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新视野大学英语第二版第二册单词unit2 B部分

新视野大学英语第二册unit2单词

<1>patvt.轻拍teacher patted the student on his shoulder, encouraging him to try harder next time. |老师在学生的肩膀上拍了拍，鼓励他下次更加努力些。

little boy felt uncomfortable whenever people patted him on the head. 每次人们拍他的头时，小男孩总是感到不舒服。

n. |[C] a friendly act of touching sb. or sth. with a flat hand |轻拍used to give his dog a pat before he left for work in the morning. |吉姆以前常常在早上离家上班前拍拍他的狗。

boss gave me a pat on the back to show his satisfaction with my work. |老板在我背上拍了一下，以示对我的工作很满意。

<2>presencen. 在场；出席presence is requested. |敬请光临。

should have dressed myself more formally tonight. I wish nobody would notice my presence! |今晚我本该穿得更正式些的。

真希望没有人会注意到我的存在！<3>promisinga. 有前途的；有希望的The promising student couldn't go on with his studies because his family was too poor to afford it. |因为家境贫穷无法供他求学，这个本来很有前途的学生无法继续读书了。

I would like to work in a promising company like yours. |我希望在如贵公司一样有前途的公司里就职。

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最新版第三版新视野第二册单词表tediousa.冗长乏味的obligevt.迫使；使负有义务absorbeda.极感兴趣的；全神贯注的；专注的allergica. 1不喜欢某事；对某事反感；2 过敏的excursionn.短途出行；远足earnesta.非常认真的；郑重其事的exclaim v.（由于惊奇、气愤或激动）呼喊，惊叫whoa interj.哎呀，哇（表示惊讶或认为某事物令人赞叹）civilizationn.文明（社会）architecturen. 1建筑风格；建筑式样；2建筑学capturevt. 1 （用文字或图片）记录下，描述，捕捉；2俘虏；逮捕condense vt.将（讲话或文章）压缩UNIT1 A第二册condensed a.压缩的exceed deficitn. 1 （素质、技能或能力的）缺乏，不足；vt.超过；超出2赤字；亏损；逆差distress dumbn.忧虑；苦恼；悲伤 a.愚蠢的disti nguish groceryv.区分；辨别n. 1 超级市场；disti nctive 2食品杂货a.与众不同的；特殊stati onary的；特别的 a.不（移）动的；静complime ntary 止的a. 1免费赠送的；stati onery2赞美的；钦佩的n.文具compleme ntary pada.互为补充的；互补n. 1便笺本；拍纸的簿；2垫；衬垫；护bulk 垫n.（某物的）大部分，album多半n.（收存照片、邮票criticism 等的）簿，册n.批评；批判；指责proclaimvt.宣称；宣布；声明sea ndaln. 1 （尤指当局本应改变的）令人震惊的事，引起愤慨的事；2 （尤指牵涉知名人士的）丑闻，丑事thrust v.猛推；猛塞proficie ncyn.熟练；精通moreoverad. 而且；再者；此外evide ntlyad.明显地；显然exposuren. 1接触；体验；2暴露adequatea.足够的；充分的；合乎需要的adequatelyad.足够地；充分地competenta.合格的；能干的jerkn.猛的一动；猝然一动jerkya.（在行进中）不平稳的，颠簸的functionn.（事物的）功能，作用；（某人的）职责vi. 正常工作；正常运转spann.（两个日期或事件之间的）时距，期间scratch n. 1从零开始；从头开始；白手起家；刮痕，划痕tune a.（语法中的）虚拟语气的n.（语法中vt. 1调整，调节（发的）虚拟语气动机）使达到最佳状be / feel obliged t 态；2为（乐器）调o do sth.音，定弦（因形势、法律、义务adjust 等关系而）非做不可，v.调整；调节迫使vi. 适应get/be serious about desti nati onn.目的地；终点对…是认真的；并非开precise 玩笑的a.精确的；准确的run in to sb.ben eficial 偶然遇见某人a.有利的；有帮助的；fresh from有用的刚从…来的；刚有…经asset 历的n. 1有利条件；长disti nguish betwee n 处；2资产；财产区分；辨别sour n ail sth. dow na.酸的1钉；将某物钉牢2最终确疋；对某事作出定论thrust sth. upon sb 出于好奇look upon sb./sth. as■把某人/某物看作迫使某人做某事；迫使be equipped with s 某人接受某事th.get / feel / be l 以…为装备；配备…ost swell with pride /迷惘；困惑；不知所an ger, etc.措洋洋得意/怒气冲冲become / be attrac 等ted to sth.对某事/物产生兴趣out of curiosityUNIT 1 Bactivist 的n.活动家；积极分mysteriously子ad.神秘地；难以解释mysterious 地a.神秘的；难以解释assass in atevt.暗杀；行刺autobiographyn.自传householdn.家庭；一家人main streama.主流的n.主流specificallyad. 1 特定地；具体地；专门地；2详尽地；明确地in adequatea.（对某一特定目的而言）不够好的，不足的，不强的sketchv. 1 概述；简述；2 （给…画）速写；（给…画）素描n.概略；大要rallyn.大型公众集会（尤指支持某政治观点、抗议等在户外举行的集会）fun cti onala.正常运转的bidn. 1 （为争取某物而作出的）努力；2 （尤指拍卖的）出价desperatea. 1 （由于处在绝境而）不惜冒险的，拼命的，绝望的；2非常需要的；极其需要的devisevt.想出；设计；发明schemen.（为取得某项成功而制定的）计划cluen.（帮助理解和找到moisture答案的）线索n.水分；水汽；湿气quest advisablen.（长期的）探索， a.可取的；适当的；追求明智的appeal advisoryvi.恳请；恳求；呼 a.顾问的；咨询的吁crudeskim a. 1 粗制的；粗糙v.浏览，略读（以找的；2未经提炼的；出主要信息）未经加工的；天然的n egotiate quotati onv. 1 （成功地）解决，n.引语；引文处理，克服；2 （尤quotati on mark指在商业或政治上）谈n.引号判，协商recallformat v.回想；回忆起n.设计；安排；组织log方式vt.正式记录（事件、moist 事实等）a.潮润的；微湿的；v.伐木；砍伐湿润的repetiti onliteracyn.有读写能力；有文n.集中精力；专心；专注flue nt化 a.（语言或文字）流depict 畅熟练的vt.描写；描述；描flue ntly绘ad.（语言或文字）流acquisiti on 畅熟练地n.（知识、技能的）poverty获得，习得n.贫穷；贫困marvelous ignorancea.极好的；绝妙的；n.无知；愚昧了不起的horiz onsuccessive n. 1 （思想、知识以a.连续的；连接的；及经验的）范围，界限;相继的眼界；2地平线con fusi on expandn.困惑；混乱v.（使）扩大；（使）dimi nish 增加v.（使）减少；（使）apply to变小适用；适宜concen trati on in a bid to do s为争取某物而努力end up （with）get hold of sth. 找（借）来某物（尤指经历一系列意appeal to sb. for料之外的事情）最终处sth.于…请求某人提供某物speak of focus on提到；提及给予…特别的关注launch sb. on sth. leave … behind（永久地）离开，脱使某人开始进行某离与…的联系UNIT 2 Aacco unting n.