全新版大学英语单词详解 Book2 Unit2
全新版大学英语2unit 2单词解析
1.confrontVERBPattern 1: be confronted with /byIf you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.She was confronted with severe money problems...Ministers underestimated the magnitude of the task confronting them.If you confront a difficult situation or issue, you accept the fact that it exists and try to deal with it.We are learning how to confront death...NATO countries have been forced to confront fundamental moral questions.If you confront someone, you stand or sit in front of them, especially when you are going to fight, argue, or compete with them.She pushed her way through the mob and confronted him face to face...The candidates confronted each other during a televised debate.Pattern 2: confront + n. + with / about +n.If you confront someone with something, you present facts or evidence to them in order to accuse them of something.She had decided to confront Kathryn with what she had learnt...I could not bring myself to confront him about it...His confronting me forced me to search for the answers.2.deny v.Pattern 1: deny + n. / that / vingWhen you deny something, you state that it is not true.She denied both accusations...The government has denied that there was a plot to assassinate the president...They all denied ever having seen her.Pattern 2: deny + n. n. / pron-refl n.If you deny someone something that they need or want, you refuse to let them have it.If he is unlucky, he may find that his ex-partner denies him accessto his children...Don't deny yourself pleasure...3.fill out1. If you fill out a form or other document requesting information, you write information in the spaces on it. (mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use fill in) Fill out the application carefully, and keep copies of it.= fill in2. If a fairly thin person fills out, they become fatter.A girl may fill out before she reaches her full height.4.fall intoIf you fall into conversation or a discussion with someone, usually someone you have just met, you start having a conversation or discussion with them.Over breakfast at my motel, I fell into conversation with the owner of a hardware shop.5.attain1. If you attain something, you gain it or achieve it, often after a lot of effort. (FORMAL)Jim is halfway to attaining his pilot's licence.2. If you attain a particular state or condition, you may reach it as a result of natural development or work hard to attain this state....attaining a state of calmness and confidence.6.cherish1. If you cherish something such as a hope or a pleasant memory, you keep it in your mind for a long period of time.The president will cherish the memory of this visit to Ohio...= treasure• cher|ished ADJ ADJ n...the cherished dream of a world without wars.2 If you cherish someone or something, you take good care of them because you love them.The previous owners had cherished the house.• cher|ished ADJ ADJ nHe described the picture as his most cherished possession.3 If you cherish a right, a privilege, or a principle, you regard it as important and try hard to keep it.These people cherish their independence and sovereignty.• cher|ished ADJ ADJ nFreud called into question some deeply cherished beliefs.7.fabricate1. If someone fabricates information, they invent it in order to deceivepeople.All four claim that officers fabricated evidence against them...Eleven key officials were hanged on fabricated charges.• fab|ri|ca|tion fabrications N-VARShe described the interview with her in an Italian magazine as a `complete fabrication'...This story is total fabrication.= invention2Pattern: be fabricated from n. / fabricate sth. FromIf something is fabricated from different materials or substances, it is made out of those materials or substances.All the tools are fabricated from high quality steel....a plant which fabricates airplane components.= manufacture8.vital adj1. If you say that something is vital, you mean that it is necessary or veryimportant.The port is vital to supply relief to millions of drought victims...Nick Wileman is a school caretaker so it is vital that he gets on well with young people...After her release she was able to give vital information about her kidnapper.= crucial• vi|tal|ly ADV usu ADV adj, also ADV with vLesley's career in the church is vitally important to her.2If you describe someone or something as vital, you mean that they are very energetic and full of life.They are both very vital people and a good match...= lively9.abrupt adj.1. An abrupt change or action is very sudden, often in a way which is unpleasant.Rosie's idyllic world came to an abrupt end when her parents'marriage broke up...• ab|rupt|ly ADV ADV with vHe stopped abruptly and looked my way.= suddenly2Someone who is abrupt speaks in a rather rude, unfriendly way.He was abrupt to the point of rudeness...Cross was a little taken aback by her abrupt manner.