2. [C] a thing that is liked better or best 喜爱物,偏爱物 What are your preferences in music? 你喜欢什么音乐? I don,'t know your preferences, so please help yourself. 我不知道你喜欢吃什么,请自便吧 housewife n. C] a woman whose work is inside the home, cleaning, cooking, etc, and who usually does not ave any other job 家庭主妇,家庭妇女 Nowadays women don't necessarily give up their jobs and become housewives when they get 如今妇女在结婚后不必放弃工作去当家庭妇女 Good value for money is what the housewife wants 这位家庭主妇所希望的是物有所值 athlete n. [C] a person who trains to compete in physical exercises and sports 运动员 He became a professional athlete at the age of 16 他16岁时就成了职业运动员。 She has the build of an athlete 她具有运动员的体格 proportion n. 1. [C] a comparative part or share of a whole 部分,份 A large proportion of the earth's surface is water 地球表面的大部分是水 A higher proportion of women are now working 现在妇女中参加工作的人比例更高了。 2. [U] relation of one thing to another in quantity, size, etc 比例,比率 What is the proportion of men to women in the population?
2. [C] a thing that is liked better or best 喜爱物，偏爱物 What are your preferences in music? 你喜欢什么音乐？ I don't know your preferences, so please help yourself. 我不知道你喜欢吃什么，请自便吧。 housewife n. [C] a woman whose work is inside the home, cleaning, cooking, etc., and who usually does not have any other job 家庭主妇，家庭妇女 Nowadays women don't necessarily give up their jobs and become housewives when they get married. 如今妇女在结婚后不必放弃工作去当家庭妇女。 Good value for money is what the housewife wants. 这位家庭主妇所希望的是物有所值。 athlete n. [C] a person who trains to compete in physical exercises and sports 运动员 He became a professional athlete at the age of 16. 他 16 岁时就成了职业运动员。 She has the build of an athlete. 她具有运动员的体格。 proportion n. 1. [C] a comparative part or share of a whole 部分，份 A large proportion of the earth's surface is water. 地球表面的大部分是水。 A higher proportion of women are now working. 现在妇女中参加工作的人比例更高了。 2. [U] relation of one thing to another in quantity, size, etc. 比例，比率 What is the proportion of men to women in the population?
人口中男女的比率是多少? In proportion as clause In proportion with (ant )out of proportion with vIsIon n.1.[C] an imagined mental image of sth., including one s goal or dream想像,构想,设想 2. [U] power of seeing;, sight视力,视觉 The blow on the head damaged his vision.因头上挨过一击,他的视力受到了损害 IsIon:指人的视力或视野,引申远见卓识为远见捉是一一黏合剂开会民间棵紧密棵门口 Sight普通用语 vIew absence: in the absence of gloomy a.1.( that makes people) sad and disappointed令人沮丧的,令人忧郁的 In spite of the gloomy economic forecasts, the manufacturers are all confident about the future 尽管经济方面的预测并不乐观,制造商们却对前景一致看好。 What are you so gloomy about? Cheer up!你发什么愁?打起精神来! 2. dark or unlighted昏暗的,阴暗的,阴沉的 We ran past the gloomy corner.我们跑着穿过那个阴暗的角落。 What gloomy weather we're having!天气真阴沉! backward principal a. first in rank or importance,main重要的,首要的,主要的 The Danube is one of the principal rivers of Europe.多瑙河是欧洲的主要河流之一。 The principal reason for moving was to find a house in a more peaceful neighborhood 搬家最主要的原因是为了在更宁静的地区找一所房子。 n. C the head in an organization, esp. in certain schools and colleges (学校或机构主管人的称谓)校长,院长 the Principal of St James College 圣詹姆斯学院院长 If you talk any more in class, I'm sending you off to see the princip 你要是上课再讲话,我就带你去见校长 c.f. principle: on principle the good old days an earlier period of time(in one's life or in history)seen as better than the present 过去的好时光 The friends met occasionally to chat about the good old days at school play (it)safe carefully avoid risks稳扎稳打,小心行事 The bus might be early, so we'd better play safe and leave now. 公共汽车可能会早到,所以为了保险起见我们最好现在就动身。 Let's allow an extra ten minutes, just to play it safe 为了谨慎起见,我们还是再多安排10分钟吧