可能的事情；很可n. 会计；会计学能发生的事情；前景calculate defectvt. 1估计；预测；vi.背叛；叛逃推测；2计算；核算n.缺点；欠缺；不足boost 之处vt.促进；推动；使兴applied旺 a.（学科）应用的，prospect 实用的bet （bet, bet）vt.肯定persistvi. 1继续存在；持续；2坚持；执意accelerate v.（使）加快；促进successionn. 一连串，一系列（同类型的人或物）liberala. 1文科；2心胸宽广的；开明的logicala.合乎逻辑的；合理的bounda. 一定的；几乎肯定的dominanta.有优势的；占统治地位的pillar n. 1 （信仰或思想）非常重要的部分；2柱子；支柱vivida.清晰的；生动的compelvt.强迫；迫使compelli nga.有强烈吸引力的；引人入胜的promotevt.支持；鼓励；提倡speculatev.思索；沉思；推测; 猜测mysteryn.不可思议的事物；无法解释的事物；谜destructio nn.毁灭；摧毁；破坏巧妙的，简洁的；2优美的；高雅的uncon scious an alysisa.潜意识的；下意识n.分析的；无意识的spectacular destructive a.引人入胜的；非常a.破坏性的；毁灭性壮观的的brandarchitect n.品牌；商标n.建筑师in vest philosopher v.投资n.哲学家；哲人in sightIan dscape n. 1洞察力；领悟n. 1 风景照；风景力；2顿悟；洞悉；画；2 （陆上的）风见解景，景致，景色therebyfertile ad.因此；从而；借a. 1富有成果的；富此有想象力的；2 （土scope地）肥沃的，富饶的n.（活动、机构或学elega nt 术）范围a. 1 （想法或计划）un dertakeself-destructio n n.自残；自毁vt.承担；着手做can didate n. 候选人n. 1积蓄；储备；2 （人造的）水库；（天然）蓄水湖breakthrough outsta ndingn.突破；重大发现； a.杰出的；出众的；重大成就显著的barrier major inn.障碍主修（某一）科目liable in successi ona.可能（易于）做某连续发生地；接连发生事的地establishme nt sta nd up forn. 建立；创立；设立支持；保卫；维护dea n speculate about / o n.院长；系主任；教n务长猜测；推测sole capture one' s imaga.唯一的；仅有的in ati onsolely 引起某人的想象；吸引ad.只；唯地；仅某人的注意仅in the form of reservoir 以…形式；以…方式a / the body of sth. 大量的某物in favor of支持；赞同prepare ... for ...in vest sb. / sth. 使…做好准备（应对未with sth. 来）赋予（某人或某物）以in the company of （某种性质）in a ... manner 和某人在起以…方式；以…方法UNIT 2 Bconsensus 校订n. 致冋意reformshri nk (shra nk, shru vt. 改革；革新；改nk) 进n.改革；革新；vi.（数量、价值、范改进围）减少，下降，缩小realisticv.（使）收缩；（使） a.实际的；现实可行缩小的revise criticvt. 1 改变（观点、n. 1 批评者；判断）；2修订；订正；2 （书、电影、戏剧等的）评论家，评论员surveyn.调查upsiden.（不良局面中）好的方面upside downad.颠倒地；倒置地con firmvt. 证实faten.命运；（尤指）厄运quivervi.颤抖；发抖motive n.（尤指隐藏的）动机，原因，目的sufficie nt a.足够的；充足的presumablyad.可能；大概；也许ack no wledgevt. 1 承认；2 （公开）感谢en rollv.招（生）；吸收（成员）；注册（学习）bachelor n.未婚男子；单身汉bachelor' s degreen. 学士学位dilemman.（必须做出困难决定的）窘境，困境accumulate vt. 积累；积聚vi.堆积；聚积ration.比例；比率in flati onn.通货膨胀accordvt. 1给予（关照或其他待遇）；2与--------------------- 一致；与…相符likewisead.同样地；照样地curriculumn.（某个学校的）课程primea. 首要的；最重要的urba na.城镇的；城市的；发生在城市的age ntn.代理人；代理商carpentern. 木匠；木工mecha nicn.机修工；技工cablen.电缆in stall vt.安装；设置in stallern.安装工gloomya.沮丧的；悲观的cynicala. 1愤世嫉俗的；冷嘲热讽的；2 悲观的breadthn.广泛性；广度breedn.（人或物的）种类, 类型saken.目的literallyad.确实地；真正地；不加夸张地botherv. 1费心；麻烦；2 （使）担心；（使）议，议案in vestme nt n.投资；投入的资生气；（使）苦恼本vt.打扰；烦扰compel sb. to do recruit sth.V.招聘；吸收，招收强迫某人做某事（新成员）be stacked against orie nt 情况对…不利vt.重视；着重；以…in additi on为目的另外；加之orie nted be available toa. 重视…的；着重…可获得；可利用的expose sb. to sth. evaluatevt.评价；评估让某人接触某事（物）；equati on 让某人体验某事n.（涉及平衡的）影（物）响因素，综合体describe sb. / sth.proposal asn.（尤指某团体必须把…说成；把…称为考虑的正式）计划，建have sth. (much /little / nothing) t 只是为了…本身；没有o do with sb. / 别的原因sth. (not) bother to do与某人/某事物有关；与sth.某人/某事物有联系(不想)费心，麻烦做for its own sake 某事UNIT 3 Aodysseyn. 1对人生有教益的一连串经历；艰难历程；2漫长的历险旅程phasen.阶段；时期labelvt.贴标签于；用标签标明parallelvt. 1与…相当或相似；2与…平行adolesce nee n.青春期peculiar a. 1 为某人/某地/某事物所特有的；2奇怪的；异常的acquaintvt.介绍；使认识；使了解previousa.以前的；先前的in ducti onn.就职；入门；就职仪式sen siblea.合理的；切合实际的；明智的equivalenta.等值的；同等的；相当的n.等价物；等同物；对应物so-calleda.如此称呼的；号称的radicala. 1 （改变或方式）彻底的，根本的；2激进的；前卫的agendan.日常工作事项quitv.离开（工作岗位、学校等）；离任；离校shift v.（使）移动；（使）转移（地点或位置）n.（想法、做法等的）改变prior a.先前的；之前的；事先的framevt.（小心措辞以）表达n.框架；边框spousen.配偶stabilityn.稳固；稳定statica.不动的；不变化的；不发展的；静（止）的proporti onn.部分；份额saddle v.给（马）装鞍具；装上马鞍n.马鞍；（自行车、摩托车等的）车座heirn.继承人rebeln. 造反者；反叛者vi.造反；反抗（权威或常规）rebelliousa.叛逆的；反叛的；反抗的resentvt.对…感到愤恨（不满）fluida.不固定的；易变的n.液（体）resortvi.采取，诉诸（不好的事物）n.度假胜地distractvt.分散，转移（注意力）allowa neen. 1体谅；原谅；2定期补贴；津贴tra nsiti onn.过渡；转变；变迁predictvt.预言；预料；预测guideli nen.指导方针；指导原则versi onn. 1版本；改编形式；2 （根据个人的观点对事件的）描述，说法statusn.社会地位（尤指与其他人相比）stablea.稳定的；不变的boomvi.（国家、地区或行业）繁荣，迅速发展apart ad.（空间、时间方面）成距离，相间隔a.分离的；分隔的implicitva.暗含其中的；不明言的con sideri ngprep. & conj.考虑到；鉴于con temporarya.当代的wit nessvt. 1是发生（某事件）的时间或地点；2目击，亲眼看见（尤指罪行或事故发生）deceivevt.欺骗outsetn.从开头时；从一开始r e sum en.个人简历up-to-datea.包含最新信息的rei nforcevt.加强，强化（观点、思想或感觉）acquaint oneself wit h sth.