= brusque• ab|rupt|ly ADV`Good night, then,' she said abruptly.10.jolt v.1. If something jolts or if something jolts it, it moves suddenly and quite violently.The wagon jolted again...The train jolted into motion...They were working frantically in the fear that an aftershock would jolt the house again.Jolt is also a noun.We were worried that one tiny jolt could worsen her injuries.2If something jolts someone, it gives them an unpleasant surprise or shock.A stinging slap across the face jolted her...Jolt is also a noun.The campaign came at a time when America needed such a jolt.11.in contrast toIf one thing is in contrast to another, it is very different from it.His public statements have always been in marked contrast to those of his son...12.affluentIf you are affluent, you have a lot of money.Cigarette smoking used to be commoner among affluent people.= prosperous, wealthyN-PLURAL the NThe affluent are people who are affluent.The diet of the affluent has not changed much over the decades.13.genuine1. Genuine is used to describe people and things that are exactly what they appear to be, and are not false or an imitation.There was a risk of genuine refugees being returned to Vietnam....genuine leather...They're convinced the picture is genuine.≠ fake2Genuine refers to things such as emotions that are real and not pretended.There was genuine joy in this room...If this offer is genuine I will gladly accept it.= sincere• genu|ine|ly ADVHe was genuinely surprised.• genu|ine|ness N-UNCOUNT usu with suppHe needed at least three days to assess the genuineness of their intentions.3If you describe a person as genuine, you approve of them because they are honest, truthful, and sincere in the way they live and in their relationships with other people.She is very caring and very genuine.14.go through1. If you go through an experience or a period of time, especially an unpleasant or difficult one, you experience it.He was going through a very difficult time...South Africa was going through a period of irreversible change.2If you go through a lot of things such as papers or clothes, you look at them, usually in order to sort them into groups or to search for a particular item.It was evident that someone had gone through my possessions.3If you go through a list, story, or plan, you read or check it from beginning to end.Going through his list of customers is a massive job.4When someone goes through a routine, procedure, or series of actions, they perform it in the way they usually do.Every night, they go through the same routine: he throws open the bedroom window, she closes it.5If a law, agreement, or official decision goes through, it is approved by a parliament or committee.The bill might have gone through if the economy was growing.= get through15.linger1 When something such as an idea, feeling, or illness lingers, it continues to exist for a long time, often much longer than expected.The scent of her perfume lingered on in the room...He was ashamed. That feeling lingered, and he was never comfortable in church after that...He would rather be killed in a race than die a lingering death in hospital.2If you linger somewhere, you stay there for a longer time than is necessary, for example because you are enjoying yourself.Customers are welcome to linger over coffee until around midnight...It is a dreary little town where few would choose to linger. 16.blessed1. If someone is blessed with a particular good quality or skill, they have that good quality or skill.Both are blessed with uncommon ability to fix things.2You use blessed to describe something that you think is wonderful, and that you are grateful for or relieved about.Rainy weather brings blessed relief to hay fever victims.• bless|ed|ly ADV usu ADV adj, also ADV with clMost British election campaigns are blessedly brief.。
大学英语(全新版)第二册重点词汇
Book 2Unit 11. accomplishVt.完成（某事）【例句】① Unless you keep on practicing, you will accomplish nothing.如果你不坚持练习，你将一事无成。
【辨析】accomplish, achieve, fulfillAccomplish强调成功地做某事；achieve指成就一番事业，如愿以偿；fulfill侧重于实现，实践。
【近形】accompany2. attachvt.系，帖，连接【例句】① He will attach labels to the luggage. 他将把标签帖到行李上。
【辨析】relate, attach, combineRelate 表示“把…..和……连接在一起”.，通常与with连用；attach 常与介词to连用;combine的意思是结合，常与with连用。
【派生】attachment3.assistv.帮助【构词】assist = as+ sist (表示站立，放置)【例句】①Professor Smit h was assisting his students to prepare their term papers. 史密斯教授正帮着学生们准备学期论文。
【辨析】help; assist, aidHelp侧重于表示借助于别人的帮助；assist则表示陷入麻烦时给予帮助；aid是一个较正规的词，着重于表示通过帮助问题得以圆满解决，多用于国际问题的援助。
【派生】assistant助手【近形】insist坚持, consist组成，构成, exist存在, resist抵抗, persist 坚持, subsist维持。
4. neglectv.忽视，忽略【例句】① Mr. David gave too much attention to his business, working long hours and neglecting his wife. 戴维先生过于关注生意情况，工作时间长而忽视了妻子。
全新版BOOK2课文翻译及答案Unit2
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students about what to do after class to follow up on the subject. nothing more than a job and an apartment to be happy.
