国防科技大学出版社 大学英语Unit 5
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Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
About the Author
English Poem – The Wasted Tears
Origin of Workaholic
Gap Filling
Table Completion
Listening Comprehension
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Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
English Poem – The Wasted Tears Enjoy a Poem The Wasted Tears Questions and Answers
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Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
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Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
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The Wasted Tears by Rajaram Ramachandran
They were newly married couple, A few days went on with no _t_ro__u_b_le_. As days passed on, he never turned, While for his love, her heart _y_e_a_rn_e_d_ .
大学英语精读：第五册UNIT5
As the author points out below, the success of science has less to do with a particular method than with an essential attitude of the scientist. This attitude is essentially one of inquiry, experimentation and humility before the facts. Therefore, a good scientist is an honest one. True scientists do not bow to any authority but they are ever ready to modify or even abandon their ideas if adequate evidence is found contradicting them. Scientists, they do place a high value on honesty.Science and the Scientific Attitudeby Paul G. Hewitt Science is the body of knowledge about nature that represents the collective efforts, insights, findings, and wisdom of the human race. Science is not something new but had its beginnings before recorded history when humans first discovered reoccurring relationships around them. Through careful observations of these relationships, they began to know nature and, because of nature's dependability, found they could make predictions to enable some control over their surroundings. Science made its greatest headway in the sixteenth century when people began asking answerable questions about nature —— when they began replacing superstition by a systematic search for order —— when experiment in addition to logic was used to test ideas. Where people once tried to influence natural events with magic and supernatural forces, they now had science to guide them. Advance was slow, however, because of the powerful opposition to scientific methods and ideas. In about 1510 Copernicus suggested that the sun was stationary and that the earth revolved about the sun. He refuted the idea that the earth was the center of the universe. After years of hesitation, he published his findings but died before his book was circulated. His book was considered heretical and dangerous and was banned by the Church for 200 years. A century after Copernicus, the mathematician Bruno was burned at the stake —— largely for supporting Copernicus, suggesting the sun to be a star, and suggesting that space was infinite. Galileo was imprisoned for popularizing the Copernican theory and for his other contributions to scientific thought. Yet a couple of centuries later, Copernican advocates seemed harmless. This happens age after age. In the early 1800s geologists met with violent condemnation because they differed with the Genesis account of creation. Later in the same century, geology was safe, but theories of evolution were condemned and the teaching of them forbidden. This most likely continues. "At every crossway on the road that leads to the future, each progressive spirit is opposed by a thousand men appointed to guard the past." Every age has one or more groups of intellectual rebels who are persecuted, condemned, or suppressed at the time; but to a later age, they seem harmless and often essential to the elevation of human conditions. The enormous success of science has led to the general belief that scientists have developed and ate employing a "method" - a method that is extremely effective in gaining, organizing, and applying new knowledge. Galileo, famous scientist of the 1600s, is usually credited with being the "Father of the Scientific Method." His method is essentially as follows: 1. Recognize a problem. 2. Guess an answer. 3. Predict the consequences of the guess. 4. Perform experiments to test predictions. 5. Formulate the simplest theory organizes the three main ingredients: guess, prediction, experimental outcome. Although this cookbook method has a certain appeal, to has not been the key to most of the breakthroughs and discoveries in science. Trial and error, experimentation without guessing, accidental discovery, and other methods account for much of the progress in science. Rather than a particular method, the success of science has more to do with an attitude common to scientists. This attitude is essentially one of inquiry, experimentation, and humility before the facts. If a scientist holds an idea to be true and finds any counterevidence whatever, the idea is either modified or abandoned. In the scientific spirit, the idea must be modified or abandoned in spite of the reputation of the person advocating it. As an example, the greatly respected Greek philosopher Aristotle said that falling bodies fall at a speed proportional to their weight. This false idea was held to be true for more than 2,000 years because of Aristotle's immense authority. In the scientific spirit, however, a single verifiable experiment to the contrary outweighs any authority, regardless of reputation or the number of followers and advocates. Scientists must accept facts even when they would like them to be different. They must strive to distinguish between what they see