大学英语精读预备级第二课[1]

一、词汇1.terminal：n 航站楼；（火车、公共汽车、轮船等的）终点站；计算机终端2.board：v 上（船，飞机、公共汽车等）e.g. board a train 上火车 on board 上船①Please board the plane immediately.②As soon as we went on board,our ship left port.我们一上船，船就出港了。

Phrase：boarding gate登机口3.track：n （火车等的）轨道e.g.①a single track单轨②a double track 双轨③The train left the track。

火车出轨了。

另：轨迹，行踪，足迹。

track in the snow 雪地上的足迹路径，小道。

a track through a forest 林中小道4.pure：a 纯粹的，完全的，纯净的e.g. ①pure cotton 纯棉的②pure gold 纯金的③pure white 纯白的5.delight：n 欣喜，高兴，愉快e.g.To our great delight，the day turned out fine。

to one’s delight……使…感到高兴的是one’s =my，our，her…（1）t urn out：驱逐，把…赶走；翻出；关，旋熄；出来，出动；结果（是），原来（是），证明（是）（to be）；It turned out （to be）a fine day。

制造，生产。

（2）by turns 轮流，交替；We kept watch by turns。

我们轮流守望。

（3）in turn 依次，轮流，转而，反过来（4）It is your turn now。

（5）take one’s turn 该谁做…了，轮到谁做…了（6）take turns 一次，轮流（7）turn against 背叛；（情况等）对…不利（8）turn away 走开，离开，把…打发走；转过脸去（9）turn （away） from 避开；厌恶（10）turn back 折回，往回走；翻回到（to）；挡住（11）turn down 翻下；关小，调低；拒绝（12）turn from side to side （把身体）转过来转过去（13）turn in 转身进去，拐入；上床睡觉；交出，上缴（14）turn into 进入；使成为，使变成，翻译成（15）turn off 关（水源、煤气，电灯等）；避开（问题等）；拐弯（16）turn on 开，旋开；攻击，反对，对…发怒；把…对准，把…指向（17）turn over （使）打翻，（使）倾倒；反复考虑；翻身（18）turn the corner （沿街角）拐弯；转危为安，渡过难关（19）turn to 转向，变成；求教于，求助于；致力于，着手（做）（20）turn up 找到，发现；出现，来到，到达，被找到，突然发生；证明是（=turn out to be）；把…翻转过来，翻掘；旋大，开大，调大；寻找，查阅6.suppose v 认定，假定e.g.① Suppose you had a million pounds-how would you spend it？②Suppose it rains，what’s to be done？Phrase：be supposed to=should ①理应，应该 Teachers are supposed to know a lot。

②【用于否定句】 You are not suppose to smoke in here。

7.racial a 种族的Eg. ①racial conflict 种族冲突② racial discrimination 种族歧视。

→racialism n ①种族偏见②种族主义→racialist n 种族主义者。

8.distinction n.区别，差别对比Phrase：distinction between A and BEg.He drew a quite artificial distinction between men and wamen readers.他把男读者和女读者硬是人为地区分开。

9.inexpensive a.不贵的，价廉的→反义词. Expensive.10.bet v. 打赌赌博Phrase：bet on sthEg.He spends all his money betting on horses.他把所有的钱用在赌马上.→1、spend+钱+on/for sth→2、spend+时间+on sth spend+时间+（in）doing sth Eg.①Tom spend ten cents on/for apple.②spend the week-end with one’s family.③He does not spend much time on his homework.④He spend his whole life（in）looking after the poor.11.stretch v. 拉长撑大，伸展，拽紧（某物）Eg.①stretch a rope tight 把绳子拉紧②The road stretch across the desert into the distance 这条道路穿过沙漠伸向远方.③She stretch out her hand to take the glass.12.ride(1)v. 乘坐车辆或者其他陆上交通工具（骑马，骑自行车，乘车）ride in/on sth eg.①ride in/on a bus/train/bike/horse. ②You ride in the back of the car with your brother.(2)n.乘坐交通工具旅行Eg. ①It’s only 5 mimute bus-ride to the park.②Shall we go for a ride in the car?我们开车兜会风好吗？③He enjoyed his first bus ride.他享受了第一次的汽车旅行.13. shuttle. n(1)(火车、公共汽车等)短距离的区间车，定时往返两地的运输（工具）Eg.I’m flying to Boston on the shuttle.我将乘坐穿梭班机去波士顿.(2)(织机的)梭、梭子（3）太空穿梭机14. pretend. V. 佯装，伪装①pretend+n②pretend to be sth ，to be doing sth③pretend that 从句Eg. ① She pretend to be busy.②The boy pretended that he was ill.③The children pretended to eat the mud pies(泥饼)15. annoy v. 使……烦恼，使……生气。

Eg. ①His constant sniffing(吸气，嗅) annoys me.他不停地抽鼻子使我心烦.②……③……16. rotten a.(1)极令人不快或嫌恶的，差劲的【俚】Eg.①be rotten the core 腐烂透顶②she is a rotten cook.(2) 腐烂的.变质的Eg. The wood was so rotten that you could put your finger through it .木头已经朽了，用手指一捅就是个窟窿17.reply（1）n. 回答,回复Eg.①make a reply 作答. Make no reply 不做答复②she make no reply 她没有答复（2）v.(认话语或行动)回答；答复 reply to sb/sthreply with sthEg. ①I replied with a short note.我回了一封短信②fail to reply to a question 未能回答一个问题.18. destination. n. 目的地eg.①Tokyo was our final destination东京是我们的最终目的地.②arrive at/reach one’s destination 到达目的地.19.trouble（1）n．麻烦.困难【v.c】eg.①what is your trouble?②I have some trouble in reading his handwriting 我承认他的笔迹有些困难③I hope we have not put you to any troublePut sb to trouble 劳烦某人，给某人增添麻烦④My teeth are giving me trouble 我的牙疼的难受Phrase：①get into trouble 惹上麻烦招致不幸Eg.Even an experienced climber can get into trouble 即使是个有经验的登山者也能陷入困境（2）v. 使（某人）忧虑，苦恼，痛苦或不便，打扰be troubled by illness 因疾病而苦恼20.increase（1）n．增加，增大，增多，增加的量 increase in sthEg.①Some increase in working hours may soon be needed 也许不久需将工时延长一些② There is a steady increase in population人口在不断增加（2）v. 增加，增大（数目，数量，体积等）→反义词 decrease increase A to Beg.①The population has increase from 1.2million 10years ago to 1.8million now 人口从10年前的120万已增加到现在的180万②Travel increase one’s knowledge of the world旅游能提高一个人对世界的认识21．Valuable a.有价值的，贵重的，有用的Eg.①valuable advice 宝贵的意见。

②Wasting valuable time and effort 浪费宝贵的时间和精力.三、课文Text A father，a son and an answer引子1.lead：→led→led 领导，带领，引导e.g.All roads lead to Rome。