新概念3词汇 4-6

Lesson 4  The double life of Alfred Bloggs

词汇Step 2

manual          adj. 体力的

      collar            n. 衣领

      sacrifice        v. 牺牲，献出

      privilege        n. 好处

      dustman        n. 清洁工

      corporation   n. 公司

      overalls         n. 工作服

      shower          n. 淋浴

      secret            n. 秘密

      status            n. 地位

Step 3

1.manual   adj. 体力的 ；n.手册

英释 using the hands

短语  manual work:体力工作

         mental work: 脑力工作

         a teacher’s  manual 教师手册

2.collar n. 衣领

white-collar:白领  do mental work

blue-collar:  蓝领 do manual work

固定短语 be/get hot under the collar: 怒气冲天，易于动怒的

特别说明 用某人/物所具有的某种特征指代某人/物是生活、写作中常见的一种隐喻方法。如crown (王冠)指代“国王”，fur and feather 指代禽兽 。eg. The pen is mightier than the sword.  Pen指代“文学的力量”，sword指代“武力”。

3.sacrifice v. 牺牲，献出  n. 牺牲

英释  to give up for good purpose

短语 sacrifice  sth. to /for  sb./sth.

         sacrifice  sth  to do sth

例句 He  sacrifice his life for the country.

         She sacrificed her career to marry him.

         Do you approve of sacrificing comfort to appearance? 你赞同为了表面好看而不考虑其舒适吗？

4.   privilege  n. 好处

英释 special advantage；special right

短语 sacrifice one’s advantage / privilege  牺牲掉自己的好处

         give sb. the pivilege of doing sth. 特许某人做某事

例句 It was a privilege to hear her sing/hearing her sing.

比较  I flet /was pleased to be able to help.                           语气较privilege平淡

         I feel highly honored by your trust。              语气较privilege更礼貌

         We are very privileged (荣幸的)to be together with professor Smith this evening.

5. secret  n. 秘密

短语  keep secret  保密 eg.[口]It’s between you and me. I will keep it to myself.

                                    confidential  机密的，比 secret 程度更深

         let sb. into the secret  让某人知道某个秘密

         make no secret of  不隐瞒

         in secret = secretly, in private, privately  私下里

         in the secret: 知道内情

例句 I was told about it in secret.

         He was in the secret from the beginning.

6. status  n. 地位

英释 social position

形近词 statue  雕像，塑像

短语 employment status 就业状况

         marital status 婚姻状况

例句 No one will question his status as a scholar.

比较 status表示社会地位时，与position通用，但status更正式。status还有“身份，状况”的意思

         position 还表示“位置，姿态，见解，立场”等

7. corporation  n.公司

短语 group 集团

         joint-venture enterprise 合资企业

         state-owned enterprise国有企业

         township enterprise 乡镇企业

         multinational corporation 跨国公司

8.overall n.工作服

英释  a grament made in one piece to cover the whole body,worn especially by workers over other clothes

Step 4

1.       It is bad to be ______of one’s family.

A.shy     B. embarrassed   C. ashamed

2.  The man felt _______ when he spilled his wine on my dress.

A.shy     B. embarrassed   C. ashamed

3. ______ the soldier,no evidence has been found to show that he is guilty.

  A. In case    B.In the case of  C. In case of

4. They have _______ a lot of money on their children’s education.

  A.sacrificed    B.given out      C. spent

5. Manual workers often receive much higher _____ than people who work in offices.(ll.1-2)

A. gains    B. fees    C. payments    D. wages

6. His rise in status more than _______ the loss of money. (l.14-15)

A. pays back    B. rewards    C. compensates for    D. values

7. He wanted to be ______ ‘Mr. Bloggs’ , not ‘Alf.’ . (ll.15-16)

A. addressed as    B. named    C. cried out    D. shouted

答案：CBBCDCA

1. It is bad to be ______of one’s family.

A.shy B. embarrassed C. ashamed

shy 怕羞的, 畏缩的, 害羞的

embarrass使困窘, 使局促不安, 阻碍, 麻烦

ashamed 惭愧的, 羞耻的

2. The man felt _______ when he spilled his wine on my dress.

A.shy B. embarrassed C. ashamed

3. ______ the soldier,no evidence has been found to show that he is guilty.

A. In case B.In the case of C. In case of

In case 如果，万一

In the case of 在……的情况下

In case of 如果发生

4. They have _______ a lot of money on their children’s education.

A.sacrificed B.given out C. spent

spent…… on

5. Manual workers often receive much higher _____ than people who work in offices.(ll.1-2)

A. gains B. fees C. payments D. wages

gain 获利，赢得（表示通过努力） ~time, ~reputation, ~speed, ~height

fee (为专业服务支付的)费用 doctor’s fees, the lawyer’s fees

pay for my university fees

payment (商业、信贷)支付的款项（正式）

wages （体力劳动者的）工资

salary (白领的)薪水

6 His rise in status more than ______ the loss of money. (l.14-15)

A. pays back B. rewards C. compensates for D. values

‘well worth the loss of money’的同义词

pay back 偿还，报复

reward 酬劳

value 价值

compensate for = make up for 弥补

7 He wanted to be _____ ‘Mr. Bloggs’ , not ‘Alf.’ . (ll.15-16)

A. addressed as B. named C. cried out D. shouted

call的同义词

addressed as 被称作

name 命名

cry out 叫

shout 喊

Lesson 5    The facts

Step 2词汇

editor        n. 编辑

    extreme       n. 极端

    statistics    n. 统计数字

    journalist    n. 新闻记者

    president     n. 总统

    palace        n.王宫；宏伟的住宅

    publish       v. 出版

    fax           n. 传真

    impatient     adj. 不耐烦的

    fire          v. 解雇

    originally    adv. 起初，原先，从前

Step 3

1. consequence   n.结果

英释  result

联想记忆 effect， consequence， result， outcome， upshot， sequel

这些名词表示由某种原因引起的事物，如事件、情况或条件等。

effect 是由行为者的行为或原因产生并随后产生的：

      Every cause produces more than one effect

consequence 也由原因引起并可追溯到该原因， 但两个词间的关系并不能严格界定：

     Servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt.