and what they wish to see —— for humanity's capacity for self-deception is vast. People have traditionally tended to adopt general rules, beliefs, creeds, theories, and ideas without thoroughly questioning their validity and to retain them long after they have been shown to be meaningless, false, or at least questionable. The most widespread assumptionsare the least questioned. Most often, when an idea is adopted, particular attention is given to cases that seem to support it, while cases that seem to refute it are distorted, belittled, or ignored. We feel deeply that it is a sign of weakness to "change out minds." Competent scientists, however, must be expert at changing their minds. This is because science seeks not to defend our beliefs but to improve them. Better theories are made by those who are not hung up on prevailing ones. Away from their profession, scientists are inherently no more honest or ethical than other people. But in their profession they work in an arena that puts a high premium on honesty. The cardinal rule in science is that all claims must be testable —— they must be capable, at least in principle, of being proved wrong. For example, if someone claims that a certain procedure has a certain result, it must in principle be possible to perform a procedure that will either confirm or contradict the claim. If confirmed, then the claim is regarded as useful and a stepping-stone to further knowledge. None of us has the time or energy or resources to test every claim, so most of the time we must take somebody's word. However, we must have some criterion for deciding whether one person's word is as good as another's and whether one claim is as good as another. The criterion, again, is that the claim must be testable. To reduce the likelihood of error, scientists accept the word only of those whose ideas, theories, and findings are testable —— if not in practice then at least in principle. Speculations that cannot be tested are regarded as "unscientific." This has the long-run effect of compelling honesty - findings widely publicized among fellow scientists are generally subjected to further testing. Sooner or later, mistake （and lies） are bound to be found out; wishful thinking is bound to be exposed. The honesty so important to the progress of science thus becomes a matter of self-interest to scientists. NEW WORDS represent vt. be a sign or symbol of; act for 代表 collective a. of or shared by a group of people 集体的 insight n. the power of using one's mind to see or understand the true nature of a situation 洞察⼒ wisdom n. intelligence and good judgment 智慧 reoccur vi. occur again dependability n. reliability, trustworthiness prediction n. the act of predicting or sth. predicted 预测 headway n. motion forward; progress answerable n. able to be answered replace vt. take or fill the place of superstition n. a belief or practice based on ignorance, faith in magic or chance systematic a. of, having or using a system; carried out according to a system supernatural n. outside of or beyond the natural world 超⾃然的 opposition n. the act or condition of opposing; resistance stationary a. not moving or changing; not capable of being moved hesitation n. the act of hesitating publish vt. print and offer for sale circulate v. （cause to） spread widely; move or send around 传播，（使）流传，（使）循环 heretical a. （of opinion） opposed to established beliefs or standards 异端的 ban vt. forbid by law or decree largely ad. for the most part; mainly infinite a. having or seeming to have no limits; endless; very large imprison vt. put in prison popularize v. cause to be well know and generally liked or used; make （a difficult subject） easily understandable to ordinary people 使普及；推⼴ geologist n. a person who knows much about geology 地质学家 violent a. having, showing, or resulting from great physical force; showing or having strong feelings 强暴的；猛烈的 condemnation n. express strong disapproval of, pronounce guilty of crime or wrong 谴责；宣告……有罪 condemnation n. genesis n. the beginning or origin: （G-） the first book of the Old Testament 起源;（《旧约全书》第⼀卷）《创世纪》 geology n. the study of origin, structure, and history of the earth 地质学 evolution n. slow, gradual development; the scientific theory that all living things developed very slowly over millions of years from simpler forms of life 进化（论） crossway n. crossroad; a road that crosses another progressive a. moving forward step by step; favoring or promoting improvement or reform appoint vt. name for an office, duty or position 指定，任命 rebel n. a person who resists or opposes authority 反叛者 persecute vt. treat continually in a cruel way, esp. because of political or religious beliefs 迫害 suppress。
科技英语综合教程第五单元详解Unit Five Wireless Communication
✩Warm-up questions:1. What is the definition of a telephone? What about a mobile phone?2. Do you know how to express the followings in English?•投币电话•信用卡电话•磁卡电话•可视电话•同线电话•人工电话•自动电话•台式电话•墙上电话•按键式电话•拨盘式电话•免提电话机•个人通讯话机•无线电话•移动电话•coin call•credit card call •magnetic card telephone •video phone•party line•manual telephone •automatic telephone •desk phone•wall phone•touch phone•dial phone•handsfree telephone •PCS phone•cordless phone •mobile phones3. How does a mobile phone work?•Mobile telephones are two-way radios. When you receive a call on your mobile phone, the message travels through the telephone network until it reaches a base station close to your phone. The base station then sends out radio waves that are detected by a receiver in your telephone, where the signals are changed back into voice or data.4. What about the future of our mobile phone？Our phone will be faster.Our phone will also connect on faster networks.Our phone will be smarter.Our phone will store more.Our phone will play music we bought elsewhere, or music we bought through our phone.Video phones won't look like baseball bats.TV is coming.Text A Your Next ComputerText Organization (p.144)- Five PartsPart One Paras. 1-3 Part Two Paras. 4-5Part Three Paras. 6-9 Part Four Paras. 10-12Part Five Paras. 13-14✩Part One Paras. 1-3Now people spend cou ntless / many hours using their mobile phone‘s Internet connection to download, check or send messages .Obsolete (L. 3 –introduction) a. no longer in use or no longer useful 已废弃的,过时的Eg.公司计划淘汰这些设备，因为它们已经报废了。