尽管有些东西我没有，我并不感到贫穷。这是为什么？ 五十三年来我一直非常健康。我不但不生病，而且精力充 沛，情绪饱满。锻炼对我而言是确确实实的快事，我乐意 长距离步行，越走越有劲。我喜爱步行后随之产生的一种 “什么都干得了”的心态。 我还十分珍惜我的创作才能。当我写出美丼的诗句或 编造出能把人逗乐的笑话时，我内心感到很富有。通过写 作而获得的洞察力，不断地令我惊奇。而与那么多写作朋 友交谈，是我乐趣的主要源泉之一。
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A Life Full of Riches
*第二单元 *价值观 *首次面对这个问题，是在2003年12月初，我第一次为救世军
摇铃募捐的时候。当时我就站在沃尔玛商场入口处门外，对 每一位向我的红壶里投入捐款的人都报以一声“谢谢”和一 个微笑。一位穿着整洁的妇人牵着她的幼子向放壶的台子走 过来。她在钱包里摸着找钱时，孩子抬头看了我一眼， 问我： “你穷吗？”当时他眼里充满疑惑和好奇，时至今日仍历历 在目。 “嗯，”我结结巴巴，边想边回答，“我比有些人拥有 的多，但比其他人拥有的少。”母亲因为孩子问了一个在社 交上不该问的问题，训斥了他一顿，他俩便匆匆的赶去购物。 但是孩子的问题却一直留在我的心头挥之不去。 我从不认为自己“穷”，但有些事实我不可否认。每当 我填1040税务申报表时，我都属于收入最低的档次之一。在 过去的三十五年中，我只出去度过一次假。我的电视机是黑 白的，还是八年前别人送给我的。
大学英语（全新版）第二册重点词汇学习资料
大学英语（全新版）第二册重点词汇学习资料大学英语(全新版)第二册重点词汇Book 2Unit 11. accomplishVt.完成（某事）【例句】① Unless you keep on practicing, you will accomplish nothing.如果你不坚持练习，你将一事无成。
【辨析】accomplish, achieve, fulfillAccomplish强调成功地做某事；achieve指成就一番事业，如愿以偿；fulfill侧重于实现，实践。
【近形】accompany2. attachvt.系，帖，连接【例句】① He will attach labels to the luggage. 他将把标签帖到行李上。
【辨析】relate, attach, combineRelate 表示“把…..和……连接在一起”.，通常与with连用；attach常与介词to连用;combine的意思是结合，常与with连用。
【派生】attachment3.assistv.帮助【构词】assist = as+ sist (表示站立，放置)【例句】①Professor Smith was assisting his students to prepare their term papers. 史密斯教授正帮着学生们准备学期论文。
【辨析】help; assist, aidHelp侧重于表示借助于别人的帮助；assist则表示陷入麻烦时给予帮助；aid是一个较正规的词，着重于表示通过帮助问题得以圆满解决，多用于国际问题的援助。
【派生】assistant助手【近形】insist坚持, consist组成，构成, exist存在, resist抵抗, persist坚持, subsist维持。
4. neglectv.忽视，忽略【例句】① Mr. David gave too much attention to his business, working long hours and neglecting his wife. 戴维先生过于关注生意情况，工作时间长而忽视了妻子。
2019人教版新教材必修二Book2 Unit 2 重点词汇讲解
重点句型 1. That is why + 结果 That is because + 原因
only after/when/ if +句子
1）We decided to answer violence with violence then.
== Only then _____ we ________ to answer violence with violence.
___________________________________________________________________ 11. endanger (v.) endangered (adj.) 濒危的 dangerous 危险的 Snakes are _____________ We should protect the __________________ （濒危动物）such as pandas. The loss of habitats will __________ the wild animals .
__________________________________________________________________ 15. concern (v.) 涉及 , 让..担忧 (n.) 关心concerned （adj.) 关心的 be concerned about = show concern about 关心 as far as I am conncerned 就我而言 concerning = regarding = about 关于 父母总是关心我们的健康______________________________________________
Book 2 unit 2词汇讲解删减版
Book 2 unit 2核心单词重难突破1．compete vi. 竞争，比赛compete in 参加(比赛，竞争) compete with/against sb. 和某人对抗compete for sth. 为了……而竞争compete with sb./sth. 与……媲美，比得上competition n. 比赛competitive adj. 有竞争力的competitor n. 比赛者；对手[活学巧练] ①This firm is too small to compete ________ large companies.②The athletes from all over the world competed ________ the gold medals.③There's been some fierce ____________ (compete) for the title.2．admit vt. & vi. 容许，承认；接纳，容纳admission n. 准许进入；入场费；承认Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be admitted as competitors.只有达到他们各自项目统一标准的运动员才会被接受参加奥运会。
admit sb./sth. To/into 容许、允许...进入admit sb./sth. to be 承认...admit n./v.-ing/having done/that-clause 承认做过某事[活学巧练] ①He admitted ________ (steal) the car.②The ________ (admit) fee has gone up.3．charge n. 费用；主管；vt. & vi. 收费；控诉；充电charge sb. for sth. 为某物向某人收取费用charge sb. with (doing) sth. 控告某人(做)某事accuse sb. of sth. 控告某人某事free of charge 免费in charge of 控制/管理……in the charge of 受……的管理[方法点拨] in charge of 往往以人作主语，指“某人负责(主管)某事”；in the charge of 往往以物作主语，指“某物由某人主管”。
全新版大学英语综合教程第二册 Unit 2 Book 2
季末,时装店(fashion stores)通常对部分产品打很 大折扣.
