现代大学英语精读1第二版笔记Unit-1-3

Unit 1

1.elliptical question 省略句rhetorical question 反义疑问句

2.superiority complex自大情结

3.to make …(out) of sb./sth.

e. g. His father wants to make football star out of him.

4.convince sb. of sth.

e. g. ①We utterly(used to emphasize how complete sth. is) failed to convince him.

② a convincing evidence/argument

5.fool around 糊弄

6.rank n. ①line of people or things; ②position or class军衔，社会地位，职位

7.Many employeers, for example, will overlook, occasionally inefficiencies from their secretary

provided(相当于if,条件状语从句) she has a pleasant personality.

8.Flow---flew---flown流动

9.misgiving顾虑，多用于复数

10.The Evolution Theory 进化论

11.Observant

①careful to obey rules,customs,tradition

②quick at noticing thing

be observant of observable 显著的observatory 观测台

12.rivalry

—completion;the act of competing for the same thing

rival

—rival for /in sth.

—have no rival/second to nothing

13.resort to 采取…通常跟不好的，但也有特殊

14.Now that I’m 90, I find the exertions of traveling too great.

既然我已年届90，出远门已力不从心。

15.Mediterranean 地中海

Unit 2

1.at the beginning of +n.

in the beginning

2.wallet men

purse women

money belt

3.authority

①powers to given orders and make others obey.

②person who special knowledge.

E.g. She is an authority on phonetics

(pl.) 掌权之人，当局

the authorities concerned 有关当局

4.新闻发布会press

5.1)more…than 与其…不如

The child was morefrightened than hurt.

2)more than: very;extremely;beyond

That’s more than I can tell. 带有否定意味，简直不

3)no more than

He is no richer than I am.=He’s as poor as I am.

※I have not taken more than 6 courses this semester. 没有超过六门

※I have taken no more than 6 courses this semester. 课程多于六门，选得少

A whale is no more a fish than a horse. 鲸鱼和马一样都不是鱼。

6.account for 导致

be of account

on account of 因为，由于后面的sth.通常unpleasant ,problem

because of 后面的原因可以是好的，也可以是坏的

take sth. Into account = take aount of sth.

on no account 决不

on all account 总之，无论如何

7.dismay: a worried, sad, feeling after you have recievd an unpleasant surprise 诧异，惊愕，

灰心，丧气，

8.dismay +at n. cynicism 愤世嫉俗

dismay+ to v.

in dismay to one’s dismay

9.absolute construction 独立主格结构

10.Now if you’ll excuse me. Formula 客套话

11.Look/Think before you leap.三思而后行

12.As to +whether/concerning/about/regarding

as regards

as for 不能放在句中

as to 可用于句中

owing to 不能放在句中

due to