使自己了解某事；使自己知悉某事prior to sth.在某事之前；先于某事base upon / on以…为基础；以…为根据saddle sb. with sth ■使某人承担苦差事；使使（某人）分心give way to 被…取代某人负重担apart fromkeep a distanee fro 除…之外；此外m have an effect on保持距离run away from 对…产生作用（尤指）秘密地逃跑，deceive sb. into do 出逃ing sth.get away from 欺骗某人做某事摆脱（困难或不愉快的back off事，或某种限制）放弃；退出distract sb. from st wonder ath. 对…感到惊讶分散（某人的）注意力；UNIT 3 Bexile vt.（尤指因政治原因n.流放，放逐，流亡而）迫使（某人）流亡（通常指因政治原国外因）hesitatevi.犹豫；踌躇；迟疑feasiblea.可行的；可能的coden. 1准则；规范；行为规则；2密码；代码；代号hollowa. 1无意义的；虚有其表的；2 空的；中空的；空心的miserablea.苦恼的；痛苦的；难受的volca non.火山eruptvi. 1 （火山）爆发，喷发；2 （搏斗、暴力事件、噪音等）突然发生，爆发snap vi.突然发怒；突然崩溃seriesn.系列；连续发生的一组类似事件manuala.手工的；体力的banquetn.宴会；盛宴maintenancen.（建筑物、机器或设备的）维修，养护，保养dairyn.牛奶场；乳品厂deckn.甲板commerciala.商业的；商务的affirmvt.确认；证实；断言…属实refine 廊，走廊resig nv. 1 使自己顺从于vt. 1 （逐渐地、微小地）改进，完善；（做某事）；安于（无2净化；提炼法改变的不愉快状refined 况）；2辞（职）；放a. 1 优雅的；有教养弃（工作或职位）的；2 精炼的；精制over ni ght的ad.夜里；在夜间coarse restlessa. 1 粗俗的；粗鲁 a.焦躁不安的；不耐的; 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paradox 2 胃口；食欲n.自相矛盾（的情disguise况）vt.装扮；假扮oddsn.（与某物）不一致, 相矛盾perspectiven.（思考问题的）角度，观点，想法uprighta. 1 正直的；诚实的；2垂直的；笔直的urgevt.极力劝告；敦促；催促suspendvt. 1暂停；中止；2 （尤指因违规）使… 暂时停学（停职）appetite in vadev. 1 （尤指不受欢迎地）大量涌入，蜂拥而至；2武力入侵；侵略；侵占utmostn.极度；极限；最大可能cerealn.（通常与牛奶一起吃、作为早餐的）谷类食品cruisen.乘船度假shortagen.短缺；不足；缺乏ceme ntvt.加强，巩固（关系、看法等）n.水泥derive v.撒scattereda.散布的；分散的vt.（从某物中）得到，retain获得vt.保留；保有；继续V.源自；源于拥有no urish well-bei ngvt.滋养；给…营养n.舒适，健康，幸福compact in gredie nta.小而紧凑的n. 1 （兀成某事的）explicit 要素，因素；2 （烹a.清楚明确的；直截调用的）成分，原料了当的hin derecho vt.阻碍；妨碍；阻vt.附和（别人的观止点）con sultvi.（声首）回响；发v.咨询；请教出回声in putstock n. 1 （想法、建议或n. 1储备；储备物；信息的）投入，输入；2股份 2 （输入计算机的）scatter 信息，数据输入opti onn.选择；可选择的东西choppya.波浪起伏的；波浪滔滔的admi nistratio n refer ton. 1 经营过程；管理提到；谈到过程；2 （某一时期do on e's utmost 的）政府竭尽全力（做某事）ego no shortage ofn.自我；自我意识不缺少；不缺乏urge nt derive sth. from st a.紧急的；急迫的；h.需迅速处理的得到，获得（优势或愉urge ntly 快的感受）ad.紧急地；急迫地put offtackle 推迟某事；使某事延vt.处理，对付（难期题）take inlegal 领会；理解；记住a. 1法律的；与法律take stock (of sth.)有关的；2法律允许的；合法的；法律规定（对形势）作出估计的（判断）con suit with sb. 与某人商量on track get in to trouble 处于困境get in one' s way在（可能通向成功的）轨迹上挡着某人的路UNIT 5 Bcatalog 题n.商品目录；购物指filter南vt.过滤feature proben.特点；特征；特色n.探索；探查；调查en title sheervt.给（某人）权利； a.（某物）之重/之大（某人）有资格等（用于强调）scout profilevt.侦查；搜索n.人物简介；（某地方issue 的）概况vt.发表（声明）；颁submit布，发出（命令、警告vt.呈交，递交，呈递等）（计划等）n.议题；争论的问corporati onn.大型公司；大企业; 企业集团in stallme ntn.分期付款的一期tamea. 1平淡的；枯燥乏味的；2 （动物）驯化的，（由人）驯养的vitaminn.维生素；维他命artificiala.人造的；人工的；假的rodn.钓竿；杆；棒riflen.来复枪；步枪stemn.（植物的）茎，根, 柄wardroben.衣柜；衣橱calculator n.计算器triflen.琐碎的事；无价值的东西outputn.产量；产品fundn. 基金；专款ongoinga.继续进行的；不断发展的pri ncipaln.本金a.最重要的；首要的; 主要的pen altyn.（因违反法律、规则或合约受到的）惩罚，处罚sanctionn. 1 处罚；惩罚；2 （对某国的）制裁imposevt.强制推行；强制实prohibitvt. 1使不可能；阻止；2禁止行manu factureaccorda nee vt. 1编造（虚假情n.依照；依据；与…况、借口等）；2 （用致机器大量）生产，制gravity 造n. 1 （局势的）严重cripple性；2重力；引力vt.严重损毁；削弱crisis ban kruptn.危机；紧要关头 a.倒闭的；破产的visi on ble ndn. 1构想；设想；念n.（不同事物的）融头；2视力合aut ono mous dissolvea. 1有自主能力的；v. 1 （使）消失；（使）自主的；2 （地方或破灭；2 （使）溶解机构）自治的isolateshrug vt.孤立；隔离v.耸肩（表示不知道isolated或不在乎） a.孤立的suspicionn.怀疑；嫌疑remedyvt.补救；纠正；改善n.补救法proceduren.（尤指正确的或通常的做事）步骤，手续severea. 1非常严格的；严厉的；2很严重的illusi onn.（尤其对自己的）幻觉，幻想staggervt.（使某人）惊愕，震惊staggeringlyad.令人极其震惊地；难以置信地be / feel entitled to （do） sth. 使某人有权利做某事；使某人有资格做某事urge sb. to do st h.催促（某人）做某事；力劝（某人）做某事filter out滤除（不需要的文字、信息等）in despair绝望地let sb. / sth. down使失望；辜负（别人的信任或期望）shrug off对…满不在乎；对…不屑一顾lose interest in对…失去兴趣tear at撕扯to使处于（某种情形）suffer fromout of the questi on 经受，承受，蒙受（非常不愉快或痛苦的不可能；不允许事）care about access to在乎；在意进入权；使用权；接触bring sb. / sth. in 的机会UNIT 6 Arival territorya.竞争的；对抗的n.领土；版图；领地n.对手；竞争者opponentsec on dary n. 1 （竞争、比赛等a.次要的；从属的的）敌手，对手；2反imperial 对者a.帝国的；皇帝的motivateraid vt.激励；激发…的积n.突袭；袭击极性vt.（军队）突然袭loyal击 a.忠贞的；忠实的；忠诚的vessel n.船；舰险事物的）攻克，征服summitgenius n. 1某事物的顶峰；n. 1 天才；天赋；某事物的极点；2首2有天才的人；天才脑会议；最咼级会议；人物峰会con victi on en lighte nn.坚疋的信仰（主vt.启发；指导；教张）导validate en lighte ningvt.证实；使生效；使 a.具启发性的合法化publicati onexcepti on n. 1书；杂志；著作; 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新视野大学英语第二册Unit 2