人口中男女的比率是多少？ In proportion as + clause In proportion to + n. In proportion with (ant.) out of proportion with vision n. 1. [C] an imagined mental image of sth., including one's goal or dream 想像，构想，设想 2. [U] power of seeing; sight 视力，视觉 --The blow on the head damaged his vision. 因头上挨过一击，他的视力受到了损害。 Vision：指人的视力或视野，引申远见卓识为远见捉是一一黏合剂开会民间棵紧密棵门口 Sight 普通用语 view absence: in the absence of gloomy a. 1. (that makes people) sad and disappointed 令人沮丧的，令人忧郁的 --In spite of the gloomy economic forecasts, the manufacturers are all confident about the future prospect. 尽管经济方面的预测并不乐观，制造商们却对前景一致看好。 --What are you so gloomy about? Cheer up! 你发什么愁？打起精神来！ 2. dark or unlighted 昏暗的，阴暗的，阴沉的 --We ran past the gloomy corner. 我们跑着穿过那个阴暗的角落。 --What gloomy weather we're having! 天气真阴沉！ backward principal a. first in rank or importance; main 重要的，首要的，主要的 The Danube is one of the principal rivers of Europe. 多瑙河是欧洲的主要河流之一。 The principal reason for moving was to find a house in a more peaceful neighborhood. 搬家最主要的原因是为了在更宁静的地区找一所房子。 n. [C] the head in an organization, esp. in certain schools and colleges （学校或机构主管人的称谓）校长，院长 the Principal of St. James' College 圣詹姆斯学院院长 If you talk any more in class, I'm sending you off to see the principal. 你要是上课再讲话，我就带你去见校长。 c.f. principle: on principle the good old days an earlier period of time (in one's life or in history) seen as better than the present 过去的好时光 --The friends met occasionally to chat about the good old days at school. play (it) safe carefully avoid risks 稳扎稳打，小心行事 --The bus might be early, so we'd better play safe and leave now. 公共汽车可能会早到，所以为了保险起见我们最好现在就动身。 --Let's allow an extra ten minutes, just to play it safe. 为了谨慎起见，我们还是再多安排 10 分钟吧
be happy with eel or express pleasure, satisfaction, etc 对……感到满意,对……感到愉快 Are you happy with your life?你对生活感到满意吗? She's quite happy with the new working arrangements.她对新的工作安排很满意 civil servan a person employed in the civil service文职人员,公务员 in short by /in comparison when compared The tallest buildings in London are small by comparison with those in New York 伦敦最高的建筑与纽约的相比就相形见绌了 --The life at school seems comfortable by comparison with that in the army 和军队生活相比,学校生活是舒适的 associate wit join( people or things) together联合,联系 You wouldn't normally associate him with that writer-their styles are completely different 人们通常是不会把他和那位作者联系在一起的-他们的风格迥然不同 I'd rather not associate myself with any political statements 我可不想让自己与任何政治言论有什么联系。 ity at large as a whole, in general全部,整个 This shows the opinion of students at large protect sb /sth. from sth You need warm clothes to protect you from the cold 你需要暖和的衣裳来御寒。 She's learning self-defense so she can protect herself from being attacked 她正在学习自我防身术,以使自己免受攻击 gradually stop(指过程)慢慢停止 The strike brought industry grinding to a halt.罢工使工业生产逐渐停顿下来。 If we don't do something soon, the whole theatre industry could grind to a halt 如果我们不尽快采取措施,整个戏剧行业将会出现萧条 Language Point in particular: especially - In particular, admire the woman writer Virginia wolf..我尤其钦佩女作家弗吉尼亚·沃尔夫。 - -He remembered one of the lovely girls in particular. commit oneself to(doing/do)sth. firmly decide to do sth. or have stl The government has promised to commit itself to keep peace (or: The government has promised to be committed to peace.)政府许诺要致力于维持和平。 Signing this form commits you to buying the goods.你在这表格上签了字就得买这些货 - He has committed himself to support his brother' s children.他已答应抚养他弟弟的孩子 1. By comparison, nearly half of male high-school students express their preference for a raditional, male-headed, one provider, nuclear family, ...(Para. 4) Meaning: Compared with female students, nearly half of male students prefer a traditional male-dominated family consisting of father, mother, and children, with the father being the only bread-earner 2. If these people do not acquire some constructive vision of purpose for themselves, they are
be happy with eel or express pleasure, satisfaction, etc. 对……感到满意，对……感到愉快 --Are you happy with your life? 你对生活感到满意吗？ --She's quite happy with the new working arrangements. 她对新的工作安排很满意。 civil servant a person employed in the civil service 文职人员，公务员 in short by / in comparison when compared --The tallest buildings in London are small by comparison with those in New York. 伦敦最高的建筑与纽约的相比就相形见绌了。 --The life at school seems comfortable by comparison with that in the army. 和军队生活相比，学校生活是舒适的。 associate with join (people or things) together 联合，联系 --You wouldn't normally associate him with that writer - their styles are completely different. 人们通常是不会把他和那位作者联系在一起的--他们的风格迥然不同。 --I'd rather not associate myself with any political statements. 我可不想让自己与任何政治言论有什么联系。 