2014年自考英語一課堂筆記之unit6(1)

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　　Unit6(第17講―第19講)

　　Text A Diamonds

　　本課主要單詞

　　1. rare adj. 稀有的，難得的

　　These animals are so rare that I would do whatever I can to save them.〔這些動物很稀有，我會盡我所能去保護它們。〕

　　On the rare occasions when the old lady had any post， the little boy downstairs would go and get it for her.〔老太太難得有信，只要有信總是樓下的小男孩幫她去拿�！�

　　Snow is rare in this part of China.〔中國的這個地區(qū)難得下雪�！�

　　It is very rare for him to say “Sorry” to any others.〔他難得會對任何人說“對不起”�！�

　　Believe it or not， she is a rare beauty.〔信不信由你，她是一個百里挑一的美人�！�

　　a rare word〔冷僻的詞〕　 　rare metals〔稀有金屬〕

　　a rare disease(罕見的疾病)　　a rare medicinal herb〔珍奇藥草〕

　　2. substance n. 物質;實質;大意;根據(jù)

　　They were trying to remove harmful substances from the soil.〔他們正設法去除土壤里的有害物質�！�

　　Ice， snow and water are the same substance in different forms.〔冰、雪、水是同一物質的三種不同形式。〕

　　What was the point of going to a lecture with little substance?〔去聽一個沒有什么內容的講座有什么意義呢?〕

　　What he is saying in substance is that we should take effective measures to prevent pollution.〔他大體上說的是我們應該采取有效措施防止污染�！�

　　There was no substance in his complaints.〔他的抱怨沒有道理�！�

　　3. slight adj. 輕微的;纖細的

　　Mother said she had a slight headache.〔媽媽說她有點頭疼�！�

　　I didn't have the slightest idea about what had happened.〔我一點都不知道發(fā)生了什么事�！�

　　His chances of winning the election are very slight.〔他在選舉中獲勝的可能性極小�！�

　　He is too slight to play football.〔他太纖細，不能踢足球�！�

　　4. extreme adj. 極端的，極度的;盡頭的　　　　n. 極端

　　He died in extreme poverty.〔他在極度貧困中死去�！�

　　You have to proceed your work with extreme caution.〔你得極其謹慎地繼續(xù)你的工作。〕

　　Extreme action will be taken if necessary.〔如有必要，我們將采取最嚴厲的行動�！�

　　His hospitality was carried to an extreme.〔他好客得過分了�！�

　　She found the book uninteresting to the extreme.〔她覺得那本書沒意思透了�！�

　　extreme joy/pain 〔極度的歡樂/痛苦〕 an extreme of sadness〔極度傷心〕

　　go from one extreme to the other〔從一個極端走到另一個極端〕

　　go to the other extreme 〔走到另一個極端〕

　　in the extreme〔極度，非常〕

　　extremes of poverty and wealth〔貧富的兩極〕

　　5. pressure n. 壓力，壓強

　　The water pressure may need adjusting.〔水壓可能需要調整�！�

　　It was a pressure of five tons per square meter.〔每平方米的壓力為五噸�！�

　　Heavy study load and great expectation from parents may give children too much pressure.〔沉重的學習負擔以及家長的過高期望可能會給孩子太大的壓力�！�

　　He was under constant pressure from his superiors.〔他的上司不斷地給他壓力。〕

　　The doctor said this medicine could counteract his high blood pressure.〔醫(yī)生說這種藥能遏制他的高血壓�！�

　　6. liquid adj. 液體的，液態(tài)的;清澈的，明亮的　　　　n. 液體

　　The doctor put the patient on a liquid diet.〔醫(yī)生規(guī)定那位病人吃流質�！�

　　The little girl with large liquid eyes is my sister.〔那個長著一雙水汪汪的大眼睛的小姑娘是我妹妹�！�

　　She poured out a large quantity of yellowish liquid from a bottle.〔她從一個瓶子里倒出了許多黃色的液體。〕