At the end of a season, the fashion stores usually offer great discounts for some goods. I bought these shoes at a 30% discount. The store discounted all its unsold goods.
1. Why did Jamie Beaulieu, the waiter say “it was a real disappointment” ? 2. How do you understand the sentence “It was nice, but no palace” ?
DISAPPOINTING
A muddy bird dog
Global Reading
Global Reading
Remote: far away in space or time
Remote village / cousin / relative / chance / control / future Remote 和 distant 都可以表示 “时间或距 离上远的; 态度疏远的”但 Remote强调更远, 偏僻; Distant 强调两物 相隔的距离 The book should be held about 6 inches distant from eyes.
Jim Hendren
The quotations are chosen to serve certain purposes. What do you think they revolve around?
全新版大学英语 book2 unit 2
Unit 2 ValuesBefore ReadingⅠ. Warm-up Questions1.Do you think rich people must be happier than poor people? Why?2.Watch the video clip “Money Can’t Buy Happiness”.1)What cannot be bought according to the woman?(=True love, the moon)2)What can also happen to wealthy people?(=Divorces, suicides and murders.)3.Do you think a poor person can have a life full of riches? How?4.How would you show your value if you were rich enough?Ⅱ. A DebateWho’s more important to the world?VSDirections:1. Before class, students are asked to collect relevant materials of participation in charity work by Bill Gates or Mother Teresa.2. In class, students form two camps to debate the following issue: Mother Teresa has no money, but she took care of the poor in Calcutta until her death. Bill Gates gave a lot of money to charity, but he seldom works in the “frontline” with the poor. Does the world need more love like Mother Teresa’s or more money like Bill Gates’?Ⅲ.. Background Information1. Salvation Army☆ a Christian charity and social services organization☆founded by William Booth and his wife Catherine Booth in London in 1865☆got the name because of a popular saying that “The Christian Mission is a volunteer army.”☆Nearly 33 million Americans receive help from it annually2. The Red Kettle Christmas CampaignVolunteers put a red kettle at a prominent place of public gathering and ring a bell to urge passers-by to drop money into the kettle in the spirit of Christmas.3. Wal-Mart4. Personal Income Tax in the US:a progressive tax on the taxable income from the federalgovernment of the USindividualpersonal income taxes from some state and municipal governmentsGlobal ReadingⅠ. Part Division of the TextⅡ. Further UnderstandingFor Part 1ⅰ. Table Completionii. Difficult Sentences1. (LL. 1~2) It was early December 2003, my first season as a Salvation Army bell ringer, when Iwas confronted with the question.1). What does a Salvation Army bell ringer do?(=To ring the bell and ask people to donate money to help the poor.)2). Translate this sentence into Chinese.(=首次面对这个问题，是在2003年12月初我第一次为救世军摇铃募捐的时候。
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Unit 2 ValuesText A A Life Full of Riches1. (L. 2) confront: vt.1) (of a problem, difficulty, etc.) face (sb.) threateningly* The difficulties that confront us seem insuperable.* A major difficulty that confronts international students is how best to judge the quality ofa program in a foreign university.2) (of a person) face and deal with (a problem, difficulty, etc.)军人必须面对危险和死亡。
(=A soldier has to confront danger and death.)* Astronauts have to confront the unknown.be confronted with: be brought face to face(=The prisoner was confronted with his accusers.)* conclusions that can be confronted with experience2. (L. 3) donation: n. money or goods given for a good cause* The hospital receives a good deal of money in donations.他们对慈善事业慷慨捐助。
(=They made a generous donation to charity.)Collocation:a blood donation 献血make/give a donation 捐赠promise a donation 允诺捐助3. (L. 5) confusion: n. a state of uncertainty about what sth. means, etc.* The enemy retreated in great confusion.他们的突然到来打乱了我们的计划。