Unit TwoⅠPreviewEnvironmental awareness takes second place to economic development in most nations of the world. As damage to our environment increases, however, some nations are developing programs to protect their natural resources. The first passage in this unit describes some of these national programs. The second passage tells us how some cities have begun to increase the amount of green space for their citizens. The third passage emphasizes the essential nature of water to our living planet and how we upset the balance of nature by polluting our water supply. Read more to learn how we must live in balance with nature or we will destroy the earth home we share.ⅡBackground Information1.Ecology is the study of the relationships among plants, animals, people, and their environment, and the balance among these relationships.2.New England is the most northeastern region of the U.S.A., including the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. It was so named by John Smith when he explored it in 1614. A New Englander is a native or resident of New England.3. Grand Banks is a vast extension of the ocean off southeast Newfoundland（纽芬兰岛）in the North Atlantic, one of the world’s greatest cod-fishing grounds.4. Islam is a religion and social way of life based on the teachings of Mohammed as preserved in the Koran (可兰经) and the Sunna (伊斯兰教教规). It is centered in Mecca (麦加), and includes the worship of gods represented by holy stones called the Kaaba (建于麦加的伊斯兰教寺院内的圣堂).5. Mecca or Makkah, with a population of 200,000, is the chief holy city of Islam, capital of the Hejaz (汉志省, 沙特阿拉伯省名), Saudi Arabia, in a valley surrounded by hills, 80 km. from the Red Sea. It was the birthplace of Mohammed. Its economy depends upon pilgrims (朝圣者).ⅢText Structure AnalysisThe “problem-solution” is one of the most common patterns we have in writing (Students might remember “problem-solution” stru cture in Unit 5, Book 1.). There are some possible differences in the pattern but the basic parts are problems and solutions.Here we can make a comparison between the Brazil section and the Indonesia section to find out the differences between the tw o though both of them are examples of “Problem-solution”From the above table, we can see that these two sections are similar in basic structure but different in some way. They are similar as both of them share the structure in situation, problem and solution. However, we also notice the differences between the two. In the Brazil section the result is partly negative as the solutions only slowed down the forest damage but met with strong opposition whereas in the Indonesia section the result is positive. Also, in the Brazil section, the partial negative result is illustrated with an example while in the Indonesia section, the positive result is shown with an illustration. As a result, the evaluation in the Brazil section is very uncertain but in the Indonesia section the evaluation is mostly positive.For the above we have to understand that the “problem-solution” is a very basic structure in English writing but with many variations, depending on what is to be presented.ⅣDiscourse AnalysisPart Ⅰ(Para.1) Most countries neglect the environmental problem in the development. However, with the increasing of the environmental problem, some countries have taken measures to protect the environment and the measures are helping to improve the environment.Part Ⅰ(Paras.2-14)A listing of countries: their environmental problems, solutions, and their effects.ⅤDetailed Study of the Text★★★Vocabulary and phrases1．The great majority of nations concern themselves with economic development, regardless of its effect on the global ecology. (Para. 1)Meaning: Most countries in the world are interested in developing the economy and careless about protecting the environment of the earth.majority: n. the larger number or amount of, mostA majority voted in favor of the plan. 大多数人投票赞成那项计划。