大学英语unit 5 True-Height原文与翻译
True HeightLook at the following two sayings and then see if the story of Michael Stone bears out the points they make.The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.-- MolièreWhen it is dark enough, you can see the stars.-- Charles A. Beard读一读以下两则名言，想一想迈克尔·斯通的故事是否印证了其间的道理。
障碍越是巨大，逾越它也就越感自豪。
——莫里哀只有天空漆黑时，你才可以看到星星。
——查尔斯·A·比尔德David Naster 1 His palms were sweating. He needed a towel to dry his grip. The sun was as hot as the competition he faced today at the National Junior Olympics. The pole was set at 17 feet. That was three inches higher than his personal best. Michael Stone confronted the most challenging day of his pole-vaulting career.真正的高度大卫·纳史特他手心在出汗。
他需要用毛巾把握竿的手擦干。
太阳火辣辣的，与他今天在全国少年奥林匹克运动会上所面临的竞争一样热烈。
横杆升到了17英尺。
比他个人的最高纪录高出3 英寸。
迈克尔·斯通面临的是其撑竿跳高生涯中最具挑战性的一天。
2 The stands were still filled with about 20,000 people, even though the final race had ended an hour earlier. The pole vault is truly the highlight of any track and field competition. It combines the grace of a gymnast with the strength of a body builder. It also has the element of flying, and the thought of flying as high as a two-story building is a mere fantasy to anyone watching such an event.尽管赛跑决赛一小时前就已经结束，看台上仍然观众满座，足有20,000人上下。
大学英语unit5_True_Heightppt课件
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success = dream Search the Internet and find some similar stories of celebrities you are interested in and make a small report on him/her next class.
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2. As we read on, our admiration for Michael is building up when Michael broke the records, we seemed to have reached the climax. Does the real climax lie here? Discuss in groups after class and give your opinion and reasons next time.
全新版大学英语第二版综合教程笔记Unit5
Unit 5 Book 1Detailed ReadingI. Difficult SentencesHe was a perfect Type A, a workaholic, a classic, they said to each other and shook their head — and thought for five or ten minutes about the way they lived. (Para. 2)What is a perfect Type A？(People exhibiting Type A behaviour tend to be impatient and highly time-conscious. Often as high-achieving workaholics, they feel insecure about their social status and are extremely competitive and aggressive.)He was, however, one of six vice-presidents, and one of three who might conceivably —if the president died or retired soon enough — have moved to the top spot. (Para. 3)What is the implied meaning of the sentence？(He was one of the six vice-presidents of a large corporation and one of the three promising candidates who might succeed to the position of the president.)He worked like the Important People. (Para. 4)What can you infer from the sentence？(He voluntarily worked overtime because all the executives in the company considered themselves too important a group to be allowed to ease up.)He had no outside “extracurricular interests,” unless, of course, you think about a monthly golf game that way. To Phil, it was work. (Para. 4)For what purpose did he play golf monthly？(The monthly golf game offered him a good opportunity to talk or do business.)He is survived by his wife, Helen, forty-eight years old, a good woman of no particular marketable skills, who worked in an office before marrying and mothering. (Para. 7)Translate this sentence into Chinese.(他的遗孀海伦，四十八岁，一个好女人。
大学英语综合教程第五册第五单元 ppt
He had come up the hard way （极其艰巨地）， and embodied nothing in particular except the eternal （永远的） toughness （坚韧） and sinewy （强壮的） fiber of the men who grew up beyond the mountains. He was one of a body of men who owed reverence （崇敬） and obeisance （顺从） to no one， who were self-reliant to a fault （过分地）， who cared hardly anything for the past but who had a sharp eye for the future. 8. These frontier（边疆） men were the precise opposites of the tidewater aristocrats. Back of them in the great surge （涌 动） that had taken people over the Alleghenies and into the opening Western country， there was a deep， implicit （不言 明的） dissatisfaction with a past that had settled into grooves （陈规）. They stood for democracy， not from any reasoned conclusion about the proper ordering of human society， but simply because they had grown up in the middle of democracy and kne， the Southern states had fought a desperate war to uphold the ideals for which Lee stood. In the end， it almost seemed as if the Confederacy fought for Lee； as if he himself was the Confederacy……the best thing that the way of life for which the Confederacy stood could ever have to offer. He had passed into legend before Appomattox. Thousands of tired， underfed （使吃不饱） ， poorly clothed Confederate soldiers， long since past the simple enthusiasm of the early days of the struggle， somehow considered Lee the symbol of everything for which they had been willing to die. But they could not quite put this feeling into words. If the Lost Cause， sanctified （使…神圣化） by so much heroism （英雄气概） and so many deaths， had a living justification， its justification was General Lee. 7. Grant， the son of a tanner （制革工人） on the Western frontier， was everything Lee was not.
