综合英语教程第三版第二册Unit 2课文中重要词组和单词

Unit-Two

Vocabulary from the text

Scrub:

●to rub something hard, especially with a stiff brush, in order to clean it

e.g. 1. She was on her hands and knees scrubbing the floor. 她跪在地上擦地板。

2. Don't forget to scrub behind your ears. 不要忘了把你耳朵后面洗干净

sth drops/falls into sb’s lap:

-somebody has the opportunity to do sth pleasant without having made any effort

-An area of responsibility, interest, or control:

lap

e.g.

●an opportunity that dropped in his lap.

●一个机会落在他身上

1. My dream job just fell into my lap. 我没费劲就找到了梦寐以求的工作。

Text--let drops of moral tuition fall into my lap:

----teach me moral standards little by little

Decent

●Characterized by conformity to recognized standards of propriety or morality.

●得体的：以符合公认的行为和道德规范为特征的

●He is quite a decent fellow.他是个很规矩的人。

●Free from indelicacy; modest高雅的；体面的

●Meeting accepted standards; adequate:

●象样的，足够的：达到了可接受的标准的；足够的：

● a decent salary/wage. 一份相当不错的薪水

●Morally upright; respectable.正派的：道德上正直的；值得尊敬的

●Kind or obliging:亲切的：和蔼的或助人的：

●It’s very decent of them to lend you money.

●Are you decent? (oral)

Hail v./n.

●To salute or greet 打招呼：向…致以敬意或问候

●To greet or acclaim enthusiastically 喝彩，欢呼：热情地问候或欢呼：

●The crowds hailed the boxing champion. 群众向这位拳击冠军喝彩。

●To call out in order to catch the attention of:招呼：为引起（某人）的注意而大声地叫喊：

●hail a cabdriver

●She hails from Oklahoma.

●to stay within hail呆在招呼得到的地方

patronizing:

someone who is patronizing talks to you in a way that shows they think you are less intelligent or important than them

e.g. 1. a patronizing attitude 傲慢的态度

2. I don't mean to sound patronizing. 我并不想故意听起来很傲慢。

disregard (v./n.)

To pay no attention; ignore.

To treat without proper respect or attentiveness.

Lack of thoughtful attention or due regard.

e.g.

●He utterly disregarded my warnings and met with on accident.

●他全然不听我的警告, 结果出了事故。

●have a total disregard for rank 完全不计较地位

●He has the greatest disregard all formality. 他全然不顾一切礼节。

apprehension:

1- anxiety about the future, especially about dealing with something unpleasant or difficult

2-The ability to apprehend or understand; understanding.

● e.g. apprehension of being bitten by snakes 担心被蛇咬

The student looked around the examination room with apprehension.

那位学生忧虑地环顾考场四周。

●She is a girl of weak apprehension. 她是一个理解力很低的女孩。

euphoria: n. (French [awkward, left-handed] )

an extremely strong feeling of happiness and excitement which usually only lasts for a short time

e.g. She was still in a state of euphoria hours after her victory.

获胜后几小时她仍处于狂喜状态。

Dictation

Today, the old attitudes toward how children should be brought up have largely disappeared. For many children, family life has become more relaxed and less strict. Many young people in Britain and the US have a considerable amount of freedom and they can enjoy the things they are interested in; music, sports, television, even money and fashion. Life has become easier and more enjoyable. However, along with an easy life and permissive families, a number of social problems have arisen for the young．For instance, some schools have problems with discipline and motivation; and crime and drug taking in some areas have reached serious levels．During the 1980s and early 1990s unemployment among school-dropouts was a particular problem, with many facing a bleak future and having little hope of finding a decent job.