Unit 2

一、詞匯短語

Text I

1．worship [5wE:Fip] v. to show great admiration崇拜，尊崇：It is a church where people have worshipped for hundred years.那座教堂被人們尊崇了上百年。搭配worship the ground sb. walks on意為“太崇拜某人而看不到其缺點”。

2．convince [kEn5vins] v. a） to cause （someone） to believe使某人信服：His argument didn’t convince everyone, but change was made.他的論點不足以使每個人都信服，但有了轉機。b） to persuade sb. to do sth勸說，說服：I’ve been trying to convince her to come with me.我一直努力說服她跟我一起來。

3．gym [dVim] n. a） a hall with equipment for physical exercise健身房，體育館：I try and work out at the local gym once a week.我盡量一周到當地的健身房鍛煉一次。b） exercises that people do indoors for physical development室內健身運動，體操：Gym is her favorite sports.體操是她最愛的運動。

4．jog [dVC^] v. a） to run slowly for exercise慢跑，慢跑：I go jogging every morning.我每天早晨慢跑。b） to knock or push something slightly by mistake輕推，輕撞：You jogged my elbow.你撞著我肘關節了。搭配jog sb.’s memory意為“喚起某人的回憶”，例如：Perhaps these photos can jog your memory about me.或許這些照片能喚起你對我的回憶。

5．aging [5eidViN] n. the process of growing old老化，老齡化，成熟的過程：Memory loss is a part of aging.記憶力喪失是人衰老的一部分。

6．teens [ti:nz] n. the period of one’s life between and including the ages of 13 and 19年齡在13至19的青少年們：She was in her teens when she met him.她遇到他時，正值豆蔻年華。注意以下兩個搭配的含義：late teens指十八，九歲的青年；early teens指十三，四歲的青年

7．feverish [5fi:vEriF] adj. a） suffering from a fever發燒的，發燒引起的：Her skin felt moist and feverish.她的皮膚摸上去又濕又熱。b） very excited or worried about sth激動的，焦慮不安的：They waited in a state of feverish anxiety for their mother to come home.他們焦慮不安地等著媽媽回家。

8．wiry [5waiEri] adj. rather thin, but with strong muscles瘦長而結實的：His father turned, the wiry figure walking a little stiffly.他父親轉過身來，瘦長結實的身軀走路有點不靈活。

9．adolescent [7AdEu5lesnt] adj. relating to or characteristic of the process of developing from a child into an adult青春期的，青少年的：When one is adolescent, he is often caught up in his thoughts and dreams.當一個人處在青春期時，經常陷入沉思和夢想中。

10．muscular [5mQskjulE] adj. a） of muscles肌肉的：He had a muscular strain.他肌肉過勞。b） having large, strong muscles肌肉健壯的：Your muscular shoulder and chest impressed me a lot.你肩膀和胸部肌肉發達，給我留下了深刻的印象。

11．ideal [ai5diEl] n. a） a perfect example of what something should be like理想的人或物：He is looking for a job, but hasn’t found his ideal yet.他正在找工作，但目前還沒有找到理想的。b） a principle about what is morally right or a perfect standard that you hope to achieve理想，看似完美的理想或標準：the ideal of a free and democratic society自由民主社會的理想

12．though [TEu] adv. however雖然，盡管，即使：It is quite pleasant today, though the wind is rather cool.盡管今天風很涼，但天氣卻很好。

13．loose-fitting [`lU:s`dVRIntId] adj. loose, especially in order to be comfortable寬松的：a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist從肩上垂下來的，沒有束腰且比較寬松的衣服

14．tailor [5teilE] v. to make by cutting and sewing clothing, esp. to fit a particular person裁剪，裁制：He tailored several suits when he went to work.他開始上班時做了幾套西服。

15．freak [fri:k] n. a person with strange ideas, habits or appearance有怪癖的人，奇形怪狀的人：I was born with black hair all over my back, like some sort of freak.我出身的時候滿背黑毛，像一個怪物。搭配a control freak意為“控制欲極強的人”。

16．tolerate [5tClEreit] v. a） to suffer without complaining忍受，容忍：I couldn’t tolerate my nagging mother sometimes.我有時忍受不了我那嘮嘮叨叨的媽媽。b） admit of , giving permission容許，承認：The teacher cannot tolerate eating in class.這位老師不允許學生在課堂上吃東西。

17．agony [5A^Eni] n. extreme mental or physical pain or suffering極度痛苦：He lay in agony until the doctor arrived.他痛苦地躺在那里，直到醫生過來。短語in agony意為“處在極度痛苦中”。

18．lanky [5lANki] adj. ungracefully tall and thin過分瘦長，瘦長地難看：Tom was a lanky boy with skinny legs.湯姆是一個腿很細的瘦高個。