全新版大学英语 第5单元
afternoon.
2. n. a timetable of things to be done, dealt with, etc.
according to schedule按时间表； 按照原定进度 ahead of schedule提前 behind schedule落后于计划或进度；迟于预定时间 on schedule按时间表，准时 a tight schedule排得紧紧的时间表
take sth. off (sth.)/ absorb
take sth. off (sth.): lift and move sth. from (sth.)
Take your hand off my shoulder.
Absorb: (usu. passive) completely hold one’s attention (usu. followed by in)
schedule
schedule 1）v. arrange for sth. to happen or to be done at a particular time
The plane is scheduled to take off at 4 o’clock. His arrival is scheduled for Sunday. They have scheduled John to speak at three o’clock in the
A Valentine Story爱情故事
A Valentine Story爱情故事
Taking a book off the shelf he soon found himself absorbed, not by the words of the book, but by the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he located her address. She lived in New York City. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond. The next day he was shipped overseas for service in World War II.
Unit 5 The American Civil War全新版大学英语综合教程五教案.ppt
Unit 5 The American Civil WarⅠ. Suggested Teaching PlanStudents will be able to:1.grasp the main idea and structure of the text;2.learn how to use comparison and contrast in expository writing as well as transitionaldevices in the text;3.master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;4.conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the themeof the unit.1.T asks Ss the following questions on the recording: (5 minutes)—How did the two generals differ in their appearance and dress? (Grant was shorter, younger, brown-haired, tattered and careless in his dress, without a sword; Lee was taller, older, gray-haired, meticulous in his dress, carrying a fine sword.) —What request did Lee make after he reviewed the surrender terms? (He asked that the Cavalry and Artillery men of the Confederate Army should keep their horses.)2.Ss do Cloze B and Translation in after-text exercises to learn more about the differentbackgrounds of Grant and Lee. T may not necessarily ask Ss to use the words and phrases given in the box of Translation, as afterwards they can further revise. (30 minutes)3.Based on the above two activities, Ss come up with several descriptive nouns or adjectivesto summarize the characteristics of Lee and Grant (e.g. aristocrat vs. commoner). (5minutes)1.Ss do Text Analysis Exercise 1, and then T dictates to them the main ideas of the threeparts. (10 minutes)2.T explains the language points in Part I and has Ss practice them, (see Language Study)(10 minutes)3.T asks Ss to scan Part II to locate the introduction paragraph and conclusion paragraphherein (Para 3 and Para 12, respectively). Then T calls their attention to the transitional devices used by the author here. (10 minutes)4.Ss finish Text Analysis Exercise 3. (5 minutes)5.T explains the language points in Part II and has Ss practice them, (see Language Study)(25 minutes)6.T asks Ss to scan Part III and tell what Grant and Lee had in common. Then again T asksthem to note the transitional devices used in this part. (10 minutes)7.T explains the language points in Part III and has Ss practice them, (see LanguageStudy) (15 minutes)1.Discussion and out-of-class research: (20 minutes)1)Ss spend some time in class discussing in groups what Grant and Lee might do afterthe war, based on each person’s background, beliefs, previous experiences, etc.2)Several groups report to class.3)Ss form groups to do an out-of-class research project to find out what actuallyhappened to Grant and Lee after the Civil War.4)T may check on their research results during the next meeting.2.T guides Ss through some after-text exercises. (30 minutes)3.T checks on Ss’ home read ing (Text B). (3 minutes)4.Ss do Part IV: Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks. (1 period)5.T asks Ss to prepare for the next unit: (2 minutes)1)do the pre-reading task;2)preview Text A.Ⅱ. Cultural Notes1. Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885): the general who commanded the US Army during the CivilWar and later became the 18th President of the US (1869-1877). His greatest Civil War victory was at Vicksburg, Mississippi, and he accepted the surrender of Robert E Lee at Appomattox Court House. Grant was a Republican. He was not a successful president because he failed to stop the illegal actions of some of the friends he had appointed to office. His two volumes of personal memoirs are among the best military books ever written.2. Robert E. Lee (1807-1870): the leader of the armies of the Confederate States during the American Civil War. He was respected for his honor and kindness. General Lee won many battles against the larger Union armies, including the second battle of Bull Run and Chancellorsville. He lost at Gettysburg, however, and soon afterwards surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Court House. Before the Civil War, President Lincoln asked him to lead the US armies, but Lee was loyal to his state of Virginia and joined the South. After the war, he became president of Washington College, later renamed Washington and Lee College.3. Confederacy: the 11 southern states that left the Union in 1861 to form a new nation. This caused the American Civil War. The President of the Confederate States was Jefferson Davis and their capital city was first Montgomery, Alabama and later Richmond, Virginia. The Confederate States, in their order of leaving the Union, were South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee and North Carolina.4. Appomattox Court House: a former small community in the state of Virginia where the American Civil War ended. General Robert E Lee of the Confederate States surrendered on 9 April 1865 to General Ulysses S Grant in a private house. The area is now a national historical park.5. the battle of Chancellorsville: a major battle (1-5 May 1863) fought in Virginia during the American Civil War. The South, led by Robert E Lee and Thomas Stonewall Jackson, defeateda large northern army. More than 30,000 soldiers died in the battle, including Jackson himself.6. Vicksburg: a city on the Mississippi River in the state of Mississippi. During the Civil War it was captured by the army of General Grant after a seven-month siege. This gave the Union control of the river and split the Confederate States. The Vicksburg National Military Park is a popular tourist attraction today.Ⅲ. Language Study1.chapter: any distinct period in history or in a person’s life; a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titledExamples: The whole period leading up to the revolution is an interesting chapter in British history.He began a new chapter in life when he entered university.Chapter six is all about the solar system.2. to be sure: admittedly, I can’t denyExamples: To be sure, the SARS epidemic has brought about some negative effect on oureconomy.To be sure, there exist some differences between men and women.3. vainly: unsuccessfully; uselesslyExamples: He tried vainly to make them listen to him.If this fighting finally brings peace to the area, the soldiers will not have died vainly. 4. in effect: in fact, although perhaps not appearing soExamples: The two viruses are, in effect, identical.It sounds as if I am getting a pay rise, but in effect I’m losing money.5. write out: write (sth. formal); write especially in a full and complete formExamples: It’s just in note form but I’ll write it out prope rly for you later.If you wait a minute, I’ll write you out a receipt.6. poignant: deeply moving, highly emotional; producing a sharp feeling of sadness Examples: The picture awakens poignant memories of happier days.It is especially poignant that he died the day before his wedding.7. collision: the act of coming into disagreement or striking togetherExamples: The play represents the collision of three generations.Two drivers were killed in a direct collision between a car and a taxi last night.8. embody: representExamples: She embodied good sportsmanship on the playing field.His song embodied the spirit of the age.9. ownership: the right or state of being an ownerExamples: Do you have any proof of ownership of / for this car?The enterprises were transferred out of public and into private ownership.10. key: adjust; lock with a keyExamples: The books are keyed to the interests of very young children.I taught my daughter how to key the door.11. bring forth: give rise to; produceExamples: Why di dn’t you bring forth your suggestion at the meeting yesterday?Lots of trees bring forth fruit.12. solemn: deeply earnest; serious; grave; formalExamples: I give you my solemn promise that I will do everything I can to help you.Her solemn little face broke into smiles. The memorial service was a very solemnoccasion.13. obligation: sth. which must be done because of a duty or promiseExamples: If you have not signed a contract, you are under no obligation to pay them any money.You have a legal obligation to ensure your child receives a proper education.14. leadership: the body of people who lead a group; the activity of leading; the ability to leadExamples: There is growing discontent with the leadership.The election for the leadership of the council will take place on Tuesday.The group flourished under her firm leadership.He lacks leadership qualities.15. virtue: any admirable qualityExamples: Humility is considered a virtue.Her flaws were as large as her virtues.16. ideal: the idea of sth. that is perfect; sth. that one hopes to attainExamples: My ideal is to have a home in town and another in the country.A gold medal would be my ideal, but I’ll be satisfied with any medal.17. in the end: finallyExamples: We were thinking about going to New York, but in the end we went to Los Angeles.I toyed with the idea of calling the police, but in the end, I didn’t.18.enthusiasm: passion (followed by for)Examples: One of the good things about teaching young children is their enthusiasm to learn things.After the accident he lost his enthusiasm for the sport.19. come up: become more successful in your job, or to achieve a better position in societyExamples: He’s just been made the manager of the Personnel Department —he’s really coming up in the world.world.From a carpenter to the manager of the famous company, he came up the hard way.20. the hard way: in the most difficult way, at a great costExamples: She always does things the hard way.I got the PhD the hard way.21. to a fault: to an exceptional degreeExamples: She’s a really sweet person and she’s generous to a fault.Kind to a fault, she forgave that unfaithful husband of hers.22. surge: a sudden forward movement; a sudden occurrenceExamples: At the end of the game, there was a surge of fans onto the field.A tidal surge caused severe flooding in the coastal areas.23. implicit: undeclared, unexpressedExamples: He interpreted her comments as an implicit criticism of the government.I took his silence for implicit agreement.24. groove: a settled routine that is hard to escapeExamples: We never do anything exciting any more — we seem to be stuck in a groove.Things just go along in the same old groove.25. set up shop / in business: establish one’s business operati onsExamples: Sam Walton set up shop in 1962 with a small store.They set up shop in a small building but soon expanded.26. prosper: gain in wealth; grow strongerExamples: A lot of microchip manufacturing companies prospered last year.Our business has just started to prosper.27. accessible: capable of being reached; easy to reach (followed by to)Examples: The resort is easily accessible by road, rail and air.Foreign newspapers and magazines are accessible to everyone at the local library. 28. in relation to: with respect toExamples: All our positions are filled in relation to your question about jobs.I have nothing to say in relation to the price of these computers.29. static: not acting or changingExamples: Oil prices have remained static for the last few months.The workers are complaining that their wages have remained static for four years.30. tenacity: the determination to continue what one is doing (uncountable noun)Examples: Talent, hard work, and sheer tenacity are all crucial to career success.Medical staff fought against the epidemic with tenacity.31. widen: become broader or wider or more extensive; make widerExamples: Traveling certainly widens your horizons.As it approaches the sea, the river begins to widen.32. stand by: not act or do anythingExamples: We can’t stand by while millions of people starve.We can’t stand by and let these kids be ill-treated.33. vitality: the property of being able to survive and growExamples: Without continued learning, graduates will lose their intellectual vitality.China’s reforms have brought vitality to its economy.34.champion: a person who has worked hard in support of a