　　7. crack n. 裂縫　　　　v. 破裂;打開

　　She found a crack in one of the tea-cups.〔她發(fā)現(xiàn)一只茶杯上有裂縫�！�

　　He heard the cracks of rifle fire in the distance.〔他聽到了遠處的步槍聲。〕

　　He asked his mother to crack some eggs for him.〔他請媽媽幫他敲碎幾個雞蛋�！�

　　His face cracked with a broad smile. 〔他咧開嘴笑了�！�

　　The phone cracked the room's quiet.〔電話鈴聲打破了房間的寂靜。〕

　　They were unable to crack a highly competitive sales market.〔他們無法打進競爭激烈的銷售市場�！�

　　8. crust n. 地殼;面包皮，外皮

　　There are some brownish bread crusts on the dining table.〔餐桌上有一些棕色的面包皮。〕

　　The white snow had a fine crust on the trees.〔樹上覆蓋著一層美麗的白雪�！�

　　The continuous movements of the earth's crust may lead to earthquakes.〔地殼的不斷運動引發(fā)了地震�！�

　　It is very dangerous to walk on the thin crust of ice.〔在這樣一層薄冰上行走是很危險的�！�

　　9. crystal n. 水晶;晶�！　　　�adj. 清澈透明的

　　Mother gave her a necklace of crystals as a birthday present.〔媽媽給她一條水晶珠項鏈作為生日禮物�！�

　　The old woman looked into the crystal ball for a while before telling my fortune.〔老婦人朝水晶球里看了一會，然后給我算命�！�

　　I've made my point crystal clear that I would never agree to such a proposal.〔我已經表明了我的觀點，絕不同意這個提議�！�

　　10. popular adj. 流行的，大眾的;普及的;受歡迎的

　　Popular music is well liked by young people.〔流行音樂深受年輕人的喜愛�！�

　　Swimming is a sport popular with people of all ages.〔游泳是老老少少都喜歡的體育運動�！�

　　He has always been popular with / among boys in his community.〔他一直廣受他那個社區(qū)的男孩子們的喜歡。〕

　　This restaurant offers meals at popular prices.〔這家飯店供應價格大眾化的飯菜。〕

　　He is a good politician but he is not very popular among the people.〔他很會搞政治，但是不得民心�！�

　　11. handful n. 一把，一小撮

　　He told the doctor that his hair fell out in handfuls.(他對醫(yī)生說他的頭發(fā)一把一把地脫落。)

　　The naughty boy gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them in the lake.〔那個調皮的男孩手里聚了一把石塊，并把石塊往湖里扔�！�

　　He gave me nothing except for a handful of books.〔除了少量的幾本書他什么也沒給我�！�

　　注意：一般來說，-ful是一個形容詞后綴，加在名詞后面可以構成形容詞，比如：careful，helpful，useful，hopeful等等。而在handful這個單詞中，-ful是一個名詞后綴，加在某些名詞的后面，表示“充滿…所需的量”，比如：roomful，basketful，mouthful，spoonful等等。

　　12. formation n. 巖層;形成，構成

　　Most diamonds are mined from rock formations inside the earth.〔大多數(shù)鉆石都是從地下的巖層里開采出來的�！�

　　The formation of good habits is very important for a child.〔好習慣的養(yǎng)成對孩子來說很重要�！�

　　The teacher is explaining to the students the formation of the new word.〔老師正對學生們解釋那個新詞的構成�！�

　　The peculiar formation of human brain drew the attention of researchers in many fields.〔人腦的奇特構造吸引了許多領域的研究人員�！�

　　13. pipe n. 管子，導管;煙斗　　　v.用管道輸送

　　Tell the pipelayer that he has to be careful with the gas pipe.〔告訴管道安裝工煤氣管道要小心。〕

　　The old man was sitting in the corner smoking a pipe.〔那個老人坐在角落里抽著煙斗�！�

　　It won't be very troublesome to pipe water into the house.〔用管道把水送進屋里不會很麻煩�！�

　　14. somewhat adv. 稍微，有點

　　It is somewhat difficult for him to answer the question.(要他回答這個問題有點難。)

　　I felt somewhat awkward when I couldn't remember his name.〔當我記不起他的名字時，我有點尷尬。〕

　　The working conditions in this factory have somewhat improved.〔這家工廠的工作條件已有所改善�！�

　　15. blast n. 疾風，強風;爆炸　　　v.炸，炸掉

　　A blast of cold air sent a shiver all over his body.〔一股冷氣使他渾身戰(zhàn)栗�！�

　　Furious blasts of thunder frightened everybody.〔一陣陣的霹靂炸雷嚇壞了所有的人�！�

　　The driver blasted the horn continuously.〔司機不停地按喇叭�！�

　　Rock music blasted from the hall and the whole building seemed to be shaking.〔震天的搖滾樂從客廳傳來，整座房子似乎都在搖動�！�

　　They decided to blast through the mountains. 〔他們打算炸山開路。〕

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