新视野大学英语2第二单元单词详解

V. Detailed Study of the Text1. concernn. 1) the feeling of worry 担心，担忧concern + for/ about/ over/ withconcern + that…There is now considerable concern for their safety. 现在对他们的安全相当担心。

There is growing concern that they may have been killed. 现在越来越担心他们已遭杀害。

2) something that makes sb. worry担心的事，忧虑的事What are your main concerns as a writer? 你身为作家，对什么最感兴趣？How much money I earn is none of your concern. 我挣多少钱与你无关。

vt. 1) make sb. worried or upset 使担心、使忧虑Our losses are beginning to concern me. 我们的损失使我担起心来。

The food crisis is starting to concern African governments. 粮食危机已开始困扰非洲政府。

2) have to do with or be relevant to 涉及，与……有关系The news concerns your brother. 这消息与你兄弟有关。

He is assembling evidence concerning a murder. 他在收集一宗谋杀案的证据。

I can’t s ay the news concerns me a great deal. 我说不上这消息与我有多大关系。

[扩展] be concerned with牵涉到，与……有关，参与The letter is chiefly concerned with export commodities. 这封信主要是关于出口商品的。

新视野大学英语2unit2单词课文

global a. 1.全球的，世界范围的 2.包括一切的，总括的◆ecology n. 生态，生态学undertake vt. 1.担任，承担 2.同意做，要做，答应initiative n. 1.解决困难所采取的行动，初步行动 2.采取行动的能力（权利或权力），主动权，优先权 3.主动，进取精神（尤指不求助于外力的）abundant a. 1.很多的，丰富的，充裕的 2.富于，富有■cod n. 鳕鱼species n. 物种，种类■herring n. 鲱鱼fisherman n. 渔民，渔夫，渔工◆ambitious a. 1.显示或需要雄心的 2.充满野心的，雄心勃勃的（尤指为金钱或功名的）diverse a. 1.种类不同的，多种多样的 2.不同的，相异的diversity n. 差异，多样，多样性tropical a. 热带的，（生长在）热带的，炎热的■clear-cut vt. 砍伐殆尽（一块林区）◆erosion n. 1.腐蚀，侵蚀 2.削弱，减少；损害extensive a. 1.（指面积）辽阔的，广阔的 2.广泛的，大量的series n. 一连串，一系列，连续的事物（件）jungle n. 1.丛林，密林 2.斗争激烈的地方colony n. 1.侨民（集合名词） 2.【生】群居动物，生长在一地的植物，群体（集合名词）colonize vt. 在（一个地区）开拓殖民地，使殖民地化reverse vt. 1.反转，颠倒，翻转 2.互换（功能、地位等） 3.撤消，取消n. 1.相对，相反 2.背面，反面 3.挫折，不幸a. 相对的，相反的，颠倒的tax n. 1.税，税额 2.负担vt. 1.对 .... 征税，要求 ... 付税 2.使负重担，使受沉重压力finance vt. 为（项目）提供经费，为……提供资金n. 1.理财（尤指公款），金融财政 2.（个人、公司、政府的）财源，资金conflict n. 1.（指意见、欲望）冲突，抵触 2. 斗争，战斗vi. 与... ...相反, 抵触, 冲突industrialize (industrialise) v. （使）工业化◆contaminate vt. 污染，玷污，弄脏，污损contamination n. 污染，玷污biology n. 生物学biologically ad. 生物学上treaty n. 1.（国与国之间缔结的）条约 2.（尤指购置财产时人与人之间的）协约，约定，协商fund n. 1.专款，基金 2.贮藏，储存 3.财源，金钱，现款vt. （为公共机构、工程项目）提供资金explosive a, 1.激增的，迅速扩大的 2.爆炸的，爆发的，爆炸性的n. 炸药removal n. 1.去除，消除 2.挪走，移走，搬迁sponsor vt. 1.赞助，支持 2.发起，举办，主办n. 1.发起人，保证人 2.资助人，赞助人cash n. 现钞vt. 兑换现金，兑现■cassava n. [C] 木薯■maize n. [U] 玉蜀黍，玉米generate vt. 1.生成，产生（光、热、电等） 2.引起，产生regenerate vt. 重建，复兴，革新observer n. 观察家，观察的人，观察员strengthen vt. 使坚强，使强壮，加固，巩固，加强，增强impact n. 1.对... ...的强烈的印象或影响 2.碰撞，撞击v. 1.影响，作用 2.碰撞，撞击frown v. 1.不赞成，反对 2.2. 皱眉，蹙额n. [C] 皱眉shelter n. 1.住所，住处 2.掩蔽部，掩蔽处，躲避处 3.掩蔽，遮蔽，保护vt. 掩蔽，遮蔽，庇护vi. 躲难，避难wage vt. 发起，进行（战争、运动等）n. 工资，报酬（通常按周计酬）massive a. 1.大量的，大规模的 2.大的，大而重的，大块的ad n. 广告◆induce vt. 1.引诱，诱导 2.导致，引起inducement n. 诱因，引诱物，动机convert v. 1.（使）改变（信仰或态度等） 2.改变，转变target n. 1.（欲达到的）目标，指标 2.标的，靶vt. 把... ...作为目标Phrases and Expressionsconcern with 忙于，从事，关心regardless of 不顾，不管spring up 迅速或突然的出现，发生，长出take measures to 采取措施，采取办法as a result of 因... ...aim at 意欲或试图做agree to 同意，允诺，赞成set up 建立，创立lead to 导致cash crop 经济作物birth control 节育vacant a. 1.未被占用的，空着的 2.（职位、工作等）空缺的 3.茫然的，空虚的rare a. 1.稀有的，罕见的；冷僻的 2.稀罕的，珍奇的option n. 1.供选择的事物，可选择的事物；选择 2.选择权，选择自由，选择enormous a. 巨大的，庞大的，极大的private a. 1.私人的，个人的，私用的，私有的 2.秘密的，私下的 3.私营的，私立的，非国家控制的ownership n. 物主身份，拥有（权）◆literally ad. 照字义，逐字地，真正地urban a. 都市的，位于都市的，住在都市的◆pave vt. 给（道路路面）铺上石板或砖mud n. 湿泥，泥childhood n. 童年时期，孩提时代bulb n. 1.[C] 长在土里的植物球茎（如百合、洋葱、郁金香等植物） 2. [C]电灯泡container n. 容器（箱、瓶等）amateur a. 业余的，非专业的n. （指不为赚钱而从事体育或艺术的）业余爱好者gardener n. (因爱好或挣钱) 在花园从事劳动的人，园丁pea n. [C] 豌豆，豌豆属植物salad n. 1. [U] 适于生吃的莴笋、莴苣或其他蔬菜 2. [C, U] 沙拉（凉拌菜），生菜costly a. 昂贵的，代价高的ditch n. （在田边、路边挖的，尤指用来储水或排水的）沟，渠道lorry n. [C] 卡车erect vt. 1.建造，建立，竖立 2.树立，直立a. 竖直的，挺直的，直立的mister n. （略作Mr. 全称很少用于书面）先生vice a. 代理的，副的nineteen num. 十九，十九个conservation n. 保护，保存, 节省trail n. 1.小道，崎岖小路 2.踪迹，痕迹v. 1.拖，拉，下垂 2.（在比赛中）落后，失利vt. 追踪，尾随characterize (英characterise) vt. 1.成为... ...的特征，以... ...为特征 2.描绘（人或物的）特征，归纳（人或物的）特征housing n. 1.住宅或公寓，住宿（集合名词） 2.提供住宿，住房供给recreation n. 休养，娱乐，消遣，精神放松acre n. 英亩（=4,840平方码或约4,047平方米）canal n. 运河，沟渠excursion n. 短途旅行，远足comparable a. 1.相似的，同类的 2.可比的，比得上的strip n. 狭长的一块（材料）或一片（土地）vi. 脱去衣服vt. 1.剥去，揭去，除去（衣服、遮蔽物、某部分） 2.剥夺... ...的（钱财、荣誉等）summit n. 1.最高点，（尤指山的）顶，绝顶 2.两国或两国以上（尤指世界上最强的国家）政府首脑的最高级会谈plot n. 1.(尤指用于某特定目的) 小块土地, 小块地皮 2.（戏剧或小说的故事）情节 3.秘密计划，阴谋v. 密谋，计划civilian n. 平民Phrases and Expressionsopen field 旷野in fact 事实上，实际上on top of 在... ...之上work on 致力于power line 【电】电力线，输电线，电源线coordinate one's efforts to 齐心协力clean up 清扫，收拾，清理up to 多达，直到for instance 例如wash away （指水）洗掉，冲走lead into 通往，通向Environmental Protection Throughout the WorldIntroductionIn most parts of the world, environmental awareness does not exist. The great majority of nations concern themselves with economic development, regardless of its effect on the global ecology. But in recent years, as environmental damage has increased, signs of change have sprung up in various pockets around the world. The following are a few examples of countries undertaking new environmental initiatives.CanadaWhen European explorers first came to the New World, the fishing grounds off what would become eastern Canada and New England held abundant cod and other species. The area, called the Grand Banks, was the most abundant fishing ground in the world.Now, 500 years later, excessive fishing has reduced the number of fish to dangerously low levels. In response, Canada has closed the area to cod fishing and set strict limits on catches of other species.When Canada took similar measures to protect the supply of herring in the 1970s, the fish eventually recovered. But experts say that some species today have been so wasted, they may never recover. The government also faces protests from Canadian fishermen. About 40,000 are now unemployed as a result of the fishing bans and lossof their fish supply.Costa RicaThis Central American country has one of the most ambitious programs in the world to reserve the ecological diversity of its tropical rain forests. Much of the country has already been clear-cut, and soil erosion has been extensive. But a series of new environmental laws, together with the creation of parks and nature preserves that cover one quarter of the