particular cause or principle; aperson who defeats all others in a contest, competition or tournamentExamples: Martin Luther King is considered one of the leading champions of the civil rights movement.She is the world champion for the third year in succession.35. personality: the type of person you are, which is shown by the way you behave, feel and thinExamples: He is well qualified for the job technically speaking, but he does lack personality (=he is a boring per boring person).They have three children, all with quite different personalities.36. underlying: in the nature of sth. though not immediately obvious; fundamentalExamples: I think that the underlying problem is the high rate of unemployment.To solve a problem you have to understand its underlying causes.37. aspiration: a strong desire to achieve sth. high or greatExamples: The presidency had been her aspiration since college.He has aspirations to become a great writer.38. to begin with: in the first placeExamples: The hotel was awful! To begin with, our room was far too small. Then we found that the shower didn’t work.It can’t be done. To begin with, there’s no time to plan it, and secondly, we haven’tgot enough men.39. indomitable: (of a person) strong, brave, and impossible to defeatExamples: She was viewed as a woman of indomitable will.Facing the threat of death the rescuers displayed an indomitable spirit.40. refusal: a case of refusing to do, accept, or allow sth.Examples: Our request for permission to travel there met with a refusal from the authorities.Their refusal to negotiate with us made progress difficult.41. reconciliation: the reestablishing of cordial relations (followed by between / with / of)Examples: It took hours of negotiations to bring about a reconciliation between the two sides.The couple have separated but he wants a reconciliation.42. wholly: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extentExamples: It’s a machine that is wholly British-made.To be fair, it’s not wholly her fault.。
大学英语第二册第5课 课文及课后答案
UNIT 5TEXT在一个年轻朋友的眼中，爱因斯坦是一位朴素、谦虚的普通人。
教授和溜溜球托马斯. 李. 巴基及约瑟夫.布兰克我父亲与阿尔伯特. 爱因斯坦是密友。
青年时上爱因斯坦家去拜访，我很害羞，爱因斯坦就说：“我给你看一样东西。
”他的话使我感到释然。
他走向他的书桌，转过身时拿着一个溜溜球。
他试着给我演示它如何运动，却不能让它沿绳子卷上去。
该轮到我时，我仅略施小技，并且向他指出他将绳子卷错了，玩具就失去了平衡。
爱因斯坦点着头，对我的技巧和知识留下了很深的印象。
后来，我买了一个新的溜溜球，寄给教授作为圣诞礼物，并收到了他的一首充满感谢的诗。
由少年而至成年，我从未失去对爱因斯坦独具人格的好奇心。
他是我所知的唯一的一个对自己对周围很淡泊的人。
他知道自己需要什么，仅需要：在作为人的能力范围内去了解宇宙的特性，它的逻辑及功能的易行性。
他知道有他智力所不能及的答案。
但这并不令他泄气。
他对自己所能做到的感到满足。
在我们长达23年的友情里，我从未见他表示过妒忌、虚荣心、痛苦、愤怒、憎恨或个人野心。
他不弄玄虚。
尽管他与世界上许多头面人物有过书信交往，他的信笺上却只有一个水印-W-代表伍尔沃斯连锁店。
他工作只需一支铅笔和一本便签薄。
物质财富对他来说并不意味着什么，我知道他身上从不带钱，因为他不需要它。
他恪守俭朴，节俭之甚，仅用安全剃刀和水来刮胡须。
当我向他建议用刮须膏时，他说：“刀和水能管用。
”他耸耸肩。
最后，我送他一管刮须膏。
第二天早晨他下楼吃早餐时，脸上洋溢着伟大新发现的喜悦。
“你知道刮须膏真管用，”他宣称，“感觉真好。
”尔后，他每天使用刮须膏，直到那一管用完为止。
然后他重又使用清水。
爱因斯坦是一个地地道道的理论家。
他对自己的思想和理念在实际上的应用毫无兴趣。
他的E=mc2可能是历史上最有名的方程式-然而爱因斯坦不愿到外面去看核反应堆产生原子能。
他的光电理论，他认为不甚重要的一系列方程式，为他赢得了诺贝尔奖，但他对他的理论如何用来生产电视机毫不关心。
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Dialogue: Watching TV
A: Hi, Li Ming, do you like watching TV? B: Yes, of course. I like watching news, concert, sports and so on. A: Oh, I see. Do you know what is on this evening? B: Sorry, I don’t know. You may look in the TV Guide.
表示“对某事感兴趣”
Or why are you interested in this position? 或者，你为什么对这个职位感兴趣？
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4. take up
拿起；开始从事；占据(时间,地方)
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2.Байду номын сангаасbe on
上映；演出；在进行；（灯）亮着
The show is on television during prime time, when everyone is watching.
这个电视节目在众人皆看的 黄金时间播出。
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3. be interested in sth.
Exercise on P21 Keys: BCCDC BDBAB
The end.
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1. do you like doing sth.? 表示“你喜欢做某件事情吗？” I like doing sth. 表示“我喜欢做某件事情。” Do you like swimming? 你喜欢游泳吗？ I like reading. 我喜欢阅读。
A: Football match.
New Words
1. 。
Phrases and Expressions
1.
Sentence
1. I
Step Reading
Passage Two (P81) Keys: BDBDA Passage Three (P83) Keys: FTFTT
Grammar
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A: Are you interested in long TV series?
B: Sometimes. My mother is very interested in it. She always wants to know the result of the series.
A: I’m not very interested in it. It takes up too much of our time. B: What programs do you like best?