inner city at large as a whole; in general 全部，整个 --This shows the opinion of students at large. protect sb./sth. from sth. --You need warm clothes to protect you from the cold. 你需要暖和的衣裳来御寒。 --She's learning self-defense so she can protect herself from being attacked. 她正在学习自我防身术，以使自己免受攻击。 grind to a halt gradually stop (指过程) 慢慢停止 --The strike brought industry grinding to a halt. 罢工使工业生产逐渐停顿下来。 --If we don't do something soon, the whole theatre industry could grind to a halt. 如果我们不尽快采取措施，整个戏剧行业将会出现萧条。 Language Point in particular: especially -In particular, I admire the woman writer Virginia Wolf. 我尤其钦佩女作家弗吉尼亚·沃尔夫。 --He remembered one of the lovely girls in particular. commit oneself to (doing / do) sth.: firmly decide to do sth. or have sth. --The government has promised to commit itself to keep peace. (or: The government has promised to be committed to peace.) 政府许诺要致力于维持和平。 --Signing this form commits you to buying the goods. 你在这表格上签了字就得买这些货。 --He has committed himself to support his brother’s children. 他已答应抚养他弟弟的孩子。 1.By comparison, nearly half of male high-school students express their preference for a traditional, male-headed, one provider, nuclear family, … (Para. 4) Meaning: Compared with female students, nearly half of male students prefer a traditional, male-dominated family consisting of father, mother, and children, with the father being the only bread-earner. 2.If these people do not acquire some constructive vision of purpose for themselves, they are
likely to be very destructive forces of resistance in society throughout their lives.(Para. Meaning: If these people cant find a positive idea about the purpose of their lives, it is possible that, for all their lives, they will be negative forces within society. 3.… are currently“ disaffected and disconnected”.(Para.5) Meaning:. are now dissatisfied with everything, do not act loyally or obey others, and seem to ave little relationship with other members of society 4.So this is a very pregnant moment, not only for the future of America, but also for all of the mature industrial economies and, ultimately, for the world at large.(Para. 6) Meaning: So this time in history is full of meaning and/or emotion, not only for the future of America, but also for all developed industrial countries, and finally, for the world in general slow-motion: action which takes place at a much slower speed than in real life, as seen in special effects in movies a slow- motion replay of the footballer scoring a goal用慢动作重放球员进球的情况 variation:sth, that is presented in a slightly different form All your ideas are just variations on his theory.你的所有观点只不过是把他的理论改头换面而 Language point 34 These alarming forecasts are largely simple projections of the past two or three decades of Meaning: These alarming forecasts are mainly simple predictions about the future, based on th way employment trends have been changing during the past twenty or thirty years Language point 35 These alarming forecasts are largely projections of the past two or three decades of workplace trends. Para. 7) forecast: n. prediction, statement of what is expected to happen a forecast of a small increase in the price对价格略微上涨的预测 a forecast of a3% growth in the economy对经济增长3%的预测 Language point 36 These alarming forecasts are largely projections of the past two or three decades of workplace trends. Para. 7) projection: n. a guess of future possibilities, esp. based on the general direction of events at a particular time
likely to be very destructive forces of resistance in society throughout their lives. (Para. 5) Meaning: If these people can’t find a positive idea about the purpose of their lives, it is possible that, for all their lives, they will be negative forces within society. 3.… are currently “disaffected and disconnected”. (Para. 5) Meaning: … are now dissatisfied with everything, do not act loyally or obey others, and seem to have little relationship with other members of society. 