country, are aimed at protecting Costa Rica’s remaining forests.BrazilBrazil is home to the world’s largest jungle rain forest, the Amazon. For decades, the government sought to colonize and develop the Amazon, bringing severe environmental disaster to the area and its people.But in 1991, under pressure from environmentalists around the world, Brazil reversed course. It ended tax favors that had encouraged clearing of the Amazon rain forest, and agreed to a plan to finance new forest protection projects.Cattle farmers, miners, and settlers have protested the move and continue to destroy the forests, although at a slower pace than before. The conflict enlarged last year when miners killed a group of Amazon Indians in order to seize their land. The government promises it will protect the region’s native people, but questions remain as to its true level of commitment.Eastern EuropeThe nations of Eastern Europe, including Poland, Hungary, and the Czech and Slovak Republics, are considered the most polluted of all the world’s industrialized countries. Heavy metals from coal mining have contaminated much of the area’s waters. Rivers, land, and forests are so contaminated that many are now biologically dead.In a special series of treaties, Eastern European countries and other nations, including the United States, have set up special funds for environmental cleanups and improving the region’s power plants. In addition, Germany and the Czech Republic have signed a treaty to protect the Elbe River from further contamination. Experts say the treaty could serve as a model for protecting other rivers in the region, including the Oder and Danube.GhanaGhana’s population has been growing by 3.2 percent a year. This explosive growthhas led to removal of forests in much of the country, and excessive use of existing farmland. Forests have been cut down at the rate of 278 square miles a year.In response, the government has urged local villages to create more shared farmland. It has sponsored the growing of cash crops such as cassava, maize, cotton, and the planting of trees to regenerate waste land. Observers say the program has succeeded in strengthening the country’s agricultural base and bringing a new source of wealth to villagers. But it remains to be seen whether these measures will have enough impact to slow the rate of removing the forests.IndonesiaIndonesians have traditionally favored large families, and their major religion, Islam, frowns on birth control. But with 188 million people, the country is now struggling to provide enough food, shelter, and employment for its people. In recent years, the government has waged a massive ad campaign to encourage birth control, offering inducements such as free trips to Mecca, the birthplace of Islam in Saudi Arabia.The government has succeeded in increasing use of birth control from 10 percent of the population 20 years ago to 49 percent today. As a result, the average number of births has been cut from 5.6 children per woman to 3. The government hopes to reduce this average to 2.1 children per woman by 2005. But with such a large population base, the country must still convert millions more to the idea of birth control if it is to reach its population targets.Words: 796Green Spaces in CitiesWhere do children play? Years ago, any open field, any vacant lot, any group of trees -- these were the places where children played. As families left family farms, small towns, and the countryside, and moved into cities, the places for their children to play in became rarer. Children in the cities had few options, fewer choices of places to play.In fact, all people's lives change a lot when they move to the city. In cities, homes are built on top of one another -- in enormous apartment buildings. The feeling of private space and ownership no longer exists in houses literally piled one on the other.Psychologists have been studying the changes people experience when they leave rural areas and move into urban environments. One clear finding from their studies is that people need green spaces for better mental health. Children can play on paved playgrounds. That's true. However, they just don't have as much fun as children in small towns. Without grass and trees and bushes and, yes, dirt and mud to get dirty in, children miss an important part of childhood. The human soul, it seems, needs to stay close to its roots.Adults can plant lots of things like bulbs in window boxes and large containers. However, tending window boxes isn't the same as being an amateur gardener and growing peas, tomatoes and salad greens in a backyard garden. The lack of green space is now recognized and understood as a problem.City planners -- the people who design neighborhoods -- have begun to work on a solution. They want to build more parks, but land in cities is quite costly. So they look for land that no one else wants. Along rivers, under power lines, near ditches and highways -- these are the spaces that no one uses and they are everywhere. Why not use these unused spaces for green areas? Neighborhood groups have coordinated their efforts to clean up the trash or garbage. Soil from new building projects in the city has been trucked by lorries into these areas. This soil has been dumped along the sides of rivers, and strong walls have been erected to hold it there. Trees and bushes have been planted; the roots of these plants will hold the soil, too, and the green leaves make the area beautiful."People in and near cities have little opportunity to experience parks or unprotected open spaces, and that's becoming a problem," says Mister Ernest Cook, a senior vice president of the Trust for Public Land (TPL). This organization was started over twenty-one years ago. Its purpose is to protect land and public resources for people. In the past nineteen years, TPL has completed up to a thousand conservation projects in Canada and the United States.In Portland, Maine, the land along the old train tracks near the coast has become a green belt of trails between