result 是一种结果，被认为是原因作用下产生的最后结果：

          Judging from the results I have seen . . . I cannot say . . . that I agree with you.

outcome 作为一种结果比 result 要强烈， 表示最终结果或原因作用了较长一段时间以后的结果：

          If you had refused, the outcome would probably not have been very different.

upshot 是一种决定性结果，常用于形容高潮：

         The upshot of the matter . . . was that she showed both of them the door .

sequel 是一种在一段时间之后再产生的结果：

         Our dreams are the sequel of our waking knowledge.

2.  editor  n. 编辑

英释 a person who edits materials for publication

短语 chief editor 主编;

联想记忆

edit  vt. 编辑 

    edition n.编辑 

    editorial adj. 编辑的，主编的；n. 社论，评论

compile v. 汇编（不修改） 

    compiler n. 汇编者

    Eg:  a guidebook compiled from a variety of sources

compose  v.创作

       composer 作曲家

       compose  a poem, an  opera , a speech.

    Eg:She began to compose at an early age.

3.   extreme  n. 极端 adj.极端的

常用短语

in the extreme 极其

     Eg：He has been generous in the extreme.

go to extreme(s) to do 走极端

     Eg: He went to extreme to say that the play was the best one.

go from one extreme to the other 从一个极端走向另一个极端

4.statistics n. 统计数字

英释 collected numbers which represent facts

联想记忆 statistician n.统计学家，统计员

                accountant 会计师，会计员

                auditor  审计员，查账员

                statics 静力学

5. journalist n. 新闻记者

英释 a person who writes for a newspaper or a magazine

联想记忆 press  / TV / radio  reproter   报刊/电视/广播 记者

                correspondent (驻远地的)记者，通讯员

6. palace  n.王宫；宏伟的住宅

联想记忆 (猜猜下面都是什么宫殿？不附答案咯.）

The Forbidden City

Palace Museum

Summer Palace

Buckingham Palace

Downing St.

White Hall

White House

Pentagon

7.publish v. 出版

英释 print vt.

联想记忆

issue       v 发行

     Eg: The magazine is issued weekly.

come out v. 出版

    Eg:When is her new novel coming out?

短语例句

publishing house 出版社

They have already published the magazine.

The book has already been published.

8.impatient adj. 不耐烦的

英释 unable to wait calmly or tolerate the weakness of others

常用短语

be impatient at sth./with sb.不耐心，不耐烦的

     You’re too impatient with her;she’s only a child.

     He was getting impatient at having to wait too long.

be impatient of sth.:intolerant of sth.无法容忍的

     He is impatient of anything stupid.

be impatient for sth/to do sth 急于，渴望的

    He is impatient to see his wife.

    She is impatient for the result of her examination.

9.    fire   v. 解雇

英释 to dismiss from a job

      Eg:   He was fired from his job.

联想记忆

dismiss (正式用语)

     Eg: The manager dismissed him from his company.

sack(俚语) vt./n 解雇，辞退

     Eg: If you do it wrong again you will be sacked

      get the sack 被解雇；give the sack 解雇

lay sb. off (暂时)解雇，下岗

     Eg: They were laid off because of the lack of new orders.

remove sb from sth.  撤职，辞退

     Eg:The corrupt official was removed from office.

Step 4

1.  The editor ____ having all the facts and figures.

    a. insists on      b. wants           c. requires

2.  If you let the thief go ,you must be prepared to bear the ______.

        a. sequence       b.consequent    c.consequences

3  We simply can’t understand the reason for the editor’s_____ on facts and statistics.

        a. persistence    b.requirement   c.insistence

4.  After a year’s preparation,the historian is ready to write a book _____ the disturbance that took place last year.

         a. about          b.concerned       c.with

5.  In ancient China,people used to build a wall that ______ a city.

         a.around        b.surrounded     c.round

6.  I am your guide and I have been _____ to show you the city.

         a.instructed    b.informed        c.said

7.  We think his suggestion is worth______.

         a. to be considered  b.considering  c.being considered

8.  The magazine  _______  to press. (l.10)

     a. was    b. had gone    c. was about to go    d. was due

9.  He informed _____ while carrying out his instructions. (ll.15-16)

      a. his arrest to the editor       b. the editor his arrest

      c. the editor of his arrest       d. the editor that his arrest had been

10. Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their _____ with unimportant facts and statistics. (ll.1-2)

   a. audience    b. lectures    c. public   d. common

参考答案

1.a
2.c
3.c
4.a
5.b
6.b
7.c
8.c
9.c
10.a

Lesson 6  Smash-and grab

Step 2词汇