(=Their unexpected arrival threw our plan into confusion.)Collocation:covered with confusion 非常慌张in confusion 乱七八糟，处于混乱状态throw into confusion 使狼狈，使慌乱.: 该词的动词为confuse，confusing意思是“令人困惑、迷惑的”，confused意思是“糊涂的、混杂的”。
4. (L. 5) curiosity: n. a strong desire to know about sth.* Just to satisfy my curiosity, how much did you pay for your car(=We burned with curiosity over what was in the box.)Collocation:from/out of curiosity 在好奇心驱使下in open curiosity 公然出头过问与自己无关的事Curiosity killed a cat. 好奇伤身。
5. (L. 7) stammer: v. speak with a tendency to repeat rapidly the same sound or syllable* It’s cruel to make fun of people who stammer.他结结巴巴地道了谢。
(=He stammered his thanks.)6. (L. 10) deny: vt.1) say that sth. is not true* There is no denying the fact that Japan began to invade China as early as the early 1930’s.2) refuse to admit or accept(=He denied knowing anything about their plans.)7. (L. 10) fill out: add information such as your name and address in (a form or document)* It took me quite a while to fill out the questionnaire.请把附表填好。
(=Please fill out the attached blank.)8. (L. 11) fall into: belong to (a particular group of things that have similar qualities)理事会成员们意见相左，分成自由和保守两个阵营(=The council members disagreed, falling into liberal and conservative camps.)* All whales fall into two groups, those with teeth and those without.9. (L. 13) nothing more than: only, just(=Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.)这只不过是个杜撰的故事而已。
(=It is nothing more than a made-up story.)10. (L. 19) attain: vt. succeed in achieving, esp. after a lot of effort我决心不惜任何代价达到目的。
(=I’m determined to attain my purpose at any cost.)* She attained her ambition of becoming a pilot.Collocation:attain one’s goal达到目的attain the age of 有…岁了attain the top of a moutain 到达山顶CF: get, gain, obtain & attain这四个词都是动词，都有“得到”、“获得”之意。
get是最普通的用语，可指通过任何方式的获得，多用于口语中。
例如：* She got the highest score in fancy rope jumping. 她在花样跳绳中得分最高。
gain多指在竞争中获得，所得的东西往往是有用的或是所期待的。
例如：* I hope you will gain the victory this time. 我希望你这次获得胜利。
obtain是书面语，指靠他人或自己努力而得到，强调结果或目的。
例如：* By this method, we obtained a good result. 我们用这种方法获得了好结果。
attain强调达到完美的地步。
例如：* Such a condition is very difficult to attain. 这样的情况是很难达到的。
11. (L. 16) minimal: adj. very small in size or amount; as small as possible暴风雨只造成极轻微的损失。
(=The storm did only minimal damage.)* The Ford CEO offered to work for a minimal salary of one dollar a year..: 该词的动词为minimize。
反义词为maximal。
12. (L. 21) cherish: vt. love (sth./sb.) very much and protect them(=Riding horses with my mother when I was a kid has become a cherished memory.)* She cherished the child as though he were her own.Collocation:cherish fond dreams of 做…的美梦cherished desire 夙愿cherish a deep love for 热爱…13. (L. 21) fabricate: vt. make up (a story, a piece of information, etc.) in order to deceive people* Have you ever lied a little, or fabricated a story about yourself, to impress someone you meet the first time她缺席的借口显然是瞎编的。
(=The excuse for her absence was obviously fabricated.)14. (L. 22) tickle: v.1) amuse and interest* The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.* It tickled her to think that her boss would dress up as a clown at the New Year party.2) move one’s fingers on a sensitive part of another’s body in a way that makes themlaugh* She tickled the boy's feet and made him laugh.婴儿喜欢轻轻呵痒和紧紧拥抱。
(=Babies like to be tickled and hugged.)15. (L. 25) vital: adj. very important, necessary, or essential(=This point is vital to my argument.)* The leader’s vita l and cheerful manner filled his men with courage.Pattern:be vital to …对…极为重要16. (L. 25) well off: rich, or having enough money to live well* The Communist Party of China will lead the Chinese people in building a well-off society.如果他年轻时多努力一点，现在就能过得舒服些。