大学英语3 UNIT ONE SECTION A NEW WORDS

New Words: <1>endurance endurance (n.) ---endure (v.); n. [U] the ability to continue doing sth. difficult or

painful over a long period of time 忍耐；忍耐力 EG: The exercise obviously will improve strength and endurance.

显然，这种锻炼会增强体力和耐力。 Long distance races are won by the runners with the greatest endurance.

长跑比赛的获胜者是最有耐力的运动员。

<2>moderate a. 1. neither very big nor very small in amount,

quality, degree, etc. 中等的，适度的 EG: It's a moderate price for a car of this type. Most people on moderate incomes can afford one.

对于这种类型的车，这个价位是适中的。中等收入的人大多数都买得起。 Ten years of working in the company and saving money enabled him to afford a house of moderate size. 在公司工作了10年，又存了钱，他有能力买一栋中等大小的房子。 2. reasonable and avoiding extreme opinions or actions 温和的；不极端的 EG: He is a person who is politically moderate. 他这个人在政治上很稳健。 I don't like extremists; I like those who hold moderate views.

我不喜欢极端分子；我喜欢那些政治观点温和的人。

<3>evidence evidence (n.) ---evident (a.) ---evidently (ad.); n. [U] facts or physical signs that help prove sth.

迹象；证据 EG: Can you show me any evidence for your statement?

你能不能给我出示你这种说法的证据? When the police arrived he had already destroyed the evidence that showed he was guilty. 警察来时，他已销毁了罪证。 He is rather in evidence in a red jacket . 他穿着红夹克很显眼。 He is the sort of man who likes to be in evidence. 他是那种喜欢出风头的人。

<4>formerly ad. in earlier times 以前，从前 EG: Formerly he worked in a factory, but now he is a teacher.

他先前在工厂工作，现在是一名教师。 The professor who gave us a lecture about postmodernism had formerly been in the Navy.

给我们做关于后现代主义讲座的教授以前在海军工作过。

<5>journal journal (n.) ---journalist (n.);

n. [C] a magazine which is published regularly 杂

志，期刊 EG: An article about the dangers of the new drug has recently been published in the British Medical Journal.

最近，《英国医学报》上发表了一篇关于这种新药的危害性的文章。 She conducted a thorough study on the effects of exercise and had its findings published in scientific journals.

她对锻炼的效果作了深入研究，并将研究发现刊登在科学杂志上。

<6>consume consume (v.) ---consumer (n.) ---consumption (n.);

vt. 1. eat or drink 吃；喝 EG: He consumed nearly two pints of milk per day when he stayed with his grandparents on the farm.

和他祖父母住在农场时，他每天喝将近两品脱牛奶。 As expected, the amount of ice cream consumed is highest in the summer. 正如所料，人们在夏天吃冰淇淋吃得最多。 2. use sth., esp. in large amounts 消耗；花费 EG: That's the trouble with those big powerful cars—they consume too much fuel. 这就是大马力汽车的缺点──太耗油。 Whole days are consumed by exhausting discussions. Can't we do something useful and meaningful?

整天整天的时间被耗费在使人身心交瘁的讨论之中。能不能做点有用的、有意义的事？

<7>supplement supplement (n.) ---supplementary (a.) ---supply (v.); n. 1.[C] sth. extra that is added to make sth. better

增补物，补充物 EG: I take supplements regularly and do exercises every day.

我经常服用补剂，并且每天进行锻炼。 The money I get from teaching evening classes provides a supplement to the income from my primary job. 我在夜校教书的收入是工资的补充。 The money I get from teaching piano is a useful supplement to my ordinary income.

我教钢琴的钱是对正常收入很管用的补充。 vt. add sth. extra in order to improve sth. 增补，补充 EG: They had to get a job to supplement their family income, or they would have little to eat.

他们不得不找一份工作以贴补家庭收入，不然就

没什么东西吃了。 In the busy holiday season, extra buses are provided to supplement the existing service.

在繁忙的度假季节，会增开汽车以补充现有服务。 She supplements her diet with vitamin tablets. 她用维生素片补充饮食中的营养。

<8>bounce v. (cause sth. to) spring back when hitting sth. hard （使）弹回；（使）反弹 EG: She bounced the ball once or twice before serving.

她发球前把球弹了一两下。 The ball hit the ground and bounced high into the air.

球碰到地面又高高地弹到空中。

<9>respectively respectively (ad.) ---respective (a.);

ad. separately in the order mentioned 分别地；各

自地 EG: In the 200 meters, Lisa and Rose came in first and third respectively.

在200米赛跑中，莉萨和罗兹分别取得了第一名和第三名。 German and Italian language courses are held in Munich and Rome respectively.

德语课和意大利语课分别在慕尼黑和罗马开设。

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