4.So this is a very pregnant moment, not only for the future of America, but also for all of the mature industrial economies and, ultimately, for the world at large. (Para. 6) Meaning: So this time in history is full of meaning and/or emotion, not only for the future of America, but also for all developed industrial countries, and finally, for the world in general. slow-motion: action which takes place at a much slower speed than in real life, as seen in special effects in movies a slow-motion replay of the footballer scoring a goal 用慢动作重放球员进球的情况 variation: sth. that is presented in a slightly different form All your ideas are just variations on his theory. 你的所有观点只不过是把他的理论改头换面而 已。 Language Point 34 These alarming forecasts are largely simple projections of the past two or three decades of workplace trends. (Para. 7) Meaning: These alarming forecasts are mainly simple predictions about the future, based on the way employment trends have been changing during the past twenty or thirty years. Language Point 35 These alarming forecasts are largely projections of the past two or three decades of workplace trends. (Para. 7) forecast: n. prediction, statement of what is expected to happen a forecast of a small increase in the price 对价格略微上涨的预测 a forecast of a 3% growth in the economy 对经济增长 3%的预测 Language Point 36 These alarming forecasts are largely projections of the past two or three decades of workplace trends. (Para. 7) projection: n. a guess of future possibilities, esp. based on the general direction of events at a particular time
These figures show our projection of the towns population increase in the next ten years. itex 字反映了我们对未来十年这个城市人口增长的预测。 Language pe in the absence of plausible alternative explanations for the gloomy economic news of the past 15-20 years and the gloomier prospects implicit in the projections of those trends, ...(Para. 7) Meaning:.. being unable to find any other explanations that may account for the frustrating economic news of the past 15-20 years and for an even worse future predicted by those uage point 38 in the absence of plausible alternative explanations ..( Para. 7) plausible: a. seeming to be right or reasonable Your explanation sounds plausible,butr' m not sure i believe it.你的解释听起来有理,但我不 定相信 Language point 39 in the absence of plausible alternative explanations for.(Para. 7) alternative a. that can be had used etc. instead of sth There are alternative ways of working out the puzzle.还有其他的方法可以用来解开这个谜。 2)n. sth. that can be had, used, etc. instead of sth Is there no alternative to solve that problem?就没有别的办法可以解决那个问题了吗? anguage point 40 for the gloomy economic news .(Para. 7) I)(that makes people)sad and disappointed Our future seems gloomy.我们的前景似乎很黯淡。 In spite of the gloomy economic forecasts, the manufacturers are all confident about their prospects.尽管经济方面的预测令人沮丧,制造商们对前景还是很乐观的 He is such a gloomy person; you can never get him to smile他是如此郁郁寡欢,你根本没法让
These figures show our projection of the town’s population increase in the next ten years. 这些数 字反映了我们对未来十年这个城市人口增长的预测。 Language Point 37 … in the absence of plausible alternative explanations for the gloomy economic news of the past 15 — 20 years and the gloomier prospects implicit in the projections of those trends, … (Para. 7) Meaning: … being unable to find any other explanations that may account for the frustrating economic news of the past 15— 20 years and for an even worse future predicted by those trends,… Language Point 38 … in the absence of plausible alternative explanations… (Para. 7) plausible: a. seeming to be right or reasonable Your explanation sounds plausible, but I’m not sure I believe it. 你的解释听起来有理, 但我不 一定相信。 Language Point 39 … in the absence of plausible alternative explanations for… (Para. 7) alternative: 1) a. that can be had, used, etc. instead of sth. There are alternative ways of working out the puzzle. 还有其他的方法可以用来解开这个谜。 2) n. sth. that can be had, used, etc. instead of sth. Is there no alternative to solve that problem? 就没有别的办法可以解决那个问题了吗？ Language Point 40 …for the gloomy economic news … (Para. 7) gloomy: a. 1) (that makes people) sad and disappointed Our future seems gloomy. 我们的前景似乎很黯淡。 In spite of the gloomy economic forecasts, the manufacturers are all confident about their prospects. 尽管经济方面的预测令人沮丧，制造商们对前景还是很乐观的。 He is such a gloomy person; you can never get him to smile. 他是如此郁郁寡欢, 你根本没法让