tum in a twisting or spinning motion(使)快速转动；(使)快速旋转；扭动；卷曲

23. furrow [] v. make wrinkled or creased使起皱纹

24. placid [] adj. free from disturbanc8；not easily irritated平和的，

宁静的；温和的；满意的，满足的e g. She was a placid child who rarely cried.

她是个温和的孩子，很少哭。

25. communion [] n. sharing thoughts and feelings交流，恳谈

26. fathom [] vt. come to understand理解…的真意；推测，领会；测深

27. haggard [] adj. showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering憔悴的，面容枯槁的

28. routine [] n. occurring at fixed times or predictable intervals例行的；常规的；日常的

29. surcease [] n. a stopping停止

30. grope [] vt. feel about uncertainly or blindly摸索(路)

31. accomplished [] adj. highly skilled；successfully completed

or brought to an end熟练的；完成的；学识渊博的；有修养的

32. duet [] n. a musical composition for two performers二重奏，二重唱

33. composer []n. (someone who composes music as a profession(尤指古典音乐)作曲家

34. agitate [] vt. move or cause to move back and forth；cause to

be agitated，excited，or roused搅动，摇动；使不安；激烈讨论.

35. wiggle [] vt. & vi. move to and fro摆动；扭

36. pier [] n. a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported

by piles；provides access to ships and boats码头，防波堤；桥墩；窗间

37. generate [] vt. bring into existence；produce(energy)形成，造成

38. plausible [] adj. apparently reasonable and valid；likely but

not certain to be or become true or real貌似真实的；貌似有理的

39. lesser [] adj. of less size or importance较小的；较少的；次要的

40. panic [] n. an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety恐慌，惊慌

41. tamper [] vi. play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly篡改；影响，干预

42. shrug [] n. gesture involving the shoulders耸肩