areas characterized by housing developments and those characterized by downtown businesses. To Mister Charles Jordan, the director of the Portland Parks and Recreation Department, it's just a beginning. Jordan has plans for an environmental university -- a huge urban park (5,000 acres ). It will include different environments, from canals and wetlands to forests. Jordan's plans include a network of trails and paths for people to use for excursions all over the city. He also wants to build a green belt from Portland, across Canada and the United States, all the way back to the Pacific Ocean. Communities across the continent could be connected by such a green belt.Other cities have comparable projects. In Phoenix, Arizona, for instance, the sides of the Salt River bed that have washed away are becoming a park. In Baltimore,a long strip of land (which was used for dumping garbage) is becoming a series of biking and walking trails. These trails will link a dozen neighborhoods and the downtown business areas. In some cities, the bicycle paths connect every area to every other area. In Flagstaff, Arizona, a thousand miles of bike trails lead into the San Francisco Peaks, the highest summit in the state.In other areas, planners have made places for bicycle trails and playgrounds, for public gardens and private garden plots, and paths for walking and running excursions. The costly result is a growing greenness in the cities and a healthier environment for all the civilians who live there.Words: 730Earth — a Living PlanetEarth looks like a big blue marble (玻璃球); from high above the Earth and from the moon, the planet gleams and shines. The blue water in the oceans and seas of the Earth makes a dramatic image. The white clouds above the Earth add beauty to the picture. Water is the source of this beauty and the source of life on Earth. It is the reason people can live on this planet. Water is everywhere. It is in the air that people breathe. It is in the soil, the ground that grows the food. Water is in rock deep under the ground, in natural holding areas -- in storage. In a real sense, water keeps Earth alive.Nature has an unchanging amount of water. Nature has a perfect system for recycling water. Water is used again and again. It falls as rain. Then it goes to one of three places. It might sink slowly through the soil into the natural holding areas in the rock. It might disappear into the air quickly -- by becoming vapor, or gas. It might run off into streams, rivers and oceans. By itself, nature can keep the balance and provide plenty of clean water for us. Nature recycles water.However, people cause problems for this natural recycling system. Nature's recycling system can work well only if people work with the system and not against it. Some ways that people upset nature are easy to understand. For example, dirty sewage (污水沟系统) water from homes and factories must not mix with drinking water. People get sick from drinking contaminated water. Sometimes water from factories goes into streams and rivers. It enters into the groundwater. It can flow into lakes too. This kind of contamination from industry (waste water from factories) can be dangerous for people. If water contains poisons and chemicals, it is poison. Poison makes people sick; some poisons kill people as well as birds and animals. Without knowing, people can upset nature's recycling system.Lakes and rivers add beauty to the world. People enjoy water for entertainment purposes, too. People enjoy swimming and playing in the cool water of a lake in the summer. They like to ride on boats on rivers. Many people enjoy catching fish in the rivers. They fish for food and for sport. However, in some places, the water of the lakes and rivers is no longer safe. These rivers and lakes are contaminated. The fish are dying because of the chemicals from farms and factories. People cannot swim in the polluted water.There are other ways that people disturb nature. Some of these ways are not easy to understand. For example, of what use is a wet land? No one can plant crops on it. No one can build a house on it. Therefore, engineers have removed the water from some wet-lands in order to make useful land. Many shopping centers stand on dry land today, land that was once wet and full of marshes. Yet the soft and wet ground of a marsh serves an important purpose in nature. In a marsh, the surface water can sink slowly down through the soil into the rock below. Nature's holding area fills slowly with that clean, filtered water.Housing developments and shopping centers cover much of the Earth with paved and concrete surfaces. Water cannot sink through these hard surfaces. Rainwater cannot sink into the ground because of the buildings, roads, and parking lots. So it floods parking lots and flows into basements. Engineers build huge storm pipes or sewers (污水沟) to carry the storm water away, but these cause another problem. They carry all of the water away. Not much water can sink into the holding areas under the ground. The once unlimited supply of fresh, clean water is now limited. Nature's recycling system is in danger.Because of water, Earth is a living planet. People can live here because of water. They build large dams to store water in huge man-made lakes. The water in these lakes can water farmland and provide water for cities. Water from the dams can make electricity, called hydroelectricity since it is made from water power. These hydroelectric (水电的) projects produce electricity for the people of nearby cities and towns. However, these dams also cause problems. In some places, the holding areas behind the dams have destroyed the environment for animals, birds, and plants.One thing is certain -- the balance of nature on this water planet is easily upset. And upsetting the natural water cycle (循环) on Earth makes significant problems for its inhabitants. All of us share these problems. Water gives life to our planet. We must learn to live in balance with nature, or our shining planet Earth will die.Words: 797。