19．slave [sleiv] n. a person who is under the control of another person or thing奴隸，苦功：I used to love to think that I was her abject slave.我過去常愛把自己想成是他卑賤的奴仆。slavery也是名詞形式，意為“奴隸身份，奴隸制度”。

20．critical [5kritikEl] adj. a） extremely important, crucial極重要的，至關重要的：These talks are critical to the future of the peace progress.這些會談對將來的和平進程至關重要。b） fastidious, be of critic挑剔的，批評性的：Many economists are very critical of the government’s policy.許多經濟學家對政府政策十分不滿。c） so ill that you may die危急的，危險的：He is still in a critical condition in hospital.他待在醫院中，情況仍十分危急。動詞形式為：criticize批評，批判

21．pursue [pE5sju:] v. a） to carry on繼續，從事，經營：The country has always pursue a policy of peace.該國一直奉行和平政策。b） to continue doing an activity or try to achieve something追求：Students should pursue their own interest, as well as do their school study.學生在完成學業的同時也要追求自身的興趣愛好。

22．accomplished [E5kCmpliFt] adj. a） skilled有才藝的，嫻熟的：She was an elegant and accomplished woman.她是位優雅而有才藝的女性。b） something that has been finished完成了的，竣工的：All these plans were accomplished in a year.所有這些計劃在一年之內完成了。

23．sanity [5sAniti] n. a） the condition of being mentally healthy心智健康，精神正常：She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那場磨難中她始終保持神智正常。b） when someone is being reasonable and sensible明智，通情達理：I doubt the sanity of this plan.我懷疑這個計劃是否明智。

24．automatically [C:tE5mAtIklI] adv. a） without conscious thought, esp. as a habit不自覺地，無意識地：Honors were automatically awarded to senior officials just because they were senior.榮譽順理成章地授予資深官員，就是因為他們資格老。b） by the action of a machine, without a person making it work機械地：Some doors have locks which automatically lock the door when we close it.有些鎖在我們關門的時候會自動把門鎖上。

25．premise [5premis] n. a statement or idea on which reasoning is based（邏輯）前提：These are the major and minor premises on which the conclusion is based.這些是這個理論所依據的前提。

Text II

1．prejudice [5predVudis] n. an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge偏見，成見：They accused him of having a prejudice against his women employees.他們指責他歧視女雇員。

2．baby boomers: 生育高峰期出生的人們：If baby boomers discover they don’t have enough money to live on when they’re older, they can always blow their brains out. 如果戰后生育高峰期出生的這一代人發現,當他們年老的時候并沒有足夠的錢來維持生計,他們會大失所望的。

3．segregate [5se^ri^eit] v. a） to separate one group of people from others, especially because they are of a different race, sex, or religion隔離并區別對待（不同種族、宗教或性別的人）Blacks were segregated from whites in schools.在學校，黑人和白人有著不同的待遇。b） to separate one part of a place or thing from another（使）分開，分離，隔離：They segregated the boys from the girls.他們把男孩和女孩分開。

4．evade [i5veid] v. a） to escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit逃避，躲避，回避：If you try to evade paying your taxes you risk going to prison.如果你試圖逃稅, 你就有坐牢的危險了。b） to not do or deal with something that you should do 避開, 躲避; 規避（尤指法律或道德責任）：You can’t go on evading your responsibilities in this way.你不能這樣繼續逃避你的責任。

5．nurture [5nE:tFE] v. a） to nourish, feed喂養: She nurtured the child as if he had been her own.她把孩子當做自己的來養。b） to help grow or develop; to cultivate養育; 培育, 培養：She is looking fondly at the plants he had nurtured.她深情地看著他培育的植物。

6．protest [prE5test] v. a） to object to, especially in a formal statement反對，聲明，抗議：He protested the decision made by the committee.他抗議委員會做出的決議。b） to state very firmly that something is true, when other people do not believe you堅決地表示；申辯：Years later, he is still protesting his innocence.多年后，他仍舊堅決地表示自己是無辜的。搭配protest against意為“反對，反抗”。

7．witness [5witnis] v. a） to see something happen, especially an accident or crime目擊，目睹：Several residents claim to have witnessed the attack.一些居民聲稱他們目擊了這次襲擊事件。b） to prove or to demonstrate作證, 證明：No one could witness that he was present.沒有人能證明他在現場。

8．incredible [in5kredEbl] adj. a） impossible or very difficult to believe難以置信的，不可思議的：Old superstitions seem incredible to educated people.舊的迷信對于受過教育的人來說是不可思議的。b） extremely good, large, or great極好的，極大的：There was blood everywhere and the pain was incredible.血跡到處都是，承受著巨大的痛苦。

9．calculus [5kAlkjulEs] n. the part of mathematics that deals with changing quantities, such as the speed of a falling stone or the slope of a curved line微積分（學）; 演算：After studying differential calculus you will be able to solve these mathematical problems.學了微積分之后,你們就能夠解這些數學題了。