新视野大学英语第三版2第二单元单词

It is important for people to continually boost their self-esteem.---出自-2010年6月阅读原文
For example, social contact can boost development of the brain and immune system, leading to better health and less chance of depression later in life--出自-2010年12月阅读原文
Politicians who thoughtlessly promoted home-ownership for those who could not afford it?--出自-2013年6月阅读原文
In those where ties to family and community are strong, lifelong marriages can be promoted by practices such as the cultural prohibition of divorce and arranged marriages that are seen as a contract between two families, not just two individuals--出自-2013年6月阅读原文
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新视野大学英语二单元单词

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Unit 2Section A:|<1>pat |vt. |touch sb. or sth. lightly and repeatedly with a flat hand |轻拍| | | |The teacher patted the student on his shoulder, encouraging him to try harder next time. |老师在学生的肩膀上拍了拍，鼓励他下次更加努力些。

| | | |The little boy felt uncomfortable whenever people patted him on the head. |每次人们拍他的头时，小男孩总是感到不舒服。

| | | |My boss gave me a pat on the back to show his satisfaction with my work. |老板在我背上拍了一下，以示对我的工作很满意。

| | | |I should have dressed myself more formally tonight. I wish nobody would notice my presence! |今晚我本该穿得更正式些的。

| | | |Some amateurs can perform at such a high level that even professionals sing high praise for them. |有些业余爱好者表现得非常好，即使那些专业人员都对他们大加赞叹。

| | | |I didn't even smile after he told his joke. I didn't find it amusing at all. |他讲完笑话后我甚至都没微笑一下。

我觉得那一点都不有趣。

| | | |The old man lowered his hand so that the pigeons could eat the corn out of his palm. |老人把手放低了些，让鸽子能吃到他掌心的玉米粒。

| | | |It will be the 50th anniversary of the foundation of this nation tomorrow. |明天将是这个国家建立五十周年纪念日。

| | | |Everything looked quite romantic under the night sky dotted with thousands of stars. |在繁星点点的夜空下，一切都显得很浪漫。

| | | |I owe a debt of gratitude to you. I couldn't have achieved anything without your support. |我真得感谢你们。

没有你们的支持，我不可能做成任何事情。

| | | |The writer is worth admiring for his outstanding perceptivity and memory. |这位作家因其超群的洞察力和记忆力而值得钦佩。